NewMusicWorks Concert on Mondays with Kuumbwa!

Guest Artists:
Debra Spencer, voice Sarah Cahill, piano
Kenny Hill, guitar
NMW Ensemble players
Shannon D’Antonio, violin
Kristin Garbeff, cello
Stan Poplin, double bass
Jennifer Cass, harp
Phil Collins, guitar (Artistic Director)

Weirdo Funk (1996) Bob Mintzer
Stan Poplin, solo Double bass and chimes

Twilight (2020) Kenny Hill
Solitaire (2021) Kenny Hill
Kenny Hill, solo guitar

Tonight I Watched (1982) Phil Collins (world premiere)
Text: Sappho, (translated by Mary Barnard)

Prelude (2011) Gabriela Ortiz
She Dances Naked Under Palm Trees (2019) Theresa Wong
A Happy Journey (1952) Lou Harrison
Sarah Cahill, solo piano

Serenado por Gitaro (1952) Lou Harrison
Dance of the Sea Pimps (1970) Phil Collins
Etudes Simples, Book II (1972) Leo Brouwer
Phil Collins, solo guitar

Three Homages for Violin, Violoncello, and Harp (2021) Barry Phillips
(world premiere)
I. ‘Lou’s Clavichord’ – for Lou Harrison
II.‘Untitled’ – for Joan Benson
III. ‘Brindaban Forest’ – for Ravi Shankar
Shannon D’Antonio, violin
Kristin Garbeff, cello
Jennifer Cass, harp

Kuumbwa Jazz Center Personnel
AUDIO CREW: David Egan, Patrick Cooley
VIDEO CREW: David Egan, Patrick Cooley, Ron Jones
ARTIST LOGISTICS & ANNOUNCEMENTS: Brian Fitzgerald
HOUSE MANAGER: Brian Fitzgerald & Keith Wieland

New Music Works’ season is supported in part by grants from
The Arts Council of Santa Cruz
Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County
Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation
along with donations from individuals and businesses of Santa Cruz County, the Central Coast, and throughout the United States.

45% of NewMusicWorks income is derived from Individual donors.
Like You!

2019-20 NewmusicWorks Ensemble

Philip Collins, Conductor

Lars Johanesson, flute

Meave Cox English horn, oboe

James Pytko clarinets

Michael McGushin, piano

Jim Kassis, percussion

Jennifer Cass, harp

Shannon Delaney, violin

Kristin Garbeff, violoncello

Stan Poplin, double bass

We thank our dear listening friends for their extraordinary support of NewMusicWorks’ 41st Anniversary Celebrations. We could not have done it without you!

Announcing: A Brand New Listening Station!

Dear Friends and Cohorts of NewMusicWorks:

Beautifully captured audio recordings of NewMusicWorks’ “Night of the Living Composers” concert on February 8, 2020 are now uploaded.

Tune in to our New Listening Station

The recordings are superbly engineered by Barry Phillips and the performances are diversely thrilling and beautiful.

This final NMW performance prior to the onset of Covid19 marked our 23rd installment of “Night of the Living Composers” concerts; the first of which was given in 1987.

The audio recordings are paired with a fantastic photo-diorama of performance and rehearsal photos taken by eagle- eye photographer, Daev Roehr.

Enjoy the music,
Phil Collins, Executive Artistic Director
NewMusicWorks