Sponsored by Rowland and Pat Rebele

NewMusicWorks Season 45

CONCERT 1

Saturday, 7:00pm, November 11, 2023
Peace United Church of Christ, 900 High St. Santa Cruz, 95060

Many many thanks to the Cecil Carnes Designated Fund for New Music Works and the California Nonprofit for the Performing Arts

“Let’s Duet Again” continues the pluralistic lines of last season’s (so very popular)“For Couples Only” concert. With Let’s Duet Again NewMusicWorks further explores reaches of duality with musical couplings of once-again diverse blends. The unique dynamism of one-to-one musical discourses will include trysts between: electric guitar+bassoon; double bass+saxophone; two pianos, two women’s voices,  two guitars, violin+cello, viola+piano; clarinet + electronics.

Artistic Director, Phil Collins

Opening (1979) —  Phillip Glass

Philip Collins + Rob Watson, guitars

This Way That — (1984/2023) Philip Collins

(World premiere)

Two women’s voices

The Viola of my Life (3) (1970) — Morton Feldman

Shannon  D’Antonio, viola + Michael McGushin, piano

Bayraktar, Hafez  Modirzadeh, and Improvisations

Stan Poplin, double bass + Hafez Modirzadeh, saxophone

Duo for Violin and Cello (2015) — Jessie Montgomery

Samantha Bounkeua, violin + Kristin Garbeff, cello

INTERMISSION

New Work of bassoon + electric guitar (2015) — Tom Flaherty

(A world premiere, commissioned by NewMusicWorks)

Neil Fairbairn, bassoon + Giacomo Fiore, electric guitar

Stream _L_I_N_E_S (after Robert Lawrence Jr.), Matthew Schumaker  (2020)

Clarinet + Virtual SICPP

Hallelujah Junction for two pianos (Mvt. 1) (1996) John Adams

Ben Dorfan + Michael McGushin, pianos

PERFORMERS

Phil Collins, guitar

Rob Watson, guitar

Sheila Wiley, soprano

Shannon D’Antonio, viola

Michael McGushin, piano

Stan Poplin, double bass

Hafez Modirzadeh, saxophone

Samantha Bounkeua, violin

Kristin Garbeff, cello

Clarinet, Sound engineer, electronic playback

Neil Fairbairn, bassoon

Giacomo Fiore, electric guitar

Ben Dorfan, piano

Michael McGushin, piano

Ben Dorfan + Michael McGushin
Matthew Schumaker
Hafez Modirzadeh + Stan Poplin
Concert Photos: Daev Roehr

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

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.