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
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.