Composers Concordance concert Wed. Nov. 13

Yes, there *is* microtonality on this concert... don't look at me
like that. *Most* contemporary works contain at least *some*
microtonality, but, particularly concentrate on the very final piece,
which was an important step (microstep) for Ben Johnston!

Hope anybody in the area can make it. We serve free food afterward.

Contact: Linda Past
212-564-4899
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The Composers Concordance will "kick off" it's new
2002-2003 concert season with a collage of modern composers featuring
many different styles on Wednesday, November 13, 2002, 8PM at the
Washington Square United Methodist Church, 135 W. 4th Street (right
off of 6th Ave.). Jennifer DeVore and Robert Ekselman will "dig
into" the challenging two cello duo Itinerares written by the well
recognized and very active Swiss composer, Jean Luc Darbellay.
Percussionist Ingrid Gordon will join violinist Anthea Kreston in
David Macbride's In Common for violin and temple bowls. This unusual
piece sets off contrasting sonorities between the resonance of bowed
temple bowls ("Eastern" music) and the violin ("Western" music),
setting the stage for meditative, explorations of the commonality of
the two traditions. It's definitely an "otherworldly" experience.

American-Armenian composer Hayg Boyadjian pits the big against the
tiny with his Lumiere Noir for flute and doublebass, played here by
Thea Reynolds, flute and Troy Rinker, doublebass. Using the
contrasting characters and ranges of the instruments, Boyadjian hurls
material back and forth between these very different instruments.

The Hunting of the Snark for solo trombone by the internationally
celebrated Norwegian composer Arne Nordheim will use extended
techniques for the instrument combined at times with an etude-like
brilliance for virtuoso trombonist Chris Washburne.

Violinist Asya Meshberg conjures up the image of a meditative and
explosive wiseman in Dinu Ghezzo's Il Saggio. This piece, a tour
de force for the violinist, combines complex, virtuosic abstract
writing with rhythmic materials from folk sources.

The resonant open strings of the cello will be featured in the
rhapsodic and chromatic Eolica for solo cello by the distinguished
Chilean composer Juan Lemann as performed by cellist Jennifer DeVore.

Bassist Troy Rinker and flutist Thea Reynolds will essay an early
work by microtonal pioneer Ben Johnston. In this piece, using a
graphic notation, Johnston indicates microtonal inflections from
standard pitches and consonant intervals, unveiling a far different
compositional esthetic than the serial one prevalent at the time
(1960's). In addition, it shows an antecedent for his later
microtonal discoveries and achievements.

Tickets are $12, $7 students and seniors. TDF accepted. For further
information phone 212-564-4899.