PAST PERFORMANCES

Of Thee I Sing & Let ‘Em Eat Cake

By The Gershwin Bros.

Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Jordan Hall

Gil Rose, conductor

Heather Buck, Mary Turner

Aaron Engebreth, President, John P. Wintergreen

Abigail Paschke, Diana Devereaux/Trixie Flynn

Neal Ferreira, French Ambassador/Kruger

Steven Goldstein, Throttlebottom

Of Thee I Sing – a fictional lampoon through a 1930s presidential campaign by way of a beauty pageant, a marriage, and some corn muffins – and its sequel, Let ‘Em Eat Cake, a dystopian ultimatum plot hatched by a sore-loser president after failing re-election to either overturn the recent depression-era election or overturn the government – bring us an opportunity to revel in a timely critique of America’s presidential tradition with a healthy dose of humor along the way.

Both two-act musicals from the early 1930s are the yield of creativity between collaborative writers George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind and the Gershwin brothers (George and Ira as composer and librettist, respectively.) Though less familiar today, this set of short compositions fit firmly into an early 20^th century American tradition of “Book Musicals.” Both premiered independently on Broadway but met with contrasting receptions. Of Thee I Sing was a hit, going on to multiple Broadway revivals and receiving the Pulitzer Prize for Drama; Let ‘Em Eat Cake perhaps cut too deep with its satirical edge to obtain such a high public profile.

While neither of the pieces are frequently performed today, some songs may be familiar (especially “Who Cares?” and “Love is Sweeping the Country.”) Odyssey Opera with Boston Modern Orchestra Project present a special opportunity to participate in the full sequel set, just in time for a very real election…

Lysistrat, or The Nude Goddess

by Mark Adamo

Gil Rose, conductor

Anya Matanovic, Lysia/Lyssitrat
Lucy Schaufer, Kleonike
Katherine Beck, Myrrhine
Dominic Armstrong, Nico/Nikias
Kevin Deas, Leonidas
John Moore, Kinesias
Neal Ferreira, Alpheus/Ares
Maggie  Finnegan, Xanthe/Aphrodite
Alexi Peart, Lampito
Felicia Gavilanes, Sappho
Christina English, Arete/Megaera
Jamie-Rose Guarrine, Charito/Tisiphone
Kristen Waston, Dika/Alecto
Fred VanNess, Meleagros
Nathan Halbur, Bion/First Geezer
Fausto Miro, Maron
Nicholas Fahrenkrug, Philo/Second Geezer

In 2005, composer-librettist Mark Adamo—fresh off his first opera, Little Women—freely adapted, for his second, Aristophanes’s Lysistrata, the comedy about the women of Athens and Sparta who, disgusted by a pointless war, barricade themselves in the Athenian treasury and swear a sanction on sex until their men make peace. “Freely” is the key word here: the composer “…cut all but three scenes of the play, created new male characters, changed the war, and invented a wrangling romance between Lysistrata and the Athenian leader Nico. The opera imagines a woman who, at first, fakes political convictions so as to wreak on her lover an emotional revenge: only later must she ask herself, to whom does she belong, herself or her people? And its score sends its melodies searching through a labyrinth of mirrors; no sooner is a theme sung by one character, given one meaning, than it is assumed by someone else and inflected with quite another. The libretto suggests, ‘Each of you will tell the truth; neither will agree.’ The score aims to make that suggestion an audible process.”

Of its celebrated 2005 premiere, Alex Ross, in The New Yorker, wrote “It’s shocking how deep this seemingly lighthearted opera goes.” Twenty years after that debut, Gil Rose conducts and the composer directs an internationally accomplished cast in Boston’s first-ever staging of Lysistrata, to be recorded for release on CD by Pentatone.

Turning Point

Gil Rose, conductor

Christopher Theofanidis This dream, strange and moving (1995)

Han Lash Zero Turning Radius, Concerto for Orchestra (2024) *

Jeremy Gill Four Legends from the Silmarillion (2023)*

• I. Ainulindalë
• II. Narsilion
• III. Tinúviel
• IV. Eärendil

Gil Rose, conductor

*World Premiere and commissioned by Boston Modern Orchestra Project

This concert is made possible with the generous support of Alice Ditson
Fund, Jody and Martin Grass, Lucy and Martin Murray, Conrad Cummings,
and an Anonymous donor.

Partial funding for this event was provided by the Recording Industry’s
Music Performance Trust Fund.

Frederick Douglass

Music by Ulysses Kay

Librettist by Donald Dorr

Gil Rose, conductor

Kenneth Kellogg, Frederick Douglass
Melody Moore, Helen Douglass
Leroy Davis, Howard Douglass
Neal Ferreira, Aubrey
John Allen Nelson, Norton
Omar Najmi, Demler
Devon Russo, Welles
Matthew Arnold, Busby
Dani Jingdan Zhang, Agnes

In October2021, we announced As Told By: History, Race, and Justice on the Opera Stage, the most extensive and ambitious presentation of opera by Black composers to ever take place in the US. Ulysses Kay’s Frederick Douglass is the second installment of five operas that depict vital figures of Black liberation and thought across 250 years of history.

Frederick Douglass, Ulysses Kay’s final opera and his second on themes of Black American equality, premiered in 1991. With a libretto from Kay’s frequent collaborator Donald Dorr, the opera depicts the abolitionist’s final years and his second marriage through Kay’s style of “enlightened modernism” which brings his lyrical instinct together with a contemporary angularity. As Dorr noted in the program note for the opera’s premiere, while their earlier opera Jubilee had been imbued with the spirit of Frederick Douglass, the team was excited to embrace the man himself: “The words of the great leader would be our companion, guide, challenge.”

They chose to set their semi-fictionalized story in the years following the Civil War, when Douglass’s image and reputation were chal­lenged by rumors and criticism. Dorr summarized the central ques­tions of the opera: “How much of Douglass’s fall was perpetrated by unseen hands? Frederick Douglass had won the war. Could he survive the peace?” Though Kay considered the work his magnum opus, it has not been performed in full since its premiere. BMOP is proud to return this work to the stage after nearly 35 years and to release the first commercial recording of the opera.

This is a Pay-What-You-Want event.

True North: Canadian Composers

Sunday, November 20, 2011 | 3:00pm
Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory

Gil Rose, conductor

Kati Agócs Vessel (2011)
Colin McPhee Symphony #2 (1957)
Michael Colgrass Letter from Mozart (1976)
Claude Vivier Orion (1979)

BMOP and the Abstract Truth

Saturday, December 3, 2011 | 8:00pm
Buckley Recital Hall at Amherst College

Sunday, December 4, 2011 | 3:00pm
Distler Performance Hall at Tufts University

Gil Rose, conductor

George Lewis Ikons (2010)
Anthony Davis You have the right to remain silent (2007)

• Earl Howard, electronics
• JD Parran, clarinet and contra-alto clarinet

T.J. Anderson Ragged Edge: A Rag Time Reflection (2005)
David Sanford Prayer: in memoriam Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1992)

Strange Bedfellows: Unexpected Concertos

Friday, January 27, 2012 | 8:00pm
Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory

Gil Rose, conductor

Andrew Norman Air: Concerto for Theremin (2011)

• Dalit Warshaw, theremin

Keeril Makan Dream Lightly: Electric Guitar Concerto (2008)

• Seth Josel, electric guitar

Eric Chasalow Horn Concerto (2008)

• Bruno Schneider, french horn

Avner Dorman Mandolin Concerto (2006)

• Avi Avital, mandolin

Luciano Berio Chemins II su Sequenza VI (1967)

• John Stulz, viola

Heloise and Abelard

Sunday, January 29, 2012 | 4:00pm
The Memorial Church Harvard University

John Austin
John Austin Heloise and Abelard
Edward Jones, conductor

Libretto by Christine Froula

Heloise and Abelard is a new opera about the famous lovers of twelfth-century Paris. It tells the story of two brilliant, disciplined, courageous revolutionaries: an eloquent, visionary woman whose integrity and conviction would make her unusual even today, and a charismatic troubadour lyricist and church philosopher, cruelly punished for teaching that reason is a divine gift, not a threat to faith. The drama interweaves their passionate, turbulent love with profound spiritual questions and high-stakes theological and personal contests, such as Abelard’s battles with Bernard of Clairvaux and Abbot Suger’s confiscation of the ancient, wealthy convent of Argenteuil (where Heloise was educated) to fund the pioneering Gothic style of the Cathedral of St. Denis, burial place of the French kings. All the voices, singing and instrumental, interact as if in an extended dramatic madrigal of a lyric modernity that evokes the medieval period’s sculptural aesthetics.

Presented by the Memorial Church of Harvard University

Club Concert #1

Monday, February 6, 2012 | 7:30pm
Club Oberon in Harvard Square

Emiko Takeuchi Suite: At the Playground (selections) for solo piano (2010)

• Sarah Bob, piano

Randy Woolf …nobody move… for solo piano (1997)

• Sarah Bob, piano

Andrew Norman Susanna for solo viola (2010)

• Gabriela Diaz, violin

Andrew Rindfleisch Quiet Music for solo cello (2007)

• David Russell, cello

Daniel Felsenfeld First Scenes from Red Room for violin and piano (2006)

• Gabriela Diaz, violin
• Sarah Bob, piano

Andrew Norman Cecilia for solo violin (2010)

• Gabriela Diaz, violin

Andrew Norman Sabina for solo cello (2010)

• David Russell, cello

Donald Crockett Night Scenes for Piano Trio (2009)

• Sarah Bob, piano
• Gabriela Diaz, violin
• David Russell, cello

Hosted by The Score Board

Curated by Andrew Norman and Sarah Bob

Chozubachi: Water, Noise, and Nature

Monday, March 5, 2012 | 7:00pm
Moonshine Room at Club Café

Toshio Hosokawa Winter Bird

• Gabriela Diaz, violin

Toru Takemitsu Water Music

Ken Ueno Disabitato

• Sarah Bob, piano

Joji Yuasa icon

Toshio Hosokawa Vertical Song I

• Jessi Rosinski, flute

Bruce Reiprich Chozubachi

• Gabriela Diaz, violin
• Jing Li, cello
• Sarah Bob, piano

Hosted by The Score Board

Curated by Ken Ueno

Fromm Players at Harvard

Friday, March 30, 2012 | 8:00pm

Saturday, March 31, 2012 | 8:00pm
John Knowles Paine Hall at Harvard University

Conducted by Gil Rose

Charles Wuorinen Epithalamium (1997)
Gerard Grisey Jour, contre-jour (1978)
Jonathan Harvey Bhakti (1982)

Presented by the Fromm Music Foundation at Harvard

Dual Passions

Friday, April 6, 2012 | 8:00pm
Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory

Gil Rose, conductor

David Lang The Little Match Girl Passion (2008)
Andrew Clark, conductor

• Shari Wilson, soprano
• Mary Gerbi, mezzo-soprano
• Michael Barrett, tenor
• Brian Church, bass

Arvo Pärt Passio Domini Nostri Jesu Christi Secundum Joannem (1982)
Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum, chorus
Andrew Clark, choral director

• Margot Rood, soprano
• Martin Near, countertenor
• Lawrence Jones, tenor
• Paul Guttry, bass
• Matthew Anderson, Pilatus
• Sumner Thompson, Jesus

Committing Mayhem from a Hidden Position

Monday, April 30, 2012 | 7:00pm
Moonshine Room at Club Café

Yu-Hui Chang Rio del Tizon

• Rafael Popper-Keizer, cello

Erin Gee Die fliegende Untertasse und der sterbende Baum

• Nick Tolle, percussion

Keeril Makan Zones d’accord

• Rafael Popper-Keizer, cello

Ronald Bruce Smith Something Suspicious (Small)

• Rane Moore, clarinet

Reynold Tharp “the sea is but a sound”

• Rane Moore, clarinet
• Rafael Popper-Keizer, cello
• Nick Tolle, marimba

Evan Ziporyn Selections from “Four Impersonations”

• Rane Moore, clarinet

Hosted by The Score Board

Curated by Keeril Makan

Apollo’s Fire

Friday, May 18, 2012 | 8:00pm
Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory

Gil Rose, conductor

Nikos Skalkottas 5 Greek Dances (1936)
Elliott Carter The Minotaur (1947)
Igor Stravinsky Apollon Musagete (1927-28, rev.1947)
Lewis Spratlan Apollo & Daphne Variations (1987)

Virtuosity’s Velocity

Saturday, November 13, 2010 | 8:00pm
Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory

Gil Rose, conductor

John Adams Son of Chamber Symphony (2007)
Ross Lee Finney Landscapes Remembered (1971)
Arthur Berger Chamber Music for 13 Players (1956)
Scott Wheeler City of Shadows (2007)
John Adams Chamber Symphony (1992)

Club Concert #1

Monday, November 29, 2010 | 7:00pm
Club Oberon in Harvard Square

Jennifer Higdon rapid.fire (1992) for solo flute

• Jessi Rosinski, flute

Marti Epstein In Soft Repose Let His Sweet Eyelids Close (2002) for flute, violin, and cello

• Jessi Rosinski, flute
• Gabriela Diaz, violin
• Katherine Kayaian, cello

Lior Navok Selections from The Old Photo Box (2006) for solo piano

• Sarah Bob, piano

John Harbison Suite for solo cello (1994)

• Katherine Kayaian, cello

Curtis K. Hughes Insult to Injury (2003) for violin and piano

• Gabriela Diaz, violin
• Sarah Bob, piano

Hosted by The Score Board

Luminous Noise

Friday, December 10, 2010 | 7:30pm
Studzinski Recital Hall at Bowdoin College

Saturday, December 11, 2010 | 8:00pm
Houghton Chapel at Wellesley College

Sunday, December 12, 2010 | 3:00pm
Distler Performance Hall at Tufts University

Gil Rose, conductor

Jennifer Johnson Dollar Beers (Redondo Beach ’96) (2006)

• Lucy McVeigh, soprano

Chen Yi Suite for Cello and Chamber Winds (2004)

• David Russell, cello

Chen Yi Sparkle (1992)
Chen Yi Wu Yu (2002)
Judith Weir Tiger under the Table (2002)

Double Trouble

Saturday, January 22, 2011 | 8:00pm
Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory

Gil Rose, conductor

Michael Tippett Concerto for Double String Orchestra (1938-1939)
Mathew Rosenblum Double Concerto (2010)*

• Kenneth Coon, baritone saxophone
• Lisa Pegher, percussion

Harold Meltzer Full Faith and Credit (2004)

• Ronald Haroutunian, bassoon
• Adrian Morejon, bassoon

Stephen Paulus Concerto for Two Trumpets and Orchestra (2003)

• Terry Everson, trumpet
• Eric Berlin, trumpet

*World Premiere

Monsters of Modernism

Friday, January 28, 2011 | 7:30pm
Studzinski Recital Hall at Bowdoin College

Gil Rose, conductor

Martin Brody Touching Bottom
Arthur Berger Septet
George Rochberg Chamber Symphony
Milton Babbitt The Crowded Air
George Perle Serenade #2
Wayne Peterson Transformations

Club Concert #2

Tuesday, February 8, 2011 | 7:30pm
Club Oberon in Harvard Square

Derek Hurst An Wem: notes from underground (2007) for toy piano and electronics

• Xenia Pestova, piano

Christopher Bailey Abstraction 1 (2005/1995) for violin and tape

• Gabriela Diaz, violin

Mark Applebaum Pre-Composition (2003) for 8-channel tape
Lou Bunk Being and Becoming (2010) for toy piano and electronics

• Xenia Pestova, piano

Iannis Xenakis Mikka (1971) for solo violin

• Gabriela Diaz, violin

Hans Tutschku Zellen Linien (2007) for piano and live-electronics

• Xenia Pestova, piano

Hosted by The Score Board

Bolcom with BMOP

Sunday, March 6, 2011 | 7:00pm
Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory

Gil Rose, conductor

William Bolcom Commedia (1971)
Sojourner Hodges Full Fathom Five (2009)*

• Bethany Worrell, soprano

Michael Gandolfi Garden of the Senses Suite (2007)
Kati Agócs …like treasure hidden in a field (2009)
William Bolcom Symphony No. 3 (1979)

*Winner of the annual BMOP/NEC Composition Contest

In celebration of its 14th anniversary as Affiliate Orchestra for New Music at New England Conservatory, BMOP showcases music by William Bolcom, Kati Agócs, and Michael Gandolfi.

Death and the Powers

By Tod Machover

Friday, March 18, 2011 | 7:30pm
Sunday, March 20, 2011 | 3:00pm
Tuesday, March 22, 2011 | 7:30pm
Friday, March 25, 2011 | 7:30pm
Cutler Majestic Theatre

Libretto by Robert Pinsky
Story by Robert Pinsky & Randy Weiner
Directed by Diane Paulus
Conducted by Gil Rose

When the eccentric patriarch Simon Powers downloads himself into The System, his entire house comes to life around his family and friends. A groundbreaking new production developed by the MIT Media Lab in partnership with the A.R.T., Death and the Powers explores what we leave behind for the world and our loved ones, using specially designed technology and an expressively animated stage, including a chorus of robots and a musical chandelier. Machover, called “America’s most wired composer” by the Los Angeles Times, distinctively blends technological and artistic finesse to create a score that is passionately inventive, yet filled with arching melodic lines. Death and the Powers, which receives its world premiere in Monaco in the fall of 2010, is supported by Futurum Association in Monaco, and will be presented in collaboration with Chicago Opera Theater, in association with Opera Boston.

Bang Theory

Thursday, April 14, 2011 | 8:00pm
Jewett Auditorium at Wellesley College

Evan Ziporyn Be-In (1991)
David Lang Stick Figure (2001)
Michael Gordon Acid Rain (1986)
David Lang These Broken Wings (2008)
Michael Gordon Light of the Dark (2008)
Julia Wolfe Singing in the Dead of Night (2008)

BMOP concludes its 2010-2011 college concert series with “Bang Theory,” featuring music by Bang on a Can composers Michael Gordon, David Lang, Julia Wolfe, and Evan Ziporyn. Performances will also be held at Tufts University (April 16) and Bowdoin College (April 17).

Sangita: The Spirit of India

Friday, May 27, 2011 | 8:00pm
Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory

Gil Rose, conductor

Peter Child Shanti (2010)*
Vineet Shende Naimittika Pralaya (2011)*
Evan Ziporyn Mumbai (2010)*

• Sandeep Das, tabla

John Foulds Three Mantras (1919-1930)**

*World Premiere
**North American Premiere

Voice of America: Florestan Recital Project presents BarberFest

Friday, September 25, 2009 | 7:00pm

Saturday, September 26, 2009 | 7:00pm

Sunday, September 27, 2009 | 1:30pm

Distler Performance Hall at Tufts University

Florestan Recital Project

Alison d’Amato, Aaron Engebreth, and Anne Kissel, Artistic Directors

Samuel Barber Nuvoletta, opus 25 (1947)

• Sarah Pelletier, soprano
• Shiela Kibbe, piano

Samuel Barber The Daisies, opus 2 (1927)
Samuel Barber With Rue my Heart is Laden, opus 2 (1928)
Samuel Barber Bessie Bobtail, opus 2 (1934)

• Shadi Ebrahimi, soprano
• Linda Osborn, piano

Samuel Barber Of that so sweet imprisonment (10 Early Songs) (1935)
Samuel Barber Love at the door (10 Early Songs) (1934)

• Joe Dan Harper, tenor
• Anne Kissel, piano

Samuel Barber Au Clair de la Lune (1926)*
Samuel Barber La Nuit (1925)*

• Sarah Pelletier, soprano
• Shiela Kibbe, piano

Samuel Barber Mélodies Passagères, opus 27, “To Francis Poulenc and Pierre Bernac” (1950-51)

• Joe Dan Harper, tenor
• Anne Kissel, piano

Samuel Barber Strings in the earth and air (10 Early Songs) (1935)
Samuel Barber My Fairyland (1924)*
Samuel Barber Monks and Raisins, opus 18 (1943)
Samuel Barber Thy Love (1926)*

• Shadi Ebrahimi, soprano
• Linda Osborn, piano

Samuel Barber Dere Two Fella Joe (1924)*
Samuel Barber Ask Me to Rest (1926)

• Joe Dan Harper, tenor
• Anne Kissel, piano

Samuel Barber A Nun Takes the Veil, opus 13 (1937)
Samuel Barber Slumber Song of the Madonna (10 Early Songs) (1925; originally for voice and organ)
Samuel Barber October Weather (1923)*

• Shadi Ebrahimi, soprano
• Linda Osborn, piano

Samuel Barber Three Songs, opus 45 (1972)

• Sarah Pelletier, soprano
• Shiela Kibbe, piano

*Unpublished songs, obtained by special permission from the US Library of Congress and Barber’s estate

Voice of America is presented in partnership with Florestan Recital Project and Tufts University Department of Music.

Voice of America: BMOP

Friday, September 25, 2009 | 8:30pm

Saturday, September 26, 2009 | 8:30pm

Sunday, September 27, 2009 | 3:00pm
Distler Performance Hall at Tufts University

Gil Rose, conductor

Scott Wheeler The Gold Standard (2008)

• David Kravitz, baritone
• Charles Blandy, tenor

John McDonald Speech Made By Music (2003) / Put These in Your Pipe (2003)

• Carol Mastrodomenico, soprano
• Sarah Brady, flute
• Rafael Popper-Keizer, cello
• John McDonald, piano

Ronald Perera Crossing the Meridian (1982)

• Charles Blandy, tenor

Andy Vores Goback, Goback (2003)

• David Kravitz, bass-baritone

Voice of America is presented in partnership with Florestan Recital Project and Tufts University Department of Music.

Big Bang

Friday, November 13, 2009 | 8:00pm

Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory

Gil Rose, conductor

Edgard Varèse Ionisation (1931)
Lou Harrison La Koro Sutro, for chorus and American gamelan (1973)

• Providence Singers
• Andrew Clark, Artistic Director

George Antheil Ballet mécanique, for eight player pianos, percussion, airplane propellers, electric bells, and siren (1924)

Club Concert #1

Tuesday, December 8, 2009 | 7:00pm
Moonshine Room at Club Café

Iannis Xenakis Mikka “S” (1976) for violin

• Gabriela Diaz, violin

Johannes Maria Staud Black Moon (1998) for bass clarinet

• Amy Advocat, bass clarinet

Lou Bunk Ese vee Pea (2000) for violin

• Gabriela Diaz, violin

Louis Andriessen Workers’ Union (1975) for two or more instruments

• Kate Vincent, viola

Band in Boston

Friday, January 22, 2010 | 8:00pm
Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory

Gil Rose, conductor

Igor Stravinsky Symphonies of Wind Instruments (1920)
Harold Meltzer Privacy (2008)

• Ursula Oppens, piano

Percy Grainger The Power of Rome and the Christian Heart (1953)
Wayne Peterson And The Winds Shall Blow (1994)

• PRISM Quartet, saxophone quartet

Joseph Schwantner Recoil (2004)

Club Concert #2

Tuesday, February 2, 2010 | 7:00pm
Moonshine Room at Club Café

Scott Lindroth Bell Plates (2002)

• Robert Schulz, percussion

Ryan Vigil [untitled] (2005)

• Ina Zdorovetchi, harp

Bruno Mantovani Bug (1999)
Yitzhak Yedid Out of Infinity (2008)

• Ina Zdorovetchi, harp

John Mallia Dodo (2009)

• David Russell, cello
• John Mallia, live electronics

Marti Epstein John Dunstable’s Harp (1992)
Magnus Lindberg Steamboat Bill Jr. (1990)

• Michael Norsworthy, clarinet
• David Russell, cello

Hosted by The Score Board

Strings Attached

Saturday, March 6, 2010 | 8:00pm
Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory

Gil Rose, conductor

Nathan Ball Stained Glass (2009)
Scott Wheeler Crazy Weather (2004)
Stephen Hartke Alvorada (1983)
Milton Babbitt Correspondences for string orchestra and synthesized tape (1967)
Betty Olivero Neharót Neharót (2006)

• Kim Kashkashian, viola

Béla Bartók Divertimento (1940)

Full Score

Friday, May 28, 2010 | 8:00pm
Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory

Gil Rose, conductor

Anthony Paul De Ritis Legerdemain (1993-94)
Steven Stucky American Muse, for baritone and orchestra (1999)

• Sanford Sylvan, baritone

Leon Kirchner Orchestra Piece (Music for Orchestra II) (1990)
Kati Agócs Requiem Fragments (2008)
Martin Boykan Symphony for Baritone and Orchestra (1989)

• Sanford Sylvan, baritone

Club Concert #3

Monday, June 7, 2010 | 7:00pm
Club Oberon in Harvard Square

Lisa Bielawa Synopsis #5: He Figures Out What Clouds Mean (2007)

• Terry Everson, trumpet

Augusta Read Thomas Spring Song (1995)

• Rafael Popper-Keizer, cello

Lisa Bielawa Synopsis #6: Why Did You Lie to Me? (2007)

• Rafael Popper-Keizer, cello

Robert Henderson Variation Movements for trumpet solo (1967)

• Terry Everson, trumpet

Lisa Bielawa Synopsis #7: Where’s the Guy with the Directions? (2007)

• Charles Dimmick, violin

Lisa Bielawa Synopsis #11: It Takes One to Know One (2009)

• Robert Schulz, percussion

John Harbison Fourteen Fabled Folksongs for violin and marimba (1992)

• Charles Dimmick, violin
• Robert Schulz, marimba

Hosted by The Score Board

Come celebrate the world premiere CD release of Lisa Bielawa: In medias res!

The Ditson Festival of Contemporary Music

Sunday, September 21, 2008 | 3:00pm
Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston

Gil Rose, conductor

Harold Shapero Sinfonia in C minor (1948)
Arthur Levering Il Mare Dentro (2008)*
Paul Moravec Montserrat, concerto for cello and orchestra (2000)

• Matt Haimovitz, cello

Leon Kirchner Toccata (1955)
Andy Vores Two Fabrications (2008)**
John Harbison Partita for Orchestra (2000)

*Commissioned by the Boston Modern Orchestra Project

**Commissioned by the American Composers Forum New England with support from the Argosy Foundation Contemporary Music Fund and the Thomas R. and Ruth R. McMullin Fund

Sonic Boom. This September the eyes and ears of the new music world turn to Boston. Led by Gil Rose, the city’s legendary ensembles and rising stars burst into the spotlight for four days of sonic splendor in an iconic 21st-century space.

Thursday, September 18, 2008

6:30pm
Firebird Ensemble
Curtis Hughes Danger Garden (2006)
Donald Martino Rhapsody for solo cello, with piano and vibes
Boston Premiere
Mario Davidovsky Flashbacks (1995)
Lee Hyla Polish Folk Songs (2007)

8:00pm
Boston Musica Viva
Richard Pittman, conductor

Julie Rohwein Borne on the Wind (2008)
World Premiere
Comissioned by the American Composers Forum New England*
Gunther Schuller Four Vignettes
Ronald Perera Three Poems of Gunter Grass (1947)
Pamela Dellal, mezzo-soprano
Deborah Cornell and Richard Cornell Tracer
Chou Wen-Chung Twilight Skies (2007)

Friday, September 19, 2008

6:30pm
Dinosaur Annex
Scott Wheeler, conductor

Scott Wheeler The Gold Standard (2000)
Text by Kenneth Koch
Boston Premiere
Barbara White My barn having burned to the ground, I can now see the moon (2008)
East Coast Premiere
Richard Beaudoin Eunoia Songs (2005)
Text by Christian Bok
World Premiere
Brian Robison Danca da Tranquilidade
World Premiere
Ezra Sims In Memoriam Alice Hawthorne (1963-67)
Text by Edard Gorey

8:00pm
Cantata Singers and Collage New Music
David Hoose, conductor

Donald Sur Satori on Park Avenue (Tea for Two) (1984)
Donald Sur Catena III
Yehudi Wyner On this Most Voluptuous Night (1982)
David Rakowski Imaginary Dances (1986)
Dalit Warshaw Sonate Francaise (The Unwritten Chapters) (2008)
World Premiere
Commissioned by the American Composers Forum New England*
Donald Sur Sonnet 97
Irving Fine O Know to End as to Begin, from The Hour-Glass (1949)
Irving Fine Design for October, from The Choral New Yorker (1944)

Saturday, September 20, 2008

6:30pm
Callithumpian Consort
Stephen Drury, Artistic Director

John Luther Adams songbirdsongs (1974-80)
Lei Liang Trio (2002)
Jo Kondo Aquarelle (1990)
Lei Liang Brush-Stroke (2008)

8:00pm
The George Russell Living Time Orchestra
Featuring the music of George Russell
George Russell, conductor

Listen to the Silence (opening theme) (1971)
All About Rosie (1957)
Stratusphunk (1960)
Living Time (excerpts) (1972)
New York, New York (excerpts) (1959)
The African Game (1984)
It’s About Time (excerpts) (1996)
So What? (Miles Davis, arr. Ingles, Russell) (1987)

Sunday, September 21, 2008

1:30pm
Matt Haimovitz, cello
Geoff Burleson, piano

August Read Thomas Cantos for Slava (2007)
World Premiere
David Sanford 22 Part I for cello and piano (1995)
Tod Machover Vinyl Cello (2007)
DJ Olive

3:00pm
Boston Modern Orchestra Project
Gil Rose, conductor

The Ditson Festival of Contemporary Music
Gil Rose, 2008 Artistic Director

Co-produced by the Boston Modern Orchestra Project and the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston

The first in a series of biennial festivals of contemporary music initiated by the Alice M. Ditson Fund, which supports music by emerging American composers. Also with generous support from the Boston Musicians’ Association

Israel at 60: Six Decades of Innovative Music

Sunday, November 2, 2008 | 3:00pm
Sanders Theatre

Gil Rose, conductor

Jeremiah Klarman Festive Dance (2008)
Mark Kopytman Beyond All This (1997)
Paul Ben-Haim Concerto for Strings (1947)
Betty Olivero Kri’ot (2008)*
Kenneth Radnofsky, saxophone
Joseph Tal Symphony #1 (1953)

*World Premiere commissioned by the Friends of the Harvard Judaica Division through a gift of its President, David B. Keidan.

Combined Jewish Philanthropies
Judaica Division, Harvard College Library, Harvard University

Concertos for Strings and Orchestras

Friday, November 14, 2008 | 8:00pm
Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory

Gil Rose, conductor

Elliott Schwartz Chamber Concerto VI: Mr. Jefferson** (2008)

• Charles Dimmick, violin

Ken Ueno Talus, concerto for viola and orchestra (2007)

• Wendy Richman, viola

Robert Erickson Fantasy for cello and orchestra (1954)

• Rafael Popper-Keizer, cello

Martin Boykan Concerto for Violin and Orchestra* (2003)

• Curtis Macomber, violin

Arnold Schoenberg Concerto for String Quartet and Orchestra (1933)

*World Premiere
**BMOP Commission

Boston ConNECtion

Saturday, January 17, 2009 | 8:00pm
Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory

Gil Rose, conductor

Matti Kovler A Jew Among the Indians (COKBOY) (2007-08)*
John Heiss Inventions, Contours, and Colors (1973)
Peter Maxwell Davies Strathclyde Concerto No. 7, for double bass and orchestra (1992)

• Karl Doty, double bass**

Kati Agócs By the Streams of Babylon (2008)

• Kati Agócs, soprano
• Lisa Bielawa, soprano

Michael Gandolfi From the Institutes of Groove (2009)***

• Angel Subero, bass trombone

William Thomas McKinley Recollections (Book 1) (2008)***

*Selected from the 11th annual BMOP/NEC composition contest
**Winner of the 10th annual BMOP/NEC concerto competition
***World Premiere

Club Concert #1

Tuesday, February 3, 2009 | 7:00pm
Moonshine Room at Club Café

Lisa Bielawa, host

Adam Roberts Sinews (2008) for solo violin

• Gabriela Diaz, violin

Dalit Warshaw Desert Call for solo cello

• David Russell, cello

Lisa Bielawa Synopsis #13: Thy Sting is Not So Sharp (2008)*

• Gabriela Diaz, violin

Lisa Bielawa Synopsis #14: No, no, no – Put That Down (2008)*

• Hans Bohn, trombone

Marti Epstein Goldfish on the Roof for clarinet, cello, and trombone

• Hans Bohn, trombone
• Michael Norsworthy, clarinet
• David Russell, cello

Elliott Carter Rhapsodic Musings (2001) for solo violin

• Gabriela Diaz, violin

Michael Weinstein Quartet for Trombone and String Trio (1987)

* World Premiere, BMOP Commission

Winter’s Tale (1974, rev. 1991)

Based on the play by Wiliam Shakespeare

Libretto and music by John Harbison
Opera in two acts
First complete performance of the revised version

Friday, March 20, 2009 | 8:00pm
Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory

Gil Rose, conductor

Concert performance in celebration of the composer’s 70th birthday featuring:
David Kravitz, baritone (Leontes)
Janna Baty, mezzo-soprano (Hermione)
Pamela Dellal, mezzo-soprano (Paulina)
Matthew Anderson, tenor (Florizel)
Anne Harley, soprano (Perdita)
Dana Whiteside, bass (Time)
Christian Figueroa, tenor (Antigonus)
Paul Guttry, bass (Camillo)
Aaron Engebreth, baritone (Polixenes)

Sponsored by American Express

Club Concert #2

Tuesday, April 7, 2009 | 7:00pm
Moonshine Room at Club Café

Lisa Bielawa, host

Lisa Bielawa Synopses (2006-2009)*
Lisa Bielawa Synopsis #5: He Figures Out What Clouds Mean

• Terry Everson, trumpet

Lisa Bielawa Synopsis #12: What I Did Over Summer Vacation

• Michael Norsworthy, clarinet

Lisa Bielawa Synopsis #3: I Think We Should Tell Her

• Sarah Brady, flute

Lisa Bielawa Synopsis #10: I Know This Room So Well

• Jennifer Slowik, English horn

Lisa Bielawa Synopsis #11: It Takes One to Know One

• Robert Schulz, percussion

Lisa Bielawa Synopsis #8: Most Runors About Him Are True

• Rachel Braude, piccolo

Lisa Bielawa Synopsis #7: Where’s the Guy With the Directions?

• Charles Dimmick, violin

Lisa Bielawa Synopsis #15: Two Days After You Left, I…

• Ina Zdorovetchi, harp

Luciano Berio Sequenza III (1966) for solo voice

• Lisa Bielawa, voice

*World Premiere, BMOP Commission

Club Concert #3

Tuesday, May 19, 2009 | 7:00pm
Moonshine Room at Club Café

Hosted by The Score Board

John Mallia Stray Signals for Flute and Acousmatic Medium (2007)

• Sarah Brady, flute
• John Mallia, laptop

Elena Ruehr Prelude Variations (2009) for cello and viola*

• David Russell, cello
• Kate Vincent, viola

Jan Swafford Labyrinths (1981) for violin and cello

• Gabriela Diaz, violin
• David Russell, cello

Robert Kirzinger The Form of my Intent (2009) for viola solo**

• Kate Vincent, viola

Jonathan Bailey Holland Alloy (2009) for flute and cello**

• Sarah Brady, flute
• David Russell, cello

Theo Loevendie Dance (1986) for violin solo

• Gabriela Diaz, violin

*East Coast premiere commissioned by and dedicated to Sarah and Steve Hauschka
**World Premiere

Premieres

Friday, May 22, 2009 | 8:00pm
Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory

Gil Rose, conductor

Geoffrey Gordon Shock Diamonds* (2008)
Eric Moe Kick & Ride** (2008)

• Robert Schulz, drumset

Lewis Spratlan A Summer’s Day** (2008)
Thomas Oboe Lee “…bisbigliando…”** (2009)

• Ina Zdorovetchi, harp

Lisa Bielawa In medias res, concerto for orchestra** (2009)

*World Premiere
**BMOP Commission

Celebrating five world premieres and the culmination of Lisa Bielawa’s tenure as Composer in Residence

Re-Inventions: Glorious and subversive music for keyboards

Friday, November 2, 2007 | 8:00pm
Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory

Gil Rose, conductor

Elliott Schwartz Chamber Concerto III: Another View (1977, rev. 2007)*

• Nina Ferrigno, piano

Anthony Davis Wayang V (1984)

• Anthony Davis, piano

Michael Colgrass Side by Side (2007)**

• Joanne Kong, harpsichord and piano

David Rakowski Piano Concerto (2007)*

• Marilyn Nonken, piano and toy piano

*World Premiere
**Second World Premiere

This concert is co-sponsored by M. Steinert & Sons and the Gregory E. Bulger Foundation.

This concert is also funded in part by a grant from the New England Foundation for the Arts and the Creative Connections program of Meet the Composer, Inc., with additional support from Argosy Foundation, the six New England state arts agencies, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Side by Side was commissioned by BMOP, the Esprit Orchestra, and the Richmond Symphony with additional support from the following donors: Diane Byington, Robert C. Cosgrove, Norwood H. Davis Jr., Joe Doms, H. C. Du, Jack M. Enoch Jr., Marilyn Gilbert, Robert C. Goodman Jr. and Virginia S. Goodman, W. Austin Ligon, Julie Lo, Gerald Morgan Jr., Organization of Chinese Americans, Central Virginia Chapter, Richard and Elizabeth Perelli, Douglas J. Richards, Victor and Pamela Richardson, and James Emerson Tashjian-Brown, in the memory of Mary Ellen Lynch Brown.

MIT Club Concert #1

Tuesday, November 13, 2007 | 7:00pm
Moonshine Room at Club Café

Bringing new music to uncommon places. Experience brand new music in a back room setting, headlined by BMOP musicians. Witness the evolution of Lisa Bielawa’s Synopses project-music composed in residence for solo artists.

Presented by the Council for the Arts at MIT and the MIT Graduate Student Life Grants.

Club Concert #2

Tuesday, December 11, 2007 | 7:00pm
Moonshine Room at Club Café

Henryk Górecki Sonata for Two Violins, op. 10 (1957)
Heitor Villa-Lobos Assobio a Jato [Jet Whistle] (1950)
Lisa Bielawa Synopsis #7: Where’s the Guy with the Directions? (2007)*

• Charles Dimmick, violin

Lisa Bielawa Synopsis #8: Most Rumors About Him Are True (2007)*

• Rachel Braude, piccolo

George Crumb Cello Sonata (1955)
Andrew List Halcyon Quintet (2007)*

*World Premiere

Boston ConNECtion: Celebrating BMOP’s 10th season at NEC

Friday, January 25, 2008 | 8:00pm
Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory

Gil Rose, conductor

Osnat Netzer Common Ground (2007)*
Ezra Sims Concert Piece II (2005)**

• Michael Norsworthy, clarinet
• Amy Advocat, clarinet

William Bolcom Violin Concerto in D (1983)

• Byron Hitchcock, violin***

Michael Gandolfi Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra (2007)

• Richard Svoboda, bassoon

Leon Kirchner Toccata for Strings, Solo Winds, and Percussion (1955)

*Score selected from the annual BMOP/NEC composition contest,
World Premiere
**World Premiere
***Winner of the annual BMOP/NEC concerto competition

Club Concert #3

Tuesday, February 5, 2008 | 7:00pm
Moonshine Room at Club Café

Hosted by Lisa Bielawa, Composer in Residence

Luciano Berio Sequenza VII for violin (1976)

• Gabriela Diaz, violin

Lisa Bielawa Synopsis #9: I don’t even play the bassoon (2008)*

• Kate Vincent, viola

Lisa Bielawa Synopsis #10: I know this room so well (2008)*

• Jennifer Slowik, English horn

Donald Crockett to be sung on the water (1988) for violin and viola

• Kate Vincent, viola
• Gabriela Diaz, violin

Eric Moe Eight Point Turn (2001)
William Norine 3 Fugues for Drumset (1979)

• Robert Schulz, percussion

Jacob Ter Veldhuis Lipstick (1998) for flute, alto flute, and boombox

• Sarah Brady, flute

*World Premiere

Composer Retrospectives: Robert Erickson

Friday, February 22, 2008 | 8:00pm
Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory

Gil Rose, conductor

Robert Erickson Night Music (1978)
Robert Erickson Fantasy for cello and orchestra (1953)

• Rafael Popper-Keizer, cello

Robert Erickson East of the Beach (1980)
Robert Erickson Auroras (1982, rev. 1985)

This concert is made possible in part by the Francis Goelet Charitable Lead Trusts.

PLEASE NOTE: This concert has been canceled due to inclement weather. Please check back for information on future performances. (Friday, 2/22/08, 5:00pm)

MIT Club Concert #4

Tuesday, March 11, 2008 | 7:00pm
Moonshine Room at Club Café

Hosted by Lisa Bielawa, Composer in Residence

Steve Reich New York Counterpoint (1985) for clarinet and tape

• Michael Norsworthy, clarinet

Mario Davidovsky Synchronism No. 9 (1988) for violin and electronic sound

• Gabriela Diaz, violin
• Sarah Bob, piano

György Ligeti Hyllning för Hilding Rosenbergs födelsedag (1982) for violin and violoncello

• Gabriela Diaz, violin
• David Russell, cello

Jonathan Harvey Curve with Plateaux (1982) for violoncello
William Norine 3 Fugues for Drumset (1979)

• Robert Schulz, percussion

Lisa Bielawa Synopsis #3: I think We Should Tell Her (2006)

• Sarah Brady, flute

Eric Moe SUPERHERO (2006)

Club Concert #5

Wednesday, March 26, 2008 | 7:00pm
Moonshine Room at Club Café

Lisa Bielawa, soprano
Carla Kihlstedt, violin
Colin Jacobsen, violin

Hosted by Lisa Bielawa, Composer in Residence

Double Entendre: Premieres from inspired collaborations

Saturday, March 29, 2008 | 8:00pm
Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory

Gil Rose, conductor

Alejandro Rutty The Conscious Sleepwalker Loops (2007)*
Derek Hurst Clades (2007)*

• Firebird Ensemble, various

Ken Ueno On a Sufficient Condition for the Existence of Most Specific Hypothesis (2008)*

• Ken Ueno, overtone singer

Lisa Bielawa Double Violin Concerto (2008)*

• Colin Jacobsen, violin
• Carla Kihlstedt, violin

*World Premiere

MATA Festival

Tuesday, April 1, 2008 | 8:00pm
The Brooklyn Lyceum

Gil Rose, conductor

Alejandro Rutty The Conscious Sleepwalker Loops (2007)*
Derek Hurst Clades (2007)*

• Firebird Ensemble, various

Ken Ueno On a Sufficient Condition for the Existence of Most Specific Hypothesis (2008)*

• Ken Ueno, overtone singer

Lisa Bielawa Double Violin Concerto (2008)*

• Colin Jacobsen, violin
• Carla Kihlstedt, violin

*World Premiere

Club Concert #6

Tuesday, April 8, 2008 | 7:00pm
Moonshine Room at Club Café

Hosted by Lisa Bielawa, Composer in Residence

Lisa Bielawa Synopsis #11: It Takes One to Know One (2008)

• Robert Schulz, percussion

Lisa Bielawa Synopsis #12: What I Did Over Summer Vacation (2008)

• Michael Norsworthy, clarinet

Jonathan Harvey Curve with Plateaux (1982) for cello

• David Russell, cello

Steve Reich New York Counterpoint (1985) for clarinet and tape

• Michael Norsworthy, clarinet

Kaija Saariaho Sept Papillons (2000) for cello

• David Russell, cello

Christian Wolff Dark as a Dungeon (1977) for clarinet

• Michael Norsworthy, clarinet

Armenia Resounding: A tribute to composer Alan Hovhaness

Friday, May 23, 2008 | 8:00pm
Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory

Gil Rose, conductor

Alan Hovhaness Armenian Rhapsody No. 1 (1944)
Vache Sharafyan Sinfonia No. 2 un poco Concertante (2008)*
Alan Hovhaness Armenian Rhapsody No. 2 (1944)
Alan Hovhaness Armenian Rhapsody No. 3 (1944)
Tigran Mansurian Three Arias: Sung Out the Window Facing Mount Ararat (2008)*

• Kim Kashkashian, viola

Alan Hovhaness Exile Symphony (Symphony No. 1) (1936)

*World Premiere, Commissioned by BMOP

This concert is made possible with the generous support of American Express.

Our American Cousin (2007)
by Eric Sawyer

Friday, June 20, 2008 | 7:30pm
Sunday, June 22, 2008 | 3:00pm
Academy of Music Theatre

BMOP, conducted by Artistic Director Gil Rose, performs for the world premiere of Eric Swayer’s Our American Cousin, with stage direction by Carole Charnow. This engaging and approachable opera will be sung by some of New England’s most exciting young vocalists.

Season Opening Event

Friday, November 3, 2006 | 8:00pm
Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory

Gil Rose, conductor

Charles Fussell High Bridge, Portrait of Hart Crane, Prelude for Orchestra (1999)
Lisa Bielawa unfinish’d, sent (2002)
Jacob Druckman Nor Spell Nor Charm (1990)
Lisa Bielawa Roam (2001)
Derek Bermel Thracian Echoes (2002)
Jacob Druckman Quickening Pulse (1988)

Club Concert #1

Tuesday, December 5, 2006 | 7:00pm

MIT Club Concert #2

Wednesday, January 17, 2007 | 7:00pm

Moonshine Room at Club Café

Hosted by Lisa Bielawa, Composer in Residence

Lisa Bielawa Synopsis #1: It’s Over (But It Was Fun) (2006)

• Sarah Bob, piano

Keeril Makan 2 (1998)
Gordon Beeferman Excerpt from West of Winter (2004)
Lisa Bielawa Synopsis #2: In the Eye of the Beholder (2006)

• Aaron Trant, percussion

Jocelyn Morlock QUOI??? (1998)

• Gabriela Diaz, violin

Roshanne Etezady Unsafe (At Any Speed) (2001)
Daniel Felsenfeld Air That Kills (2000)
Aaron Trant Dictit (2001)

Boston ConNECtion

Saturday, January 20, 2007 | 8:00pm
Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory

Gil Rose, conductor

Wes Matthews Terraces (2004)*
Mario Davidovsky Concertino for Violin and Chamber Orchestra (1995)
Michael Gandolfi Fantasia for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra (2006)**

• Kenneth Radnofsky, saxophone

Mathew Rosenblum Möbius Loop (1998)

• Raschèr Saxophone Quartet, saxophone

David Rakowski Winged Contraption (1991)***

*Selected score from the 9th annual BMOP/NEC competition contest
**World Premiere commissioned by BMOP, with support from the Fromm Music Foundation
***World Premiere

This concert is funded in part by a grant from the New England Foundation for the Arts and the Creative Connections program of Meet the Composer, Inc., with additional support from Argosy Foundation, the six New England state arts agencies, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Club Concert #3

Tuesday, February 6, 2007 | 7:00pm

MIT Club Concert #4

Tuesday, March 6, 2007 | 7:00pm
Moonshine Room at Club Café

Hosted by Lisa Bielawa, Composer in Residence

Annie Gosfield Quicksilver (1992)
Randy Woolf Lost Signals and Drifting Satellites (2003)
Lisa Bielawa Synopsis #3: I think We Should Tell Her (2006)

• Sarah Brady, flute

Yotam Haber Purity Guaranteed (2002)

• Charles Dimmick, violin

Jacob Cooper Not Just Another Piece for Solo Bass Drum (2005)

• Robert Schulz, percussion

Lisa Bielawa Synopsis #5: He Figures Out What Clouds Mean (2007)

• Terry Everson, trumpet

Allen Vizzutti Cascades (1980)
Peter Gilbert Epigrams (2000)

French Counterpoints

Friday, March 9, 2007 | 8:00pm
Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory

Gil Rose, conductor

Betsy Jolas Jour B (B Day) (2006)*
Pascal Dusapin Galim (1998)

• Alicia DiDonato, flute

Pascal Dusapin Coda (1992)
Bruno Mantovani Le Sette Chiese (2002)

*World Premiere commissioned by BMOP

Fromm Players at Harvard

Thursday, March 22, 2007 | 8:00pm
John Knowles Paine Hall at Harvard University

Gil Rose, conductor

Louis Andriessen Zilver (1995)
Arthur Berger Collage III (1992/94)
Lee Hyla Amnesia Variants (1989)
John Cage 16 Dances (1951)

Presented by the Fromm Music Foundation at Harvard

Fromm Players at Harvard

Friday, March 23, 2007 | 8:00pm
John Knowles Paine Hall at Harvard University

Gil Rose, conductor

Louis Andriessen Bells for Haarlem (2002)
Gunther Schuller Densities (1962)
Gunther Schuller Concerto Da Camera (1971)
Louis Andriessen Passeggiata in Tram in America E Ritorno (1998)

• Cristina Zavalloni, mezzo-soprano
• Monica Germino, violin

Louis Andriessen La Passione (2002)

• Cristina Zavalloni, mezzo-soprano
• Monica Germino, violin

Presented by the Fromm Music Foundation at Harvard

Our American Cousin (2007)*

by Eric Sawyer
John Shoptaw, librettist

Saturday, March 31, 2007 | 8:00pm
Buckley Recital Hall at Amherst College

Gil Rose, conductor

Janna Baty, soprano
Alan Schneider, vocalist
Aaron Engebreth, baritone

*World Premiere (Concert Performance)

Club Concert #5

Tuesday, April 3, 2007 | 7:00pm

Moonshine Room at Club Café

Hosted by Lisa Bielawa, Composer in Residence

Lisa Bielawa Synopsis #5: He Figures Out What Clouds Mean (2007)

• Terry Everson, trumpet

Lisa Bielawa Synopsis #6: Why Did You Lie to Me? (2007)

• Rafael Popper-Keizer, cello

Yves Chardon Sonata for Trumpet and Violoncello op. 21 (1958)
Peter Gilbert Epigrams (2000)
David Lang Anvil Chorus (1991) for percussion

• Craig McNutt, percussion

Robert Moran L’après-midi du Dracoula (1966) for sound-producing instruments
Allen Vizzutti Cascades (1981)

MIT Club Concert #6

Tuesday, May 15, 2007 | 7:00pm
Moonshine Room at Club Café

Hosted by Lisa Bielawa, Composer in Residence

David Lang Anvil Chorus (1991) for percussion

• Craig McNutt, percussion

Lisa Bielawa Synopsis #6: Why Did You Lie to Me? (2007)

• Rafael Popper-Keizer, cello

Robert Moran L’après-midi du Dracoula (1966) for sound-producing instruments
Peter Askim Vital Signs (1998)
Lisa Bielawa Synopsis #4: I’m Not That Kind of Lawyer (2007)

• Anthony D’Amico, bass

Sarah Kirkland Snider The Reserved, the Reticent (2003-04)

Dreamhouse

Saturday, May 19, 2007 | 8:00pm
Sanders Theatre

Gil Rose, conductor

Evan Ziporyn Hard Drive (2007)*
Anthony Paul De Ritis Devolution: A Concerto for DJ and Orchestra (2004)

• Paul D. Miller/DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid

Steven Mackey Dreamhouse (2003)**

• Rinde Eckert, The Architect
• Synergy Vocals
• Catch Electric Guitar Quartet

*World Premiere
**North American Premiere

Presented by BMOP and the Bank of America Celebrity Series. Major funding for this project and the Evan Ziporyn commission has been provided by the Catherine and Paul Buttenwieser Foundation.

Trilogy of the Last Day

Friday, November 4, 2005 | 8:00pm
Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory

Gil Rose, conductor

Julia Wolfe The Vermeer Room (1989)
Evan Ziporyn The Ornate Zither and the Nomad Flute (2005)

• Anne Harley, soprano

Louis Andriessen Trilogy of the Last Day (1997)*

• Tomoko Mukaiyama, koto and piano

*North American Premiere
Members of the Boston Children’s Chorus, Darren Dailey, Artistic Director

Club Concert #1

Tuesday, December 6, 2005 | 7:00pm
Moonshine Room at Club Café

Gil Rose, host

William Ortiz Urbanizacion (1985)
Astor Piazzolla Tango Etude No. 6 (Avec Anxiete) (1985)
Roberto Sierra Eros (1996)
Alberto Ginastera Cancion a la Luna Lunanca (1938)
Alberto Ginastera Cancion al Arbol de Olvido (1938)
Astor Piazzolla Le Grand Tango (1982)
Lejaren Hiller An Apotheosis of Archaeopteryx (1979)
Heitor Villa-Lobos Assobio A Jato (1950)

Boston ConNECtion

Saturday, January 21, 2006 | 8:00pm
Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory

Gil Rose, conductor

Lee Hyla Lives of the Saints (2000)

• Mary Nessinger, mezzo-soprano

Krzysztof Penderecki Concerto for Viola (1983)

• Nicholas Bootiman, viola*

Jonathan Sokol Symphony for Strings (2003)**

*Winner of the 7th annual NEC/BMOP concerto competition
**Selected score from the 8th annual NEC/BMOP composition contest

Music on the Edge at University of Pittsburgh

Saturday, January 28, 2006 | 8:00pm
Bellefield Hall Auditorium at University of Pittsburgh

Lee Hyla At Suma Beach (2003)
Eric Moe Time Will Tell (1996)
Lee Hyla Lives of the Saints (2000)

• Mary Nessinger, mezzo-soprano

Club Concert #2

Tuesday, February 7, 2006 | 7:00pm
Moonshine Room at Club Café

Gil Rose, host

Joseph Schwantner Black Anemones (1980)
Peter Child Due for Flute and Percussion (1979)

• Sarah Brady, flute
• Robert Schulz, percussion

Eric Moe Teeth of the Sea (2003) for two conga drums

• Robert Schulz, percussion

Elliott Carter Bariolage (1992)

Ivan Patachich Sonata for Flute and Harp (1978)

• Sarah Brady, flute
• Ina Zdorovetchi, harp

Concertos for Indigenous Instruments

Friday, March 10, 2006 | 8:00pm
Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory

Gil Rose, conductor

Jin Hi Kim Eternal Rock II for Korean barrel drum set and orchestra (2006)*

• Gerry Hemingway, percussion

Henry Cowell Concerto No. 1 for Koto and Orchestra (1962)

• Masayo Ishigure, koto

Reza Vali Toward that Endless Plain Concerto for Persian Ney and Orchestra (2005)*

• Khosrow Soltani, ney

Tan Dun Yi° (2002) Concerto for Orchestra

*World Premiere commissioned by BMOP

Club Concert #3

Tuesday, April 4, 2006 | 7:00pm
Moonshine Room at Club Café

Gil Rose, host

George Aperghis Le Corps A Corps (1982)
Pierre Boulez Anthemes (1991)
Benjamin Britten Ciaccona from Second Suite for Cello, Op. 80 (1968)

• Rafael Popper-Keizer, cello

John Cage Composed Improvisation for Snare Drum (1990)

• Samuel Solomon, percussion

Zoltan Kodaly Duo for violin and cello, Op. 7 (1914)

• Gabriela Diaz, violin
• Rafael Popper-Keizer, cello

Big Band

Friday, May 26, 2006 | 8:00pm
Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory

Gil Rose, conductor

George Antheil A Jazz Symphony (1925)
Milton Babbitt All Set (1957)
George Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue (original jazz band version) (1924)

• Stephen Drury, piano

William Thomas McKinley R.A.P. (2006)*

• Richard Stoltzman, clarinet

Leonard Bernstein Prelude, Fugue, and Riffs (1949)

• Richard Stoltzman, clarinet

*World Premiere

Angels in America (2004)

by Peter Eötvös

Friday, June 16, 2006 | 8:00pm
Saturday, June 17, 2006 | 3:00pm
Saturday, June 17, 2006 | 8:00pm
Tuesday, June 20, 2006 | 8:00pm
Saturday, June 24, 2006 | 6:00pm
Calderwood Pavilion

Based on the play by Tony Kushner
Libretto by Mari Mezei
North American Premiere

Carole Charnow and Catherine Stephan, Producers
Gil Rose, Music Director

Steven Maler, Director
Gil Rose, Conductor

Co-Presented by Boston Modern Orchestra Project and Opera Boston

Voices

Friday, October 1, 2004 | 8:00pm
Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory

Gil Rose, conductor

Andy Vores Uncertainty is Beautiful (2004)*

• Kendra Colton, soprano

Elliott Carter Warble for Lilac Time (1943?/1979)

• Frank Kelley, tenor

Elliott Carter Voyage (1975/1979)

• Mary Nessinger, mezzo-soprano

George Rochberg Sacred Song of Reconciliation (1971)

• David Kravitz, bass-baritone

Charles Fussell Wilde (1990, rev. 1995) Symphony for baritone and orchestra

• Sanford Sylvan, baritone

*World Premiere

Bernard Rands: Canti Trilogy

Friday, October 29, 2004 | 8:00pm
Edward M. Pickman Concert Hall at Longy

Gil Rose, conductor

Bernard Rands Canti del Sole (1984)

• William Hite, tenor

Bernard Rands Canti del Lunatici (1980)

• Janna Baty, soprano

Bernard Rands Canti dell’Eclisse (1992)

• Daniel Cole, bass

Club Concert #1

Tuesday, November 16, 2004 | 7:00pm
Moonshine Room at Club Café

Gil Rose, host

John Cage Living Room Music (1940)

• Sarah Bob, found objects
• Kate Vincent, found objects
• Robert Schulz, found objects

Frances White A veil barely seen (2001)

• Kate Vincent, viola with tape

Roberto Sierra Bongo-O (1986)

• Robert Schulz, bongos

Lee Hyla Third Party (1998)

• Sarah Bob, piano

Javier Alvarez Temazcal (1984)

• Robert Schulz, maracas with tape

Astor Piazzolla Le Grand Tango (1982)

• Sarah Bob, piano
• Kate Vincent, viola

Wayne Siegel 42nd Street Rondo (1984)

• Robert Schulz, percussion

Club Concert #2

Tuesday, January 11, 2005 | 7:00pm
Moonshine Room at Club Café

Gil Rose, host

Arvo Pärt Fratres (1980)

• Krista Buckland Reisner, violin
• Sarah Bob, piano

Eric Moe The Lone Cello (1998)

• David Russell, cello

David Dramm Thrash and Variations for Flute and Ghetto Blaster (1995)

• Sarah Brady, flute

Chinary Ung Child Song (1986)

• Sarah Bob, piano
• Sarah Brady, flute
• Krista Buckland Reisner, violin
• David Russell, cello

Derek Hurst …ai tempi, le distanze (2002)

• Sarah Bob, piano

Chiel Meijering la belle dame sans merci (1991)

• David Russell, cello

Eric Chasalow Over the Edge (1986)

• Sarah Brady, flute

Boston ConNECtion

Saturday, January 22, 2005 | 8:00pm
Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory

Gil Rose, conductor

Michael McLaughlin Murder (2003)*
Elliott Schwartz Chamber Concerto IV (1978)

• Eliot Gattegno, saxophone**

Donald Martino Concertino for Clarinet and Orchestra (2003)

• Ian Greitzer, clarinet

William Thomas McKinley Childhood Memories (2004) Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra

• Nancy Zeltsman, marimba

Eric Chasalow Concerning Sunspots (2004)

*Selected score from the 7th annual NEC/BMOP composition contest
**Winner of the 6th annual NEC/BMOP concerto competition

Minimalism

Friday, February 18, 2005 | 8:00pm
Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory

Gil Rose, conductor

John Adams Common Tones in Simple Time (1979/1986)
Philip Glass Symphony No. 3 (1995)
Elena Ruehr Shimmer (1994)
Steve Reich Tehillim (1981)

Club Concert #3

Tuesday, March 15, 2005 | 7:00pm
Moonshine Room at Club Café

Gil Rose, host

Elena Ruehr The Law of Floating Objects (2001) for flute and tape

• Sarah Brady, flute
• Robert Schulz, percussion

Lou Harrison Ariadne (1987)

• Sarah Brady, flute
• Robert Schulz, percussion

Howard Hersh Sonata for Violin and Percussion (2000) (with string bass obbligato)

• Krista Buckland Reisner, violin
• Robert Schulz, percussion and bass

Mario Davidovsky Synchronism #9 (1988) for violin and tape

• Krista Buckland Reisner, violin

Michael Colquhoun Charanga (1993) for solo flute

• Sarah Brady, flute

Toru Takemitsu Tribute Concert Benefit Dinner

Wednesday, May 25, 2005 | 6:30pm
Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory

Kifu Mitsuhashi, shakuhachi
Yukio Tanaka, biwa

Please join us for a benefit dinner in celebration of Toru Takemitsu and the 75th Anniversary of his birth, hosted by the Japanese Consul General in Boston. This event is co-presented with the Japan Society of Boston.

The evening will include special performances by Kifu Mitsuhashi (shakuhachi/Japanese bamboo flute) and Yukio Tanaka (biwa/Japanese lute) and an intimate dinner hosted by Consul General and Mrs. Masuo Nishibayashi.

All proceeds from this event support the production of the Toru Takemitsu Tribute Concert on May 27, 2005 at Jordan Hall.

Takemitsu Tribute

Friday, May 27, 2005 | 8:00pm
Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory

Gil Rose, conductor

Ken Ueno Kaze-no-Oka (Hill of the Winds) (2005)*
Tan Dun Water Concerto (1998)**
Toru Takemitsu Requiem for Strings (1957)
Toru Takemitsu Three Film Scores (1994)
Toru Takemitsu November Steps (1967)

*World Premiere, written in memory of Toru Takemitsu
**Boston Premiere, written in memory of Toru Takemitsu

This concert is made possible in part through the support of the Asian Cultural Council, the Freeman Foundation, and the Shogakukan Publishing Company.

John Harbison: Ulysses

Gil Rose, conductor

Friday, October 3, 2003 | 8:00pm
Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory

John Harbison Ulysses (1983, revised 2003)*
*World Premiere, First Complete Performance

Downtown

Gil Rose, host

Tuesday, November 4, 2003 | 7:00pm
Moonshine Room at Club Café

Steve Reich Clapping Music (1972)

• Robert Schulz, hands

Peter Sculthorpe Sonata for Viola and Percussion (1960)

• Kate Vincent, viola
• Robert Schulz, percussion

Radiohead Like Spinning Plates (2001)

• Ha-Yang Kim, cello
• Nathan Davis, percussion

Matt Tierney Cant (2002)

• Ha-Yang Kim, cello
• Nathan Davis, percussion

Ken Ueno Contemplation of the Little Big Muff (2000)

• Ha-Yang Kim, cello
• Nathan Davis, percussion

Uptown

Friday, November 14, 2003 | 8:00pm
Edward M. Pickman Concert Hall at Longy

Gil Rose, conductor

Milton Babbitt Composition for Twelve Instruments (1948/54)
Jason Eckardt After Serra (2000)
Mario Davidovsky Flashbacks (1995)
Fred Lerdahl Time after Time (2000)
Leon Kirchner Music for Twelve (1985)

John Harbison: Ulysses

Gil Rose, conductor

Friday, October 3, 2003 | 8:00pm
Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory

John Harbison Ulysses (1983, revised 2003)*
*World Premiere, First Complete Performance

Boston ConNECtion

Saturday, January 17, 2004 | 8:00pm

Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory

Gil Rose, conductor

Derek Jacoby Harlan’s Structures (2003)*
Michael Gandolfi Themes from a Midsummer Night (2001)
John Zorn Contes des Fees (1999)

• Gabriela Diaz, violin**

Gunther Schuller Variants for Jazz Quartet and Orchestra (1964)

• George Schuller, drums
• Edwin Schuller, bass
• Tom Beckham, vibes
• Tim Ray, piano

*Selected score from the 6th annual BMOP/NEC composition contest
**Winner of the 5th annual BMOP/NEC concerto competition

Mayhem

Tuesday, February 10, 2004 | 7:00pm
Moonshine Room at Club Café

Gil Rose, host

Iannis Xenakis Rebonds (1987-89)
John Cage Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano (1948)
Luciano Berio Naturale (1985)
Frederic Rzewski Les Moutons de Panurge (1969)

• Robert Schulz, percussion
• Sarah Bob, piano
• Kate Vincent, viola

Nixon in China (1987)

By John Adams
Libretto by Alice Goodman
Co-production with Opera Boston

Friday, March 12, 2004 | 7:30pm
Sunday, March 14, 2004 | 7:30pm
Cutler Majestic Theatre

Gil Rose, conductor

Chou En-Lai: Tom Meglioranza
Richard Nixon: Andrew Schroeder
Henry Kissenger: Drew Poling
Nancy T’ang (First Secretary to Mao): Majie Zeller
Second Secretary to Mao: Susan Forrester
Third Secretary to Mao: Glorivy Arroyo
Mao Tse Tung: Daniel Norman
Pat Nixon: Elizabeth Weigle
Chiang Ch’ing (Madame Mao Tse Tung): Anne Harley
Boy: Asa Sutton
Prometheus Dance Company

Scott Edmiston, director
Diane Arvanites-Noya and Tommy Neblett, choreographers
Carole Charnow, producer
Susan Zeeman Rogers, set design
Gail Buckley, costume design
Christopher Ostrom, lighting design

The Next Next

Tuesday, May 11, 2004 | 7:00pm
Moonshine Room at Club Café

Gil Rose, host

Ken Ueno Age of Aircraft (2002)

• Ha-Yang Kim, cello

Curtis K. Hughes Avoidance Tactics #1 for Piano and Electronics (1999-2001)

• Sarah Bob, piano

A.J. McCaffrey Worst of all is to Begin (2004) for solo piano

• Sarah Bob, piano

Stefan Hakenberg Five Scenes for Vibraphone Solo (1986)

• Robert Schulz, percussion

Forrest David Pierce Artifacts – A musical tale of scholarly adventure (1996)

• Kate Vincent, viola

Next

Friday, May 21, 2004 | 8:00pm
Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory

Gil Rose, conductor

Elena Ruehr Sky Above Clouds (1989)
Augusta Read Thomas Aurora (2000)

• Ursula Oppens, piano

David Rakowski Persistent Memory (1997)
Stephen Hartke Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra “Landscape with Blues” (2001)

• Richard Stoltzman, clarinet

Evan Ziporyn War Chant (2004)*
*World Premiere, commissioned by the Catherine and Paul Buttenweiser Foundation

Chinese in America

Friday, October 11, 2002 | 8:00pm
Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory

Gil Rose, conductor

Shih-Hui Chen Jian (Gold) (2002)*

• Wu Man, pipa

Yang Yong River Songs (2001)**

• Xu Ke, erhu

Bright Sheng H’un (Lacerations) (1966-76)
Chen Yi Fiddle Suite (1997)

• Xu Ke, erhu

Tan Dun Concerto for String Orchestra and Pipa (1999)

• Wu Man, pipa

Chen Yi Ge Xu (Antiphony) (1994)
*World Premiere, commissioned by the Barlow Endowment for Music Composition at Brigham Young University, and BMOP
**World Premiere of orchestra version

Fromm Players at Harvard

Friday, November 8, 2002 | 8:00pm
John Knowles Paine Hall at Harvard University

Gil Rose, conductor

Carlos Chávez Energia for Nine Instruments (1925)
Leonard Bernstein Halil (1981)

• Fenwick Smith, flute

Mario Davidovsky Romancero (1983)
John Cage Seven (1988)
Paul Hindemith Kammermusik Nr. 1 (1924-1927)

Boston ConNECtion

Saturday, January 18, 2003 | 8:00pm
Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory

Gil Rose, conductor

Montserrat Torras Abans (2002)*
Alfred Schnittke Sonata for Violin and Chamber Orchestra (1963-68)

• Rimma Yermosh, violin**

Lee Hyla Trans (1996)
Michael Gandolfi Points of Departure (1988)
Malcolm Peyton Fantasies Concertante (2003)***
*Selected score from the 5th annual BMOP/NEC composition contest
**Winner of the 4th annual BMOP/NEC concerto competition
***World Premiere

What’s New?

Friday, March 7, 2003 | 8:00pm
Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory

Gil Rose, conductor

Elena Ruehr Ladder to the Moon (2003)*
Stephen Paulus The Five Senses-Windows of the Mind (2002)**
James Yannatos Songs of Life, Love, and Loss (2002)***

• Lucy Shelton, soprano

Kenneth Frazelle Concerto for Chamber Orchestra (2002)****
*World Premiere commissioned by BMOP, with support from the Catherine and Paul Buttenwieser Foundation

**Text by Joan Vail Thorne / Janet Bookspan, narrator
World Premiere commissioned by 20th Century Unlimited in Santa Fe, New Mexico

***World Premiere commissioned by Winsor Music and BMOP

****World Premiere commissioned by Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Nashville Chamber Orchestra, and BMOP, with support from the Catherine and Paul Buttenwieser Foundation

Fromm Players at Harvard

Friday, March 21, 2003 | 8:00pm
John Knowles Paine Hall at Harvard University

Gil Rose, conductor

Luciano Berio Chemins IV (su Sequenza VIIb) (1974)
Igor Stravinsky “Dumbarton Oaks” Concerto in E-flat (1938)
Roger Sessions Concertino for Chamber Orchestra (1972)
Aaron Copland Nonet for Strings (1960)
Mario Davidovsky Scenes from Shir Ha-Shirim (Song of Songs) (1975)

• Donald Wilkinson, bass

Toy Symphony

Saturday, April 26, 2003 | 7:00pm
Kresge Auditorium at MIT

Gil Rose, conductor

Tod Machover Sparkler (2001) for orchestra and interactive computer electronics*
Jean-Pascal Beintus Nature Suite (2002) for orchestra and four children playing music shapers**
Natasha Sinha Gestures (2003) for chamber orchestra and six children playing music shapers***
Hugo Solís Gestures (2003) for chamber orchestra and six children playing music shapers***
Gil Weinberg Nerve (2002) for six children and two percussionists playing eight networked beatbugs**
Children of Boston Compositions for string orchestra and orchestra written by children with the compositional software Hyperscore (2003)****
Tod Machover Toy Symphony for orchestra, solo hyperviolin, children’s chorus, and music toys (2002)*****
*Commissioned by the American Composers Orchestra and Music Alive
**Commissioned by the MIT Media Lab
***World Premiere, Commissioned by the MIT Media Lab
****World Premiere
*****Commissioned by the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

Cross Currents

Friday, October 5, 2001 | 8:00pm
Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory

Gil Rose, conductor

Béla Bartók Rumanian Folk Dances (1917)
Benjamin Britten Suite on English Folk Tunes “A time there was…” (1966-1975)
Jin Hi Kim Eternal Rock (2001)

• Jin Hi Kim, Korean komungo

Lou Harrison Fourth Symphony (1991-1993)

• Milton Williams, baritone

Pan-Latin Rhythms

Friday, November 16, 2001 | 8:00pm
Sanders Theatre

Gil Rose, conductor

Various Composers Original selections from Cuba, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, and Peru

• Sol y Canto, ensemble

Astor Piazzolla Cuatro estaciones porteñas (Four Seasons in Buenos Aires) (1964-1970)
Osvaldo Golijov Deaths of the Angel (1996)*
Brian Amador Prisma de amores (2001) Song Suite for Chamber Orchestra and Latin Ensemble**

• Sol y Canto, ensemble

*To the memory of Astor Piazzolla
**World Premiere commissioned by FleetBoston Celebrity Series with funds provided by the Catherine and Paul Buttenwieser Foundation

Presented by FleetBoston Celebrity Series

Boston ConNECtion

Saturday, January 19, 2002 | 8:00pm
Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory

Gil Rose, conductor

Curtis K. Hughes Gestations (1999, rev. 2001)*
Heitor Villa-Lobos Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra (1951)

• Luiz Mantovani, guitar**

Arthur Berger Serenade Concertante (1944, rev. 1951)
Arthur Berger Prelude, Aria, and Waltz (1982)
Lee Hyla Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (2001)***

• Laura Frautschi, violin

William Thomas McKinley Flyin’ Home (1997)
*World premiere
Selected score from the 4th annual BMOP/NEC composition competition
**Winner of the 3rd annual BMOP/NEC concerto competition
***World premiere
Co-commissioned by BMOP and the Serge Koussevitsky Music Foundation

In honor of Arthur Berger’s 90th birthday, this concert completes a series of BMOP performances and recordings of the composer’s complete orchestra works.

Journey into Jazz

Sunday, February 24, 2002 | 3:00pm
Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory

Gil Rose, conductor

Aaron Copland Music for the Theatre (1925)
Anthony Davis Wayang V (1984)

• Anthony Davis, piano

Gunther Schuller Journey into Jazz (1962)

• Gunther Schuller, narrator
• David Ballou, trumpet
• Matt Darriau, alto sax
• Jason Hunter, tenor sax
• Edwin Schuller, bass
• George Schuller, drums

Larry Austin Improvisations (1961)

• David Ballou, trumpet
• Edwin Schuller, bass
• George Schuller, drums

Griffelkin (1955)

by Lukas Foss

Libretto by Alastair Reed

Friday, March 29, 2002 | 8:00pm
Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory

Gil Rose, conductor

Celebrating Lukas Foss’s 80th Birthday

Griffelkin: Kendra Colton
Grandmother: Marion Dry
Statue: Elizabeth Keusch
Letterbox: Yegishe Manucharyan
First Lion: Drew Poling
Second Lion: David Cushing
Little Boy: Emily Browder
Little Girl: Misa Ann Iwama
Mother: Janna Baty
Policeman: Aaron Engebreth
Shopkeeper: Lynn Torgove
First Housewife: Anne Harley
Second Housewife: Anne Carolyn Bird
Third Housewife: Glorivy Arroyo
Adult chorus: Back Bay Chorale
Children’s chorus: Members of the Boston Children’s Opera and guests

Lynn Torgove, stage director

Sight and Sound

Friday, October 6, 2000 | 8:00pm
Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory

Gil Rose, conductor

Erich Korngold The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex: Overture (1938)
Toru Takemitsu Three Film Scores (1959/89/66)
Alex North 2001: A Symphonic Suite (1968)*
Bernard Herrmann Psycho: Suite for Strings (1960)
Bernard Herrmann Vertigo: Suite (1958)
Franz Waxman Sunset Boulevard: Sonata for Orchestra (1950)

*original score not used in film

Boston ConNECtion

Saturday, January 20, 2001 | 8:00pm
Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory

Gil Rose, conductor

Luciano Berio Chemins IVb su Sequenza VIIb (1974)
Arthur Berger Perspectives II (1985)
Lior Navok The Spanish Songs (1998)*

• Ronald Haroutunian, bassoon

Lee Hyla Concerto for Bass Clarinet and Orchestra (1988)

• Tim Smith, bass clarinet

Alan Fletcher Romance for Cello and Orchestra***
Larry Bell Songs of Innocence and Experience***
*Winning score from the 3rd annual BMOP/NEC composition Contest
**Winner of the 2nd Annual BMOP/NEC Concerto Competition
***World Premiere

Outside the Lines

Friday, February 23, 2001 | 8:00pm
Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory

Gil Rose, conductor

Charles Ives The Unanswered Question (1906)
George Antheil A Jazz Symphony (1925)
John Cage Concert for Piano and Orchestra (1958)

• Stephen Drury, piano

Alan Hovhaness And God Created Great Whales (1989)
George Crumb A Haunted Landscape (1984)
John Adams Slonimsky’s Earbox (1996)

Clash II

Friday, April 13, 2001 | 8:00pm
Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory

Gil Rose, conductor

Frank Zappa The Dog Breath Variations/Uncle Meat (a.k.a. Dog/Meat) (1969)
Steven Mackey Banana/Dump Truck (1994)
Guus Janssen Verstelwerk (1996)
Frank Zappa Be-Bop Tango (1973)
Frank Zappa Outrage at Valdez (1993)
Frank Zappa G-Spot Tornado (1986)

Orchestral Music at the Technological Frontier

Thursday, May 3, 2001 | 8:00pm
Symphony Hall

Gil Rose, conductor

John Oswald Concerto for Conductor and Orchestra (2001)*
André Jolivet Concerto for Ondes Martenot and Orchestra (1947)
Eric Chasalow Dream Songs (2000-2001)

• William Hite, primary voice

Tod Machover Forever and Ever (1993)

• Ani Kavafian, hyperviolin

George Antheil Ballet Mechanique (1924)**
*World premiere
**MIDI files of the player piano parts realized by Paul D. Lehrman

Tod Machover: Hyperstring Trilogy

Sunday, May 6, 2001 | 8:00pm
Tsai Performance Center at Boston University

Gil Rose, conductor

Tod Machover Begin Again Again… (1991) for hypercello solo

• Matt Haimovitz, cello

Tod Machover Song of Penance (1992) for hyperviola, computer voice, and 17 instruments

• Kim Kashkashian, hyperviola

Tod Machover Forever and Ever (1993) for hyperviolin and chamber orchestra

• Ani Kavafian, hyperviolin

Take Five

Saturday, October 9, 1999 | 8:00pm
Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory

Gil Rose, conductor

Darius Milhaud La Création du monde (1923)
Igor Stravinsky Ebony Concerto (1946)

• Gary Gorczyca, clarinet

Leonard Bernstein Prelude, Fugue and Riffs (1949)

• Ian Greitzer, clarinet

Gunther Schuller Concertino for Jazz Quartet & Orchestra (1959)

• Bruce Barth, piano
• Tom Beckham, vibes
• Gunther Schuller, drums
• Edwin Schuller, bass

Edward K. “Duke” Ellington The River (1970)

Boston ConNECtion

Friday, January 14, 2000 | 8:00pm
Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory

Gil Rose, conductor

Norbert Palej Passacaglia (Sidereal Wheels) (1999)*
Alfred Schnittke Concerto for Piano and String Orchestra (1979)

• Jung Hee Shin, piano**

John Heiss Four Short Pieces for Chamber Orchestra (1961)
Robert DiDomenica Gone Are the Rivers and the Eagles (1988)
Arthur Berger Polyphony (1956)
*Winner of Second Annual BMOP/NEC Composition Competition
**Winner of First Annual BMOP/NEC Concerto Competition

Sounds of the Jewish Experience

Sunday, February 27, 2000 | 3:00pm
Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory

Gil Rose, conductor

Sergei Prokofiev Overture on Hebrew Themes, Op. 34 (1919/1934)
Igor Stravinsky Abraham and Isaac: A Sacred Ballad for Bariton and Chamber Orchestra (1963)

• Sanford Sylvan, baritone

Paul Schoenfield Klezmer Rondos (1995)
David Diamond Kaddish (1987)
David Stock Symphony No. 3, “Tikkun Olam” (1999)*
*World Premiere

Bernard Rands’s Canti Trilogy

Thursday, March 16, 2000 | 8:00pm
Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory

Gil Rose, conductor

Bernard Rands Canti del Sole (1984)

• Douglas Ahlstedt, tenor

Bernard Rands Canti del Lunatici (1980)

• Lucy Shelton, soprano

Bernard Rands Canti dell’Eclisse (1992)

• Thomas Paul, bass

New Music from China

Saturday, April 8, 2000 | 8:00pm
Edward M. Pickman Concert Hall at Longy

Gil Rose, conductor

Tzu-Ling Sarana Chou The Way
Bun-Ching Lam Run (1993) for solo Pipa

• Wu Man, pipa

Yang Yong The Leaden Echo and The Golden Echo
Zhou Long Dhyana
Bright Sheng Three Songs for Pipa and Cello (1989-1990)

• Wu Man, pipa

Hwang-Long Pan Labyrinth Promenade (1992)*
Shih-Hui Chen Fu II (1999)
Chen Yi Sparkle (1992)
*World Premiere

Vanessa (1956-1957)

By Samuel Barber

Friday, May 5, 2000 | 7:00pm
Sunday, May 7, 2000 | 3:00pm
Cutler Majestic Theatre

Gian Carlo Menotti, libretto
Gil Rose, conductor
Anthony Cornish, director
Carole Charnow, producer

Presented by BMOP and the Boston Academy of Music

Synopsis
After being left by her lover, Anatol, Vanessa has spent 20 years in her country house. She has kept the house shut up, with all of the mirrors covered. Her mother, the Old Baroness, will not speak to her, and her only companion is her niece, Erika. As the opera opens, they are preparing for the return of Anatol. He is sighted coming towards the house, and Vanessa sends everyone else away. As soon as he arrives at the door, she declares her love for him—then faints when she discovers that the man on the doorstep is not her long-awaited lover. He is, he explains to Erika, Anatol’s son. His father has died, and he has come to meet the woman whose name haunted his father and mother. Anatol, left alone with Erika, seduces her. A month later, Erika learns that he has been making advances to Vanessa. She confronts him, and he offers to marry her, but, offended by the flippancy with which he has proposed, and worried about Vanessa, she rejects him.

At the party where Vanessa and Anatol’s engagement is announced, Erika reveals to the Old Baroness that she is pregnant with Anatol’s child. In her distress she runs away from the house and causes herself to miscarry. A search party sent out by Vanessa brings Erika back.

Vanessa, still unaware of Anatol’s liaison with Erika, marries him, and they leave together. Erika, left alone in the house with her grandmother, who now will not speak to her, orders the mirrors covered again and the gates closed and locked, just as before.

Musically Speaking

Saturday, June 17, 2000 | 9:00am
Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory

Gil Rose, conductor

Michael Gandolfi Y2K Compliant (2000)
Carlos Sanchez-Gutierrez Afterlight (2000)*
Derek Bermel Voices (Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra) (1997)
*World Premiere commissioned by ASCAP in honor of the centenary of the birth of Aaron Copland

Forescore(s) & Forward

Saturday, October 17, 1998 | 8:00pm
Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory

Gil Rose, conductor

George Rochberg Cheltenham Concerto (1958)
Samuel Scheidt Cantio Sacra (1953)*
George Rochberg Black Sounds (1965)
George Rochberg Phaedra (1973-74), a monodrama in seven scenes for mezzo-soprano and orchestra

• Mary Nessinger, mezzo-soprano

*Arranged by George Rochberg

Wire & Wood

Friday, February 12, 1999 | 8:00pm
Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory

Gil Rose, conductor
Joaquín Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez (1939)

• Eliot Fisk, guitar

Steven Mackey Deal (1995)

• Steven Mackey, electric guitar
• Ray Dillard, drum set

Adam del Monte Ensueñ O Flamenco (1998)*

• Adam del Monte, guitar
• Jesús Montoya, vocals

*World Premiere

Sounds of the Near East

Wednesday, March 24, 1999 | 8:00pm
Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory

Gil Rose, conductor

Reza Vali Folk Songs #8 for Voice and Chamber Ensemble (1989)

• Mary Nessinger, mezzo-soprano

Various Composers Folk, Classical and Popular Music from the Middle and Near East, Part I

• George Mgrdichian, oud

Various Composers Folk, Classical and Popular Music from the Middle and Near East, Part II
Reza Vali Folk Songs # 10 for Voice and Chamber Orchestra (1992)

• Janna Baty, soprano

NEC Composers Past, Present and Future

Saturday, May 8, 1999 | 8:00pm
Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory

Gil Rose, conductor

Ralf Yusuf Gawlick Sinfonietta (1998)
Gunther Schuller Concertino da Camera (1971)
Michael Gandolfi Transient Episodes (1994)
Lee Hyla Concerto for Piano #2 (1991)

• Judith Gordon, piano

Arthur Berger Ideas of Order (1952)

20th Century Renaissance

Friday, October 24, 1997 | 8:00pm
Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory

Gil Rose, conductor

Bernard Rands Madrigali (1977)
Lukas Foss Renaissance Concerto (1985)

• Fenwick Smith, flute

Igor Stravinsky Monumentum pro Gesualdo (1960)
Edwin London In Heinrich’s Shoes (1993)

New Music from an Ancient Land

Friday, February 13, 1998 | 8:00pm
Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory

Gil Rose, conductor

Henry Cowell Persian Set (1957)
Reza Vali Flute Concerto (1998)*

• Alberto Almarza, flute

Alan Hovhaness The Rubaiyat (1995)
Behzad Ranjbaran Symphony No. 1 (1992)
*World Premiere

Women of Note

Saturday, May 9, 1998 | 8:00pm
Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory

Gil Rose, conductor

Ruth Crawford Seeger Music for Small Orchestra (1926)
Ruth Crawford Seeger Rissolty Rossolty (1939)
Augusta Read Thomas Spirit Musings (1997)*

• Laura Frautschi, violin

Barbara Kolb Yet That Things Go Round (1988)
Kaija Saariaho Château de l’Ame (1996)**

• Lucy Shelton, soprano

Emma Lou Diemer from Suite of Homages (1985)
*World Premiere
**North American Premiere

Boston Uncommon

Sunday, November 3, 1996 | 8:00pm
Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory

Gil Rose, conductor

Henry Cowell Sinfonietta (1928)
Alan Hovhaness Symphony #6 “Celestial Gate” (1959)
Arthur Berger Serenade Concertante (1944)
John Harbison Mirabai Songs (1982)

• Mary Westbrook-Geha, mezzo soprano

Charles Ives Three Places in New England (1929)

The Clash

Friday, February 21, 1997 | 8:00pm
Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory

Gil Rose, conductor

John Zorn For Your Eyes Only (1989)
Chiel Meijering Who’s Hot & Who’s Not! (1997)*

• New World Guitar Trio, guitar trio

Lee Hyla Pre-Pulse Suspended (1984)
Frank Zappa Be-Bop Tango (1973)
Frank Zappa Get Whitey (1993)
Frank Zappa G-Spot Tornado (1986)
*World Premiere

Interface

Saturday, May 17, 1997 | 8:00pm
Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory

Gil Rose, conductor

Edgard Varèse Octandre (1923)
Bohuslav Martinu Fantasy for Theremin, Oboe, Strings & Piano (1944)

• Lydia Kavina, theremin

Lydia Kavina The Seasons of the Year (1997)
Ross Lee Finney Three Pieces for Strings, Winds, Percussion & Tape (1962)
Tod Machover Forever and Ever; Concerto for Hyperviolin and Chamber Orchestra (1993)

• Ani Kavafian, hyperviolin

An American Retrospective

Thursday, April 11, 1996 | 8:00pm
John Knowles Paine Hall at Harvard University

Gil Rose, conductor

Carl Ruggles Men and Mountains (1924)
Aaron Copland Appalachian Spring (1945)
George Rochberg Music for the Magic Theater (1965-69)
Michael Torke Adjustable Wrench (1989)

Visiting Artist Recital: Latin American Music of the 20th Century

Thursday, April 25, 1996 | 8:00pm
Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center

Gil Rose, conductor

Heitor Villa-Lobos Bachianas Brasileiras no. 5 (1938)
Jose Miguel Tobar Invención for Solo Flute
Leo Brower La Región Más Transparente
Astor Piazzolla Dos Estudio Tranguisticos
Mario Lavista Danza de las Bailarinas de Degas (1991)
Efraín Amaya Duo Ami (1996)