Carlos Sanchez Gutiérrez –Five Memos (2010)

Steven Stucky – Boston Fancies (1985)

Bernard Rands – ...in the receding mist... (1988)

Stephen Hartke – Meanwhile (2007)

 

This program is a melting pot of American voices that beautifully contrast one another in their energy, dialogue, and organization. Gutiérez's Five Memos are inspired by Italo Calvino—powerful, light, elegant, quirky, comical and at times, dramatic. Stucky's Boston Fancies are miniatures that follow a framework of alternating ritornelli and fancies. Rand's ...in the receding mist... takes its title from a Beckett poem, with a lush, florid and quiet pallete of sounds. Hartke's Meanwhile grows out of his fascination with Asian court and theater music and is incidental music for a set of imaginary Asian puppet plays. 

                                                              — Timothy Weiss

 

Timothy Weiss is Professor of Conducting and Chair of Oberlin Conservatory's Division of Contemporary Music. In his 24 years directing the Oberlin Contemporary Music Ensemble, he's brought the group to a professional level of artistry. Through Mr. Weiss' mentorship, his students have formed some of the most prominent new music ensembles today, including eighth blackbird and International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE).

 

Philadelphia's largest contemporary music ensemble, Orchestra 2001 is deicated to performing and promoting music of the 20th and 21st centuries, reaching regional and international audiences. The ensemble has peformed at Carnegie Hall, the Library of Congress, and throughout the U.S., Europe, Cuba, the Middle East, and China.