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Vision of Sound
Saturday, April 13, 7:30 PM
Jan Hus Presbyterian Church, 351 East 74th St., New York City, NY
Tickets: Free

Six States of Being (Premiere)
Choreographer & Dancer: Eran David P. Hanlon
Music: Jesse Benjamin Jones Ricordanza, 2012, for guitar

Red Trees, Wrinkled Cliffs (Premiere)
Choreographer: Cheryl Wilkins-Mitchell
Music: Zhou Tian Red Trees, Wrinkled Cliffs, 2011, for guitar and string trio
(Zhou Tian's participation is funded in part through New Music USA's MetLife Creative Connections program.)

Impulse Bound (Premiere)
Choreographer: Stephanie Dattellas
Music: Nicolas Scherzinger Calico Dances, 2002 for viola & electronics by

Funeral Procession (Premiere)
Choreographer: Falon Baltzell
Music: Nicholas S. Omiccioli processional, 2012 for string trio (World Premiere)

Fervor (Premiere)
Choreographer & Dancer: Falon Baltzell
Music: Nicholas S. Omiccioli danza di fuoco, 2008, for guitar

Collide-oscopic (Premiere)
Choreographer: Heather Roffe
Music: Sam Pellman "M45 & NGC 6357" from Selected Nebulae for computer
Video: Miranda Raimondi

Re/Build (Premiere)
Choreographer: Missy Pfohl Smith
Music: Mark Olivieri Move, 2012, for string quartet

Perfomers include Ann McIntrye & Blagomira Lipari, violins; Arvilla Rovit, viola; Elinor Frey, cello; and Ken Meyer, guitar


Vision of Sound
Sunday, April 7, 2:00 PM
Wellin Hall, Schambach Center, Hamilton College, Clinton
Tickets: Free

Six States of Being (Premiere)
Choreographer & Dancer: Eran David P. Hanlon
Music: Jesse Benjamin Jones Ricordanza, 2012, for guitar

Red Trees, Wrinkled Cliffs (Premiere)
Choreographer: Cheryl Wilkins-Mitchell
Music: Zhou Tian Red Trees, Wrinkled Cliffs, 2011, for guitar and string trio
(Zhou Tian's participation is funded in part through New Music USA's MetLife Creative Connections program.)

Impulse Bound (Premiere)
Choreographer: Stephanie Dattellas
Music: Nicolas Scherzinger Calico Dances, 2002 for viola & electronics by

Funeral Procession (Premiere)
Choreographer: Falon Baltzell
Music: Nicholas S. Omiccioli processional, 2012 for string trio (World Premiere)

Fervor (Premiere)
Choreographer & Dancer: Falon Baltzell
Music: Nicholas S. Omiccioli danza di fuoco, 2008, for guitar

Collide-oscopic (Premiere)
Choreographer: Heather Roffe
Music: Sam Pellman "M45 & NGC 6357" from Selected Nebulae for computer
Video: Miranda Raimondi

Re/Build (Premiere)
Choreographer: Missy Pfohl Smith
Music: Mark Olivieri Move, 2012, for string quartet

Perfomers include Ann McIntrye & Blagomira Lipari, violins; Arvilla Rovit, viola; Elinor Frey, cello; and Ken Meyer, guitar


Vision of Sound
Saturday, April 6, 7:30 PM
Hochstein School Auditorium, Rochester
Tickets: $15 regular, $10 students/seniors, $40 max per family

Six States of Being (Premiere)
Choreographer & Dancer: Eran David P. Hanlon
Music: Jesse Benjamin Jones Ricordanza, 2012, for guitar

Red Trees, Wrinkled Cliffs (Premiere)
Choreographer: Cheryl Wilkins-Mitchell
Music: Zhou Tian Red Trees, Wrinkled Cliffs, 2011, for guitar and string trio
(Zhou Tian's participation is funded in part through New Music USA's MetLife Creative Connections program.)

Impulse Bound (Premiere)
Choreographer: Stephanie Dattellas
Music: Nicolas Scherzinger Calico Dances, 2002 for viola & electronics by

Funeral Procession (Premiere)
Choreographer: Falon Baltzell
Music: Nicholas S. Omiccioli processional, 2012 for string trio (World Premiere)

Fervor (Premiere)
Choreographer & Dancer: Falon Baltzell
Music: Nicholas S. Omiccioli danza di fuoco, 2008, for guitar

Collide-oscopic (Premiere)
Choreographer: Heather Roffe
Music: Sam Pellman "M45 & NGC 6357" from Selected Nebulae for computer
Video: Miranda Raimondi

Re/Build (Premiere)
Choreographer: Missy Pfohl Smith
Music: Mark Olivieri Move, 2012, for string quartet

Perfomers include Ann McIntrye & Blagomira Lipari, violins; Arvilla Rovit, viola; Elinor Frey, cello; and Ken Meyer, guitar


Vision of Sound
Saturday, March 30, 4:00 PM
Carrier Theater, Civic Center, Syracuse
Tickets: $15 regular, $12 seniors, $10 students

Six States of Being (Premiere)
Choreographer & Dancer: Eran David P. Hanlon
Music: Jesse Benjamin Jones Ricordanza, 2012, for guitar

Red Trees, Wrinkled Cliffs (Premiere)
Choreographer: Cheryl Wilkins-Mitchell
Music: Zhou Tian Red Trees, Wrinkled Cliffs, 2011, for guitar and string trio
(Zhou Tian's participation is funded in part through New Music USA's MetLife Creative Connections program.)

Impulse Bound (Premiere)
Choreographer: Stephanie Dattellas
Music: Nicolas Scherzinger Calico Dances, 2002 for viola & electronics by

Funeral Procession (Premiere)
Choreographer: Falon Baltzell
Music: Nicholas S. Omiccioli processional, 2012 for string trio (World Premiere)

Fervor (Premiere)
Choreographer & Dancer: Falon Baltzell
Music: Nicholas S. Omiccioli danza di fuoco, 2008, for guitar

Collide-oscopic (Premiere)
Choreographer: Heather Roffe
Music: Sam Pellman "M45 & NGC 6357" from Selected Nebulae for computer
Video: Miranda Raimondi

Re/Build (Premiere)
Choreographer: Missy Pfohl Smith
Music: Mark Olivieri Move, 2012, for string quartet

Perfomers include Ann McIntrye & Blagomira Lipari, violins; Arvilla Rovit, viola; Elinor Frey, cello; and Ken Meyer, guitar


21st Century Prize Winners
Sunday, February 24, 2:30 PM
Hosmer Auditorium, Everson Museum, Syracuse
Tickets: $15 regular, $12 seniors, $10 students, free for children 18 and under

Music by Israel winners Ted Goldman & Joseph N. Rubinstein, 2011 Pulitzer winner Zhou Long, Ed Ruchalski's Last Whirlispring performed with a "musical" puppet from Open Hand Theater, Tyler Ogilvie's work for amplified echo solo horn, plus works inspired by Grammy winner Libba Cotten.

Ted Goldman digidigidha, 2011
Joseph Rubinstein Shebesh Variations, 2011
David Liptak Freight, 2012
Libba Cotten Freight Train
Gregory Wanamaker Who Shook Sugaree?, 2012
Mark Olivieri Libba, 2012
Zhou Long Pianogongs, 2005 for piano and 2 Chinese gongs
Tyler Ogilvie Zero Point, 2012 for amplified echo solo horn (premiere)
Edward Ruchalski The Last Whirlispring, 2012

Kelly Covert, flute/alto flute; David Abrams, clarinet; Ann McIntyre, violin; Peter Rovit, violin; Kit Dodd, viola; Elizabeth Simkin, cello; Tyler Ogilvie, french horn; Tim Schmidt, guitar; Geoff Navias, guest puppeteer.


Dinosaur Annex
Tuesday, January 29, 8:00 PM
Setnor Auditorium, Crouse College, Syracuse University, Syracuse
Tickets: $15 regular, $12 seniors, $10 students, free for those 18 & under and SU students and faculty

In partnership with Syracuse University, the Society for New Music is pleased to bring you Dinosaur Annex, Boston's premiere new music ensemble. This program features an eclectic collection of recently composed chamber works by Daniel S. Godfrey, Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon, Steven Stucky, Yu-Hui Chang, and Annie Gosfield.


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