New Music for the 21st Century
April 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 2007
Wertheim Performing Arts Center, Miami Art Central, The Wofsonian, and The Steinway Piano Gallery, Miami, Florida

About The 2007 New Music Miami Iscm Festival

The 2007 festival of contemporary cutting edge music continues to build on the success of previous festivals and will focus on music for winds and percussion as well as several solo recitals presented by some of the most exciting performers of contemporary music. Performances by such varied musicians as the Barton Workshop (Holland), the Paris based piano and percussion Duo Thierry Mirroglio - Ancuza Aprodu, the FIU NODUS Ensemble, the FIU Wind Ensemble and guest soloists flutist Alejandro Escuer from Mexico, virtuoso bass clarinetist Evan Ziporyn, South Florida based pianist Jennifer Snyder, virtuoso cellist Craig Hultgren, former New World Symphony Orchestra trombonist Mark Hetzler, and New York based pianist Cristina Valdes will be showcased. This year's festival will include more than 30 renowned guest composers and performers participating in the event to be held April 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15, 2007 at FIU's Wertheim Performing Arts Center, the Steinway Piano Hall and Miami Art Central in Coral Gables, and the Wolfsonian on Miami Beach. Six concerts and several pre-concert Meet the Composer sessions will be presented over the 5 days including over 30 South Florida premieres and several world premieres.

all events are free and open to the public

concerts and preconcert talks

Wednesday, April 11, 2007

PRE CONCERT COMPOSER PANEL I
Wednesday, April 11 at 7:30 PM, Wertheim Performing Arts Center, SW 8thStreet and 107th Avenue in Miami; Evan Ziporyn, Robert Rowe, others TBA

CONCERT I
Wednesday, April 11 at 8:00 PM, Wertheim Performing Arts Center, SW 8thStreet and 107th Avenue in Miami; New Music for Winds and PercussionPart I, featuring trombonist Mark Hetzler, bass clarinetist EvanZiporyn, and the FIU Wind Ensemble, Roby George conducting;

Part I. Mark Hetzler solo trombone and visuals, Katrin Talbot visuals
Confessions of a Virtue Addict Eric Lyon
nubes nocturnas Orlando Jacinto Garcia
Wood James Fulkerson
Arcturus Robert Rowe

New video work by Kristine Burns
Part II. FIU Wind Ensemble, Roby George conducting, with bassclarinetist Evan Ziporyn
Otro mundo sonoro Orlando Jacinto Garcia
Drill Evan Ziporyn

Thursday, April 12, 2007
PRE CONCERT COMPOSER PANEL II
Thursday, April 12 at 7:30 PM, Miami Art Central, 5960 57th Ave
Miami; Alejandro Escuer (Mexico), James Fulkerson (USA/Holland), others TBA

CONCERT II
Thursday, April 12 at 8:00 PM, Miami Art Central, 5960 57th Ave
Miami; New Music for Winds and Percussion Part II. Featuring flutistAlejandro Escuer (Mexico), the Barton Workshop (Holland), the NODUSEnsemble Orlando Jacinto Garcia artistic director;

Part I. Alejandro Escuer solo flute
cuando el mar besa al Malecón (2004) Orlando Jacinto Garcia
Vertical Garden (2004) Michael Matthews
Templos Alejandro Escuer
Códigos Secretos (2004) Gabriela Ortiz
After, solo tape piece Benjamin Broening

Part II. NODUS Ensemble, Paul Green clarinet, Jennifer Snyder piano,Michael Launius, percussion
Sudon Fredrick Kaufman
Temazcal Javier Alvarez

Part III. Barton Workshop, Jos Zwaanenburg Flute and Electronics. JamesFulkerson Trombone and Electronics. Frank Denyer Piano, John AndersonBass Clarinet/Clarinet
Säume Nicht (2006/7) *¹ Jos Zwaanenburg
Chohanga 2 (2005) Hyo-shin Na
"To work and rework to come close to James Fulkerson intentions is not experimental" -as a concerto (2004/6)*¹
New Work (2007) *¹ Frank Denyer

¹ = First Performance
* = Composed for The Barton Workshop
2 = Composed for James Fulkerson

Friday, April 13, 2007
PRE CONCERT COMPOSER PANEL III
Friday, April 13 at 7:30 PM, Wertheim Performing Arts Center, SW 8thStreet and 107th Avenue in Miami; Cuban composers Aurelio de la Vega,Tania Leon, Ileana Perez Velasquez, Orlando Jacinto Garcia

CONCERT III
Friday, April 13 at 8:00 PM, Wertheim Performing Arts Center, SW 8thStreet and 107th Avenue in Miami; New Music by Cuban Composers with theNODUS Ensemble, Orlando Jacinto Garcia director Saul Bitran violin, PaulGreen clarinet, Michael Launius percussion, Karen Neal soprano, GeorgiDanchev piano, Jose Lopez piano

Arcos Orlando Jacinto Garcia
Nanahual Ileana Perez Velasquez
Nengón Transformation Keyla Orozco
Cronicas ultra sueño Sergio Barroso
Mistica Tania Leon

Selections from Magias e Invenciones Aurelio de la Vega
I. Breve viaje nocturno
II. Un arbol me recuerda tantas cosas
De Color Tania Leon

Saturday, April 14, 2007
PRE CONCERT COMPOSER PANEL IV
Saturday, April 14 at 3:00 PM, the Wolfsonian - FIU 1001 Washington Ave,Miami Beach; composers Matthew H. Fields (USA), Vincent Chee-Yung Ho(USA), Jorge Grossmann (Brazil/USA)

CONCERT IV
Saturday, April 14 at 3:30 PM, the Wolfsonian - FIU, 1001 WashingtonAve, Miami Beach: New Music for cello with virtuoso cellist Craig Hultgren

Mixtura, for cello and tape Orlando Jacinto Garcia
Rollerchant, for solo cello Matthew H. Fields
Stigmata, for solo cello Vincent Chee-Yung Ho
De Profundis, for solo cello Jorge Grossmann
Chiaroscuro, for cello and tape Mikel Kuehn

PRE CONCERT COMPOSER PANEL V
Saturday, April 14 at 7:30 PM, Wertheim Performing Arts Center, SW 8thStreet and 107th Avenue in Miami; composers TBA

CONCERT V
Saturday, April 14 at 8:00 PM Wertheim Performing Arts Center, SW 8thStreet and 107th Avenue in Miami: New Music for Percussion and Piano.Featuring Duo Thierry Mirroglio - Ancuza Aprodu performing works fromthe Americas, Europe, and the US.

Etude d'Interpretation XII for piano and percussion Maurice Ohana (France)
Transcients/Waves for solo percussion Tom Delio (USA)
Abismos for solo piano Gaston Arce Sejas (Bolivia)
Sonancias 1 for piano and percussion Marlos Nobre (Brazil)
Dialog imaginär 2 for solo piano and electronics Georg Katzer (Germany)
Nature contre Nature for solo percussion and electronics Jean-ClaudeRisset (France)
Phonic Streams for piano, percussion and electronics Daniel Teruggi(Argentina)

Sunday, April 15, 2007
PRE CONCERT COMPOSER PANEL VI
Sunday, April 15 at 3:30 PM, Steinway Piano Gallery, 4104 Ponce de LeonBlvd., Coral Gables; composers Ruth Lomon and David Lipten

Sunday, April 15 at 4:00 PM Steinway Piano Gallery, 4104 Ponce de LeonBlvd., Coral Gables: New Music for Piano. Featuring pianist CristinaValdes and Jennifer Snyder performing music from the US, Europe and theAmericas

Part I. Jennifer Snyder solo piano
Mecanismos Jorge Grossmann
Spiral Jonathan R. Pieslak
Five Ceremonial Masks of the Yeibichai Ruth Lomon
Best Served Cold David Lipten
Part II. Cristina Valdes solo piano
Wind swept centering Rocco di Pietro
Faust (quick are the thoughts)
³Šd¹asiles déchirésŠ² Joel-Francois Durand
Oscurecimiento gradual Orlando Jacinto Garcia

Intervalles - Etudes pour piano Patrick Burgan
Comptine
Coccinelles
Carillon

Participating composers scheduled to appear: Kristine Burns (USA),Alejandro Escuer (Mexico), Matthew Fields (USA), James Fulkerson(USA/Holland), Orlando Jacinto Garcia (Cuba/USA), Jorge Grossmann(Brazil/USA), Vincent Chee-Yung Ho (Canada), Fredrick Kaufman (USA),David Lipten (USA), Ruth Lomon (USA), Eric Lyon (USA), Jonathan R.Pieslak (USA), Robert Rowe (USA), Aurelio de la Vega (Cuba/USA), IleanaPerez Velasquez (Cuba/USA), Evan Ziporyn (USA), and others TBA.

OTHER RELATED FESTIVAL EVENTS:

LECTURE SESSION: Tuesday, April 10, 11:00 AM FIU Graham Center 278 B, SW8th St and 107 Ave, Miami, FL; The Gamelan, Composer/Bass ClarinetistEvan Ziporyn discusses music for the Gamelan;

LECTURE SESSION MASTER CLASS: Friday, April 13, 9:30 AM FIU WertheimPerforming Arts Center Instrumental Hall Room 157, SW 8th St and 107Ave, Miami, FL; Flutist Alejandro Escuer discusses music by Mexicancomposers and presents a flute master class.

COMPOSITION FORUM: Friday, April 13, 11:00 AM FIU Wertheim PerformingArts Center Recital Hall Room 150, SW 8th St and 107 Ave, Miami, FL;Panel session on music from Cuba featuring composers Aurelio de la Vega,Tania Leon, Ileana Perez Velasquez, Orlando Jacinto Garcia.

Programs subject to change

The 2007 New Music Miami ISCM Festival is made possible with the supportof the Miami Musical Depot (http://www.miamimusicaldepot.com/), FloridaInternational University (FIU) School of Music; Steinway and Sons andthe Steinway Piano Gallery in Coral Gables; the CCE Spanish CulturalCenter in Miami, FIU's Latin American and Caribbean Center (LACC), theCuban Research Institute (CRI), Asian Studies, and the InterculturalDance and Music Institute (INDAMI); the State of Florida, Department ofState, Division of Cultural Affairs; the Florida Arts Council; NationalEndowment for the Arts; Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairsand Cultural Affairs Council; the Miami-Dade County Mayor, the Board ofCounty Commissioners, and the Mexican Cultural Institute, the Instituutode Bellas Artes in Mexico, the Consulado General de Mexico in Miami, andthe French-American Cultural Foundation. The hotel for the festival isthe Best Western ChateauBleau Hotel in Coral Gables.

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