Earplay 27: a feeling for sound
Monday, February 6, 2012, 7:30 p.m.
Pre-concert talk at 6:45 p.m.
Morton Feldman: Nature Pieces (1951)
solo piano
Alex Hills: 1958-1961 (2011)
flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello
Earplay commission; world premiere
Mauricio Rodriguez: Crepitum (2010)
viola solo
Earplay / San Francisco Foundation Fund for Artists commission; world premiere
Wayne Peterson: Excursions (2011)
violin and piano
world premiere
Chen Yi: Tunes from My Home (2007)
violin, cello, piano
west coast premiere
Earplay 27: everything is open to interpretation
Monday, March 19, 2012, 7:30 p.m.
Pre-concert talk at 6:45 p.m.
Morton Feldman: Voice and Instruments II (1972)
ondes martenot, clarinet, cello, double bass
Ellen Harrison: Salad Bar (2010)
flute, viola
world premiere
Charles Ives: Piano Trio (1911);
violin, cello, piano
Erik Ulman: new commissioned work (2012)
ondes martenot, clarinet/bass clarinet, cello, contrabass
world premiere
Earplay 27: music could be an art form
Thursday, May 10, 2012, 7:30 p.m.
Pre-concert talk at 6:45 p.m.
Presenting partner:
SF International Arts Festival
Morton Feldman: Spring of Chosroes (1977)
violin, piano
Richard Felciano: Lontano (1986)
harp, piano
Joan Huang: Along the River During the Qingming Festival (2011)
flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, dizi, sheng, pipa, yangin, gangqin;
collaboration with Melody of China
Earplay / Melody of China commission; world premiere
Sven Daigger: Strom (2010)
flute, clarinet, cello, piano
U.S. premiere
2011 Earplay Aird Composers Competition winner