Concert Information
KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN
| DATE: | Thursday-Friday, June 25-26, 2009; Sunday, June 28, 2009 |
| TIME: | Thursday-Friday, 8:00 PM; Sunday, 5:00 PM |
| VENUE: | Kalamazoo Institute of Arts (KIA) 314 South Park Street Kalamazoo, Michigan USAClick here for online tickets or call Miller Box Office (269) 387-2300, or Kalamazoo Institute of Arts (269) 349-7775 ext 3121 |
| PROGRAM: | American Composers and O’Keeffe View the complete Georgia O’Keeffe and Her Times exhibition at the KIA and hear eight world premiere compositions in the museum gallery alongside the paintings that inspired the composers’ new works.Opus 21 and the KIA present a special aural and visual event featuring new musical compositions by eight American composers commissioned specifically for this occasion – each inspired by a work of art in the Georgia O’Keeffe exhibition. The event brings together the paintings of some of America’s greatest modern artists and the music of today’s composers. New works include:Richard Adams – “Dancing Willows” (2009) * Andrew Bishop – “Roof Tops” (2009) * David Colson – “2 Alone” (2009) * John Griffin – “Bone and Stone” (2009) * Joel Harrison – “Marin Movement” (2009) * Keith Murphy – “Ore into Iron” (2009) * Bill Ryan – “Red Tree, Yellow Sky” (2009) * Carl Witt – “Karuna” (2009) ** World premiere. Commissioned by Opus 21. |
| NEW YORK, NEW YORK | |
| DATE: | Thursday, May 1, 2008 |
| TIME: | 7:30 PM |
| VENUE: | Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall 881 Seventh Avenue New York, NY USAClick here for ticket information or call (212) 247-7800 |
| PROGRAM: | All-Rzewski Program Part of Carnegie Hall’s Making Music Series Opus 21 with guest pianist Stephen Drury and composer-pianist Frederic RzewskiAttica Spots Cadenza Natural Things – world premiere * Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues* Co-commissioned by Opus 21 (with support from the 2008 Chamber Music America Commissioning Program), Carnegie Hall, and the Gilmore International Keyboard Festival. |
| ALLENDALE, MICHIGAN | |
| DATE: | Thursday, February 22, 2007 |
| TIME: | 8:00 PM |
| VENUE: | GVSU Performing Arts Center Louis Armstrong Theatre Allendale, Michigan USAClick here for ticket information or call (616) 331-3484 |
| PROGRAM: | America’s Multicultural MusicThe program will feature six works commissioned by Opus 21 from some of America’s leading composers, including former composer-in-residence of the New York Philharmonic Tania LEÓN and eight-time Grammy Award-winning jazz legend Paquito D’RIVERA, both of whom are Cuban-American and have incorporated elements of Cuban music into their compositions. Each of the works on the program draws on a different influence from around the globe, including compositions by CHEN Yi (China), Kamran INCE (Turkey), Martin BRESNICK (Spain), and Trent KYNASTON (Central America). The concert also includes Music for Pieces of Wood by Steve REICH inspired by African and Balinese music, and Two Impersonations by Evan ZIPORYN, which incorporates elements of the music of Japan and Kenya. |
| NEW YORK, NEW YORK | |
| DATE: | Saturday, April 28, 2007 |
| TIME: | 8:30 PM |
| VENUE: | Thalia Theater at Symphony Space 2537 Broadway (at West 95th Street) New York, New York USAClick here for ticket information or call (212) 864-5400 |
| PROGRAM: | Five World Premieres – Postminimalism in the 21st Century Plus the NY Premiere of Louis Andriessen’s Klokken voor Haarlem As a follow-up to last season’s sold-out performance at the Thalia, OPUS 21 returns with a genre-busting program of world premieres. The concert salutes the minimalist and post-minimalist composers of the past several decades and focuses on the impact their groundbreaking music has had in shaping today’s newest generation of composers. The program will feature five new works by both established and emerging talents who have been influenced by this defining movement in Western musical history, including Richard ADAMS, Anna CLYNE, Mark DANCIGERS, Dennis DeSANTIS, and Bill RYAN, as well as the U.S. premiere of Louis ANDRIESSEN’s Klokken voor Haarlem, David LANG’s Stick Figure, and Steve REICH’s New York Counterpoint. |
| WASHINGTON, D.C. | |
| DATE: | Friday, May 11, 2007 |
| TIME: | 8:00 PM |
| VENUE: | Library of Congress Coolidge Auditorium Thomas Jefferson Building Corner of 1st St. & Independence Ave., SE (across from the U.S. Capitol) Washington, D.C. USAClick here for ticket information or call (800) 551-7328 |
| PROGRAM: | New Works Inspired By Motown Special guests, Motown legend and original “Funk Brother” Jack Ashford, and Velvelettes’ lead singer Cal Street Opus 21 performs a multi-genre program of contemporary classical and jazz works influenced by the Motown sound of 1960s Detroit. The concert features seven compositions commissioned by the ensemble, including pieces by Michael DAUGHERTY, former composer-in-residence with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra; world-renowned jazz musician Fred HERSCH, Motown Records’ original bandleader and legendary member of the Funk Brothers, Joe HUNTER; Richard ADAMS, Eve BEGLARIAN, Tom KNIFIC, and Daniel Bernard ROUMAIN. |
| KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN | |
| DATE: | Thursday-Sunday, May 17-20, 2007 |
| TIME: | Thursday-Saturday, 8:00 PM / Sunday, 2:00 PM |
| VENUE: | Wellspring Theater at the Epic Center 359 S. Burdick Street Kalamazoo, Michigan USAClick here for ticket information or call (269) 387-2300 |
| PROGRAM: | Five World Premieres – Postminimalism in the 21st CenturySame as New York concert (see above), presented in collaboration with Wellspring/Cori Terry & Dancers. |