Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall, Rozsa Centre, University of Calgary
8:00 pm, pre-concert talk at 7:15 pm
After the Equinox: Rubbing Stone Ensemble
with guest soprano Martha RennerNew works by Alain Perron, Arlan Schultz, Chantale Laplante, and R. Murray Schafer, Toru Takemitsu, György Ligeti – new sonorities and explorations, virtuosic solo works, sounds from Tibet.
The Rubbing Stone Ensemble is a new music ensemble in residence with New Works Calgary. It is named after the “rubbing stone” in Nosehill Park: “A glacial erratic, the rubbing stone stands as a reminder of the bison that sustained those early inhabitants of our city.” Featuring: saxophonist Jeremy Brown, Luciane Cardassi (piano), Rod Squance (percussion), Gianetta Baril (harp) and Ralph Maier (guitar).
Program:
| Alain Perron | New work for solo saxophone(s) with guitar, harp, piano, percussion. “a concerto, in seven sections exploring new sonorities”. |
| Arlan Schultz | New work for soprano, tenor saxophone, harp, piano, percussion & surround sound, with soundfiles based on Tibetan monastery chant recordings |
| R. Murray Schafer | The Crown of Ariadne for harp & percussion |
| Chantale Laplante | New work for saxophone and live electronics “exploring points of timbral junctures.” |
| Toru Takemitsu | Equinox for guitar |
| György Ligeti | Selections from the Piano Etudes |