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Patricia Spencer, flute
Meighan Stoops, clarinet
Curtis Macomber, violin
André Emelianoff, cello
Blair McMillen, piano

 

September 15, 2008

Da Capo's JOAN

70th Birthday Portrait of Joan Tower

Joan Tower

A founding member, and pianist with Da Capo for the first fifteen years, Joan Tower will join us for a festive evening of works by colleagues, former students, and of course Tower (!).

  • Joan Tower Noon Dance
  • Joan Tower Trio Cavany
  • Tania León Alma
  • Chen Yi Happy Rain on a Spring Night
  • Sergei Tcherepnin Regenerations
  • Conor Brown Cloud Forest (World Premiere,
    written for the occasion)

Guest Artists
Lois  Martin, viola, Matthew Gold, percussion,Conor Brown, percussion and electronics, Matthew O'Koren, percussion

Tickets $20 ($10 students/seniors)

Da Capo's Joan will also be performed at Bard College
Sunday, September 14, 2008 3 PM
Olin Concert hall, Bard College
Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
Admission Free

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January 15, 2009

100 Years/Olivier Messiaen and Elliott Carter

An ecstatic celebration of musical giants Elliott Carter and Olivier Messiaen, born one day apart a century ago. Their music continues to mesmerize and inspire us with its poetic, metaphysical and dynamic power.

  • Elliott Carter Tempo e tempi -- (for soprano, oboe, clarinet, violin and cello)
  • Elliott Carter Enchanted Preludes -- (for flute and cello)
  • Elliott Carter Four Zukovsky Songs -- (for soprano and clarinet) -- Second Performance
  • Elliott Carter Esprit rude/Esprit doux (for Pierre Boulez) -- (for flute and clarinet)
  • Pierre Boulez Sonatine -- (for flute and piano)
  • Olivier Messiaen Quatuor pour la fin du temps -- (for clarinet, violin, cello, and piano)

Guest artists:

Lucy Shelton, soprano
Robert Ingliss, oboe
 

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June 1, 2009

Da Capo on Direct Current

Interactive electronic works by Dynamic Composers, established and emerging.

World premieres by Judith Shatin and Richard Teitelbaum, being written for Da Capo.

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Merkin Concert Hall: 129 West 67th Street

Subscriptions: $40 ($25 students/seniors)

Single tickets: $20 ($10 students/seniors)

Merkin Concert Hall Box office: 212 501-3330

All programs are subject to change.

The concerts of the Da Capo Chamber Players are made possible in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts. 

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They are also made possible with private funds from the Aaron Copland Fund for Music, the Alice M. Ditson Fund of Columbia University, Amphion Foundation, BMI Foundation, Hulbert Charitable Trust, Meet the Composer's JPMorganChase Regrant Program for Small Ensembles, the Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, and generous individuals. 

 

See our list of currently available recordings here.

page last updated Monday, December 22, 2008

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