The 8th Annual Acadia New Music Festival February 2–6, 2015
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The Acadia New Music Society is a non-profit organization with a mandate to foster the promotion and presentation of new and experimental types of concert music in the Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia. The 2014-2015 board members are: Derek Charke, Mark Hopkins, Pauline Dong, Sally Benevides Hopkins and Jeff Hennessy. The Acadia New Music Society gratefully acknowledges support from: The Province of Nova Scotia, the Canada Council for the Arts, SOCAN Foundation, the Municipality of the County of Kings, Fountain School of Performing Arts at Dalhousie University, Acadia University and Acadia University School of Music (Christianne Rushton, director), and Harwood House. The 8th Annual Acadia New Music Festival February 2–6, 2015 Wolfville, Nova Scotia Jeffrey Zeigler, cello Blue Engine String Quartet NBG Ensemble Featuring: World premieres by Derek Charke and Peter-Anthony Togni Faculty and Students from Acadia’s School of Music The Acadia University Symphony, directed by Christoph Both The Acadia University Wind Ensemble with Tristan De Borba, saxophone, directed by Mark Hopkins The Acadia Youth Band, directed by Paul Hutten The CD Release of ‘LIVE WIRED’ and more… S T S 2 0 1 5 Presented by the Acadia New Music Society Derek Charke & Mark Hopkins, Co-Directors www.AcadiaNewMusic.org LIVE WIRED is the first independent Acadia New Music Society CD release, with the NBG ensemble and Acadia University Wind Ensemble, conducted by Mark Hopkins. Welcome! 8th annual Acadia New Music Festival The Acadia New Music Society proudly presents the eighth annual Acadia New Music Festival, Shattering the Silence, from February 2-6 on the campus of Acadia University and in other venues in Wolfville, N.S. This five-day festival showcases the work of outstanding composers and performers across the Atlantic provinces and beyond. Featuring: Tristan De Borba, saxophone Janice Jackson, soprano, and music by Jérôme Blais, Derek Charke, and Anthony Genge. It is clear that new music creation and performance are alive and thriving in the Annapolis Valley — "Shattering the Silence 2015" celebrates the culture of innovation and the fresh perspective of creative artists of our time. This year, Jeffrey Ziegler, a genre-bending new music performing artist of international stature, will share his art with our community as a performer and as a teacher on the Campus of Acadia University and at Horton High School. His recital on Friday night in the Al Whittle Theatre promises to be a highlight of the week. There are platforms for audiences to hear emerging performers and composers as well, in our Rising Stars concert on Tuesday, and the "Homegrown" concert on Thursday. STS 2015 likewise celebrates the vast talent pool of Nova Scotia throughout the Festival. Peter-Antony Togni (Winner of the 2014 Lt. Governor's Masterworks Award in the Arts) has composed a new work for Jeffrey Ziegler and Nova Scotia's own Blue Engine String Quartet. And, the resident NBG Ensemble will release the first cd of music from the Festival on Tuesday evening... …and, this is only the tip of the iceberg. This Festival is a feast of fresh sounds, with something for every curious listener. Under the guidance of codirectors Derek Charke and Mark Hopkins, Shattering the Silence is branding the Annapolis Valley as a hotbed of new music composition and performance in Eastern Canada. Through fifteen events over five days, Shattering the Silence celebrates the joy of creating and performing new music, presenting compelling performances for 21st Century ears. Events take place in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. Derek Charke & Mark Hopkins, Co-Directors, Shattering the Silence 2015 Acadia New Music Society www.AcadiaNewMusic.org Page 2 Release date Tue. Feb. 3, 2015. Harwood House is happy to once again sponsor Shattering the Silence and to host Jeffrey Zeigler during his visit. We have been neighbours of Acadia University for the last 15 years and we continue to enjoy our wonderful relationship with students, faculty and administration. COMFORT, RELAXATION and WARM HOSPITALITY AWAIT you. Page 19 Events at a Glance ENSEMBLES Monday February 2, 2015 The Acadia University Orchestra 2014-2015: STS Acadia University Orchestra Directed by Dr. Christoph Both VIOLIN 1 Stan Chen ^ Allison Stewart ^ Shelby Marshall Victoria Ioannou Lauren Quarles Devynn Quarles Katrine Crosby Mrugakshee Palwe Jennifer Jones BEQ VIOLA Hayley McLeod ^ Thea Burton * Shannon Deavy April Rose Sue Sayle BEQ Sarah McCabe * Oboe Stewart, Maddie Clarinet Bishop, Kira Bobbitt, Rachel tuba Phillip Gnemmi DOUBLE BASS Adam Langille Cailun Campbell Nic d'Amato + PERCUSSION Mark Adam ^ Brydone Charlton Keith Stratton Naoko Tsujita Zoe Strutt BEQ Blue Engine String Quartet Flute Gerrits, Mika Kenzie, Melanson Lee, Rachel Meister, Jessica Robertson, Abby Thomson-Hayes, Elena Wallace, Ryan Zammlynny, Lydia Melanson, Kenzie * Music Community CELLO Raymond Wieser +^ India Gailey Connor Cornick Laurel Richey Avril Killacky * Hilary Brown BEQ VIOLIN 2 Keara Leibowitz^ Tianze Zhang Sean Edmunds + Harrison Cassidy + Jonathan Wearing + Rachael Weagle + Sarah Henri + Anne Simon BEQ Acadia Youth Band Directed by Paul Hutten ^ Section Leader (+) Acadia Community fl 1 Rebekah Hutten fl 2 Cherise Roberts fl 3 Stephanie Maxwell fl 4/picc Toni-Ann Sanford oboe 1 Kay Greene oboe 2 Kelly Ells oboe 3 Miranda Burns oboe 4 Hayley Francis-Cann clar 1 Aidan Matthias clar 2 Joanna Phillips clar 3 Karen MacDonald clar 4 Emily Brossoit bssn 1 Jerusha Young-Connor bssn 2 Scott Morrison bssn 3 Lindsay Burns contrabassoon Cong He trpt 1 Holly Lohnes trpt 2 Pamela Farrow trpt 3 Mark Hopkins trpt 4 Margaret Hopkins fr horn 1 Shannon Lauriston fr horn 2 Meggie MacKay fr forn 3 Michelle Boyd fr horn 4 Hope Gendron trbn 1 Leslie Wightman trbn 2 Sebastian Sauve bass trbn Jim Sotvedt PIANO/SYNTH Jeff Henessy + Collin Makariak Cumby, Sarah Derrick, Noah Henri, Grace Hood, Sydney Hooper, Ella Hutten, Miriam Kruisselbrink, Lauren Lloyd, Julia McNally, Sam Spearns, Claire Wilkie, Sally Alto Clarinet Levy, Morgandy Bass Clarinet Bullerwell, Emma Heisler, Andrew Skaling, Gabriel Steadman, Noah Alto Sax Bobbitt, Sarah Dunfield, Elise Gilbert, Reuben Tenor Sax Archibald, Noah Tibbutt, Annika Zamalynny, Anton Trumpet Bobbitt, Max Chipman, Jack Saklofske, Lukas Gilbert, Frieden Hopkins, Margaret Jones, Nick MacLean, Seth Page 18 French Horn Goucher, Albany McNally, Nathan Trombone Baker, Gabriel Hogan, Joel Moors, Tynan Harris, Ryan Wilkie, Lucy Wilson, Orion Tuba Lohr, Ben McNutt, Katherine Spearns, Diedre Percussion Taylor, Scotia FOUR SECTIONS 7 pm, Festival Theatre Tuesday February 3, 2015 CELLO MASTERCLASS with JEFFREY ZEIGLER at Dalhousie 9 am to noon, Room 121, Fountain School of Performing Arts, Dalhousie, Halifax, NS CHAMBER MUSIC SHOWCASE – RISING STARS 5 pm, Denton Hall Auditorium LATE NIGHT AT THE ANVIL – NBG ENSEMBLE 9 pm, Anvil Beverage Room Wednesday February 4, 2015 CELLO MASTERCLASS with JEFFREY ZEIGLER at Acadia 3:30 to 5 pm, Denton Hall Room 226 OFRENES – BLUE ENGINE STRING QUARTET & JEFFREY ZEIGLER 7 pm, Festival Theatre Thursday February 5, 2015 LECTURE/PRESENTATION with JEFFREY ZEIGLER 11:30 am, Denton Hall Auditorium COMPOSER MASTERCLASS with JEFFREY ZEIGLER at Acadia 3 to 5 pm, Denton Hall Room 234 HOME GROWN 7 pm, Festival Theatre Friday February 6, 2015 JEFFREY ZEIGLER IN RECITAL 7 pm, Al Whittle Theatre Page 3 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2015 FOUR SECTIONS 7 pm, Festival Theatre Admission: Freewill donation ($20 suggested) / free for students with valid I.D. Guest Artist Jeffrey Ziegler will open the concert, followed by the Acadia University Wind Ensemble and Chamber Orchestra. They will present the world premiere of “Wired and Wound” for solo saxophone (performed by Tristan De Borba) by Derek Charke and arranged for Wind Ensemble by Mark Hopkins, and “Four Sections” by Steve Reich. Programme: John Zorn / Babel Jeffrey Zeigler, cello Derek Charke (arr. Mark Hopkins) / Wired and Wound (World Premiere) 1. Wired 2. and 3. Wound Tristan De Borba, alto saxophone solo Acadia University Wind Ensemble Mark Hopkins, conductor Intermission Steve Reich / Four Sections I II III IV Acadia University Orchestra Christoph Both, conductor The Acadia Orchestra is comprised of students from many disciplines across campus as well as music majors and is led by Dr. Christoph Both. The Acadia Wind Ensemble is the auditioned wind band of the Acadia School of Music, performing one to a part and is led by Dr. Mark Hopkins. Page 4 COMPOSERS / ENSEMBLES Kati Agócs (CDN) http://www.agocsmusic.com Carmen Braden (CDN) http://www.blackicesound.com Derek Charke (CDN) http://www.charke.com Emily Doolittle (CDN) http://www.emilydoolittle.com Gareth Farr (NZL) http://garethfarr.com Anthony Genge (CDN) http://www.anthonygenge.com Philip Glass (USA) http://www.philipglass.com Hauschka (GER) http://hauschka-net.de Alexina Louie (CDN) http://www.alexinalouie.ca Marjan Mozetich (CDN) http://www.mozetich.com Monica Pearce (CDN) http://www.monicapearce.com Astor Piazzolla (ARG) http://www.piazzolla.org Paola Prestini (USA) http://paolaprestini.com Steve Reich (USA) http://www.stevereich.com Razaz (SWE) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Razaz Abigail Richardson-Schulte (CDN) http://abigailrichardson.com Felipe Perez Santiago (MEX) http://felipeperezsantiago.com Alex Shapiro (USA) http://www.alexshapiro.org Peter-Anthony Togni (CDN) http://www.petertogni.com John Weinzweig (CDN) http://www.johnweinzweig.com John Zorn (USA) http://www.tzadik.com Acadia University Wind Ensemble: Chamber Players Directed by Dr. Mark Hopkins FLUTE/PICCOLO Rebekah Hutten - Kentville, NS FRENCH HORN Shannon Lauriston - Dartmouth, NS OBOE Kay Greene - Centre Burlington, NS TROMBONE Leslie Wightman - Wolfville, NS Jim Sotvedt - Kingston, NS CLARINET Joanna Phillips - Truro, NS Aidan Matthias - Meagher’s Grant, NS TUBA Phillip Gnemmi - Hantsport, NS BASS CLARINET Emily Brossoit - Lucan, ON PIANO Lisa St. Clair - Wolfville, NS BASSOON Lindsay Burns - Tremont, NS GUITAR Jeff Torbert - Wolfville, NS SAXOPHONE Scott Morrison - Markham, ON PERCUSSION Brydone Charlton - Fredericton, NB Naoko Tsujita - Hammatsu, Japan Keith Stratton - Marshfield PEI TRUMPET Holly Lohnes - Mahone Bay, NS Margaret Hopkins - Hanover, Indiana Page 17 ARTIST BIOS Paul Hutten, Acadia Youth Band — teaches instrumental music to approximately 400 local middle school students in the valley, conducts the Acadia Youth Band, teaches piano privately and works part time as a church musician. Jennifer King, piano — is the faculty pianist at Acadia School of Music, and is in-demand as an adjudicator for many music festivals and competitions within the province. She holds degrees from McGill University (MMus in solo piano) and Acadia University. Jennifer was recently recognized by Nova Scotia’s Lieutenant Governor for her contribution to musical life in the province. Heather Price, piano — is a certified music therapist (MTA), having also completed degrees in Piano Performance and Pedagogy and Music Education (DMA, MM, BMus.) Her teaching experience at the University of Eastern Oregon, Atlantic College (North Carolina) and Acadia University includes instruction in studio piano, keyboard harmony and improvisation, music therapy skills and resources, ear training and theory, liturgical music, African drumming, and elements of music for non- music majors. Susan Sayle, viola — A violist in Symphony Nova Scotia since 1986, Susan Sayle was appointed Principal Viola in 1994. In demand as a chamber musician, she has performed with the Dalhousie Chamber Players, the St. Cecilia Concert Series, the Indian River Festival, at Concerts aux Isle du Bic, OK Quoi?, Shattering the Silence, the New Brunswick Summer Music Festival, the NBG Ensemble, and many times as soloist with Symphony Nova Scotia. Gillian Smith, violin — holds a Bachelor of Music degree in violin performance from the Eastman School of Music, a Master of Music degree in violin performance from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and a Doctorate from the University of Minnesota. She has performed with Symphony Nova Scotia, the Minnesota Orchestra, and the Winnipeg Symphony, and is an instructor of violin at Acadia University. Jeff Torbert, guitar — Jeff Torbert has taken an improvisatory approach to a music career—from a classical guitar degree and apprenticeships with jazz masters Jerry Granelli and David Tronzo (in Boston, MA) to workshops at the Banff Centre for the Arts; to performances with The Upstream Orchestra, Spontaneous Combustion Ensemble, Libertango, Symphony Nova Scotia, TFC (on CBC’s Concerts on Demand), and Rich Aucoin (opening for Black Eyed Peas, Weezer); to his ECMA and Music Nova Scotia-nominated album ‘This Weather Honest'; and finally to the creation of Musicians For Farmers, a benefit event raising money and awareness for food sovereignty issues in Nova Scotia. Eileen Walsh, clarinets — plays Second Clarinet and Bass Clarinet with Symphony Nova Scotia since October 2007. Eileen completed her bachelor’s degree at UBC. Her solo performances with orchestra include the Nielsen and Copland Clarinet Concertos. TUESDAY FEBRUARY 3, 2015 CELLO MASTERCLASS w/Jeffrey Zeigler 9 am to noon, Room 121, Fountain School of Performing Arts, Dalhousie, Halifax, NS Admission: Free 9am Lecture/Demonstration on Mr. Zeigler's work 10am Improvisation/Performance workshop with Dalhousie string and composition students 11am Masterclass with Dalhousie String Quartet students CHAMBER MUSIC SHOWCASE – RISING STARS 5 pm, Denton Hall Auditorium Admission: Free Chamber ensembles from Acadia’s School of Music and Acadia student composers. Featuring Steve Reich’s Six Pianos. Programme: Adam Clarke * / Life (World Premiere) Adam Clarke, guitar Martin Campbell * / Electronic Etude (World Premiere) Electroacoustic Shelby Marshall * / Urban Sky Stephanie Maxwell, flute Aidan Matthias, clarinet Michelle MacQueen, piano Shelby Marshall, violin India Gailey, cello Adam Clarke, conductor Aidan Matthias * / Fantasy (World Premiere) Aidan Matthias, Joanna Phillips, clarinets Adam Langille * / Si Contente Máiri Demings, Soprano Melina Coolen * / Sound Cherise Roberts, flute Michael Gnemmi, saxophone Keith Stratton, percussion Shelby Marshall, violin India Gailey, cello Melina Coolen, conductor Shannon Lauriston * / The Letter Opener, Movement 2: Soliloquies (World Premiere) Cherise Roberts, flute Page 16 Joanna Phillips, clarinet Shannon Lauriston, horn Miriam de Goeij, piano Connor Cornick, cello Shelby Marshall, conductor * Denotes a current Acadia composition student Apocalyptica / Bittersweet The Acadia Cello Quartet, Directed by Christoph Both Connor Cornick, India Gailey, Avril Killacky, Laurel Richey, Raymond Wieser Steve Reich / Six Pianos Acadia University Chamber Music Ensemble, Directed by Christoph Both Avery Dakin-Clarke, Melina Coolen, Amy Litsas, Collin Makariak, Rebecca Fairless, Ashton Wisener Page 5 TUESDAY FEBRUARY 3, 2015 LATE NIGHT AT THE ANVIL – NBG ENSEMBLE 9 pm, Anvil Beverage Room Admission: $5 cover NBG Ensemble presents works by Kati Agócs, Carmen Braden, Anthony Genge, Monica Pearce, and Abigail Richardson-Schulte. Come celebrate the release of the first Acadia New Music Society self-produced CD ‘Live Wired’. The NBG Ensemble is the resident ensemble of the Acadia New Music Society. The eight members of the ensemble present music in a cabaret setting. Programme: PART 1 Marjan Mozetich / Baroque Diversions Susan Sayle, viola Abigail Richardson-Schulte / Inundation Eileen Walsh, clarinet Mark Adam, percussion Susan Sayle, viola Kati Agócs / Every Lover is a Warrior Ellen Gibling, harp Carmen Braden / Bedrock Cycles Gillian Smith, violin Norman Adams, cello Jennifer King, electric piano Monica Pearce / Connotations Derek Charke, flute Eileen Walsh, clarinet Jeff Hennessy, toy piano Gillian Smith, violin Norman Adams, cello Mark Hopkins, conductor Page 6 ARTIST BIOS Mark Grant Adam, percussion — is fluent across a wide range of musical styles. He has played with leading artists, and is a collaborative performer who has spearheaded performances of large works by Steve Reich, George Crumb and Bela Bartok while also being active as an improviser with musicians like Derek Charke, Dinuk Wijeratne and the trio Sanctuary. He is a recipient of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Award and has won teaching awards at Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia where he works and teaches. Christoph Both, cello — A powerhouse performer and legendary teacher, Christoph Both holds a Masters of Music (Artist's Diploma Violoncello) from the Musikhochschule Frankfurt as well as a Masters in Education in Music and Physics. A recipient of an international DAAD doctoral scholarship from Germany awarded him a Ph.D. in Musicology in the field of information theory and electronic music composition from the University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He is full time faculty and professor of music at Acadia University, touring cellist with SANCTUARY TRIO, chair of strings, chamber music and orchestra conductor. Derek Charke, flutes — (see page 14) Eugene Cormier, guitar — is in high demand as a solo performer, chamber musician, accompanist, studio musician, adjudicator, and as a teacher. Eugene currently teaches Classical Guitar, Guitar Ensemble, Rock History, Music Technology and Musicianship at Acadia University, in Wolfville Nova Scotia. His guitar students are frequently top prize winners in many competitions. Nicholas D’Amato, double bass — Before relocating to Nova Scotia two years ago, Nicholas D’Amato was a freelance bassist in New York City. During his years there he performed with countless artists across vast stylistic borders. He recorded dozens of albums, television jingles, and film scores. Since 2007 he has been bassist for Verve recording artist Lizz Wright. Tristan De Borba, saxophone — is on faculty at Acadia University, He received his Master of Music degree from the University of British Columbia, and did his undergraduate work at the University of Toronto. His mentors include Dr. Wallace Halladay, and Dr. Julia Nolan. Tristan is concurrently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the University of Toronto in saxophone performance. Ellen Gibling, harp – is a classical and celtic harpist based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She holds an undergraduate degree in harp performance from McGill University, where she studied with Jennifer Swartz. As an orchestral harpist, she has performed with Symphony Nova Scotia, the World Youth Orchestra of Jeunesses Musicales, and has toured with the National Youth Orchestra of Canada. Ellen is currently a member of Halifax-based bands The Heavy Blinkers and Zulkamoon, and is half of Conundrum, a flute and harp duo with Jack Chen. Jeff Hennessy, piano and toy piano — is currently the Dean of Arts a Acadia University. Jeff Hennessy is a songwriter, composer, keyboardist, and musicologist from Nova Scotia, Canada. He has received two East Coast Music Award nominations, and was the regional winner and national finalist in the Canadian National Songwriting Competition where he performed at the Toronto Skydome. Mark Hopkins, conductor — (see page 14) Page 15 Jeffrey Zeigler Artist-in-residence Since 2001 Zeigler has performed frequently with the interdisciplinary multimedia group VisionIntoArt (VIA). This New York-based ensemble is directed by composer Paola Prestini and is comprised of many of the city’s most compelling artists all working together to create exciting programs that brim with artistic and intellectual virtuosity. VisionIntoArt has concertized regularly throughout New York City and Europe. Recently, Zeigler was appointed as the Music Director of VisionIntoArt. In collaboration with VIA, Mr. Zeigler has been involved in creating new video with filmmaker Davide Faggiano for Michael Gordon’s dramatic work for solo cello, “Industry”, and new media for Felipe Perez Santiago’s cello cycle, Glaub, which premiered at Galapagos Art Space in Brooklyn. Jeffrey Zeigler holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester where he was a student of Stephen Doane, and a Master of Music degree from the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University where he served as the Teaching Assistant for Paul Katz. He then continued his studies at Indiana University under Janos Starker. Mr. Zeigler has also studied at the Britten-Pears School in Aldeburgh, England where he was a pupil of William Pleeth and Zara Nelsova. From 2002-2003 Zeigler served as the Cellist-in-Residence at Texas Christian University and this season will be a Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of Oregon. He is a regular contributor to the blog, CelloBello. In fall 2013, Zeigler will also begin teaching cello at the Mannes College The New School For Music in New York City. Jeffrey Zeigler is a native of Fremont, California. He now lives in Brooklyn, New York with his wife and son and he enjoys watching soccer matches and has never acquired the ability to say no to a great meal with friends. http://jzcello.com CO-DIRECTORS Derek Charke Dr. Derek Charke is a JUNO and ECMA award-winning composer, flutist, and professor at Acadia University in Nova Scotia. Derek has been commissioned by the Kronos Quartet, Toronto Symphony, Winnipeg Symphony, Symphony Nova Scotia, St. Lawrence String Quartet, and Inuk throat singer Tanya Tagaq Gillis, as well as an impressive list of other performers and organizations. www.charke.com Mark Hopkins Dr. Mark Hopkins is an Associate Professor in the School of Music at Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, and conducts the Wind Ensemble. He is responsible for teaching undergraduate and graduate Conducting, Music Education foundation courses, and is Director of Wind Music Studies at Acadia University. He is also founding Director and lecturer of the Acadia University Summer Wind Conducting Symposium. music.acadiau.ca/faculty_hopkins.php TUESDAY FEBRUARY 3, 2015 Intermission PART 2 CD Release Event “Live Wired” The Acadia New Music Society is proud to release Live Wired, a snapshot of music being created and performed as a direct result of the festival. The CD features the NBG Ensemble and the Acadia University Wind Ensemble, conducted by Mark Hopkins; music by composers Anthony Genge, Derek Charke and Jérôme Blais; and guest soloists Tristan De Borba, Alto Saxophone and Janice Jackson, Soprano. Live Wired was recorded by Stonehouse Sound at University Hall in Wolfville, NS with support from the Acadia University Research Fund, Arts Nova Scotia, the Canadian Music Centre and the Acadia University School of Music. Anthony Genge / Eastern Passage Derek Charke, flute Eileen Walsh, clarinet Mark Adam, percussion Ellen Gibling, harp Gillian Smith, violin Susan Sayle, viola Norm Adams, cello Mark Hopkins, conductor This concert with the NBG Ensemble is made possible through funding from Arts Nova Scotia, the Canada Council for the Arts, and Kings County. Intermission PART 3 Free Improvisation NBG is the resident ensemble of the Acadia New Music Society. The NBG Ensemble is the brainchild of conductor Mark Hopkins and composer Derek Charke. Along with some of the finest performers in the Maritimes, (including members of Symphony Nova Scotia and teaching Faculty from two Maritime universities), this ensemble seeks to perform the great chamber music of our time to the highest professional standard. The NBG Ensemble takes particular joy in tackling challenging new works by living composers, striving to entertain and enlighten audiences looking for a 21st Century musical experience. Over the last five years NBG has premiered new works by Jérôme Blais, Anthony Genge, Bob Bauer, and Derek Charke. In addition, NBG brought the first performances of great new works to Maritime audiences of music by a diverse range of composers. Page 7 WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 4, 2015 CELLO MASTERCLASS w/JEFFREY ZEIGLER 3:30 to 5 pm, Denton Hall Room 226 Admission: Free Masterclass on contemporary cello techniques. OFRENES 7 pm, Festival Theatre Admission: $20 adults / $10 seniors / free for students with valid I.D. Programme: Anthony Genge / String Quartet No. 1 1. Calmly 2. Fast and Urgent 3. Slowly and Freely 4. Faster Peter-Anthony Togni / Ofrenes (World Premiere) with Jeffrey Zeigler, cello Marjan Mozetich / String Quartet No. 2 Episode 1: Energetic Episode 2: Tragic Episode 3:"Elegy to Lost Friends" Episode 4: Fast and Lively Derek Charke / Sepia Fragments • • • Blue Engine String Quartet Jennifer Jones, violin 1 Anne Simons, violin 2 Susan Sayle, viola, Hilary Brown, cello This concert with the Blue Engine String Quartet is made possible by funding from Arts Nova Scotia, the Canada Council for the Arts, and Kings County. Page 8 Jeffrey Zeigler Artist-in-residence Deemed by the New York Times as “excellent”, and a player who performs with “with unforced simplicity and beauty of tone” Jeffrey Zeigler has been the cellist of the internationally renowned Kronos Quartet for eight seasons. As cellist of one of the most celebrated and influential ensembles of our time, Zeigler has performed thousands of concerts worldwide, has premiered over 200 works and has collaborated with many of the world’s most versatile and innovative composers and performers. In the process, Zeigler has played an integral role in redrawing the boundaries of the string quartet medium. Zeigler has been the recipient of the Avery Fischer Prize, the Polar Music Prize, the President’s Merit Award from the National Academy of Recorded Arts and the Chamber Music America Richard J. Bogomolny National Service Award among others. Notable premiers include pieces by John Adams, Damon Albarn (of Blur and Gorillaz), John Corigliano, Henryk Gorecki, Vladimir Martynov, Steve Reich, Terry Riley, Valentin Silvestrov and Peteris Vasks to name a few. Notable collaborations include Asha Bhosle, The Bang on a Can AllStars, jazz pianist Billy Childs, Noam Chomsky, The Merce Cunningham Dance Company, Philip Glass, Paul Hillier, Zakir Hussain, the great Azerbaijani singers Alim and Ferghana Qasimov, Afghani Rubab virtuoso Homayoun Sakhi, pipa virtuoso Wu Man, Tom Waits and Howard Zinn. Mr. Zeigler has appeared as a soloist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Toronto Symphony, the Royal Danish Radio Symphony, the Basel Symphonie, the Brooklyn Philharmonic and the Sioux City Symphony and has performed under the batons of Seiji Ozawa, Christoph Eschenbach, Michael Tilson Thomas, Leonard Slatkin, Robert Spano, Sir Roger Norrington, Mstislav Rostropovich, Peter Oundjian, James Conlon, John Adams and Dennis Russell Davies. Over the course of his celebrated career, Mr. Zeigler has released over a dozen recordings for Nonesuch Records, Deutsche Grammophon and Smithsonian Folkways and has appeared with Norah Jones on her album “Not Too Late” on Blue Note Records. Zeigler can also be heard on the film soundtrack for Darren Aronofsky’s film, “The Fountain” featuring music by Clint Mansell and including performances by the Scottish band, Mogwai. This coming season will see Zeigler begin a variety of new projects and collaborations. Highlights include the commissioning and premiere of new works for cello by Anna Clyne, Bryce Dessner, Mohammed Fairouz, Vijay Iyer, Glenn Kotche, Nico Muhly and Richard Reed Parry, among others. Many of these works will appear on his first solo album, on Innova Records. This summer, Zeigler will play two concerts at the Bellas Artes in Mexico City and will also premiere a new collaboration led by the innovative German pianist, Hauschka. In June, he will premiere a cello concerto by Scott Good with the Vancouver-based jazz band, the Hard Rubber Orchestra. Zeigler has also begun new collaborations with the celebrated pianist Alessio Bax, and will debut a new group with Vijay Iyer next year. Previous to joining Kronos, from 1998-2004 he was the cellist of the award winning Corigliano Quartet. In his first season with the quartet, the group captured the Grand Prize at the Fischoff Chamber Music Competition and the ASCAP-Chamber Music America Award for Adventurous Programming. Over the years the Corigliano Quartet made a number of recordings that were released on Albany, CRI and Naxos. The quartet also served as the Lisa Arnhold String Quartet-In-Residence at The Juilliard School as well as holding other residencies at Indiana University at Bloomington and at Dickinson College. Page 13 FRIDAY FEBRUARY 6, 2015 JEFFREY ZEIGLER IN RECITAL 7 pm, Al Whittle Theatre Admission: $25 adults / $15 seniors / $10 students Jeffrey Zeigler performs a solo cello recital, including works by Felipe Perez Santiago, Paola Prestini, Hauschka, Philip Glass, Razaz, and John Zorn, plus the world premiere of a new work by Derek Charke. Programme: Felipe Perez Santiago / Glaub Paola Prestini / Quiet Hauschka / The Space Between Philip Glass / Orbit Razaz / Shadow Lines John Zorn / Babel Paola Prestini / Mourning Derek Charke / Tangled in Plastic Currents (World Premiere) *** Jeff Zeigler’s recital and residency is made possible by funding from Arts Nova Scotia, the Canada Council for the Arts, the SOCAN foundation, Kings County, the Fountain School of the Performing Arts at Dalhousie, and Acadia University School of Music. BLUE ENGINE STRING QUARTET The Blue Engine String Quartet was formed in 1997 as the core ensemble of the Nova Scotia chamber music series, Blue Engine Music. The Quartet are all members of Symphony Nova Scotia. Blue Engine holds true to classical roots performing many of the masterworks of the string quartet repertoire, including twentieth century landmarks by Ravel, Shostakovich, and Arvo Pärt. The Quartet has worked closely with important Canadian composers Christos Hatzis, Peter Togni, Tony Genge and Brian Current. In September 2006, the Quartet premiered Brian Current’s “Faster Still” with Duo Concertante in St. John’s, Newfoundland. This work was commissioned by the CBC especially for this collaboration and the concert was broadcast nationally on CBC Radio’s “Two New Hours” and “In Performance”. The members of the BESQ are proud to champion works by women composers: Amy Beach, Fanny Mendelssohn, Rebecca Clarke and Germaine Tailleferre among them. An important part of Blue Engine’s mandate is to provide audiences with innovative concert experiences. The 2003 “Lost Composers” concert received national attention: it was an emotionally charged evening- an overflow Pier 21 audience heard premieres of works that were repressed or hidden away during the Holocaust. The Blue Engine String Quartet is frequently broadcast on CBC Radio, appears on CBC Television, and was featured, along with four distinguished guest singers in “Quartet Plus Four at Christmas”, a New Scotland Productions Christmas Special for Vision TV and CBC. They were also featured in a BBC documentary film on the life of the late Dudley Moore, in which they perform Moore’s one and only string quartet written during his Oxford years. Halifax has one of this country’s most vibrant popular music scenes, and the Quartet are frequently featured as guest artists on recordings by the likes of Jill Barber, Meaghan Smith, Mary Jane Lamond, Heavy Blinkers, Chucky Danger and Jenn Grant. The Blue Engine String Quartet loves to collaborate with other chamber musicians. They’ve had the pleasure of making music with many of our finest classical artists: among them, Denise Djokic, Philippe Djokic, Lynn Stodola, Peter Togni, Walter Delahunt, Sanctuary, Marcia Swanston, Peter Allen, Margaret Isaacs, Suzanne Lemieux and Bernhard Gueller (as cellist). On the night of the 2006 Juno Awards Gala Broadcast, Jennifer, Anne, Margot, and Hilary were the envy of every woman in Canada when they got up close with heart throb Michael Bublé, accompanying the international star on his massive hit single “Home”. The Quartet is happy to report that he’s a really nice guy! In 2005, after years of playing on other artists’ records, Blue Engine along with singer Cliff Le Jeune and pianist Paul Simons released their own CD, “If It Be Your Will...Songs of Leonard Cohen”, a fifteen song collection of exciting new arrangements by fellow SNS musician Chris Palmer. The CD received rave reviews including one from Leonard Cohen himself who wrote to Le Jeune, Simons and the Quartet: “Dear Colleagues, Thank you for this sublime gift.” The Cohen show has played to a huge audience at the Indian River Festival, had a successful Maritime Tour in the spring of 2007, a week long run at the exquisite Chester Playhouse, and a well-received benefit appearance in Hamilton, Ontario. In February 2007, along with Cliff Le Jeune, the Blue Engine String Quartet had the privilege of performing for the Governor General, Her Excellency Michaelle Jean, and His Excellency, Jean-Daniel Lafond, at a private function. Her Excellency has requested that Cliff, Jennifer, Anne, Margot, Hilary and Paul give a State Concert at Rideau Hall. The 2007/2008 season is full of excitement and anticipation for us. It’s been an amazing ten years; a decade in which we’ve had the privilege of performing some of the most beautiful and diverse music in the repertoire, staged several world premieres, and collaborated with some of Canada's greatest musicians. We’ve even had a few gigs where there was makeup and wardrobe! Some of us are hoping that the next ten years might include that elusive Gucci Shoe sponsorship. Ten years go by quickly, especially when you are having fun, surrounded by friends. We really are glad that we listened when we heard a certain Little Blue Engine say “I think I can...I think I can”. Page 12 http://www.blueenginestringquartet.com Page 9 THURSDAY FEBRUARY 5, 2014 THURSDAY FEBRUARY 5, 2014 LECTURE/PRESENTATION w/JEFFREY ZEIGLER John Weinzweig / Private Collection 2. Says What? 7. My Dear Etcetera 3. Hello Rico Katie Cochrane, soprano Jennifer King, piano 11:30 am, Denton Hall Auditorium Admission: Free Jeffrey Zeigler speaks about his current projects. COMPOSER MASTERCLASS w/JEFFREY ZEIGLER 3 to 5 pm, Denton Hall Room 234 Admission: Free Composer master class. Topic: writing for strings (cello). HOME GROWN 7 pm, Festival Theatre Admission: Freewill donation ($20 suggested) / free for students with valid I.D. A concert featuring faculty performers from Acadia’s School of Music, local musicians and student performers and composers. The Acadia Youth Band (a group representing eight different schools in the Annapolis Valley) will also perform this evening, under the direction of Paul Hutten. Tonight will also feature the Acadia Faculty Improv Ensemble, who will be joined by Jeffrey Zeigler. Programme: Astor Piazzolla / Histoire du Tango 2. Café 1930 3. Nightclub 1960 Derek Charke, flute & bass flute Eugene Cormier, guitar Gareth Farr / Kembang Suling Rebekah Hutten, flute Brydone Charlton, marimba Keith Stratton * / Porcupine Percussion Ensemble, Directed by Mark Adam Alec Bloch, Brydone Charlton, Don Foley, Dante Hu, Zoe Strutt, Naoko Tsujita Emily Doolittle / minute etudes (Books 1 and 2) furtive | fleeting | tranquil | frenzied | lonely | lively | hearty Jennifer King, piano Intermission Alexina Louie / Put on Your Running Shoes Heather Price, piano Alex Shapiro / Paper Cut Acadia Youth Band Paul Hutten, conductor Faculty Improv Group / Free Improvisation Mark Adam, percussion Christoph Both, cello Nicholas D’Amato, double bass Derek Charke, bass flute Jeff Hennessy, piano Mark Hopkins, trumpet Jeff Torbert, guitar Jeffrey Zeigler, cello * Denotes a current Acadia Page 10 composition student Page 11
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