Expression: Ism - Ensemble for These Times & TAC Collaboration
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Departmental Recitals showcase performance departments through its students. Featuring various students and repertoire, and curated by the faculty, performances in this recital highlight SFCM programs and the wide range of study.
A multimedia collaboration between Ensemble for These Times (E4TT) and SFCM TAC exploring music from the Second Viennese School and new music inspired by it, "Expression: Ism" will feature the World Premieres of a new chamber arrangement by Berg’s early masterpiece, Sieben Frühe Lieder by SFCM graduate TJ Martin and commissioned trios by E4TT co-founder David Garner and SFCM graduate Valerie Liu, plus music by Schoenberg, Webern and Adam Schoenberg (b. 1980), and the winner in the SFCM TAC Department student composition competition. The program will include visuals from the Arnold Schoenberg Center, expressionist painters, and real-time processing.
See https://e4tt.org/expressionism.html for more information.
Event Information
Pre-concert composer talk: 7 p.m.
Program
Link to the full program with program notes
Adam Schoenberg: Picture Etudes
IV. Olive Orchard
Taylor Chan, piano
Alban Berg (arr. TJ Martin): Sieben Frühe Lieder [arr. WORLD PREMIERE]
I. Nacht
II. Schilflied
III. Die Nachtigall
IV. Traumgekrönt
V. Im Zimmer
VI. Liebesode
VII.Sommertage
Bryana Marrero, soprano
Laura Reynolds, English horn
Elizabeth Clark Hall, vibraphone
Amy Brodo*, cello
Valerie Liu: Mystic Trio [WORLD PREMIERE]
I. chained
II. unchained
Laura Reynolds, English horn
Amy Brodo*, cello
Taylor Chan, piano
- Intermission -
Anton Webern: Sonatensatz für Klavier (Rondo)
Taylor Chan, piano
Britney Dawn Do: unmute [WORLD PREMIERE]
Laura Reynolds, English horn
Lylia Guion*, violin
Amy Brodo*, cello
Arnold Schoenberg: Drei Klavierstücke, Op. 11
I. Movement I
III. Movement III
Dale Tsang*, piano
David Garner: Piano Trio No. 2 [WORLD PREMIERE]
I. Pensive, flowing
II. Moderately
III. Quickly, with stark contrasts
Lylia Guion*, violin
Amy Brodo*, cello
Dale Tsang*, piano
*Guest Artist
Departments
Technology and Applied Composition
About SFCM’s Technology and Applied Composition Department
Get ready for a career on the edge of art and technology. Our Technology and Applied Composition (TAC) is an exclusive course of study that gives students a direct path into the worlds of film scoring, video game sound design, and other rewarding musical avenues. Featuring instruction from some of the most visible composers in the industry today, the TAC music degree readies you for a cutting-edge compositional life, bridging art and technology in the most dynamic ways imaginable.
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