sfSound returns to Old First Concerts with an exciting program of works newly composed/revised within the last year, alongside two contrasting pieces from the 1960s.
The concert features the west coast premiere of compositions by
John Zorn,
Hans Tutschku, and
Christopher Burns. Rounding out the program are classics by
Terry Riley,
Mario Davidovsky, and a composition by sfSound's
Matt Ingalls based on the music of
György Ligeti that is
ABSOLUTELY NOT A COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT.
P R O G R A M
John Zorn -
Hexentarot (2013)
Twelve simple canons for the witches' Sabbath vn, vc, no
Terry Riley -
Tread on the Trail (1965)
full ensemble
Mario Davidovsky -
Synchronisms #2 (1964)
fl, cl, vn, vc, and tape
Hans Tutschku -
Still Air 3 (2014)
oboe, bass clarinet and electronics
Christopher Burns -
Injunctions (2013)
for five or more improvisers
Matt Ingalls -
György Variations (2010, revised 2014)
a composition inspired by the music of György Ligeti ob, cl, sx, tpt, tbn, pno
sfSoundGroup -
Improvisation (2014)
full ensemble
M U S I C I A N S
Monica Scott, cello
Hadley McCarroll, piano/organ
Andy Strain, trombone
Benjamin Kreith, violin
John Ingle, saxophone/conductor
Matt Ingalls, clarinet/bass clarinet
Diane Grubbe, flute
Tom Dambly, trumpet
Kyle Bruckmann, oboe/english horn
Cost: $17/14
Videos featuring musicians playing at this event
The premiere, at the 2013 Outsound New Music Summit, of Wrack ...Awaits Silent Tristero's Empire (made possible by the Chamber Music America New Jazz Works commissioning program).