NYAE Performer List

(last 4 years)

Andrew Adelson, oboe
Carol Benner, viola
John Benthal, electric guitar
Emily Bindiger, alto
Christian Brandjes, actor
Alvin Brehm, double bass
David Calhoun, cello
Richard Cameron-Wolfe, piano
Helen Campo, flute
David Cossin, percussion
Sara Cutler, harp
Dennis Deal, bass
Amanda Despirito, french horn
Dimitrios Desyllas, percussion
Margaret Dorn, soprano
Albert Evans, piano
John Ferrari, percussion
Richard Goodman, french horn
Steve Gossling, piano
Stewart Gregory, tenor
Franco Grimaldi, baritone
Joyce Hammann, violin
Peter Jarvis, percussion
Todd Johnson, tenor
Robert Jost, french horn
Margaret Kampmeier, piano
Tom Kolor, percussion
Dorothy Lawson, cello
William Lewis, piano
Michael Lipsy, percussion
Michael Lowenstern, clarinets
James McElwaine, clarinets, saxophones
Bill Mitchell, bass
William Moersch, marimba & percussion
Lisa Moore, piano
Scott Morehouse, percussion
Sato Moughalian, flute
John Murphy, piano
Marilyn Nonken, piano
Christopher Oldfather, piano
Elizabeth Panzer, harp
David Parsons, baritone
Marcia Pelletiere, alto
Todd Reynolds, violin
Warren Rosenstein, MIDI realization
Deborah Sandoval-Thurlow, french horn
Rie Schmidt, piccolo/alto flute
Rolf Schulte, violin
Laura Seaton, violin
Stefani Starin, flute/alto flute
Gerald Steichen, piano
Jo-Ann Sternberg, clarinet
Maureen Strenge, bassoon
Taimur Sullivan, alto saxophone
Emma Tahmizian, piano
Rosie Vallese, soprano
Jim Vincent, tenor
Leese Walker, actor
John Wasiniak, tenor
Joseph Wiggett, baritone
Jane Wyss, soprano
Patti Wyss, alto
Evan Ziporyn

Tuesday, December 1, 1998 at 7:00 P.M.

New York Art Ensemble
presents our
Second Annual
Concert Benefit


Sonata for Viola and Piano* (1998) Jared Beynon

I. Moderato III. Largo
II. Scherzo IV. Vigorous

Carol Benner, viola; Bari Mort, piano


The Uncommon Trio** (1997) William Lackey

Sato Moughalian, flute; James McElwaine, bass clarinet;
Dorothy Lawson, cello


Radio Flyer* (1998) Preston Stahly

Todd Reynolds, violin; Lisa Moore, piano


Percussion Symphony* (1998) Edmund Cionek
(Rituals for a New Millennium)

I. Invocation of the Gods of Publicity (attacca)
II. Invocation of that special transcendental subcommittee
that smoothes the interface of the unseen essence of
nature and humanity’s artificial constructs
III. Kiss of the muse
IV. Invocation of the Gods of Generous Patronage

Michael Lipsy, Peter Jarvis, John Ferrari, Tom Kolor, percussion


- Reception in the drawing room -

*Premiere Performance
** Winner, 1998 NYAE Young Composers Competition

Kosciuszko Foundation, 15 East 65th St. (5th Ave. & Madison)
New York, New York

Tuesday, May 5, 1998 at 7:00 P.M.

New York Art Ensemble - Spring 1998
presents
New American
Chamber and Vocal Music

Kyrie (Mantra) II (1984) Richard Cameron-Wolfe*

Stefani Starin, flute; Richard Cameron-Wolfe, piano

Three Pieces for Violin & Piano** (1998) Preston Stahly

Todd Reynolds, violin; Lisa Moore, piano


- Intermission -

Quackers** (1998) Jared Beynon

1. Mating 3. Bathing
2. Diving 4. Migration

Andrew Adelson, oboe; Jo-Ann Sternberg, clarinet
James McElwaine, alto and baritone saxophones
Maureen Strenge, bassoon

American Landscapes** (1998) Edmund Cionek

1. I Heard You Solemn-Sweet Walt Whitman
2. Prayers of Steel Carl Sandburg
3. Earth and Man Stopford Brooke
4. Jazz Fantasia Carl Sandburg

Performed by the Accidentals
Margaret Dorn, Rosie Vallese, Emily Bindiger, Marcia Pelletiere,
Todd Johnson, Jim Vincent, Dennis Deal, Bill Mitchell


*Meet the Composer Grant Recipient **premiere performance


Kosciuszko Foundation, 15 East 65th St. (5th Ave. & Madison)
New York, New York