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TUNE-IN FESTIVAL L.A.

CAP UCLA celebrates award-winning ensembles that are changing the landscape of contemporary music one note at a time.

Imani Winds featuring Simon Shaheen: The Zafir Project

ETHEL featuring : ...And Other Stories

An evening with yMusic

eighth blackbird Still in Motion

cap.ucla.edu/TUNEINLA #tuneinla SPECIAL THANKS MESSAGE FROM THE CENTER: Tune-In L.A. is supported in part by the Colburn Foundation. Additional

support provided by the Tribute Fund and the Sally & Welcome to a celebration of new music. This weekend we have the William A. Rutter Endowment for the Performing Arts. distinct privilege to present some of the most ebullient, virtuosic ensembles in modern music. It is extremely appropriate at this CAP UCLA would like to gratefully acknowledge the talented and point in each group’s trajectory to honor their exceptional artistry generous artists from our immediate community who came together as well as their significant, innovative and ongoing contributions to for Tune-In Festival L.A. contemporary music. Quattro These four ensembles and their special guests are re-writing the Quattro, is a fresh, new and innovative ensemble that blends Latin, pop, landscape of modern music. They are creative explorers all of and classical crossover - with a passion and energy that is overtaking whom possess a powerfully entrepreneurial spirit. Each group has every listener of their music. Quattro was the 14th Annual Latin Grammy configured itself around a passion for music and ideas unfettered Nominee for Best New Artist. The group is raising the bar of originality by convention or limitations. The modern who write for with fresh composing and arranging that “pays homage to the classics” and perform with these groups share their passions and ideals and and forges a new contemporary sound. Quattro is Giovanna Clayton the results are game-changing. (), Lisa Dondlinger (), Kay-ta Matsuno (), Jorge Villanueva (percussion). We’re also proud to call UCLA’s Schoenberg Hall for three of this weekend’s performances. It’s a fitting tribute to present these innovative ensembles in a hall named for one of the most Tahkt Dirty influential composers of the 20th century, Arnold Schoenberg. In Arabic, takht may refer to a small group of . Takht Dirty is He himself was an explorer, an inventor and though his methods a group of music-lovers, friends, and family. Its early members met as and views were polarizing in his lifetime, his contributions to the freshmen at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. Their collective joy form are unparalleled. in learning and practicing Middle Eastern music fuels the group’s desire to preserve the music. The group’s inclusion of non-traditional musical We come together at this beautiful time of year, in the serenity elements in a given piece strives to maintain sensibility to a performance of that only spring break can yield on a bustling university campus. the song in a traditional context. One of the overarching goals of this group Special thanks go out to the members of our campus and local is to share the beauty of the music with a wide range of audience members community who have come together to add texture and vibrancy in an innovative and exciting manner. to this weekend’s programs. In addition to the headlining concerts, this weekend you will experience work from student groups Tahkt Tahkt Dirty is UCLA students Ryan Vig (). Dirty, OMG Brass Trio, OMG Quartet and the exciting local Lindsey Kunisaki (music administration/visual and performing arts), ensemble Quattro. Zoe Shay (ethnomusicology/visual and performing arts), We’re very grateful for the passion that surrounds us on a daily Ziyad Marcus (ethnomusicology) Albert Agha (ethnomusicology) basis, for the honor of presenting ensembles of this caliber, some for and Danny Schmoun. the first time in this city. OMG And, we’re grateful to the audiences for their support of the Center. The “Omni-Musicality Group,” is led by UCLA Ethnomusicology doctoral Just by holding this program in your hands you exhibit a much- candidate and Alex Rodriguez. They gather and rehearse valued appreciation of these great artists and an inspiring belief in weekly out of a sheer joy of music. the unlimited possibilities that abide in the realm of new music. OMG Brass Trio is comprised of UCLA students Marc Bolin (tuba) Alex “An artistic impression is substantially the resultant of two W. Rodriguez (trombone) and UCLA professor Steven Loza (). components. One what the work of art gives the onlooker — the other, what he is capable of giving to the work of art.” The OMG features UCLA students Aaron Hogan (guitar) —Arnold Schoenberg Anna Kouchernova (violin), Mehrenegar Rostami (santour) and Natalia Bieletto (). Thank you for joining us for Tune-In Festival L.A. Thank you for what you bring to this space. Thank you to the UCLA percussionists who appear as part of the finale performance of Worker’s Union. Nik Keelaghan, Mariam Kaddoura, Enjoy the performance. David Riccobono and Mika Nakamura

And, special thanks to UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, and the UCLA Events Office, who helped make the weekend’s outdoor festivities possible. FESTIVAL DAY ONE

Imani Winds featuring Simon Shaheen: The Zafir Project

Thu, Mar 27 Flute Toyin Spellman-Diaz Schoenberg Hall Mariam Adam 8pm Jeff Scott Monica Ellis

PERFORMANCE DURATION: Simon Shaheen Oud, Violin Approximately two hours; Abbos Kosimov Percussion one intermission PROGRAM

Far Away from No. 2 Miguel Del Aguila TUNE-IN L.A. kicks off with a welcome Andaluza Manuel de Falla arr. Wayne Peterson celebration, toast and pre-show artist The Lotus Pond Gamal Abdel-Rahim arr. Adam Lesnick talk between CAP UCLA artistic and Jebel Lebnan Mohammed Fairouz executive director and performers. LOS ANGELES PREMIERE i. Bashir’s March The innovative L.A.-based ensemble Interlude: Nay Quattro will perform a free pre- ii. Lamentation: Ariel’s Song iii. Song and Little Dance concert in the Schoenberg courtyard iv. Mar Charbel’s Dabkeh starting at 6:30.

INTERMISSION The talented UCLA students of globally- inspired quartet Tahkt Dirty Zafir* Simon Shaheen perform during intermission. Dance Mediterranea Simon Shaheen arr. Jeff Scott

Dig Deeper into the sounds and of contemporary perfomers and composers * Written for Imani Winds and commissioned by Peak Performances at Montclair, via our on-site Pop- Library. University of Notre Dame and America. FESTIVAL DAY TWO

ETHEL featuring Kaki King: ...And Other Stories

Ralph Farris Dorothy Lawson Cello Kip Jones Violin Tema Watstein Violin Fri, Mar 28 Kaki King Guitar Schoenberg Hall PROGRAM 6pm Brndnbrg Cncrto nr6 mvt 1 ‡ jsbch arr. kpjns Seong Nyun Sa ‡ Kip Jones Walking the ‡ PERFORMANCE DURATION: Trying to Speak (Parts 1 & 2) ‡ Kaki King Approximately 60 minutes; Great Round Burn Kaki King No intermission strings arr. R. Farris Selections from “The Blue Room and Other Stories” March Selections from Logbook § ‡ Aleksandra Vrebalov, arr. A. Vrebalov, ETHEL & K.King Cat O’ Nine Tails (Tex Avery Directs The Marquis De Sade) (excerpt)

Program listed alphabetically by . Order will be announced from stage.

ETHEL endorses the Avid/Sibelius family of software solutions. ETHEL endorses the beyerdynamic family of microphones. Kaki King appears in collaboration with the Windish Agency. § Commissioned 2013, by Dušan Týnek Dance Theatre. ‡ Composed and/or arranged especially for this program. ABOUT “...AND OTHER STORIES”: Known worldwide for transcending the limits of tradition, the string quartet ETHEL has for the past decade and a half actively, aggressively, joyfully, adapted their epic skill-set to the presentation of rainbow-colored music of every style and description. Virtuoso Kaki King has, likewise, won an enthusiastic international following as gutsy, honest, and astonishingly beautiful works seem to defy gravity. Brought together, these celebrated sound worlds intermingle and swarm to create a glorious and inspired collaboration.

...And Other Stories is an electrifying immersion in brilliant skill, rich sonic adventures, and flights of fantastic storytelling. The collaboration is anchored by a groundbreaking re-imagining of Bach’s masterful Brandenburg Concerto #6 and also includes works from ETHEL’s repertoire by Phil Kline and John Zorn. Original works by Kaki King and a world premiere composition for ETHEL & Kaki King by Serbian composer Aleksandra Vrebalov round out the program. FESTIVAL DAY TWO

An evening with yMusic

LOS ANGELES DEBUT Violin, Guitar Fri, Mar 28 Viola Clarice Jensen Cello Schoenberg Hall Alex Sopp 8pm Hideaki Aomori CJ Camerieri Trumpet, Horn

PERFORMANCE DURATION: PROGRAM Approximately 60 minutes; (All L.A. Premieres) Works will be announced from the stage No intermission Music In Circles Andrew Norman Safe Travels Timothy Andres Everness Mark Dancigers Balance Problems Bladed Stance Marcos Balter UCLA’s own OMG Brass Trio The Bear and the Squirrel Jeremy Turner comprised of UCLA students plus selections from Marc Bolin (tuba) Alex W. Beautiful Mechanical and Rodriguez (trombone) and UCLA Year of the professor Steven Loza (trumpet) will perform on the Schoenberg patio at intermission. Join us for music and drinks and interactions with the performers. FESTIVAL DAY THREE

eighth blackbird and friends: Still in Motion

Sat, Mar 29 Tim Munro Flutes Michael J. Maccaferri Clarinets Royce Hall Yvonne Lam Violin & Viola 8pm Nicholas Photinos Cello Matthew Duvall Percussion Lisa Kaplan

yMusic PERFORMANCE DURATION: Rob Moose, Nadia Sirota, Clarice Jensen, Alex Sopp, Approximately two and a half Hideaki Aomori, CJ Camerieri hours; One intermission

UCLA Percussionists Nik Keelaghan, Mariam Kaddoura, David Riccobono and Mika Nakamura PROGRAM

Performers from yMusic and Qsqsqsqsqqqqqqqqq Tristan Perich eighth blackbird will participate in a Murder Ballades pre-show artist talk on the Duo for Heart and Breath Royce Terrace starting at 7pm. Etudes/Counting Duets Ligeti/Johnson

The OMG String Quartet featuring Intermission UCLA students Aaron Hogan (guitar) Anna Kouchernova (violin), Mehrenegar Two Seaming Jane Rigler Rostami (santour) and Natalia Bieletto (performed by Tim Munro and Alex Sopp) (flute) perform at intermission. Selections from Enjoy your Sufjian Stevens/arr. Moose (featuring yMusic) Join us for post-show mingling with the Worker’s Union Louis Andriessen artists and desserts from Seasons 52 (featuring yMusic and UCLA percussionists) (program subject to change) ABOUT THE ARTISTS (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER) critically-acclaimed Music of the Sun concerts with Robert Mirabal to an introspective program Grace, featuring ETHEL’s eighth blackbird of music by and . Other highlights eighth blackbird combines the finesse of a string quartet, the energy include: a return appearance as the House Band of TEDxManhattan; of a rock band and the audacity of a storefront theater company. The performances as the Resident Ensemble at The Metropolitan Museum Chicago-based, three-time Grammy-winning “super-musicians” of Art’s Balcony Bar; and premieres of newly commissioned works by (LA Times) entertain and provoke audiences across the country and Hannis Brown, Lainie Fefferman, Ulysses Owens Jr., Dan Friel and around the world. .

Colombine’s Paradise Theatre is eighth blackbird’s new staged, Always striving to demonstrate the unifying power of music, ETHEL memorized production. Composer Amy Beth Kirsten challenges the has initiated innovative collaborations with an extraordinary sextet to play, speak, sing, whisper, growl and mime, breathing life into community of international artists including , Bang on a this tale of dream and delusion. Performances have taken place at the Can, Todd Rundgren, Carlo Mombelli, Ursula Oppens, Juana Molina, University of Richmond, as well as DC’s Atlas Arts, and it has been Tom Verlaine, STEW, , , Dean Osborne, called a “Tour de Force” by the Washington Post. Howard Levy, Simone Sou, , Iva Bittová, Colin Currie, , Jeff Peterson, Oleg Fateev, Stephen Gosling, Jake The 2013/14 season’s acoustic program, Still in Motion, features new Shimabukuro, Polygraph Lounge and . works by The National’s Bryce Dessner (the folk-inspired Murder Ballades), Steve Mackey (music from his Grammy-winning Slide) and For nine consecutive years, ETHEL has served as the Ensemble-in- Australian composer Brett Dean (the searing Old Kings in Exile). eighth Residence at the Grand Canyon Music Festival’s Native American blackbird brings this show to Ohio, Missouri, Idaho, Oregon, North Composers Apprenticeship Project. The group’s ongoing dedication Carolina, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and California. to working with indigenous people and music culminated in the 2010 release of Oshtali: Music for String Quartet (Thunderbird Records), the Other highlights include debuts with the Cincinnati Symphony (where first commercial recording of American Indian student works. the ensemble is an Artist in Residence) and New World Symphony; residencies at UCLA, SUNY Purchase, Baylor and Duke; a collaboration ETHEL’s debut eponymous CD was a Billboard Magazine “Best with Oberlin College’s CME; and a debut on the ’s Recording of 2003.” Its second CD, Light, ranked #3 on Amazon.com’s Atrium series. “Best of 2006” and #5 on WYNC’s “Best of 2006 Listener Poll.” The group’s most recent CD, Heavy, was released in 2012 to great critical eighth blackbird holds ongoing Ensemble in Residence positions at the acclaim. ETHEL has appeared as a guest artist on a plethora of : Curtis Institute of Music, University of Richmond, and University of Cold Blue Two (Cold Blue Music, 2012), Glow by Kaki King (Velour Chicago. A decade-long relationship with Chicago’s Cedille Records Recordings, 2012); Blue Moth by Anna Clyne (Tzadik, 2012); A Map of has produced six acclaimed recordings. The ensemble has won three the Floating City by Thomas Dolby (Redeye Label, 2012); The Duke by Joe Grammy Awards, for the recordings strange imaginary animals, Jackson (Razor & Tie, 2012); John the Revelator: A Mass for Six Voices by Lonely Motel: Music from Slide and Meanwhile. Phil Kline (, 2008) with vocal group Lionheart; and the Grammy Award-winning Dedicated to You: Sings the Music of eighth blackbird’s members hail from America’s Great Lakes, Keystone, Coltrane and Hartman (Concord Records, 2009). Golden and Bay states, and Australia’s Sunshine State. There are four foodies, three beer snobs and one exercise junkie. The name “eighth Over the past four years, ETHEL has premiered more than 55 new blackbird” derives from the eighth stanza of Wallace Stevens’s evocative, works by 20th- and 21st-century composers including: Phil Kline’s aphoristic poem, Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird (1917). eighth SPACE at the gala reopening of Alice Tully Hall; RADIO by Osvaldo blackbird is managed by David Lieberman Artists. Golijov at the debut of WNYC Radio’s Jerome L. Greene Space; ETHEL’s TruckStop®: The Beginning at BAM’s Next Wave Festival; ETHEL Fair: ETHEL The Songwriters at opening night of Lincoln Center’s Out of Doors; Acclaimed as “indefatigable and eclectic” (), “vital WAIT FOR GREEN with choreographer Annie-B Parson commissioned and brilliant” (), and “one of the most exciting quartets by arts>World Financial Center; HonBiBaekSan by Dohee Lee at around” (Strad Magazine), ETHEL invigorates the contemporary Meet the Composer’s 3-City Dash Festival; ETHEL’s HomeBaked music scene with exuberance, intensity, imaginative programming, and series featuring commissioned works by emerging NYC composers exceptional artistry. Andy Akiho, Anna Clyne, Judd Greenstein and Matt Marks, as well as premieres by Rick Baitz and Randall Woolf at the Tribeca New Music At the heart of ETHEL is a collaborative ethos – a quest for a common Festival; performances of original scores in combination with new creative expression that is forged in the celebration of community. As choreography by Aleksandra Vrebalov/Dusan Tynek Dance Company cultural and musical “pollinators,” the quartet brings its collaborative and Son Lux/Gina Gibney Dance; and works by contemporary music discoveries to audiences through multi-dimensional musical repertoire luminaries such as Philip , Julia Wolfe, John Zorn, , and community engagement. , John King, Raz Mesinai, John Luther Adams, JacobTV, Hafez Modirzadeh, , Kenji Bunch, and Marcelo ETHEL’s 2013-’14 season celebrates the diversity of regional American Zarvos. music. It commences with the world premiere of the quartet’s latest multi-media production Documerica, a landmark visual and musical Founded in 1998 and based in , ETHEL is comprised of snapshot of America during the tumultuous 1970s, as part of the Ralph Farris (viola), Dorothy Lawson (cello), Kip Jones (violin) and Tema Academy of Music’s Next Wave Festival. This evening-length Watstein (violin). ethelcentral.org performance directed by Steve Cosson features montages by acclaimed projection artist Deborah Johnson in concert with commissioned work Founding member of ETHEL, Ralph Farris (Artistic Director, Viola) by Mary Ellen Childs, Ulysses Owens Jr., Jared Impichchaachaaha’ Tate is a Grammy-nominated arranger, an original Broadway and James “Kimo” Williams and new music by the members of ETHEL. member of The Lion King and former musical director for ’s . He has worked with , Martin Throughout the season ETHEL tours several signature programs Scorsese, Depeche Mode, Natalie Merchant, Harry Connick Jr., Allen ranging from a collaboration with guitar virtuoso Kaki King, to the Ginsberg, Yo-Yo Ma and Gorillaz. A graduate of Walnut Hill School for the Arts, Ralph earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from The La Jolla Music Society, Virginia Arts Festival, Bravo! Colorado, and . Ravinia Festival. In recent seasons, the group has traveled extensively internationally, with tours in China, Singapore, Brazil, and throughout A founding member of ETHEL, Dorothy Lawson (Artistic Director, . Current season highlights include debuts at La Folle Journee in Cello) has performed with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, the White Nantes, France, and in ’s Wigmore Hall. Oak Dance Project, Philharmonia Virtuosi, the American Symphony Orchestra, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and numerous new music The group continues its Legacy Commissioning Project, in which the ensembles. Canadian-born, she completed degrees at the University of ensemble is commissioning, premiering and touring new works for Toronto, the Vienna Academy and The Juilliard School. She teaches in woodwind quintet written by established and emerging composers of the Preparatory Division of Mannes College at the New School in diverse musical backgrounds. The Legacy Project kicked off in 2008 New York City. with world premieres by Alvin Singleton and Roberto Sierra. Since then, projects have included works by , Stefon Harris, Danilo Kip Jones (Violin) is known for his ebullient and innovative solo Perez, Simon Shaheen, and Mohammed Fairouz. The group’s fifth performances in a style he describes as “experimental folk”. A modern on E1 Music – entitled Terra Incognita after ’s musical troubadour, he’s performed at scores of eclectic venues such piece written for the group – is a celebration of the Legacy project with as Ecuador’s Ministry of Economic Inclusion, Tirana’s Liceu Artistik new works written for Imani Winds by Mr. Shorter, Jason Moran, and “Jordan Misja”, two miles inside Chom Ong Tai cave in Laos, the Paquito D’Rivera. Imani Winds make their Naxos debut performing the summer homes of nomadic Mongolian herders, and platforms of most Legacy-commissioned-work Jebel Lebnan by Mohammed Fairouz on subway systems in . As a composer, his work has been the composer’s March 2013 release, Native Informant. commissioned by ensembles that include the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra and A Far Cry. A native of Minnesota, Kip earned his degree The wide range of programs offered by Imani Winds demonstrates in Violin Performance from the Berklee College of Music. their mission to expand the repertoire and diversify new music sources. From Mendelssohn, Jean Françaix, György Ligeti, and Luciano Berio, to Tema Watstein (Violin) is an active soloist, chamber musician, and Astor Piazzolla, Elliott Carter and John Harbison; and to the unexpected educator. Hailed for her “sweeping and bristling” sound by the New York ranks of Paquito D’Rivera and Simone Shaheen, Imani Winds actively Times, she has performed with the Metropolis Ensemble, Mark Morris seek to engage new music and new voices into the modern classical idiom. Dance Group, Argento Ensemble, Tanglewood’s New Fromm Quartet, to Imani members Valerie Coleman and Jeff Scott both regularly contribute name a few. She served most recently as the violinist in ’s compositions and arrangements to the ensemble’s expanding repertoire, February House at the Public Theater. An alum of Rice University and bringing new sounds and textures to the traditional instrumentation. graduate of MSM’s Contemporary Performance Program, Tema is equally home whether playing Ligeti in concert or improvising in a field. Through commissions and performance the quintet regularly collaborates with artists ranging from Yo-Yo Ma to Wayne Shorter. ETHEL gratefully acknowledges its supporters: Shorter’s Terra Incognita – his first-ever composition for another The Board of ETHEL’s Foundation for the Arts; The ensemble – was premiered by Imani Winds. The group went on to Fund for Music; The Amphion Foundation; Bloomberg Philanthropies; perform extensively with Shorter at major European festivals like Brooklyn Academy of Music; The Carnegie Corporation of New York; the North Sea Jazz Festival, and in North America at venues such as CECArtsLink; Chamber Music America; The Cheswatyr Foundation, Carnegie and Disney halls. On Shorter’s acclaimed 2013 release on The Delmas Foundation; The Double R Foundation; The Greenwall Blue Note, Without a Net, Imani Winds are featured prominently. The Foundation; The Jerome Foundation; LEF Foundation; Meet the group’s Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center residency culminated Composer; Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation; The Multi-Arts Production in a recital in New York’s Alice Tully Hall with renowned clarinetist/ Fund, a program of Creative Capital supported by the Rockefeller saxophonist/composer Paquito D’Rivera. The ensemble has also worked Foundation; The National Endowment for the Arts; The Netherland- with luminaries such as bandoneonist Daniel Binelli, the Brubeck America Foundation; New Music USA; The New York State Council on brothers, clarinetist David Shifrin, and pianists Gilbert Kalish and Shai the Arts; New York Community Trust, The New York City Department Wosner. Their ambitious project, Josephine Baker: A Life of Le Jazz Hot! of Cultural Affairs; OZ Arts; The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels brought chanteuse René Marie with them to New York, San Francisco, Foundation; and The September 11th Fund. Los Angeles, and St. Louis.

Imani Winds enjoy frequent national exposure in all forms of media, Imani Winds including features on NPR’s All Things Considered, appearances on More than North America’s premier , Imani Winds APM’s Saint Paul Sunday and Performance Today, BBC/PRI’s The has established itself as one of the most successful chamber music World, as well as frequent coverage in major music magazines and ensembles in the . Since 1997, the Grammy-nominated newspapers including the New York Times and Wall Street Journal. The quintet has taken a unique path, carving out a distinct presence in the group maintains an ongoing relationship with -XM and has been world with its dynamic playing, culturally poignant featured multiple times and on various channels. programming, adventurous collaborations, and inspirational outreach programs. With two member composers and a deep commitment to Their excellence and influences have been recognized with numerous commissioning new work, the group is enriching the traditional wind awards including the 2007 ASCAP Award, 2002 CMA/ASCAP Award quintet repertoire while meaningfully bridging European, American, for Adventurous Programming, as well as the CMA/WQXR Award for African and Latin American traditions. their debut and self-released recording Umoja. At the 2001 Concert Artists Guild International Competition, Imani Winds was selected as Imani Winds’ touring schedule has taken them across the globe. At the first-ever Educational Residency Ensemble, in recognition of their home, the group has performed in the nation’s major concert venues tremendous musical abilities and innovative programming. including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, Disney Hall, and Kimmel Center. The group is frequently engaged by the Imani Winds’ commitment to education runs deep. The group premier chamber music series in , San Francisco, Portland, participates in residencies throughout the U.S., giving master classes Philadelphia and New York, and have also played virtually every major to thousands of students a year. In the summer of 2010, the ensemble university performing arts series including those in Amherst, Ann launched its annual Chamber Music Festival. The program, set on the Arbor, Austin, Seattle, Stanford, Urbana and countless others. Festivals Juilliard campus, brings together young instrumentalists from across include Chamber Music Northwest, Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, North America and beyond for an intense week of music exploration. Imani Winds have five releases on E1 Music, including their 2006 and master’s degree from SUNY at Stony Brook (studying with Grammy Award nominated recording entitled The Classical William Purvis). Scott has performed with The Lion King orchestra Underground. They have also recorded for Naxos and Blue Note. (on Broadway, New York) 1997-2005, and the 1994 revival of Showboat 1994-1997. He has been a member of the Alvin Ailey and Dance Theater A native of Louisville, Kentucky, Valerie Coleman ( flute) began her of Harlem since 1995 and has performed numerous times music studies at the age of eleven and by the age of fourteen, had written under the direction of and Arturo O’Farrill with the three symphonies and won several local and state competitions. Valerie Lincoln Center Jazz. is not only the founder of Imani Winds, but is a resident composer of the ensemble, giving Imani Winds their signature piece Umoja (which Bassoonist Monica Ellis, a native of Pittsburgh, PA, discovered the joy is listed as one of the “Top 101 Great American Works” by Chamber of making music at the age of 4. Encouraged by her father, the late jazz Music America). In addition to her significant contributions to wind saxophonist Clarence Oden, she began playing the clarinet, saxophone quintet literature, Valerie has a works list for various winds, brass, and later the piano. After being introduced to the bassoon in middle strings and full orchestra published by International Opus and in the school, she studied with Mark Pancerev of the Pittsburgh Symphony near future, Theodore Presser. Prior to her solo debut at Carnegie Hall, throughout high school. Ms. Ellis went on to receive her Bachelor of Valerie was the understudy for flutist Eugenia Zukerman at Lincoln Music degree from Oberlin College Conservatory of Music, studying Center, featured soloist in the Mannes 2000 Bach Festival, two-time with George Sakakeeny. While at Oberlin she participated as both an laureate of the Young Artist Competition at Boston University, recipient instructor and performer in the Panama Project; a month long camp of the Aspen Music Festival Wombwell Kentucky Award, and was the for young Panamanian students. She then received her Master of Music inaugural recipient of the Michelle E. Sahm Memorial Award at the degree from The Juilliard School and also attended School Tanglewood Festival. Recently, she appeared as guest artist at the of Music in the Orchestral Performance Program, studying with Frank Chenango Music Festival, teaching artist for Chamber Music Society of Morelli at both institutions. A passionate teacher, Ms. Ellis is on the Lincoln Center, was recipient of Meet the Composer’s Edward and Sally faculty of the Conservatory of Music of Brooklyn College and Purchase Van Lier Memorial Award, and was showcased on the New York classical (NY) College. She has also taught at the Mannes College of Music radio station WQXR. Most Recently, she is a recipient of the Multi-Arts Preparatory Division and Juilliard’s Music Advancement Program. Production Fund - a grant given to “support innovative new works in all disciplines and traditions of performing arts.” Kaki King (guitar) Recognized as one of “The New Guitar Gods” by , guitarist Toyin Spellman-Diaz (oboe) has developed a reputation as a world- Kaki King is known for her percussive and jazz-tinged melodies, class oboist. As an orchestral musician, she has performed in the New energetic live shows, use of multiple tunings on acoustic and lap steel York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, Chicago Civic Orchestra, guitar, and her enormous ability in a variety of genres. As a performer, Milwaukee Symphony, Brooklyn Philharmonic, and Orchestra of St. she has toured with a wide range of artists including The , Lukes, and has worked with such conductors as Kurt Masur, Daniel and and has been featured on several film Barenboim, Pierre Boulez, Christoph Eschenbach, and Mstislav soundtracks including Twilight and Into the Wild. From experimental Rostropovitch. As an educator, she has written two music-telling pieces to accessible pop, her dazzling musicianship defies categorization performance pieces for Imani Winds, a performance practice that and expectation. Her sophisticated and mesmerizing finger-picking style incorporates music into the telling of a story by using the instruments combines fret-tapping with slap bass techniques, using the guitar for as props and as integral parts of the story-telling process. Ms. Spellman- percussive beats, as well as sound layering and looping. Her playing style Diaz was acclaimed as a “standout oboist with smooth, controlled tone has been compared to and , the latter of and excellent technique” in the Washington Post when she performed the whom she explicitly cites as an influence. Goosens Oboe Concerto at the Kennedy Center. She has also performed concerti with Chicago Civic Orchestra, Manhattan Virtuosi and the Simon Shaheen (violin, oud) Antara Ensemble. She attended the Oberlin Conservatory where she Simon Shaheen dazzles his listeners as he deftly leaps from traditional achieved her Bachelor of Music degree, and received her Masters and Arabic sounds to jazz and Western classical styles. His soaring Professional Studies degrees from the Manhattan School of Music. Ms. technique, melodic ingenuity, and unparalleled grace have earned him Spellman-Diaz has studied with Joe Robinson, James Caldwell, Joe international acclaim as a virtuoso on the ‘oud and violin. Turner, and Alex Klein. She is currently on faculty of the Manhattan Shaheen is one of the most significant Arab musicians, performers, and School of Music, Precollege Division. composers of his generation. His work incorporates and reflects a legacy of Arabic music, while it forges ahead to new frontiers, embracing many Mariam Adam (clarinet), a native of Monterey, California is an different styles in the process. This unique contribution to the world internationally distinguished soloist and chamber musician. Chosen of arts was recognized in 1994 when Shaheen was honored with the to be one of the last students of legendary clarinetist Rosario Mazzeo, prestigious National Heritage Award at the White House. His greatest Ms. Adam developed a busy career on the west coast soloing with such success have come with Blue Flame (ARK21, 2001), where he leads his ensembles as the Sacramento Symphony, Monterey County Symphony group, Qantara, on a labyrinthian journey through the world of fusion and Eastman Music Summer Festival. She toured internationally with music to discover the heart of the Middle East. The album has been the Monterey Jazz Festival jazz ensembles, often as the drummer and nominated for eleven Grammy Awards, and the band’s performances was active in chamber music touring with the Pacific Clarinet Quartet. have been called “glorious.” In addition to touring with Imani Winds full time she performs in Europe as a soloist and with the TransAtlantic Ensemble. In 2010 she In 1982, Shaheen formed the Near Eastern Music Ensemble in New started the AdZel Duo with Stephanie Zelnick, clarinetist, performing York, establishing a group that would perform the highest standard works celebrating their combined heritage from the Middle East. of traditional Arab music. This time also marked the beginning of Shaheen’s workshops and lecture/demonstrations in schools, colleges, A native of Queens, NY, Jeff Scott (French horn) started his and universities to educate the younger generation. As a champion and instrument at age 14, receiving an anonymous scholarship to of Arab music, Shaheen still devotes almost fifty percent of Brooklyn College Preparatory Division. An even greater gift came from his time to working with schools and universities, including Julliard, his first teacher, Carolyn Clark, who taught the young Mr. Scott for Columbia, Princeton, Brown, Harvard, Yale, University of California in free during his high school years, giving him the opportunity to study San Diego, University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and many others. music when resources were not available. He received his bachelor’s As a composer, Shaheen has received grants from the National degree from Manhattan School of Music (studying with David Jolley), Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts, Meet the Composer, the Jerome Foundation, Continental Harmony, and Legend to , as well as appearances on Grammy Award-winning Yellow Springs Institute. In addition to his recorded work, his theatrical albums by and Loudon Wainwright III. As an arranger, his repertoire includes Majnun Layla, (performances included the Kennedy work has been performed or recorded by The National, tUnE-yArDs, Center in Washington DC, and The Museum of Natural History in New Interpol, St. Vincent, , , and Punch Brothers. York), The Book and the Stranger (from Kalilah Wa-Dimanah), Possible City, and Collateral Damage with actress Vanessa Redgrave. He has also “A one-woman contemporary-classical commissioning machine,” written the music for the documentary of the British Museum’s Egyptian () Nadia Sirota (violin) is best known for her singular sound collection, which has toured U.S. museums. and expressive execution, coaxing solo works from the likes of Nico Muhly, Daníel Bjarnason, Judd Greenstein, Marcos Balter, and Missy Since 1994, Shaheen has produced the Annual Arab Festival of Arts, called Mazzoli. Her debut album First Things First was released in 2009 on “Mahrajan al-Fan.” Held in New York, the festival showcases the work New Amsterdam Records and named a record of the year by The New of the finest Arab artists, while presenting the scope, depth and quality York Times, and her sophomore album, Baroque, released in March on of Arab culture. To continue this exposure to Arab music and culture, Bedroom Community and New Amsterdam has been called “beautiful Shaheen founded the Annual Arabic Music Retreat in 1997. Held each music of a higher order than anything else you will hear this year” by summer at Mount Holyoke College, this weeklong intensive program of SPINMedia website PopMatters. In addition to her work as a soloist, Arabic music studies draws participants from the U.S. and abroad. Nadia is a member of yMusic, ACME (the American Contemporary Music Ensemble) and , and has lent her sound to In addition to performing with his two bands, Qantara and the Near recording and concert projects by such artists and songwriters as Eastern Music Ensemble, Shaheen tours as a solo artist internationally Grizzly Bear, Jónsi and Arcade Fire. and as a lecturer throughout the academic world promoting awareness to Arab music through numerous lecture and workshop presentations. Cellist Clarice Jensen (cello) completed her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at The Juilliard School, as a student of Joel Krosnick. She yMusic began studying cello at the age of three and piano when she was five Hailed by NPR’s Fred Child as “one of the groups that has really helped in her hometown of Independence, Missouri. While firmly rooted in to shape the future of classical music,” yMusic is a sextet of young classical performance, Ms. Jensen is also an enthusiastic advocate for performers equally comfortable in the overlapping classical and pop the performance of new music. As a soloist and chamber musician, she music worlds. The “six hip virtuosi” (Time Out NY) play a unique has performed in all manner of venues in New York, from Carnegie combination of instruments: string trio, flute, clarinet and trumpet. This Hall’s Stern Auditorium and Zankel Hall, The Metropolitan Museum of exciting orchestration has inspired an expanding repertoire of works Art and Alice Tully Hall, to Joe’s Pub, the Brooklyn Lyceum, the Tenri by some of today’s most important artists. luminaries Annie Cultural Center, and the Whitney and Guggenheim Museums. Clark (St. Vincent), Shara Worden () and Ryan Lott (Son Lux), have crafted instrumental works specifically for the New York-based flutist Alex Sopp ( flute) performs all different genres ensemble. On yMusic’s debut album, Beautiful Mechanical, the group of music and was recently called “an admired new music mainstay” pairs these works with pieces by emerging composers Judd Greenstein, by Time Out New York. Alex is a member of The Knights, NOW Sarah Kirkland Snider, and Gabriel Kahane, a result that was recently Ensemble, yMusic, ACME, and performs regularly with The New named Time Out New York’s #1 Classical Record of 2011. York Philharmonic,The Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Wind Soloists of New York,counter)induction, Metropolis Ensemble, The Mark Morris Dance In addition to performing its own repertoire, yMusic serves as a ready- Group Music Ensemble, Gotham City Orchestra, and Continuum. Alex made collaborative unit for bands and songwriters. In the 2012-13 has commissioned, premiered, and recorded with some of the most season, yMusic launches new projects with Dirty Projectors, Gabriel exciting composers and song-writers of our time, including Björk, Nico Kahane and Richard Reed Parry of Arcade Fire. Past collaborations have Muhly, , The National, , Jonsí of Sigur Ros, included work with The National, St. Vincent, My Brightest Diamond, , Gabriel Kahane, Bryce Dessner, and St. Vincent. Aaron and Bryce Dessner, Ra Ra Riot, and of . These affiliations have brought yMusic to prominent stages around the Multi-instrumentalist Hideaki Aomori (clarinets) has established world including Amsterdam’s Muziekgebuow, New York’s Beacon Theater, a unique career as a freelance performer and educator. Equally and the Krannert Center in Champagne-Urbana. yMusic can be heard comfortable in orchestral, new music, pop and jazz settings, Hideaki has on Dirty Projectors’ “,” Son Lux’s “We Are Rising,” My collaborated with a variety of artists including Tito Puente, Sir Roland Brightest Diamond’s “,” and a forthcoming record Hanna, Duncan Sheik, Moscow Chamber Orchestra, Ron Carter, of compositions by Richard Reed Parry. St. Vincent, Gabriel Kahane, Orchestre de Chambre Miniature, , Spoon, Harper Simon and Holly Brook. Hideaki maintains an yMusic was created in 2008 to bring a classical chamber music active and passionate involvement in music education, teaching privately aesthetic to venues outside the traditional concert hall. Its members and in schools in Queens and Long Island. At the age of 18, Hideaki have individually toured and recorded with artists such as Bon Iver, released his recording debut, “Young Man With a Horn,” presented by Bjork, Peter Gabriel, , Ryuichi Sakamoto, The jazz legend, Sir Roland Hanna. He has recently released an all-Brahms National, , Grizzly Bear, , Yo-Yo Ma, albumwith renowned pianist Joshua Pierce for the MSR Classics label. The , David Byrne and Sufjan Stevens. As a trumpet player, French hornist, and keyboard player, In the last decade, Rob Moose (violin, guitar) has emerged as one of C.J. Camerieri (trumpet, horn) has enjoyed an active, diverse, and the most sought after instrumentalists, arrangers and producers of his exciting career since completing his classical trumpet training at generation. As violinist and guitarist, Moose has toured with Antony Juilliard in 2004. He has become an indispensable collaborator for & the Johnsons, Sufjan Stevens, My Brightest Diamond, Duncan Sheik, numerous indie rock groups as a performer, arranger, improviser, and and . In 2011, he joined Bon Iver, writing arrangements soloist and is a co-founder of the contemporary classical ensemble and recording strings for the group’s sophomore album. Highlights of yMusic. yMusic’s debut record was named Time Out New York’s that experience included sold-out concerts at , #1 Classical Record of 2011, the same year that Camerieri won two Wembley Arena and the Sydney Opera House, appearances on Saturday Grammys as a member of Bon Iver for the band’s sophomore record, Night Live, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and the Colbert Report, a which later reached gold status. He is currently the newest member of Gold record, and two Grammy wins for “Best New Artist” and “Best ’s band, joining for 2014’s “Paul Simon and Sting: On Stage Alternative Album.” Moose is an active recording artist, having played Together” tour. on nearly 200 albums by artists ranging from to John “The most powerful composer of our time... what Glass is doing is changing the face of music for all time.” —The­ Daily Telegraph

Philip Glass at Royce Hall

Philip Glass Ensemble: La Belle et la Bête Fri, May 2 at 8pm Philip Glass Ensemble: Music in Twelve Parts Sat, May 3 at 5pm Philip Glass: The Etudes with Maki Namekawa and Sally Whitwell Sun, May 4 at 7pm The boards of CAP UCLA and Design for Sharing would like to thank all the members who have made a choice to join them in supporting arts education and the art of performance at UCLA.

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