NC NewMusic INITIATIVE, est. 2001 edward jacobs, founding director

ARTISTS, ENSEMBLES & COMPOSERS

The NC NEWMUSIC INITIATIVE is propelled by ideas-in-sound, and driven by artists exploring as-yet unheard associations, enticing soundscapes, and compelling musical worlds. These composers and performers tempt us to follow new musical roadways, opening up sonic vistas on all sides.

They come to us from around the country, our invitation prompted by their passion and excellence—in imagination and execution—and their desire to work with our students—those who will follow and lay new tracks. Each year we welcome their arrival, ready for new perspectives.

we just have to listen.

NINETEEN YEARS OF ARTISTS (italics indicate East Carolina University School of Music Faculty)

SOLO ARTISTS (featured solo recital)

Claire Chase, flute Christopher Oldfather, piano Christine Gustafson, flute Ursula Oppens, piano Christopher Grymes, Keiko Sekino, piano Nathan Williams, clarinet Yukiko Sekino, piano Michael Lowenstern, bass clarinet Gary Smart, piano John Sampen, alto saxophone Kwan Yi, piano J. Christopher Ulffers, Colin Andrews, organ Adam Unsworth, horn Miranda Cuckson, violin Jon Nelson, Midori Goto, violin Abbie Conant, Hye-Jin Kim, violin Jon Lombardo, trombone Kristin Lee, violin Tom McCaslin, Jonathan Bagg, viola Audrey Andrist, piano Kelley Mikkelsen, cello Donald Berman, piano Tony Arnold, soprano Melvin Chen, piano Sharon Harms, soprano Steven Beck, piano Christine Schadeberg, soprano Geoffrey Burleson, piano Louise Toppin, soprano Xak Bjerken, piano Susan Narucki, mezzo-soprano Amy Briggs-Dissanayake, piano Sharon Munden, mezzo-soprano Julia Den Boer, piano Nathaniel Bartlett, marimba Jacob Greenberg, piano Ayano Kataoka, marimba Peter Henderson, piano Tom Kolor, percussion Catherine Likhuta, piano Chris Nappi, percussion Blair McMillen, piano Dafnis Prieto, percussion Marilyn Nonken, piano Ben Melsky, harp

PERFORMING ENSEMBLES-IN-RESIDENCE

Bugallo-Williams Piano Duo Jacob Greenberg, piano (2012) Amy Williams, piano Concertante Alexis Pia Gerlach, cello (2004) Ara Gregorian, violin/viola Zvi Plesser, cello Ittai Shapira, violin Rachel Shapiro, violin Xiao-Dong Wang, violin Daedalus Quartet Min-Young Kim, violin (2009) Kyu-Young Kim, violin Jessica Thompson, viola Raman Ramakrishnan, cello Dal Niente Carrie Henneman Shaw, soprano (2017-2018) Emma Hospelhorn, flute Chris Wild, cello Winston Choi, piano The Dorian Wind Quintet Gretchen Pusch, flute (2015-16) Gerard Reuter, Benjamin Fingland, clarinet Adrian Morejon, bassoon Karl Kramer-Johansen, horn Duo Cortona Rachel Calloway, soprano (2017-2018) Ari Streisfeld, violin Flux Quartet Tom Chiu, violin (2007) Conrad Harris, violin Max Mandel, viola Dave Eggar, cello Genkin Philharmonic Steve Basczkowski, saxophones (2011) Tim Clarke, trumpet Jon Nelson, trumpet Jon Lombardo, trombone Jeff McLeod, guitar Matthew Felski, drums Tom Kolor, percussion William Louden, piano Lazara Nelson, violin Michael Wagner, bass

Imani Winds Valerie Coleman, flute (2010) James Roe, oboe Mariam Adams, clarinet Monica Ellis, bassoon Jeff Scott, horn JACK Quartet Jon Pickford Richards, viola (2012) Ari Streisfeld, violin Christopher Otto, violin Kevin McFarland, cello Loadbang Carlos Cordeiro, bass clarinet (2015-16) Jeffrey Gavett, baritone voice Andy Kozar, William Lang, trombone

Meridian Arts Ensemble Jon Nelson, tpt (Joe Burgstaller, 2017) (2003, 2005, 2016-17) Brian McWhorter, tpt (Tim Leopold, 2017) Daniel Grabois, horn Benjamin Herrington, trombone Raymond Stewart, tuba John Ferrari, drums ModernMedieval Trio of Voices Eliza Bagg (2018) Martha Cluver Jacqueline Horner-Kwiatek

New Millenium Ensemble Greg Hesselink, cello (2002) Margaret Kampmeier, piano Tara O’Connor, flute Prism Saxophone Quartet Matt Levy, tenor saxophone (2004) Timothy McAllister, soprano saxophone Taimur Sullivan, baritone Saxophone Michael Whitcombe, alsto saxophone Pulsoptional Sidney Boquiren, keyboard (2009) marc faris, guitar Todd Hershberger, bassoon, saxophone Thom Limbert, percussion John Mayrose, guitar, bass Carrie Shull, oboe, English horn Roomful of Teeth Estelí Gomez, Martha Cluver (2014) Caroline Shaw, Virginia Warnken Eric Dudley, Avery Griffin Dashon Burton, Cameron Beauchamp Brad Wells Speculum Musicae Jennifer Grim, flute (2008) Allen Blustine, clarinet Curtis Macomber, violin Maureen Gallagher, viola Chris Finckel, cello Aleck Karis, piano Jared Soldiviero, percussion James Baker, conductor Talujon Percussion Ian Antonio, David Cossin, Tom Kolor, (2013) Dominic Donato, Michael Lipsey

Talea Ensemble Arthur Sato, oboe (2014) Marianne Gythfeldt, clarinet Rane Moore, clarinet Adrian Morejon, bassoon Ryan Muncy, saxophone Jeff Missal, trumpet Mike Lormand, trombone John Gattis, horn Stephen Gosling, piano Matt Gold, percussion Alex Lipowski, percussion Mike Truesdell, percussion Erik Carlson, violin Yuki Numata Resnick, violin Beth Weisser, viola Chris Gross, cello John Popham, cello Greg Chudzik, bass David Adamcyk, sound engineer The Machine Is Neither Emma Hospelhorn, flute (2019) Ben Sutherland, electronicist

Transient Canvas Amy Advocat, clarinet (2019) Matt Sharrock, marimba

Triple Helix Bayla Keyes, violin (2004) Rhonda Rider, cello Lois Shapiro, piano The Verdehr Trio Elsa Ludewig Verdehr, clarinet (2006) Walter Verdehr, violin Silvia Roederer, piano

Yarn/Wire Ian Antonio, Russel Greenberg, percussion (2015-16) Laura Barger, Ning Yu, piano COMPOSERS-IN-RESIDENCE * Composition Competition Winner **Festival Commissionee

**Travis Alford Sam Nichols Allen Anderson *Nicholas Omiccioli T.J. Anderson William Osborne **Ross Bauer *Charles Peck *Lembit Beecher **Dafnis Prieto Benjamin Broening David Rakowski **Aaron Myers-Brooks Mark Richardson *John Costa **Matthew Ricketts Mario Davidovsky Andrew Rindfleisch Stephen Dembski Michael Rothkopf Nick Didkovsky *Jessica Rudman *Christopher Dietz Elena Ruehr Jason Eckardt Laurie San Martin marc faris David Sanford *Michael-Thomas Foumai Caroline Shaw Jeremy Gill *Paul Siskind **David Glaser Gary Smart Joel Hoffman David Smooke Martha Horst *Ingrid Stölzel *Anthony Iannaccone Mark Alan Taggart Edward Jacobs Britton Theurer Stephen Jaffe Augusta Read Thomas **Lei Liang *Roydon Tse Levy Lorenzo **Melinda Wagner Michael Lowenstern Rodney Washka Salvatore Macchia *Frej Wedlund Thomas Masella Beth Wiemann **James Mobberley Julius Williams Bo Newsome *Chen Yao