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Colorado College Music Department

presents Solo and Ensemble Works by , composer,

featuring Yuki Numata Resnick, Jerilyn Jorgensen, violin , Clarice Jensen,

Delphica Written for Nadia Sirota, commissioned by the Cross-Linx Festival and the Muziekgebouw Amsterdam, 2014

Little Blue Something Written for , 2012

Ornament and Crime Written for Pekka Kuusisto, commissioned by the Cross-Linx Festival and the Muziekgebouw Amsterdam, 2015

Tenebre Commissioned by Kronos Quartet and the Barbican (), 2010

Garcia Counterpoint Commissioned by the Cross-Linx Festival and the Muziekgebouw Amsterdam, 2015

February 26, 2015 7:30 PM Packard Hall

BRYCE DESSNER is a based composer, guitarist, and curator who is also a member of the Grammy Award-nominated band The National. Their most recent release, (2013), debuted at #3 on both the US Billboard Chart and the UK Chart. In addition to his work with The National, Dessner has made a name for himself as an acclaimed composer, working with some of the world’s most creative and respected musicians and artists, including songwriters , , Antony Hegarty and guitarist ; composers , , and Michael Gordon; contemporary ensembles Kronos Quartet and ; and visual artists Matthew Ritchie and Ragnar Kjartansson. Dessner’s recent commissions include a new piece for the Philharmonic, the , the Festival and the BBC Symphony Orchestra, which will be premiered by the LA Phil, conducted by , at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in May 2015; Reponse Lutoslawski for the National Audiovisual Institute of Poland, which was premiered by the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra in Warsaw this fall; Black Mountain Songs for the Brooklyn Youth Chorus, which premiered at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in November 2014; 40 Canons for the Grammy Award winning Kronos Quartet, which premiered at the Barbican Concert Hall in London last spring; Music For Wood and Strings for , commissioned by and premiering there in November 2013; and Murder Ballades a work inspired by American and written for the multiple Grammy-winning new-music ensemble eighth blackbird. Murder Ballades is also used as the score for a ballet of the same name, choreographed by for the LA Dance Project. Important past compositions by Dessner include three string quartets for Kronos Quartet (Aheym, Tenebre and Little Blue Something); Tour Eiffel for the Brooklyn Youth Chorus; St. Carolyn by the Sea for the American Composers Orchestra and Muziekcentrum Eindhoven; Lachrimae, a work for string orchestra commissioned by the Amsterdam Sinfonietta, the Scottish Ensemble, and the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra; The Lincoln Shuffle, a cycle of pieces which premiered at ’s Rosenbach Library for Abraham Lincoln’s bicentennial; Propolis, co-composed with David Sheppard and for a sound pavilion by Matthew Ritchie; and Raphael, a joint commission by the Kitchen and the American Composers Forum. Other noteworthy works include a collaborative song cycle with Sufjan Stevens and Nico Muhly called “Planetarium” and “The Long Count,” an origins story told in music and video commissioned by BAM for the 2009 Next Wave Festival. Recordings of Dessner's compositions, performed by the Kronos Quartet, were released in 2013 by Anti- Records on an entitled "Aheym.” The album, "Aheym," features his compositions Tenebre, Little Blue Something, Tour Eiffel, and Aheym. In March 2014 /Universal Music Classics released "St Carolyn By the Sea; Suite from There Will Be Blood," an album featuring three of Dessner’s compositions – the title work, Lachrimae and Raphael – performed by the Copenhagen Philharmonic under conductor André de Ridder. The recordings include performances on guitar by Dessner and his twin brother, Aaron. The album presents Dessner’s works alongside music by ’s . Dessner is the founder and artistic director of the acclaimed MusicNOW Festival in , Ohio, which will present its tenth season this March. He is also a co-founder and owner of the Brassland , which is home to a diverse group of artists. In addition, Bryce and his brother Aaron produced an extensive AIDS charity compilation, “Dark was the Night,” for the . The ambitious record features exclusive recordings and collaborations from a long list of artists including , , Sufjan Stevens, , , Grizzly Bear, and Spoon. “Dark was the Night” has raised over 2 million dollars for AIDS charities. Dessner is a graduate of Yale College and the . He currently serves on the board of The Kitchen in and is a composer-in-residence at Muziekgebouw Eindhoven.

STRING QUARTET

“A one-woman contemporary-classical commissioning machine” (), violist NADIA SIROTA is best known for singular sound and expressive execution, coaxing works and collaborations from the likes of Nico Muhly, Daníel Bjarnason, Valgeir Sigurðsson, Judd Greenstein, Marcos Balter, and . Her debut album First Things First () was named a record of the year by , and her follow- up Baroque ( and New Amsterdam) has been called “beautiful music of a higher order than anything else you will hear this year” by SPINMedia website PopMatters. This season, Nadia premieres both a new concerto written for her by longtime collaborator Nico Muhly and a new podcast, Meet the Composer on Q2 Music, exploring the work of living composers through her interviews and musical selections. She was awarded the 2010 ASCAP Deems Taylor Award in Radio and Internet Broadcasting for her previous show on Q2 Music. Nadia is a member of yMusic, , and ACME (the American Contemporary Music Ensemble), and has lent her sound to recording and concert projects by such artists and songwriters as Grizzly Bear, Jónsi and Arcade Fire. In 2013 she won Southern Methodist University’s 2013 Meadows Prize, awarded to pioneering artists and scholars with an emerging international profile. She received her undergraduate and master’s degrees from the , where she performed as co-founder of the AXIOM ensemble, initiated the Castleman/Amory/Huang studio’s New Music Project, and created the Juilliard Plays Juilliard program for student composers and performers. After winning the top prize in Juilliard’s 2005 concerto competition, Nadia performed Hindemith’s Der Schwanendreher with conductor Marin Alsop and the Juilliard Orchestra in Alice Tully Hall. As a chamber musician, Nadia has collaborated with such artists as Joseph Kalichstein, Itzhak Perlman, and the Silk Road Ensemble, as well as with members of Kronos Quaret, the Chiara Quartet, and the Peabody Trio. In the fall of 2007, Nadia joined the faculty of the School of Music for its new Master's Program in Contemporary Music Performance.

Brooklyn-based cellist CLARICE JENSEN brings the same genuine excitement and commitment to performing music of any genre or style, from the solo cello suites of J.S. Bach, to new music by or Steve Reich, to her many rock and experimental collaborations. In addition to the ensemble she founded and leads, ACME: American Contemporary Music Ensemble (“vital,” “brilliant,” “electrifying," The New York Times), Clarice performs with indie Ra Ra Riot. Skilled at improvising and creating original string arrangements, she has also performed with pop and rock musicians including Paul McCartney, Nick Cave, The National, Grizzly Bear, Silversun Pickups, Teddy Thompson, !!!, , (Shara Worden), , Stars of the Lid, Dustin O'Halloran, Shudder to Think, Jóhann Jóhannsson and Max Richter (live in concert as well as on MTV Unplugged), the Oxygen Network, The Late Show with , Late Night with Conan O'Brien and Saturday Night Live. She has recorded with The Arcade Fire, Tift Merritt, Sean Lennon, , Hole, , , Jónsi, !!!, Owen Pallett, Matmos, and can also be heard on Nico Muhly's Speaks Volumes album. Clarice's ensemble, ACME, is dedicated to the outstanding performance of masterworks from the 20th and 21st centuries, primarily the work of American composers. ACME presents cutting-edge literature by living composers alongside the “classics” of the contemporary, and has performed at Le Poisson Rouge, BAM, Stanford Lively Arts, Carnegie Hall, the Whitney and Guggenheim Museums, and All Tomorrow's Parties, among many others. Time Out New York reports, "the ACME roster has consistently featured some of New York’s brightest, busiest players . . . and Jensen has earned a sterling reputation for her fresh, inclusive mix of minimalists, maximalists, eclectics and newcomers." ACME's latest album is Joseph Byrd: NYC 1960-63 - the first commercial recording of music by a rediscovered contemporary of and Morton Feldman, and a player in the Fluxus art movement - on New World Records. Clarice performed the U.S. premiere of Guo Wenjing's Concertino for Cello and Ensemble as part of the Festival; the world premiere of Dimitri Yanov- Yanovsky's Hearing Solution for cello and ensemble as part of the Silk Road "Artist in Residence" program; the U.S. premiere of Roger Reynold's Process and Passion for cello, violin and computer; the world premiere of Donald Martino's Rhapsody for cello, vibraphone and piano; and the U.S. premiere of ’ Shiva Dances for . She also served as principal cellist for two years at the Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleto, Italy. Past roles include production coordinator and assistant to Björk. A student of , Clarice completed her bachelor's and master's degrees at The Juilliard School. She participated in master classes with composers Elliott Carter, , and , and with a number of cellists including Yo Yo Ma, Harvey Shapiro, and Colin Carr. Clarice began studying cello at the age of three, and piano when she was five, in her hometown of Independence, Missouri.

YUKI NUMATA RESNICK is a violinist with “virtuosic flair and dexterous bravery,” according to The New York Times. Yuki is rapidly gaining attention as a charismatic virtuoso, having performed as a soloist with the New World Symphony, the University at Buffalo’s Slee Sinfonietta, the Wordless Music Orchestra, the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra and the Eastman Philharmonia Orchestra. Yuki was invited to perform ’s Rhapsody with the Tanglewood Orchestra and at the composer’s request and as a last minute replacement, she performed Wuorinen’s Spin Five with The Slee Sinfonietta. Highlights of the 2013-2014 season include Yuki as a featured soloist in Max Richter’s Vivaldi Recomposed at the Sydney Opera House and a world premiere of a solo violin piece by Jóhann Jóhannsson. Yuki has an avid interest in new music and as a result, has had the opportunity to work closely with some of today’s foremost composers. These include Charles Wuorinen, Steve Reich and . At the Tanglewood Music Center, Yuki was invited to be a New Fromm Player, focusing specifically on the performance of contemporary repertoire. Yuki holds a great deal of respect for composers of her own generation and has collaborated with many of them including Jeff Myers, , Nico Muhly, Andrew Norman and Timothy Andres. Yuki is a member of Talea Ensemble and has performed with the American Contemporary Music Ensemble (ACME), Alarm Will Sound, Signal, East Coast Chamber Orchestra (ECCO) and counter)induction. In true New York freelancer style, she wears many hats and has played and/or recorded for numerous bands and artists including Passion Pit, The National, Grizzly Bear, Jóhann Jóhannsson and Max Richter. Born in Vancouver, Canada, Yuki received a bachelor’s degree from the Eastman School of Music and a master’s degree from the University of . Her principal teachers include Andrew Jennings, Zvi Zeitlin and Gwen Thompson. Yuki completed a three-year fellowship at the New World Symphony in 2009 and is currently on faculty at the University at Buffalo as Assistant Professor of Violin and Viola.

JERILYN JORGENSEN is a member of the performance faculty of Colorado College and has been adjunct faculty in violin and chamber music at the Lamont School of Music of the University of Denver. From 1980-2004 she was first violinist of the Da Vinci Quartet, and as a member of that ensemble she has performed throughout the , been a prizewinner in the Shostakovich International String Quartet Competition and finalist in the Naumburg Chamber Music Competition, and appeared on PBS’s News Hour with Jim Lehrer, Her recordings appear on the Naxos label. Her performances with the quartet have been praised as “...abundant in feeling and fire” ( Journal), “taut, confident playing, brimming with thrust and color” (), and as exhibiting “ease, authority, and thoroughgoing excellence” ( Chronicle). The 2014-2015 season includes concerts in Denver, Colorado Springs, Gunnison, Boston, and at the National Music Museum in Vermillion, South Dakota, playing Beethoven sonatas using a classical-era historic piano. The summer 2014 debut of her latest project, the Manitou Chamber Music Festival, met with critical acclaim. “The Shostkovich Piano Trio No. 2...performance was a revelation. Festival founder, director, and violinist Jeri Jorgensen gave one of her finest performances.” (Colorado Springs Gazette). In October of 2011 she was soloist with the Chamber Orchestra of the Springs, Thomas Wilson conducting, in Eric Ewazen’s Concerto for Violin and Strings. Ms. Jorgensen has given master classes in violin and chamber music at the University of at Davis, University of Nevada at Las Vegas, Sam Houston State University, Kansas State University, Simon’s Rock College, the University of Northern Colorado, and Colorado State University. She is in demand as a pre-college teacher, counting among her present and past students several winners of regional competitions, including the MTNA senior string competition. She is on the faculty of the Lamont Pre-College Academy summer program and is the Artistic Development Coordinator for the Colorado Springs Youth Symphony Association, where her responsibilities have included curriculum design and teacher training for the Mozart Strings Project and sectional coaching and coaching oversight for four orchestras. She is currently director of chamber music for the organization, managing coaching and community performances throughout the year for five student chamber ensembles. Ms. Jorgensen holds Bachelor of Music degrees from the Eastman School of Music and the Juilliard School, and a Master of Music degree from Juilliard. Her major teachers have included Zvi Zeitlin, Joseph Fuchs, and Leonard Sorkin. She has also worked with Burton Kaplan. Ms. Jorgensen plays a beautiful violin from 1705 made by G.B. Rogeri.

Upcoming Events in the CC Music Department

Music at Midday Instrumental and vocal student performances Wednesday, March 4, 12:15 pm

Visiting Artists Concert Lanzendorf Experiment Thursday, March 5, 7:30 pm

Veronika String Quartet Veronika Afanassieva, violin Karine Garibova, violin Ekaterina Dobrotvorskaia, viola Scott Kluksdahl, cello Sunday, March 22, 2:00 pm Tickets required – call 719-295-7200

Lanner Concert Featuring CC Performance Faculty and guests Sunday, March 29, 3:00 pm

KCME Chamber Series Featuring Academy Winds Tuesday, March 31, 7:30 pm

Senior Recital Hengjie Pan, piano Saturday, April 4, 3:00 pm

Summer Music Festival Intermezzo Series St. Lawrence String Quartet Concert Geoff Nuttall, violin Mark Fewer, violin Lesley Robertson, viola Christopher Costanza, cello Tuesday, April 7, 7:30 pm For ticket information, call 719-389-6552. CC students free with ID Tickets available at Worner desk

Unless indicated, all concerts are in Packard Hall, are free and require no tickets. http://www.coloradocollege.edu/academics/dept/music/ For more event information: http://www.coloradocollege.edu/newsevents/calendar/