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50th Anniversary Season SFCMP.org
ABOUT SAN FRANCISCO CONTEMPORARY MUSIC PLAYERS San Francisco Contemporary Music Players is the West Coast’s most longstanding and largest new music ensemble, comprised of twenty-two highly skilled musicians. For 50 years, the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players have created innovative and artistically excellent music and are one of the most active ensembles in the United States dedicated to contemporary music. Holding an important role in the regional and national cultural landscape, the Contemporary Music Players are a 2018 awardee of the esteemed Fromm Foundation Ensemble Prize, and a ten-time winner of the CMA/ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming.
WELCOME TO OUR 2020-21 SEASON
ERIC DUDLEY, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
The Lineup
THE CONTEMPORARY PLAYERS View Bios Tod Brody, flute Meredith Clark, harp Kyle Bruckmann, oboe Kate Campbell, piano Sarah Rathke, oboe David Tanenbaum, guitar Jeff Anderle, clarinet Hrabba Atladottir, violin Peter Josheff, clarinet Susan Freier, violin Adam Luftman, trumpet Roy Malan, violin Brendan Lai-Tong, trombone Meena Bhasin, viola Peter Wahrhaftig, tuba Nanci Severance, viola Chris Froh, percussion Hannah Addario-Berry, cello Haruka Fujii, percussion Stephen Harrison, cello Loren Mach, percussion Richard Worn, contrabass William Winant, percussion
GUEST ARTISTS Allegra Chapman, piano Alicia Telford, horn Shawn Jones, bassoon Pamela Z, voice Jamael Smith, bassoon
FEATURING THE WORK OF Aaron Jay Kernis John Adams Amadeus Regucera Jon Kulpa Andrew Norman Jon Yu Ash Fure Josiah Tayaq Catalan Caroline Shaw Liza Lim Christian Lindberg Maija Hynninen David Lang Olly Wilson DeVanté Winn Pamela Z Garrett Lucero Tomeka Reid Guillaume Connesson Tyshawn Sorey James Tenney
PRODUCED BY Lisa Oman, Executive Director Eric Dudley, Artistic Director Amadeus Regucera, Artistic Production Director Greer McGettrick, Production Associate Zach Miley, Audio/Video Engineer Special thanks to Paul Dresher Studio
Concerts and Events
MASTERCLASS series encouraging the development of the next generation of contemporary music composers and musicians
THUR, MAR 4, 2021 Performance and Masterclass in collaboration with SFCM String Department March 4 Webcast 7:30 pm Pacific FREE / RSVP Watch On Demand through April 4
In our ongoing MASTERCLASS series, we interact with some of the most talented Bay Area pre-professional musicians in a live performance and feedback session with one of our renowned ensemble members. Students bring selected works to the stage while being mentored in the techniques, Photo: James Knox skills, and myriad styles of contemporary Hrabba ATLADOTTIR music performance. This season’s masterclass focuses on contemporary repertoire for stringed instruments, coached by violinist Hrabba ATLADOTTIR.
PROGRAM Bright Sheng, The Stream Flows Adrian Wu, violin
Philip Glass, Partita for Solo Violin Solanch Sosa, violin
Béla Bartók, Violin Concerto No. 2, Mvt I Ryan Cheng, violin
Giacinto Scelsi, Manto Natalia Badziak, viola in the LABORATORY series exploring large-ensemble works that push the boundaries of the concert experience
SAT, MAR 6, 2021 Overtones and Undercurrents March 6 Webcast 8 pm Pacific TICKETS Watch On Demand through April 6
Our 50th season in the LABORATORY series stretches the boundaries of sound generation in a program that explores the tensions between the natural and the artificial. Including interviews with the composers Ash FURE and performers that provide windows into their creative processes and behind-the-scenes insight, this fully electro- Garrett LUCERO acoustic concert features the world premieres of two new works by Garrett LUCERO and DeVanté WINN, both students of the SFCM Technology and Applied Composition Department. The brilliantly unconventional use of subwoofer cones as pulse generators defines the soundworld of an essay for solo percussion and electronics by Ash FURE, pulling apart the components of speakers DeVanté WINN for fascinating and unexpected musical results.
PROGRAM Garrett Lucero, Onward for guitar and electronics David Tanenbaum, guitar
DeVanté Winn, Yesterday Night for oboe and electronics Kyle Bruckmann, oboe
Ash Fure, Shiver Lung 2 for percussion and electronics William Winant, percussion at the CROSSROADS series celebrating the work of legacy composers alongside cutting-edge voices from across generations
SAT, APR 10 & SAT, JULY 10, 2021 PostScript to the Future - Parts 1 and 2 April 10 Webcast 8 pm Pacific Watch On Demand through May 10 July 10 Webcast 8 pm Pacific TICKETS Watch On Demand through August 10
This year’s at the CROSSROADS series reflects an ongoing exploration of music that exists in the innovative realms of cross-genre connectivity. The Contemporary Players join their trans-Atlantic compatriots at Ensemble Intercontemporain by co- commissioning a new work from NYC-based composer and multi-
Tyshawn SOREY instrumentalist Tyshawn SOREY, whose fluency across stylistic streams has distinguished him as one of the most Olly WILSON compelling voices in contemporary music today. Connecting the threads to a figure that Sorey has long considered a key inspiration for his work, we spotlight the life and legacy of composer and longtime Bay Area resident Olly WILSON, a close friend and collaborator of the Contemporary Players for years. Jazz-trained cellist and composer Tomeka REID joins the conversation, along with the premiere of our annual SF Search for Scores winning composition, framing an emerging generation of composers whose work launches out on divergent paths along the Tomeka REID same cross-genre trajectories.
PROGRAM 1 - APRIL 10, 2021 Josiah Tayaq Catalan, New Work* Allegra Chapman, piano * Winner, SF Search for Scores 2020
Olly Wilson, Echoes for clarinet and electronics Jeff Anderle, clarinet
PROGRAM 2 - JULY 10, 2021 Tomeka Reid, Prospective Dwellers for string quartet
Tyshawn Sorey, For Olly Woodrow Wilson, Jr. (In Memoriam)* * U.S. premiere / SFCMP Commission
Olly Wilson, A City Called Heaven
in the COMMUNITY series encouraging the exploration of contemporary music in a festive community atmosphere
SUN, MAY 23, 2021 Sound Encounters in collaboration with CNMAT, UC Berkeley May 23 Webcast 3 pm Pacific FREE / RSVP Watch On Demand through June 23
For this year’s in the COMMUNITY series event, we invite everyone to experience sound art in a virtual environment, as we explore a range of fascinating electro-acoustic works of Bay Area origins. SFCMP percussionist William WINANT kicks off the program with his uniquely personal interpretation of a famous work by James TENNEY, followed William WINANT by performances of pieces by three of the Bay Area’s leading sound artists from the Center for New Music and Audio Technologies at U.C. Berkeley: Jon Kulpa, Maija HYNNINEN, and Jon YU.
PROGRAM James Tenney, Koan: Having Never Written a Note for Percussion William Winant, percussion
Jon Kulpa, QuFoam John Kulpa, electronics
Maija Hynninen, it is always today Radiophonic work for multi-channel audio
Jon Yu, 15 eyes William Winant, percussion
on STAGE series featuring large-ensemble works of the most influential and innovative composers of the 21st century
FRI, JUNE 18, 2021 Voices in Reverberation June 18 Webcast 8 pm Pacific TICKETS Watch On Demand through July 18
In our on STAGE series, we shine a spotlight on West Coast composers to celebrate some of the brightest luminaries from the Bay Area. Resident rockstar John ADAMS demonstrates his technical prowess in the riveting, large-ensemble work Son of Chamber Symphony. We present a new work by Caroline SHAW commissioned Photo: Vern Evans exclusively by San Francisco Contemporary John ADAMS Music Players, written for instrumental quartet and celebrated Bay Area sound artist and vocalist PAMELA Z . The inexpressible Amadeus REGUCERA thrills us with textual utterances and deep breaths and Los Angeles’ Andrew NORMAN takes us on a sonic journey through the interior light of the Photo: Kait Moreno Basilica of Saint Sabina. Caroline SHAW
PROGRAM Amadeus Regucera, Inexpressible v.2
Andrew Norman, Sabina Hrabba Atladottir, violin
Pamela Z, Breathing (from Carbon Song Cycle) Pamela Z, voice and electronics
Caroline Shaw, New Work* *World premiere/SFCMP Commission
John Adams, Son of Chamber Symphony
50th Anniversary Celebration
SUN, JUNE 26, 2021 50th Celebration Concert June 26 Webcast 8 pm Pacific TICKETS Watch On Demand until July 26
For five decades, the Contemporary Players’ activities have helped to define and advance the new music scene in the city of San Francisco and beyond. We celebrate that legacy with an intimate concert highlighting the solo and chamber music artistry of players from SFCMP’s roster of virtuosi, sharing works by celebrated living composers that are among their personal favorite ‘party pieces,’ and in some cases were written specifically for them. This exclusive evening with the Contemporary Players, in commemoration of the 50th season and in support of many more ahead, is an historic, one-of-a-kind event that you won’t want to miss.
PROGRAM
David Lang, Press Release Jeff Anderle, bass clarinet
Aaron Jay Kernis, Soliloquy David Tanenbaum, guitar
Liza Lim, Gyfu Kyle Bruckmann, oboe
Christian Lindberg, Joe Jack Binglebandit Brendan Lai-Tong, trombone
Guillaume Connesson, Disco Toccata Clarinet and cello duo Jeff Anderle and Hannah Addario-Berry
How Music is Made ONLINE a SFCMP Education Program
SEPT, OCT & NOV 2020 YouTube Online Premieres @ youtube.com/c/SanFranciscoContemporaryMusicPlayers
In our How Music is Made ONLINE series, our hosts—some of contemporary music’s most inspired personalities—share their insight into a personal favorite piece of music with you, followed by a performance by the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players.
ONLINE RELEASES Myra MELFORD, Homogeneous Infiltration featuring Myra Melford as improvising soloist. Hosts, Amadeus Regucera and Kyle Bruckmann
Julius EASTMAN, Gay Guerilla featuring Kate Campbell and Allegra Chapman, soloists. Hosts Allegra Chapman, Kate Campbell, and Artistic Director Eric Dudley
Ted HEARNE, The Cage Variations featuring Ted Hearne, composer, guest performer. Hosts, Hrabba Atladottir and Artistic Director Eric Dudley
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THANK YOU TO OUR MAJOR IN-KIND SUPPORTERS Give Lively Microsoft Google Foundation Salesforce Foundation THANK YOU TO THE MANY FOUNDATIONS WHO HAVE GENEROUSLY SUPPORTED US NOW, AND IN THE RECENT PAST American Music Project Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation Clarence E. Heller Foundation Fromm Music Foundation James Irvine Foundation National Endowment for the Arts Phyllis C. Wattis Foundation San Francisco Grants for the Arts The Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Inc. The Alice M. Ditson Fund of Columbia University The Amphion Foundation The Bernard Osher Foundation The Ross McKee Foundation William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Wells Fargo Foundation Zellerbach Family Foundation
OUR HEROES Fifty years is a venerable age for a group dedicated to creating and presenting contemporary music. Thanks to the vision of our founders, the talents of our musicians, the dedication of our board members, and the enthusiastic support of our audiences and supporters like you, the Contemporary Players continue to enrich the Bay Area and beyond with thought-provoking performances. San Francisco Contemporary Music Players gratefully acknowledge the following supporters who have made one or more donations within the last 12 months.
A note about the new structure of our donor list Community-centric fundraising is a fundraising practice that is grounded in equity; it calls on all non-profits to bring principles of racial and economic justice into our development strategies. As one small step towards aligning SFCMP with this model, we have removed giving levels from our donor list. We hope to celebrate and raise up all of our supporters no matter the size of their contribution and recognize the generosity of our community as a whole.
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THE HAROLD WOLLACK LEGACY CIRCLE A former subscriber, Harold Wollack, left the first bequest to help underwrite the ensemble’s concerts and programs. Recently, the ensemble received generous bequests from the estates of Jane Roos and Victor and Esta Wolfram. All bequests help to ensure that our organization will remain vibrant and that future generations will enjoy the music of the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players. We thank the following individuals who have arranged a legacy gift in support of our future:
LEGACY CIRCLE MEMBERS A.Robin Orden, Adam Frey, Eunice Childs in memory of Dr. Alfred W. Childs, Anne Baldwin, Roy (Bud) and Fran Johns, *C. Michael Richards, Dr. Claire Harrison, Dianne J. Ellsworth, Donald Blais, *George Bosworth, *Harold Wollack, Holly Hartley, *Jacqueline S. Hoefer, *Jane Roos and Jean-Louis LeRoux, Margot Golding, Paul Griffin, Priscilla Brown, Renate Kay, Ruth Caron Jacobs, Susan and Harry Hartzell, Terry McKelvey, *Victor and Esta Wolfram *realized
To leave your own legacy gift please contact Lisa Oman, Executive Director (650) 525-6288 or [email protected]
WITH APPRECIATION TO THESE DEDICATED LEADERS
Board of Directors Presidents Donald Blais, Officer, President Richard D. Lee (2009-2013) Lita Reyes, Officer, Vice-President Susan Hartzell (2005-2009) Kit Sharma, Officer, Treasurer Anne Baldwin (2002-2005) Michael Gilbertson, Officer, Roy C. (Bud) Johns (2000-2001) Secretary T. William Melis (1996-2000) Cathryn Hrudicka Paul R. Griffin (1986-1996) Kyle Bruckmann Jane Roos (1978-1986) Peter Witte Jean-Louis LeRoux (1974-1978) Richard Festinger Steve Horowitz Tod Brody
Founding Directors Emeritus Advisors Charles Boone Anne Baldwin Jean-Louis LeRoux Paul Griffin Marcella DeCray Richard Lee Steven Schick Susan York
Creative Advisors Organizational Advisors Caroline Shaw Gene Nakajima Edward Simon Karen Gottlieb Pamela Z Margot Golding Tyshawn Sorey Susan Harzell Terry McKelvey Timothy Bridge
Past Executive Directors Past Artistic Directors Rozella Kennedy (2012-2015) Steven Schick (2009-2018) Carrie Blanding (2010-2012) David Milnes (2002-2009) Christopher Honett (2009-2010) Jean-Louis LeRoux (2001-2002) Adam Frey (1991-2009) Donald Palma (1998-2000) Susan Munn (1988-1991) Stephen L. Mosko (1988-1997) Marcella DeCray (1974-1988) Jean-Louis LeRoux (1974-1988) Charles Boone (1971-1973)
Business Partners Harmon Burstyn, CPA Pamela Sanchez, Gary Preiser, Inc. Rafael Lantan, Buckley Patchen Terry McKelvey, Investment Officer Tony Kay Design
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