Aspen Music Festival and School Robert Spano, Music Director A Recital by , violin Alan Fletcher, President and CEO

Thursday, February 25, 2021 6:30 pm Online

Selections from Alone Together

WANG LU Hover and Recede (2020) 1' (b. 1982)

SARAH GIBSON You Are Still Here (2020) 3’ (b. 1986)

INTI FIGGIS-VIZUETA quiet city (2020) 3’ (b. 1993)

THOMAS KOTCHEFF vacuum packed (2020) 3’ (b. 1988)

SHAYNA DUNKELMAN Afterglow (2020) 2’ (b. 1984)

DU YUN Windowsills (2020) 4’ (b. 1977)

TANIA LEÓN Anima (2020) 5’ (b. 1943)

DAVID SERKIN LUDWIG All The Rage (2020) 2’ (b. 1974)

SUGAR VENDIL Simple Tasks 2 (2020) 3’ (b. 1984)

CAROLINE DAVIS heart rituals (2020) 3’ (b. 1981)

RAJNA SWAMINATHAN Kindling (2020) 4’ (b. 1991)

The Aspen Music Festival and School uses Steinway and Boston pianos, designed by Steinway & Sons; Steinway & Sons is represented in Colorado exclusively by Schmitt Music.

ANGÉLICA NEGRÓN Cooper and Emma (2020) 2’ (b. 1981)

KATI AGÓCS Thirst and Quenching (2020) 3' (b. 1975)

VINCENT CALIANNO Ashliner (2020) 1’ (b. 1979)

J. S. BACH Sonata No. 3 for Unaccompanied Violin in C major, BWV 1005 (1720) 24’ (1685–1750) Adagio Fuga Largo Allegro assai Jennifer Koh, violin

This program will be performed without intermission Artist Biography duo compositions that explore the artistic relation- ship between and performer. Performed by Ms. Koh and the themselves, these works appear on a September 2019 release by Cedille Records.

The New American Concerto, which invites a diverse collective of composers to examine socio-cul- tural topics relevant to American life today through Advertise in our the form of the violin concerto, also continues this season with new works by Tyshawn Sorey and Court- Summer 2021 ney Bryan. PROGRAM BOOK. Ms. Koh is active not only in the concert hall and recording studio, but also as a lecturer and teacher, and has been in residence at many universities and Discount available for conservatories, including Brown, Cornell, Duke, Recognized for intense, commanding performanc- Curtis Institute of Music, and Oberlin Conservatory contracts executed by es, delivered with dazzling virtuosity and technical as- and College. In 2018, she was keynote speaker on di- March 26. surance, violinist Jennifer Koh is a forward-thinking versity and inclusion in at the League artist dedicated to exploring an eclectic repertoire, of American annual conference, and in while promoting diversity and inclusivity in classical 2020 spoke as part of the Royal College of Music’s music. She has expanded the contemporary violin Yellow Peril in Classical Music Conference. Ms. Koh is For more information: repertoire through a wide range of commissioning Founder and Artistic Director of ARCO collaborative, projects, and has premiered more than 100 works. an artist-driven nonprofit that supports artistic col- Meredith Carroll laborations and commissions. Ms. Koh is a member (970) 319-7031 Ms. Koh’s critically acclaimed series include Alone of the Board of Directors of the National Foundation Together, Limitless, and The New American Concerto, for the Advancement for the Arts, a scholarship pro- [email protected] among many others. Her most recent project, Alone gram for high school students in the arts. Together was developed in response to the corona- virus pandemic, bringing established composers to- Alone Together is commissioned and produced by gether in support of freelancers, writing a micro-work ARCO Collaborative, with the support of commis- for solo violin and recommending a fellow freelance sioning partners National YoungArts Foundation composer for paid commission. and additional generous donors.

Limitless, initiated in 2018 at Brooklyn’s , is a commissioning project that engages leading composer-performers, including Lisa Biela- wa, Vijay Iyer, Missy Mazzoli, Qasim Naqvi, Tyshawn Sorey, Wang Lu, Nina Young, and Du Yun, to write

Winter Music Supporters

Winter Music is supported in perpetuity by a generous gift to the Aspen Music Festival and School’s endowment by Joan Harris and the Irving Harris Foundation.

Additional support is generously contributed by the Estate of Gordon and Lillian Hardy.

Series Underwriters Nan and Chuck Wall Patrons Artist Underwriters Becky Ayres Mrs. Mercedes T. Bass Katie Bergman Dana and Gene Powell Barbara Reid and David Hyman The Rob and Melani Walton Foundation Ann and Tom Korologos

Underwriting Supporters Marsha and David Dowler Marcia and Donald Flaks Linda Vitti and Clancy Joe Herbst Janet and Tom O’Connor

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