EDMONTON COJVIPOSERS' CONCERT SOCIETY & DEPARTJVEENT OF IVIUSIC (UOFA) PRESENT HARRY SPARNAAY ANNELIEDEMAN SILVIA SPARNAAY CASTILLO NEW IVIUSIC ALBERTA 2001/02 Concert #1 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2001 8:00 P.M. University of Alberta Convocation Hall CLEF Records legendary CD is still available % From CLEF Records! "...a varied,surprising and exciting listen..." "...more reflective ofthe range ofactivity in the area ofconcert music composition..." "...the program dividedbetween alternating instrumentalandelectroacoustic works... Brief^ that music actually appeals to a much broaderpublic... stylistically, it runs a gamut..." TonyDillon-D avis:, Culture Shock Confessions "Compilations continue to become the way to hear many different music artists and fe- none the better this month than "soundland alberta:le payssonore..." ■ hK. Breves "...great example ofgrass roots organization and new musicpresentation..." 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David Eagle - Nohocki Hormuz Minina, PiotrGrella-Mozeiko - composizione-monoproiezione Music Director, Ron Hannah - Meditation WREK 91.1 FM (Atlanta, GA) Susan Forrest Harding - Trois Etudes Chatoyants Mark Kizilos - Allegro DeborahLing - Winter Solitude soundland alberta: AndraeMarchak - Reverie ChristopherMatey - Invention (AfterA.B.) irEtude Rob Morin - Reflections on the North Saskatchewan River le pays sonore VernonMurgatroyd - Piecefor Clarinet Solo Scott Godin:/o«^/«g... for organ Gordon Nicholson - Miramar MonteKeenePishny-Floyd - Three Miniatures David Eagle: MusicforAxio (Open this Door) for tape Robert Rosen - a'tlika Ronald Hannah:Concert Piece for flute and piano Don Ross - Brief Refuge ^ohcrt^oscn-.Suitefz/Thanks Frank for tape David Roxhiurgh - Lyublyu \io\etXrch.er\Four Short Pieces for clarinet Helve Sastok - Duologue Brent Lee: veritafora for tape Linda C.Smith - Bloom JeffMcCune: Red Hills and Blue Sky: Hommage to Georgia O'Keeffe DougBlackley - Looking Beyond for six instruments ShawnPinchheck:?"^/^/^^^?^^/? #/ for flute and tape #103, 11124-68A venue Garth Hohden:7Vf«j/c<« coelestis for tape Edmonton, AB T6H 2C2 PiotrGrella-Mozejko:D«c pezzi for organ CANADA tel.: (780) 432-1618 #103, 1 1124-68Aveniie * Kdmonton, AB T6H 2C2 * CANADA e-mail: [email protected] tel.: (780) 432-1618 * e-mail; [email protected] Sl.SCan in Canada/$20US in US/$25US overseas $15Can in Canada/$20US in US/$25US overseas (includes S&H) (includes S&H) V EDiVIONTON COIVirOSERS' Harry Sparnaay, bass clarinet CONCERT SOCIETY Annelie de Man, harpsichord would like to acknowledge the support of: Silvia Sparnaay Castillo, organ PROGRAMME "BiB Canada Council Le Conseil DBS Arts 1)Peter van Onna (Holland): FOR THB ARTS DU Canada , " SINCE I9$7 OSEU1S 1957 Momentum for bass clarinet and organ 2) Joe Cutler (Great Britain): The Alberta Urban Myths for bass clarinet and harpsichord Foundation (■ for the Arts 3) Michael Matthews (Canada): ...ofthe rolling worlds... for bass clarinet & tape "i. ^4) Hope Lee (Canada): Tangram for bass clarinet, harpsichord & tape Cf(/WGii INTERMISSION Gaudeamus Foundation 5) Rodolfo Arizaga (Argentina): \j Differencias delpercer tiento for organ 3, .6) Jacob ter Veldhuis (Holland): Les soupirs de Rameau for harpsichord & tape CKUA Radio Network 7. 7) Ton Bruynel (Holland): Dust for organ & tape Special thanks to Stella Chooi, Barbra Churchill, 8) Roderik de Man (Holland): Chris Allen, D. T. Baker, Andrew Creaghan, The Canada Council for the Arts, The Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Momentum for bass clarinet, harpsichord & tape University of Alberta Department of Music Harry Sparnaay studied at the Cotiservatory of Amsterdam with Ru Otto. After graduating with a performer's degree for clarinet he specialized in bass clarinet Silvia Castillo was bom in Buenos Aires-Argentina. There she studied piano, and won the first prize at the Inter-national Gaudeamus Competition-the first oboe and organ at the conservatory Manuel de Falla. She continued her stud time ever a bass clarinettist had won this prestigious competition. Today he ies with Mario Videla, Hector Zeoli and J.G. Segade and followed master ranks among the world's most distinguished bass clarinet performers. classes in Argentina with foreign specialists like Wiltrud Fuchs, Kamiel He has played solo at numerous important music festivals including d'Hooghe, Monterrat Torrent, Marylin Mason, Edgar Krapp, Pierre Cochereau, Warsaw, New York, I.os Angeles, Zagreb, the ftolland Festival, several ISCM Renzo Buja, Ricardo Miravet and in Paris with Odile Pierre. Festivals, Madrid, Paris and Athens. Other festivals at which Hairy Sparnaay has As a member of the orchestra she played with conductors such as performed include Witten, Aarhus, Como, Bolzano, Naples, Torino, Bourges, Sebastian Cambon and Julio Faingersch.As a soloist she gave concerts with Middelburg, Graz, Salzburg, Huddersfield, Saarbrucken, Royan, Hirs-ton and the ERA Radio Nacional Orchestra under Ljerko Spiller and the Symphony many others. Orchestra of Rosario under Juan Carlos Zorzi. To complete her education Sil Sparnaay has been a featured performer with many major orchestras and ensembles including the ASKO Ensemble, the BBC Symphony Orchestra, via Castillo studied viola with Tomas Tichauer and harpsichord with Monica the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchcstra,the Concertgebouw Orchestra, the Ensem Kosachov. She took part of the cycles' Young organists of Argentina', the ble Intercontemporain, the Melbourne Symphony, the Pittsburgh New Music 'International Organ Days', 'Organ Concerts of Buenos Aires' and the Ensemble, the Radio Chamber Orchestra, the Radio Philharmonic Or-chestra, the 'Conciertos de Organo en los barrios'. She received a scholarship from the Residentie Orchestra, the Rotterdam Philharmonic, the Schdnberg Ensemble, the University ot San Juan three times and in 1986 she won a honourable men Seymour Group and has appeared with leading conductors including Luciano tion during the First National Organ Competition. In 1987 she was soloist Berio, Riccardo Chally, Richard Buffalo, Peter Edtvds, Reinbert de Leeuw, Diego with the chamber ensemble Camerata Bariloche during the final concert of the Masson, Jacques Mercier, David Porcelijn, David Stock, Mark Summerbell, Lu first Summer Festival in Buenos Aires. She gave regular concerts in all the cas Vis and Hans Vonk. provinces of Argentina. In Buenos Aires, Silvia Castillo was the titular or He has given concerts and made radio recordings all over Europe, North and South America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Asia, performing ganist from the Basilica ot the Holy Spirit. As a soloist and chamber musi works written for and dedicated to him. Composers such as Claudio Ambrosini, cian she has performed extensively in Holland, Amstria, Mexico, Poland, Ire Luciano Berio, Gerard Brophy, Paul-Iiemz Dittrich, Franco Donatoni, Morton land, Slovakia and Argentina. Feldman, Brian Ferneyhough, Mao' Finsterer, Andrew Ford, Jonathan Harvey, Maki Ishii, Suhki Rang, Tristan Keuris, Mark Kopytman, Helmut Lachenmann, Peter van Onna (1966, Gelderse Hengelo, Holland). Onna studied with Louis Ion de Leeuw, Theo Loevendie, Roderik de Man, Michael Smetanin, Maurice Andriessen, Theo l.oevendie, Klaas de Vries and Huub Kerstens. In 1992 and Weddington, Iannis Xenakis, Isang Yun and many, many others have written 1994 his works were selected for the Gaudeamus Music Week. Upon receiv over 500 pieces for him. ing a grant from Stichting Gaudeamus and ISCM (Intemational Society for Annelle de Man was bom in The Hague (The Netherlands) where she studied Contemporary Music), he furthered his studies in Poland under Krzysztof harpsichord with Janny van Wering and Bob van Asperen. After taking her de Penderecki as well as Michael Nyman. In 1995 Onna took part in Ton de gree she concentrated on the development of contemporary repertoire, until that Leeuw's Intemational Composers Workshop. Onna's music often explores moment a virtually undeveloped area in The Netherlands. Louis Andriessen was visual references, as in orchestral Rain, Steam and Speed based on painting the first to write for her {Ovefture to Orpheus 1982) and many composers fol by William Turner of 1844. The art of Salvador Dali is another strong source lowed him from The Netherlands and from abroad. Her repertoire now includes of inspiration for the Dutch composer (Dalian Images for alto saxophone and solo works as well as works with tape, guitar, French hom, bass clarinet and orchestra; its structure and design based on four paintings by the master). flute. Other examples of this interdisciplinary approach are his piano concerto She has performed in The Netherlands (Holland Festival, International Wheatfield with lark based on the painting by Vincent van Gogh, and War Gaudeamus Music Week, Dutch Music Days, 2d International Harpsichord Week in the IJsbreker/Amsterdam) and contributed to concerts by a/o. the Royal Con Triptych