Aurea (Pawtucket, RI)
Artist: Barbara Kolb (North Providence, RI)
Local composer Barbara Kolb has been commissioned by the group Aurea to create a new piece featuring music, dance, and poetry. She will work with the artistic collaborators and give audiences multiple opportunities to discuss the piece during receptions, lectures, and workshops.
Flynn Center for the Performing Arts (Burlington, VT)
Artist: Phil Kline (Brooklyn, NY)
The Flynn Center for the Performing Arts will present the two innovative pieces of music by composer Phil Kline. Kline will participate in a question and answer session as well as lead a discussion of music and social responsibility to provide context about the works being performed.
Intermezzo (Boston, MA)
Artist: Charles Shadle (Medford, MA)
Intermezzo has commissioned a new one-act chamber opera by Charles Shadle. In addition to the performances the composer will participate with the artistic collaborators in a performance/lecture prior to the premiere.
Kaleidoscope Arts (Portland, CT)
Artist: George Schuller (Brooklyn, NY)
Kaleidscope Arts will present an evening of original music featuring composers George Schuller, Michael Stevens, Mark Helias, Napoleon Madox, and Claire Daly. Each composer will participate in radio interviews and post-performance discussions.
New Gallery Concert Series, Inc. (Jamaica Plain, MA)
Artist: Michael Gandolfi (Cambridge, MA)
The New Gallery Concert Series will explore "Nature, Science and, oh yah, Bugs!" with a new piece written by Michael Gandolfi for mezzo soprano and inspired by visual artist Joe Morelli's three dimensional wooden painted objects of the insects.
Portland Stage (Portland, ME)
Artist: Hans Indigo Spencer (Portland, ME)
Portland Stage Company will commission Maine-based composer Han Indigo Spencer for their new production "Magnetic North." The composer will participate in discussions about the show at the theater and the Portland Public Library.
Rivers Music School (Weston, MA)
Artist: Scott Wheeler (North Reading, MA)
The Rivers Music School has commissioned a new work for violin, cello, and piano by local composer Scott Wheeler. Wheeler will spend the week prior to the performance coaching the students performing the piece and speaking to students, faculty, and parents.
The Seal Bay Festival (Vinalhaven, ME)
Artist: Libby Larsen (Minneapolis, MN)
The Seal Bay Festival has commissioned Libby Larsen to create a new work to be performed by the Cassatt String Quartet and pianist Adrienne Kim. While in residence at the festival she will work with students from local schools to explore the creative and interactive process of making music.
Artist: Sebastien Currier (New York, NY)
Sebastian Currier will participate as a composer in residence at the Seal Bay Festival. His approachable personality and distinctive musical voice make him an ideal for helping the festival connect audiences with contemporary composers.
Artist: Sally Lamb (Freeville, NY)
A new work for piano and strings by Sally Lamb has been commissioned by the Seal Bay Festival. During her time in residence the composer will participate in workshops, a radio interview, a colloquium and four concerts.
Artist: Barbara White (Princeton, NJ)
Composer Barbara White's solo piano piece "Reliquary" will be performed at the Seal Bay Festival in Vinalhaven, ME. Prior to each performance, White will introduce the audience to her music.
World Music (Cambridge, MA)
Artist: CAVS (MIT, Center for Advanced Visual Studies) (Cambridge, MA)
Noise artist and electronic musician CAVS will compose a new piece for a collaboration with Kinodance Company, premiering this spring at the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA). CAVS' Jessic Rylan Piper will engage with teenagers during the ICA's teen education program which connects urban youth to artists and art-making.
Artist: Alloy Orchestra (Cambridge, MA)
Roger Miller will create an original composition to be performed on piano for the premiere of a new work by Kinodance Company. His workshop with students at a local middle school will use live instruments and computer programs to help them learn about avant-garde music making and the process of sound tracking.
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