Hunter Bockes | János Csontos | Jordan Lulloff | Julian Velasco Friday, April 14, 2023 7:30 p.m. | Westcott Building, Room 060
THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY College of Music presents
Hazel (2022)*
To Speak As One (2023)*
PROGRAM
Running in a Field of Flowers (2023)*
Thirteen Changes (1986)
1. Standing naked in the moonlight - Music washing the body.
2. Atomic imagery-Rotating molecules-Instantaneous particles dancing-Vanishing.
3. Solar winds scorching the returning comet’s tail.
4. Elephants mating in a secret grove.
5. Airborne carriers of transparent seedlings.
6. Songs of ancient mothers among awesome rocks.
7. A single egg motionless in the desert.
8. Rollicking monkeys landing on Mars.
9. A singing bowl of steaming soup.
10. Tiny mites circling one hair in the coat of a polar bear.
11. A solitary worm in an empty coffin.
12. A sip of midnight well water.
13. Directionless motion- Unquiet stillness - A moment alone with millions of people
Calming the waters - The aura of a black bird.
*Works composed for ~Nois
Gemma Peacocke
Bobby Ge
Travis Laplante
Pauline Oliveros
To Ensure An Enjoyable Concert Experience For All…
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ABOUT THE GUEST ARTISTS
Founded in 2016, ~Nois (pronounced “noise”) has become one of the premier ensembles in the United States by combining contemporary chamber music and improvisation to connect with audiences in unique concert experiences. Heralded as “fiendishly good” (Chicago Tribune) and known for their “supremely sensitive balance and control” (Chicago Classical Review), ~Nois has been awarded top prizes at prestigious chamber music competitions including the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition and the M-Prize International Arts Competition.
Since their founding, ~Nois has presented over 100 performances in 22 states. In addition to their regular concert season in Chicago, ~Nois has performed on festivals and series such as Big Ears, LONG PLAY, the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival, and the University of Chicago Presents Series. In addition, ~Nois is in demand as a guest artist and lecturer at universities across the nation having held residencies and given performances at over 35 institutions including University of Southern California, the University of Colorado - Boulder, the Manhattan School of Music, and Princeton University. During the 2022/23 season, ~Nois has been appointed as an Entrepreneurial Musical Artist in Residence at Michigan State University alongside Imani Winds and Damien Sneed.
Dedicated to expanding and redefining the saxophone quartet repertoire, ~Nois has premiered over 60 works including compositions by Gaudeamus Prize-winners Kelley Sheehan and Annika Socolofsky as well as 2018 Guggenheim Fellow Tonia Ko. ~Nois’ recent commission, I Tell You Me by Annika Socolofksy was called “grotesquely gorgeous” by the Chicago Tribune and the premiere performance was included in their list of “Chicago’s Top 10 moments in classical music, opera, and jazz that defined 2021.”
