What We Oughta Do Program

Special Thanks To Sarah Gibson, Leslie Hogan, Andrea Hercules, Martina Chen, Britta Thomas, Leslie Hogan, Kristen Cheung, Cecelia Lin, Jonathan Bergeron, Al Simpkins, Terry Wong, Sarah Bortz, Graham Keeton, Donavan Walker, Ethan Wu, Mujie Chen, Deniz Caglarcan, Hannah Paulus, John Nathan, Connor Long, my wonderful family (especially my mom!), and my friends and colleauges from UCSB

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What We Oughta Do A concert of original works by jaze matteo wharton

This Performance is being recorded, as such, we ask that you please refrain from flash photography or other actions that would either distract the players or disrupt the audio or video recordings.

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8:00 p.m.

April 6th, 2022 UCSB, Geiringer Hall

Thank You For Coming Out! This concert is the result of three years of hard work under Dr. Sarah Gibson & Dr. Leslie Hogan in the College of Creative Studies music composition program. I joined the program my second year at UCSB and have been grateful to be in a learning community that fosters so many varieties of musical creativity, some of which I hope to showcase tonight.

I am extremely grateful to all of my various teachers at UCSB and I am happy to say I will be continuing my studies at the Peabody Institute at Johns Hopkins University, where I will be pursing a masters of music in composition.

I would like to thank, also, my friends and colleagues who have helped to make not only this night happen, but many more musical ventures that have and will come to pass!

・ ・ ・ About the Works

In my music, I am often inspired by philosophical and sociological concepts, or social issues more generally. I am inspired by reflections on the state of modern society such as the difference between how we live now and how our ancestors lived in early formations of civilization (Not What we Oughta Do), our relationship to nature (Living...), our relationship to history and the prominent narratives within it (The Half-Silvered Mirror, Through Salted Earth), as well as newer observations like our relationship to technology and the rise of the surveillance state (Loom). These works were written across the last two years with the oldest being Loom and the newest being Through Salted Earth. Through this program, I hope I can show a wide breadth of styles and techniques that I have developed and learned during my time at UCSB.

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Excerpts from Conditionals and Contingencies* Jaze Matteo Wharton, various instruments Graham Keeton, Electric Guitar

Living, Living With, Living Against Martina Chen, Violin Britta Thomas, Cello Leslie Hogan, Piano

Loom

Kristin Cheung, Vocals Leslie Hogan, Piano

The Half-Silvered Mirror

Britta Thomas, Cello & Loop Pedal

Through Salted Earth

Jonathan Bergeron, Alto Saxophone Al Simpkins, Bb Trumpet Terry Wong, Piano

Not What We Oughta Do

(dir. Dr. Sarah Gibson) Sarah Bortz, Flute Graham Keeton, Electric Guitar Cecilia Zhongxi Lin, Piano Donavan Walker, Percussion Ethan Wu, Percussion Mujie Chen, Violin Martina Chen, Violin Deniz Caglarcan, Viola Hannah Paulus, Cello

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Names Listed in Score order *Fragments of this piece may appear as interludes between other pieces