SPRING 2021 Performance Calendar
CHAMBER MUSIC A p r 11 | S u n
M ay 6 | T H U R S
MSM PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE
CONTEMPOR ARY PERFORMANCE PROGR AM Margaret Kampmeier, Artistic Director and Chair
Mike Perdue (MM ’11) and Jude Traxler (MM ’10), Directors
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JOAN TOWER Black Topaz
JOE W. MOORE, III Spiritual Gifts
TOSHIO HOSOKAWA Duo for Violin and Cello
BRETT DIETZ Masvikiro JOOHYUN PARC Merge (World Premiere) HENRY COWELL Ostinato pianissimo
REIKO FÜTING Land of Silence IGOR SANTOS Amina KEVIN ZETINA Shepard Tone
JOHN BERGAMO Piru Bole
ELLIOTT CARTER Enchanted Preludes
4 PM from Neidorff-Karpati Hall
JEFF SCOTT Un Abrazo para Sharon
12 PM from Neidorff-Karpati and Greenfield Halls
Apr 25 & 26 | Sun & Mon Electronic Music Concert
M a y 1 7 –1 9 | M O N – W E D
7 PM from around the world
Spring Chamber Music Festival
M ay 2 | Su n
12:30 PM from Neidorff Karpati Hall 7:30 PM from Greenfield Hall
David Adamcyk, Instructor and Director Student works
May 17
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MSM ARTISTS - IN - RESIDENCE
AMERICAN STRING QUARTET Peter Winograd, Laurie Carney, violin Daniel Avshalamov, viola Wolfram Koessel, cello Works by SCHUBERT and BRAHMS With a World Premiere by NILES LUTHER (BM ’19)
3 PM from Neidorff-Karpati Hall
May 18 & 19 12 PM from Neidorff-Karpati Hall
M ay 18 | T u e s Ruth Widder Competition Winners’ Concert 2 PM from Neidorff-Karpati Hall
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TAC T US
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
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J i x u e Ya n g , pi a n 0 Tac t us OCTOBER 14, 2019
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OPERA & VOICE TA Z E W E L L T H O M P S O N , D I R EC T O R O F O PE R A S T U D I E S
MAITL AND PETERS, VOICE DEPARTMENT CHAIR
APR 18 | Sun
Making Words Sing! A Tribute to Langston Hughes
Catherine Malfitano, Artistic Concept and Direction Chun-Wei Kang, Music Direction Simon Yu, Director of Photography and Video Editor A video tribute with performances recorded at MSM and around the world. 8 PM from Greenfield Hall
Apr 30 | Fri Graduate Opera Scenes
The Family Dynamic — Untangling the Ties that Bind A. Scott Parry, Director Bryan Wagorn (DMA ’13), Music Director
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M ay 7 | F r I Singers and Collaborative Pianists Seminar Kenneth Merrill, Director 2 PM from Greenfield
Dat e to B e A n n o u n ce d Senior Opera Theatre Tazewell Thompson, Director Jorge Parodi, Music Director Simon Yu, Director of Photography and Video Editor Opera scenes and arias performed by MSM’s senior voice students
Junior Opera Theatre Catherine Malfitano, Director
Contemporary Opera Ensemble Amato Opera-in-Brief Discover Opera l i v e s t r e a m
M SM J u n i o r O pe r a T h e at r e Harmony in Solitude MAY 13, 2020
Musical Theatre Lab Spring Cabaret
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M SM O PE R A T H E AT R E I DUE FIGARO DECEMBER 13, 2019
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IMANI ROUSSELLE WILLIAMS MSM JAZZ ORCHESTRA OCTOBER 17, 2019
JAZZ ARTS I N G R I D J E N S E N , A S S O C I AT E D E A N A N D D I R EC T O R Apr 16 | Fri
M a y 1 1 –1 4 | T u e s – F r i
Spring ComboFest
MSM JAZZ ORCHESTRA Miguel Zenón (MM ’01), Conductor
Identities are Changeable: The Music of Miguel Zenón 8:30 PM from Neidorff-Karpati Hall
MSM Jazz Arts led by faculty Jamie Baum, Theo Bleckmann, Rogerio Boccato, Marc Cary, Frank Lacy, Jeremy Manasia, Phil Markowitz, Ted Rosenthal, Harvie S, Jim Saltzman, Kendrick Scott, Jaleel Shaw, Damien Sneed, Dayna Stephen, Richard Sussman, Elio Villafranca, Scott Wendholt, Buster Williams, Miguel Zenón (MM ’01)
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Solene Cairoli & Dominick Branch Elio Villafranca Ensemble DECEMBER 11, 2020
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ORCHESTRAL GEORGE MANAHAN (BM ’73, MM ’76), DIRECTOR OF ORCHESTR AL ACTIVITIES Apr 20 | Tues
Apr 7 | Weds
M S M C A M E R ATA N OVA George Manahan (BM ’73, MM ’76), Conductor Shannyn Rinker (MM ’20), mezzo-soprano
Part 1
MSM STRING CHAMBER ORCHESTRA George Manahan (BM ’73, MM ’76), Conductor EDVARD GRIEG Holberg Suite, Op. 40 ADOLPHOUS HAILSTORK (BM ’63, MM ’65)
PIERRE BOULEZ Improvisations sur Mallarmé, No. 1
10:30 AM from Neidorff-Karpati Hall
Part 11
Church Street Serenade
In celebration of Hailstork’s 80th birthday HEITOR VILLA-LOBOS Bachianas Brasileiras No. 1
JAMES LEE III Iron Teeth, Pompous Words from Night
12:15 PM from Neidorff-Karpati Hall
Visions of Kippur MAURICE RAVEL Trois poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS Carnival of the Animals 12:15 PM from Neidorff-Karpati Hall
Apr 23 | Fri
M S M C A M E R ATA N OVA Benjamin Grow (MM ’16), Conductor
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Apr 9 | Fri
12:15 PM from Neidorff-Karpati Hall
MSM STRING CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
M ay 7 | F r i
Kyle Ritenauer (BM ’11, MM ’15), Conductor LEOS JANÁČEK Suite for String Orchestra
MSM BRASS ENSEMBLE
JOSEPH BOLOGNE Symphonie Concertante for
Two Violins and Orchestra, Op. 13 DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH (ARR. BARSHAI) Chamber
Symphony for Strings in C Minor, Op. 110a 12:15 PM from Neidorff-Karpati Hall
Apr 15 | Thurs
MSM BRASS ENSEMBLE John Sheppard (BM ’86), Conductor 12:15 PM from Neidorff-Karpati Hall
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John Sheppard (BM ’86), Conductor 12:15 PM from Neidorff-Karpati Hall
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MSM Philharmonia SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
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MUSICAL THEATRE L I Z A G E N N A R O, A S S O C I AT E D E A N A N D D I R EC T O R Dat e s to b e a n n o u n ce d
The Drowsy Chaperone
Music and Lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison Book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar Evan Pappas, Director Liza Gennaro, Choreographer David Loud, Music Director
Iron John
Lyrics by Rebecca Hart Music by Jacinth Greywoode Book by Rebecca Hart & Jacinth Greywoode Chloe Treat, Director Andrea Grody, Music Director
FRED EBB FOUNDATION MUSICAL IN DE VELOPMENT
Starblasters
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Music and Lyrics by Benjamin Velez Book by Katie Hathaway Jaki Bradley, Director Banji Aborisade, Choreographer David Gardos, Music Director
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LE COMTE NOIR JANUARY 16, 2021
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M SM m u s i c a l T h e at r e sweeney todd: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET NOVEMBER 7, 2019
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MSM precollege concert ORCHESTRA FEBRUARY 29, 2020
PRECOLLEGE A pr 10 | S at Precollege Honors Recitals TBA
A pr 17 | S at Nana’s Way Scholarship Recital 5 PM
M ay 8 | S at Dianne Danese Flagello Scholarship Recital 12 PM
Dat e S to b e a n n o u n ce d
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PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA REPERTORY ORCHESTRA CONCERT ORCHESTRA SENIOR SELECT CHOIR M A N H AT TA N C H O R A L E YOUTH CHORUS
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msm precollege symphony orchestra MAY 15, 2020
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