R E SID EN T A R T I S T S E R I E S
Trio 180: 20th Anniversary Concert Wednesday, April 27, 2022 7:30 p.m. Recital Hall
96TH PERFORMANCE OF 2021-22 ACADEMIC YEAR
CO N CER T P ROGR A M , A P R IL 2 7, 2 0 2 2 , 7 : 3 0 P M Variations on “Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu” (1816) Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) Try Color (2021)
Andrew Conklin (b. 1984)
Floe (2021)
Richard Einhorn (b. 1952)
Points of Light (2021)
Dorothy Chang (b. 1970)
Mysterium Coniuctionis: Balancing point (2021) Triangular Spacey (2021) Intermission Trio No. 1, Op. 49 (1840) Molto allegro ed agitato Andante Scherzo Finale
Cindy Cox (b. 1961) Reinaldo Moya (b. 1984) Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)
Ann Miller, violin; Vicky Wang, cello; Sonia Leong, piano Andrew Conklin makes music that engages with American vernacular idioms and contemporary classical practices. His work has received recognition from the Bronx Museum of Art, the Trust for Mutual Understanding, Pitchfork.com, the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation, the New York Foundation for the Arts, New Music on the Point, the Society for Music Theory, the Center for Music Theory Pedagogy, the Society of Composers National Conference, the Lake George Music Festival, and the Florida State University Biennial New Music Festival. He is also a Grammy-nominated performer, having toured throughout the United States and Europe as a guitarist and bassist with indie rock bands, bluegrass groups, and improvising ensembles. Andrew’s music can be heard on New Focus Recordings and Bot Cave Records, and he serves as Program Director of Composition and Music Theory at University of the Pacific.
P ROGR A M N OT E S Richard Einhorn’s unique music has been described as “hauntingly beautiful”, “sensational”, and “overwhelming in its emotional power”. He is one of a small handful of composers who not only reaches a large, world-wide audience, but whose music receives widespread critical praise for its integrity, emotional depth, and craft. Richard Einhorn’s Voices of Light, described as an “opera with silent film” has been hailed as “a great masterpiece of contemporary music” and “a work of meticulous genius.” The Sony Classical CD of Voices of Light, featuring the vocal group Anonymous 4, was a Billboard classical bestseller, earning Einhorn the distinction of being one of only a few living composers to have made “the charts.” Described as “evocative and kaleidoscopic” (Seattle Times) the music of composer Dorothy Chang often reflects the eclectic mix of musical influences from her youth, ranging from popular and folk music to elements of traditional Chinese music. Many of her works are inspired by place, time, memory and personal histories. Awards and honours that Dorothy has received include a Charles Ives Scholarship from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, awards from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, the International Alliance for Women in Music, Mu Phi Epsilon, the National Society of Arts and Letters, Meet the Composer and the Jacob Druckman Orchestra Prize from the Aspen Music Festival. She has received commissions from the Canada Council of the Arts, the British Columbia Arts Council, the Barlow Endowment, Chamber Music America, and the Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust. Transparent yet intricate, both radical and traditional, Cindy Cox’s music synthesizes old and new musical designs. Many of the special harmonies and instrumental colorations she uses are inspired by the natural world, especially those of fragile and far-away landscapes and ecosystems. Her work has been honored by the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the Guggenheim, Fulbright, Toulmin, and Fromm Foundations, the National Endowment for the Arts, and Meet the Composer. Recent performances of her compositions have taken place at the Venice Biennale, the American Academy in Rome, Carnegie and Merkin Halls in New York City, the National Gallery in Washington, the Library of Congress, and the Kennedy Center. The Alexander String Quartet recently released the recording Patagón to critical acclaim. Cindy Cox is presently a Professor of Music at the University of California at Berkeley.
P ROGR A M N OT E S Reinaldo Moya is a graduate of Venezuela’s El Sistema music education system. He is the recipient of the Charles Ives Fellowship from the American Academy of Arts and Letter, the McKnight Composers Fellowship, the Van Lier Fellowship, and the Aaron Copland Award. He was the winner of the Ellis-Beauregard Foundation Composer Award, leading to the commissioning of his Piano Concerto for Joyce Yang and the Bangor Symphony Orchestra. His works have been performed by the Minnesota Orchestra, the San Diego Symphony, the Juilliard Orchestra, the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela, the New Jersey Symphony. Other performers include the Jasper and Attacca String Quartets, the Oberlin Conservatory Orchestra, the Da Capo Chamber Players, the Lysander Piano Trio, among others. Trio 180, the faculty piano trio-in-residence at the University of the Pacific’s Conservatory of Music, is dedicated to its roles as performer, pro-ponent of new music, and educator. In addition to giving concerts and master classes throughout the United States, the trio has been featured on concert series in Mexico and Canada. This talented ensemble includes celebrated concert violinist Ann Miller, renowned cellist Vicky Wang, and award-winning pianist Sonia Leong. Trio 180 performs a wide range of music from the Classical era to the present and is an active advocate of new music. The trio was awarded a Barlow Grant in 2006 to commission eminent composer Chen Yi’s first piano trio, Tibetan Tunes (The-odore Presser). The trio also premiered Robert Coburn’s a depth of silence (2018); Robert Greenberg’s 180 Shift (2013); Reinaldo Moya’s Gothic Sea (2011, in honor of Trio 180’s tenth anniversary); Francois Rose’s Gently, Wild Rose Petals (2008); Derek Jacoby’s Trio No. 2 (2008); and Allan Crossman’s Icarus (2005). The trio has also recorded works by Jorge Liderman (Suite del Sur; Sidewalk recorded on Albany Re-cords), and Cindy Cox (Wa v e). The trio mentors young musicians and chamber music groups at the University of the Pacific’s Conservatory of Music, where all three members are on faculty. In addition, Trio 180 frequently performs at elementary and high schools throughout California, presenting varied and interactive programs designed to challenge and engage young students. music.pacific.edu