Concert: AURA Contemporary Ensemble

MOORES SCHOOL OF MUSIC

SEA CHANGE

music inspired by significant transformations of perspective with

KATHRINE G. MCGOVERN COLLEGE OF THE ARTS

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON

Moores Opera House

The University of Houston Moores School of Music Presents

SEA CHANGE

AURA performs music inspired by significant transformations of perspective

Miniö, Op. 30 (2012) Jaakko Kuusisto (1974-2022)

Luis Osorio Betancourt, violin Sharon Montes, double bass

What Happens Near the Speed of Light? (2023) A. G. Perez world premiere (b.2000)

Gilyoung Kang, violin Yuxuan Zhang, viola

Antonio Sanz Escallón, piano

Spring Songs (2019) Robert Paterson (b.1970)

I. English Sparrows (Washington Square) – text by Edna St. Vincent Millay

II. April 5, 1974 – text by Richard Wilbur

III. Done With – text by Ann Stanford

IV. Widow’s Lament in Springtime – text by William Carlos Williams

V. Spring Rain – text by Sara Teasdale

Eric Laine, tenor

Wen-Hsiu Angela Lai, flute

Brandon Ortega, clarinet

Luis Osorio Betancourt, violin

Samuel Linzan, cello

Shupeng Wang, piano

Brandon Furman, percussion

Rob Smith, conductor

Sea Change INTERMISSION

I See You (2016)

Robert Paterson for string quintet and fixed media

Luis Osorio Betancourt, violin

Gilyoung Kang, violin

Yuxuan Zhang, viola

Samuel Linzan, cello

Sharon Montes, double bass

Hell’s Kitchen (2014)

Wen-Hsiu Angela Lai, flute

Brandon Ortega, clarinet

Gilyoung Kang, violin

Samuel Linzan, cello

Brandon Furman, percussion

Antonio Sanz, piano

Carolina Rodriguez, conductor

Robert Paterson

AURA

Rob Smith, music director and conductor

Shupeng Wang, assistant director and piano

Eric Laine, tenor

Wen-Hsiu Angela Lai, flute

Brandon Ortega, clarinet

Luis Osorio Betancourt, violin

Gilyoung Kang, violin

PRODUCTION TEAM

Jason Burton, lighting design

David Siegel, audio engineer

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Yuxuan Zhang, viola

Samuel Linzan, cello

Sharon Montes, double bass

Antonio Sanz Escallón, piano

Brandon Furman, percussion

Eric Estrada Vladez, production assistant

Mojgan Misaghi, production assistant

Mojgan Misaghi, lighting cues

Eric Estrada Valadez, projections

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Under the direction of Rob Smith, AURA is an innovative and professional-caliber ensemble is dedicated to the performance of chamber music composed in the last two decades. In addition to serving as a training ground for performers interested in careers performing contemporary music, the ensemble frequently collaborates with dancers and creative writers, and presents students, faculty, and the community with programs that represent the latest classical music trends and styles.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Jason Burton, MOH assistant manager (MSM)

Kristin Johnson, MOH manager (MSM)

Blake Wilkins, percussion faculty (MSM)

Eric Larson, double bass faculty (MSM)

David Siegel, audio engineer (MSM)

Corbin Sturch, piano technician (MSM)

Sea Change

In tonight’s program, Sea Change, AURA performs music that is inspired by significant transformations of perspective. The phrase “sea change” comes from Shakespeare’s play “The Tempest”, where Ariel describes to Ferdinand the significant physical change that the sea has had on his drowned father. Our program begins with Finnish composer Jaakko Kuusisto’s “Miniö”, for violin and double bass, which represents a radical change in approach for the composer. Unlike his other works, “Miniö” does not focus on melodic material, but instead is composed with great attention to rhythmic development within what he describes as “a rather open and simple soundscape” that features open strings and natural harmonics. Next, the winner of the 2021 UH Sarofim Composition Competition, A.G. Perez, presents a scientific investigation of our theme, in the world premiere of their beautiful and evocative work for violin, viola and piano “What Happens Near the Speed of Light?”

The remainder of our program consists of works by Robert Paterson our New York City based guest composer. “Spring Songs”, for tenor and mixed ensemble, combines texts by five different authors to explore a wide variety of changes, such as overcoming doubt through wisdom, the reconsideration of choices, and observations on death, rebirth, and memories. A trip to the hospital to visit his critically ill father inspired Paterson’s “I See You”, for string quintet and fixed media. Seeing his father incapacitated in the foreign setting of a hospital was a radical change from the places he had viewed his father throughout his life. This visit led him to reflect on the sounds of the hospital, which are weaved into this ultimately hopeful composition, that ends with the combined heartbeats of three generations: his heartbeat, his father’s, and his son’s. The New York City neighborhood “Hell’s Kitchen”, the subject of Paterson’s mixed chamber ensemble work by the same name, has relatively recently undergone a huge transformation. From 1880-1980 it was known for its poorly kept tenement buildings and excessive violence, but since 1980 it has evolved into a neighborhood that is known for its luxury and high culture. In composing this work, Paterson plays on the neighborhood’s name, seeking to evoke the atmosphere of a “fast-paced restaurant kitchen in hell” by incorporating a wide variety of actual kitchen tools and appliances.

COMPOSERS

Robert Paterson

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Described by the press as “a modern-day master” and “often the highlight of the program” (The New York Times), Robert Paterson’s music is well-known for his reverence for nature, his puckish sense of humor, as well as consistent praise that comes from audiences and artists alike. Named Composer of The Year by The Classical Recording Foundation, his music is often found on playlists on National Public Radio as well as NPR’s Performance Today. Paterson’s music has been performed by many major instrumental and vocal ensembles. Recent & upcoming performances include the Oratorio Society of New York’s Carnegie Hall debut of “Whitman’s America”, the New York Choral Consortium’s “Big Sing” premiere of “Look to the Sky”, and the New Amsterdam Singers premiere of “I Go Among Trees”. Paterson’s awards include the A.I. duPont Composer’s Award from the Delaware Symphony, a three-year Music Alive grant from the League of American Orchestras and New Music USA. Robert is the artistic director of the Mostly Modern Festival (USA) and Mostly Modern Festival | The Netherlands. He is a lifelong vegan and resides in New York City and Saratoga Springs, NY with his wife, Victoria, and son, Dylan.

Jaakko Kuusisto jaakkokuusisto.fi

Conductor, composer, and violinist Jaakko Kuusisto enjoyed an extensive career that was launched by a series of successes in international violin competitions in the 1990s. Having recorded concertos by some of the most prominent Finnish contemporary composers, such as Rautavaara, Aho, Sallinen and Pulkkis, he is one of the most frequently recorded Finnish instrumentalists. As a conductor, Kuusisto worked with many leading orchestras, including Minnesota Orchestra; Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide Symphony Orchestras; the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa; NDR Hannover, DeFilharmonie in Belgium; the chamber orchestras of Tallinn and Lausanne, as well as virtually all Finnish orchestras. Kuusisto’s compositional output includes chamber and vocal music, orchestral works, concertos for bassoon, piano, violin, and trumpet that are frequently performed, three highly acclaimed operas, and music for film. In 2017 the President of Finland awarded Kuusisto the Pro Finlandia Medal.

A.G. Perez Instagram.com/aarongph

Houston-based artist A.G. Perez is interested in observing, practicing, and creating community through the performing arts. Their works have been performed by ensembles such as the Kazuko Saxophone Quartet, Longy School’s Divergent Trio, and the Moores School’s Iris Trio. Most recently, Perez has been commissioned by the AURA Contemporary Ensemble, nexus^bloom, Lizzie Knatt, Barret Allen, and the Galena Park High School Wind Ensemble. In addition to writing music, Perez works with ConcertiaHTX and Through the Staff—two non-profit music organizations that aim to reduce inequity in the arts.

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Rob Smith, director robsmithcomposer.com

Composer Rob Smith is Professor of Music Composition and director of the AURA Contemporary Ensemble at the University of Houston. He has received numerous awards, including a Fulbright Grant to Australia and an Aaron Copland House Residency, and his highly energetic music is frequently performed throughout the United States and abroad. Commissions have come from the Texas Music Festival Orchestra, the New York Youth Symphony Chamber Music Program, and the American Composers Forum, among others. Boosey & Hawkes, Carl Fischer, C-Alan Publications, and Skitter Music Publications publish his music.

Shupeng Wang, assistant director & piano

Pianist Shupeng Wang has come to music from a diverse background. Before moving into the professional study of music, Mr. Wang started his career in the field of biology. During college, Mr. Wang devoted himself to music by joining piano clubs, where he expanded his repertoire and began performing regularly. Mr. Wang has participated in numerous competitions and was the prize-winner of Medici International Music Competition (2021) and Great Composer Competition (Prokofiev, 2019). Mr. Wang holds a bachelor’s degree in Science from National Taiwan University in Taiwan and a master’s degree in piano performance from Boston University. He is currently in the Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano Performance program under the guidance of Dr. Tali Morgulis at University of Houston Moores School of Music.

Brandon Furman, percussion

Brandon Furman is a percussion educator and performer residing in Houston Texas. As a current undergraduate student at the University of Houston, Brandon is pursuing both a bachelor’s degree in music education as well as music performance studying under Dr. Blake Wilkins and Alec Warren. While at UH, he has had the privilege to perform in the Moores School of Music Percussion Ensembles, Wind Ensembles, and Symphony Orchestra. Brandon is also a clinician and educator that has been involved with many programs throughout the Houston area.

Gilyoung Kang, violin

Gilyoung Kang is a South Korean violinist who is a DMA candidate at the University of Houston, Moores School of Music. She is majoring in Violin Performance and minoring in Viola Performance at her school. Gilyoung holds a master’s degree from the University of South Florida and a bachelor’s degree from Dankook University in South Korea, both in Violin Performance. Along with her education, she has attended Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival and Texas Music Festival. As a performer, she was a member of the Imperial Symphony Orchestra and collaborated as a soloist with the Yong-In Philharmonic Orchestra. She is also a passionate violin and viola teacher, teaching numerous students of various age groups in Florida and Texas. Gilyoung is currently under the tutelage of Dr. Kirsten Yon for her violin major and had the privilege of learning from Prof. Suzanne LeFevre and Prof. Wayne Brooks for the viola minor.

Wen-Hsiu Angela Lai, flute

Wen-Hsiu Angela Lai hails from Taiwan and enjoys a musical career that spans across Asia, Australia, and United States. Ms. Lai holds her BA and MM degrees from Taiwan National Sun-Yat Sen University and is now pursuing her DMA at the University of Houston Moores School of Music with a full scholarship in 2020. Her main teachers include Hsiao-Pei Iris Ma at Taiwan National Sun-Yat Sen University, Vernon Hell at Queensland Conservatorium, and Aralee Dorough at the University of Houston. Ms. Lai has received numerous awards in competitions, which includes receiving first prize in the Taiwan National Student Artist Competition and being named a finalist of the Taiwan Flute Competition. This year, she advanced as one of 15 quarterfinalists in the National Flute Association Young Artist Competition in Chicago.

Eric Laine, tenor

Acknowledged for his “vocal allure” and “fiery declamation” (San Diego Story), Eric Laine, tenor, has performed with Hungarian State Opera, Opera Neo, Opera in the Heights, Toronto Summer Music Festival, American Baroque Opera Co., Houston Symphony, Symphony of the Hills, Mercury Chamber Orchestra, Fort Bend Symphony Orchestra, Tyler Civic Chorale, Moores Opera Center, and University of North Texas Opera Theatre, among others. This season, he returns to Moores Opera Center as Alfred and Dr. Blind in Die Fledermaus and Mercury Chamber Orchestra as the tenor soloist in J.S. Bach’s Coffee Cantata, along with several recital and concert appearances. Eric is a doctoral teaching fellow in applied voice and vocal pedagogy at the University of Houston Moores School of Music and serves on the voice faculty at Lone Star College-University Park. He is represented by Vocal Artists Management Services.

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Samuel Linzan, cello

Cellist Samuel Linzan began his studies as young boy in Ecuador. He developed his orchestral experiences in the Guayaquil Youth Symphony, with which he toured the country to major cities such as Quito. After arriving in the U.S., he studied with Cornelia Watkins in the Shepherd School of Music’s preparatory program. This program allowed him to perform various recitals and in masterclasses with the likes of Christopher French. In 2017, Samuel co-founded the Lauremille String Quartet through which he found great success within the Houston musical community after winning the Houston Young Artists’ Concert competition. In 2022, Samuel completed his B.M. in Cello Performance and is now pursuing a master’s degree under the tutelage of Dr. Eunghee Cho.

Sharon Montes, double bass

Double bassist and Houston native Sharon Montes received her Bachelor of Music from the University of Texas at Arlington. During her time in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, Sharon worked as a Fine Arts Clinician and private instructor for Ben Barber Innovative Academy in Mansfield, TX. In 2019, Sharon attended the International Summer String Institute at the University of North Texas where she won the audience prize for the festival’s concerto competition performing the Koussevitzky double bass concerto. Sharon was also accepted into the 2020 PRISMA summer festival in Canada and attended the 2021 Monteux Music Festival in Maine. Currently Montes is pursuing a master’s degree in double bass performance and pedagogy at the Moores School of Music. In her spare time Sharon enjoys cooking and playing frisbee.

Brandon Ortega, clarinet

Brandon Ortega is a fourth-year clarinet performance and music education major in the studio of Chester Rowell. One of his favorite aspects of the Moores School of Music is the opportunity to perform chamber music with the many talented musicians attending the school. He has performed in many chamber groups since his first semester at the school of music and has greatly enjoyed working on both the standard repertoire associated with chamber as well as the new pieces created in the composition studio throughout the past several years.

Luis Osorio Betancourt, violin

Luis Osorio Betancourt began violin studies with maestro Tania Montañez in Cartagena, Colombia at the Comfenalco School of Music, followed by professional studies with Dr. Ana Maria Trujillo at the University of Antioquia. In 2017 he was selected to perform as a soloist in the McCutcheon Honors Recital in Columbia. Osorio received his undergraduate degree from Northwestern State University in Louisiana, where he studied with Dr. Andrej Kurti, and after graduating served as a public-school orchestra director in Austin. Osorio has been a member of the Rapides Symphony Orchestra, Acadiana Symphony Orchestra, Longview Symphony Orchestra, Marshall Symphony Orchestra, Northeast Texas Symphony Orchestra, and the South Arkansas Symphony Orchestra among others. Currently, he is pursuing a master’s degree at the University of Houston under the guidance of Dr. Kirsten Yon.

Antonio Sanz Escallón, piano

Antonio Sanz Escallón is a composer, pianist and conductor that focuses on the theatrical. He began composing in high school, where he spent three years writing an evening length musical drama based on Lord of the Flies which he produced and conducted before graduating. Since then, his music has been performed by the ensemble Loadbang, Hub New Music, saxophonist Salvador Flores, violinist Barbora Kolářová, The Rhythm Method Quartet, and the AURA Contemporary Ensemble among others. He has participated in the Curtis Summerfest, the Lake George Music Festival, and the Red Note Music Festival as a composer. As a conductor, he was invited as guest music director for the musical Hairspray at the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. Antonio is currently working toward a bachelor’s degree in composition at the Moores School of Music, where he has studied with Rob Smith and Marcus Karl Maroney.

Carolina Rodriguez, conductor

Carolina Rodriguez was born in Guadalajara, Mexico. She began her piano studies with her mother, then with Carolina Elizalde, Marco Antonio Verdín, José Luis González Moya, Francisco Orozco, and Anatoly Zatin. Carolina studied piano for one year at SMU, one at McGill and then achieved a Certificate in Advanced Piano Performance at Concordia University with Lauretta Altman and Gregory Chaverdian. Her passion for movement led her to study Dalcroze Eurythmics at Juilliard for two summers. Carolina also holds an undergraduate degree in education from ITESO. Besides performing and teaching, Carolina acted as president of Concertando México, a non-profit music association. During the pandemic, she lunched ArteSana, a multimedia project where she interviewed women whose lives had changed through creative and artistic activities. During the summer of 2022, she studied conducting with Kenneth Kiesler for three intensive weeks at The Conductor’s Retreat in Maine. Currently, she is pursuing a dual master’s degree in Arts Leadership and Opera/Orchestra Conducting at the University of Houston.

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Yuxuan Zhang, viola

Yuxuan Zhang comes from Beijing, China, and she is pursuing Master of Music in University of Houston studying with Wayne Brooks. Zhang began her studies of viola at the age of 13 in Pre-College of China Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing and she received her bachelor’s degree from Kent State University, as well as a performance diploma at Indiana University’s Jacob school of music. Her previous mentors have included Shaowu Wang, Fei Cao, Yu Jin and Atar Arad. Zhang is an alumna of National Repertoire Orchestra and Aspen Music Festival, and she has been a violist of Canton Symphony Orchestra and Owensboro Symphony Orchestra.

In the 20-21 season, AURA moved online to perform for a global audience through their innovative video series One on One. Through elaborate and highly creative videos, AURA musicians performed exciting new solo works and interviewed the composers that created them. In addition to domestic composers, we interviewed and performed works by composers from Albania, Australia, Columbia, Costa Rica, France, India, South Korea, and the United Kingdom. youtube.com/AURAUH - go to "One on One" playlist

youtube.com/AURAUH - go to "One on One" playlist

Blue Swell – Molly Joyce

Cheng-Wei Hsieh, violin

AURA

Images from AURA's "1 on 1" Video Series

the light by which she may have ascended – Ryan Brown

Mitchell Wright, cello

¡Carnaval del Diablo!

– Felipe Tovar

Jhoser Salazar, clarinet

What They Don’t Tell You About Traveling Back in Time

music: Rob Smith

text: Brendan Stephens

Rob Smith, narrator

Max Stewart, percussion

2022-2023 Moores Society

As of January 20, 2023

The Moores Society is the philanthropic volunteer organization for the Moores School of Music. Moores Society members and donors promote community awareness and provide funding for scholarships and special projects. Moores Society members receive invitations to concerts and special events held throughout the year.

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ABOUT THE MOORES SCHOOL

Moores School of Music

The University of Houston’s Moores School of Music (MSM) is one of the leading comprehensive music schools in the nation. Its remarkable faculty — of internationally recognized performers, composers, and scholars — outstanding student body, modern facilities, and broad range of programs make MSM the natural choice for nearly 600 students annually. The school’s commitment to academic excellence and the highest performance standards has ensured its role as a vital resource in the educational and cultural life of Houston and beyond.

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Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts

The Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts at the University of Houston is a dynamic home of creativity and collaboration in one of America’s most artistically vibrant and culturally diverse cities. Bringing together the performing and visual arts entities at the University of Houston, the college has the ability to harness the power of the arts to ultimately impact our world. Our award-winning, internationally distinguished faculty provides top-quality instruction to the talented, emerging student artists from more than 30 programs of study. The Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts seeks to positively impact the community and to empower our students to use their talents to change the world.

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