5/10/21 University of Minnesota Composers' Concert

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA COMPOSERS' CONCERT Alex Lubet & Yan Pang, Artistic Directors

BROADCAST PREMIERE

Monday, May 10, 2021 | 7:30 pm

Before we begin, we first want to acknowledge that the University of Minnesota Twin Cities is built within the traditional homelands of the Dakota people. It is important to acknowledge the peoples on whose land we live, learn, and work as we seek to improve and strengthen our relations with our tribal nations. We also acknowledge that words are not enough. We must ensure that our institution provides support, resources, and programs that increase access to all aspects of higher education for our American Indian students, staff, faculty, and community members.

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PROGRAM

RYAN PICONE

Meditations on the Fragility of Life Ryan Picone

LEYNA MARIKA PAPACH

Passage

Mimi Hilaire Hai-Ting Chin Ricardo Rivera

ROGER GOMOLL

Flute Tuba Duet Elizabeth Gomoll Roger Gomoll

RACHEL ANNE BREES

My Reaper

Jack Magnus

COMPOSER

Sonic Icons 2: Prayer Bells Momčilo Moma Aleksandrić

ZACHARY PLOEGER

Soliloquy

Zachary Ploeger

CONG LIU

Coexist

Michael D. Min

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CIXIAN LU

What to Do with the Pain in Your Chest Pia Davila Per Rundberg

CATRIONA AILTS

Uncertain Circumstance Mvt. I Zachary Ploeger

JANIE BECKER

Heart-Speak Janie Becker

ALEKS TENGESDAL

Ricercar IX - dagorlindalë Aleks Tengesdal

SAMANTHA MARTINEZ-BROCKHUS

Spring

Samantha Martinez-Brockhus

JAY AFRISANDO

Tangguh (Resilient)

Samantha Martinez-Brockhus

YAN PANG

Enchanting River Spirit Elizabeth Gomoll Maja Radovanlija

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COMPOSERS' NOTES

Leyna Marika Papach: I was asked to write a song relating to the experience of being an immigrant, and so ended up writing 'Passage'. The lyrics were written in collaboration with writer, Melisa Tien. This is a document of a live online performance where all of the singers were in different locations, singing a score while not being able to hear each other.

Video and mixing were remote and live as well. It was performed in March along with the songs by 9 other composers addressing the same topic.

Rachel Anne Brees: My Reaper is an electroacoustic exploration of what can be composed of a 45-second recording of a poem. With all the layers taken from the original recording, it explores repetition, spatial sound, and suspense. I would encourage listening with headphones! Poem written and read by Jack Magnus.

Momčilo Moma Aleksandrić: Inspired by the Serbian Octoechos collection of chants notated by Stevan Stojanovic Mokranjac. The sixth string is tuned to F. It explores the imitation of bells, Campanella effects, and natural harmonics.

Cixian Lu: When I first read Courtney Sender’s text on Hobart, I was stricken by her powerful words. Taking all the vicious and good energy from her piece, I hope this piece gives you a corner to allow the outburst of your emotions. Take your courage and be strong to experience and feel it! Maybe by the end, you can take a deep breath, and find an answer to some of the painful feelings in your life. Courtney, thank you very much for this adventurous journey!

Janie Becker: Track from "Echoes of Love" CD, original music for solo piano. For more, please visit http://www.janiebecker.com/.

Aleks Tengesdal: In the Quenya Elvish tongue, this translates as - Dagor (war, battle) and -lin (song) - It is a song of war and part of a cycle of Ricercar that search out the resonance of the cello and its capabilities Jay Afrisando: Tangguh is a one-hand piano piece for a performer with or without disabilities. It is written for a left hand, although it can be played using a right hand. It is best to play using five fingers, although it is possible to use four fingers. The piece may serve difficulties above a beginner level. Using simple yet rich lines of rhythmic structures, mostly more than half an octave note intervals, and varied yet controlled loudness, this piece is intended to be more accessible for aurally diverse people including but not limited to hearing aid users, cochlear implant listeners, and 'normal' hearing listeners.

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