October 27, 1999, Music of John Cage-PASIC, Columbus, OH
First Construction in Metal (1939)
Second Construction (1940)
Wonderful Widow of 18 Springs (1943)
Marlene Ralis Rosen, soprano
Nowth upon Nacht (1984)
Marlene Ralis Rosen, soprano
She is Asleep (1943)
Quartet: 12 tom-toms
Duet: Voice and Prepared Piano
Marlene Ralis Rosen, soprano
Historical Commentary by Deborah Campana
April 13, 1999
First Construction in Metal (1939) . . . . . John Cage
Concertino (1995) . . . . . . . Phillip Parker
Ryan Anthony, trumpet
Battlefield Requiem (1994) . . . . . . David Leisner
I. Kyrie (Gathering); II. Dies Irae (Combat); III. Libera Me (Survivor's Soliloquy); IV. Lux Aeterna (In the Air)
Darkness (1984) . . . . . . . . . . Franco Donatoni
American Premiere
March 19, 1998
Implosion (1982) . . . . Mantle Hood
IDMEN B (1985) . . . . . Iannis Xenakis
American Premiere
Strange Loops (1994) . . . . . . Patrick Long
Quartet (1983) . . . . . . . . Lukas Foss
Ionisation (1931) . . . . . . . Edgard Varese
April 25, 1997
Intentions (1983) . . . . Eugene Novotney
Fresco (1995) . . . . . Brian Bartel ’97
Ostinato Pianissimo (1934) . . . Henry Cowell
Take That (1972) . . . . . . . William Albright
Ultimate words: Infinite song (1997) . . . Param Vir
Premiere Performance
Patrick Yaeger, baritone
Jennifer Rinehart, piano
November 16, 1996, Cleveland Museum of Art
Traditional Chinese Percusion Music with Chin Kwok Wai
Shanxi Percussion Music . . . . Hao Shixen
Zhekdong Gongs and Drums . . . arr. by Chin Kwok Wai
Chinese Festival Drumming . . . . . Li Mixiang
November 21, 1996, PASIC, Nashville, TN
Traditional Chinese Percusion Music with Chin Kwok Wai
Shanxi Percussion Music . . . . Hao Shixen
Zhekdong Gongs and Drums . . . arr. by Chin Kwok Wai
Chinese Festival Drumming . . . . . Li Mixiang
November 16, 1996-Cleveland Museum of Art
Opening . . . . . . Chin Kwok Wai
A Poem of the Drum . . . Li Zhengui & Tan Dun
The Quarreling Ducks . . . An Zhishun
In the Depth fo the Night . . . arr. Chin Kwok Wai
The Wedding of the Mice . . . Hao Shixun
Dragons Rising and Tigers Leaping . . arr. Chin Kwok Wai
Day of Jubilation . . . . Li Mixiang
April, 16, 1996
Still Life (1986) . . . . Mary Ellen Childs
*Percussion Quartet No. 1 (1996) . . . Paul Cox ’92
Third Construction (1941) . . . John Cage
Synchronism No. 5 (1969) . . . . Mario Davidovsky
Chariots Ballad (1987) . . . Yiu-Kwong Chung
Kevin Watkins, marimba
*First Performance
April 25, 1995
Hands On! (1993) . . . . . . Michael Fiday
Con Luigi Dallapiccola (1979) . . . Luigi Nono
First American Performance
Air-Rounds-Parade (1994) . . . Evan Hause
World Premiere
*Preludio, Adagio e Finale (1963) . . . Riccardo Malipiero
*First American Performance
April 12, 1994
Chicago Sketches (1940) . . . . . William Russell
I. 3525 S. Dearborn; II. 5507 S. Michigan; III. 4726 S. State
Paradiddle (1979) . . . . . . Theodore May
Chamber Concerto (1978) . . . . Daniel Kessner
Percussion Quartet (1963/69) . . Joan Tower
Snowflake (1991) . . . . . . . Paul Reller
Elizabeth Campbell, piano
Lisa Kaplan, celeste
May 5, 1993
Mixed Messages (1993) . . .Elizabeth Hinkle-Turner
April 17, 1993
Click (1989) . . . . . Mary Ellen Childs
Suite en Concert (1967) . . . André Jolivet
Michel Debost, flute
Indroit Illusions Rituals (1988) . . . . . John White
Andor Toth, cello
Village Burial with Fire (1989) . . . . James Wood
October 29, 1992
Poebells (1972) . . . . . Edwin London
April 11, 1992
CaDance (1984) . . . . . . Andy Pope
American Premiere
Noctural Activities (1990) . . . . Jan Bus
American Premiere
Five Pieces for Clarinet & Percussion (1986) . . Philip Parker
Voutes (1988) . . . . Michael Levinas
American Premiere
dust into dust (1991) . . . . . . . John Luther Adams
World Premiere
Labyrinth No. 3 (1941) . . . . . Lou Harrison
April 20, 1991
Ionisation (1931) . . . . . . Edgard Varese
Music for Pieces of Wood (1973) . . . Steve Reich
Refrains (1979) . . . . . . Steve Reich
Woodnotes (1990) . . . . Frank Nuyts
Trumpet Concerto (1937/90) . . . William Russell
Amores (1943) . . . . . . . . John Cage
Ionisation (1931) . . . . . . Edgard Varese
April 27, 1990
Circle Sonata (1986) . . . . . .Reed Holmes
Galerie (1983). . . . . . . . . . .Werner Heider
First Construction (1939) . . John Cage
Intentions (1983) . . . . . . . . Eugene Novotney
I. Assumption; II. Proposal; III. Function; IV. Design
Five Dream Sequences (1968) . . Walter Ross
LEX (1989) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Daugherty
Sasha Margolis, violin
March 17, 1990- Ohio Day of Percussion
LEX (1989) . . Michael Daugherty
Sasha Margolis, violin