01-05/60 - Live Saturation video starring Mario Caroli

One year after the premiere concert, here is the video of Live Saturation:

Live Saturation
for flute and electronic music
with Ruth Lepson's poetry

This is the live recording of Mario Caroli's Harvard recital, that took place on May 24th, 2008, to the invitation of the Harvard Group for New Music.

Mario Caroli plays Ivan Fedele

I studied under Maestro Ivan Fedele during several years at the Conservatoire de Strasbourg. Mario Caroli is one of the best interprets of his music. That's why I'm happy to link to two video recordings with ensemble Algoritmo:

1. Notturno, for flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, piano, percussion, harp, 2 violins, viola, violoncello, and double bass.

2. Profilo in eco (first part), for solo flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, piano, percussion, violin, viola, violoncello, and double bass.

One more thing that I like in these recordings: the excellent clarinetist Roberta Gottardi is a friend since we played together the premiere and recording of Stockhausen's Rechter Augenbrauentanz.

Listen to Viola palustris

Here is the live recording of this Alea III concert, when they premiered my composition Viola palustris.

Listen while watching this slide show with pictures by composer Phivos-Angelos Kollias.

A slide show put together by soloist Alan Lenarcic

You may also listen to the music and download the file:

Or if you prefer, Viola palustris on last.fm.

The musicians

The amazing soloist Alan Lenarcic was accompanied by Alea III, conducted by Theodore Antoniou:

• Flute: Sue-Ellen Herschman-Tcherepnin
• Oboe: Jane Harrison
• Clarinet: Diane Heffner
• Bassoon: Janet Underhill
• Horn: Laura Carter
• Trombone: Denis Lambert
• Percussion: Thomas Schmidt and Philip Trembley
• Piano: Yukiko Shimazaki
• Violins: Irina Muresanu and Iman Khosrowpour
• Viola: Anne Black
• Cello: Mark Simcox
• Double Bass: Irving Steinberg

Thanks to all of the artists for your awesome commitment, and congratulations for getting this great result in just 1h30 of rehearsal time!

Dudley House Music Festival - First Edition

Dudley House is Harvard's house for graduate students and non-resident undergraduate students. It is a great place to make friends, grow interdisciplinary ideas, and have a coffee at Café Gato Rojo.

As one of the house music fellows, I am proud to announce the first Dudley House Music Festival. It is taking place this Sunday, May 10th, 2009 in Dudley House Main Dining Hall.

The Chorus will kick off the event with Haydn's Theresa Mass conducted by Michael Barrett.

Then, the World Music Ensemble will perform music from around the world, including original arrangements and new compositions. Multi-instrumentalist Behtash Babadi is the musical director.

Jazz Creative Combo & Big Band

The jazz combo's philosophy is to play creative jazz and have fun. By bringing in new arrangements of old music, or brand new compositions, we try and keep the spark of jazz well alive.

The Big Band during the recent Spring Swing
Picture by Jonathan Ruel, Café Gato Rojo manager

I am very happy to feature in the Big Band program the music of great composers. Duke Ellington, "of course", will be represented with two works. But we will perform as well unpublished works by Bob Mintzer and Mathias Rüegg, two majors big band leaders in the United States and in Europe.

The big band program

• And the Angels Sing Johnny Mercer and Ziggy Elman, Benny Goodman band, 1939
• Concerto for Cootie Duke Ellington, 1940
• Starfire Benny Golson, Maynard Ferguson band, 1959
• Theme from The Asphalt Jungle Duke Ellington, 1961
• Coconut Champagne Denis Di Blasio, Maynard Ferguson band, 1983
• Modern Day Tuba Bob Mintzer, 1993
• Albert Einstein - Time is what you feel Mathias Rüegg, 2005
• Josephine Baker - She need never regret! Mathias Rüegg, 2005

See you on Sunday! You will never regret.