NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL 2013
January 20-27, 2013
Festival webpage: www.music.utoronto.ca/events/nmf
Festival
poster
Norbert Palej, Festival Coordinator
Steven Mackey, Roger D. Moore Distinguished Visitor in Composition
The 2013 edition of the University of Toronto New Music Festival is the most ambitious undertaking to date. Headlining the Festival is the acclaimed American composer and electric guitarist Steven Mackey whose work blends classical and pop music. Commemorating the 10th anniversary of Luciano Berio’s passing, the Festival will present the complete Sequenze by the great Italian composer - the first time it is done in Canada. From the creative team that produced the critically acclaimed Rob Ford, the Opera comes Antigone - opera scenes featuring music by student composers with a libretto penned by Michael Patrick Albano adapted from Sophocle's classic. With a week-long lineup of concerts, lectures, master classes and workshops, including performances by U of T faculty, students and such formidable artists as Nexus percussion ensemble, 2X10 piano duo and the deVah String Quartet, the Festival will open a new year of exemplary modern music-making in Toronto.
COMPLETE LIST OF EVENTS
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Opera Student Composer Collective: Antigone
From the creative team behind Rob Ford, the Opera, Antigone is a modern adaptation of Sophocles' classic. The opera is composed by Jason Caron, August Murphy-King, Jason O'Connor and Parisa Sabet based on a libretto penned by the Opera Division's Resident Stage Director Michael Patrick Albano, with staging by Erik Thor. Singers from the Opera Division and the gamUT ensemble will perform under the direction of Sandra Horst.
2:30 pm. MacMillan Theatre. Free
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Faculty of Music Songwriting Showcase
Faculty composer Christos Hatzis and a band of Faculty of Music students led by Jordan O'Connor will showcase pop songs of various genres.
4:00 pm. Room 330, Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park. Free
Admission is free (Soft drinks and munchies included)
Monday, January 21, 2013
Luciano Berio 1925-2003: A Retrospective
Sponsored by the Italian Cultural Institute of Toronto
Lecture: On the Translations of Musical Experience: Luciano Berio’s Sequenze
By Damjana Bratuž presented by the Department of Italian Studies as part of the Goggio Lecture Series. For further details, contact italian.studies@utoronto.ca.
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm. Carr Hall, 100 St. Joseph Street, St. Michael’s College. Free
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Concert: The Complete Sequenze (1st complete performance in Canada)
Artistic Direction: David Hetherington and Joseph Petric
Featured artists: Bob Aitken (flute), Sanya Eng (harp), Xin Wang (voice), Adam Sherkin (piano), Jean-Michel Malouf (trombone), Diane Leung (viola), Keith Atkinson (oboe), Wallace Halladay (soprano saxophone), Mark Fewer (violin), Anthony Thompson (clarinet), Guy Few (trumpet), Cecilia Lee (piano), Jeffrey McFadden (guitar), Nadina Mackie-Jackson (bassoon), Joseph Petric (accordion), David Hetherington (cello)
Staging: Graham Cozzubbo
Narration: Guy Few
6:30 pm. Walter Hall, 80 Queen’s Park. Free
*This concert lasts 3 hours and 40 minutes (including 2 intermissions)
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Composers’ Forum with Steven Mackey
Roger D. Moore Distinguished Visitor in Composition
7:30 pm. Walter Hall, 80 Queen’s Park. Free
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Nexus Percussion Ensemble + 2X10 piano duo
Featuring John Cage’s The City Wears a Slouch Hat, with radio play by Kenneth Patchen and film by Mikel Rouse. The concert also features the premiere of Vergiliana by Norbert Palej.
7:30 pm. Walter Hall, 80 Queen’s Park. Free
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Chamber Music by Steven Mackey Steven Mackey’s Gathering, Fusion Tune, Jango, Feels So Baaad and The Attic Which is Desire performed by faculty, students and guest artists.
12:10 pm. Walter Hall, 80 Queen’s Park. Free
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Open Rehearsal: Steven Mackey's Deal
The RCM New Music Ensemble & U of T gamUT ensemble, conducted by Brian Current, workshop Steven Mackey’s work for chamber orchestra and improvising electric guitar with Steven Mackey as soloist.
7:30 pm. Walter Hall, 80 Queen’s Park. Free
Friday, January 25, 2013
Electroacoustic Music Concert
Works for surround sound and images by Sharbel Dalal, Sophie Dupuis, Trevor Hewer, Dennis Patrick and Laura Silberberg. The deVah string quartet with guitarist Rob MacDonald perform Physical Property by guest composer Steven Mackey. Presented by Dennis Patrick.
12:10 pm. Walter Hall, 80 Queen’s Park. Free
Friday, January 25, 2013
Karen Kieser Prize Concert
A concert featuring the 2012 Karen Kieser Prize winning work Aftertherio T by Adam Scime, along with music by Emilie LeBel, Steven Mackey, and Matthew Todd. Presented by Dennis Patrick.
7:30 pm. Walter Hall, 80 Queen’s Park. Free
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Master Class with the Composer
New Canadian Art Song from the Plangere Canadian catalogue, performed by Canada’s next generation of singers in a master class setting led by the composers themselves.
10 am. Walter Hall. Free
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Chamber Music by Steven Mackey
Steven Mackey’s Interior Design, Humble River and Deal featuring the Royal Conservatory of Music New Music Ensemble, U of T gamUT ensemble, faculty, student and guest artists.
7:30 pm. Walter Hall, 80 Queen’s Park. Free
Sunday, January 27, 2013
deVah String Quartet Concert
Electric and acoustic new music for string quartet, including George Crumb’s Black Angels and a new work by Laura Silberberg.
7:30 pm. Walter Hall, 80 Queen’s Park. Free
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