Commissions/Premieres: Salkind-Pearl, Wendell Jones

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These past few weeks we’ve been underground (so to speak), rehearsing incredible amounts — all in preparation for our upcoming concert this Wednesday, April 20th.  We’re thrilled to present two new works, both of them fresh, 21st century, and written for the Consort.  On The Transience of Memory, newly composed by Christopher Wendell Jones, is scored for flute, clarinet, percussion, piano, two violins, viola, and cello, and will be receiving its world premiere in Brown Hall at New England Conservatory.  Jones, based in San Francisco, focuses on chamber music that is “intricately designed” in which he explores areas such as identity, narrative, and form through unconventional and unique methods.  He has had his music presented at Darmstadt (Germany), Ictus International Composition Seminar (Brussels, Belgium), and in New York at Merkin Hall among others — click here to read more.

Also highlighted on the program is Mischa Salkind-Pearl’s Autumn Voices, which was premiered last year at SICPP (fondly called “Sick Puppy”, short for Summer Institute of Contemporary Performance Practice) as the featured Composition Fellow commission .  Salkind-Pearl, a Boston-based composer, is Composer-In-Residence with Ludovico Ensemble and has his music performed in the US, Europe, and in Asia.  Autumn Voices, composed in 2010 for flute, clarinet, percussion, piano, violin, viola, and cello, will be given its second performance this Wednesday.

We’ll also be performing Norio Fukushi’s Silica, Giacinto Scelsi’s Okanagon, and Michael Finnissy’s Casual Nudity — tons of new music to satiate your appetite!  Admission is free.  8pm in Brown Hall at New England Conservatory this Wednesday, April 20th … see you there!

— your friendly webbottress.

Salkind-Pearl in SICPP spotlight: Autumn Voices

Yes, we still have more photos emerging from SICPP 2010!

Check out our Flickr photostream to see new footage of the Callithumpian-commissioned work for this past Sick Puppy festival, featuring composer Mischa Salkind-Pearl.  Salkind-Pearl‘s Autumn Voices, scored for flute, clarinet, string quartet, percussion, and piano, was performed in a masterclass setting with the Callithumpian Consort performing onstage, followed by a discussion led by our composer-in-residence, Chaya Czernowin.   View the complete set here.

Interested in the composer?  Mischa Salkind-Pearl received degrees from Skidmore College, UMBC, and Boston Conservatory, the last of which he recently completed his Master’s degree in composition studying with Marti Epstein and Dalit Warshaw.  Salkind-Pearl has also attended masterclasses by Joan Tower, Peter Schickele, Martin Bresnick, Jo Kondo, Simon Bainbridge, and Jonathan Harvey.

Performers of Salkind-Pearl‘s music include Ludovico, RUCKUS, pianist Miki Arimura, conductors Yohei Sato and Jason Love, Devil May Care Duo (DMC Duo), and of course, Callithumpian Consort.

Click to view: Salkind-Pearl's Autumn Voices

More photos from the IDITAROD will be up in the coming days — stay tuned!

—webbottress.