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Shulamit Ran —Private Game
Harold Meltzer —Exiles (NY Premiere)
Written for the Da Capo Chamber Players
Penka Kouneva —*Climbing the Ladder of Unraveling Rope
Commissioned by the Da Capo Chamber Players with a grant from Meet the Composer
Eugene Lee —Western Wind (NY Premiere)
Louis Karchin —*Fanfare/Pavane
*World Premieres
JOSEPH SCHWANTNER (b. 1943) — Wind, Willow, Whisper.... (1980)
(Written for the 10th Anniversary of the Da Capo Chamber Players)
Ms. Spencer, Ms. Sternberg, Ms. Jolles, Mr. Emelianoff, Ms. Moore
AARON JAY KERNIS(b. 1960) —Love Scenes (1987)
(Written for André Emelianoff)
Ms. Shelton, Mr. Emelianoff
Intermission
ELLIOTT CARTER (b. 1908) — Esprit rude/Esprit doux (1985)
Ms. Spencer, Ms. Sternberg
HARRISON BIRTWISTLE(b. 1934) — Nine Settings of Lorine Niedecker (2000)
Ms. Shelton, Mr. Emelianoff
ANDRÉ PREVIN (b. 1929) —Vocalise (1966)
Ms. Shelton, Mr. Emelianoff, Ms. Moore
JONATHAN HARVEY (b. 1939) —The Riot (1993)
Ms. Spencer, Ms. Stoops, Ms. Moore
Martin Bresnick —*My Twentieth Century
World Premiere, a project of Chamber Music America's "Musical Celebration of the Millennium"
Iannis Xenakis —AKEA
Judith Weir —I broke off a golden branch
Michael Gordon —ACDC (New York premiere)
Nicholas Maw —Flute Quartet
The concerts of the Da Capo Chamber Players are made possible in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts. They are also made possible with private funds from the Aaron Copland Fund for Music, the Amphion Foundation and generous individuals.
The SONIC BOOM Festival is produced by the New York Consortium for New Music.
