The second concert of the 8th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music was a great success. On behalf of John Bilotta and myself I would like to thank all of the composers and performers involved in the concert. There was a lot of great music and amazing performances.

We wish you all the best and hope to see you again in the future!

The 8th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music conludes tonight at 8:00 p.m. at the Community Music Center in San Francisco. Tickets are just $10 general/$5 student, senior and ARTSCard. The Community Music Center is located at 544 Capp Street, SF, CA.

Tonight’s Program:
Paul Hembree – Passion for soprano, clarinet, percussion and bass
Peter Lane – Aeromancer for bassoon and electronics
Helena Michelson – Romance for alto flute and piano
Jean Ahn – Berkeley Arirang for piano and electronics

INTERMISSION

Bruce Bennett – Translucent Night for trumpet and electronics
Hubert Ho – Meccanico for piano
John Bilotta – Trifles, Final Scene a chamber opera

Postcard for the 2nd concert of the 8th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music

The 8th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music will present two concerts—on Saturday, July 17, 2010 and Saturday, August 7, 2010.  Both concerts will begin at 8:00 p.m. at the San Francisco Community Music Center, 544 Capp Street.  This year’s Festival will feature twenty works by twenty composers.  Audience members will be able to meet the composers as all will be in attendance.  Tickets for each concert are $10 general admission and $5 for students, seniors and ARTSCard members.

The first concert, Saturday, July 17, 2010 will feature ten compositions of acoustic chamber music.  The spectrum of ensembles will include solo piano, solo guitar, and duos including voice, brass, piano, and harp.  The concert will include two world premieres of works by Brian Bice and Micheal Vickers as well as the American premiere of Canadian composer Sylvia Rickard’s Three Cabaret Songs.

The second concert, Saturday, August 7, 2010 will feature ten compositions of acoustic and electronic chamber music.  The spectrum of ensembles will include solo violin and solo piano, as well as works for acoustic instruments and electronics including bassoon, alto flute, soprano, clarinet, percussion, and bass.  This year we are pleased to end the Festival with the final scene of John Bilotta’s new chamber opera Trifles.

The Festival of Contemporary Music is presented under the direction of Brian Bice and John Bilotta.  Founded in 2003, the Festival of Contemporary Music has, prior to this year, presented 10 concerts featuring 82 compositions by 61 composers.  Among those works 15 have been world premiere performances.  This year marks the 8th Annual Festival and we are excited to present 20 more pieces during this two-concert event.

Saturday, August 7, 2010, 8:00 p.m.
San Francisco Community Music Center

Paul Hembree – Passion for soprano, clarinet, percussion and bass
Peter Lane – Aeromancer for bassoon and electronics
Nikolas Jeleniauskas – Metamorphosis for 2 violins
Matthew Dotson – Left Unsaid for stereo digital audio media
Jean Ahn – Berkeley Arirang for piano and electronics

INTERMISSION

Bruce Bennett – Translucent Night for trumpet and electronics
Laurence Sherr – Four Short Pieces for violin
Helena Michelson – Romance for alto flute and piano
Hubert Ho – Meccanico for piano
John Bilotta – Trifles, Final Scene for chamber opera

Saturday, July 17, 2010 8:00 p.m.
San Francisco Community Music Center

Kyong Mee Choi – Reminiscences for piano
Stacey Barelos – Letters from Jenny for soprano and piano
Micheal Vickers – Home Movies for piano
J. Richard Freese – Scattered Memories for guitar
Sylvia Rickard – Three Cabaret Songs for soprano and piano

INTERMISSION

Robert Denham – The Kraken’s One Day is as Another for tuba and piano
Alex Miller – Flatiron for guitar
Tara O’Brien – Mirroir and L’abysse for piano
Stephen Yip – Hundun for bass and harp
Brian Bice – 4-5 for piano