In Nunc’s only New York event this year, Nunc will perform on January 24th at National Sawdust in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. This state-of-the-art venue opened in October 2015. The show on January 24 features stringed instruments, both bowed and plucked, along with the distinctive sounds of the oboe, bassoon and the soprano voice. There will be two world premieres – a sextet by Argentine composer Diego Tedesco and a piece for voice and string trio by Jonathan Dawe, featuring soprano Mary Mackenzie – and the New York premiere of a string octet by David Fulmer. Also, works by Elliott Carter’s and Michael Jarrell, and Iannis Xenakis’ “Aroura” for 12 strings, involving remarkable NYC musicians and college students from Mannes and Juilliard.
Performers:
Mary Mackenzie, soprano
June Han, harp
Joseph Brent, mandolin
Arthur Sato, oboe
Brad Balliett, bassoon
Miranda Cuckson, violin and director
Christopher Otto, violin
Yuri Namkung, violin
Mengyi Cao, violin
Isabel Ong, violin
Clare Semes, violin
Jeremias Sergiani Velasquez, violin
John Pickford Richards, viola
Melissa Reardon, viola
Jacob Shack, viola
Julia Bruskin, cello
Chris Gross, cello
Christine Chen, cello
Doug Balliett, bass
David Fulmer, conductor
Program:
Jonathan Dawe: Roventi (2015, premiere)
David Fulmer: Silence of the Sirens (2015, NY prem.)
Elliott Carter: Four Lauds (1984-2001)
Michael Jarrell: Eco III (1994)
Diego Tedesco: Divertimento II (2015, premiere)
Iannis Xenakis: Aroura (1971)
