The Ditson Festival of Contemporary Music

*Commissioned by the Boston Modern Orchestra Project

**Commissioned by the American Composers Forum New England with support from the Argosy Foundation Contemporary Music Fund and the Thomas R. and Ruth R. McMullin Fund

Gil Rose, 2008 Artistic Director

Sonic Boom. This September the eyes and ears of the new music world turn to Boston. Led by Gil Rose, the city's legendary ensembles and rising stars burst into the spotlight for four days of sonic splendor in an iconic 21st-century space.

Thursday, September 18, 2008

6:30pm
Firebird Ensemble

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Concert Date 
Sun, 2008-09-21 15:00
External Purchase 

Tickets are available for purchase online through the American Repertory Theater website or by calling the A.R.T. Box Office at 617.547.8300 (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm).

Season 
Event 
Pictured Musicians 
Contributing Musician Meta 
Sinfonia in C minor (1948)
Il Mare Dentro (2008)*
Montserrat, concerto for cello and orchestra (2000)
cello
Toccata (1955)
Two Fabrications (2008)**
Partita for Orchestra (2000)
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Israel at 60: Six Decades of Innovative Music

*World Premiere commissioned by the Friends of the Harvard Judaica Division through a gift of its President, David B. Keidan.

Gil Rose, conductor

Event Sponsors
Combined Jewish Philanthropies
Judaica Division, Harvard College Library, Harvard University

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Concert Date 
Sun, 2008-11-02 15:00
Season 
External Purchase 

Tickets are available for purchase online through the American Repertory Theater website or by calling the A.R.T. Box Office at 617.547.8300 (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm).

Pictured Musicians 
Contributing Musician Meta 
Festive Dance (2008)
Beyond All This (1997)
Concerto for Strings (1947)
Kri'ot (2008)*
saxophone
Symphony #1 (1953)
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Program Notes Host 
Pre-concert talk with Avi Hanani, Director of Classical Music, Israeli Broadcasting Authority at 2:00pm

Concertos for Strings and Orchestras

*World Premiere
**BMOP Commission

Gil Rose, conductor

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Concert Date 
Fri, 2008-11-14 20:00
Season 
External Purchase 

Tickets are available for purchase online through the American Repertory Theater website or by calling the A.R.T. Box Office at 617.547.8300 (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm).

Contributing Musician Meta 
Chamber Concerto VI: Mr. Jefferson** (2008)
violin
Talus, concerto for viola and orchestra (2007)
viola
Fantasy for cello and orchestra (1954)
cello
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra* (2003)
violin
Concerto for String Quartet and Orchestra (1933)
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Program Notes hosted by Lisa Bielawa, Composer in Residence at 7:00pm

Boston ConNECtion

*Selected from the 11th annual BMOP/NEC composition contest
**Winner of the 10th annual BMOP/NEC concerto competition
***World Premiere

Gil Rose, conductor

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Concert Date 
Sat, 2009-01-17 20:00
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External Purchase 

Tickets are available for purchase online through the American Repertory Theater website or by calling the A.R.T. Box Office at 617.547.8300 (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm).

Contributing Musician Meta 
A Jew Among the Indians (COKBOY) (2007-08)*
Inventions, Contours, and Colors (1973)
Strathclyde Concerto No. 7, for double bass and orchestra (1992)
double bass**
By the Streams of Babylon (2008)
soprano
soprano
From the Institutes of Groove (2009)***
bass trombone
Recollections (Book 1) (2008)***
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Program Notes hosted by Lisa Bielawa, Composer in Residence at 7:00pm

Club Concert #1

* World Premiere, BMOP Commission

Lisa Bielawa, host

Bringing new music to uncommon places. BMOP's exceptional musicians take the stage in the Moonshine Room for these informal Tuesday night concerts. Club Cafe's full bar and menu are available for those wishing to dine during the performance.

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Concert Date 
Tue, 2009-02-03 19:00
Event 
Season 
External Purchase 

Tickets are available for purchase online through the American Repertory Theater website or by calling the A.R.T. Box Office at 617.547.8300 (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm).

Pictured Musicians 
Contributing Musician Meta 
Sinews (2008) for solo violin
violin
Desert Call for solo cello
cello
Synopsis #13: Thy Sting is Not So Sharp (2008)*
violin
Synopsis #14: No, no, no - Put That Down (2008)*
trombone
Goldfish on the Roof for clarinet, cello, and trombone
trombone
clarinet
cello
Rhapsodic Musings (2001) for solo violin
violin
Quartet for Trombone and String Trio (1987)
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Doors open for full bar and table service at 6:00pm

Winter's Tale

Gil Rose, conductor

Opera in two acts
First complete performance of the revised version

Based on the play by Wiliam Shakespeare
Libretto by John Harbison

Concert performance in celebration of the composer's 70th birthday featuring:
David Kravitz, baritone (Leontes)
Janna Baty, mezzo-soprano (Hermione)
Pamela Dellal, mezzo-soprano (Paulina)
Matthew Anderson, tenor (Florizel)
Anne Harley, soprano (Perdita)
Dana Whiteside, bass (Time)
Christian Figueroa, tenor (Antigonus)
Paul Guttry, bass (Camillo)
Aaron Engebreth, baritone (Polixenes)

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Concert Date 
Fri, 2009-03-20 20:00
Season 
External Purchase 

Tickets are available for purchase online through the American Repertory Theater website or by calling the A.R.T. Box Office at 617.547.8300 (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm).

Pictured Musicians 
Contributing Musician Meta 
Winter's Tale (1974, rev. 1991)
baritone
mezzo-soprano
soprano
baritone
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Program Notes Host 
Program Notes hosted by Lisa Bielawa, Composer in Residence at 7:00pm

Club Concert #2

*World Premiere, BMOP Commission

Lisa Bielawa, host

Bringing new music to uncommon places. BMOP celebrates the culmination of Lisa Bielawa's Synopses project—solo pieces composed for BMOP musicians. Also featuring Luciano Berio's Sequenza III for solo voice, performed by Lisa.

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Concert Date 
Tue, 2009-04-07 19:00
Event 
Season 
External Purchase 

Tickets are available for purchase online through the American Repertory Theater website or by calling the A.R.T. Box Office at 617.547.8300 (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm).

Pictured Musicians 
Contributing Musician Meta 
Synopses (2006-2009)*
Synopsis #5: He Figures Out What Clouds Mean
trumpet
Synopsis #12: What I Did Over Summer Vacation
clarinet
Synopsis #3: I Think We Should Tell Her
flute
Synopsis #10: I Know This Room So Well
English horn
Synopsis #11: It Takes One to Know One
percussion
Synopsis #8: Most Runors About Him Are True
piccolo
Synopsis #7: Where's the Guy With the Directions?
violin
Synopsis #15: Two Days After You Left, I...
harp
Sequenza III (1966) for solo voice
voice
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Doors open for full bar and table service at 6:00pm

Club Concert #3

*East Coast premiere commissioned by and dedicated to Sarah and Steve Hauschka
**World Premiere

Gil Rose, conductor

Hosted by The Score Board

The Score Board is a group of New England-based composers serving as BMOP's vanguard of composer-advocates through volunteerism, direct support and activities, community-building, and curating BMOP's annual Club Concert series.

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Concert Date 
Tue, 2009-05-19 19:00
Event 
Season 
External Purchase 

Tickets are available for purchase online through the American Repertory Theater website or by calling the A.R.T. Box Office at 617.547.8300 (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm).

Pictured Musicians 
Contributing Musician Meta 
Stray Signals for Flute and Acousmatic Medium (2007)
flute
laptop
Prelude Variations (2009) for cello and viola*
cello
viola
Labyrinths (1981) for violin and cello
violin
cello
The Form of my Intent (2009) for viola solo**
viola
Alloy (2009) for flute and cello**
flute
cello
Dance (1986) for violin solo
violin
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Doors open for full bar and table service at 6:00pm

Premieres

*World Premiere
**BMOP Commission

Gil Rose, conductor

Celebrating five world premieres and the culmination of Lisa Bielawa's tenure as Composer in Residence

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Concert Date 
Fri, 2009-05-22 20:00
Season 
External Purchase 

Tickets are available for purchase online through the American Repertory Theater website or by calling the A.R.T. Box Office at 617.547.8300 (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm).

Pictured Musicians 
Contributing Musician Meta 
Shock Diamonds* (2008)
Kick & Ride** (2008)
drumset
A Summer's Day** (2008)
"...bisbigliando..."** (2009)
harp
In medias res, concerto for orchestra** (2009)
Contributing Musician Status 
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Program Notes Host 
Program Notes hosted by Lisa Bielawa, Composer in Residence at 7:00pm
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