Our season opening concert will include five Philadelphia based composers and feature two commissioned works and their world premieres. UArts Professor Paul Schuette’s Moonbeams and Satellites for violin, horn, piano, and video (images by visual artist Mary Laube) headlines this program along with Il pleut des chats et des chiens, a newly commissioned work by Nina Siniakova. The event includes performances of Robert Capanna’s Stria for solo flute performed by Ed Schultz, “Hope is a thing with feathers”, by Heidi Jacob, and Woodwind Trio by Ahmed Al Abaca. The Network Ensemble will collaborate with Dmitri Tymoczko (Princeton University) on guided improvisations for his composition Glimmer. The Network Ensemble will also perform a composition by Nat Penn, an alum from the 2019 Wildflowers Composers Camp.

For the University of the Arts Performance, here are some important directions to reach the venue. Caplan Recital Hall is on the 17th floor of the building, with the entrance on the east side of Broad Street, immediately south of Walnut Street. There is a security guard at the main entrance who is aware of our event and can direct you to the elevators. Go to the 17th floor and then enter the hall directly in front of you as you exit the elevators. We will have signs!

We are incredibly grateful for our continued partnership with Haverford College, a relationship that facilitates, among many other things, free admission to the Haverford performance. Tickets are required only for the performance at UArts.

Two Performances:

• October 21, 7:30 PM in Caplan Recital Hall at the University of the Arts (map) TICKETS

• October 23 2023, 7:00 PM at Jaharis Hall at Haverford College (map) (No tickets required) ***Please note the time change - this concert will be at 7:00pm.

Curious What to Expect?

This concert has a variety of works, each of which approaches storytelling in unique ways. In the Schuette, complex animations are coordinated with the music to make a human–machine choreography. In the Siniakova, we are experimenting with theatrical elements in new ways for Network. Her piece echoes absurdist theatre and, at times, asks the musicians to speak, act, dance, and play auxiliary instruments. In Jacob’s Hope is a thing with feathers, a narrator joins a solo flute in an expressive setting of Emily Dickenson. Al Abaca’s Woodwind Trio explores the story of musical history as it flies through joyous, neo-classical gestures. Bob Capanna’s Stria tells the story of notes themselves and how they interact, to quote Jan Krzywicki “[his] music is about harmony and counterpoint.” In Glimmer, by Dmitri Tymoczko, Network and ARTX join forces in a guided improvisation of harmony, gesture, and timbre. Each piece tells a story and we look forward to a night of storytelling to share with you.

Program

Composer Conversation with Nina Siniakova

Performer Portrait with Carlos Santiago

special conversation with jan krzywicki, ed schultz, and Evan kassof

More information on Bob Capanna’s music:

His Archive at the University of Pennsylvania

A Network Recording of his trio for Violin, Viola, and Cello

Composer Interview with Ahmed Al Abaca

Performers

Ed Schultz, flute
Chelsea Meynig, flute
Sean Bailey, clarinet
Martina Adams, horn
Carlos Santiago, violin
Tom Kraines, cello
Mark Livshits, piano

With guest narrators Yin Morre-Scott (UArts performance) and Professor Lindsay Reckson (Haverford performance).