2006-2007 Season

September 28, 2006
PRISM Quartet
UW-Oshkosh Chamber Arts Series
Music Hall
Arts and Communication Center
926 Woodland Avenue
University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh
Oshkosh, WI
(920) 424-4224
more information

September 29
PRISM Quartet
Performing Arts Exchange 2006
Baltimore, MD

October 6, 2006
Winston-Salem Symphony
Reynolda Auditorium
Winston-Salem, NC

October 15, 2006
PRISM Quartet
Whitney Museum of Art
Tribute to Steve Reich
945 Madison Avenue
New York, NY

October 28, 2006
Potsdam Single Reed Summit
Guest soloist
Opcit - Philippe Hurel
Sarabande and Gavotte from Cello Suite No. 5 - J.S. Bach (arr. Sullivan)
God Bless the Child - B. Holiday/Eric Dolphy (arr. Sullivan)
SUNY-Potsdam
Potsdam, NY

November 4, 2006
Woodwind Saturday
Soloist with NCSA Wind Ensemble
North Carolina School of the Arts
Winston-Salem, NC

November 7, 2006, 7:30pm
Faculty Recital
Works by Decruck, Schmitt, Hurel, Singelee, Lennon, Harbison, and Dolphy.
with Allison Gagnon, piano
Watson Hall
North Carolina School of the Arts
Winston-Salem, NC

December 1, 2006
PRISM Quartet
World Premieres
PRISM unveils new saxophone quartets by Renee Favand, Ross Feller, and Nick De Maison, and New York Premieres by Sean Crouch and Loretta Notareschi.
Symphony Space
95th Street & Broadway, NYC
212-864-5400

December 2, 2006
PRISM Quartet
World Premieres
PNC Bank/Presser Recital Hall
Settlement Music School
416 Queen Street, Philadelphia
(215) 320-2600

January 7, 2007
Keith Gates Portrait Concert
Watson Hall
North Carolina School of the Arts
featuring Concert Sonatina for alto saxophone and chamber ensemble

February 4, 2007
PRISM Quartet
James Primosch Portrait
Rose Recital Hall
University of Pennsylvania

March 10, 2007, 8pm
PRISM Quartet with Cantori New York
Three US Premieres by Erkki Sven Tuur (Estonia), Hugi Gudmundsson (Iceland), Giya Kancheli (Republic of Georgia), plus compositions by Astor Piazzolla and the Beatles.
Church of the Holy Trinity
316 East 88th Street (between 1st and 2nd Avenues)
New York City
Tickets and information

March 11, 2007, 4pm
PRISM Quartet with Cantori New York
Trinity Center for Urban Life
22nd & Spruce Streets
Philadelphia, PA
Tickets and information: (215) 438-5282

March 17, 2007
Glass Farm Ensemble
Tenri Cultural Institute
New York City
Music by Jacob Ter Veldhuis, Elizabeth Hoffman (world premiere), Clara Latham (world premiere), Bruno Maderna, Johannes Fankhauser (world premiere) and others

March 30-31, 2007
North American Saxophone Alliance region VII conference
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Tangled Loops - Jason Eckardt
An Interrupted Endless Melody - Harrison Birtwistle (arr. T. Sullivan)
Billie - Jacob Ter Veldhuis
with Marilyn Nonken, piano

May 2, 2007
PRISM Quartet with Miro Dance Theatre
PITCH BLACK: Music of Jacob ter Veldhuis
PRISM and Miro Dance Theatre join forces in this multimedia production set to music of Dutch iconoclast Jacob ter Veldhuis
Whitney Museum of Art
945 Madison Avenue
New York, NY

May 4, 2007
PRISM with Miro Dance Theatre
PITCH BLACK: Music of Jacob ter Veldhuis
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia, PA

May 5, 2007
PRISM with Miro Dance Theatre
PITCH BLACK: Music of Jacob ter Veldhuis
Montgomery County Community College
Blue Bell, PA

June 28, 2007
Musica Piccola Festival
North Carolina School of the Arts
Winston-Salem, NC

2005-2006 Season
(reverse chronological order)

June 29, 2006
Philidor Percussion Group
guest artist
Musica Piccola
North Carolina School of the Arts

June 12, 2006
Selmer Open House
featured recitalist
with Jerome Selmer
New York City

June 11, 2006
Glass Farm Ensemble
music by Cage, Witschi, Trumpy, Heineger
Tenri Cultural Institute
New York

May 20, 2006
PRISM Quartet
Trinity Center
Philadelphia
World Premieres

May 19, 2006
PRISM Quartet
Symphony Space
New York City
World Premieres

April 18, 2006
NCSA Chamber Music Society
North Carolina School of the Arts
Winston-Salem, NC

March 22-25, 2006
Mark Morris Dance Company
Brooklyn Academy of Music
New York City
Milhaud "La Creation Du Monde"

March 19, 2006
PRISM Quartet
Trinity Center
Philadelphia, PA
Music of Salvatore Sciarrino

March 17, 2006
PRISM Quartet
Symphony Space
New York City
Music of Salvatore Sciarrino

March 13, 2006
Speculum Musicae
Birthday concert for Milton Babbitt
Merkin Hall
New York City
with Marilyn Nonken, piano

March 7, 2006
NCSA Jazz Ensemble
Guest Soloist
Winston-Salem, NC

March 5, 2006
NCSA Wind Ensemble
Guest Soloist
Stevens Center
Winston-Salem, NC
Heater - William Albright

March 4, 2006
Percussive Arts Society
Guest Soloist, NCSA Percussion Ensemble
Western Carolina University
Charles Griffin - Fist Through Traffic

February 23, 2006
SPARKS Festival
Guest Soloist
World premiere of Into the Forest of Stars... by Miyuki Ito
Southern Theatre
Minneapolis, MN

February 18, 2006
NCSA Percussion Ensemble
Guest Soloist
Watson Hall, North Carolina School of the Arts

February 16, 2006
North American Saxophone Alliance
National Conference
University of Iowa
Tangled Loops - Jason Eckardt
An Interrupted Endless Melody - Harrison Birtwistle (arr. Sullivan)
with Marilyn Nonken, piano

February 13, 2006
Columbia Sinfonietta
Guest Soloist
World premiere of Keith Moore's Radial (alto saxophone and chamber orchestra)
Jeffrey Milarsky, director

February 9, 2006
Carnegie Hall
PRISM Quartet
Making Music Series: Music of Steven Mackey

February 3, 2006
Fireworks Ensemble
Tenri Cultural Institute
New York
CD Release concert

January 28, 2006
North Carolina School of the Arts
Woodwind/Saxophone Saturday
Winston-Salem, NC

December 8, 2005
Duke University
Premiere of new work by Carl Schimmel
Durham, NC

November 20, 2005
PRISM Quartet
Trinity Center
Philadelphia, PA
Music of Jacob ter Velhuis

November 18, 2005
PRISM Quartet
Symphony Space
New York City
Music of Jacob ter Velhuis

October 21-22, 2005
PRISM Quartet with Nashville Symphony
world premiere of Steven Mackey's concerto for saxophone quartet and orchestra, Animal, Vegetable, Mineral
tickets & more information

September 9, 2005
Winston-Salem Symphony
Pictures at an Exhibition
Stevens Center
Winston-Salem, NC

2004-2005 Season

July 11-12, 2005
PRISM Quartet
Chautauqua Institution
Chautauqua, NY

July 6-10, 2005
PRISM Quartet
Walden School for Young Composers
Dublin, NH
Ensemble-in-Residence

July 2, 2005
Fireworks Ensemble
Oregon Bach Festival
Beall Hall
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR
Two performances of music written for Fireworks by selected members of the 2005 Composers' Symposium

June 28 - July 3, 2005
Fireworks Ensemble
Oregon Bach Festival Composers' Symposium
Ensemble-in-Residence
Eugene, OR

May 29, 2005, 3pm
Fireworks Ensemble
works by Brian Coughlin
Tenri

May 22, 2005, 3pm
PRISM Quartet
World Premieres
Trinity Center for Urban Life
Philadelphia, PA
World premieres by Lee Hyla, Frank Oteri, Nick Didkovsky, and Stephen Wilcox, plus new works by PRISM’s annual composer award winners: Emiliano Pardo-Tristán (Temple University, Philadelphia), Kati Ilona Agocs (Juilliard School of Music, New York), Jeff Myers (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor), and Nat Osborn (Walden School for Young Composers).

May 20, 2005, 8:30pm
PRISM Quartet
World Premieres
Symphony Space
New York
World premieres by Lee Hyla, Frank Oteri, Nick Didkovsky, and Stephen Wilcox, plus new works by PRISM’s annual composer award winners: Emiliano Pardo-Tristán (Temple University, Philadelphia), Kati Ilona Agocs (Juilliard School of Music, New York), Jeff Myers (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor), and Nat Osborn (Walden School for Young Composers).

May 11, 2005
Portrait of James Tenney
A Concert in Celebration of his 70th Birthday
with Jenny Lin, James Tenney, Elliot Sharp, Flux Quartet, Margaret Lancaster, Dan Goode, and others.
Whitney Museum at Altria
120 Park Avenue at 42nd Street
New York, NY
Program includes world premiere of a new work by Tenney

May 7, 2005
Glass Farm Ensemble
Tenri Cultural Institute
New York
music by Roland Moser, Astor Piazzolla, Elizabeth Hoffman, Yvonne Troxler
with Oren Fader (guitar), Matthew Gold (percussion), Yvonne Troxler (piano)

May 3, 2005
Columbia Sinfonietta
world premiere of saxophone
concerto by Keith Moore
Jeffrey Milarsky, conductor
Merkin Concert Hall
New York, NY
--CONCERT POSTPONED--

April 22, 2005
PRISM Quartet
Concerts at Cedar Lane
Bethesda, MD

April 19, 2005
PRISM Quartet
Muscle Shoals Concerts
Florence, AL

with the Nouvel Ensemble Modern, Montreal

April 18, 2005
Chicago Symphony Orchestra's
MusicNow Chamber Music Series
Orchestra Hall
Chicago, IL
with Marilyn Nonken, piano
(tickets)

March 31, 2005
PRISM Quartet
Washington & Jeffeson College
Washington, PA

March 30, 2005
PRISM Quartet
West Liberty State College
West Liberty, WV

March 17, 2005
PRISM Quartet
Jackson Concert Series
Jackson, IA

March 14, 2005, 7:30pm
PRISM Quartet
Cornell College
King Chapel
Mt. Vernon, IA

March 12, 2005
Fireworks Ensemble
Tenri Institute
New York
"Surrealism in music?"
Mmusic by Kagel, Stravinsky, Debussy, Coughlin, Satie, Cage.

March 11, 2005
Fireworks Ensemble
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia, PA
"Surrealism in music?"
Mmusic by Kagel, Stravinsky, Debussy, Coughlin, Satie, Cage.
more information

March 6, 2005
Glass Farm Ensemble
Tenri Cultural Institute
New York
music by Roland Moser, Adam Silverman, Yvonne Troxler,
Elliott Sharp, Johann Sebastian Bach
with Oren Fader (guitar), Matthew Gold (percussion), Yvonne Troxler (piano)

February 26, 2005
PRISM Quartet
Le Saxophone Spectral
Trinity Center for Urban Life
Philadelphia, PA
music by Grisey, Leroux, Hurel, Dufourt, Levy

February 25, 2005
PRISM Quartet
Le Saxophone Spectral
Symphony Space
New York
music by Grisey, Leroux, Hurel, Dufourt, Levy

February 12-13, 2005
Virginia Wind Symphony
guest with the West Point Quartet
The Abundant Air by Perry Goldstein

February 3, 2005
North River Music Series
Renee Weiler Conert Hall
New York
music by Drew Krause

January 10, 2005
Fireworks Ensemble
YPCA Showcase
Carnegie Hall/Weill Recital Hall

January 7, 2005
Glass Farm Ensemble
Bloomingdale School of Music
New York
music by Robert Schumann, Gabriel Faure, Eric Satie
Roland Moser, Claude Vivier, Marco Oppedisano, Tom Waits
with Oren Fader (guitar), Matthew Gold (percussion), Yvonne Troxler (piano)

December 4, 2004
Glass Farm Ensemble
Tenri Cultural Institute
New York
music by Robert Schumann, Gabriel Faure, Eric Satie, Louis Andriessen
Roland Moser, Claude Vivier, Marco Oppedisano, Tom Waits
with Oren Fader (guitar), Matthew Gold (percussion), Yvonne Troxler (piano)

November 21, 2004
PRISM Quartet
20th Anniversary Concert
Trinity Center for Urban Life
Philadelphia, PA
World premiere of Steve Mackey's Animal, Vegetable, Mineral,
plus 22 one-minute world premieres dedicated
by composers world-wide

November 20, 2004
Ne(x)tworks
Project One series
music of La Barbara, Browne, Bunch, Dufallo
Tenri Cultural Institute
43A West 13th Street
New York

November 19, 2004
PRISM Quartet
20th Anniversary Concert
Symphony Space
New York
World premiere of Steve Mackey's Animal, Vegetable, Mineral,
plus 22 one-minute world premieres dedicated
by composers world-wide

November 12, 2004, 7:0pm
PRISM Quartet
Lyric Theater
Harrison, AR

November 11, 2004, 7:30pm
PRISM Quartet
McKendree College
Bothwell Chapel
Lebanon, IL

November 9, 2004, 7:30pm
PRISM Quartet
Millikin University
Westminster Prebyterian Church
(Residency on November 8)
Decatur, IL

November 6, 2004
PRISM Quartet
Kerrytown Concert House
Ann Arbor, MI

November 4, 2004
PRISM Quartet
Grand Valley State University
Cook-DeWitt Center
Allendale, MI

November 2, 2004, 7:00pm
PRISM Quartet
University of Wisconsin - Marathon County
UWMC Theatre
Wausau, WI

October 29, 2004, 7:30pm
PRISM Quartet
Southeast Oklahoma State University
Fine Arts Recital Hall
Durant, OK

October 20, 2004
Fireworks Ensemble
Makor (tickets)
New York

October 17, 2004
Sounds Like Now Festival
Celebrating the Interpretations
series, with Joan LaBarbara
and Ne(x)tworks
La Mama
New York

October 14, 2004
USMA/West Point Band
West Point, NY

October 11, 2004
Music of Joan LaBarbara
with Ne(x)tworks
Loeb Concert Hall
New York University
New York

October 8, 2004, 8pm
PRISM Quartet
Albright College
Wachovia Theatre
Reading, PA

September 21, 2004, 7:30pm
PRISM Quartet
Nyack College
Nyack, NY

September 17, 2004
Music of Herbert Brun
Kentler Gallery
Red Hook, Brooklyn
With Larry Polansky, Chris Mann, Neil Dufallo

September 9, 2004, 7:30pm
PRISM Quartet
Elon University
McCrary Theatre
Elon, NC

Past Seasons:

2003-2004 Season

July 2, 2004
PRISM Quartet
Usdan Center for the Performing Arts
Long Island

June 26, 2004
Glass Farm Ensemble
Vertical Time Study II - Toshio Hosokawa (U.S. Premiere)
L'Incandescence de la Bruine - Bruno Mantovani (U.S. Premiere)
Spots - Frederic Rzewski
Tombeau - Philippe Hurel
with Matthew Gold, percussion; Yvonne Troxler, piano
Tenri Cultural Institute
43A West 13th Street
New York

June 13, 2004
PRISM Quartet: World Premieres
PRISM presents world premieres of works by Andrew Mead, Roshanne Etezady, Eliza Brown, Joshua Penman, Kristin P. Kuster, and Vincent Raikhel.
Trinity Center for Urban Life
22nd & Spruce Streets, Philadelphia

Friday, June 11, 2004
PRISM Quartet:World Premieres
PRISM presents world premieres of works by Andrew Mead, Roshanne Etezady, Eliza Brown, Joshua Penman, Kristin P. Kuster, and Vincent Raikhel.
Symphony Space
New York City

May 29, 2004
Soloist with the Esse Est Percipi Orchestra
performing Luciano Berio's Chemins IV for soprano saxophone and strings
Thomas Carling, director
Wallace Stevens Theater
Hartford, CT

May 16, 2004, 2:00 PM
Fireworks Ensemble
World Premieres concert of new works written for Fireworks by Glenn Branca, Robert Carl, Nick Didkovsky, David Sermersheim, and others.
Tenri Cultural Institute
43A West 13th Street
New York

May 4, 2004
Sarah Lawrence Orchestra
Threepenny Opera - Weill
An American in Paris - Gershwin

April 28-May 1
North American Saxophone Alliance Biennial Conference
Greensboro, NC

April 27, 2004
PRISM Quartet with Talujon Percussion Ensemble
Music by Louis Andriessen, John Cage, Donnacha Dennehy, Michael Kowalski, and Keith Moore
Symphony Space
New York

April 25, 2004
PRISM Quartet with Talujon Percussion Ensemble
Music by Louis Andriessen, John Cage, Donnacha Dennehy, Michael Kowalski, and Keith Moore
Painted Bride
Philadelphia, PA

April 24, 2004
Merkin Concert Hall
Music by Jerome Goodman and Eugene McBride
with the PRISM Quartet
New York

April 23, 2004
Ensemble 21
Music of Milton Babbitt
performing Whirled Series and All Set
Miller Theatre
New York

April 19, 2004
Columbia University
Composers' Workshop

April 16, 2004
United States Military Academy Concert Band
Guest with the West Point Saxophone Quartet
World premiere concerto by Perry Goldstein

April 7-10 , 2004
Fireworks Ensemble
Williams College (MA)
Residency and recital

March 31, 2004
Open Ears Festival
Sequenza VIIb - Luciano Berio
Blurred - Bill Ryan
In C - Terry Riley | view webcast (4/15-5/15)
Suffolk, NY

March 26, 2004
PRISM Quartet
East Carolina University New Music Festival
Music by Primosch, Erkoreka, Higdon, Cutler, Albright,
and Riley
Greenville, North Carolina

February 26, 2004
Sequitur
Music of Giacinto Scelsi
Miller Theatre
New York City

February 14 , 2004
Fireworks Ensemble
Tenri Institute
43A West 13th Street
New York City

January 9, 2004
Fireworks Ensemble
3rd Street Music School Settlement
235 East 11th Street
New York
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