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| 2011-2012 Season | ||
| August 31, 2011 | UNCSA Performance Hour | Crawford Hall UNCSA Winston-Salem, NC |
| September 11, 2011 | Youngstown State University Master class and recital, with Jun Okada |
Dana School of Music Youngstown, OH |
| September 12-13, 2011 | Michigan State University Master class, private lessons, and recital with Jun Okada |
East Lansing, MI |
| September 14, 2011 | Grand Valley State University Master class, composers forum, and recital with Jun Okada |
Allendale, MI |
| September 15, 2011 | Central Michigan University Master class |
Mt. Pleasant, MI |
| September 20, 2011 | University of North Carolina School of the Arts | Watson Hall UNCSA Winston-Salem, NC |
| September 26-30, 2011 | University of Missouri-Kansas City PRISM Quartet residency: concerto with Wind Ensemble, saxophone master classes, composer forums and reading, recital. |
Kansas City, MO |
| October 16, 2011 | SONiC Festival PRISM Quartet performs a recital at this inaugural festival, sponsored by the American Composers Orchestra and Columbia University. festival website |
Miller Theatre, New York City |
| October 18, 2011 | Concord University Recital performance by the PRISM Quartet. |
Athens, WV |
| November 1-2, 2011 | Chicago Chamber Musicians Recording of Ellen Taffe Zwilich's Quintet for Alto Saxophone and String Quartet. |
Chicago, IL |
| November 3, 2011 | Forecast New Music World premieres of a new works by Lawrence Dillon and Michael Burns. With Saxton Rose (bassoon), Michael Burns (bassoon), Carla Copeland Burns (flute). |
The Garage Winston-Salem, NC |
| November 8, 2011 | Saxton Rose bassoon recital Performing new work for soprano saxophone, basssoon and electronics by Lawrence Dillon. |
Watson Hall UNCSA Winston-Salem, NC |
| February 3, 2012 | Carnegie Weill Recital Hall: PRISM with
MFC PRISM Quartet joins forces once again with Music from China for a perforamance at New York's Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. |
Carnegie Hall New York City |
| February 4, 2012 | PRISM with MFC | Philadelphia, PA |
| February 5-8, 2012 | PRISM Quartet recording session | Philadelphia, PA |
| February 25, 2012 | Debussy@150 UNCSA Woodwind Faculty Performing Rhapsodie, and String Quartet (arr. for fl, ob, cl, b sax, bsn by Oskar Espina Ruiz) |
Watson Hall UNCSA Winston-Salem, NC |
| March 2, 20120 | University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Master class |
Oshkosh, WI |
| March 3, 2012 | Lawrence Conservatory |
Lawrence Conservatory Appleton, WI |
| March 15-18, 2012 | North American Saxophone Alliance Biennial
Conference Arizona State University Soloist & Program Chair |
Tempe, AZ |
| 2010-2011 Season | ||
| August 20, 2010 | Grab It! The Avant-Pop of JacobTV Carolina Summer Music Festival 2010 |
The Werehouse Winston-Salem, NC |
| October 16-23, 2010 | PRISM Quartet NEA American Masterpieces Residency at Arizona State University, presenting composer reading session, master classes, outreach performances in the community, business/entrepreneurship seminar, private lessons, and a formal recital. |
Arizona State University Tempe, AZ |
| November 6, 2010 | Winston-Salem Symphony | Stevens Center Winston-Salem, NC |
| November 19, 2010 | PRISM Quartet Southeast Oklahoma State University Recital and master class |
Durant, OK |
| January 13-16, 2011 | PRISM Quartet Chamber Music America National Conference Performance and panel discussion |
New York, NY |
| January 15, 2011 | PRISM Quartet The Tupapau Within Performance for the art installation by Alex Lee |
Popiashvili Gallery New York City |
| February 16-17, 2011 | PRISM Quartet North Dakota State University Residency Recital, master classes and seminars |
Fargo, ND |
| February 18-19, 2011 | PRISM Quartet North American Saxophone Alliance Region 2 conference Featured Guest Artist Recital |
Las Vegas, NV |
| March 10-13, 2011 | PRISM Quartet
with the Pacific Symphony PRISM performs Philip Glass's Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra and Passages, in the Pacific Symphony's Philip Glass Festival. |
Segerstrom Concert Hall Costa Mesa, CA |
| March 19, 2011 | PRISM Quartet Xenakis and Beyond: New music from three generations of Greek composers PRISM celebrates Iannis Xenakis and his influence over three generations of Greek composers, with stunning works by Stratis Minakakis, Georgia Spiropoulos, Michael Adamis, Giorgos Koumendakis, and Xenakis himself. |
First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA |
| Sunday, March 20, 2011 | PRISM Quartet Xenakis and Beyond: New music from three generations of Greek composers see description above |
Tenri Cultural Institute New York City |
| April 16, 2011 | Winston-Salem Symphony | Stevens Center Winston-Salem, NC |
| April 30, 2011 | Luciano Berio
Sequenzas UNCSA faculty team up to perform Berio's virtuosic Sequenzas, including Sequenza VIIb for soprano saxophone. |
Watson Hall UNCSA Winston-Salem, NC |
| Saturday, May 28, 2011 | PRISM Quartet CD Release Concert: DEDICATION PRISM performs a program of stunning music from their new innova CD, DEDICATION, featuring 23 short works composed in 2004 in celebration of the Quartet’s 20th anniversary. Music by Tim Berne, William Bolcom, Zack Browning, Robert Capanna, Donnacha Dennehy, Dennis DeSantis, Nick Didkovsky, Jason Eckardt, Roshanne Etezady, Reneé Favand-See, Perry Goldstein, Jennifer Higdon, Libby Larsen, Matthew Levy, Keith Moore, Greg Osby, Frank J. Oteri, James Primosch, Tim Ries, Adam Silverman, Ken Ueno, Gregory Wanamaker, and Chen Yi. |
World Cafe Live Philadelphia, PA |
| Tuesday, May 31, 2011 | PRISM Quartet CD Release Concert: DEDICATION see description above |
The Stone New York City |
| Friday, June 3, 2011 | PRISM Quartet World Premieres The PRISM Quartet unveils freshly minted works by David Rakowski, Lisa Bielawa, Perry Goldstein, Matthew Levy, and Cara Haxo, the winner of the PRISM/Walden School Young Composer Commissioning Award. |
Symphony Space New York City |
| Saturday, June 4, 2011 | PRISM Quartet World Premieres see description above |
First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA |
| Sunday, June 19, 2011 | PRISM Quartet |
World Financial Center, Winter Garden New York City |
| Tuesday, July 12, 2011 | Columbia College Guest Recital & Master class at the Saxophone Camp |
Spears Music/Art Center Columbia, SC |
2009-2010 Season |
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| September 17-23, 2009 | PRISM Quartet CD Recording for Innova Records and Albany Records |
Ann Arbor, MI |
| October 3, 2009 | Jean Rivier: Concerto for Saxophone and
Trumpet Judy Saxton, trumpet; Allison Gagnon, piano |
Watson Hall UNCSA Winston-Salem, NC |
| October 10, 2009 | Winston-Salem Symphony | Stevens Center Winston-Salem, NC |
| October 29, 2009 | University of Kentucky Performance and master class |
Singletary Center for the Arts Lexington, KY |
| October 29, 2009 | Indiana University Performance and master class |
Jacobs School of Music Bloomington, IN |
| October 31, 2009 | Illinois State University Saxophone Weekend guest master class |
Kemp Hall Bloomington, IL |
| November 1, 2009 | Illinois State University Saxophone Weekend guest recital Works by Genin, Finney, ter Veldhuis, Cockroft, Lang |
Kemp Hall Bloomington, IL |
| November 2, 2009 | University of Louisville Guest master class |
Louisville, KY |
| November 10, 2009 | Solo Recital With Allison Gagnon, piano Works by Genin, Finney, Piazzolla, Cockroft, Lang |
Watson Hall UNCSA Winston-Salem, NC |
| November 13-14, 2009 | Festival of New American Music PRISM Quartet |
Sacramento, CA |
| December 5, 2009 | Woodwind Day | Watson Hall UNCSA Winston-Salem, NC |
| January 20, 2010 | New England Coservatory master class |
Boston, MA |
| January 22-24, 2010 | Boston Modern Orchestra Project PRISM Quartet Concerto performance and recording |
Boston, MA |
| January 29, 2010 | PRISM Quartet CD Release Concert | Le Poisson Rouge New York, NY |
| January 31, 2010 | PRISM Quartet CD Release Concert | Philadelphia, PA |
| March 3-6, 2010 | North American Saxophone Alliance National
Conference Opening night concerto performance with University of Georgia Wind Ensemble John Lynch, director |
University of Georgia Athens, GA |
| May 11, 2010 | UNCSA Jazz Ensemble Guest soloist |
University of North Carolina School of the
Arts Winston-Salem, NC |
| May 19, 2010 | UNCSA Jazz Ensemble Guest soloist |
University of North Carolina School of the
Arts Winston-Salem, NC |
| June 3, 2010 | PRISM Quartet Community Concert |
Staten Island, NYC |
| June 4, 2010 | PRISM Quartet Guests on WNYC "Soundcheck" with John Schaeffer |
New York, NY |
| June 4, 2010 | PRISM Quartet Dave: The Premiere PRISM presents world premieres by David Biedenbender, David Laganella, David Little, David Ludwig, “Davey” Rainero-de Haan, and the New York premiere of "Revolutionary Etudes" by Pulitzer Prize winner David Lang. |
Symphony Space New York City |
| June 5, 2010 | PRISM Quartet Dave: The Premiere PRISM presents world premieres by David Biedenbender, David Laganella, David Little, David Ludwig, “Davey” Rainero-de Haan, and the Philadelphia premiere of "Revolutionary Etudes" by Pulitzer Prize winner David Lang. |
Settlement Music School Philadelphia, PA |
| June 30, 2010 | St. Petersburg Symphony Guest soloist, world premiere of James Aikman's concerto for saxophone and orchestra. Vladimir Lande, conductor |
St. Petersburg, Russia |
| July 2-3, 2010 | St. Petersburg Symphony Recording of James Aikman's concerto for saxophone and orchestra. Vladimir Lande, conductor |
St. Petersburg, Russia |
| July 10, 2010 | Brevard Music Center Master class |
Brevard, NC |
| July 20, 2010 | UNCSA Summer Music Workshop | University of North Carolina School of the
Arts Winston-Salem, NC |
| July 29, 2010 | Glass Farm Ensemble recording session Music by Nick Didkovsky |
New York University NYC, NY |
| 2008-2009 Season | ||
| September 22-26, 2008 | PRISM Quartet CD Recording for New Dynamic Records |
New Albany, IN |
| October 4, 2008 | Glass Farm Ensemble World premieres by Paula Matthusen and Enjott Schneider, other works by Frederic Rzewski, Gustav Mahler. |
Bloomingdale School of Music New York City |
| October 5, 2008 | Glass Farm Ensemble World premieres by Paula Matthusen and Enjott Schneider, other works by Frederic Rzewski, Gustav Mahler. |
Baryshnikov Arts Center New York City |
| October 21, 2008 | Solo recital Works by Jacob ter Veldhuis, Charles Koechlin, Robert Muczynski, Larry Austin, Sofia Gubaidulina, Benjamin Boone. With Allison Gagnon (piano), Tadeu Coelho (flute), Saxton Rose (bassoon) |
University of North Carolina School of the
Arts Winston-Salem, NC |
| November 7, 2008 | UNCSA Wind Ensemble, guest soloist Performing John Mackey's Concerto for Soprano Saxophone Mark Norman, conductor |
Stevens Center Winston-Salem, NC |
| November 10, 2008 | UNCSA Wind Ensemble, guest soloist Performing John Mackey's Concerto for Soprano Saxophone Mark Norman, conductor |
NCMEA Conference Winston-Salem, NC |
| November 14, 2008 | PRISM Quartet recital | Perkioman School PA |
| November 21, 2008 | PRISM Quartet World premiere of PRISM: Memo 6b by Bernard Rands, Philadelphia premiere of Squeeze by Augusta Read Thomas; other works by Martin Bresnick, James Primosch, Salvatore Sciarrino |
Philadelphia Chamber Music Society Philadelphia Museum of Arts Philadelphia, PA |
| November 22, 2008 | PRISM Quartet Incluindg the world premiere of PRISM: Memo 6b by Bernard Rands, New York premiere of Squeeze by Augusta Read Thomas. |
Symphony Space New York City |
| December 6, 2008 | UNCSA Woodwind Faculty recital | Watson Hall UNCSA Winston-Salem, NC |
| January 15-18, 2009 | PRISM Quartet |
Watson Hall UNCSA Winston-Salem, NC |
| January 24, 2009 |
PRISM Quartet recital | Franklin & Marshall College Lancaster, PA |
| February 14, 2009 | Ménage a Trios University of North Carolina School of the Arts Chamber Music Society Trio - Paul Hindemith Chant du Veilleur - Joaquin Nin Simple Song - Leonard Bernstein with Janine Hawley (mezzo-soprano), Sheila Browne (viola), Judith Saxton (trumpet), Allison Gagnon (piano), Eric Larsen (piano), Robert Rocco (piano) |
Watson Hall UNCSA Winston-Salem, NC |
| February 27, 2009 | PRISM Quartet/Music From China A New World of Sound United by their passion for fresh soundscapes, PRISM and Music From China come together for a program of new works for saxophone quartet and traditional Chinese instruments with world premieres by Chen Yi, Zhou Long, Ming-Hsiu Yen, and Wang Guowei. |
Settlement Music School Philadelphia, PA |
| February 28, 2009 |
PRISM Quartet/Music From China A New World of Sound see February 27 description |
Merkin Concert Hall New York City |
| March 1, 2009 | PRISM Quartet/Music From China A New World of Sound see February 27 description |
Freer Gallery of Art Smithsonian Museum Washington, D.C. |
| March 27, 2009 | PRISM Quartet Performance/Seminar |
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI |
| March 29, 2009 |
PRISM Quartet Recital and masterclasses |
Central Michigan University Mt. Pleasant, MI |
| April 3-4, 2009 | North American Saxophone Alliance Region 8 Conference Guest recital and masterclass |
West Virginia University Morgantown, WV |
| April 19-21, 2009 | Winston-Salem Symphony Bolero - M. Ravel |
Stevens Center Winston-Salem, NC |
| May 16, 2009 | PRISM Quartet/Cantori New York Saxophones and Voices Cantori New York joins forces with PRISM in a riveting evening of international music for chorus and saxophone quartet, including world premieres by Efstratios Minakakis (Greece) and Kristin Kuster (U.S.), as well as works by Hugi Guðmundsson (Iceland), Giya Kancheli (Georgia), and Bernd Franke (Germany). |
Church of the Holy Trinity 316 East 88th Street New York |
| Sunday, May 17, 2009 | PRISM Quartet/Cantori New York Saxophones and Voices see May 16 |
Settlement Music School Philadelphia, PA |
| 2007-2008 Season | ||
| September 17, 2007 7:30pm |
Faculty
Jazz Ensemble North Carolina School of the Arts |
Watson Hall Winston-Salem, NC |
| September 26, 2007 | PRISM
Quartet Temple University Concert and master class |
Philadelphia, PA |
| September 27, 2007 7:30pm |
PRISM
Quartet World Premieres At the vanguard of modern music for over 20 year, PRISM unveils a crop of brand new sax quartets by Guggenheim fellow Martin Bresnick, Rome Prize winner Rand Steiger, and Villa Medicis Hors-les-Murs awardee Georgia Spiropoulos. The program also features the world premiere of a new work by Victoria Cheah, winner of PRISM’s Walden School Award, and a U.S. premiere by Greek composer Stratis Minakakis. |
Symphony Space 95th Street & Broadway (map) New York, NY 212-864-5400 more information |
| September 29, 2007 | see description from 9/27 | Single Reed Summit SUNY-Potsdam Potsdam, NY more information |
| September 30, 2007 8pm |
PRISM
Quartet World Premieres |
PNC Bank/Presser Recital Hall
Settlement Music School 416 Queen Street (map) Philadelphia, PA For reservations, call (215) 438-5282 |
| October 9, 2007 | Jim
Miller, faculty trombone recital premiere of new work for saxophone and trombone |
North Carolina School of the Arts Watson Hall Winston-Salem, NC |
| October 13, 2007 | Woodwind Saturday | North Carolina School of the Arts Watson Hall Winston-Salem, NC |
| October 28, 2007 | Glass
Farm Ensemble Earthly Objects Music by Louis Andriessen, Wolfgang Heiniger, Peter Herbert, Elizabeth Hoffman, Yvonne Troxler with Yvonne Troxler (piano), Oren Fader (guitar), Matthew Gold (piano) |
Baryshnikov
Arts Centre 450 W 37th Street New York City |
November 3, 2007 |
Music of Lawrence Dillon | North Carolina School of the Arts Watson Hall Winston-Salem, NC |
| November 10, 2007 | Music of Anthony Iannaccone | North Carolina School of the Arts Watson Hall Winston-Salem, NC |
January 8, 2008 |
NCSA Woodwind Chamber Music Recital | Watson Hall Winston-Salem, NC |
January 12-13, 2008 |
PRISM
Quartet & Miro Dance Theatre Association of Performing Arts Presenters Conference |
New York City |
| February 15, 2008 7:30pm |
PRISM
Quartet The Red Saxophone Alexander Glazunov - Saxophone Quartet, Op. 109 Dmitri Smirnov - Fantasia Dmitri Smirnov - Mirages Elena Firsova - Capriccio Edison Denisov - Sonata Sofia Gubaidulina - Duo Sonata |
Symphony Space 95th Street & Broadway (map) New York, NY 212-864-5400 more information |
| February
16, 2008 |
PRISM
Quartet The Red Saxophone see description from 2/15 |
PNC Bank/Presser Recital Hall
Settlement Music School 416 Queen Street (map) Philadelphia, PA For reservations, call (215) 438-5282 |
| February 27, 2008 5pm |
Performance with composer Larry Austin Performing Tarogota for soprano saxophone and tape |
North Carolina School of the Arts Watson Hall Winston-Salem, NC |
| March 10, 2008 10am |
Taimur Sullivan and Jason Eckardt
interviewed on New York's WKCR Radio Meet the Composer: Soloist Champions tour composer/performer duo |
www.wkcr.org |
| March 11, 2008 |
Glass
Farm Ensemble with Yvonne Troxler (piano), Oren Fader (guitar), Matthew Gold (piano) |
Swiss Embassy Washington, D.C. |
March 14,
2008
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Glass Farm Ensemble | Bloomingdale School of Music New York, NY |
| March 15, 2008 |
Meet
the Composer: Soloist Champions tour World premiere of Still by Jason Eckardt |
Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center Buffalo, NY website |
March 16,
2008
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Glass
Farm Ensemble Nick Didkovsky: Each Tick of the Living (2008) world premiere Wolfgang Heiniger: In Four (1995) Hans Witschi: 6dontforgets (2008) world premiere Jacob ter Velhuis: The Body of Your Dreams (2002) Jacob ter Velhuis: Billie (2003) |
Baryshnikov Arts Center 450 West 37th Street New York |
| March 18, 2008 7:30pm |
PRISM Quartet | Marietta College Marietta, Ohio |
| March 19, 2008 | Meet
the Composer: Soloist Champions tour World premiere of Still by Jason Eckardt |
Symphony Space 95th & Broadway New York City |
March 24, 2008 |
Meet
the Composer: Soloist Champions tour World premiere of Still by Jason Eckardt |
SUNY-Purchase Purchase, NY |
| April 16-19, 2008 |
North American Saxophone Alliance National Conference | University of South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina |
| April 25, 2008 7:30pm |
PRISM
Quartet Low Blow: Music for Four Baritone Saxophones The PRISM Quartet sheds their standard instrumentation in a ground-shaking evening of music for four baritone saxophones. Sign up now to hear daring works by Martin Bresnick, Michael Gordon, Sofia Gubaidulina, Olga Neuwirth, and a world premiere by Roshanne Etezady. They’re like regular saxophones, just bigger! |
Symphony Space 95th Street & Broadway (map) New York, NY 212-864-5400 more information |
| April 26, 2008 8:00pm |
PRISM
Quartet Low Blow: Music for Four Baritone Saxophones see description from 4/25 |
PNC Bank/Presser Recital Hall
Settlement Music School 416 Queen Street (map) Philadelphia, PA For reservations, call (215) 438-5282 |
May 10-13, 2008 |
PRISM
Quartet & Boston Modern Orchestra Project Concerto recordings sessions |
Boston, MA |
| May 23, 7:30 p.m. |
NCSA
Symphony Orchestra performing Keith Gates’s Concert Sonatina for saxophone and orchestra Ransom Wilson, conductor |
Stevens Center Winston-Salem, NC |
| June
7-15, 2008 |
Opera
Colorado John Adams' Nixon in China Marin Alsop, conductor |
Ellie Caulkins Opera House Denver Performing Arts Complex Denver, CO more information & tickets |
| June 22-July 25, 2008 | NCSA Summer Music Program | North Carolina School of the Arts Winston-Salem, NC |
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12, 2005