ThreeTwo is an annual event in New York that showcases composers and performers dedicated to experimental and avant-garde music. The festival focuses on emerging composers in the context of the most forward-looking established composers. Compositions by Richard Ayres, Harrison Birtwistle, Rick Burkhardt, Cornelius Cardew, Ross Feller, Brian Ferneyhough, Benjamin Grosser, Drew Krause, Alex Lazarevich, Paul Marquardt, Keith Moore, Helmut Oehring, Gerhard Stabler, Iannis Xenakis, and others will be performed. 

Guest artists Anton Lukoszevieze and Apartment House will present works including: 
Helmut Oehring FoxFire Eins - 'natriumpentothal'; Helmut Oerhing Losheit for violin/cello duo; Volker Heyn Blues in B flat; Keith Moore Smell Measure (1998); Klaus K. Hubler Opus Breve; Iannis Xenakis Kottos; Gerhard Stabler Krusten; Cornelius Cardew Autumn of '60 and Octet '61 and works with film, including: Vinko Globokar Vorstellung; Clarence Barlow Fruitti d'amore. 

Festival performers will include: Lisa Wolfe (violin), Matthew Gold (percussion), Marilyn Nonken (piano), Anton Lukoszevieze (cello), Andrew Sparling (clarinet), Margaret Lancaster (flute), Taimur Sullivan, Kelland Thomas (saxophones), Tomas Bächli (piano), Tomoko Uchino (piano), and many others. 

 ThreeTwo is funded in part by a grant from the British Council. 

Concert I | Concert II | Concert III | Concert IV | Concert V

 Biographies of Participants

Concert I, Friday, October 23, 8 pm

Old Life Was Rubbish (1997) AP 
by Laurence Crane (b.1961) 
Kelland Thomas, soprano saxophone
Allison Sloan, alto saxophone
Alex Lazarevich, tenor saxophone
Taimur Sullivan, baritone saxophone

Losheit (1992) WP 
by Helmut Oehring (b.1961) 
Lisa Wolfe, violin; Anton Lukoszevieze, cello 

Coloratura (1966) 
by Brian Ferneyhough (b.1943) (arr.K. Thomas) 
Kelland Thomas, soprano saxophone; Tomoko Uchino, piano 

Charisma (1971) 
by Iannis Xenakis (b.1922) 
Anton Lukoszevieze, cello, Andrew Sparling, clarinet 

Before (1984) AP 
by Kunsu Shim (b.1958) 
 Anton Lukoszevieze, cello 

Intermission 

Charon (1995) NP 
by Richard Barrett (b.1959) 

Corp á Corps NP 
George Aperghis (b.1945) 
Matthew Gold, percussion 

Etude for Piano (1998) WP
Alex Lazarevich (b.1971) 
Rick Burkhardt, piano 

Krusten (1998) AP 
by Gerhard Stäbler (b.1949) 
Anton Lukoszevieze, cello 

Residual Air (1996) AP 
Ross Feller (b. 1963) 
Taimur Sullivan, baritone saxophone 

Concert II, Saturday, October 24, 5 pm
Apartment House Double Portrait of Laurence Crane & Michael Parsons

Laurence Crane (b.1961):

Old Life Was Rubbish (1997) 
Kelland Thomas, soprano saxophone
Allison Sloan, alto saxophone
Alex Lazarevich, tenor saxophone
Taimur Sullivan, baritone saxophone

Sparling (1992) AP 
Andrew Sparling, clarinet; Micheal Parsons, piano 

Trio for Ros and Peter (1989) AP 
Lisa Wolfe, violin; Anton Lukoszevieze, cello; Michael Parsons, piano 

Riis (1996) AP 
Andrew Sparling, clarinet; Anton Lukoszevieze, cello; Michael Parsons, electric organ 

Hugo Pine (1989) AP 
Lisa Wolfe, violin; Michael Parsons & Anton Lukoszevieze, piano three hands 

Jurgen Hip (1989) AP 
Anton Lukoszevieze, cello; Michael Parsons & Lisa Wolfe, piano three hands 

Derridas (1985-86) AP 
Laurence Crane, piano 

Intermission 

Michael Parsons (b.1938):

Apartment House Suite (1998) AP 
Andrew Sparling, clarinet; Keith Moore, trombone; Matthew Gold, Michael Parsons, percussion; Tomas Bächli, piano, Lisa Wolfe, violin; Anton Lukoszevieze, cello 

Four-Part Fantasia No. 9 
Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
arranged by Michael Parsons 

Canon in proportional Tempi AP 
THUMP Piano Duo 

Piano Pieces  NP 
Michael Parsons, piano 

Two Canons for Piano NP 
piano, four hands 

Air Melody (arr. M. Parsons) AP 
by Howard Skempton (b.1947) 
Andrew Sparling, clarinet; Lisa Wolfe, violin; Anton Lukoszevieze, cello 

Bagatelle (arr. M. Parsons) AP 
by Howard Skempton (b.1947) 
Andrew Sparling, clarinet; Keith Moore, trombone; 
Lisa Wolfe, violin; Anton Lukoszevieze, cello 
 
 

Concert III, Saturday, October 24, 8 pm
Portrait of Apartment House 

Anton Lukoszevieze, cello:

Independence AP 
by James Clarke (b. 1957) 

Straight Lines in Broken Times 3 AP 
by Christopher Fox 

Talea 2 AP 
by Michael Parsons (b.1938) 

Octet ’61   
by Cornelius Cardew (1936–1981) 
with electronic tape 

movements and acts (1998) AP 
by Ross Loraine (b.1955) 

Piece for Michael Parsons (1998) WP 
by Laurence Crane (b.1961) 

SOLOIST PIECE (1961) 
by Philip Corner (b. 1933) 

Intermission

Andrew Sparling, clarinets:

Eurydice (1995) AP 
by Gabriel Jackson (b.1962) 

Uzundara (1983) NP 
by Michael Finnissy (b.1946) 
 
 

Concert IV, Sunday, October 25, 3 pm
Music & Theater 

Music for Percussionist and Composer-Lecturer (1990) NP 
by Keith Moore (b.1970) 
Rick Burkhardt, composer-lecturer; Eric Poland, percussion 

piece–with-running–from-left-to-right (1998) WP 
by Richard Ayres (b.1965) 
Tomas Bächli, piano; Eric Poland, percussion; Lisa Wolfe, violin; 
Benjamin Grosser, Alex Lazarevich, Keith Moore, Taimur Sullivan, Kelland Thomas, Tomoko Uchino, runners 

Spira Mirabilis (1994) 
by Alvin Lucier (b.1931) 
Taimur Sullivan, baritone saxophone; amplified light bulb 

Inappropriate Relationship (1998)wp 
Benjamin Grosser (1970)
computer-generated tape 

U.T. (1998) AP 
by Keith Moore (b.1970) 
Rick Burkhardt, Andy Gricevich, Rishi Zutshi 

Coda: Art Therapy (1998) WP 
by Drew Krause (b.1960) 
computer-generated tape 

The Poet Retracts (1990) NP 
by Susan Parenti (b.1950) 
Rick Burkhardt, Andy Gricevich 

Una Corda (19  ) NP 
by Rick Burkhardt (1970) 
ensemble 

Intermission 

Ave Maria (1998) NP 
a play in seven scenes
by Rick Burkhardt (1970), 
 
 

Concert V, Sunday, October 25, 7 pm

+R (1990/94) AP 
by Roger Redgate (b.1958) 
Andrew Sparling, clarinet 

Piker (1997/98) NP 
Larry Polansky (b.1947) 
Margaret Lancaster, piccolo 

lotted ebb (1998) WP
by Benjamin Grosser (b.1970) 
computer generated tape 

La Mandragore (1993) 
Tristan Murail (b.1947) 
Marilyn Nonken, piano 

Intermission 

Product (1991) NYP 
Paul Marquardt (b. 1964) 
THUMP Piano Duo 

De Membrana Perpetua (1998) WP
De Membrana Perista (1998) WP
by Paul de Jong (b.1964) 
Paul de Jong, cello 

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by Drew Krause (b.1960) 
Tomas Bächli, piano; Matthew Gold, percussion 

Three Rags
by James Tenney (b.1934) 
Tomas Bächli, piano 

Tango Clandestino (1997) 
Jason Eckardt (b.1971) 
Tomas Bächli, piano 
 

Special thanks to: Greenwich House Arts, Keith Borden, B.C. Vermeersch, The British Consulate, and all the participants in this event.