2005 - 2006 CONCERT SEASON

October 8, 2005 at 7:30pm
Ross Ragland Theatre, Klamath Falls, OR
With Tyson Deaton, piano
Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Clarinet
Eric Satie: Three Gymnopedies
Gerald Finzi: Five Bagatelles Op.23
Joseph Horovitz: Sonatina
Derek Bermel: SchiZm
Leonard Bernstein: Sonata for Clarinet

October 10, 2005
California State University at Sacramento
Master Class - CSU Sacramento, Capistrano Hall, Room 319, 4:00 - 6:00pm
Recital - CSU Sacramento, Capistrano Hall, Music Recital Hall, 8:00pm
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With Tyson Deaton, piano
Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Clarinet
Eric Satie: Three Gymnopedies
Gerald Finzi: Five Bagatelles Op.23
Joseph Horovitz: Sonatina
Derek Bermel: SchiZm
Leonard Bernstein: Sonata for Clarinet


October 12, 2005 at 8:00pm
The Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist
316 N. El Dorado St.
Stockton, CA 95202
Tel : (209) 466-6916
With Tyson Deaton, piano
Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Clarinet
Eric Satie: Three Gymnopedies
Gerald Finzi: Five Bagatelles Op.23
Joseph Horovitz: Sonatina
Derek Bermel: SchiZm
Leonard Bernstein: Sonata for Clarinet


October 14, 2005 at 8:00pm
Old First Church, San Francisco, CA
With Tyson Deaton, piano
Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Clarinet
Eric Satie: Three Gymnopedies
Gerald Finzi: Five Bagatelles Op.23
Joseph Horovitz: Sonatina
Derek Bermel: SchiZm
Leonard Bernstein: Sonata for Clarinet


October 21-23, 2005
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
World Bass Clarinet Convention


November 4, 2005 at 8:00pm
Jordan Hall, Boston, MA
Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP)
Andriessen: Trilogy of the Last Day (USA Premiere)
Ziporyn: The Ornate Zither and the Nomad Flute
Wolfe: The Vermeer Room


November 6, 2005 at 3:00pm
Brandeis University Slosberg Recital Hall
New Music Brandeis
Works by John Aylward, Mark Berger, Yohanan Chendler, Maxwell Dulaney, and Royden Tull performed by the Lydian String Quartet and guest artists Michael Norsworthy and Sarah Bob


November 12, 2005 at 8:00pm
Paine Hall at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
White Rabbit and the Harvard Group for New Music


November 19, 2005 at 8:00pm
Goethe Institute, Boston, MA
With Marilyn Nonken, piano
Alban Berg: Four Pieces Op.5
Jason Eckardt: Echoes’ White Veil
Jason Eckardt: Tangled Loops (World Premiere)
Karlheinz Stockhausen: Klavierstuck IX
Karlheinz Stockhausen: Tierkreis


November 21, 2005 at 8:00pm
Alumni Hall, Tufts University, Medford, MA
With Marilyn Nonken, piano
Alban Berg: Four Pieces Op.5
Jason Eckardt: Echoes’ White Veil
Jason Eckardt: Tangled Loops
Karlheinz Stockhausen: Klavierstuck IX
Karlheinz Stockhausen: Tierkreis


December 7, 2005 at 8:00pm
ALEA III
Tsai Performance Center
685 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
Chihara - Trio Barbaro E Malinconico
Damian - Marsyas
Couroupos - Little Red Riding-Hood
Fennelly - Corollary IV
Reise - Three Pictures from The Devil in the Flesh
Gandolfi - TBA


January 13, 2006 at 8:00
Paine Hall at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
White Rabbit and the Harvard Group for New Music
HYDRA Concert


February 1, 2006 at 8:00pm
Williams Hall, New England Conservatory, Boston, MA
Callithumpian Consort
Michael Finnissy: The Greatest Hits of All Time


February 1, 2006 at 9:00pm (please note time)
ALEA III
Tsai Performance Center
685 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
Stravinsky - l'Histoire du Soldat (full version with actors)


February 4, 2006 at 8:00pm
Brandeis University Slosberg Recital Hall
New Music Brandeis
Works by Peter Bayne, Nathaniel Eschler, Derek Jacoby, Joseph Johnson, and Justin Rust performed by the Radnofsky Quartet, Michael Norsworthy and guest artists.


February 11, 2006 at 8:00pm
Paine Hall at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
White Rabbit and the Harvard Group for New Music


March 5, 2006 at 3:00pm
Loring-Greenough House, Jamaica Plain, MA
Mozart - Clarinet Quintet K.581
Brahms - Clarinet Quintet Op.115


March 7, 2006 at 8:00pm
Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory, Boston, MA
Callithumpian Consort
Xenakis: Kraanerg


March 10, 2006 at 8:00pm
Amherst College, Amherst, MA
With Marilyn Nonken, piano
Chris Dench The Sadness of Detail
Richard Beaudoin: New Piece (World Premiere)
Michael Finnissy: Marilyn, Mike, Brian and the Cats (World Premiere)
Michael Finnissy: Kemp's Morris
Jason Eckardt: Tangled Loops
Julian Anderson: The Bearded Lady


March 23-26, 2006
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
Masterclasses and Concert
With Marilyn Nonken, piano, Sean Osborn, clarinet and Eric Mandat, clarinet
Mandat: One Liners
Eckardt: Tangled Loops
Finnissy: Marilyn, Mike, Brian and the Cats
Shocker: Sonata for Two Clarinets
Mozart: Divertimento #3 K.229
Other works TBA


March 30, 2006 at 8:00pm
April 1, 6, 7 at 8:00pm
April 2 at 3:00pm
Devanaughn Theatre at the Piano Factory
791 Tremont Street
Boston, MA 02118
For more info call (617) 247-9777
"BETRAYAL" - a play by Harold Pinter
Incidental music composed by Mark Warhol performed by Michael Norsworthy and Michelle Doyle-Ronkin


April 15, 2006 at 8:00pm
Music of Magnus Lindberg with the composer in attendance
Harvard University
John Knowles Paine Hall
Cambridge, MA
Jeffrey Milarsky, conductor
Lindberg: UR
Lindberg: Steamboat Bill Junior
Lindberg: Clarinet Quintet
Lindberg: Piano Jubilees


April 22, 2006 at 8:00pm
Paine Hall at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
White Rabbit and the Harvard Group for New Music


April 25 - 27, 2006
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-3076
Tel: 650.723.3811
Concert April 26, 2006 at 8:00pm
Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Works by Hans Thomalla, Nathan Breitling, Per Bloland, Chris Dench and Pierre Boulez


May 1-6, 2006
IRCAM @ Columbia 2006
Columbia Sinfonietta
Concert on May 6, 2006 at 8:00pm
Pre-concert discussion at 7:30
Miller Theatre, Columbia University
2960 Broadway (at 116th St.)
New York, NY 10027
Program to include works by Joshua Fineberg and Tristan Murail. Jeffrey Milarsky, conductor
For more information, please call 212-854-7799


May 12, 2006 at 8:00
HYDRA Concert @ Midway Studios
15 Channel Center Street
Boston, MA 02210
Harvard Group for New Music
Compositions by: Peter Gilbert, Hannah Lash, Kevin Patton, Andrew Robbie, Dominique Schafer, Hans Tutschku, Bert van Herck, and Hillary Zipper.


May 21, 2006 at 3:00pm
St. Paul’s Church, Brookline, MA
With the Kalistos Chamber Orchestra
W.A. Mozart: Clarinet Concerto K.622
Elliott Carter: Elegy
Arnold Schoenberg: Verklarte Nacht


June 15-18, 2006
Sound Encounters 2006: A Performance Workshop for Contemporary Music
New England Conservatory, Boston MA
Faculty Members:
Augusta Read Thomas, composer in residence/lecturer
Ariadne Daskalakis, violin
Scott Kluksdahl, cello
Max Levinson, piano
Michael Norsworthy, clarinet
Carol Rodland, viola

Opening Concert June 15, 2006 at 8:00pm
Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory
290 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115
Program:
Augusta Read Thomas - Rumi Settings
Augusta Read Thomas - Viola Solo piece (world premiere)
Augusta Read Thomas - Chant
Augusta Read Thomas - Piano Etudes (Boston premiere, selected etudes)
Joan Tower - Rain Waves
Witold Lutoslawski - Subito
K. Penderecki - Clarinet Quartet

For more information, please call Margaret Ulmer, NEC Summer School Dicrector at (617) 585-1126 or visit: www.newenglandconservatory.edu/concerts



June 16, 17, 20, 2006 at 8:00pm
June 24, 2006 at 3:00pm
Boston Modern Orchestra Project & Opera Boston
Peter Eötvös - ANGELS IN AMERICA (USA Premiere)
Gil Rose, conductor
Calderwood Pavillion
539 Tremont Street
Boston, MA 02116
For tickets call: (617) 933-8600 or visit www.bostontheatrescene.com


June 22, 2006 at 8:00pm
Williams Recital Hall
New England Conservatory
290 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
SICPP @ NEC
Michael Finnissy, composer in residence
PROGRAM:
FINNISSY - Marilyn, Mike, Brian and the Cats (2004)
Michael Finnissy, piano and Michael Norsworthy, clarinet


June 24, 2006 at 5:30pm
Brown Recital Hall
New England Conservatory
290 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
SICPP @ NEC
Michael Finnissy, composer in residence
PROGRAM:
FINNISSY - WAM (1991)
Michael Finnissy, piano, William Fedkenheuer, violin, Michael Norsworthy, clarinet

 

2006-2007 CONCERT SEASON

September 30, 2006 at 7:00pm
ALEA III
Tsai Performance Center
685 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
Works by Frutos, Rapacki, Tzortis, Stylianou, Hoad & Sullivan


October 7 - 20, 2006
Klangforum Wien
Festival Territory in Moscow, Russia
Works by Grisey, Shchetynsky and Newski


November 3, 2006 at 8:00pm
Jordan Hall, Boston, MA
Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP)
Program:
Fussell - High Bridge: Prelude for orchestra
Bielawa - unfinish'd, sent (2002)
Bielawa - Roam (2001)
Bermel - Thracian Echoes (2002)
Druckman - Nor Spell Nor Charm (1990)
Druckman - Quickening Pulse (1988)


November 6, 2006
Recording with the Boston Modern Orchestra Project


November 11, 2006 at 8:00pm
Paine Hall at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
White Rabbit and the Harvard Group for New Music


November 13 - 18, 2006
Festival of Contemporary Music
The Boston Conservatory

Masterclass - November 16, 2006 from 2pm - 4pm
Concert on November 18, 2006 at 8:00pm
Seully Hall, 8 The Fenway
Boston, MA 02215
Tel: (617) 912-9222
Program:
Milton Babbitt - All Set
Charles Wuorinen - New York Notes
Anton Webern - Quartet Op.22
Anton Webern - Concerto Op.24
Stravinsky - 3 Songs from William Shakespeare (1953)


December 18, 2006 at 10:00am
Paine Hall at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Dmitri Tymoczko - Four Dreams
Michael Norsworthy, bass clarinet, Sam Solomon, percussion


January 6 - 8, 2007
Recording of Ken Ueno's" Kaze-ne-Oka" with the Boston Modern Orchestra Project


January 20, 2007 at 8:00pm
Jordan Hall, Boston, MA
Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP)


January 21, 2007
Recording of David Rakowski's "The Twittering Machine" with the Boston Modern Orchestra Project


January 22, 2007
Recording of Mathew Rosenblum's "Mobius Loop" with the Boston Modern Orchestra Project and the Rascher Saxophone Quartet


January 30, 2007 at 8:00pm
Composer's Series @ Jordan Hall
Music of Lee Hyla
Program includes Pre-Pulse Suspended


February 4, 2007 at 3:00pm
Boston Musica Viva
Tsai Performance Center at Boston University
685 Commonwealth Ave
Boston, MA
Program:
Bruce Adolphe - The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses
Michael Gandolfi - Pinocchio's Adventures in Funland


February 10, 2007 at 8:00pm
Paine Hall at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
White Rabbit and the Harvard Group for New Music


March 3, 2007 at 8:00pm
Providence Singers
VMA Arts & Cultural Center
Providence, RI
Program:
Carlyle Sharpe – Proud Music of the Storm
John Corigliano – Fern Hill
Lukas Foss – The Prairie


March 10, 2007 at 8:00pm
Columbia Sinfonietta
Miller Theatre
2960 Broadway (at 116th Street)
New York, NY 10027
Program:
Noel Zahler - Clarinet Concerto
Ronald Smith - Flux
Roger Reynolds - The Angel of Death


March 15, 2007
Recording with The Providence Singers of Lukas Foss's "The Prairie" in Mechanics Hall


March 22, 2007 at 8:00pm
Paine Hall, Cambridge, MA
Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP)
Fromm Players at Harvard
Program:
Louis Andriessen - Zilver
Arthur Berger - Collage III
Lee Hyla - Amnesia Variants
John Cage - 16 Dances


March 23, 2007 at 8:00pm
Paine Hall, Cambridge, MA
Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP)
Fromm Players at Harvard
Program:
Louis Andriessen - Bells for Haarlem
Gunther Schuller - Densities
Gunther Schuller - Concerto Da Camera
Louis Andriessen - La Passione


March 26, 2007
Recording with the Boston Modern Orchestra Project of Louis Andriessen's "La Passione"


March 31, 2007 at 8:00pm
Boston Modern Orchestra Project
Amherst College - Buckley Recital Hall
Eric Sawyer - Our American Cousin (world premiere)


April 1-2, 2007
Recording of Eric Sawyer's "Our American Cousin" with the Boston Modern Orchestra Project


April 3, 2007
Recording with the Boston Modern Orchestra Project of Arthur Berger's "Collage III"


April 20, 2007
Recording of Jose Luis Hurtado's "Agitato Intenso" for Clarinet & Piano at Harvard University


April 28, 2007 at 8:00pm
Paine Hall at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
White Rabbit and the Harvard Group for New Music


May 1, 2007
Recording of Jose Luis Hurtado's piece for Chamber Ensemble at Harvard University


May 13, 2007 at 5:00pm
NotaRiotous Ensemble
Boston Microtonal Society

Hale Chapel at First Church, Boston, MA
Works by:
James Tenney, Manfred Stahnke, Joe Maneri, Hillary Zipper, James Bergin and Julia Werntz


May 19, 2007 at 8:00pm
Sanders Theatre, Cambridge, MA
Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP)
Evan Ziporyn - Hard Drive (World Premiere)
Anthony DeRitis - Devolution: A Concerto for DJ and Orchestra
Steven Mackey - Dreamhouse (North American Premiere)


May 21, 2007 at 8:00pm
Paine Hall at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Music of Julian Anderson and Joshua Fineberg
With Michael Norsworthy, clarinet, Dominique My, piano, Stephen Olsen, piano and Elliott Gyger, conductor
Program:
Anderson - The Bearded Lady
Anderson - Poetry Nearing Silence
Fineberg - Broken Symmetries
Fineberg - Veils


May 29 - June 10, 2007
International Woodwind Festival 2007
Boston Conservatory
8 The Fenway
Boston, MA 02215
Spend two intense weeks of music making including masterclasses, private lessons, chamber music coaching and concert going. Study with and hear live performances by some of the top clarinetists in the world. Faculty includes: Jonathan Cohler, Philippe Cuper, Michael Norsworthy, Jessica Phillips, Valdemar Rodriguez, Robert Spring, The Claremont Trio and others. Please visit http://www.iwwf.org to apply and for more information.


June 13-17, 2007
Sound Encounters 2007: A Performance Workshop for Contemporary Music
New England Conservatory
290 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
**Please visit www.soundencounters.info for application and other information!**



July 4 - 8, 2007
International Clarinet Association
ClarinetFest 2007 - Vancouver, BC CANADA
Concert on July 8, 2007 in tribute to Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr
Program to include:
Salvatore Sciarrino - Let Me Die Before I Wake
Bruno Mantovani - Bug

July 15 - 22, 2007
Vermont Mozart Festival


2007-2008 CONCERT SEASON

September 27-29, 2007
Boulez Recording


October 18, 2007 at 8:00pm
Manhattan Sinfonietta
Composer Portraits Series @ Miller Theatre
2960 Broadway (at 116th Street)
New York, NY 10027
Wolfgang Rihm - Jagden und Formen


Octrober 21, 2007
Clarinet Day at The Boston Conservatory 2007
A day of masterclasses, vendor exhibits, presentations and final evening concert and all things clarinet! All ages and abilities are welcome. Guest artists include: Thomas Martin (Boston Symphony), Jessica Phillips (Metropolitan Opera), Ian Greitzer (Boston Pops Esplanade), Jonathan Cohler and Michael Norsworthy (Boston Conservatory Faculty, Boston Modern Orchestrra Project). For more information please visit: www.michaelnorsworthy.com/clarinetday


November 2, 2007 at 8:00pm
Composer Portraits Series @ Miller Theatre
2960 Broadway (at 116th Street)
New York, NY 10027
Music of Gerald Barry


November 7-11, 2007
Michigan State University - Clarinet Extravaganza in honor of Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr


November 17, 2007 at 8:00pm
Sanders Theatre, Cambridge, MA
Boston Conservatory Orchestra
Bruch - Double Concerto Op.88 with Roger Tapping, viola Bruce Hangen, conductor


December 1, 2007 at 8:00pm
Paine Hall at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
White Rabbit and the Harvard Group for New Music


December 3, 2007
Recording of music by Derek Bermel with Boston Modern Orchestra Project


December 8, 2007 at 8:00pm
Goethe Institute
170 Beacon St.
Boston, MA 02116
Tel. (617) 262-6050
White Rabbit performs music of Karola Obermueller


December 12 and 19, 2007 at 10:00am
Sanders Theatre, Cambridge, MA
Hans Tutschku - World Premiere of New Piece


January 25, 2008 at 8:00pm
Jordan Hall, Boston, MA
Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP)
Ezra Sims - Concert Music (world premiere) (Concerto for 2 clarinets)


February 9, 2008 at 8:00pm
Manhattan Sinfonietta
Merkin Concert Hall
129 West 67th Street
New York, NY 10023
Tel: 1 (212) 501 3303
Music of James Tenney


February 10, 2008 at 8:00pm
Manhattan Sinfonietta
Merkin Concert Hall
129 West 67th Street
New York, NY 10023
Tel: 1 (212) 501 3303
Music of Milton Babbitt


February 17, 2008 at 5:00pm
Faculty Recital Series @ Boston Conservatory
Seully Hall
8 The Fenway
Boston, MA 02215
"In Brahms' Apartment" - An evening of salon music of late works by Brahms and Schumann as they may have been presented in Brahms' own apartment.
BRAHMS: Clarinet Sonatas, op. 120
SCHUMANN: Fantasy Pieces, op. 73, Romances Op.94
Molly Morkoski, piano


February 22, 2008 at 8:00pm
Jordan Hall, Boston, MA
Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP)
Music of Robert Erickson


March 7, 2008 at 8:00pm
Paine Hall at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Fromm Players at Harvard
Felder - Coleccion Nocturna (Stephen Olsen, piano, Hans Tutschku, electronics)


March 8, 2008 at 8:00pm
Paine Hall at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Fromm Players at Harvard
Boulez - Dialogue de l'Ombre Double (Hans Tutschku, electronics)


March 11, 2008 at 8:00pm
Club Cafe, Boston, MA
Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP)
Music of Eric Moe and others


March 12, 2008
Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP)
Recording of music by Eric Moe


March 20, 2008 at 7:00pm
Isabella Stuart Gardner Museum
Composer Portraits Series
280 The Fenway
Boston, MA 02115
Information: ( 617) 566-1401
Box Office: (617) 278-5156
Music of Gerald Barry


March 29, 2008 at 8:00pm
Jordan Hall, Boston, MA
Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP)


April 1, 2008 at 8:00pm
Brooklyn Lyceum
227 4th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11215
MATA Festival
Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP)


April 2, 2008 at 12:00noon
Northeastern University Concert Series
Boulez - Dialogue de l'Ombre Double
Ronald Bruce Smith - Something Suspicious
Peter Gilbert - New Work for clarinet & electronics (world premiere)


April 8, 2008 at 7:00pm
Club Cafe, Boston, MA
Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP)
Music of Lisa Bielawa, Steve Reich and others


April 9, 2008 at 8:00pm
Fromm Visiting Professor Concert
Paine Hall at Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
Music of Helmut Lachenmann with the composer in residence. Program to include Lachenmann's Allegro Sostenuto for clarinet, cello and piano and String Quartet No.3 with The Parker Quartet.


April 10-15, 2008
Residency at the Puerto Rico Conservatory in San Juan, Puerto Rico


April 20, 2008 at 8:00pm
Jordan Hall, Boston, MA
Carol Rodland, viola recital
Program to include Schumann's Marchenerzahlungen for clarinet, viola & piano


April 26, 2008 at 8:00pm
Paine Hall at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
White Rabbit and the Harvard Group for New Music


May 1- May 11, 2008
Tour & recording with Noel Zahler and University of Iowa Center for New Music
Noel Zahler - Clarinet Concerto
May 4 - University of Iowa, Clapp Recital Hall, 8:00pm
May 8 - University of Minnesota, Ferguson Hall, 7:30pm


May 14 & 15, 2008
Harvard HYDRA Concerts
New College Theatre, Boston, MA
Hans Tutschku - Einst Mit Dir with Jennifer Ashe, soprano, Gabriela Diaz, violin and Hans Tutschku, electronics


May 23, 2008 at 8:00pm
Jordan Hall, Boston, MA
Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP)


May 30, 2008 at 8:00pm
Sanders Theatre, Cambridge, MA
Back Bay Chorale
Mendelssohn - Elijah


June 2, 2008
Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP)
Recording of music by Reza Vali


June 22, 2008 at 4:30pm
Ibis Camerata at the Mainly Mozart Festival
Mozart: Piano Trio, K 442 in d minor
Brahms: Clarinet Sonata, Op. 120 in f minor
Turina: Piano Trio
Mendelssohn: Clarinet Concert-Pieces, Op. 113 and Op. 114
For more info call: (305) 444 - 4755


July 2-6, 2008
International Clarinet Association
ClarinetFest 2008, Kansas City, MO
Final Round judge for the Young Artist Competition and at the table for Behn Mouthpieces International. Come and say hi!!!


July 30 - August 3, 2008
Boston Midsummer Opera
Marius CONSTANT - La Tragedie de Carmen
See website for performances and details