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  • From Sabres to Satellites
  • ...but in this dark night I am stationary and time is a river: The Diary of Agnes Williams
  • What we talk about when we talk in 140 characters
  • Icarus
  • Yet what is any ocean but a multitude of drops?
  • fragments and memories
  • The Invisible Magic Soccer Phone
  • I.Jest
  • Concertino for Vln and Vla
  • Concerto for Flute
  • Rhapsody for Dean Moriarty

Concertino for Violin and Viola

for solo violin and viola, with fl, cl, hrn, 2 vlns, vla, vc, and cb.

 

duration: appr. 10 min.

 

Program Notes:

Concertino for Violin and Viola was written for the participants of the 2008 Wintergreen Academy in Wintergreen, Virginia. The piece is for 2 soloists and an “orchestra” of 8 other players.

The work is divided into three large sections, each of which is separated into a multitude of smaller segments. The musical material is derived from the opening gestures in the “orchestra” part and the first entrance of the soloists. Throughout the work the material is transformed using timbral and motivic development. Basically all the standard 21st century musical stuff… The intention of the piece was to write something that would be enjoyable for 10 minutes, and if that happens, why should it matter how it was created? But now you know, and hopefully that will help you untangle the “mystery” of modern music and this piece in particular. And that’s all I could hope for, right?

Enjoy.

-Ryan Jesperson
June 23rd, 2008

Concertino for Violin and Viola was premiered on July 22nd, 2008 in Wintergreen, VA as part of the Wintergreen Academy Composer's Concert. Nicholas Szucs, vln and Anne Lanzilotti, vla were the soloists and Jim Glazebrook conducted.



Concertino Rehearsal
Anne Lanzilotti and Nicholas Szuchs, soloists.
Jim Glazebrook, conductor.
Concertino Rehearsal
Jim Glazebrook conducting the orchestra:

Ashley Porter - fl
Melissa Bowles - cl
Chip White - hrn
Laura Pearson - vln
Anneli Givens - vln
DJ Marsh - vla
Abbie Fields - vc
Patrick Faulkner - cb



The Dress Rehearsal
The Dress Rehearsal


Upcoming Performances

April, 2020: CANCELLED! Janet and Jordan Jacobson will premiere a new violin and trombone concerto called And Violet Makes Three with the Hartford Independent Chamber Orchestra at The Hartt School.

October 10th, 2019: Prometheus Duo will perform Icarus in Vršac, Serbia.

October 9th, 2019: Prometheus Duo will perform Icarus in Sombor, Serbia.

October 8th, 2019: Prometheus Duo will perform Icarus in Niš, Serbia.

October 7th, 2019: Prometheus Duo will perform Icarus in Pirot, Belgium.

October 6th, 2019: Prometheus Duo will perform Icarus in Smederevo, Serbia.

October 4th,2019: Prometheus Duo will perform Icarus in Belgrade, Serbia.

September 2019: Prometheus Duo will perform Icarus in Redding, CT and Bloomfield, CT.

August 24th, 2019: Boombox Serenade will be performed by Dan D'Addio at Hartford Artspace Gallery.

Spring 2019: Attention Deficit...Squirrel will be premiered by Woody Witt and Pamela York in Texas.

May 14th, 2017: High Times for Low Brass will be premiered at the New Britian Museum of Modern Art.

April 29th, 2017: What we talk about when we talk in 140 characters will be performed by HICO at The CT Historical Society in Hartford, CT.

April 12th, 2017: What we talk about when we talk in 140 characters will be performed by HICO at Eastern Connecticut State University.

March 9th, 2017: Concerto for Trombone "Cowiche" will be premiered by Matthew Russo and the UCONN Symphony Orchestra at the UCONN campus in Storrs, CT.

February 2nd, 2017: Boombox Serenade will be performed by Dan D'Addio at CCSU in New Britain, CT.

October 1st, 2016: From Sabres to Satellites will be premiered by US Army MI Corps Band in New Mexico.

April 30th, 2016: Yet what is any ocean but a multitude of drops? will be premiered by Glen Adsit and the Hartt Wind Ensemble.

October 10th, 2015: but in this dark night I am stationary and time is a river will be premiered by Elisabeth Halliday and The Hartford Independent Chamber Orchestra.

June 6th, 2015: Souvenirs/Miniatures will be premiered at June in Buffalo.

May 14th, 2015: David Tayloe and Marko Stuparevic will premier A Page Out of Zen in West Hartford, CT as part of ACF's "Composers Night Out".

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