Our Programs
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The Best of All Possible Worlds: Edward Hopper and America (45')Edward Hopper (1882-1967) was an American painter of the Realist movement, known for his calculated, economic renderings of everyday scenes of American life. In this program, we will explore music relating to the search for “the best of all possible worlds”—each character represented in the music searches - sometimes unsuccessfully - for his or her own slice of sublime life. The program will capture the light-hearted spirit of America and its diverse background.
Bernstein - Overture to Candide Ives - Songs My Mother Taught Me, Memories Piazzolla - Fuga y Misterio from María de Buenos Aires Brahms - Intermezzo in A Major, Op. 118 No. 2 Gershwin - Summertime, Lady, Be Good Chow - Let's Snap! See the program notes |
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¡Bailamos! Rufino Tamayo's Dancers Over the Sea (45')
Latin America has a rich history of dance - one deeply rooted in the cultures of its people. Dancing has a long and complicated history in these cultures, drawing on three principal influences: Native American dance, dance of the European elite, and African dance. Today’s program explores a variety of Latin American dance music - some are exclusive to particular regions and others have achieved popularity throughout the world.
Lockhart - Estampas Criollas Montilla - Four for Four Abreu - Tico Tico no Fubá Piazzolla - Histoire du Tango Chow - Let's Snap! See the program notes |
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Feuds & Fugues: Rookwood Pottery vs. The Cincinnati Pottery Club (60')Mary Louise McLaughlin and Maria Longworth Nichols Storer share more than a namesake. Both were born to wealthy Cincinnati businessmen in the 1840s. Both had a keen interest in and a talent for creating art our of ceramic pottery. The two women also shared a bit of friendly rivalry between their pottery clubs. This rivalry inspired each to create her best art, starting an art pottery movement that would sweep the United States. This program features the music of women composers, composer rivalries, and fugues.
Bach - "Little Fugue" in G Minor Piazzolla - Fuga y Misterio from María de Buenos Aires Bernofsky - Jazz Fugue Desportes - French Suite Lockhart - Estampas Criollas Brahms - Intermezzo in A Major, Op. 118/2 Brahms - Hungarian Dance No. 5 Liszt - Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 Mozart - Quartet 14 (dedicated to Haydn), finale |
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Clarinet in the Round: An Aesthetic Experience (70')Today in the Miller Gallery, we invite you to indulge your senses in a presentation where you will be simultaneously surrounding and surrounded bygreat local art. Please feel free to move around the gallery and survey the latest creations by members of the Local Clay Potters’ Guild, and, as you explore the beautiful sculptures surrounding you, experience music by Bloomington’s Novacane Quartet. Every seat is the best in the house for “Clarinet in the Round”, where the audience surrounds the performers. Experiment with your seating—listen to the group from different angles throughout the concert. Program highlights include arrangements by the group and a new composition by Gonçalo Lourenço.
Mozart - Quartet in G Major, "Spring", finale Piazzolla - Fuga y Misterio from María de Buenos Aires Brahms - Intermezzo in A Major, Op . 118/2 Uhl - Divertimento Farkas - Early Hungarian Dances Lourenço - Clarinetando Mozart - Quartet No. 16, finale |
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Dances (60')
Bach - English Suite No. 5 in E Minor Bartók - Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm Piazzolla - Fuga y Misterio Farkas - Early Hungarian Dances Connesson - Prelude et Funk Abreu - Tico Tico/Chow - Let's Snap American (45') Bernstein - Overture to Candide Turner - Nuclear Family Bernofsky - Jazz Fugue Dvorak - American Quartet (Encores - Gershwin, Chow - Let's Snap) |
Mostly Mozart (60')
Overture to Magic Flute Quartet No. 16 Prinz - Bloomington Quartet Quartet No. 14, Finale Kids Program (25') Abreu - Tico Tico Brahms - Hungarian Dance No. 5 Gershwin - Summertime/Lady Be God Montilla - Four for Four (Finale) Grainger - Shepherd's Hey Curtis - Klezmer Wedding Chow - Let's Snap |
French Delights (45')
Debussy - Girl with the Flaxen Hair, Golliwog's Cakewalk Bozza - Sonatine Tomasi - Trois Divertissements Desportes - French Suite Connesson - Prelude et Funk Folk-Inspired Music (55') Abreu - Tico Tico Bartók - Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm Lockhart - Estampas Criollas Grainger - Set (Children's March, Irish Tune, Shepherd's Hey) Dvorak - American Quartet (Gershwin - Summertime) Curtis - Klezmer Wedding |
Commissions° and Premieresˇ
°ˇBrandon Nelson - They Who Decide Fate
February 5, 2016 | Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
ˇJoe LoCascio - Crossroads
February 5, 2016 | Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
ˇGary Powell Nash - Fortitude
February 5, 2016 | Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
ˇMichael Kavanaugh - Desert Storm
February 5, 2016 | Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
°ˇGonçalo Lourenço - Clarinetando, GL 30
May 12, 2014 | Ivy Tech John Waldron Arts Center
°ˇJess Turner - Nuclear Family
March 1, 2015 | Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
°ˇJunYi Chow - Let's Snap!
July 25, 2014 | Ivy Tech John Waldron Arts Center
ˇLouis Goldford - Panopticon
for 12 periphonically spatialized clarinets
November 11, 2013 | Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
February 5, 2016 | Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
ˇJoe LoCascio - Crossroads
February 5, 2016 | Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
ˇGary Powell Nash - Fortitude
February 5, 2016 | Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
ˇMichael Kavanaugh - Desert Storm
February 5, 2016 | Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
°ˇGonçalo Lourenço - Clarinetando, GL 30
May 12, 2014 | Ivy Tech John Waldron Arts Center
°ˇJess Turner - Nuclear Family
March 1, 2015 | Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
°ˇJunYi Chow - Let's Snap!
July 25, 2014 | Ivy Tech John Waldron Arts Center
ˇLouis Goldford - Panopticon
for 12 periphonically spatialized clarinets
November 11, 2013 | Indiana University Jacobs School of Music