music for most of his adult life. While a professor at York University, James Tenney composed several works for the Arraymusic Ensemble, and was a mentor to several members of Array's organization, both past and present. While we are deeply saddened by the passing of our friend and we understand the world of composition has lost a true visionary, we are extremely honoured to have the opportunity to celebrate the late composer's life’s work this season.
Friday, November 23, 2007, The Arraymusic Ensemble performs Spectrum 1, commissioned by Arraymusic in 1991 and composed for the Arraymusic Ensemble. Array's Artistic Director and clarinetist Bob Stevenson performs Monody, an early work for solo clarinet. Bob presented the Canadian premiere of this piece in the early '80s under the composer's supervision and has since played it many times with the composer in attendance. Array concludes the concert with Bridge, an extraordinary composition for two pianos, eight hands.
In Bridge, the two instruments are tuned to a just intonation set, producing a twenty-two pitch octave. When Jim composed this groundbreaking work in 1984, the composer sought to again return to the issue of harmony. In his original notes, he says:
“In our (20th) century, rhythm, timbre, texture, form and even the aesthetic premises and social functions of music have all been reexamined and elaborated to an extent without precedent in any earlier period of Western (or perhaps any other) music. What has not changed since that watershed year of 1910 - at least in any progressive-evolutionary sense - is harmony, and it seems time now to confront this issue again, since it hardly can be ignored indefinitely. It is far too basic, even primitive, an aspect of auditory perception ever to be suspended entirely.”
Do not miss this rare opportunity to hear a truly great work of the 20th century - a composition that changes your perception of music itself - and to share in a commemorative concert event that celebrates one of our greatest composers.
ADULTS $20, STUDENTS, SENIORS, ARTWORKERS,
UNDER-EMPLOYED $10
SECOND EVENT
R E C I T A L
U of T HART HOUSE
STEPHEN CLARKE SOLO P I A N O
MARCH 14TH 2008; 8 PM
MUSIC ROOM AT HART HOUSE
7 HART HOUSE CIRCLE, TORONTO
TWELVE PRELUDES (1953), GALINA USTVOLSKYA
ANGELS (2002), BOB STEVENSON
CROSSING THE NINTH WAVE (2007), UDO KASEMETS (WORLD PREMIERE)
TWO-LUDES (2006), UDO KASEMETS 1. PRE / 2. POST
...SOFARTE ONDE SERENA... (1976), LUIGI NONO
FIFTH PIANO SONATA, OP. 106 SETTLE YOUR DUST, THIS IS THE PRIMAL IDENTITY" (2003), HORATIU RADULESCU
PRE-CONCERT TALK 7:15 PM
CO-PRESENTED BY HART HOUSE.
ADMISSION IS FREE
ALL REPERTOIRE AND ARTISTS SUBJECT TO CHANGE
INFO NUMBER: 416.978.2452
FOR INFORMATION, CALL ARRAY AT 416.532.3019
OR VISIT US AT WWW.ARRAYMUSIC.COM
Third Event
THE IMAGINATION OF CLAUDE VIVIER
P E R F O R M A N C E AT THE FOUR SEASONS CENTRE
ADMISSION IS FREE
APRIL 29TH 2008; 12 NOON
FOUR SEASONS CENTRE OF THE PERFORMING ARTS
145 QUEEN ST. W., TORONTO
THE ARRAY ENSEMBLE:
BOB STEVENSON, CLARINETS | ANITA MCALISTER, TRUMPET
RICHARD SACKS, PERCUSSION | BLAIR MACKAY, PERCUSSION
STEPHEN CLARKE , PIANO | REBECCA VAN DER POST, VIOLIN
PETER PAVLOVSKY, DOUBLE BASS
INFO NUMBER: 416.363.8231
ET JE REVERRAI CETTE VILLE ÉTRANGE
PIÈCE POUR VIOLON ET PIANO
POUR VIOLON ET CLARINETTE
PULAU DEWATA
FOR INFORMATION, CALL ARRAY AT 416.532.3019 OR VISIT US AT WWW.ARRAYMUSIC.COM
