[Voxnovus] NM421> December 6, 2013 - HARD EIGHT Composer's Voice celebrates Rob Voisey's 44th Birthday - Announcing selections for andPlay's Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame

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> PERFORMANCE: Composer's Voice - Hard Eight

come celebrate Robert Voisey's 44th birthday
ANNOUNCEMENTS

> RESULTS: Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame: andPlay

OPPORTUNITIES

> Fifteen Minutes of Fame - call for works for clarinet and guitar

> Composer's Site - new opportunities

> Composer's Site - expiring opportunities

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Ups and Downs

Ups and Downs
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It was a day of ups and downs for Lorraine. First, she was happily en route
in a taxicab to 57th Street and Seventh Avenue to perform a violin recital
at Carnegie Hall. But when she stepped out of the cab, her precious
instrument somehow slipped out of her hand and fell right in the path of a
city steamroller. Her distress abated a bit when esteemed violinist Jerome
Dinklaker offered to loan her his prized Amati-Spumoni fiddle for the night.
But her luck turned again when she discovered that the violin, recently
bitten by a West Nile Virus-transmitting mosquito, was exhibiting signs of
gigantism - the first ever instance in a stringed instrument. Alas, the only
other "up" to her day was the direction on the backstage stepladder she had
to climb just to tune the darned thing!

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<http://www.davidgunn.org> David Gunn
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Composer's Voice: CELEBRATING THE HARD EIGHT
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Sunday, December 8, 2013 1:00 pm


Sunday, December 8, 2013 1:00 PM (NEW YORK, NEW YORK) Composer/producer
Robert Voisey is turning 44. He is known for creating innovative projects
for new music such as 60x60 <http://www.60x60.com> , Fifteen Minutes of
Fame, <http://www.voxnovus.com/15_Minutes_of_Fame/> and Composer
<http://www.voxnovus.com/composersvoice/> 's Voice which will feature his
birthday celebration at Jan Hus Church. The LATimes featured him as a
composer who created innovative ways to get his music heard and the New York
Times labeled his 60x60 Dance project "mad." Voisey has been responsible for
inspiring, promoting, and presenting the work of thousands of contemporary
composers in hundreds of venues around the world.

Why celebrate 44? Besides the birthday falling on a scheduled Composer's
Voice concert, this year marks the first birthday Robert Voisey outlives his
father who died of pancreatic cancer. With all the life changes a milestone
like this brings, the concert is acknowledgement of the new era beginning
for the composer.

ru rabbit run
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This Composer's Voice concert themed "Hard Eight" will contain Robert
Voisey's work "run rabbit run" performed by Roberta Michel and Yumi Suehiro
in conjunction with dance choreographed by Callie Hatchett.

Jor-El Juju
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It will also feature the contemporary music modern dance collaboration
"Jor-El's Juju" from his colleagues Douglas DaSilva, composer and Artistic
Director of Composer <http://www.voxnovus.com/about/Personnel.htm> 's Voice
and Erin Bomboy previous Dance Director for 60x60 Dance
<http://www.60x60.com/dance/coordinators/> .

Hard Eight
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ight.jpg>

No Composer's Voice concert would be complete with out Fifteen Minutes of
Fame. Fifteen Minutes of Fame is a new project directed by Voisey which
features 15 one-minute chamber works by 15 different composers written for
an ensemble.
<http://www.voxnovus.com/15_Minutes_of_Fame/featuring/Hard_Eight/> This set
of 15 is specifically written to the "Hard Eight" theme and they will be
performed by Connecticut players: Istvan Peter B'Racz, Bill Beckett, Brendan
Randall-Myers, and Nate Trier. The 15 composers included in this Fifteen
Minutes of Fame are: Dennis Bathory-Kitsz, Shawn David Broukhim, Paul
Elwood, Marc Hoffeditz, Elizabeth Jigalin, Steven H. Markowitz, Daniel
Mihai, Philip Scheussler, Timothy G. Schirmer, David Jason Snow, Juan Maria
Solare, Adam Torkelson, Nate Trier, Kristina Warren, and Blair Whittington.

Istvan Peter B'Racz
<http://www.voxnovus.com/member/pic/Istvan_Peter_BRacz.jpg> Bill Beckett
<http://www.voxnovus.com/member/pic/Bill_Beckett.jpg> Brendan Randall-Myers
<http://www.voxnovus.com/member/pic/Brendon_Randall-Myers.jpg> Nate Trier
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".the 15 Minutes of Fame project of Vox Novus is a godsend. It organizes
competitions whereby ensembles commission worldwide calls for submissions of
approximately one-minute pieces, and then select their 15 favorites for
premieres. " - New York Music Culture Examiner

Christos Marinos
<http://www.voxnovus.com/member/pic/Christos_Marinos_02.jpg> Maria Isabel
Perez Dobarro
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Also included in this concert are the premieres of two piano works for four
hands by composer Douglas Townsend performed by Christos Marinos and Maria
Isabel Perez Dobarro.

Douglas Townsend
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There will also be a multimedia performance by TJ Hospodar with performers
Matthew Gantt, Phillip Gulley Ellen O'Meara and Lisa Reynolds.

Matthew Gantt <http://www.voxnovus.com/member/pic/Matthew_Gantt.jpg>
Phillip Gulley <http://www.voxnovus.com/member/pic/Phillip_Gulley.jpg>
Ellen O'Meara <http://www.voxnovus.com/member/pic/Ellen_OMeara.jpg> Lisa
Reynolds <http://www.voxnovus.com/member/pic/Lisa_Reynolds.jpg>

And a unique performance of EMR's "Whale Cage" which will also be encored
later that night at Composer's Concordance Fretathon at Drom to complete the
birthday celebration.

One of the premier showcases for promising composers, Composer's Voice
Concert Series is an opportunity for contemporary composers and musicians to
express their musical aesthetic and personal "voice." Composer's Voice has
presented over 100 concerts in New York City and scores of performances
throughout the world.

"[Vox Novus offers] the presentation of serious works by established and
emerging composers. Those voices should be heard, and they can even be
reheard on the Vox Novus website (http://www.VoxNovus.com)..." - New Music
Connoisseur

<http://www.voxnovus.com/composersvoice/program/13-12-08.htm> Click here to
see the concert program

Composer <http://www.voxnovus.com/composersvoice/program/13-12-08.htm> 's
Voice Concert
Sunday, December 8, 2013 1:00 pm
Jan Hus Church
351 East 74th Street
New York, New York FREE ADMISSION



Calendar

<http://www.voxnovus.com/calendar> Calendar of Vox Novus Events

Fifteen Minutes of Fame
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Announcing results for Fifteen Minutes of Fame with andPlay


andPlay selects its 15 composers for its Fifteen Minutes of Fame to be
premiered on Composer's Voice on January 26, 2014
<http://www.voxnovus.com/composersvoice/program/14-01-26.htm> at Jan Hus
Church in New York City.

The New York City based duo comprises of violinist Maya Bennardo and violist
Hannah Levinson. andPlay is committed to expanding the existing violin/viola
duo repertoire through performing rarely heard works and commissioning
emerging composers.

Selected composers for Fifteen Minutes of Fame include:
Rachel Graff, Matthew Hetz, Nathan R. Johnson, Shigeru Kan-no, Michael
Lukaszuk, Michael Maiorana, Iain Matheson, Ryan Muar, Natalija Munda, Mike
Perdue, Thomas S. Pottage, Ricardo Silva, Dale Trumbore, Luca Vanneschi, and
Erqing Wang

<http://www.voxnovus.com/15_Minutes_of_Fame/featuring/andPlay/> You can
find more information here
http://www.voxnovus.com/15_Minutes_of_Fame/featuring/andPlay/



Vox Novus Projects

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<http://www.voxnovus.com/composersvoice/> Composer's Voice
<http://www.voxnovus.com/15_Minutes_of_Fame/> Fifteen Minutes of Fame
<http://www.voxnovus.com/resources/American_Composer_Timeline.htm> American
Composer Timeline
<http://www.composerssite.com/> Composer's Site
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Opportunities

Fifteen Minutes of Fame
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<http://www.voxnovus.com/15_Minutes_of_Fame/calls/>
Fifteen Minutes of Fame

CALL FOR SCORES


Fifteen Minutes of Fame: Japan Perspective - Thomas Piercy, clarinet &
Vilian Ivantchev, guitar


Deadline: December 10, 2013


Vox Novus is calling for one-minute pieces composed for
Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame: Japan Perspective - Thomas Piercy, clarinet &
Vilian Ivantchev, guitar to be premiered on April 13, 2014 for the
Composer's Voice concert Series at the Jan Hus Church in New York City. The
theme of this call is Japan. The Japanese theme could include pieces
inspired by Japanese musical or visual art works (either traditional or
contemporary), or pieces using technical elements found in Japanese music.
New works by Japanese composers are also welcome; however, works will be
judged on their artistic merits and not on the nationality of the composer.
Pieces should be for Bb clarinet and concert tuned guitar (EADGBE). No solos
will be considered.

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Thomas Piercy is a critically acclaimed clarinetist with orchestral,
concerto, solo and chamber music appearances throughout the Americas, Europe
and Asia. His performances have been described by critics as "passionate,"
"pulling out all the stops," "the best Piazzolla in NYC," and by the New
York Times as "brilliant," "playing with refinement and flair" and "evoking
a panache in the contemporary works." He studied at the Juilliard School and
Mannes College of Music. He studied clarinet extensively with the English
clarinetist Gervase De Peyer; additional studies were with Kalmen Opperman
and Leon Russianoff. A versatile artist defying categorization - the
clarinetist on the Emmy Award-winning Juno Baby CD and DVDs; performing
Mozart with mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade; playing Broadway songs with
Raoul Julia; working with the composer Leonard Bernstein; appearing in a
KRS-ONE rap music video; performing concert improvisations with jazz pianist
Donal Fox; premiering new works; recording with members of Maroon 5 - as an
instrumentalist, he has performed and recorded for Broadway and
Off-Broadway, commercial recordings, television, radio, videos, and movie
soundtracks. Mr. Piercy has performed at many acclaimed concerts halls
including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, the Dame Myra
Hess Memorial Concert Series (Chicago, Illinois), Centre Pompidou (Paris,
France), Wigmore Hall (London, England), Accademia di Santa Cecilia (Rome,
Italy) and Parthenon (Tokyo, Japan). He has performed several times at the
International Clarinet Festival, the world's largest annual gathering of
noted clarinetists, including a concert in memory of Leon Russianoff, a
concert of contemporary American music in Japan, and an all-Piazzolla
program. He has performed and premiered over 150 contemporary pieces written
for him, including Grammy Award-winning and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer
Ned Rorem only piece for clarinet and piano. He has had arrangements and
transcriptions published by Boosey & Hawkes, and contributed to clarinet
study books and clarinet compositions published by Carl Fischer, Inc., and
Baron Publishing. Recordings available on such labels as the Albany,
Capstone, Changing Tones, DGA, NJSF and Tonada labels. More information at
www/ThomasPiercy.com.

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Guitarist Vilian Ivantchev began his studies in his native country,
Bulgaria, at the Lubomir Pipkov National Music School. When he moved to New
York at age 11, he joined the Mannes Preparatory Division and its honors
program. Mr. Ivantchev holds a Bachelor's Degree from Mannes the New School
for Music and a Master's Degree from Manhattan School of music. In the
recent release of the CD "Cafe", music for Clarinet and Guitar, Vilian
Ivantchev was hailed as having "Almost superhuman discipline!" - Lucid
Culture. The CD is a collaborative project with internationally acclaimed
clarinetist Thomas Piercy. Mr. Ivantchev's most recent CD feature is on the
Vienna Modern Masters label playing the music of David Loeb. Mr. Ivantchev
has played in some of the most prestigious venues in New York City, such as
Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall, Symphony Space, and The National Arts
Club. He is a recipient of The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Award
that enabled him to perform in chamber ensembles at Alice Tully Hall. Recent
performances include Steve Reich's Electric Counterpoint with members of the
Cygnus Ensemble at Weill Recital Hall and Luigi Boccherini's "La Ritirada di
Madrid" guitar quintet with the Orion String Quartet. Mr. Ivantchev has
extensively recorded the music of Terry Champlin with the Mannes Guitar
Quartet, violinist Sabina Torosjan, guitarist and vocalist Helen Avakian,
composer and guitarist Terry Champlin, and legendary percussionist Jeff
Haynes culminating in a recently released CD trilogy.

<http://www.voxnovus.com/15_Minutes_of_Fame/calls/#13-12-10> Click here for
more details

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