Continuum
New music in the Recital Hall - free with a UMBC ID!
The InterArts Program presents New York-based Continuum, the winner of the prestigious Siemens international prize for distinguished service to music and four ASCAP/Chamber Music America Awards for Adventuresome Programming, directed by Cheryl Seltzer and Joel Sachs.
Continuum will present Music of the Caucasus, a rare opportunity to hear works by contemporary composers from Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia:
Sulkhan Tsintsadze (Georgia, 1925-1991)
Four Quartet Miniatures (1947-1978)
Alexander Aslamazov (Armenian, b. North Ossetia, 1945)
Napyev (Melody), for solo clarinet (1983)
Oleg Felzer (b. Azerbaijan, 1939; d. New York, 1998)
Vestige (1993), for clarinet, violin, and piano (composed for Continuum)
Franghiz Ali-Zadeh (b. Azerbaijan, 1947)
In Search of Lost Time (1999), for soprano, alto flute, violin, cello, piano, and zarb (composed for Continuum)
Suren Zakarian (b. Armenia, 1956)
In statu nascendi -- Seven Miniatures for String Quartet (1996)
Josef Bardanashvili (b. Batumi, Georgia, 1948)
Metamorphoses for Viola and Piano (1998)
Giya Kancheli (b. Georgia, 1935)
Psalm 23 (1993-4), from Exil (1934) for soprano, alto flute, viola, cello, double bass, synthesizer, and tape
The New York Times says, "Simply put, there is no musical organization in New York that produces more intellectually enticing or more viscerally satisfying programs than Continuum... Year after year, its explorations in 20th-century repertory prove to be not only unusual and unexpected but also important and enduring... This ensemble has a long history of acting in behalf of composers whom others discover years or decades later."
Continuum's name embodies the philosophy that new music and old form an unbroken tradition. Aiming to expand the audience for recent music, it has performed throughout the United States, including appearances at the Kennedy Center, the Library of Congress, at colleges and community series throughout the United States and Puerto Rico, in 25 tours to Europe, ten to Asia, and five to Latin America. In 2008 Continuum made its sixth visit to Mongolia's Roaring Hooves festival, and in recent seasons has appeared at festivals in Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.
CBS-TV, educational television, National Public Radio, the Voice of America, and European networks have broadcast Continuum events. Continuum has made 17 portrait recordings for diverse labels. Its concert programs embrace the entire range of music from 20th-century classics such as Ives, Joplin and Webern, to today's composers from all over the world.
8 pm, Fine Arts Recital Hall. $7 general admission, $3 seniors, free for students, free with a UMBC ID.
To order tickets in advance using a credit card, order online through MissionTix or call 410-752-8950. Tickets will also be available at the door, cash or check only.