Composers Concordance: The Formation Solenne
Free (Online: Free | In person: $20 advance, $25 at the door)
Dan Cooper — Selected works
David Gotay — Selected works
Charles Coleman — Selected works
Mark Kostabi — Selected works
Melanie Mitrano — Selected works
Tamar Muskal — Selected works
Joseph Pehrson — Selected works
Ljiljana Winkler, soprano
Jai Jeffryes, piano
Steven Beck, piano
Peter Oswald, trumpet
Carla Lancellotti Auld, flute
Charles Coleman, baritone
Composers Concordance presents Formation Solenne from Germany in a program of eclectic contemporary music for voice, piano, and other instruments on Saturday, December 11 at Benzaquen Hall at the DiMenna Center in New York City.
Featuring soprano Ljiljana Winkler and fellow musicians, pianists Jai Jeffryes and Steven Beck, Peter Oswald on trumpet, Carla Lancellotti Auld on flute, and baritone Charles Coleman, they will perform music by Gene Pritsker, Dan Cooper, David Gotay, Charles Coleman, Mark Kostabi, Melanie Mitrano, Tamar Muskal, and Composes Concordance fonder Joseph Pehrson.
This performance features the American premiere of Gene Pritsker’s mini-opera Soubrette auf der Toilette ("Soubrette on the Toilet") in a version for soprano and piano.
The concert will also be live-streamed on the Composers Concordance Facebook Page.
Attending in person: All attendees must prove vaccination in accordance with NYC regulations.
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About Formation Solenne
The Formation Solenne, founded by Soprano Ljiljana Winkler, is dedicated to contemporary eclectic works. It forms a bridge between contemporary vocal music, jazz, and pop music and brings these musically contrasting worlds closer together. Thus, the jazz formation uses the musical language of Bel Canto style and vice versa – the opera music gets jazzy rhythm and retains the classical singing style. Jazzy "New York-Scatalism" is sung with a classical voice. The atmosphere of the theater toilet is presented with the musical language of the film music as in an exciting thriller.
https://ljiljanawinkler.com/2021/09/29/solenne-eclectic/About Composers Concordance
Staying in rotation for 40 years in NYC is a rare feat. In the case of a new music presenting organization, it requires not only diligence and cognizance of achievements of the past but also an ethic of keeping one's ear to the ground for emerging stylistic and technological developments, as well as talented new composers on the scene.
Composers Concordance, founded in 1984 by Joseph Pehrson and Patrick Hardish, advised by Otto Luening, strives to present contemporary music in innovative ways, with an emphasis on thematic programming. Directors Gene Pritsker and Dan Cooper co-curate the programs and lead the CompCord Ensemble, Chamber Orchestra, String Orchestra, and Big Band. Associate Directors are Milica Paranosic, Peter Jarvis, Debra Kaye, and Seth Boustead.
Composers Concordance has also created a Naxos-distributed record label: Composers Concordance Records, co-directed by Peter Jarvis. Composers Concordance's overriding vision is to promote contemporary music, composers, and new works as a rightful and respected part of society. Good music performed and recorded well, pushing the boundaries of sound and composition.
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