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Performance of Alto Saxophone Concerto, “Cocktail Concerto” with Mostly Modern Orchestra, Aram Demirjian, conductor, Maestro from the Knoxville Symphony. A broad palette of musical styles defines Mostly Modern, entirely ‘mostly modern.’ Not to be missed!
Festival composers and faculty from all over the United States and abroad come together for a night of brand-new works and premieres featuring the beloved Mostly Modern Ensemble, including a work by Robert Paterson, TBD.
Festival composers and faculty from all over the United States and abroad come together for a night of brand-new works and premieres featuring the beloved Mostly Modern Ensemble, including Fanfare for Trumpet Sextet by Robert Paterson.
Performance of Kama for Choir and Handpan with Albany Pro Musica, José Daniel Flores-Caraballo, conductor, Maestro from the Knoxville Symphony. A broad palette of musical styles defines Mostly Modern, entirely ‘mostly modern.’ Not to be missed!
The VCU Symphony conducted by Daniel Myssyk performs Triple Concerto, featuring the Grammy® nominated Neave Trio.
Portuguese premiere of Dark Mountains by Orquestra do Algarve, Martim Sousa Tavares, Conductor. This concert is part of a week dedicated to Mental Health in partnership with the University of the Algarve and the Luso-American Development Foundation - FLAD.
Dior Quartet performs selections from String Quartet No. 3 at the bi-annual Roosevelt Four Freedoms Awards Ceremony sponsored by the Roosevelt Institute.
Forest Shadows for Solo Marimba performed by Makoto Nakura on Nakura’s radio show on OTTAVA, Japan's only classical music station. This broadcast features Nakura’s recording of Forest Shadows on the album Wood and Forest on the American Modern Recordings label.
A spectacular line-up of 20th & 21st-century arias, art songs, and song cycles, including Robert Paterson’s and David Cote’s Extraordinary for soprano, baritone, and chamber ensemble. Ten top vocalists from across the United States & abroad will be showcasing their talents, from the avant-garde to post-modern romance.
World premiere of Soar for trumpet and piano, featuring Lexie Signor, trumpet, and Geoffrey Burleson, piano, on this program that features Mostly Modern composers and selections from guest ensemble Atlantic Brass Quintet’s 20th-century repertoire. World premieres abound at Mostly Modern, and tonight is no exception!
Performance of In Real Life, music by Robert Paterson, words by David Cote. This performance consists of a staged version of In Real Life I, In Real Life II, and Extraordinary for soprano, baritone, and chamber ensemble, featuring singers from Mostly Modern Festival.
Festival composers and faculty from all over the United States and abroad come together for a night of brand-new works and premieres featuring the beloved American Modern Ensemble.
World premiere of Summit Trio, a new piano trio consisting of a suite of the three solo trio movements from Triple Concerto, which will be premiered at Mostly Modern Festival. This program also features our Mostly Modern composers and selections from Neave Trio’s repertoire.
Performance of Electric Lines with Mostly Modern Orchestra, Aram Demirjian, conductor, Maestro from the Knoxville Symphony. A broad palette of musical styles define Mostly Modern, entirely ‘mostly modern.’ Not to be missed!
Performance of Elegy (version for two bassoons and piano) at Mostly Modern Festival. Festival composers and faculty from all over the United States and abroad come together for a night of brand-new works and premieres featuring the beloved American Modern Ensemble.
Performance of Elegy for Two Cellos and Piano as part of a memorial celebrating the life of sculptor Tony Paterson (1934-2022).
Join Musica Sacra, Sing for Hope & Mostly Modern for a very special choir program at the Oculus World Trade Center. Lead by Maestro Kent Tritle and featuring Robert Paterson’s Look to the Sky, written in memory of 9/11, commissioned by New York Choral Consortium.
World premiere performance of the second movement of The Winds of Time by the Carthage Wind Orchestra, Dr. James C. Ripley, conductor. Commissioned by the Eastman Wind Ensemble, Mark Davis Scatterday, Conductor, and a consortium of wind ensembles, in honor of the Eastman School of Music’s Centennial Anniversary.
This program features the European premiere of Dark Mountains, as well as works by Mostly Modern Festival | The Netherlands composers, including two new works by composers from the MMF | NL Cultural Institute, a performance of a work by the Ukrainian/Dutch composer Svitlana Azarova, and the European premiere of Robert Paterson’s Dark Mountains.
This program features our Mostly Modern composers, as well as works by our composition faculty members and other classic 20th and 21st-century chamber works.
Vocal concert featuring Alyson Cambridge, soprano, and Keith Phares, baritone, singing the European premieres of In Real Life I for soprano and chamber ensemble, and In Real Life II for baritone and chamber ensemble, as well as Extraordinary for soprano, baritone, and chamber ensemble.
Silver prize winners of the 2021 Chesapeake Chamber Music Competition and Bronze Medalists of the 2019 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, the Dior Quartet performs the European premiere of String Quartet No. 3 by Robert Paterson, Mostly Modern Festival’s Artistic Director, and world premieres by participant composers from around the world.
Performance of Elegy for two cellos and piano and other works for cello and piano by Dave Eggar, cellist, and Paolo Gorini, pianist, including three European premieres.
This program features our Mostly Modern composers, as well as works by our composition faculty members and other classic 20th and 21st-century chamber works.
This program features selections from the classical percussion repertoire, the world premiere of a new work by Celia Swart, and the European premiere of Robert Paterson’s Stealing Thunder and Stillness for alto flute and marimba, featuring special guest Daniela Mars on alto flute. Enjoy free admission to the opening concert!
Performance of Stealing Thunder with the Temple University Percussion Ensemble, Phillip O’Banion, director.
Performance of Mandala for two marimbas on this recital, featuring Micheal Barnes, marimba, with Phillip O’Banion, marimba.
Performance of Mandala for two marimbas on this faculty recital at Temple University Boyer College of Music and Dance, featuring Phillip O’Banion and Micheal Barnes, marimbas.
Masterclass, coaching, and lecture at Louisiana State University School of Music, of the College of Music & Dramatic Arts. This will culminate in a performance of works later in the semester.
Performance of Hell’s Kitchen and Spring Songs by Aura Contemporary Ensemble, directed by Rob Smith. This includes a presentation to the UH composers and a talk on music business-related topics.
