The San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of NACUSA invites you to join us for a concert of new chamber pieces written by West Coast composers. The program will feature eight works performed either by the composers or by outstanding local musicians. The concert will also include the presentation of awards to the winners of the Nancy Bloomer Deussen Young and Emerging Composer Competition as well as premiere performances of the first-place works.
SONGS OF IMPRECISION — A Composers & Friends Concert
Saturday, February 10, 2024, 7:30pm
THE CENTER FOR NEW MUSIC
55 Taylor Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
PROGRAM
DOUGLAS OVENS whisper, Murmur… SHOUT!
Igor Poklad, clarinet; Douglas Ovens, vibraphone
MOLLY AXTMANN Prelude in F# minor
Molly Axtmann, piano
ALLEN SHEARER Duo
Dan Flanagan, violin; Vicky Ehrlich, violoncello
EMILY THOMAS The Way I See It Now
Emerging Composer Competition Winner
MALCOLM XIELLIE Hypnagogia
Young Composer Competition Winner
JOHN BILOTTA & ANTHONY BILOTTA Dance-Aria
DAVIDE VEROTTA Two Dances
Monika Gruber, violin, Stephen Zielinski, clarinet; Paul J. Dab, piano
Let's hear the music, first and foremost,
Dissolving in air, weightless as air,
The subtle and heady songs of imprecision.
- Verlaine
The National Association of Composers, USA (NACUSA) is a non-profit organization founded in 1933 by Henry Hadley as the National Association of Composers and Conductors. It is one of the oldest organizations dedicated to the promotion and performance of music by Americans. Many of the most distinguished composers of the 20th Century have been NACUSA members. The San Francisco Bay Area Chapter was started by Nancy Bloomer Deussen and John Webber more than twenty years ago. The Chapter has evolved into an active organization with nearly fifty members. It produces four to six concerts a year in the San Francisco Bay Area.
The San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of NACUSA is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization supported in part by grants and contributions from individuals and businesses. Your tax-deductible contributions are a vital source of support for our concerts and youth composition programs. To make a donation, visit our website at http://nacusasf.org/Donate.html