Achieve
What distinguishes soundSCAPE from other summer festivals for composers and performers?
soundSCAPE is not your typical new music festival. Far more than just another line on your resume, soundSCAPE provides participants a chance to experience music-making as a professional:
"...this experience has shown me the potential that I can have as a composer. If the
purpose of this festival was to inspire young composers and performers in their artistic
growth, you have truly succeeded. I know much better now the artistic goal at which
I need to work towards, and have been incredibly inspired to do it." ~ Michael, 2010
Many festivals emphasize networking and career development, but how can I be sure that I'm getting the tools I need to succeed?
Not only have our faculty achieved distinction as performers and composers, they stand apart as artists committed to providing participants with opportunities for developing an entrepreneurial and proactive approach in establishing careers... during and after the festival. Following are a sample of recent initiatives undertaken by soundSCAPE Alums:
International Composers Collective
Created by Sam Cave (guitar, '10), Calogero Panvino (composer, '10), and
Timothy Mauthe (composer, '09 & '10), this organization seeks to promote,
disseminate, and create new music and performances around the world,
encouraging total collaboration between composers and performers of new music.
Diagenesis
A unique duo formed by Heather Barnes (soprano, '10) and Jennifer Bewerse (cello, '10),
inspired by their collaboration at soundSCAPE. The mission of Diagenesis is to facilitate
the process of musical change during its conversion from imagined art into live
performance. The duo has since commissioned a new repertoire, and has toured both the
eastern and western seaboards of the United States.
The Quangle Ensemble
Irish composer Matthew Whiteside ('10) formed this organization to attract
musicians from across Ireland to produce professional concerts throughout the
island. The ensemble features 15 resident composers and performers working
together for a seamless integration of musical thought in performance.
Penbridge Trio
Inspired by their experience meeting and playing together at soundSCAPE in '09,
alums Andrew Booth (guitar), Bryan Kelly (piano), and Martha Morrison (violin)
formed this unique trio. Following a successful internet fund raising campaign, the
group commissioned several composers for new works, and set out on a
concert tour of the United Kingdom.
This forum is a new initiative by soundSCAPE to highlight performances and events involving former participants, guest artists, and faculty of our festival. We also hope it will serve to keep us all in touch, and as a tool to create new networks amongst ALL alums.
Cellist Jennifer Bewerse and soprano Heather Barnes have formed Diagenesis, a duo dedicated to facilitating composer/ performer collaboration. Help fund their spring tour! |
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Sarah Hersh composer, 2010 |
Sarah, and fellow composer Natalie Draper, have created an international blog covering the gamut of all things "new music" ...visit them at AlphabetSoupMusic. |
| Avi Avital faculty, 2008-2009 | 2011 GRAMMY Award Nomination: "Best Soloist Performance with Orchestra" for his recording of Avner Dorman's mandolin concerto, with the Metropolis Ensemble conducted by Andrew Cyr, released 2010 on Naxos. |
| Florestan Recital Project guest artists, 2009 | Voted to NPR's Five Best American Contemporary Classical Albums of 2010: Complete Songs of Daniel Pinkham, vol. 1; NPR review: "Florestan's performances give due credit and more, with beautiful diction and assured interpretation." |
Ji Eun Moon composer, 2010 |
Invited to participate in the 2010 Edition Unique forms of continuity in space, sponsored by the Melbourne Italian Institute of Culture (Australia); her flute piece was one of 10 chosen premieres. |
| Stephen Goss guest artist, 2010 | Classical Guitar Magazine's January 2011 cover features Goss and a feature article on his 'Albeniz Concerto' for guitar and orchestra. The piece was recently released on EMI Classics, with Eiji Oue conducting the Barcelona Symphony. |
| Duo46 faculty since 2006 |
Guitar Music of Karl Korte; Centaur Records, reviewed by Fanfare Magazine: "This recording shows them (Duo46) to be superb players... composers should be stepping up to the plate and creating works of substance and variety for them". Karl Korte was a guest artist at soundSCAPE in 2008. |
| Peter Moran composer, 2006 | Awarded Joint First Prize: 2010 Carl von Ossietzky competition for his microtonal guitar trio "Bommy". Another composition "It Is Not True..." has been released on Ergodos Records by the Amsterdam-based ensemble Trio Scordatura... the new CD is called 'Dubh' (Irish for 'black'). |
| Matthew Whiteside composer, 2010 | Contemporary Music Ensemble Debuts: Matthew Whiteside is the director of the Quangle Ensemble, dedicated to promoting the music of Irish composers. He has also received Honorable Mention for 'Wondering, Wavering, Willing', in the International Music Prize for Excellence in Composition. |
| 'SCAPE Faculty Trio | soundSCAPE trio fall tour dates: festival faculty Tony Arnold (soprano), Aiyun Huang (percussion), and Thomas Rosenkranz (piano) will bring music of soundSCAPE to: Bowling Green State University (4 october), Oakland University (6 october), Oberlin Conservatory (7 october) |
| Penbridge Trio performers, 2009 |
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| DuoSolo guest artists 2006 |
DuoSolo Foundation announces winners of the 2010 Emerging Composer Competition. Nicolas Tzortzis (2006 composer) and Marcilio Onofre were selected for solo compositions for flute and piano. |
| Duo 46 faculty since 2006 |
10th New York Guitar Seminar at Mannes School of Music; Performance includes a pieces by Marcela Pavia (2010 festival faculty) and Michael Quell (2008 guest artist). |
Lan-chee Lam |
Lam's Colour of Ink has won the Nieuw Ensemble's 2nd Chinese Composers Competition. The concerto for four Chinese instruments & chamber ensemble was premiered 23 January 2010 in Gent, Belgium for the Europalia Festival, and will receive a second performance in Amsterdam. |
Vache Sharafyan | View Sharafyan's Sun, Wine & Wind of Time as performed by Yo-Yo Ma at Carnegie Hall. Additional performances of the composer are available for viewing on YouTube. |
David Lefkowitz |
Lefkowitz's secular cantata Lincoln Echoes received it's premiere on 19 November 2009. Set for baritone/tenor soloists w/narrator, choir & orchestra, it combines text excerpts from Lincoln, FDR, MLK, the Declaration of Independence & U.S. Constitution, and President Barack Obama. |
We welcome news from former participants, guest artists, and faculty. Anything, from the debut of your professional website, to performances of your music are welcome! We reserve the right to edit/format information as necessary; Please contact us with any questions.
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