PRISM Quartet

Beijing Modern Music Festival

Beijing Modern Music Festival
Central Conservatory of Music

PROGRAM

20th Anniversary Dedications (2004)
Roshanne Etezady (b. 1973): Inkling
Zack Browning (b. 1953): Howler Back
Tim Ries (b. 1959): Lu
Frank J. Oteri (b. 1964): Incremental Change
Donnacha Dennehy (b. 1970): Mild, Medium-Lasting, Artificial Happiness
Ken Ueno (b. 1970): July 23
Chen Yi (b. 1953): Happy Birthday to PRISM
William Bolcom (b. 1938): Scherzino
Matthew Levy (b. 1963): Song Without Words
Jennifer Higdon (b. 1962): Bop
Keith Moore (b. 1970): OneTwenty
Nick Didkovksy (b. 1958): Talea (hoping to somehow “know”)
Gregory Wanamaker (b. 1968): speed metal organum blues

Lei Liang (b. 1972): Yuan for saxophone quartet (2008)

Intermission

William Albright (1944-1998): Fantasy Etudes (1993/4)
Pypes
Phantom Galop
The Fives for Steve
They only come out at night

Martin Bresnick (b. 1946): Every Thing Must Go (2007)
Andante
G.L. In Memorium
Pensoso, con sobrio espressione

This engagement is supported by Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation through USArtists International in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

The PRISM Quartet performs exclusively on Selmer saxophones and mouthpieces. Selmer baritone saxophone provided to PRISM for this performance by Kanglihao Company, distributor of Paris Selmer saxophones in China.

Central Conservatory of Music

May 22, 2013
7:30 PM