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Tetractys presents its inaugural concert on Thursday, November 12 at 8:00pm at First Street Studio. James Burch (DMA ’16) and Matthew Armbruster (MM ’16) present an evening of new music by living composers including works by Anna Clyne, Frederic Rzewski and Derek Bermel as well as the world premiere of Alex Heppelmann’s “Moro, Lasso” for chamber octet. For ticket, venue and more information, visit www.facebook.com.
James Burch (DMA ’16) performs a solo recital at First Street Studio tomorrow evening, Friday, October 9, at 8 PM. The works for cello and electronics include “On the Threshold of a Drizzly Reality” by Kay He, “Prés” by Kaija Saariaho and “Industry” by Michael Gordon. Admission is free.
New release out this week! Mother Falcon, with Diana Burgess (BM ’15) as cellist in the orchestral indie band, releases its first CD on the Universal Music Classics label—Good Luck, Have Fun—this Friday, October 9, 2015. Look for it at Amazon and iTunes, among other distributors.
James Burch (DMA ’16) and Matthew Armbruster (MM ’16) have joined forces with composer and conductor Christopher Prosser to form Tetractys, a fresh concert series that aims to cultivate a thriving new music scene in the Austin metropolitan area. For event and more information about Tetractys, visit www.tetractysnewmusic.com.
Dylan Rieck (MM ’09) has won a position in the Portland Opera Orchestra beginning this season. Led by General Director Christopher Mattaliano and Music Director George Manahan, the Portland Opera launches its sixth decade of great opera in 2016 having grown from two performances of Die Fledermaus in 1964 at Madison High School to 23 performances of four productions this season at the Keller Auditorium and Newmark Theatre in the Portland Center for the Performing Arts.
Daniel Smith (DMA ’15) has been appointed as Principal Cellist of the Waco Symphony Orchestra beginning this season. The Waco Symphony Orchestra has been a cornerstone of Waco music for over 50 years and has been directed by conductor Stephen Heyde since 1987. Cellist Yo-Yo Ma headlines their opening Gala Concert on October 15, 2015.
This season, Doug Machiz’s (MM ’11) Friction Quartet will be the first ensemble in residence at the Center for New Music in San Francsico. They will also be one of three ensembles in residence at San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music. Other season highlights include the St. Lawrence String Quartet inviting the quartet to participate in their Emerging String Quartet Program this fall where they will enjoy a week-long residency at Avaloch Farm in New Hampshire work shopping a new piano quintet with composer Andy Akiho as well as residencies at UNC Greensboro, Appalachian State University, Coastal Carolina University, CSU Long Beach, and Western Washington University, and performances at Berkeley Chamber Performances and People Inside Electronics in Pasadena, CA.
Michelle Ferry Williams (BM ’09) has been appointed as Principal Cellist of the Rockbridge Symphony Orchestra in Virginia and will perform the Vivaldi Double Cello Concerto with cellist Julia Goudimova, Artistic Director and Conductor Mark Taylor and the RSO later this season.
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