CHIRON PERFORMING ARTS

CHRISTOPHER KAUFMAN - Founding Director

PROGRAM
SOLILOQUIOS IV* Javier J. de la Torre
Solo Viola, George Rosenbaum
SOR JUANA SONGS* John Eaton
Piano, John Eaton - Mezzo-Soprano, Jennifer Roderer
Suite de Danzas Criollas Alberto Ginastera
Solo Piano, Miriani Conti
Eye in the Sky Robert Dick
Alto Flute, Robert Dick
Madrigal in Spring Christopher Kaufman
Violin, Caroline Chin - Cello, Yun-Joo Na - Piano, Christopher Kaufman
DANCE OF THE JAGUAR** Galvan/Kaufman
Poetry of Robert Rene Galvan - Poet Reading
Flutes, Robert Dick
Viola, George Rosenbaum
Bass, Lawrence Goldman
Percussion, Will Ryan
Keyboards, Christopher Kaufman
THE ART OF RAUL CONTI
Lighting Designer - Miranda Hardy - Recording Engineer - Ben Manly
Videotaping - Special thanks to Diana Naftal and CONNECTV of Downtown Community Television.
*New York City Premier
**World Premier

...At the Gates...** Christopher Kaufman
Trombone Choir - Conductor: Christopher Kaufman
Epitaph (for Georgia O’Keefe)
a little Jazzmusic Christopher Kaufman
Piano, Idith Meshulam - Dancer, Lara Kohn
Late Life** Robert Dick
Contrabass Flute, Robert Dick
Elegy Igor Stravinsky
Viola, George Rosenbaum
Reading Session Elliott Schwartz
Clarinet, Amy Zoloto - Piano, Elliott Schwartz
THE PHOENIX** Christopher Kaufman
Bass Flute and C-Flute featured Soloist - Robert Dick
Oboe, Erin Gustafson / Piano, Jon Liechty
Bass, Lawrence Goldman / Viola, George Rosenbaum
Percussion, Brad Carbone
Electric Keyboard/ Conductor - Christopher Kaufman
Dancer, Katya Surrence
BRASS QUINTET Christopher Kaufman
BOMBASTIQ BRASS

Prelude - Ensemble Improvisation
As far as the Crow Can Fly Forest Larsen
cello and tape (Sera Jane Smolen)
Oyez Steven Truelove
solo flute (Laura Campbell)
Wonderful World Louis Armstrong
Dancer - Susan Roebuck
Artist Diana Ozelins speaks about her work
Beta Cancri Karlton Hester
cello - Sera Jane Smolen
In the Hands of the Tongue Poet - David Weiss
with Ensemble
Two Duos Hank Roberts/Christopher Kaufman
Improvised piano and cello pieces
Three Pieces for Piano Christopher Kaufman
piano - Christopher Kaufman
Reflections Steven Truelove
piano - Steven Truelove
Allelamma Steven Truelove
ensemble
Fire Dancers Christopher Kaufman
ensemble

Improvisation One Christopher Kaufman
Hank Roberts, Sera Jane Smolen,cellos: Christopher Kaufman, keyboards: Susan Caligaris, dancer
Solo Improvisation Sera Jane Smolen
Sera Jane Smolen, cello
Wind Sera Jane Smolen
Sera Jane Smolen, cello: Christropher Kaufman, reading poetry of Richard Weiss
Improvisation Two Christopher Kaufman
Hank Roberts, Sera Jane Smolen, cellos: Christopher Kaufman, keyboards: Susan Caligaris, dancer
Air Toru Takemitsu
Laura Campbell, flute
Improvisation Three Christopher Kaufman
Hank Roberts, Sera Jane Smolen, Paul Osterfield, cellos: Christopher Kaufman, keyboards, percussion.
Duo Improvisation Osterfield/Smolen
Sera Jane Smolen, Paul Osterfield, cellos
Liquid Velvet Paul Osterfield
Paul Osterfield, Cello
Improvisation Four Christopher Kaufman
Hank Roberts, Sera Jane Smolen, Paul Osterfield, cellos: Laura Campbell, flute: Christopher Kaufman, Christopher Morgan Loy, keyboards
Moonlight Sonata Ludwig van Beethoven
Christopher Morgan Loy, piano: Susan Caligaris, dancer
Grand Prelude Christopher Morgan Loy
Christopher Morgan Loy, piano: Susan Caligaris, dancer
Shades of Sophocles Christopher Kaufman
Sophie Arbuckle, violin

Improv. on Shades Christopher Kaufman
Hank Roberts, cello: Christopher Kaufman, keyboards
Solo Improvisation Hank Roberts
Hank Roberts, cello
Remembering Then/Now Hank Roberts
Ensemble
Final Improvisation Christopher Kaufman

Vitebsk Aaron Copland
The Ithaca Piano Trio
•violin, Lisa Hegyi: cello, Sera Jane Smolen: piano, Wendy Maraniss•
**Ancient Light Paul Osterfield
flute, Laura Campbell: cello, Paul Osterfield: percussion, George Tantchev
Introduction of Lee Melen's Work : Photographer
Diary of an Alien Margaret Brouwer
Drifting, A Call for Action, No Rotary Phone
flute, Laura Campbell
Eugene O'Brien : Composer: addresses the audience
*Tristan's Lament Eugene O'Brien
cello, Sera Jane Smolen
*Rhyme and Reason Eugene O'Brien
marimba, George Tantchev
*Dance -------- ... Beethoven
dancer, Susan Caligaris: piano, Wendy Maraniss
Helena Cooper -- Artist: Slides
SHORT BREAK
Madrigal in Spring Christopher Kaufman
The Ithaca Piano Trio
*PSAPPHA Iannis Xenakis
percussion, Kirk Brundage
**Green People Roberts/Kaufman
cellos, Hank Roberts and Sera Jane Smolen: perc., Kirk Brundage: flutes,picc., Laura Campbell: keyboards, Christopher Kaufman: AND Dancer, Susan Caligaris

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Glyptic composed by Malcom Lewis for solo viola - performed by Debra Moreé
AZUL composed and performed by Hank Roberts
Green Pond composed by Bruce Reiprich
performers: Wendy Maraniss, piano
and Debra Moreé, viola
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THE SOCIETY FOR NEW MUSIC
(please refer to separate program)
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Drawing Down the Moon composed by featured guest artist Donald Erb
performers:
Laura Campbell, piccolo, Kirk Brundage, percussion
Hesterian Musicism
With the Art of Zehna Barros
with: Karlton Hester, composer/saxophone
Sera Jane Smolen, cello
Edward Smith, drums
and
Susan Caligaris, Dancer

PROGRAM
PHASE I
Duet Christopher Morgan Loy
oboe, John Lathwell
english horn,
Mari Franko Donatoni
percussion, Kirk Brundage
Music for Violin and Piano Ann Silsbee
violin, Gregory Fulkerson
piano, Wendy Maraniss
Dance --------
With - Susan Caligaris, Dancer
and guitarist George TorresSculptor JAMES McDERMID will address the audience
PHASE II
*That's My Name, Rosie... Actress/writer Anna Filameno
Actress, Anna Filameno
dancer, Susan Caligaris
cello, Hank Roberts
piano, Christopher Kaufman
*Mystery Suite David Brackett
flute, Laura Campbell
clarinet, Robin Seletsky
Marimba, Jay Fisher
Percussion, Michael Overman
conductor and finger cymbals, David Brackett
Composer DONALD ERB will address the audience
Two Timbre Pieces Donald Erb
cello, Sera Jane Smolen
bass, Robert Zimmerman
Solo Sonata for Violin Donald Erb
Vesper (for Brian Murphy) ...... Scherzo....... Ceremony...... Gut Bucket Blues
violin, Gregory Fulkerson
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PHASE III
Painter CBANGS will introduce her work
*Green Man music+ - Hank Roberts/ painting - Cbangs
Plank's Constant..... Horns.... Green Man Funeral/Ascension
cello-vocals-horn, Hank Roberts
keyboards, Christopher Kaufman
cello, Sera Jane Smolen
*Chiron Christopher Kaufman
Introduction.... Streams of Light - Gallop..... Teaching Apollo..... (Streams..).... Great Heart..... The Power of Zeus.... Constellation/Echo/Drawing the bow
Chamber Orchestra
flute, Laura Campbell/ oboe, John Lathwell/ bassoon, Janice McCay
horn, Daniel Coffman/ trumpet, Ralph Dudgeon/ trombone, Harold Reynolds
percussion, Michael Overman, Jay Fisher, Michael Corea
piano, Wendy Maraniss
harp, Ursula Kwasnicka
violin, Tracy Temple/ viola, Debra Moreé
cello, Sera Jane Smolen/ bass, Robert Zimmerman
conductor, Christopher Kaufman
Souvenir Donald Erb

PROGRAM
PHASE I - 6:15 - 7:15
The Society for New Music - Canonic Trios
music of Janacek, Barsom, Dzubay and *Palmer
with - James Krehbiel, violin - Richard Eckert, cello - Steven Heyman, piano
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PHASE II - 7:30 - 8:15
KIRK BRUNDAGE (percussionist) - The Anvil Chorus of David Lang
ANN SILSBEE (composer) - world premiere of *Music for Violin and Piano
Max M. Buckholtz, violin - Wendy Maraniss, piano
(Ms. Silsbee will read her poem to begin the performance)
ZEN BEAR (poet) - reading his The Great Wall of China
*with Kirk Brundage and HANK ROBERTS (cello)
CHRISTOPHER MORGAN LOY (composer) - performance of Luces Altare
Sera Jane Smolen, cello, gongs - Todd Caschetta, percussion
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PHASE III - 8:30 - 9:15
MARK MANTEL (composer)
*Portrait of Two Idiots - for bass clarinet, contrabass and celeste
(Mark Simon, b.clar. - Lisa Margosian, bass - Wendy Maraniss, celeste)
- talk "The Composer in America"-
In With the Old, Out with the New - for violin and three trumpets
(Max Buckholtz - Mark Vertkowski, Shawn White and Gary McShane)
CHRISTOPHER WHITE (cellist) - his From Andalucia to the Big Apple
WENDY MARANISS - a little Jazzmusic, Tribute of Christopher Kaufman
LAURA CAMPBELL (flutist) - Kokopeli - of Katherine Hoover
SUSAN ROEBUCK CALIGARIS (dancer) - Two Solos
Prelude from Suite for Cello in G major of J.S. Bach
Sera Jane Smolen, cello
Claro Que Si - Yello
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PHASE IV - 9:30 - 10:10
DANIEL RIEPPEL (pianist)-Gesturemusic of Kaufman, Prelude of BrackettKIRK BRUNDAGE- The King of Denmark of Morton Feldman
with SUSAN CALIGARIS and the art of MARIANN LOVELAND
COOPERMUSIC - *music and improv. on the art of HELENA COOPER (composers - Sera Jane Smolen, Christopher Kaufman and HANK ROBERTS)
JAM SESSION - ALL CONCERT - 11/19/96 - CSMA Annex - on State St. Ithaca, NY.
David Brackett - Featured Guest Artist
Five Prisms Christopher Kaufman
Pléna, Cantabilé, Scherzo, Passion and Caprice
cello, Sera Jane Smolen: piano, Christopher Kaufman
Selected Works for Piano Christopher Morgan Loy
Intermezzo (‘74), Slow Sequestered Flowings (‘84), Retrospective Deviation (‘89) and Homage to Karel Husa (‘91) : piano, Christopher Morgan Loy
Gravé - Metamorphosis (1981) Witold Lutoslawski
cello, Sera Jane Smolen: piano, Christopher Morgan Loy
Three Chants for flute solo (1987) Ann Silsbee
1) Ensolielle 2) Frissons 3) Refrain
flute, Laura Campbell
Duo for Viola and Piano (1989) David Brackett
viola, Roberta Crawford: piano, Michael Salmirs

Gravé - Metamorphosis (‘81) Witold Lutoslawski
cello, Sera Jane Smolen: piano, Christopher Morgan Loy
Selected Works for Piano Christopher Morgan Loy
...Alone as in black clouds of night...(‘84), Retrospective Deviation,
...message from c.k...(‘89) and Homage to Karel Husa (‘91)
piano, Christopher Morgan Loy
Three Chants for flute solo (‘87) Ann Silsbee
1) Ensolielle 2) Frissons 3) Refrain : flute, Laura Campbell
Five Prisms ( 6/’86) Christopher Kaufman
Pléna, Cantabilé, Scherzo, Passion and Caprice
cello, Sera Jane Smolen: piano, Christopher Kaufman

Kirk Brundage - Featured Guest Artist
Five Prisms Christopher Kaufman
Pléna, Cantabilé, Scherzo, Passion and Caprice
cello, Sera Jane Smolen: piano, Christopher Kaufman
Selected Works for Piano Christopher Morgan Loy
Intermezzo (‘74), Slow Sequestered Flowings (‘84), Retrospective Deviation (‘89) and Homage to Karel Husa (‘91) piano, Christopher Morgan Loy
Gravé - Metamorphosis (1981) Witold Lutoslawski
cello, Sera Jane Smolen: piano, Christopher Morgan Loy
Piru Bole John Bergamo
percussion, Kirk Brundage
tape, The Maelstrom Percussion Ensemble
Ruby Cares (1994) Hank Roberts
cello, Sera Jane Smolen: banjo, Paul Elwood: percussion, Kirk Brundage
piano, Christopher Kaufman

Margaret Fairlie-Kennedy, Robert Palmer, Paul Elwood - Featured Guest Artists
Windrider/ Final Ascent **(revised version) - flute and piano
flute - Laura Campbell, piano - Christopher Morgan Loy Margaret Fairlie- Kennedy
Division 1 from Organum - flute and clarinet Robert Palmer
flute - Laura Campbell, clarinet - Barbara Rabin
Oceano *- solo piano Paul Elwood
piano - Michael Salmirs
Ruby Cares **- 2 cellos, piano, banjo, recorder Hank Roberts
cellos - Sera Smolen, Hank Roberts, piano -Christopher Kaufman, banjo - Paul Elwood, recorder - Larry Helmiczy
Brass Quintet** Christopher Kaufman
Quintus Brassus - Michael Vertoske, Jason Milkowcic, Ann C. Stewart, Eric Jones, Ralph Wagner Jr. with Christopher Kaufman, cond.

Sydney Hodkinson, James McDermid, Hank Roberts - Featured Guest Artists
Sona #1** - tuba and piano Christopher Kaufman
tuba - David Unland, piano - Christopher Kaufman
Windrider/Final Ascent **- for flute and piano Margaret Fairlie- Kennedy
flute - Laura Campbell, piano - Christopher Morgan Loy
Firewalker/Fire and Smoke* with the sculpture of: James McDermid
Omaggio *- for tuba and percussion Sydney Hodkinson
tuba - David Unland, perc. - Gordon Stout
Watermusic - for piano, etc. John Cage
performed by Christopher Kaufman
Firewalker ***- ENSEMBLE Christopher Kaufman et all
cellos - Sera Smolen, Hank Roberts, perc. - Gordon Stout, tuba - David Unland, flute - Laura Campbell, piano - Christopher Kaufman plus dancers - Bernadette Fiocca and Nancy Ann Gaspar

Ann Silsbee, Hank Roberts, Paul Elwood - Featured Guest Artist
Nöel - solo piano Olivier Messiaen
piano - Susan Bruckner
Nocturnal Phantasy **- for clarinet and piano Christopher Kaufman
clarinet - Barbara Rabin, piano Christopher Kaufman
Journey * - flute and percussion Ann Silsbee
flute - Laura Campbell, percussion - Gordon Stout
Works for Piano Christopher Morgan Loy
Homage to KH (91), Three Selections from Seven Piano Pieces
4/8 **- banjo and cello Hank Roberts / Paul Elwood
banjo - Paul Elwood, cello - Hank Roberts
Drawings Set #4 - percussion Sydney Hodkinson
perc. - Gordon Stout, Tom Hasanphlug, John Weinovsky

Karel Husa, Hank Roberts - Featured Guest Artists
Canto *- for cello and piano Christopher Kaufman
cello - Sera Smolen, piano - Christopher Kaufman
And the Whole Air is Tremulous... - for fl.and tape Kathryn Alexander
flute - Laura Campbell, engineer - Larry Helmiczy
Grave *- for cello and piano Witold Lutoslawski
cello - Sera Smolen, piano - Christopher Morgan Loy
Saturday/Sunday **- Hank Roberts
cello- Hank Roberts, acc./bass - Peter Chwazik, perc. - Bill King
Poem - for viola and piano Karel Husa
viola - Debra Moreé, piano - Christopher Kaufman
Souvenir *- for ENSEMBLE, dancers, slides, etc. Donald ErbAdditional

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