Thank you to all of our composers and performers for a fantastic concert earlier this month. Please enjoy a few selections from our program:

Jiu Ge – Mei-ling Lee

I. Dong Whang…

Helena Kopchick Spencer, Bassoon

池魚映月 “Fish Glimmer by the Moonlight in this Clear Pond” – Aaron Pergram

Evan C. Paul, piano
Yinchi Chang, oboe
Austin Haag, double bass

Cowboys and Samurais (2011) – Simon Hutchinson

Wesley Price, Guitar
Simon Hutchinson, Shamisen

Please enjoy a couple of recordings from our Spring 2011 Concert:

Voice – Takemitsu Toru

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Tara Schwab, Flute

Stars over Japan – Seth Stewart

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Aaron Pergram, Bassoon
Seth Stewart, Guitar

Jenifer Jaseau and Rebecca Stuhlbarg perform Jaseau’s “roundlight”

Apologies for the uncharacteristic delay.

Here are the mp3s from our concert last February with guest artist, mezzo soprano and new music specialist, Rebecca Stuhlbarg.

Cante Jondo (I) – Elaine Fine

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Alexis Gibbons, Piano

Aquí te amo – Paul Lombardi

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Evan C. Paul, Piano

Epigraph – Jeff Winslow

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Alexis Gibbons, Piano

Midnight Song of Wu, from “Three Chinese Songs” – Martha Sullivan

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Hau-Wei Chang, Piano

Gold Mountain – Hau-Wei Chang

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Evan C. Paul, Piano

roundLight – Jenifer Jaseau

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Jenifer Jaseau, live electronics

Prayer in Four Verses – Damien Bradley

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Seth Stewart, Guitar
Dustin Shilling, Percussioin
Chrissie Chen, Cello

Shiva Tandava Stotram – Joel Ford

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Christopher Prosser, Conductor
Joel Ford, Clarinet
Jenifer Jaseau, Alto Sax
Seth Stewart, Guitar
Simon Hutchinson, Shamisen
Dustin Shilling, Percussion

Suzuki’s Song, from “ONODA” – Simon Hutchinson

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Christopher Prosser, Conductor
Laura March, Flute
Jenifer Jaseau, Soprano Sax
Joel Ford, Clarinet
Brian McKee, Bassoon
Hau-Wei Chang, Piano
Dustin Shilling, Percussion
Simon Hutchinson, Bass

We were truly overwhelmed by both the quantity and quality of the pieces that we received in our call for scores for our collaboration concert with Ms. Rebecca Stuhlbarg. It took us a little longer to go through everything than we expected, but we’re thrilled to announce our program for our concert next month:

Elaine Fine – Cante Jondo (I, II, and VI)
Paul Lombardi – Aquí te amo
Jeff Winslow – Epigraph
Martha Sullivan – Midnight Song of Wu, from “Three Chinese Songs”
Hau-Wei Chang – Gold Mountain
Jenifer Jaseau – roundLight
Damien Bradley – Prayer in Four Verses
Joel Ford – Shiva Tandava Stotram
Simon Hutchinson – Suzuki’s Song, from “ONODA”

Thank you again to all that shared their music with us through the call for scores.

In addition to our ongoing call for scores, we have a special call for scores for our concert in Winter of 2011:

The TaiHei Ensemble is proud to announce a call for scores for our concert on February 5th, 2011 featuring guest artist Rebecca Stuhlbarg.

Rebecca Stuhlbarg is a mezzo-soprano in the San Francisco Bay Area specializing in contemporary music. She received her Masters in Vocal Performance from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 2007 and has maintained an active teaching and performing schedule since graduation. In addition to performing as a guest artist and featured chorus member at Opera San Jose, Rebecca performs lead and secondary roles in smaller opera companies throughout the Bay Area. She has sung roles in contemporary operas such as The Medium and The Consul by Menotti, Street Scene by Weill, and The Crucible by Ward. Lead roles include Hansel from Hansel and Gretel and Lisa in The Cannabis Cantata. She has also been section leader and alto soloist in the choral ensemble Ariose for the last two years. Most recently Rebecca organized and performed in a recital in Santa Cruz featuring music by Amy Beach and operatic favorites. Rebecca also enjoys conducting, playing violin, doing yoga, and being a mom.

In this call for scores, we are looking for pieces for mezzo soprano that incorporate the TaiHei Ensemble’s theme of cross-cultural dialog in the Pacific Rim. The work may be for voice and any instrument or ensemble. Preference will be given to smaller groups and piano and voice. Pieces including electronics or for unaccompanied voice will also be considered.

The deadline for submission is November 1st, 2010.

For this call, we are only accepting electronic submissions. Please send the following to simon [at-sign] taiheiensemble [period] com:
-Your Bio (PDF or Word Document)
-Your score (PDF, and including any software or audio required for performance).
-Program notes for your piece (PDF or Word Document), including, if is not immediately apparent, how it relates to intercultural communication in the Pacific Rim
-A recording of your piece (mp3) if available

There is no fee for submission. Composers may send multiple works for consideration, but please send each submission in a separate eMail.

Check out our Media Page for recordings from our collaboration with Ensemble Sehamano last month. Most of these recordings are from our concert on May 5th. For the two electronic pieces, however, we had a rare opportunity to record our performers in the studio, so I’ve posted the studio versions of these pieces.

There are still two recordings coming, “Shades of Black” for viola and ajaeng, and “Heullim Garak” for chamber orchestra and electronics. Both of these pieces are by our guest composer, Young-Shin Choi, and we’re giving him a chance to evaluate and edit the recordings before we post them here.

All mp3s are now posted! Plus images!

Our collaborations with the Korean artists of Ensemble Sehamano on May 2nd in Beall Hall, and May 5th in Thelma Schnitzer Hall appear in this week’s Eugene Weekly

We’re very excited for our concert next month, “New Sounds of Korea,” working with Ensemble Sehamano to bring three guest artists to join us in performing transculural music featuring Korean traditional musical instruments. Ajeang player Hye Rim Choi and Yusun Kim will travel from Seoul, South Korea to premiere five new works with our ensemble, and we will conclude the performance with the premiere of Young-Shin Choi’s “Heullim Garak” for chamber ensemble and live electronics. Please join us on May 5th for this truly unique experience.

Program:
Young-Shin Choi – “Shades of Black” for Ajaeng and Viola
Chi Wang – “水调歌头 (Singing Water)” for Gayageum and Electronics
Mark Knippel – “Drops of Morning Fog Down Your Neck” for Gayageum and Ajaeng
Simon Hutchinson – “PulseStream” for Ajaeng and Electronics
Simon Hutchinson – “Diaspora” for Gayageum and Alto Sax
Young-Shin Choi – “Heullim Garak” for Chamber Orchestra and Live Electronics

Composer Young-Shin Choi

Gayageum Player Yusun Kim

Ajaeng Player Hye Rim Choi

Again, thanks to all of you for helping us make our Fall Concert a success! Special thanks to all of the performers and our composers, Jenifer Jaseau, Aaron Pergram, and Joel Ford for providing us with wonderful music to enact together.

We have posted the recording of the concert on our media page/