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

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

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

Thank you all for helping us make our Fall Concert a success. We’ve posted a number of mp3s from the show on the media page. You can play them on the page or right-click on the song titles to download them.

We’re preparing for our Winter concert on February 21st, but there’s still time to get us scores for consideration. Please see the details in our call for scores

Tsugaru Jonkara Bushi – Japanese Traditional
for shamisen

Cloud Hidden Whereabouts Unknown – William Roper
for shamisen and tuba

Improvisation I – Ryo Noda
for saxophone

The Bumbling Fat Man Has His Day – Mark Knippel
for hulusi, shamisen, and percussion

The Apocalypse of Solomon – Daniel Schnee
for shamisen, tuba, trumpet, and saxophone.

We’re hoping to present a concert of all new works in the winter. Our call for scores is ongoing, but if you would like to be considered for our winter ’10 program, please send us your piece by January 4th, 2010.

Thank you all so much for your overwhelming response to our call for scores. We were thrilled by both the quantity and the quality of all of the pieces that we received.

Over the next few weeks we will make our decisions about which pieces to perform during our Fall 2009 season. Please remember that these decisions are influenced by a number of factors, and especially those of logistical issues of available performers.

Because of these factors, we would like to add all pieces submitted, regardless of whether or not we perform them this fall, to our library (unless you request otherwise), and your works will considered again at the start of each of our seasons.

Please remember our call for scores is ongoing, and we would like to encourage you all to continue to send us your new pieces.

Thank you again for giving us the chance to share your music,

-Simon

Western instruments may include all standard orchestral string, wind, keyboard, and percussion instruments as well as saxophone, guitar, and mandolin. Preference is for smaller ensembles (up to 5 or 6 players).

Selected pieces will be performed at one or more concerts in the TaiHei Ensemble’s regular performance season, and the composer will receive a recording of any performances.

Please send scores, with recordings (if available), composer bio, and program notes to:

TaiHei Ensemble Call for Scores
Attn: Simon Hutchinson
337 1/2 E 13th Ave
Eugene, OR 97401

This call for scores is ongoing, but only pieces received by September 30st, 2009 can be considered for our fall concert program.

If you have any questions please send them to Simon Hutchinson at: simon [at-sign] taiheiensemble [period] com