Jump to: 2009 Archives | 2008 ArchivesWorld Premiere of Eric Lyon's Double Noise Concerto at Pianos
Last night I got a great kickoff to 2011 with an exciting multimedia performance as a part of the New Ideas Music Program at Pianos NYC! The program included performances by the Electric Eel Multimedia Ensemble (EEME). The EEME Workshop is "comprised of a flexible group of musicians including strings, woodwinds, percussion, electronics, and visual artist dedicated to using experimental and extended techniques to perform the multi-media, electro-acoustic, improvisatory works of bandleader and artistic director Izzi Ramkissoon." We performed two Noise Concertos by Belfast composer Eric Lyon. Works by Elizabeth Hoffman, Katherin Young, Tucker Dulin, Andrew Lafkas, and Michael Vincent Waller were also on the program.
Solo Violin - Conrad Harris Circles and Lines Live from (Le) Poisson Rouge on WQXR
A recent performance given by myself and other NYC musicians is now available in streaming audio on WQXR's Q2!  Circles & Lines on Q2
"Circles and Lines is a new composers consortium dedicated to providing an eclectic and accessible sample of compositional styles in contemporary classical music. Its members include Angelica Negron, Noam Faingold, Eric Lemmon, Dylan Glatthorn and Conrad Winslow." Listen to a live performance featuring Elizabeth Bonomo and piano and me on flute! First on the player is Noam Faingold's A Knife in the Water, followed by us playing Eric Lemmon's Little Respite. Dylan Glatthorn: Joy, (Chanel Thomas, Voice Melissa Oropesa, Voice, Michelle Dowdy, Voice, Dylan Glatthorn, Piano) Eric Lemmon: Little Respite for flute and piano (Maria Johnson, Flute and Elizabeth Bonomo, Piano) Conrad Winslow: Nearly Resolved Chords, (Laura Lutzke, Violin, Elizabeth Derham, Violin, Joan Topper, Viola, Jay Campbell, Cello, Eric Lamm, Bass, and Trevor Doherty, Electronics) Pedro da Silva: Concertino Bulería, (Pedro da Silva, Classical Guitar, Amanda Lo, Violin, Ernesto Villalobos, Violin, Eric Lemmon, Viola, Lauren Weaver, Cello, Pablo Aslan, Bass) Noam Faingold: A Knife in the Water, (Justyna Jara, Cello and Susanna Mendlow, Violin) Angélica Negrón: Drawings for Meyoko, (Janus trio: alto flute, viola/banjo, harp & electronics) Lucía Caruso: Canção de Sintra, ( The Manhattan Camerata ) Discount Flute Lessons for Park Slope Parents
In order to receive the discount, you must mention this advertisement and provide proof of PSP membership. Maria offers a free 30 minute flute lesson to all first time students. Email Maria for more information regarding discounted Park Slope Parents rates. Amigos de la Zarzuela Presents: 25th Anniversary Concert at Carnegie Hall
New York Classical Orchestra Sunday, November 14, 2:00 PM
World Premiere of Eric Lemmon's: Little Respite at Le Poisson Rouge
Elizabeth Bonomo (piano) and I will be premiering a new composition for flute and piano on Sunday, September 12 at 6:30pm. Tickets are $10 and they can be purchased through the Le Poisson Rouge website.
PROGRAM: Cosi fan tutte: Some Assembly Required
Mozart's Perfect Italian Comedy, Presented in Four PartsI'm playing principal flute with Opera Mission all next week! - Full orchestra, unrehearsed, assembled on the spot Presented by operamission Act I, Part 1 - Tuesday, August 17, 7:00 PM $10 general adminssion ($5 per session if attending more than once)
www.twitter.com/operamission Press:The Barber of Seville extended thru January 31
 Rossini's opera, The Barber of Seville, currently playing at Bleecker Street Theater, has recently been extended to run through January 31. I'll be playing principal flute / piccolo with them every Saturday at 3 and every Sunday at 7 till the end of the month. Email me right away if you'd like for me to reserve a comp ticket for you at the box office! Updated Performance Dates: Sunday Dec 20 – Sunday Jan 31 Schedule: Saturdays @ 3pm Tickets: http://www.telecharge.com/BehindTheCurtain.aspx?prodid=7842 Bleecker Street Theater Bleecker Street Opera in The New Yorker
Goings On About Town Bleecker Street Opera Presents The Barber of Seville
On January 17, 2010 I will be subbing for flutist Sato Moughalian in another performance of Bleecker Street Opera's run of Il Barbiere di Siviglia. I enjoyed performing with the company on the production's opening night, December 20, 2009, and look forward to working with them again! An offshoot of Amato Opera, Bleecker Street Opera's mission is "to continue and enhance the performance work of the Amato Opera Theatre." Bleecker Street Opera’s second production of their acclaimed inaugural season opens on December 6th with Rossini’s knock-out comedy The Barber of Seville. Conductor David Rosenmeyer and Director Theresa K.Pond lead the brilliant cast and orchestra in this popular and delightful opera.The clever Figaro helps the Count Almaviva disguise himself in order to win the love of the beautiful Rosina and to rescue her from her awful guardian Dr. Bartolo. Full of plot twists and witty repartee, this is a show not to be missed! Performance Dates: Sunday Dec 20 – Sunday Jan 17 Schedule: Saturdays @ 3pm Tickets: http://www.telecharge.com/BehindTheCurtain.aspx?prodid=7842 Bleecker Street Theater 
The Day Boy and the Night Girl The world premiere of The Day Boy and the Night Girl, by Jordan Wentworth Farrar, commemorates the 60 anniversary of The After Dinner Opera Company (ADO). The opera, based on the Victorian fairy tale by George MacDonald, features a sorceress, an evil inventor, two queens, mermaids, fireflies, and of course - a boy and a girl who fall in love! Two nights only! Tickets on sale now: Keep an eye on the DBNG Webiste for updates, music and photos: http://www.dayboynightgirl.com/ Jordan Wentworth Farrar, conductor
Maria Johnson, flute Ariadne auf Naxos at the Brooklyn Lyceum
Ariadne auf Naxos December 4, 6, 11 and 13 Ariadne is a killer part, and I'm so happy to be playing principal flute with the ensemble this fall. Click here for performance times and ticket information. Carnegie Hall Debut on Nov. 15:
El Amor Brujo: Popular and classical music from Spain On November 15 I'll be giving my first performance at Weill Hall in Carnegie. I'm excited to see my career moving in a new direction and would love to see many friends and students in the audience. Discounted tickets are available if you email me before Nov. 12! New York Classical Orchestra and works for voice and piano by other Spanish composers Magdalena Llamas, mezzo soprano I
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*Sponsored by the Consulate General of Spain in New York Halloween Photos
Photographer Daniel Wiley was present at our latest One World Concert, Nightmare on Elm Street, and he took a couple of great photos of us in the flute section. I'm happy to share them here. Check out more photos of the concert on the One World website.
Fromt left to right: Jacquelyn Van Eck, Alison Crossley, Maria Johnson, flute and piccolo Annual Halloween Concert with One World Symphony
Nightmare on Montague Street One World Symphony Performing frightful favorites chosen by our fans: Paul Dukas: The Sorcerer's Apprentice *written for audience, Hungry March Band, and One World Symphony One Night Only! Benefitting St. Ann's Roof Restoration Fund Friday, October 30, 2009St. Ann and the Holy Trinity Brooklyn Heights NY Times Reviews One World Symphony Concert
Vivien Schweitzer of the New York Times published a complimentary review of One World Symphony's season opener. Inspiration From Bjork, ‘The Alchemist’ and the Sea One World Symphony Felix Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture (Fingal's Cave) Dutch Kills Gallery on July 11
Dutch Kills Gallery is pleased to present Cast Shadows, a solo exhibition of new works by Niki Kriese. Among the grouping of sculpture and video, there will be a series of special performances: a set of scores by Audra Wolowiec featuring Maria Johnson, flute and Lauren Edman, voice and cinematic projections by Yuka Otani. The opening reception is Saturday July 11, from 6pm-10pm with performances starting at 9pm. Dutch Kills Gallery I hope to see you there! One World Symphony
June was a busy month for me and I forgot to update my blog for several weeks! Oh no! After finishing up the show with Princeton, I jumped right into a bunch of rehearsals with the One World Symphony, located in Brooklyn. We put together a production of Samuel Barber's Vanessa and performed twice last weekend - once in Brooklyn and once in Manhattan. I was also busy juggling the transition between spring and summer semester. I had planned on taking a two-week break from concerts as of this morning, but now it looks like I'll be working on a collaboration with artist Audra Wolowiec for July 11, so stay tuned! Upcoming Lincoln Center Performance on June 5
We're going on at 8pm in the Pope Auditorium in Lincoln Center - more details to follow later! Das Lied Von Der Erde with the Brooklyn Symphony
MAHLER – Das Lied von der Erde
Sunday, May 31, 2009 Four Celtic Voices Becomes #1 World Album on Billboard Magazine!
Yeah yeah yeah! Way to go Celeste Ray and Erin Hill! I've been playing irish flute with the group since 2008. For the record: reporting mixed feelings about seeing my group next to Hannah Montana's name. Check it out: http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/genre_index.jsp Fontana's and Roulette
Next month, I'm playing with some good friends of mine at Fontana's and Roulette. I thought I would pass along the information to you all:
Saturday, 04/11/09 Tuesday, 04/14/09 6th Annual LISMA International Music Competition
Long Island Conservatory/ SUNY Old Westbury is proud to host the 6th annual LISMA International Music Competition this summer from August 13th through the 15th, 2009. For the past six years, the LISMA Foundation has been searching for incredibly talented youth in the performing arts. The competition is designed to attract the finest performers world-wide. The competition is sponsored by th LISMA Foundation as well as SAMSUNG, Asiana Airlines, HSBC, Flushing Savings Bank, Woori America Bank, Steinway & Sons, and the Korea Times. Age Categories Piano Strings Voice Winds Competition 2009 Schedule 1. Preliminary rounds Applicants who cannot submit a recording or prefers a live audition may send an application by July 11, 2009 and make an appointment for a live audition. Live auditions will take place at Albert Hall, Long Island Conservatory. The following dates are available: 2. Final rounds: Long Island Conservatory August 13, 2009 - Strings/ Winds All contestants must perform from memory in the Final Round. Award Ceremony and Winners' Concert will be held at Maguire Hall, SUNY Old Westbury on August 15, 2009 at 4:00pm. Only the Grand Prix and First Prize from each category will perform on the stage. All finalists must attend the Award Ceremony on August 15, 2009 in order to receive his/her prize. Any Honoree who fails to attend this ceremony will have to forfeit his/her award. Application Requirements and Rules for Competition Deadline for Application: Postmarked on or before July 11, 2009. All applications must include the following: Applicants will be notified of acceptance by mail ONLY beginning July 18, 2009. Please mail applications to: Tel #: 516-625-3455, 3473 Exanimi
Playing flute next week for an arrangement of Mary Bichner's "Exanimi" Andrea Clearfield's Salon January 25, 2009 Doors open at 7pm!! Tuesday, December 2, 2008 Improvisation et Caprice by Eugene Bozza Janus by Paul Hayden Improvisation 1 by Ryo Noda Dai Sospiri by Paola Lopreiato Friction of Things in Other Places by Ricardo Sigal Improvisation in Black by Darius Jones, Mike Pride, Ben Gerstein, Dafna Naphtali Darius Jones is an alto saxophonist, composer, and producer. He joined the New York music community in 2005, after living and studying in Richmond, Va. Darius graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a Bachelors in Jazz Studies. Jones has also received a Master's Degree in Jazz Performance/Composition from New York University. He is currently finishing a Advanced Certificate in Music Education at New York University. Jones also taught for a year as an adjunct professor at in NYU. Darius comes from a diverse musical background that has lead to his unique, alternative, and soulful approach to music. Jones has composed and performed in a wide variety of areas such as electro-acoustic music, chamber ensembles, contemporary jazz groups, avant-garde jazz groups, modern dance performances, and multi-media events. Darius enjoys playing with a steady group of artists and improvisers. The current bands Jones works with are the Cooper-Moore Trio, Mike Pride’s From Bacteria to Boys, Nioka Workman’s House Arrest Band, William Hooker’s Bliss Quartet, Trevor Dunn’s Proof Readers, The Hub, Lewis Barnes' Hampton Roads, and Period. Darius has collaborated with Andrew D'angelo, Esther Lamneck, William Parker, Jim Black, Charlie Looker, Dafna Naphtali, Sam Hilmer, Weasal Walters, Peter Evans, Nate Wooley, S.E.M Ensemble, Lisle Ellis, Rob Brown, Warren Smith, Alex Waterman, etc. In New York, Darius has produced records for Korean jazz vocalist Sunny Kim and country-folk artist Mary Bragg. Jones has performed in Italy, France, U.S. and Canada. Jones has a band with Travis LaPlante, Ben Greenberg, and Jason Nazary called Little Women, which recently went on a national tour to promote the release of their first record “Teeth” on Sockets and Gilgongo Records. Darius was featured in AllAboutJazz in this years August 2008 issue. Jones is also the recent winner of the Van Lier Fellowship awarded by Roulette. Photo and Video from Lucia di Lammermoor
Yay for piccolo! I had to count a lot of rests in rehearsals...
Courtesy Allan Reider Studio (NJ)
You might have to log in to Facebook to see the video: Opera for Humanity: Lucia di Lammermoor "Lucia di Lammermoor" at Symphony Space
Come listen to Il dolce suono at Symphony Space, featuring the lovely Lisa Dispigno on flute and the charming Maria Johnson on piccolo. ;-) A year ago, almost to the day, I was buying THE last seat in the house to hear Natalie Dessay sing Lucia at the Met. The Brooklyn trains were all screwed up that weekend and it took me an extra 40 minutes to get uptown, meaning I had to run out of the train station to get into the house on time and I was all of 30 seconds too late! Ahh! I also broke my favorite high heels while running...and had to listen to the first act downstairs on the tv, which pissed me off. Then during Act II I had to sit next to this guy who was eating crackers during the performance. So I was still pissed off and gave him some of the nastiest looks I've ever given anyone during my life. That shut him up. Opera for Humanity Presents: Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor” (3 Acts, Concert Version) Starring: Amy Shoremount-Obra (Lucia); Jon-Michael Ball (Edgardo); Charles Sanford (Enrico); Jorge Ocasio (Raimondo); Gregory Spock (Arturo); Kevin Courtemanche (Normanno); Halley Gilbert (Alisa) Opera for Humanity Chorus and Orchestra Christina Henson, Artistic Director Performance will benefit The Food Bank For New York City and World Vision Child Sponsorship in Malawi and Cambodia. Produced by Opera for Humanity. The Xiao is No 'Little' Undertaking
I left China with high ambitions. I brought back a xiao, a dizi in G, and one in C, thinking I'd have ample time over the course of the summer to learn a few folk tunes, toy with my recording equipment, and become respectably decent by the end of the year. I said I was serious. Serious enough to wander around Shanghai for 5 hours with a 3ft flute sticking out of my Strand bag. Look at me. That's no chic New Yorker. That's a 90s high school dork. And I thought I'd come so far... Of course, then life happened and three months later I find myself little better than when I was wandering aimlessly in Suzhou, trying to pretend I wasn't more worried about getting maimed for life by a rogue scooter than I was about learning the wooden flute. Amcan Imports has a quick intro to playing the xiao, including a simple fingering chart and instuctions on posture and tone production. It will get you playing Lady Meng Jiang with the correct fingerings, but uh that's about all. However, I'm not giving up yet. There have got to be more resources out there, if not online, then in some stuffy uni's library. I'm very much in love with the instruments themselves. (You can probably guess which is my favorite. Don't tell the other two? Or my silver Brannen?) They're lovely! I want more of them. My impulse to buy isn't helped by the fact that every morning at the Bryant Park stop, I see Mr. Lee playing dizi by the 7 train. He must own more than two dozen instruments and sells them, too. I have his phone number. I want a lesson. But I figure walking into the office with an armfull of wooden flutes is a good way to get fired and I'd like to keep my temp job till my students are back from vacay. Otherwise I won't be able to afford that shiny professional grade one made from teardrop bamboo. It's time to get serious about the 'shao' xiao lying on my shelf. And maybe the little dizi, too. Featured NYU Alumnus
Hey guys, Dr. Lamneck has been kind enough to feature me on the New York University Alumni page! It's very sweet of her. The bio isn't up to date anymore, but that's understandable, seeing as my teaching and performing schedule changes so frequently. I think I sent my bio to her a week or two ago and already I'm teaching at different schools. What can I say? I like the busy life. So go check it out! Long Island Conservatory
I'm pleased to announce that beginning this summer, I will be joining the flute faculty of the Long Island Conservatory's Pre-College Division - T.A.G (Talented and gifted) program! I will be teaching private lessons, coordinating studio recitals, and helping middle and high school students to prepare for a career in music! This is a very exciting opportunity for me and I can't wait to start! For more information on programs at the Long Island Conservatory of Music, please go to http://www.liconservatory.net/. |
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A 10% discount on all 45 minute and 60 minute private flute and piano lessons is now available for all Brooklyn Parents who are members of 
Circles & Lines (A Night of Young Composers) 
Sung Jin Hong, Artistic Director and Conductor
On June 5 I'll be playing a tune or two with the LA-based band, Princeton (see above photo), who will be in town to play at the Virginia Woolf Conference. My friend Lynn Tsai is also going to be rocking out on flute that night.
This month I'm playing piccolo and section flute with the Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra! I hope some of you can attend! You can add the event to your calendar through Facebook.
