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Sō Percussion (2/2)
May
15

Sō Percussion (2/2)

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Princeton Sound Kitchen presents

Sō Percussion (2/2)

Princeton University’s Edward T. Cone Performers-in-Residence, Sō Percussion, perform two concerts—each with a different program—over two consecutive nights featuring new works by Princeton University graduate student composers.

New works by

  • Liam Elliot

  • Aliayta Foon-Dancoes

  • Travis Laplante

  • Lucy McKnight

  • Christian Quiñones

  • Max Vinetz

  • Justin Wright

Performed by

  • Sō Percussion

Location: Lee Music Performance and Rehearsal Room at Lewis Arts Complex
Ticketing: Free admission
Date: Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Start Time: 8:00 pm


Program

Christian Quiñones
Moniker

Justin Wright
Eraser

Max Vinetz
first melt

INTERMISSION

Liam Elliot
carbon/silicon

Aliayta Foon-Dancoes
LIGHTEN UP

Lucy McKnight
!&?+~_~+?&!

Travis Laplante
No Distance

Sō Percussion: Eric Cha-Beach, Josh Quillen, Adam Sliwinski, Jason Treuting

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Sō Percussion (1/2)
May
14

Sō Percussion (1/2)

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Princeton Sound Kitchen presents

Sō Percussion (1/2)

Princeton University’s Edward T. Cone Performers-in-Residence, Sō Percussion, perform two concerts—each with a different program—over two consecutive nights featuring new works by Princeton University graduate student composers.

New works by

  • Ellie Cherry

  • Francisco del Pino

  • Gladstone Deluxe

  • Kennedy Taylor Dixon

  • Bobby Ge

  • Hannah Ishizaki

  • Isaac Santos

  • Nathan Schram

Performed by

  • Sō Percussion

Location: Lee Music Performance and Rehearsal Room at Lewis Arts Complex
Ticketing: Free admission
Date: Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Start Time: 8:00 pm


Program

Francisco del Pino
Tattarrattat

Gladstone Deluxe
Confluent Spirit

Bobby Ge
System Haptics Off

Isaac Santos
etude II “bomba”

Nathan Schram
So Flamenco

INTERMISSION

Hannah Ishizaki
Redacted

kennedy taylor dixon
blah, blah

Ellie Cherry
Breaking News

Sō Percussion: Eric Cha-Beach, Josh Quillen, Adam Sliwinski, Jason Treuting

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Generals Concert
Apr.
16

Generals Concert

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Princeton Sound Kitchen presents

Generals Concert

Princeton University second-year graduate student composers, in partial fulfillment of the General Examination, create new works in response to the work of other, established artists. Various artists and ensembles perform the new works.

New works by

  • Ellie Cherry

  • Kennedy Taylor Dixon

  • Bobby Ge

  • Travis Laplante

  • Nathan Schram

Performed by

  • Ellie Cherry

  • Greg Chudzik

  • J Clancy

  • Jonathan Collazo

  • Erika Dohi

  • Aliayta Foon-Dancoes

  • Travis Laplante

  • Daniel Matei

  • Lara Saldanha

Location: Taplin Auditorium in Fine Hall at Princeton University
Ticketing: Free admission
Date: Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Start Time: 8:00 pm


Program

Ryuichi Sakamoto
andata from async

Video: Ryuichi Sakamoto, acoustic piano and synthesizers; scenes from the film Solaris, directed by Andrei Tarkovsky; edited by Ellie Cherry

Ellie Cherry
Night Circuits

Live performance: Ellie Cherry, analog synthesizer and digital mixer; Greg Chudzik, acoustic upright bass

Nicolas Berge
HOW TO pt. 2

Video: Veronique de Raedemaeker, violin and voice; Ramón Gardella, percussion; filmed by Nicolas Berge; audio production by Simon Spillner

Bobby Ge
You Have Entered the Public Domain

Live performance: Aliayta Foon-Dancoes, violin; J Clancy, glockenspiel, drum set; fixed media

Jessie Marino
throw me to you and back again

Live performance: Daniel Matei, performer 1; Jonathan Collazo, performer 2

kennedy taylor dixon
WE AS HUMANS

Video: kennedy taylor dixon, performer; audio and video production by kennedy taylor dixon

– INTERMISSION –

Alban Berg
Piano Sonata No. 1

Live performance: Lara Saldanha, piano

Travis Laplante
A Room With No Walls

Live performance: Travis Laplante, tenor saxophone; Erika Dohi, piano

Oneohtrix Point Never
A Barely Lit Path

Video: Freeka Tet, director, art director; Daniel Lopatin, writer, art director

Nathan Schram
Let me out

Video: AI supervision by Alex Wettig; audio mixing by Davis Polito; video production by Nathan Schram

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Hub New Music
Mar.
19

Hub New Music

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Princeton Sound Kitchen presents

Hub New Music

Flute, clarinet, violin, and cello ensemble Hub New Music performs new works by Princeton University faculty and graduate student composers.

New works by

  • Francisco del Pino

  • Donnacha Dennehy

  • Aliayta Foon-Dancoes

  • Hope Littwin

  • Elijah Daniel Smith

  • Max Vinetz

Performed by

  • Hub New Music

Location: Taplin Auditorium in Fine Hall at Princeton University
Ticketing: Free admission
Date: Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Start Time: 8:00 pm


Program

Hope Littwin
guided meditation

Francisco del Pino
Passacaglia

Elijah Daniel Smith
Stagnation Blues

— INTERMISSION —

Max Vinetz
let it ring

Aliayta Foon-Dancoes
traceries

Donnacha Dennehy
Concertina

Hub New Music: Michael Avitabile, flutes; Jesse Christeson, cello; Gleb Kanasevich, clarinet; Meg Rohrer, violin

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Gallicantus
Feb.
27

Gallicantus

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Princeton Sound Kitchen presents

Gallicantus

Vocal ensemble Gallicantus performs new works by Princeton University graduate student composers.

New works by

  • Ellie Cherry

  • Francisco del Pino

  • Hannah Ishizaki

  • Travis Laplante

  • Hope Littwin

  • Isaac Santos

  • Connor Elias Way

  • Justin Wright

Performed by

  • Gallicantus

Location: Taplin Auditorium in Fine Hall at Princeton University
Ticketing: Free admission
Date: Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Start Time: 8:00 pm


Program

Ellie Cherry
I am You are Who?

Travis Laplante
Her Hand

Justin Wright
This Night the Sun Shined Very Brightly

Hannah Ishizaki
Ah, Ee, Oo, Eh, Oh

Isaac Santos
monólogo navideño

Hope Littwin
Ave Maria

Francisco del Pino
Madrigal

Connor Elias Way
Sic vita fluit

Gallicantus: David Allsopp, countertenor; Matthew Long, tenor; Tom Robson, tenor; Gabriel Crouch, baritone; Giles Underwood, bass.

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TAK
Feb.
20

TAK

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Princeton Sound Kitchen presents

TAK

Chamber ensemble TAK performs new works by Princeton University graduate student composers.

New works by

  • Aliayta Foon-Dancoes

  • Gemma Peacocke

  • Christian Quiñones

  • Elijah Daniel Smith

  • Max Vinetz

Performed by

  • TAK

Location: Taplin Auditorium in Fine Hall at Princeton University
Ticketing: Free admission
Date: Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Start Time: 8:00 pm


Program

Max Vinetz
of Montrose

Gemma Peacocke
on GHOSTS

Aliayta Foon-Dancoes
YOU WILL GO TO HEAVEN

Elijah Daniel Smith
The Violence of Air

Christian Quiñones
BLACKOUT

TAK: Laura Cocks, flute; Madison Greenstone, clarinet; Charlotte Mundy, voice; Marina Kifferstein, violin; Ellery Trafford, percussion.

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Composing for Improvisers Concert
Feb.
6

Composing for Improvisers Concert

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Princeton Sound Kitchen presents

Composing for Improvisers Concert

Princeton University students in the MUS 541 Seminar ‘Composing for Improvisers,’ together with course instructor and faculty member Dmitri Tymoczko, present new works for an improvising ensemble that features some of New York City’s finest improvisers.

New works by

  • Dai Wei

  • Francisco del Pino

  • Travis Laplante

  • Soom and Soo Yeon Lyuh

  • Isaac Santos

  • Dmitri Tymoczko

  • Max Vinetz

Performed by

  • Wendy Eisenberg, guitar and voice

  • Russell Greenberg, percussion and voice

  • yuniya edi kwon, violin and voice

  • Travis Laplante, tenor saxophone

  • Lester St. Louis, cello and voice

  • Nate Wooley, trumpet

with

  • Dai Wei, Soo Yeon Lyuh, Isaac Santos, Soom, and Dmitri Tymoczko

Location: Taplin Auditorium in Fine Hall at Princeton University
Ticketing: Free admission
Date: Tuesday, February 6, 2024
Start Time: 8:00 pm


Program

Max Vinetz
interwoven interstices

Travis Laplante, tenor saxophone; Nate Wooley, trumpet; yuniya edi kwon, violin; Lester St. Louis, cello; Wendy Eisenberg, guitar; Russell Greenberg, percussion

Francisco del Pino
Mantra

Travis Laplante, tenor saxophone; Nate Wooley, trumpet; yuniya edi kwon, violin; Lester St. Louis, cello; Wendy Eisenberg, electric guitar and voice; Francisco del Pino, electric guitar Russell Greenberg, percussion

Soom and Soo Yeon Lyuh
Full Moon Child

Music by Soom and Soo Yeon Lyuh
Text by Soom

Soo Yeon Lyuh, haegeum; Soom, gayageum and voice; Travis Laplante, tenor saxophone; Nate Wooley, trumpet; yuniya edi kwon, violin and voice; Lester St. Louis, cello; Wendy Eisenberg, guitar; Russell Greenberg, percussion

Dai Wei
Parnassius

Dai Wei, voice; Travis Laplante, tenor saxophone; Nate Wooley, trumpet; yuniya edi kwon, violin and voice; Lester St. Louis, cello and voice; Wendy Eisenberg, guitar and voice; Russell Greenberg, percussion and voice

INTERMISSION

Travis Laplante
3-1-0

Travis Laplante, tenor saxophone; Nate Wooley, trumpet; yuniya edi kwon, violin; Lester St. Louis, cello; Wendy Eisenberg, guitar; Russell Greenberg, percussion

Isaac Santos
counterculture

Travis Laplante, tenor saxophone; Nate Wooley, trumpet; yuniya edi kwon, violin; Lester St. Louis, cello; Wendy Eisenberg, guitar; Isaac Santos, piano; Russell Greenberg, percussion

Dmitri Tymoczko
Glimmer

Travis Laplante, tenor saxophone; Nate Wooley, trumpet; yuniya edi kwon, violin; Lester St. Louis, cello; Wendy Eisenberg, guitar; Dmitri Tymoczko, keyboard; Russell Greenberg, percussion

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