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DSO - ~<A Aa UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO 2010-11 SEASON FACULTY or MUSIC Friday, January 28,2011 7:30 pm Waleer Hall, NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL, ‘Trio sTREga in Concert Katarzyna Mareak, clarinet Ewa Sas, violin Erika Crind, piano with guest David Hetherington ello PROGRAM Tato Chen {Chinese Ancient Danes for clarinet and piano oxtail Dance % Huxun Dance Purchase 153 St f hid Bk One fro wen Lat Comin Eves ‘ior Singers 4 = mgr ‘Hodogaya Tome id Hiscata ow Caiman Rito ©. intro Chan Ka Nin 77,8. Majestic Flr, for piano solo ‘ve evn tan tN ef Sy iin gi = INTERMISSION — 1. Mateo. Chen ¥i due Romance of Hsiao and Cin, for cllo and piano Gary Kalesba Aplrims for pin slo “ 3 baw Eee Hse du Slt fo aie, vii, nd pin Butelte 6 "Marche da Soldat 1. LevViolon a Sole 4 Pat Concere A Tingo Vie Rag lo, LeDanse ds Disbe Igor Stravinsky www.music.utoronto.ca Note on TO THE EDGE OF THE SKY by Kevin Lau ‘The tite To the Edge of the Sky refers to the name of 1 popular resort located at the southernmos tp ofthe “Hainan Province in Chins —Tisnya Hajizo, meaning the place on the horizon where sea and sky converge "This cape features prominendy in Chinese literature, One such poem tells ofan eloping couple whom, aftr being pporsued by their disapproving families, lap into the sea together and are transformed into the two masive tones ‘which now matk the landscape. On ane stone is carved ‘with the words Tianya (edge ofthe sky);on the other, Hiajiao (corner ofthe ts). The stones are now viewed as symbols of eternal and faithful love. T the Edge ofthe Sky (2010) i esentaly 2 romantic duet between the clarinet 31 violin, withthe piano acting as the mysterious ‘absolute’ which surounds and permeates both entities. [Ac frst, both violin and clarinet—lke the sea and sky— are exprested as independent from one another. Gradually, asthe piece gathers momentum, the instrumental lines ‘mingle and increwine, climbing farther and farther into 4 single point of ecstasy PERFORMERS “Trio «TREge ica chamber group co-founded by Polish clarinetist Katarzyna (Kasi) Marczakand Italian pianist Erika Crin6 Kasia and Erika mee inVancouver atthe Universi of British Columbia while both complesing ‘their Doctorates in Performance-The tro has made its <ebut in 2006 in Vancouver, i quickly esablished itself 28 4 young and approachable ensemble, recognized for its highly profesional yer Giendly readings of even the most complex scores. The group was immediately invited to perform a the “New Music Alberta" series during its 2006-2007 seston, After a short Winter Residency at the Ban? Centre fr the Ars, where they collaborated with such acs as Bary Shilfman and Henk Guitare, Erika and Kasia moved to Toronta With oustanding violins Ewa Sa, Trio sTREga hat performed in Toronto at the Kofler Centre forthe Arts, Heliconian Hall the Polish Consulate of Toronto and Metro Hall. Ths past ‘October the group was invited to tour the West Coast of Canada, giving masterclass lectures, and performing ‘several concerts in Saskatchewan and Britsh Columbia ‘Trio sTREEga has proudly collaborated with a varity of arcs such 2s soprano Vania Chan, cellists Roberta Botli, ‘Mateusz Swobods and Luke Pomorsi, pianist Brett Kingsbury, photographer Tanya Workman, painter Tamara Harut and composers Dr. Notbert Pale), De Jocelyn ‘Morlock and Dr. Piotr Grell-Mozejko among others. ‘Katarzyna Marczak gradisted from the Instrumental Department of the Academy of Music in Cracow (M.Mus. Jn Clarinet Performance) and the following year she received her second M.Mus. fiom the Department of ‘Composition, Conducting and Music Theory 2 the same insitution, In 2009 she obuined her DMA degree fiom the University of British Columbia. Ms. Marczak isa founding member and artistic director of the Ara Ensemble, a chamber group specializing in contemporary ruse The ensemble has performed at many festivals, ‘music seminars and individual concerts in Poland and abroad, In 2003 the group recorded and in 2006 released, is fis CD deyoted t9 Canaan composers. Asa soloist, Katarzyna Marck has appeared festival nd music seminars ln 1992 she performed a5 pianist in the finals ofthe Competition of Contemporary Music in Wars. 1s 2003 she recorded numberof contemporary pieces for dane, eed in 2005 on CDs accompanying scores published bythe Posh Music Edition (PWM) Ia 2008 she succes performed the mous HARLEKIN by Katheine Stockhausen, a 45-minute long tage dance pez for sol carne She presented the piece leady ‘4 oncer tour in Polind in November 2008, 5 well 2 in The Banff Centre forthe Ars, during he creative residency in Fall Winer 2008/2009. ‘Bor in Tarnow, Poland, Ewa Sas began playing the violin atthe age of 7. In 2006 she graduated with Fist, ‘Chis Honors fom the Intramental Department of ‘Akademia Mzyeza in Cracow receiving her Master of ‘Ars degree in violin performance under Profesor Tees, CGisbéwna. From 2001 to 2005, in cognition of her academic achievements, Ewa received Stady Scholarships for every year. of her suds. During tat tine, she ao completed an Inter-Fauly Pedagogical Program, hosed ache Aademia Muzyeza in Caco In 2008 she fnihed her econd Maser degree (MMs) in iin performance at Univesity of British Columbia inthe "io of sper Wood, For the 2 years she was living in ‘Vancouver, Ews was concertmaster of Onhesta Armonia, member ofthe Ento Ensemble and se performed ‘throughout B.C. with many orchetes and chamber cnvembls 5 well soo, inchdinga performance at he 2006 B.C. Fushion Week Opening Show. Most ecendy, Eva ba ben herd in Toronto performing Winarski Violin Concert withthe Toronto Sinfonieta conducted by Mathew Jakiewier. Eva now reside in Monte and stds with Richard Rober, concermaster of Montel Symphony and Denise Lupie, of MeGil Universi. Ttlian pianist Erika Crin6 is active both as 2 chamber ‘musician and a soloist. Several of her performances have ‘been featured on CBC Radio both a soloist and in chamber mise settings, collaborating with pereusionist Salvador Ferre, clarinetist Francois Houle, pianist Brett Kingsbury, and, more recently, ina performance of Jocelyn Modlock$ “Involuntary Love Songs”, with soprano Vania Chan, as winners ofthe special prize a the Eckhard-Gramatté Competion, Since moving 0 “Toronto, Erika has been regularly heard in such venues 28 the Glean Gould Studio, where she performed Bach’ ‘Triple Concerto with pianists Robert Silverman and Bret Kingsbury; the Koffier Chamber Orchestra under reques Israclevtch; Masey Hall in a Monster Concert directed bby William Shookof, and atthe Heliconian Hall with “Tio sTREga. She is currently fculy atthe Kingsway Conservatory and atthe Kofler Cente forthe Arts where she is abo music coordinator Aer graduating fom the ‘Conservatorio “Tartni" and the International School ‘of Chamber Music ofthe Teo di Tie in her native ‘Trieste, lay, Erika atended che clas of Bruno Canino in Seveso (Milano) and then furthered her seudies in Canad Erika received both her Master and Doctorate in Piano Performance ftom the University of British Columbia, seudying with Rober Silverman. A native of St. Catharines, Ontario, David Hetherington is the Toronto Symphony Orchestra assistant principal cellist. He received his musical eaining at The Royal Conservatory and the Univers of Toronto and furthered his stadies in New York, aly and Germany.A member ‘of the TSO since 1970, David aso teaches cello and ‘chamber music at The Royal Conservatory and the University of Toronto, He coaches the cello sections of the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchessra and the National ‘Youth Orchesa of Canada, and is music dtector of, the Inter-Provncial Mase Camp. Asa soloist, avid thas performed with the TSO, Niagara Symphony, and ‘Symphony Orchesta of Canada. As a chamber musician, Ihe has coured thre continents and has performed a the ‘Ouawa, Flor and Kincardine Muse Festivals David is 3 founding member ofthe Amici Chamber Ensembleand the string quate Accondes.In 2001, the Canadian Music Centre, through Centrediscs, released Accordes’ recording of Harry Somers’ Sering Quarters, for which i ceived 2 Juno Avard nomination. David ha appeared on several recordings forthe CBC and Centrediss, with whom he made the Canadian premier reconding of Talivalds “Kenins’ prize-winning cello sonata. In adtion, he has recorded nine discs with Amici for Summit Record, "Naxos, and CBC Recon COMPOSERS (CHAN KA NIN has won numerous national and international composition awards including Béla Barék International Composers’ Competition, Bulow International Competitions, Jean A. Chalmers Awards ‘for Musical Composition, and Jano Award for Best, ‘Classical Composition. He has received numerous ‘composition awards. His works have been performed in [North America, Europe and Asia by ensemble such athe National Arts Orchestra, Toronto Symphony Orchests, ‘Vancouver Symphony, CBC Vancouver Orchests, Calgary Philharmonic, Kodaly Quartet, Purcell Quartet, ‘the Thirteen Strings of Ota. Prof, Chan ha served fon the board of che League of Canadian Composers. ‘Some of his works are published by Editio Musica Budapest, Hinshaw Music and jaymar Music. His recent compositions are avaiable on 6 CD's by artists such as ‘The Esprit, Otawa Winds, Amici, Rosemarie Landry and Lawrence Cherney Prof.Chan taught at Indiana Universiy before coming to University of Toronto, ‘Asa Distinguished Professor at the Univesity of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance, 4 prolific composer and recipient ofthe prestigious (Charles Ives Living Award from the American Academy ‘of Ans and Lewers, CHEN YI blends Chinese and ‘Western traditions She holds both a BA and MA in ‘music composition from the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, nd received her DMA from Columbia Universe, stdying composition with Wu Zugiang, (Chou Wen-chung and Mario Davidowsky. She was sn Academy of Arts and Sciences in (s music has been commissioned by Yehudi Menuhin, Yo-Yo Ma, Evelyn Glennie, the Cleveland (Orchestra, the BBC, th Seat, Pacific, and Singapore Symphonies, the Brooklyn, New York, and Los Angeles Philharmonic, Sichssche Staaskapelle Dresden, che St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Rasch Saxophone Quartet and Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra Orchestra of St. Luke, and recorded on many libel, including BIS, New Albion, (CRI, Teldec, Tele, Albany, New Would, Naxos, Quartz, Delos, Angel, Nimbus and KIC. Dr. Chen has received numerous honors, including fellowships fom the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts, the Lieberson ‘Award from the American Academy of Arte and Lecers, 4 Grammy Award, the Lil Boulanger Avard fom the National Women Composers Resource Center, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Centers Elise Stoeger Award, and honorary doctorates from Lawrence ‘University, Baldwin-Wallace College, the Universcy (of Portnd, and The New School University. Chen ‘Yi was the frst woman to receive a master’s degre in ‘composition in China, and ako the frst woman give an evening mukiedia orchestral concert in the US, ‘which occurred during her 3-year residency with The “Women's Philharmonic and Chanticleer, supported by Meet The Composer. She has given feaare concerts of hher orchestral and choral works presented by the China [National Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, and was appointed Changjiang Scholar Visiting Profesor atthe ‘Being Central Conservatory by the China Education Ministry. ‘Recent premieres included Prelude and Fugue forthe ‘St Paul Chamber Orchesta,a duet Fom Old Peking Folklore fr the Music Teacher’ Association of California Friends of Todsy, nd Jing Marimba forthe Zeesman ‘Marimba Festival, Frow the Path of Beau for Chanticleer and the Shanghai Sering Quaret, Rhyme of ie fr the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Woodnd Quintet No.3 forthe Eastman School of Musi, Prypct Overture forthe (China National Symphony Orchestra, Tree Baateles fom: China West ae Carnegie Hal, China West Site for ‘Dennis Rusell Davies and Mati Nomolauw 2 the Rub Piano Festival. Other wosld premiers include Celeaton for the Maryland Clasic Youth Philharmonic, Spring in Dresden for Mira Wang and Sidisiche Staatskapelle Dresden (co-commissioned by the NY Phi, premiered in Germany), the Palizer Prize finalise Si J Four Seasons) for the Cleveland Orchestra (premiered atthe Lucerne ‘Masic Festival, Severance Hall in Cleveland nd Carnegie Hal), -Dong-Nuo, commissioned by Carnegie Hall or ‘Emanuel Ax, Ancient Danes for Wa Man, commissioned by the Walton Arts Center in Avkansas, The Ancient ‘Beauty for Music From China and the Philadelphia ‘Chasscal Symphony, and Hn Figurines, commissioned by ‘Opus 21 and Fontana Chamber Ars. ‘New commisions include a wind ensemble work, Dragon Rhyme, premiered at Carnegie Hal, 2 work for the ‘San Francisco Girl Chorus and Cypress Sting Quartet, and a work for solo violin co be premiered at the China "National Concert Hall Future commisions include ‘works for eighth blackbird, the Mid-America Competing Band Directors Asiociation, the American Chora Directors Association, Singapore ACJC, Gustavus College Orchestra, Central Bucks High School Choir, and the Seatle Symphony GARY KULESHA is one of Canadas most active and ‘most visible musicians. Although principally a composer, hn is active a both pianist and conductor, and 252 teacher. Mr. Kulesha music has been commissioned, performed, and recorded by musicians and ensembles all over the world. He was appointed Composer In Residence with the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Orchestra, 2s well a with the Canadian Opera Company. ‘Mr Kolesha was awarded the first National Ars Centre (Orchestra Composer Avard, along with Alexina Louie and Denys Bouliane This began four year relationship ‘with the NACO and is Arts Director, Pinchas Zackerman, Me. Kulesha hasbeen the Artistic Director ‘of The Composer Orchestra since 1987. His conducting aetivites ate extensive, and he has premiered literally Inundeds of works, Hie has guest conducted frequently ‘with several major orchestas throughout Canada, and has recorded for radio and CD. Although he is well-known tsa specialist n 20th Centory music his repertoire is tetensive, ranging fiom ltde-known Baroque music though tothe music of our time. KEVIN LAU is active as a composer of contemporary orchestral and chamber music. He has had music ‘commissioned and performed by a varery of ensembles, "ee was the winner both the 2005 Misissauga Young, ‘Compotes' Competition and the University of Toronto ‘Symphony Orchesta Composers Competition in 2008/09. Recently, he was awarded the 2010 Karen Keser riz for his composition Stanal, for cello and piano. In addition to his concert endeavours, ‘Kevin has written music for the thea, video games, and over a dozen films Kevin isan accomplished pianist and arranger who has performed ina variey ‘of eries and venues. In 2007 Kevin co-founded the ‘Sneak Peek Orchestra with conductor Victor Cheng. ‘Composed primarily of student musicians and emerging professionals, the orchestra has performed and recorded several of his works, including The Wate of Life (with violinist Conrad Chow.) Kevin is currently composer in residence atthe Missiauga Symphony Orchestra and is parsing his doctorate degree in music composition atthe University of Toronto under the supervision of (Christos Hata