Get to Know...Panayiotis Kokoras Cycling for solo flute has proved to be one of the most popular FNMC contest works. FNMC members have performed Cycling at the Florida Flute Association Convention, Great Plains Regional CMS Conference, and the Kentucky Flute Society Flute Fair. In this week’s Composer Spotlight we learn more about the composer of Cycling, Panayiotis Kokoras. Greek born and raised, Kokoras now lives in Denton, Texas where he is an Assistant Professor of Composition at the University of North Texas. Q&A with Panayiotis… Who/What are your favorite “new” music composers or pieces and why? There are several pieces and composers I like a lot. However, my favorite ones are these that offer an uncompromising, imaginative, intellectual yet emotional listening experience that transcends my consciousness and changes me a bit after listening to it. I like music that pushes the boundaries of musical expression and experience, introduces new ways of music appreciation, it is mysteriously beautiful, creates high impact drama, and discovers unknown musical worlds that seem familiar to me. Fortunately, there are plenty of pieces that fulfill my likes. What advice can you give to flutists about approaching new music in practice? In sound-based compositions like Cycling, where the flutist "makes sounds" and doesn't "play notes", the relationship between performer and instrument is deliberated upon from the limitations of the traditional classical constraints of “idiomatic” playing or writing. When performing sound, one explores sound possibilities of the instrument beyond its classic sound. It establishes a musical culture where traditional flute training in the West has been forgotten or ignored. The flute is challenged out of its long historical context, its repertoire and its traditional training methods. For a flutist to touch the essence of sound composition, one should totally deliberate oneself from the past and completely redefine the relationship between performer/instrument, present/past, right/wrong, beautiful/ugly, stable/unstable, predictable/unpredictable. Do you have any upcoming events that you would like our friends and followers to know about? I just completed a piece for flute and electronics written for flutist Elizabeth McNutt to be premiered in 2017. For full score preview, please visit: http://panayiotiskokoras.com/en/works.html I am also looking forward to the performance of my piece Connotations for string orchestra and electronics. The piece will be performed in France in 2017 by l'Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier. https://youtu.be/2yIkL1kYozY More about Panayiotis… Kokoras is an internationally award-winning composer and computer music innovator, and currently an Associate Professor of composition at the University of North Texas. Born in Greece, he studied classical guitar and composition in Athens, Greece and York, England; he taught for many years at Aristotle University in Thessaloniki. Kokoras's sound compositions use timbre as the main element of form. His concept of "holophony" describes his goal that each independent sound (phonos), contributes equally into the synthesis of the total (holos). In both instrumental and electroacoustic writing, his music calls upon a "virtuosity of sound," emphasizing the precise production of variable sound possibilities and the correct distinction between one timbre and another to convey the musical ideas and structure of the piece. His compositional output is also informed by musical research in Music Information Retrieval compositional strategies, Extended techniques, Tactile sound, Detuned Systems, Robotics, Sound and Consciousness. More information at http://www.panayiotiskokoras.com If you liked Cycling, check out these other works for flute… Conscious Sound Instrumentation: flute, clarinet, piano, and cello Year of Composition: 2014 Crama Instrumentation: flute, clarinet, piano, violin, viola, and cello Year of Composition: 2006 Delirium Instrumentation: flute, piano, and cello Year of Composition: 2008 Friction Instrumentation: flute, bass clarinet, piano, and cello Year of Composition: 2001 Metasound Instrumentation: flute, trombone, percussion and double bass Year of Composition: 2002 Morphallaxis Instrumentation: flute, percussion, cello, and electronics Year of Composition: 2008 Mosaicing Instrumentation: flute and electronics Year of Composition: 2016
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Get to Know...Hui Tak-Cheung Hui Tak-Cheung was a finalist in the newly composed category in 2015 for his solo work A Gleam Again, for solo flute doubling on singing bowl. A Gleam Again, under its final title, In Between II-Lu Chai, was premiered by its commissioner Chen-Yu Wu on July 16, 2015 at the Themes Star Theatre in Shanghai. Lu Chai is the second work in his In Between series. In Between II-Lu Chai has not yet been premiered in the United States. FNMC members, maybe one of you would like to give the American Premiere?! Q&A with Tak… What about new music for the flute appeals to you? Color. Like ink wash painting, a single black stroke can has a whole spectrum of color within, ranged from white, to gray. Who is/are your favorite “new music” composer/s and why? Too many to name one. Sciarrino comes to my mind at this moment (probably because I am listening to it right now). Describe your musical background and current activities. I am a composer. I love flute. I really love flute. More About Tak… HUI, Tak-Cheung is a Hong Kong-born composer. Over the course of his career, Hui has been awarded numerous prizes including the Atlas Ensemble Composition Competition 2014, Sound Icon BU/SI Composition Competition 2015 and Inter-Sections Fellowship with commission prize. His recent collaborations include 10/10 Ensemble at the Huddersfield Cotemporary Music Festival, Nieuw Ensemble at the Muziekgebouw aan’t IJ’s An Evening of Today and Looptail Ensemble at the Gaudeamus Muziekweeks. He was also the residence composer of the Ligeti Academy by Asko Schoenberg in 2011 and European Composers’ Professional Development Programme by HCMF in 2012. Hui started self-learning guitar and played in a rock band before he started his formal education of music at Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts and completed his masters’ degree in Composition at Conservatorium van Amsterdam under the supervision of Richard Ayres, Willem Jeths, and Wim Henderickx. During his academic years, he was awarded the Heng Seng Bank Scholarship and The Lions Music Foundation Scholarship. Currently, he was given a fellowship from Boston University Center for New Music to pursue a Doctoral degree under the supervision of Alex Mincek and Joshua Fineberg. Hui’s compositions range from a variety of solo instrumental music to orchestral works, small and large ensemble music for western or traditional music, as well as multi-media work and Chinese Opera arrangement. His works have been published by Huddersfield Contemporary Record and Hove Record. Learn more at www.huitakcheung.com More works for flute by Hui Tak Cheung… Lu Chai Instrumentation: flute Commissioned by flutist Chen-Yu Wu In Betweeen II Instrumentation: flute and video Commissioned by World within Gallery Cracks between the reflections Instrumentation: 2 fl, 2 ob, clarinets, perc, hp, pf, 2 vn, va, vc, db Commissioned by the Nieuw Ensemble Frozen In Instrumentation: Shakuhachi, flute, alto sax, cello, double bass As a fallen Leaf, on a waving stream Instrumentation: flute, oboe, clarinets, guitar, mandolin, harp, piano, percussion, violin, viola, cello, contrabass Composed for the Nieuw Ensemble Tale of an old picture Instrumentation: flute, clarinet, piano, percussion, violin, cello Commissioned by Looptail Way to the other Shore Instrumentation: woodwind quartet, brass trio, piano, and string quartet Composed for the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival Magnified II Instrumentation: pipa, sheng, zheng, flute, alto saxophone, and horn Commissioned by the New Wind traditional music ensemble The Mist inside Instrumentation: recorder, flute, oboe, 2 clarients, bass clarinet, alto sax, horn, 2 violins, cello, harp, piano Composed for the Ligeti Academy Urban Hakka Instrumentation: violin, flute, oboe, clarinet piano, percussion Commissioned by the KHAPA Contemporary music ensemble Magnified Instrumentation: violin, contrabass, flute, clarinet, alto saxophone, piano The Mist Instrumentation: harp, vibraphone, alto flute, bass clarinet Get to Know....João Pedro Oliveria Flutists obliviously enjoy João’s works; he has been our most frequent finalist! Three of his compositions have been finalists in the FNMC Composition Contest; A Escada Estreita for alto flute and electronics (or alto and bass flute and electronics) and Entre O Ar E A Perfeio, for flute, piano, and electronics in 2014 and Burning Silver for flute, guitar, and electronics was a finalist in the chamber music category in 2015. João is currently composing a flute concerto; we’re looking forward to hearing it! Q&A with João… What about New music for the flute appeals to you? Flute is one of the most versatile and interesting instruments. It has an amazing richness of colors, timbres, and special effects. Composing for flute becomes almost like an adventure in an unexplored land, trying to find new landscapes, colors, and sound images. Who is your favorite “new music” composer and why? I have a great admiration for the music of Jonathan Harvey. His spirituality and inner self reflects in a very direct way in the music he composed. The treatment of timbres, the orchestration, and the work with electronics is one of the most successful in contemporary music. What are your favorite “new music” pieces and why? There are several. For example, Dhomont’s Le Trevail du Rêve is masterpiece of acousmatic music. Lachenmann’s Fassade has an amazing treatment of the timbre possibilities of the orchestra. Elliot Carter’s Symphonia Sum Fluxae Praetium Spei has an intensity of gestures and phrase relations that transmits a special energy to the listener. Describe your musical background and activities. Background in architecture and organ performance. Presently I am interested in the relation between sound and images, working on pieces with video or videomapping in instruments. For example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyuxBjw7C74 Do you have any upcoming events that you would like our friends and followers to know about? I am preparing the composition of a flute concerto. More about João… João Pedro Oliveira studied organ performance, composition and architecture in Lisbon. He completed a PhD in Composition at Stony Brook University. His music includes one chamber opera, several orchestral composition, a Requiem, 3 string quartets, chamber music, solo instrumental music, electroacoustic music and experimental video. He has received over 40 international prizes for his compositions, including the prestigious Bourges Magisterium Prize, the Giga-Hertz Award, 1st Prize in Metamorphoses competition, 1st Prize in Musica Nova competition, etc.. He is Professor at Federal University of Minas Gerais (Brazil) and Aveiro University (Portugal). He published several articles in journals, and has written a book about analysis and 20th century music theory. www.jpoliveira.com João’s Additional Works for Flute… Etude for Five Instruments Instrumentation: flute, clarinet, piano, cello, percussion Year: 1984 Duration: 12’ Le Chant de L’Oyseau-Lyre Instrumentation: flute, oboe, clarinet, piano, percussion, violin, cello Year: 2002 Duration: 11’ Prisma Instrumentation: Flute, accordian, piano percussion Year: 2008 Duration: 9’ …there are those who say that life is an illusion… Instrumentation: flute, oboe, trumpet, percussion, violin, cello, electronics Year: 1999 Duration:10’ Timshel Instrumentation: flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, electronics Year: 2007 Duration: 15’ Towdah Instrumentation: flute, bass clarinet, piano, percussion, electronics Year: 2009 Duration: 13’ Get to Know...Cherise LeiterThis week, we feature composer Cherise Leiter. Her piece Chroma for flute/alto flute and cello, which is based on the colors of Colorado- her current home, was a finalist work in the 2014 FNMC Composition Contest. Q&A with Cherise…. What about new music for the flute appeals to you? The flute is such a versatile instrument, and strongly appeals to me as a composer. The range of timbre, dynamic possibilities, flexibility, and colors are so unique. Composers are now asking performers to explore all of the ideas, and I find that very exciting. Describe your musical background and current activities. Primarily a pianist, I play just enough flute to be dangerous! In 2001, I met Dr. Michelle Stanley, a fantastic flutist, who took a liking to my music, and that began my interest in composing pieces featuring the flute, usually in a chamber setting. I have paired the flute with soprano, cello, viola, and cello, guitar and cello, and clarinet and bassoon, and am currently working on a piece for flute and fixed electronics along the lines of Steve Reich’s Electronic Counterpoint. What advice can you give to flutists about approaching new music in practice? As a composer, I really enjoy working with flutists who are not afraid to experiment and try different things. If I ask for a certain effect, and the flutist has ideas for a different way to achieve that from what I know, I love it when she/he is willing to share those ideas. I would also advise plenty of ‘play’ time when practicing: how many different sounds can you create? Can you find sounds that you didn’t know were possible? You never know when a composer who plays just enough flute to be dangerous is going to ask for just that effect! More About Cherise…. Born in Florida, Cherise Leiter received a B. M. in Music Theory and an M. M. in Composition from the University of Florida where she studied with Dr. Budd Udell. She is currently an Associate Professor at Metropolitan State University of Denver, teaching music theory and composition. An active composer whose output includes works for choir, piano, voice, band, orchestra and chamber ensembles; her compositions have been performed throughout the United States, Canada, Scotland, France, Italy, Romania, and Japan. She was a featured composer at the New Music Symposium, the University of Central Missouri’s New Music Festival, the Aspen Composer’s Conference, the Women Composers Festival, the Atlantic Center for the Arts, June in Buffalo, and Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts. In her spare time, Ms. Leiter is an avid knitter, hiker, swimmer, cook, and bibliophile. She also has a vested interest in anything made of chocolate. She can be reached at LeiterLieder@gmail.com, or www.cherisedleiter.com. If you enjoyed Chroma, check out these other works for flute… American Folk Suite Instrumentation: soprano and flute Duration: 11’ Chromacity Instrumentation: flute/alto flute, clarinet, bassoon Duration: 9’ The Life in a Day Instrumentation: flute/alto flute, guitar, cello Duration: 18’ Trio No. 1 “Frog” Instrumentation: flute, violin, cello Duration: 17’20” Get to Know...Andrew Davis It’s been such a pleasure to learn more about the background and inspiration of the FNMC Composition Contest finalist composers. This week, we’re pleased to share our Q&A with Andrew Davis, composer of What’s Next for flute, bassoon and piano. Q&A with Andrew What about new music for the flute appeals to you? The flute is one of the most, if not the most, versatile instruments. There are so many possibilities. Personally, I’m amazed at the range of character the instrument possesses. I think most people often think of the flute as a bright and brilliant instrument, which it certainly is; however, the low register of the flute is capable of haunting beauty. There’s a piece by this Danish composer, Hans Abrahamsen, called Winternacht that features an alto flute in its lowest register. It’s incredibly evocative. As composers, we are always searching for new modes of expression and the flute with its endless possibilities is a perfect conduit to that end. Who are your favorite new music composers? Composers listen to as much “new music” as anyone so it’s difficult to single out just a few. David Lang was a big inspiration to me when I was in college. I grew up listening to rock and jazz and his music offered particular elements of those genres in combination with a modern classical approach. It was a good foray into the world of “new music,” something I had not listened to until that point. Currently I have been listening to an Italian composer named Fausto Romitelli, who similarly explores elements of rock but in a much different way. So I guess you could say that I tend to be attracted to composers who are inspired by the music I grew up hearing. Describe your musical background and activities I grew up playing trombone in my local school bands and guitar in several rock bands and jazz combos. In the latter half of high school, I became more interested in improvisation on guitar. I was trying to learn to create my own guitar solos in the vein of Van Halen and Jimmy Page. Improvisation is a form of composition, so it did not take long before I started writing my own songs on paper. In college, I took an introductory composition class with this fantastic professor, Kathryn Alexander, and from then I was hooked. Currently, I am pursuing my doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania in composition. Most of the music I am composing now tends to be for chamber groups, though recently I have become interested in electroacoustic music. More About Andrew… Andrew Davis is a composer, pianist, and electric guitarist in Philadelphia, PA who has written for a variety of media both acoustic and electroacoustic. Davis’ early experiences in music were in local concert bands where he played trombone and in rock bands where he played electric guitar. Fused with a strong background in popular music, his music seeks to explore a variety of different genres and musical aesthetics. His works have been performed by groups such as the JACK Quartet, PRISM Quartet, Alarm Will Sound, Daedalus Quartet, the Argento Ensemble, counter)induction, the Boston New Music Initiative, the University of Texas Wind Ensemble, the Yale Concert Band, the Florida State Wind Ensemble, and the University of Texas New Music Ensemble. He has received honors from ASCAP, BMI, the Mizzou New Music International Composers Festival, Vox Novus, The Lyra Society, and ISCM-Texas among others. Additionally, his music has been heard at a variety of festivals including the Festival of New Music at FSU, the Manchester New Music Mini-Festival, New Music on the Point, and SEAMUS. He earned a B.A. in music from Yale University graduating with honors and distinction in the major in 2009 as well as a M.M. in composition from the University of Texas at Austin in 2012. Currently, he is pursuing his doctorate in composition at the University of Pennsylvania as a Benjamin Franklin Fellow. Visit his website for more information: www.andrewdaviscomposer.com If you like What’s Next? Check out these other works for flute… Hummingbirds Instrumentation: flute, clarinet, violin, cello, and piano Year: 2015 Duration: 8 minutes Sextet Instrumentation: flute, clarinet, oboe, violin, viola, cello Year: 2009 Duration: 7 minutes Sing Sweetly, Run Swiftly Instrumentation: flute, violin, viola, cello, harp Year: 2015 Duration: 10 minutes Get to Know....Xingzimin Pan This week, we're featuring Xingziman Pan, whose work Kaidan, for flute and piano, won an honorable mention in the 2014 FNMC Composition Competition. He created such interesting colors between the flute and piano in Kaidan, including some really unique sounds created by playing directly on the strings, that I wasn't surprised that timbre is really important to Xing! Q&A with Xing Who is/are your favorite “new music” composer/s and why? Kaija Saariaho. To me, timbre is a very important element in "new music" and I found some of Saariaho's music inspired me significantly in finding new timbres. What is/are your favorite “new music” piece/s and why? One of the newest musical compositions that impresses me a lot is Unsuk Chin's opera Alice in Wonderland. I never thought this story could be told in this way, which is unexpected yet very convincing. Describe your musical background and current activities. I am now studying for my PhD in Composition at the University of Utah. Last year, I received a commission to compose a choral piece for a top Chinese university for its 110th anniversary celebration, and somehow it was pretty successful, so more choral music commissions from China came, and are still coming after that. I never expect this, but I think I am now been dragged into the choral music business. And this might be my main focus these years. I am trying to bring new timbres and new ways of musical expression into choral music, especially China's new choral music. More About Xing..... Xingzimin Pan’s music has been performed in major cities in the United States, Germany, France, Italy, Hungary, Australia and China. He is also the recipient of Awards the from 1st FNMC Composition Contest, 2nd IFCM International Composition Competition, and the 4th China-ASEAN Music Festival Composition Competition. His scores are published by Hayo Music, Baplo Music Publishing, Shanghai Conservatory of Music Press, and Schott Music. Pan received BA in Music from Central China Normal University and MM in Composition from University of Northern Iowa. He is now studying for the Ph.D degree in Composition at University of Utah, where he also works as a teaching assistant and sound engineer. As an emerging choral music composer, Pan was appointed Composer-in-Residence of Echo Chamber Singers in 2015. For more information visit his website. Get to Know...Paul Salerni This weekend, I had the pleasure of listening to a delightful CD of Paul Salerni’s chamber music entitled “Touched.” His works are charming and the performances (by the groups who commissioned the works) are lovely. If you're a NFA member, I recommend you take advantage of the Naxos subscription and check it out! His newest work featuring the flute, U-Turn for woodwind quintet, was premiered March 6, 2016 by the East Winds wind quintet at Lehigh University where he is a Professor of Music. Salerni teaches theory and composition, and conducts the Lehigh University Very Modern Ensemble (LUVME). Paul was a finalist in 2014 for Bad Pets for Baritone, alto flute, and guitar. Q&A with Paul…. Do you have any upcoming events that you would like our friends and followers to know about? A performance of two movements of my woodwind quintet entitled "U-Turn" will be given by the East Winds quintet at the International Flute Convention on August 13 in San Diego. (Saturday at 2:30) What pieces do you have with prominent flute parts and where can we find recordings: I would suggest the following pieces that appear on my Albany CD entitled "Touched." 1) Turns, flute, guitar, and string quartet (you can hear a movement of this piece on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_vEc1RPaew 2) Two Partita, flute and guitar (you can hear a movement of this piece on YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmU-p_jL964 3) Bad Pets, baritone, alto flute and guitar. Bad Pets is one of my most popular pieces and there is an alternative version for mezzo soprano, alto flute, and guitar. If you'd like to see a charming performance of this piece please visit the following video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/NK5WmycKAEY Where can performance materials for your pieces be obtained? Contact me directly at paul.salerni@gmail.com. More About Paul…. Paul Salerni’s music “pulses with life, witty musical ideas and instrumental color” (The Philadelphia Inquirer), and has been described by the New York Times as “impressive” and “playful.” His one-act opera Tony Caruso’s Final Broadcast won the National Opera Association’s Chamber Opera competition in 2007, and a definitive recording of the opera was released on Naxos in 2010. His second one-act, The Life and Love of Joe Coogan, an adaptation of a Dick Van Dyke TV Show episode, had its premiere in September 2010. Both one-acts are published by Theodore Presser. Salerni’s latest large-scale project was a ballet (FABLES) commissioned and premiered by RIOULT New York. Other recent commissions include Philadelphia Brass, Gabriel Chamber Ensemble, Cape Symphony, San Diego Chamber Orchestra, New Haven Symphony, Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta, and SATORI. ACD of Salerni’s chamber music (“Touched) was released by Albany Records in January 2015. Salerni is the NEH Distinguished Chair in the Humanities and Professor of Music at Lehigh University. He received his Ph.D. in composition from Harvard University, where he studied with Earl Kim. Salerni has performed and lectured about Kim’s music in Korea, at the Kennedy Center, the 92nd St. Y, and the Aspen Music Festival. A dedicated educator, Salerni was the recipient of the Stabler Award, Lehigh University’s most valued acknowledgement of excellence in teaching. He served for seven years on the Board of Directors of the Suzuki Association of the Americas, including two years as its Chair. For more about Paul, visit his website www.paulsalerni.com Salerni’s Other Works for Flute Chamber Works Toddler Riffs Instrumentation: flute, violin, cello Commission: Animè Year: 1990 Duration: 20 minutes Turns Instrumentation: flute, guitar, and string quartet Commission: SATORI Year: 2006 Duration: 13 minutes Two Partita Instrumentation: flute and guitar Commission: Two-Part Invention Year: 2008 Duration: 10 minutes U-Turn Instrumentation: wind quintet Year: 2016 Witches and Rappings Instrumentation: flute, clarinet, violin & piano Commission: SATORI Year: 2010 Duration: 10 minutes Song Cycles Bad Pets (song cycle on poems by Doty, Frost, and Gioia) Instrumentation: for baritone, alto flute, and guitar (also version for soprano, alto flute, and guitar) Commission: Two-Part Invention Year: 2007 Duration: 10 minutes Family Letters (song cycle on a poem by Dana Gioia) Instrumentation: mezzo, flute, clarinet in A, violin, and violoncello Commission: the family of Eileen Wavrek Wescoe Year: 2015 Duration: 10 minutes Sad Stories (song cycle on poems found in the New Yorker) Instrumentation: mezzo-soprano, alto flute, mallet percussion, violin, cello Year: 1991 Duration: 13 minutes Speaking of Love (song cycle on poems by Dana Gioia) Instrumentation: soprano, viola, piano/mallet percussion (also version for soprano, flute, and guitar) Year:1993 Duration: 10 minutes Get to Know....Alex Nante Argentinian composer Alex Nante was a finalist in the 2015 FNMC Composition Contest for his delightful work for solo flute, Garuda. FNMC members have performed this piece at the Kentucky Flute Fair and Great Plains Regional CMS Conference. Alex recently sent us his bio and answered a few questions to help our members get to know him better. Q&A with Alex..... Who is/are your favorite “new music” composer/s and why? I don't have one favorite composer, I love Wolfgang Rihm's music, Michael Finnissy's and of course, Stefano Gervasoni's music, which is now my teacher. These three composers are totally different, and have found a personal, authentic musical voice. Describe your musical background and current activities. I'm an Argentinian composer living in Paris, continuing my studies in the Conservatoire de Paris. I write chamber, orchestral and solo music that is played in France and abroad. at the moment I'm co-directing the ensemble "Écoute" of the Cité Universitaire de Paris. Do you have any upcoming events that you would like our friends and followers to know about? If you'd like to see my upcoming events, please take a look at my website : www.alexnante.com More About Alex.....
Alex Nante (1992, Buenos Aires, Argentina) holds a bachelor’s degree in Musical arts, oriented in composition, from the National University of Arts of Argentina (UNA), where he studied composition with Santiago Santero and orchestral conducting with Luis Gorelik. He also studied guitar with Antoliano Rojas, piano with Mónica Opansky and composition with Marcelo Delgado and Luis Mucillo. Since 2014 he lives in Paris. He obtained a Master’s degree in Musicology in Université Paris 8 of Saint Denis, where he took composition lessons with José Manuel López López. He also obtained a “prix de perfectionnement” in Reims Conservatoire where he studied with Daniel D’Adamo. Currently, he continues his studies in composition with Stefano Gervasoni in the Conservatoire National de Paris. He participated in composition workshops, such as the “Writing for Vocal Ensemble” of the Britten Pears Programme, with Michael Finnissy and Exaudi and “Noirlac Academy” with Quatuor Diotima. His compositions have been awarded with several prizes, particularly in three orchestral composition competitions: “Daegu Contemporary Music Orchestra” in South Korea, for his piece “Fulgor” (2010), “Guillermo Graetzer” (SADAIC) in Argentina, for “Tres Sueños Lúcidos” (2013) and “Île de Créations” in France, for “La pérégrination vers l’Ouest“ (2015). His works were interpreted by Víctor Torres, Enrico di Felice “ Accroche Note”, “Parma Ensemble”, “Ensemble Itinéraire”, “Excelsis Percussion”, “Compañía Oblicua”, “Ensemble SpazioMusica”, “Exaudi”, “Flame Ensemble”, “Orchestre National d’Île de France”, “Daegu Contemporary Music Orchestra”, among others. His interest in contemporary music has lead him to co-found in 2010 with Gonzalo Argüello and Juan Miceli the orchestra OANM (Orquesta amigos de la nueva música) which premiered many pieces from argentinian composers. In 2014 he co-founded with Fernando Palomeque and Gabriela Czerednikow the contemporary music ensemble “Écoute”, composed by musicians from the Cité Universitaire of Paris. Alex Nante received the scholarship “Gisela Timmermann” from the Mozarteum Argentino and the Ibermúsicas grant for composers. Did you enjoy Garuda? Alex has many other works for flute Canto da perda Instrumentation : soprano, flute, soprano/alto saxophone, violin, viola, accordion, harp, piano Duration : 8' Year :2015 Himnos Instrumentation : Flute/alto flute, percussion, organ, three narrators Duration : 30’ Year : 2015 Quattro Melodie Instrumentation : flute, piano Duration : 12’ Year : 2015 Tempi Arcani Instrumentation : flute, vibraphone, piano Duration : 8’ Year : 2014 Excepto el amor intenso… Instrumentation : flute, viola, harp Duration : 7’ Year : 2013 Trueno : Intelecto perfecto Instrumentation : actress, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, percussion (glockenspiel, tom-tom, gran-cassa, tam-tam), harp, soprano, alto, tenor, bass, violin, viola, cello, double bass Duration : 14’ Year : 2013 Kosmeo Instrumentation : flute, clarinet, piano, violin, cello Duration : 4’ 30’’ Year : 2012 Hermes Instrumentation : flute, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, horn, trumpet, trombone, euphonium, tuba, double bass Duration : 9’ Year : 2012 Aleph Instrumentation : flute, soprano saxophone, clarinet, cello, piano Duration : 4’ Year : 2012 De anhelos y sombras Instrumentation : flute, clarinet, piano, violin and cello Duration : 10’ Year : 2012 Garuda Instrumentation : flute Duration : 5’ Year : 2014 Three mysteries Instrumentation : Flute Duration : 3’30’’ Year : 2010 We've added some great new content to our webpage to better showcase the work our organization and its members are doing in support of new music for the flute. Check out our new multimedia page which features video interviews with FNMC winning composers and performances by FNMC members of our first commissioned work, Confluence by Zhou Long, as well as finalist works. We're also working on a slideshow of photos from FNMC performances. FNMC members who would like to submit recordings or pictures for inclusion may do so via email.
We've also started a Composer Spotlight Series which will feature composers whose works were finalists in our composition contests. Our first spotlight will feature Alex Nante, finalist in the 2015 FNMC Composition Contest for his work for solo flute Garuda. |
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