Tuesday Night New Music

Tuesday Night New Music is a student-run, faculty-supervised concert series that offers the opportunity to hear music by the next generation of composers: current NEC composition students. The series is directed by Katherine Balch '14 Tufts/NEC and Neal Markowski '13, under the supervision of composition chair Michael Gandolfi.

The notes on these works were written by the respective composers.

Jae-Hyun Hong Starry Rain
Sodam Lim, violin
Ye Hu, clarinet
Mina Cho, piano

Ari Sussman The Enchanted Maze
Samuel Chan, marimba
Bryce Leafman, vibraphone

Originally composed as an experiment on marimba and vibraphone writing, I ultimately decided to conclude the work and name it The Enchanted Maze because of the complexity of time, sound, and conception that were morphed into the piece. Throughout the piece you will many modes, off-setting rhythms, interesting harmonies, and “tonal dissonances.” I encourage each and every listener to create his or her own enchanted maze and travel through it as the piece is being performed. There are an infinite amount of possibilities for your maze, as each time you hear the piece, your imagination may concoct a totally different idea from your previous experience. I would love to hear what you created!

Tyler Gilmore Sing Along
Daniel Pencer, tenor saxophone
Borey Shin, accordion
Tyler Gilmore, electronics

In the midst of three long summer months spent trying and failing to write the music I was supposed to write, I did this. Maybe this is what I was supposed to do?

Jacob Rudin Untitled for piano and electronics
performed by the composer

Delong Wang Old Summer Palace
Aoshuang Li, piano

Borey Shin Circa Sally
Borey Shin, electronics

Roberto Kalb White
Mark Williams, tenor

Christina Chao, piano

This song was composed for the Aldeburgh Music Festival’s English Song Project. Richard Edgar Wilson, tenor, and Huw Watkins, piano, originally performed in the UK premiere.  The piece, alongside its partnering song, will be performed at the Ian Bostridge Masterclass in Aldeburgh this June.
This is the U.S. premiere of the piece.