The Callithumpian Consort
NEC faculty Stephen Drury created the Callithumpian Consort in the belief that new music should be an exciting adventure shared by performers and listeners alike, and that the brand new masterpieces of our day are beautiful, sensuous, challenging, delightful, provocative, and a unique joy.
Callithumpian’s repertoire is the new and unusual, encompassing a huge stylistic spectrum from the classics of the last 100 years to works of the avant-garde and experimental jazz and rock. It is grounded in the musical discoveries of John Cage, Karlheinz Stockhausen, John Zorn, Giacinto Scelsi, Morton Feldman, and Iannis Xenakis.
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Boston Cultural Council and administered by the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture.
- Stephen Drury, Director
Matthew T. Monaco: Quartet (2019)
Artists- Gleb Kanasevich, clarinet
- Lilit Hartunian, violin
- Sam Kelder, viola
- David Goodchild, double bass
Paul Fake: Waking in Winter (2019) commissioned by the Callithumpian Consort and the Summer Institute for Contemporary Performance Practice
Artists- Xiaoyu Lin, flute
- Gleb Kanasevich, clarinet
- Lilit Hartunian, violin
- Stephen Marotto, cello
- Mike Williams, percussion
- Yukiko Takagi, piano
Earl Kim: Now and Then (1981)
Artists- Lucy Fitz Gibbon, soprano
- Franziska Huhn, harp
- Sam Kelder, viola
- Xiaoyu Lin, flute
Earl Kim: Three Poems in French
Artists- Lucy Fitz Gibbon, soprano
- Lilit Hartunian, violin
- Amelia Sie, violin
- Sam Kelder, viola
- Stephen Marotto, cello
Steve Reich: Radio Rewrite (2012)
Artists- Xiaoyu Lin, flute
- Gleb Kanasevich, clarinet
- Mike Williams, percussion
- Jeff Means, percussion
- Yukiko Takagi, piano
- Kevin Li, piano
- Lilit Hartunian, violin
- Amelia Sie, violin
- Sam Kelder, viola
- Stephen Marotto, cello
- David Goodchild, electric bass