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NEC Festival: Faculty Recital – Kenneth Radnofsky, Saxophone: Gunther Schuller 100th Birthday Concert

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NEC Festival: Faculty Recital – Kenneth Radnofsky, Saxophone: Gunther Schuller 100th Birthday Concert
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NEC Festival: Faculty Recital – Kenneth Radnofsky, Saxophone: Gunther Schuller 100th Birthday Concert
Saxophonist Kenneth Radnofsky gave the world premiere of Schuller's Saxophone Concerto with the Pittsburgh Symphony, and made his Carnegie Hall debut with the New York premiere of the piece, with both performances conducted by the composer. On the day of Gunther Schuller's 100th birthday, Radnofsky honors the person who appointed him to the NEC faculty with a program that also serves as his personal tribute.
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This performance is part of the NEC Festival, which will celebrate the legacy of Gunther Schuller, president of NEC between 1967 and 1977 with a week-long series of concerts and discussions. In addition to reflecting on his work as a composer, conductor and scholar, the legacy of Gunther Schuller’s influence on NEC will be demonstrated through a range of collaborative presentations. Learn more about the NEC Festival here.
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Artist(s)

Christopher Bush, clarinet
Juan Ruiz, composer, clarinet
Yonah Zur, violin
Donal Fox, composer, piano
John D. McDonald, composer, piano
Myron Romanul, composer, piano
Ziang Yin, piano
Michael Meraw, baritone

McDonald: *Simple Gunther Elegy, op. 588a (2015)
Schuller: *Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1999)
Martino: *Piccolo Studio
     
*dedicated to and premiered by Kenneth Radnofsky

George Walker: Bleu
Berg: "Adagio" from Chamber Concerto for Violin, Clarinet and Piano (1925)

intermission

Menachem Zur: Sonata for Soprano Saxophone (and Alto) and Piano (1988)

A Set for Gunther
Ellington (arr. Fox): Reflections in D
Fox: Blues Variations on a Twelve-Tone Row by Arnold Schoenberg
Fox: Improvisations on Gunther's Magic Row

Webern: Quartet, op. 22
Stravinsky: Elegy for JFK (1964)
Ruiz: De Colores (2011, rev. 2025)
Romanul: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Rag