Austrian Composer Gernot Wolfgang’s ENCOUNTERS will celebrate its world premiere this Wednesday, March 10th 2010.
Violinist Sara Parkins and bassoonist Judith Farmer will perform the world premiere of ENCOUNTERS.
Also on the program will be Wolfgang Gernot’s piece for bassoon & contrabass, LOW AGENDA, which will be performed by Judith Farmer and contrabassist Nico Abondolo.
Bela Bartok’s “44 Duos” (selections), Francois Couperin’s “Duo for 2 Bass Instruments in G Major” and Tom Johnson’s “Failing – A very difficult piece for solo Double Bass” will round out the concert program.
This set will be followed by a performance by opera singer Rachel Staples and hang drum musician Bruce Cana Fox.

John Henken from the The Los Angeles Times called it:
” … a striking piano quartet by Gernot Wolfgang … His compelling solutions in Metamorphosis sounded neither forced nor artificial. At its core, the piece is a wild minor swing with Balkan Gypsy gestures and rhetoric.”

Nis Kildegaard from the Vineyard Gazette (Martha’s Vineyard) wrote:
” … a strikingly muscular and momentum-filled piece of music … for many the highlight of a wonderful musical evening … surprising, sometimes jarring – but never incoherent and never unmusical.”

And Andreas Felber from JazzZeit

” Metamorphosis fuer Streichtrio und Klavier gefaellt durch ein expressives, ideenreiche Wandlungen durchlaufendes Violin-Thema … “

World Premiere of ENCOUNTERS by Wolfgang Gernot
The doors will open at 7 pm.

Wednesday, March 10, 2010
7:45pm – 10:00pm
The Loft at Liz’s
453 S. La Brea Avenue
Los Angeles, CA

Admission:
$15 at the door or
$10 if you bring a dish or beverage to share

Parking:
After 7pm on La Brea or 6th Street.
No parking on the side streets WEST of La Brea, EAST of La Brea ok.
No parking in the alley.

The Loft at Liz’s is part of Liz’s Antique Hardware at the same address. For questions call (323) 939-4403 ext. 6, or email jason@theloftatlizs.com

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Gustav Mahler

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) is celebrated as a fin de siècle genius and one of the great pioneers of 20th century music. The composer’s 150th birthday celebrations will take place in 2010, followed by the 100th anniversary of his death a year later. Mahler headed the Vienna State Opera for 10 years.

Gustav Mahler first visited Vienna at an early age. In 1875 the highly talented 15-year-old travelled to the capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and seat of the ruling Habsburg dynasty to study composition and piano at the Vienna Conservatoire, graduating with a diploma three years later. After several years spent traveling, Gustav Mahler was offered a post at the prestigious Vienna State Opera House. He began as Kapellmeister before ultimately being appointed Artistic Director of the Court Opera, as it was then known, by Emperor Franz Joseph I.

Mahler‘s compositions enjoyed greater popularity abroad and his frequent concert tours increasingly came under fire, eventually culminating in a stinging criticism from the press. In 1907 Mahler tendered his resignation and accepted the New York Metropolitan Opera’s invitation to serve as Principal Conductor. The same year was also blighted by personal tragedy, his and his wife Alma’s first daughter Maria Anna died of diphtheria and he was diagnosed with a heart condition. Mahler spent the following years travelling between two continents. He died on May 18, 1911 in Vienna. He is buried in Grinzing cemetery, which is also the final resting place of his daughter Maria and wife Alma. (Source: Vienna Tourist Board)

Additional information on Mahler 2010/11 at:
www.mahler.vienna.info

Mar 11-Oct 3, 2010: Gustav Mahler and Vienna
Austrian Theater Museum, Palais Lobkowitz, Lobkowitzplatz 2, 1st district
www.khm.at/de/oesterreichisches-theatermuseum

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