Joanne Pearce Martin

Joanne Pearce Martin, principal keyboardist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, will premiere Gernot’s composition on

Tuesday, March 16, 8 pm

Zipper Hall

Colburn School of Music

200 South Grand Ave.

Los Angeles, CA

The concert, which is part of the 2009-2010 season of the established series Piano Spheres, will also feature works by George Antheil, John Cage, Gabriela Frank, Stephen Hartke, Gyoergi Ligeti and Esa-Pekka Salonen (World Premiere). THEREMIN’S JOURNEY is written for Theremin, piano (both played by Ms. Martin) and pre-recorded electronica tracks. It was commissioned by Joanne Pearce Martin and generously underwritten by Rich and Luci Janssen.

Directions:

http://www.colburnschool.edu/misc/directions.html

http://www.pianospheres.org

Wolfgang Gernot

“Wolfgang’s arresting, jazz-drenched new score seemed to capture at once the realities and myths of Los Angeles during fire season .. This piece could also serve as the score for an archetypical 1950s L.A. detective thriller – music that’s somehow cool and sultry at the same time. Wherever your imagination takes you, Wolfgang provides the fuel .. ”

Richard S. Ginell, The Los Angeles Times (on Gernot Wolfgang’s composition for the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, “Desert Wind”)

“There is no doubt in my mind that Wolfgang is a major composer of our times .. Gernot continues to turn out an excellent array of some of the best music for bassoon of the 20th century … Gernot Wolfgang’s musical style is fundamentally atonal, but highly developmental, utilizing very interesting melodic and rhythmic motives to bind the music together. The influences of jazz and rock are clearly audible in his music, and the entire structure has a wonderful sense of finesse and completion …”

Ronald Klimko, The Double Reed (on Gernot’s concert music with bassoon)

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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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