DANIEL SONENBERG: First Light: A Fanfare for Maine
A PSO Commission and World Premiere
FLORENCE PRICE: Piano Concerto in One Movement
FERDE GROFÉ: Grand Canyon Suite
Daniel Sonenberg - Faculty Concert, University of Southern Maine
Featuring performances of
Rope Ladder (2018) for solo bass clarinet
But Why? (2020) - world premiere of “multi-instrumental” duet for Hans Spencer and Dan Sonenberg
Kinds of Blue (2020) - world premiere of choral work on texts by Blue Montakhab
Girl in Six Beats (2018/2020) - world premiere of a new version of 1/2 hour chamber opera for 8-piece chamber ensemble. Libretto by Emelia Baley, Ella Briman, Makena Deveraux, Myah Garrison, Emily Greene, Zoe Siliwinski, and Kaspar Wilder.
DANIEL SONENBERG: First Light: A Fanfare for Maine
PISTON: The Incredible Flutist (Ballet Suite)
ARTURO MÁRQUEZ: Concerto for Harp “Máscaras” (Masks)
GROFÉ: Grand Canyon Suite
The second full production of The Summer King: The Josh Gibson Story. The opera will be slightly revised (improved!) from its Pittsburgh 2017 version.
2nd performance of this 30-minute world premiere opera, commissioned by Opera Maine and premiered by USM Opera Workshop, in collaboration with The Telling Room.
A collaboration between University of Southern Maine's School of Music, Opera Maine, the Telling Room, and Daniel Sonenberg.
Commissioned by the Maine Music Educator's Association, and written for pianist Annie Antonacos.
A second performance of "Grab That!" (see July 27)
A performance of Grab That! for Oboe, Violin, Cello and Piano. A short chamber work inspired by the music of Parliament Funkadelic and Portishead.
