Tucson Symphony Orchestra
José Luis Gomez, conductor

This season, the Tucson Symphony Orchestra is excited to partner with the American Composers Orchestra to present EarShot. The TSO will present one public reading of the composers’ works.

Pianist Paul Çelebi will premiere Chelsea Komschlies' Arkhē for solo piano at Kin Experience in Montreal, Quebec.

Ensemble Paramirabo is a group of six versatile, innovative and independent musicians who strive to bring new life to the performance of art music. Ensemble Paramirabo presents creative programming that embraces collaborations with other artists and stretches the boundaries of the traditional concert experience. According to Bachtrack, Ensemble Paramirabo demonstrates ‘total fearlessness’ and is ‘a rare gem in the city – born solely of creative inspiration, and their evolution as an up-and-coming musical force is not to be missed.’ The ensemble’s mandate is to act as an advocate for emerging composers by reserving the lion’s share of their programming to new works.

Katie Rice and Shiana Montanari performed their commissioned work for bass clarinet duet, feral/fluid, at the National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors national conference in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

The Belter Murphy Duo performed Steam for flute and clarinet duet at the National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors national conference in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

The Oasi Trio premiered their newly commissioned work, Alkemia, a multisensory collaboration with Sharra of Alkemia Perfumes, at the Areté Venue and Gallery in Brooklyn, NY. The Oasi Trio (Kathryn Vetter, Claire Niederberger, and Magnus Villanueva) is dedicated to the performance of contemporary music, with a focus on presenting new and original compositions for all combinations of instruments in the ensemble—clarinet, violin, and piano. They aim to increase the accessibility of new music through performance, projects, and outreach. Their fall 2019 project, known as the Post-Cortona Premieres Recital and Tour, consists of commissions from five alumni composers of the Cortona Sessions for New Music.

Tragico Tecti Syrmate (clothed in tragic robes) is a brass quintet inspired by the eerily timeless lament of the angels from Sefano Tucci’s 1569 play Christus Judex. The work was premiered by Kenneth Chauby, Charlie Jones (trumpets), Maxwell Paulus (horn), Addison Maye-saxon (trombone), and Alec Mawrence (tuba) at the 2019 Aspen Music Festival.

Eight World Premieres

More than 215 composers from around the world applied, the top eight are here! Alarm Will Sound performs world premieres by resident composers Theophilus Chandler, Inti Figgis-Vizueta, Charles Halka, Chelsea Komschlies, Aaron Mencher, Nicole Murphy, Peter Shin, and Kristina Wolfe.

The Laissez-Pair (Katie Rice and Shiana Montanari) will be giving the world premiere of the bass clarinet duet they commissioned: feral / fluid (inspired by ferrofluid).

The NorCal Music Festival Orchestra performed Jupiter, Colossus on their annual concert series at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in San Francisco on June 2, 2019.

The NorCal Music Festival Orchestra performed Jupiter, Colossus on their annual concert series at First Congregational Church of Berkeley on June 1, 2019.

Erinn Komschlies’ master’s degree recital at Southern Illinois University will feature Moon and Moss, a new work for tenor, clarinet, and piano, which she commissioned. (Stay tuned for finalized date and time.)

In its sixth year of existence, Bach@7 series offers two programs in the Fall and three in Winter-Spring, featuring choral, orchestral, solo and chamber works by J.S. Bach, his predecessors and followers, including a world premiere by young Philadelphia composer Chelsea Komschlies (February 27).

Premiere of Girlhood, which was commissioned by One Book, One Philadelphia and the Curtis Institute to celebrate the 2018 reading selection, Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson. Performed by Ashley Robillard, Olivia Smith, Hannah Klein, and Sophia Maekawa, all members of the Curtis Institute Opera Department.

I had a wonderful time in residence in San Diego. Many thanks to Beth Ross Buckley and Sheryl Renk for a great performance of Steam, and to the entire CAMARADA team for a gorgeous concert and for sponsoring my visit!