Spolia: 15th Annual soundON Festival (Day 3)

Saturday, January 7, 2023 at 7:30 PM

San Diego New Music and the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library present the 2023 soundON Festival, exploring cutting-edge contemporary music from around the world, including rising international voices Yu Kuwabara (Japan), Adrian Demoč (Slovakia), Alyssa Aska (Austria), and D. Edward Davis (United States). Entitled Spolia, this year’s festival explores the traces of the past recast into unique new expressions, just as ancient artifacts are reincorporated into newer architecture to become spolia. Inspired by Katherine Balch’s Musica Spolia, this theme threads through works including Yu Kuwabara’s Five Images-In nomine and Adam Greene’s Memos, and works incorporating recorded sound fragments, like D. Edward Davis’s broad call and Kay He’s On the Rime of the Fading Forest. 

We are proud to prominently feature Southern California and Arizona-based composers, including some former residents and recent arrivals, among them Christopher Adler, Katherine Balch, Adam Borecki, Franklin Cox, Adam Greene, Kay He, Texu Kim, and Philippe Manoury. And we culminate the festival with a new work by Mark Menzies commissioned by the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library. 

Housing for artists is generously provided by Ann Craig and Garna Muller.

Thank you to our Friends of soundON — Julia S. Falk, Ph.D., Drs. Sally and Einar Gall, Christian Hertzog and Susan Dorin, Garna Muller, Catherine and Robert Palmer, Erika and Fred Torri, Eric Starr and Sarah Skuster — and to the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library for their continued support. Thank you to Ann Craig and Garna Muller, to San Diego State University for providing rehearsal space and instruments, and to the University of San Diego for providing audio equipment.

PROGRAM

Adrian Demoč, Kvarteto

Texu Kim, Pali-Pali!!    

Miniatures: A Set of Solos Dedicated to Erika Torri

Christopher Adler, For Erika **

Neda Nadim, An Oasis in the Moment

John S. Pratt, (Snare Drum solo

Franklin Cox, Etude

Yu Kuwabara, Five Images - In Nomine

** world premiere performances

NOISE (Ensemble-in-Residence)

Christopher Adler, piano

Lisa Cella, flute

Franklin Cox, cello

Morris Palter, percussion

Robert Zelickman, clarinet and conductor

SPECIAL GUEST ARTISTS

Adam Borecki, guitar and composer

Myra Hinrichs, violin

Eric Starr, trombone

Grace Talaski, clarinet

Mark Menzies, violin (via remote link)

The concerts will be in person at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library. There are no physical tickets for these events. Your name will be on an attendee list at the front door. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. Seating is first-come; first-served. These events will be presented in compliance with State of California and County of San Diego health regulations as applicable at the time of each concert.

Masks optional. If you have a fever, cough, or flu-like symptoms, please stay home.

Host or Publisher Athenaeum Music & Arts Library