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Schedule of 2008 Events
Unless noted, all events are FREE, and in the A.J. Fletcher Recital Hall.
For ticketed events, call 252-328-4788 for information, or purchase tickets at the door.

Wednesday, February 27

9:00 PM (Starlight Cafe, 5th St. & Evans, Greenville)
Contact the Starlight Cafe (707-9033) for dinner reservations!
Christopher Grymes, clarinet

• Benjamin Broening, Arioso/Doubles (2002)
  
• Thea Musgrave, Narcissus for clarinet and digital delay (1987)
  
• Edward Jacobs, A Function of Memory (2001)
• Michael Lowenstern, from Ten Children (2003)
  

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Thursday, February 28

8:00 PM (St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 4th St., Greenville)
Ticketed event; $10, $5 students/seniors; 252-328-4788 for tickets
Colin Andrews, organ
in a celebration of Olivier Messaien's 100th Birthday

• Verset pour la fete de la Dedicace (1960)
• from la Nativite du Seigneur (1935); I. "La Vierge et l'enfant"; IX. "Dieu Parmi Nous"
• Four movements from Les Corps Glorieux, "Sept visions brèves de la vie des ressuscités" (1939)
  II. Les eaux de la grâce
  III. L'ange aux parfums
  IV. Combat de la mort et de la vie
  VI. Joie et clarté des corps glorieux
  

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Friday, February 29

• Benjamin Britten, Nocturnal, Op. 70 (1964)
       Elliot Frank, guitar
• Francois Thullier, Rebellion for Solo Tuba (1999)
       Tom McCaslin, tuba
• Martin Wesley-Smith, For Marimba and Tape (1982)
       Chris Nappi, marimba
  
• Christian Wolff, Out-Takes (2005)
       Tom McCaslin, Brad Pino, tuba
       Chris Nappi, marimba
  

• Jacob Druckman, Glint (1995)
  
• Mario Davidovsky, Flashbacks (1995)
• Philippe Manoury, marimba duo from Le Livre des Claviers (1988)
  
• David Sanford, Dogma74 (2002)
• Salvatore Sciarrino, Centauro Marino (1984)
• David Rakowski, Pied-A-Terre (1995)
  
• Franco Donatoni, Arpege (1989)                                       
  

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Saturday, March 1

• Luciano Berio, O King (sextet version, 1968)
• Kristin Kuster, Interior (2006)
• Martha Horst, Summer Sonata for alto saxophone and piano (2007) WORLD PREMIERE PREVIEW
       Jeff Bair, saxophone; Alisa Gilliam, piano
• Benjamin Britten, Folksong arrangements
• • I Will Give My Love an Apple
  • Sailor-Boy
  • Master Kilby
  • The Soldier and the Sailor
  • Bonny at Morn
  • The Shooting of His Dear
    Perry Smith, tenor; Elliot Frank, guitar
    
• Luciano Berio, O King (trumpet/winds version, 1977)
  

• George Antheil, Second Sonata, “The Airplane” (1922)
• Barbara White, Reliquary (2001)
• David Rakowski, Etudes
  
• • You Dirty Rag (#23) (1999)
    
  • Dorian Blue (#72) (2006)
    
  • Schnozzage (#22) (1999)
    
  • Moody's Blues (#52) (2003)
    
  • Clave (#76) (2007) WORLD PREMIERE
    
• Vincent Persichetti, Sonata No. 12 “Mirror Sonata” (1982)
• Eric Moe, Hey Mr. Drummachine Man! (2004), for piano and boombox
• Jacob ter Veldhuis, The Body of your Dreams (2002), for piano and boombox
• Conlon Nancarrow, Tango? (1983)
• Frank Zappa/arr. Burleson,  BeBop Tango (1972)
  

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Sunday, March 2

3:00 PM (Wright Auditorium)
East Carolina University Chamber Orchestra
J. Christopher Buddo, Guest Conductor
Jonathan Wacker, timpani soloist

• Mark Richardson, Spin Cycle (2008) WORLD PREMIERE
• Christopher Dietz, Gharra (2007); Winner, 3rd Annual Orchestra Composition Competition
  
• John Adams, Shaker Loops (1978, 1983)
  
• Lionel Nowak, Concert Piece for Timpani and Strings (1961)