Event

MATA Jr.

MATA presents its first annual MATA Jr. Festival in conjunction with the Kaufman Music Center's high school new music ensemble Face the Music on Monday, November 17th at 7:30 pm at The DiMenna Center for Classical Music (450 West 37th Street). Face the Music will offer performances of music by 8 selected young composers in combinations ranging from duos, works with electronics, vocal works, to large ensemble works. As a part of the festival, young composers were paired with MATA alumni composer mentors Bryan Jacobs, Taylor Brook, Tristan Perich, and Missy Mazzoli. Works by these mentor composers will be featured as well.

This program was supported in part by the ASCAP Foundation, New Music USA, The Bernstein Foundation, and The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.

Program:

Works by selected Pre-College Composers:

Emily DeLia (b. 2001) Aria of a New Age for Lever Harp and String Quartet (WP)
Rachel Epperly (b. 1996) La Extranjera for Mezzo-Soprano and Strings (WP)
Julian Fueyo (b. 1996) Catrina's Dance for Brass and Percussion (WP)
Andrew Herring (b. 1996) Composition with Red, Blue, and Yellow for sax quartet (WP)
Shashaank Narayanan (b. 2004) Heroes of All Eras for String Quartet(WP)
John Nydam (b. 1997) Swells for wind quartet with electronics (WP)
Brandon Snyder (b. 1995)Strain and inRrest for brass quintet (WP)
Renata Vallecillo (b. 1999) Loca's Heaven for cello and piano

Works by MATA mentors:

Bryan Jacobs (b. 1979) (MATA alum 2013)Piano + Electronics for piano and electronics
Taylor Brook (b. 1985) (MATA alum 2013)Vocalise for solo violin with drone accompaniment
Tristan Perich (b. 1982) (MATA alum 2010)qsqsqsqsqqqqqqqqq for toy pianos and electronics
Missy Mazzoli (b. 1980) (MATA alum 2008, 2009, 2010) You Don't Know Me Here for String Quartet

WP = World Premiere

The program will be performed with intermission and runs approximately two and a half hours.