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LA International New Music Festival 

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4 commissions / 25 compositions 
14 LA premieres / 
4 world premieres  

 

United States, Vietnam, Mexico,
South Korea/Berlin, and 
The Netherlands 

 

15 composers / 7 visiting composers  

 

May 9, 12, 21 and 26, 2012  
The Colburn School in downtown LA

 

The inaugural LA International New Music Festival is a journey of discovery: new music from around the world, new instruments, new artists, and 21st century composers alongside iconic composers of the 20th century. 

 

Artistic Director Jeff von der Schmidt: "I was looking for a way to integrate Southwest experiences from Vienna to Vietnam, Phnom Penh to Washington D.C., Angkor Wat to UNAM in Mexico City, all connected by the reputation resulting from two Grammy Awards and seven nominations, three from the Latin Academy. Our 25th anniversary brings together the various local, national and international projects that define our ensemble."  
 
Southwest has commissioned four of the works to be presented: South Korean/German composer Unsuk Chin's Cosmigimmicks (US Premiere), co-commissioned with the Nieuw Ensemble - Amsterdam and the WDR (West German Radio); The Song of Napalm (World Premiere) and Cracking Bamboo (WP) by Vietnamese composer Vu Nhat Tân; and South Korean composer Hyo-shin Na's Morning Study (WP).

Tôn Thât Tiêt's Miroir, Mémoire, presented as a gift to Southwest, will also receive its world premiere. Southwest is pleased to present the west coast premiere of the 103-year-old Elliott Carter's Three Explorations, as well as the US premieres of Mexican composer Gabriela Ortiz' Rio de las Mariposas and Rio Bravo. LA premieres include works by Kurt Rohde, Milton Babbitt, Peter Lieberson, Alexandra du Bois, Tân, and Na.
 

Programs  

 

Wednesday, May 9
Hyo-shin Na - Ocean Shore 2 (LA Premiere)
Gabriela Ortiz - Rio de las Mariposas (US Premiere)
Unsuk Chin - Akrostichon Wortspiel
Milton Babbitt - Concerto Piccolino (West Coast Premiere)
Kurt Rohde - Concertino for Solo Violin & Ensemble (LA Premiere)
Vu Nhat Tân - Ký Úc

Saturday, May 12
Lou Harrison - Varied Trio
Vu Nhat Tân - Rain Flower (LA Premiere)
Hyo-shin Na - Morning Study (World Premiere)
Unsuk Chin - Cosmigimmicks (US Premiere)
Milton Babbitt - Homily
Arnold Schoenberg - Serenade

Monday, May 21
Anne LeBaron - Solar Music
Gabriela Ortiz - Aroma Foliado
Igor Stravinsky - Elegy for JFK
Elliott Carter - Three Explorations (West Coast Premiere)
Homage to:
Milton Babbitt - Beaten Paths
Daniel Catán - Encantamiento
Peter Lieberson - Forgiveness (LA Premiere)
Gabriela Ortiz - Atlas Pumas
Vu Nhat Tân - Cracking Bamboo (World Premiere)

Saturday, May 26
Gabriela Ortiz - Rio Bravo (US Premiere)
Tôn Thât Tiêt - Miroir, Mémoire (World Premiere)
Alexandra du Bois - Night Songs (LA Premiere)
Vu Nhat Tân - The Song of Napalm (World Premiere)
 
 

Location and Tickets

 

The Colburn School, Los Angeles

200 S. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012 

Parking is available on the street and at Disney Hall.  

 

All concerts begin at 8 p.m. 
Pre-concert talk: 7 p.m. prior to each concert   

 

Festival package: 30% off regular ticket prices! 
4 concerts: 
$105 general 
$75 seniors
$25 students with full time I.D.
 
Single Tickets: 
$38 general admission 
$28 seniors over 65
$10 students with full-time I.D. 
 
  

For tickets or information: 1.800.726.7147 or www.swmusic.org 

  

Composers pictured top to bottom: Chin, Tân, Carter, Ortiz, DuBois, Na, LeBaron, Tiêt

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