June in Buffalo 2016

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June in Buffalo 2016 took place from June 6-12, with a total of 12 concerts, featuring works and world premieres by participant and senior composers.

The festival booklet has the complete festival program, performers, and program notes. The complete photography by Irene Haupt is available as well.

June in Buffalo press Archive

Senior Composers

Hans Abrahamsen.
Hanna Eimermacher.
David Felder.
Joshua Fineberg.
Josh Levine.
Chinary Ung.

Resident Ensembles

Special Guest

Slee Sinfonietta.

Day 1 - Monday June 6, 2016

Slee Sinfonietta
7:30 PM, Slee Hall
Program:

Sonata 1 – Pierre Boulez
Jade Conlee, piano

Zane Merrit playing electric guitar.

fissu|rupT\T|ear – Joshua Hey
Zane Merrit, electric guitar

small voice – Daniel Meyer-O’Keefe
TJ Borden, cello

Dos Abismos – Stefan Scodanibbio
Magnus Andersson, guitar

New York Counterpoint – Steve Reich
Andrian Sandi, Clarinet

Day 2 - Tuesday June 7, 2016

Ensemble Signal
4:00 PM, Slee Hall
Program:

Chatterbox – Timothy Roy
GOLEM – Xavier Beteta
Sparks – Philip Taylor
Metallic Cocaine Bebop – Samuel Clark-McHale
Apertura – Pierce Gradone

Ensemble Signal.

Slee Sinfonietta
7:30 PM, Slee Hall
Program:

Four Places, many more times – Josh Levine

Luftpost für L. – Hanna Eimermacher

Former Selves – Josh Levine

Day 3 - Wednesday June 8, 2016

Arditti Quartet
10:00 AM, Baird Hall, Rm 250
Program:

We are afraid because we run – Baldwin Giang
Halcyon Moments – Nicolas Chauqui
Mumuring Bones – Bekah Simms
String Quartet No. 2 – Nathan Shields

Arditti Quartet.

Ensemble Dal Niente
4:00 PM, Baird Hall, Rm 250
Program:

Deamplay (III) – Ioannis Angelakis
Relatum – Joungbum Lee
Studies in Polyphony – Brien Henderson
Dancer – Weijun Chen
Vanitas – Ville Raasakka
Of Leaves – Nathan Kelly

Ensemble Dal Niente.

Ensemble Uusinta
7:30 PM, Slee Hall
Program:

Glimpses – Josh Levine

Oracle – Chinary Ung

Transparenz – Hanna Eimermacher

Ensemble Uusinta.

Objets trouvés – Joshua Fineberg

Kannst du diesen verkehrt fliegenden Vogel sehen? – Hanna Eimermacher

Day 4 - Thursday June 9, 2016

Arditti Quartet
4:00 PM, Baird Hall, Rm 250
Program:

Raw – Barry Sharp
Gather -Emilie Cecilia LeBel
Resina – Luciano Leite Barbosa

Arditti Quartet.

Ensemble Dal Niente
7:30 PM, Slee Hall
Program:

Paradigms – Joshua Fineberg

Winternacht – Hans Abrahamsen

Rare Air – David Felder

Singing Inside Aura – Chinary Ung

Day 5 - Friday June 10, 2016

Ensemble Signal.

Ensemble Signal
7:30 PM, Slee Hall
Program:

Schnee – Hans Abrahamsen

Day 6 - Saturday June 11, 2016

Ensemble Uusinta.

Ensemble Uusinta
4:00 PM, Baird Hall, Rm 250
Program:

huithrothroy – Igor Coelho A.S. Marques
String Trio – Young Woo Yoo
threshold – Colin Tucker
Up Close and From a Distance – Ryan Suleiman
Waxen – Peter Kramer

Arditti Quartet

Arditti Quartet.

7:30 PM, Slee Hall
Program:

La Souris sans sourire – Franco Donatoni

La Quintina – Joshua Fineberg

String Quartet No. 4 – Hans Abrahamsen

Netivot – David Felder

Day 7 - Sunday June 12, 2016

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra.

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
2:30 PM, Slee Hall
Program:

Linebacker Music – David Felder

Water Rings “Overture” – Chinary Ung

Stratifications – Hans Abrahamsen

Jeu de timbre – Steven Stucky