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Confluence Concerts: <the moonlit night blinded us>
Confluence Concerts
Pre-show chat at 6:45 pm; Concert at 7:30 pm.
Peter Eom, Cello
Hibiki Project:
Chihiro Yasafuku, Voice
Sakurako Jayne, Piano
Kento Stratford, Piano/Composer
Teiya Kasahara, Voice
+György Kurtág: Kafka Fragments - Teil 1: 1. Die gehn im gleichen Schritt…
Paul Wiancko: Microsuite for solo cello, selections
+Kurtág: Kafka Fragments - Teil 1: 18. Träumend hing die Blume
Toshiharu Ichikawa: 今この庭に (In the Garden Here)
Pascal Dusapin: Imago II for solo cello
Sadao Bekku: 螢 (Glowworm from Light-coloured paintings)
+Kurtág: Kafka Fragments - Teil 1: 4. Ruhelos
Kalaisan Kalaichelvan: La Notte for cello and electronics
Ikuma Dan: 遊泳 (The Swimmers from Four Poems by Sakutaro Hagiwara)
+Ana Sokolović: Danze II (Cinque Danze per solo violino)
Cecilia Livingston: Penelope (from Salt Air)
+Kurtág: Kafka Fragments - Teil 1: 16. Keine Rückkehr
Takashi Yoshimatsu - Pleiades Dances I, No. 7 Platan Dance
Paul Desenne - Jaguar Songs, selections
INTERMISSION
Yoshinao Nakada: Selections from Piano Suite “The Four Seasons of Japan” for Four Hands
+Kurtág: Kafka Fragments - Teil 1: 5. Berceuse I
Kurtág: Árnyak for solo cello
Péter Eötvös - Two Poems to Polly for a speaking cellist
Takashi Yoshimatsu - Pleiades Dances I, No. 4 Interlude for Water
Francis Poulenc / Guillaume Apollinaire - Sanglots (Banalités)
**Kento Stratford: Reimu, Selections
Takashi Yoshimatsu - Pleiades Dances II, No. 4 Interlude with Birds
+Kurtág: Kafka Fragments - Teil 4: 8. Es blendete uns die Mondnacht…
** denotes a world premiere.
+ denotes the world premiere of a new arrangement.
Cold Moon at the nanoSTAGE
Presented alongside Piano Lunaire and Adam Sherkin.
Adam Sherkin, piano
Peter Eom, cello
A concert in witness of the cold moon — the last full moon of the year.
Works by Harrison Birtwistle, György Kurtág, Ana Sokolović, John Zorn.
Full programme TBA.
Canadian Opera Company - RBA Concert Series: PRIMORDIAL
PRIMORDIAL
works for solo cello and spoken word
Pascal Dusapin: Imago II
Ana Sokolović: Danze II
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John Cage: III. 1’20” (from 4’33”)
Kaija Saariaho: Long Live Love (for Pascal Dusapin)
Dusapin: Imago I
György Kurtág: Árnyak (Shadows) (from Signs, Games, and Messages)
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Cage: I. 33” (from 4’33”)
Péter Eötvös: Two Poems to Polly for a speaking cellist
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Cage: At the Middle
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Cage: II. 2’40” (from 4’33”)
Paul Desenne: Jaguar Songs
Gitane
Tombeau pour L’Amazonie
Gavotte
Birimbao (prélude à “Jaguar”)
Jaguar Song
Giovanni Sollima: L.B. Files w/ MusicaNova Orchestra
MusicaNova Orchestra
Conductor: Warren Cohen
Cellist: Peter Eom
Full Programme TBA
The Happenstancers: DIE NACHT/DER MONDE
*DIE NACHT/DER MONDE has a second performance on February 28, also at ArrayMusic.
Joonghun Cho, piano
Brad Cherwin, clarinets
Peter Eom, cello
Johannes Brahms: Trio in a minor, Op. 114
Gabriel Fauré: Trio in d minor, Op. 120
Jörg Widmann: Sphinxenspruche, selections
Kaija Saariaho: Oi Kuu for Bass Clarinet and Cello
Lori Freedman: Nab Mab for 3 Speakers
Thomas Adès: Darknesse Visible for Solo Piano
Péter Eötvös: Two Poems to Polly for a Speaking Cellist
György Kurtág: In der Nacht for Trio
Kurtág: Versetto apokrif organum for Bass Clarinet and Cello
Kurtág: Hommage à Tristan for Bass Clarinet and Cello
Kurtág: Ruhelos (Kafka-Fragmente) for Solo Cello
Pierre Boulez: Messagesquisse and Kaija Saariaho: Neiges
Presented by New Music Concerts.
Programme:
Rashaan Allwood (CAN) Break My Hands! (2025 World Premiere) for 1 piano, 6 hands
Pierre Boulez (FRA) Messagesquisse (1976-77) for solo cello and 6 cellos
Kaija Saariaho (FIN) Neiges (1998) for 12 cellos
Simon Steen-Andersen (DNK) Black Box Music (2012) for percussion solo, video, and ensemble
The Happenstancers: DIE NACHT/DER MONDE
*this is the second performance of DIE NACHT/DER MONDE. The first performance is on February 20, also at ArrayMusic.
Joonghun Cho, piano
Brad Cherwin, clarinets
Peter Eom, cello
Johannes Brahms: Trio in a minor, Op. 114
Gabriel Fauré: Trio in d minor, Op. 120
Jörg Widmann: Sphinxenspruche, selections
Kaija Saariaho: Oi Kuu for Bass Clarinet and Cello
Lori Freedman: Nab Mab for 3 Speakers
Thomas Adès: Darknesse Visible for Solo Piano
Péter Eötvös: Two Poems to Polly for a Speaking Cellist
György Kurtág: In der Nacht for Trio
Kurtág: Versetto apokrif organum for Bass Clarinet and Cello
Kurtág: Hommage à Tristan for Bass Clarinet and Cello
Kurtág: Ruhelos (Kafka-Fragmente) for Solo Cello
Syrinx Concerts - Piano Trio Recital
Syrinx Concerts
Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave, Toronto
Claude Debussy: Piano Trio in G, L.3
Piano: Noam Dekalo
Violin: Julia Mirzoev
Cello: Peter Eom
Felix Mendelssohn: Piano Trio in d minor, Op. 49
Piano: Vivian Lang Chen
Violin: Julia Mirzoev
Cello: Peter Eom
Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 1 w/ Phoenix Youth Symphony Orchestra
Phoenix Youth Symphony Orchestra
Mesa Arts Center
Conductor: Matthew Kasper
Soloist: Peter Eom
**Noah Thompson: Symphony No. 1
Dmitri Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1 in Eb Major
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances
** denotes a world premiere.
Pocket Concerts: Hyper-Suite Quartet Recital
Recreation Centre, Ballantrae Golf and Country Club
1 Final Round, Whitchurch-Stoufville, Canada
Veda Hingert-McDonald and Kumiko Sakamoto, violins
Laurence Schaufele, viola
Peter Eom, cello
Ravel: String Quartet in F Major, Mvt I
Sciarrino: Caprice II for Solo Violin
Vittoria Aleotti: Madrigals (selections)
Ana Sokolović: Danze II for Solo Cello
Dinuk Wijeratne: Two Pop Songs from Antique Poems, Mvt I
J.S. Bach: Sarabande IV and Prelude I from Cello Suites
Haydn: String Quartet 33/3 in C Major, Mvt II
Danish String Quartet/Traditional: Peat Dance
Caledon Chamber Concerts
A Journey Through Cabaret and Broadway
Joonghun Cho, piano
Luri Lee, violin
Peter Eom, cello
Gershwin/Frolov: Porgy & Bess Fantasy for violin and piano
Stephen Prutsman: Four Broadway Showtunes for cello and piano
Paul Schoenfield: Café Music for piano trio
The Chamber Music Society of Mississauga
BEYOND THE VEIL
Peter Eom, solo cello
Carlo Alfredo Piatti — Caprice No. 1
Ana Sokolović — Danze II
Johann Sebastian Bach — Sarabande (from Suite V in c minor)
Paul Wiancko — Microsuite
Kaija Saariaho — Long Live Love (for Pascal Dusapin)
Pascal Dusapin — Imago II
Péter Eötvös — Two Poems to Polly for a speaking cellist
Paul Desenne — Jaguar Songs
Gitane
Tombeau pour L’Amazonie
Gavotte
Birimbao (prélude à “Jaguar”)
Jaguar Song
Rolston String Quartet & Canadian Chamber Orchestra
Isabel Bader IMAGINE Residency
Rolston String Quartet
Luri Lee, violin 1
Jason Issokson, violin 2
Hezekiah Leung, viola
Peter Eom, cello
Canadian Chamber Orchestra
Edward Elgar: Introduction & Allegro for String Quartet and Orchestra (Rolston String Quartet)
Jocelyn Morlock: Solace
Kevin Lau: Joy (Luri Lee)
Dinuk Wijeratne: Gajaga Vannama (Concert Variations for Piano and Strings)
Osvaldo Golijov: Last Round
Against the Grain Theatre - Royce and Friends
Royce Vavrek, Host
Measha Brueggergosman, Vocalist
Amelia Watkins, Soprano
Lauren Worsham, Soprano
Emma Pennell, Soprano
Andrea Nunez, Soprano
Elias Theocharidis, Tenor
Owen McCausland, Tenor
Bryce Kulak, Vocalist
Nicholas Martin, Guitar
Darren Creech, Music Director
String Quartet featuring Julia Mirzoev and Diane Kim (violins), Woosol Cho (viola), and Peter Eom (cello)
Paola Prestini: Santa Maria (So Here I Go) from The Old Man and the Sea for Voice, Cello, and Electronics (Measha Brueggergosman-Lee)
Matt Marks: M&M Forever from Strip Mall for Voice, Piano, Violin, Cello (Elias Theocharidis)
COMMISSION - Rachel Peters: Arts and Crafts / Phyllis from The Wild Beast of the Bungalow (Amelia Watkins, Lauren Worsham)
Joshua Schmidt: Mama Cries Into Her Tea from Midwestern Gothic for Voice and String Quartet (Lauren Worsham)
Matthew Ricketts: The Real McGee from The Cremation of Sam McGee (Owen McCausland)
Vivian Fung: My Dad Compliments My Mom (and one more song) from Girl from the 905 for Voice, Piano, and Electronics (Andrea Nunez)
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Nick Martin: Pickle Isn’t Picky from Untitled Bears Musical for Voice, Guitar, and Piano (Lauren Worsham)
COMMISSION Bryce Kulak: new work from A Complicated Kindness for Voice, Strings, and Piano (Amelia Watkins)
Brian Valencia: My Dad’s Son from The Popesical for Voice and Piano (Bryce Kulak)
Mikael Karlsson: St. Helena Olive from So We Will Vanish for Voice and String Quartet (Measha Brueggergosman-Lee)
Ian Cusson: Ravishing Blackfoot Woman from Indians on Vacation for Voice and Piano (Emma Pennell)
Missy Mazzoli: His Name is Jan from Breaking the Waves for Voice and String Quartet (Amelia Watkins)
Dvorak Concerto w/ Scottsdale Symphonic Orchestra (“Connected Through Music”)
Scottsdale Symphonic Orchestra
Conductor: Desmond Siu
Soloist: Peter Eom
Henry Flurry: Fanfare for My City
William Grant Still: Symphony No. 1, “Afro-American”
Antonin Dvorák: Cello Concerto in b minor
Recital + Masterclass at Arizona State University
Arizona State University
MASTERCLASS
2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
BEYOND THE VEIL
3:00 — 4:00 p.m.
Peter Eom, solo cello
Carlo Alfredo Piatti: Caprice 1
Ana Sokolović: Danze II
J.S. Bach: Sarabande (from Cello Suite V)
Paul Wiancko: Monumental and Danceable (from Microsuite)
Kaija Saariaho: Long Live Love for Pascal Dusapin
Pascal Dusapin: Imago II
Paul Desenne: Birimbao - Jaguar Song (from Jaguar Songs)
CAREER DISCUSSION AND Q/A
4:00 — 4:30 p.m.
Rockport Music - Season Kick-Off
BEYOND THE VEIL
Peter Eom, solo cello
Carlo Alfredo Piatti: Caprice 1
Ana Sokolović: Danze II
J.S. Bach: Sarabande (from Cello Suite V)
Paul Wiancko: Monumental and Danceable (from Microsuite)
J.S. Bach: Minuets (from Cello Suite I)
Kaija Saariaho: Long Live Love for Pascal Dusapin
Pascal Dusapin: Imago II
Paul Desenne: Birimbao - Jaguar Song (from Jaguar Songs)
Northern Lights Festival - Enescu Octet
Cellos: Peter Eom, Noémie Raymond Friset
Piano: Jamie Parker
Violin: Grace Park
Viola: Wilhelm Magner
Jean-Baptiste Barrière: Duo for 2 Cellos
Délibes: Flower Duet (arranged for 2 Cellos and Piano by Friset)
Saint-Saëns: The Swan (arranged for 2 Cellos and Piano by Friset)
Debussy: Clair de Lune (arranged for 2 Cellos and Piano by Friset)
Arensky: Quartet in a minor for Violin, Viola, and 2 Cellos
Northern Lights Festival - Two Cellos
Cellos: Peter Eom, Noémie Raymond Friset
Piano: Jamie Parker
Violin: Grace Park
Viola: Wilhelm Magner
Jean-Baptiste Barrière: Duo for 2 Cellos
Délibes: Flower Duet (arranged for 2 Cellos and Piano by Friset)
Saint-Saëns: The Swan (arranged for 2 Cellos and Piano by Friset)
Debussy: Clair de Lune (arranged for 2 Cellos and Piano by Friset)
Arensky: Quartet in a minor for Violin, Viola, and 2 Cellos
Northern Lights Festival - Two Cellos
Cellos: Peter Eom, Noémie Raymond Friset
Piano: Jamie Parker
Violin: Grace Park
Viola: Wilhelm Magner
Jean-Baptiste Barrière: Duo for 2 Cellos
Délibes: Flower Duet (arranged for 2 Cellos and Piano by Friset)
Saint-Saëns: The Swan (arranged for 2 Cellos and Piano by Friset)
Debussy: Clair de Lune (arranged for 2 Cellos and Piano by Friset)
Arensky: Quartet in a minor for Violin, Viola, and 2 Cellos
OPUS V: Change It Up
Piano: Kevin Ahfat
Flute: Anthony Trionfo
Violin: Luri Lee
Cello: Peter Eom
Kevin Day: Ecstatic Samba for Flute, Cello, and Piano
Jon Kimura Parker: Pan Dreams for Flute and Piano
Paul Desenne: Birimbao - Jaguar Song (from Jaguar Songs for Solo Cello)
Stephen Prutsman: Four Broadway Showtunes for Cello and Piano
Filip Holacky: Quartet for Flute, Violin, Cello, and Piano
François Borne: Carmen Fantasy for Flute and Piano
Ian Clarke: Zoom Tube for Solo Flute
Adrian Dee: 2020: The Year We Could Not Breathe for Solo Flute
Gershwin/Frolov: Porgy & Bess Fantasy for Violin and Piano
WEST END MICRO MUSIC FESTIVAL: I SAW A NEW HEAVEN
The Happenstancers
Toronto, Canada
Hildegard von Bingen: O Viridissima Virga
Sofia Gubaidulina: From the Visions of Hildegard von Bingen
Gubaidulina: An Angel ...
Cassandra Miller: Perfect Offering
Kati Agocs: Voices of the Immaculate
i. then i saw a new heaven and a new earth
ii. i was thinking, i have to keep this secret
iii. when you pass through the waters, i will be with you
iv. i will wipe every tear from your eyes
v. i was a child and i did nothing wrong
vi. come up here, and i will show you what must take place after this
vii. to those who thirst
von Bingen: O Choruscans Stellarum
THE HAPPENSTANCERS: BABES IN TOYLAND
THE HAPPENSTANCERS: BABES IN TOYLAND
The Happenstancers
Toronto, Canada
Harrison Birtwistle: Some Petals from My Twickenham Herbarium for piano, piccolo, glockenspiel, clarinet, violin, and cello
Unsuk Chin: Akrostichon-Wortspiel for flute, oboe, clarinet, violin, viola, bass, harp, keyboards, mandolin, percussion
W.A. Mozart: Adagio and Rondo K617 for celeste, viola, cello, flute, and oboe
Phyllis Chen: Chimers for toy piano, violin, clarinet, percussion, and tuning forks
John Cage: Imaginary Landscape No. 5 for tape
Anna Clyne: Just As They Are for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, and tape
Matthew Ricketts: Song of the Prophet-Liar for voice and high ensemble COMMISSION
Matthew Ricketts: Song of the Sleep-Thief for voice and low ensemble COMMISSION
Ryan Chase: Carroll Madrigals for voice, violin, cello, clarinet, percussion, and harmonicas
BIGLAKE ARTS - Louis Lortie and Chopin
Piano: Louis Lortie
Violins: Elissa Lee, Shiela Jaffe
Violas: Florian Peelman
Cellos: Peter Eom, Trey Lee
Bass: Nick Bobas
Assorted solo works by Chopin
Chopin Cello Sonata (w/ Lee)
Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 in e minor arr. for Piano and String Quintet (w/ Eom)
BIGLAKE ARTS - IMPACT
Violins: Sheila Jaffe, Hiusing Fan, Puiying Wong
Violas: Sheila Jaffe, Florian Peelman
Cellos: Peter Eom, Trey Lee
Miniature Works by Bartók, Beethoven, Haydn, and other composers
BIGLAKE ARTS - Dvorak Sextet and Raff Octet
Violins: Nikki Chooi, Hiusing Fan, Matthew Chin, Puiying Wong
Violas: Sheila Jaffe, Florian Peelman
Cellos: Peter Eom, Trey Lee
Dvorak Sextet in A Major
Raff Octet in C Major
BIGLAKE ARTS - Musical and Edible Promenade
Soloists: Peter Eom, Daniel Hamin Go, Trey Lee — Cello
Solo Cello works by J.S. Bach and Paul Wiancko (Eom)
Solo Cello works by Marin Marais and Caroline Shaw (Go)
Cello Duo works by Jean-Baptiste Barrière (Eom/Go)
Cello Trio works by Haydn and Piatigorsky (Eom/Go/Lee)
CONCERTS @100
SPLIT WHEEL
Cello: Peter Eom
Piano: Joonghun Cho
Paul Wiancko: Microsuite for Solo Cello
Samy Moussa: Six Notes pour Pascal for Solo Cello
Pascal Dusapin: Imago I for Solo Cello
Kaija Saariaho: Long Live Love for Solo Cello
Benjamin Britten: Cello Sonata in C
John Zorn: Occam’s Razor
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Rossini’s Figaro
Music Mondays
SPLIT WHEEL
Cello: Peter Eom
Piano: Joonghun Cho
Benjamin Britten: Cello Sonata in C
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Cello Sonata in g
EDMONTON CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY: CHAMBER CONCERT
EDMONTON CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY: CHAMBER CONCERT
Trio: Gabrielle Després, Violin; Marina Thibeault, Viola; Peter Eom, Cello
Quintet: David Fung, Piano; Kerson Leong, Violin 1; Gabrielle Després, Violin 2; Marina Thibeault, Viola; Peter Eom, Cello
Dohnanyi String Trio
Dvorak Piano Quintet in A Major
EDMONTON CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY: CHAMBER CONCERT
EDMONTON CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY: CHAMBER CONCERT
Duo: Gabrielle Després, violin; Patricia Tao, piano
Duo: Catherine Daniel, soprano; David Fung, piano
Piano Quartet: David Fung, piano; Kerson Leong, violin; Marina Thibeault, viola; Peter Eom, cello
Violin/Piano Duo works by Florence Price
Soprano/Piano Duo works by Dett, Powell and McLin
Brahms Piano Quartet No. 3 in c minor
EDMONTON CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY: CHAMBER CONCERT
EDMONTON CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY: CHAMBER CONCERT
Solo: David Fung, piano
Duo: Kerson Leong, violin; David Fung, piano
Trio: Patricia Tao, piano; Gabrielle Després, violin; Peter Eom, cello
Piano Solo works by Poulenc, Liszt
Violin/Piano Duo works by Ravel, Debussy
Mendelssohn Piano Trio in d minor