Artists
About the Event
In Partnership with the Mannes School of Music at The New School College of Performing Arts
The Julia Perry Centenary Celebration and Festival presented by Experiential Orchestra and Videmus celebrates the chamber music of this important composer.
Soloists from Experiential Orchestra, along with guest soloists baritone Will Liverman, bass-baritone Donnie Ray Albert and flutist Brandon Patrick George, will perform selections from Julia Perry’s chamber music catalog including the presumed world premiere of her Quinary Quixotic Songs as well as Six Contrasts for Baritone and Pastoral for solo flute and ensemble.
Angela Hammond will provide an overview of Perry’s life, and a panel discussion with Afa Dworkin, President and Artistic Director of the Sphinx Organization; Loki Karuna, Interdisciplinary Arts Activist; and composer Anthony M. Kelley will be moderated by Co-Founder, Artistic Director & Violist of Castle of our Skins Ashleigh Gordon. MacDowell Executive Director Chiwoniso Kaitano will discuss Perry’s eight stays at the nation’s preeminent artist residency program between 1954 and 1968.
Artists:
Soloists from Experiential Orchestra
Donnie Ray Albert, Bass-Baritone
Brandon Patrick George, Flute
Will Liverman, Baritone*
Angela Hammond, Speaker
Chiwoniso Kaitano, Executive Director, MacDowell
Panel Discussion with Afa Dworkin, President and Artistic Director of the Sphinx Organization; Loki Karuna, Interdisciplinary Arts Activist; and composer Anthony M. Kelley; moderated by Ashleigh Gordon, Co-Founder, Artistic Director & Violist of Castle of our Skins
*Will Liverman is released courtesy of The Metropolitan Opera to perform this evening.
Program:
Serenity for Solo Clarinet by Julia Perry (1972)
The Spark
Angela Hammond, Speaker
Quinary Quixotic Songs for Bass Baritone and Five Instruments by Julia Perry (1976, world premiere)
Donnie Ray Albert, Bass-baritone
Panel Discussion: The Relevance of Julia Perry in Today’s World
With Afa Dworkin, President and Artistic Director of the Sphinx Organization; Loki Karuna, Interdisciplinary Arts Activist; and composer Anthony M. Kelley; moderated by Ashleigh Gordon, Co-Founder, Artistic Director & Violist of Castle of our Skins
~ intermission ~
Julia Perry at MacDowellChiwoniso Kaitano, Executive Director, MacDowell
Pastoral by Julia Perry (1959)
Brandon Patrick George, Flute
Six Contrasts for Baritone
Will Liverman, Baritone
TBD, Piano
Symphony No. 13 for Wind Quintet by Julia Perry (1976)
With kind cooperation of The Estate of Julia A. Perry, Akron, Ohio
Tickets
Venue/Location
John L. Tishman Auditorium
Concert Details TBD
Festival Concerts
Mar 14
Discussion and Discovery – A Lecture Series Organized by Dr. Louise Toppin
The New School - Theresa Lang Community and Student Center Arnhold Hall, 2nd Floor
Join us for a day of Discovery and Discussion as part of the Julia Perry Centenary Celebration and Festival presented by Experiential Orchestra and Videmus, illustrating the resurgence of scholarly interest in Perry’s work.
Mar 14
Discussion and Discovery – A Lecture Series Organized by Dr. Louise Toppin
The New School - Theresa Lang Community and Student Center Arnhold Hall, 2nd Floor
Join us for a day of Discovery and Discussion as part of the Julia Perry Centenary Celebration and Festival presented by Experiential Orchestra and Videmus, illustrating the resurgence of scholarly interest in Perry’s work.
Mar 14
Discussion and Discovery – A Lecture Series Organized by Dr. Louise Toppin
The New School - Theresa Lang Community and Student Center Arnhold Hall, 2nd Floor
Join us for a day of Discovery and Discussion as part of the Julia Perry Centenary Celebration and Festival presented by Experiential Orchestra and Videmus, illustrating the resurgence of scholarly interest in Perry’s work.
Mar 14
Discussion and Discovery – A Lecture Series Organized by Dr. Louise Toppin
The New School - Theresa Lang Community and Student Center Arnhold Hall, 2nd Floor
Join us for a day of Discovery and Discussion as part of the Julia Perry Centenary Celebration and Festival presented by Experiential Orchestra and Videmus, illustrating the resurgence of scholarly interest in Perry’s work.
