Errollyn Wallen: 'I will be in New York performing at Symphony Space on Monday Feb 21st at 4.30pm for a short set'

[Errollyn Wallen]

“Dear Friends,

I hope you are very well.

I will be in New York performing at

Symphony Space

on Monday Feb 21st at 4.30pm

for a short set of songs and piano music –

then taking part in a discussion panel.

http://www.symphonyspace.org/event/6470-the-music-of-now

I am also delighted that on February 25th my violin piece,

For Airi

will be performed by its dedicatee
Airi Yoshioka
at The Americas Society in NYC, 680 Park Avenue.

http://as.americas-society.org/calevent.php?id=1005

Hope to see you soon!

Warm wishes,

Errollyn

Errollyn Wallen Performs at Music of Now Marathon at Symphony Space Feb. 21

[Errollyn Wallen]

Composer, pianist and vocalist Errollyn Wallen tells AfriClassical she will perform at the Music of Now Marathon at Symphony Space February 21 at the invitation of Laura Kaminsky.

Music of Now Marathon at Symphony Space

SymphonySpace.org

Composers Now week officially kicks off on February 21, at Symphony Space, with the second annual Music of Now Marathon. The day will culminate with a special performance by Ensemble Pi in honor of composer Gunther Schuller’s 85th birthday. The Marathon will also feature the US debut of Ireland’s Fidelio Trio performing works by Charles Wuorinen and Evan Ziporyn, new songs from Errollyn Wallen, and a performance by the Cassatt Quartet, joined by Ursula Oppens. There will be visual musical collaboration in performances by oboist Matt Sullivan with artist Ken Cro-Ken, and jazz pianist Gustavo Casenave with live painting accompaniment by Vicky Barrangue. Composers including Joan Tower, Huang Ruo, Tania León, David Del Tredici and Amir ElSaffar, among others, will be present for performances of their piece, as well as for lively discussions led by Symphony Space Artistic Director Laura Kaminsky throughout the day.

Approximate time slots:

4:00-5:30

Adam O'Farrill, Trudy Chan and Philip Cheah, Frank Oteri, Errollyn Wallen, Amir ElSaffar and a conversation on "The Composer-Performer Conundrum." [The Afro-Cuban composer and conductor Tania León is profiled at AfriClassical.com and has a website at http://www.TaniaLeon.com]

Errollyn Wallen
Charles Wuorinen
Tania León
Music of Now
Symphony Space
February 21, 2011

Tania León of Composers-Now.org: 'I would love to see composers as visible as poets.'

[Tania León]

On Jan. 5, 2010 AfriClassical posted “Tania León a co-leader of 'Composers Now' panel; Works of George Walker & Nkeiru Okoye Heard.” The AllMusic Blog discusses the concept of this exceptional event:

Blog.AllMusic.com
“Composers Now, a new consortium of New York arts organizations, is sponsoring a weeklong festival highlighting the contributions composers make to the cultural fabric of society. During the week of February 22-28, the festival will present an intensive schedule of concerts and discussions at a wide range of venues, such as Symphony Space, the Morgan Library and Museum, the Manhattan School of Music, Merkin Concert Hall, Miller Theatre at Columbia University, the Jazz Gallery, Harlem Stage, and El Museo del Barrio. It’s being sponsored by an impressive consortium of organizations, including ASCAP, BMI, and Meet the Composer’s Metlife Creative Connections Program.

“Tania León
The festival is the brainchild of New York-based composers Tania León and Laura Kaminsky. León draws an analogy with National Poetry Month. 'We need to find a way to raise awareness and appreciation of this important community of creators. I would love to see composers as visible as poets.' She and Kaminsky enlisted grassroots support among New York arts organizations to sponsor events that would bring living composers and their work to the attention of broader audiences. Kaminsky, who serves as the group’s coordinator, calls the formation of Composers Now a demonstration of the goodwill and shared vision of the city’s music community. The plan is for the festival to become an annual event in New York, and Kaminsky envisions it expanding across the country, giving audiences in many communities exposure to living composers, not only in concert halls, but in schools, community centers, and retirement communities. [Tania Justina León (b. 1943) is profiled at AfriClassical.com]