
NOĒMA: Ce Qui Pèse Et Nourrit
WORLD PREMIERE
NOĒMA; Sanders Lau, conductor
Inspired by the poetic nature of ‘komorebi’, the Japanese word for sunlight filtering through leaves swaying in the wind, this programme celebrates the serene joy of life in the simplest of things. Highlights of the concert include the world premiere of a new work by the promising Hong Kong composer Adrian Wong, which NOĒMA commissioned, and the Hong Kong premiere of Footsteps by the emerging British composer Owain Park. Additionally, the programme features three sets of French chansons by Paul Hindemith, Darius Milhaud, and Morten Lauridsen, all with texts by the great Austrian literary pioneer Rainer Maria Rilke, in celebration of the poet’s 150th anniversary. Like sunlight streaming through branches, these translucent pieces illuminate every subtle moment of joy and delight.
受日語「木漏れ日」的詩意啟發,以音樂重喚生命的寧靜喜悅。除了委約香港青年作曲家黃子峻創作矚目新作,作為全球首演,更首次在香港帶來英國年輕作曲家帕克的《足跡》,誦唱四季遞嬗。同時帶來三組溫暖的法語香頌,分別由德國作曲家亨德密特、法國作曲家米堯和美國作曲家羅力信創作,靈感來自奧地利詩歌先驅里爾克的詩作,紀念詩人150歲誕辰。盼藉純淨透徹的樂曲,如枝縫間灑落的陽光,照亮每道幽微與快樂。
Program:
Ildebrando Pizzetti 皮薩替
Cade la sera《向晚月昇》
Il giardino di Afrodite《阿芙羅黛蒂之園》
Claude Debussy 德布西
Trois chansons de Charles d'Orléans 《三首奧爾良公爵香頌》
Darius Milhaud 米堯
Quatrains valaisans《瓦萊四行詩》
Paul Hindemith 亨德密特
Six chansons《六首香頌》
Morten Lauridsen 羅力信
Chanson éloignée《遐方香頌》
Owain Park 帕克
Footsteps (Hong Kong premiere)《足跡》(香港首演)
Adrian Wong 黃子峻
A new commission (World premiere)
委約新作(世界首演)

Evan Gray: Graduation Recital
New Commission (world premiere)
co-composed with Leigha Amick


Maria Canals International Music Competition: Zach Hoi Leong Cheong
糖水系列 – Childhood Sweet
Zach Hoi Leong Cheong, piano


Hong Kong Schools Music Festival: Choir Finals
黃鸝 - A Yellow Oriole
Diocesan Boys’ School and Diocesan Girls’ School Senior Mixed Choir; Felix Shuen, conductor

Curtis Oboe Auditions
lock, turn, roll, cut, proof, bake, eat
Required piece for the Curtis Institute of Music Oboe auditions

Atelier lyrique de l’Opéra de Montréal
Ian Sabourin, countertenor; Maria-Sophia Pera, violin; Ladusa Chang-Ou, violin; Troy Stephenson, viola; Jaeyoung Chong, cello
Solistes membres de l’Atelier lyrique de l’Opéra de Montréal
Résonances : musique de chambre pour voix et quatuor à cordes
Avec la première canadienne de Deep Blue d'Adrian Wong pour contre-ténor et quatuor à cordes, ainsi que des œuvres de David Bontemps, Kaija Saariaho, Ernest Chausson et Samuel Barber.
Avec les artistes en résidence de l’Atelier lyrique de l’Opéra de Montréal :
Bridget Esler, soprano
Jamal Al Titi, baryton
Justine Ledoux, mezzo
Ian Sabourin, contre-ténor
Martine Jomphe et Jerome de los Santos, pianistes
Avec des musicien.ne.s de l’Ensemble Obiora :
Premier violon : Maria-Sophia Pera
Second violon : Ladusa Chang-Ou
Alto : Troy Stephenson
Violoncelle : Jaeyoung Chong
Préparation musicale :
Martin Dubé, chef de chant principal de l’Atelier lyrique
Programme :
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
Dover Beach, Op 3 (1931)
Kaija Saariaho (1952-2023)
Changing Light (2002)
Die Aussicht (1996)
Ernest Chausson (1855-1899)
Chanson perpétuelle, Op. 37 (1898)
Adrian Wong (1999-….)
Deep Blue (2021, rev. 2024)
David Bontemps (1978-…..)
6 mélodies (1997-2005)

Hong Kong Schools Music Festival: Secondary School Choir Chinese Mixed Voice Competition
黃鸝 - A Yellow Oriole (world premiere)
Diocesan Boys’ School and Diocesan Girls’ School Senior Mixed Choir; Felix Shuen, conductor

Ninth Planet Presents: Darkness and Light
The Performers
Jessie Nucho, Flutes
Sophie Huet, Clarinets
Kevin Rogers, Violin
Evan Kahn, Cello
Margaret Halbig, Piano
The Program
Eda Er, Always Welcome; Never Invited (World Premiere)
Paul Novak, entwining
Kaija Saariaho, Light and Matter
Olivier Messiaen, selections from Quartet for the End of Time
Adrian Wong, Glass Flowers
Ursula Kwong-Brown, Awakening I

Stephen Ng: Faculty Recital
離思 - Parting Thoughts (Cantonese version premiere)
Stephen Ng, tenor; Ting Ting Wong, piano

Leo Schlaifer: Southwestern Michigan College Faculty Recital - Through the Centuries
Leo Schlaifer, soprano saxophone; Matthew Dardick, alto saxophone


Prison Yard Festival 2024: Cong's Schubert Quintet
Cong Quartet
Programme:
Adrian Wong: Childhood Sweet
Schubert: String Quintet, D.956
Cong Quartet
Timo-Veikko Valve, guest cellist

KAPWA
離思
Hongrui Ren, tenor; Jin Hyun Park, piano
With a cast of Curtis Institute of Music musicians, Glimmerglass Festival Young Artists, freelance and seasoned professionals, the program will include classical voice, instrumental (violin, guitar, piano, oboe, traditional Japanese shamisen, traditional Hawaiian ukulele), multimedia, cultural fashion pieces, and original compositions. Through these platforms we will be highlighting Bengali, Chinese, Filipino, Hawaiian, Indian, Japanese, Korean and Tongan cultures. Follow our instagram @kapwa_music for updates on the project and to get an inside look at our creative process.

Cong Quartet Australian Chamber Orchestra Residency
糖水系列 - Childhood Sweet (Australia Premiere)
Cong Quartet
Organised by Taikwun HK and the Australian Chamber Orchestra, the Cong Quartet will be performing the Schubert Cello Quintet with Timo-Veikko 'Tipi' Valve, Principal Cellist of ACO in a private performance in Sydney, as well as at Taikwun in December 2024.

2024 YCA Susan Wadsworth International Auditions – Final Round
糖水系列 - Childhood Sweet
Zach Hoi Leong Cheong, piano



Nu Quintet: 2024 Nu Works Concert
Flash in the Pan | Lightning in a Bottle (world premiere)
Nu Quintet

Great Sacred Music: Paris Olympics
Now Our Lord was Bound for Glory (UK premiere)
St. Martin-in-the-Fields Church Choir

World Choir Games 2024: Auckland
Canis Major (choir version world premiere)
Diocesan Boys’ School Choir; Felix Shuen, conductor

Schwarz Foundation: Samos Young Artists Festival Composer-in-Residence
little island (world premiere)
Alexandros Sakarellos, violin; Yoonshin Song, violin; Marija Räisänen, viola; Stergios Theodoridis, cello

Young New Yorkers' Chorus: Love's Philosophy
Be Still, My Beating Heart (world premiere)
Young New Yorker's’ Chorus; Alex Canovas, artistic and music director


Curtis Composers in Concert: CSO
Space Jump! (world premiere)
Curtis Symphony Orchestra; Jeffrey Milarsky, conductor

Curtis Institute of Music: Voice x Composition Department Schubert Project
Hongrui Ren, tenor; Nachuan Tao, piano

76th Hong Kong Schools Music Festival
Diocesan Boys’ School and Diocesan Girls’ School Senior Mixed Choir; Felix Shuen, conductor




Leo Schlaifer's Masters' Recital: University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Slurp! (world premiere)
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