June 16, Thursday, 7:30pm

Liszt II: The Organist

St.Paul's Church, 315 W. 22nd St. between 8th and 9th Aves.

On St. Paul Church’s magnificent 1897 Jardine organ, international virtuoso Stephen Tharp performs organ works by Franz Liszt in dialogue with a new composition from Composer-in-Residence Brad Balliett for choir and four bassoons, featuring ensemble Cantori New York, conducted by Mark Shapiro.

PROGRAM

Consolations, S.172 (organ work)…………...….............................…….. F. Liszt  (1811-1886)

Stephen Tharp, organ

Poetic Harmony Motion, Part 1* †….……………….…......................… Brad Balliett (b. 1982)

Adrian Morejon and Brad Balliett, bassoon
Stephen Tharp, organ

Fantasy and Fugue on the Theme B-A-C-H, S.260i/ii……........................….....……. F. Liszt

Stephen Tharp, organ

Poetic Harmony Motion, Part 2* †.…………………....………………...........……….Brad Balliett

Beyond Good and Evil: Epigrams and Interludes, Part 1………….................…… Brad Balliett

Brad Balliett, Adrian Morejon, David Richmond, Benjamin Baer, bassoon
Cantori New York with Mark Shapiro
Steven Rattazzi, actor

Intermission

Four Little Nietzche Incidents……….………………........……........…….....…..….. Brad Balliett

Benjamin Baer, Brad Balliett, Adrian Morejon, David Richmond, bassoon
Cantori New York with Mark Shapiro

Poetic Harmony Motion, Part 3* †………………………………......................……. Brad Balliett

Funérailles (from Harmonies poétiques et religieuses, Liszt) ........J. Demessieux (1921-1968)

Stephen Tharp, organ

Beyond Good and Evil: Epigrams and Interludes, Part 2..………...................…… Brad Balliett

Traumparade* †..…………………………........................…...........……. Doug Balliett (b. 1982)

Benjamin Baer, Brad Balliett, Adrian Morejon, David Richmond, bassoon
Stephen Tharp, organ

Beyond Good and Evil: Epigrams and Interludes, Part 3..….…...….......…......….. Brad Balliett

* World  Premiere (2011)
† Commissioned Work for the Chelsea Music Festival 2011