The Wildflower Composers Festival and Arcana New Music Ensemble are pleased to announce their annual concert featuring new works by Wildflower faculty. The July 10, 2024, performance will take place at 6pm at Rock Hall at Temple University, 1715 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA. The suggested donation is $10–20.
PROGRAM
Sepehr Pirasteh: Narrative for solo cello scordatura
Angelique Montes, cello
Erin Busch: inhabit, for flute, clarinet, and cello
Chelsea Meynig, flute, Jonathan Leeds, clarinet, Angelique Montes, cello
Cece Olszewski: bonedog, for alto saxophone and tape
Aaron Stewart, saxophone
Melissa Dunphy: Scallops and Bollocks for solo violin and pre-recorded tape
Melinda Rice, violin
Cerulean Payne-Passmore: Duet for flute and live electronics
Chelsea Meynig, flute, Cerulean Payne-Passmore, electronics
A Q & A with the composers will follow the program.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
Works on the program include Sepehr Pirasteh’s Narrative for solo cello scordatura, which reflects the idea of presenting a new perspective on the performance tradition of Iranian classical music; Erin Busch’s inhabit, a trio for flute, clarinet, and cello that explores the complications and freedom that can come with living into a personal truth; Cece Olszewski’s bonedog, a composition for alto saxophone and tape that was inspired by the intense devotion of dogs; Melissa Dunphy’s Scallops and Bollocks for solo violin and pre-recorded tape; and a premiere by Cerulean Payne-Passmore for flute and piano, featuring the composer on piano.
The Wildflower Composers Festival is a 12-day program for young female, transgender, nonbinary, and/or genderqueer composers between the ages of 13 and 19. This is the second year that Wildflower Composers and Arcana New Music Ensemble have partnered to highlight faculty works.
“Our partnership with the Arcana New Music Ensemble allows our students to witness the creative collaboration process between Wildflower faculty and Arcana performers, and also provides our faculty with an opportunity to showcase their creative work," says Wildflower founder and executive director Erin Busch.
Wildflower Composers was founded by Dr. Erin Busch in 2018 as Young Women Composers Camp (YWCC) as a way to address the gender disparity in contemporary classical music. The organization brings together young, gender-marginalized composers for composition mentorship, coursework, and community-building.
For more information about Wildflower Composers, visit https://wildflowercomposers.org.
