Zlatomir Fung, solo cello
Brown University Orchestra
Eric Nathan, conductor
Lindemann Performing Arts Center
Brown University

Inga Chinilina: New Work (BUO Commission)
Anna Clyne: DANCE! for cello and orchestra (featuring Zlatomir Fung, cello soloist)
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5

Zlatomir Fung, cello | Benjamin Hochman, piano
Lindemann Performing Arts Center
Brown University

Missing Words III for cello and piano

Listening In: Interview Series with NEP Call for Scores Finalists
New England Philharmonic
Interviews led and curated by Eric Nathan, Composer-in-Residence

Interview with Daniel Reza Sabzghabaei about their music
Tune in via Zoom

Tony Arnold, soprano | William Sharp, baritone | Seth Knopp, piano
Also featuring soprano Lucy Shelton, Longy School of Music Choir
Edward Pickman Hall
Longy School of Music

Program curated by Eric Nathan, featuring Collage 2024-25 Artistic Partner Tony Arnold

II. Collage New Music presents: “I Shall Be Brave: A Celebration in Song”

Amy Beach, I Shall Be Brave
Text by Katherine Adams

Margaret Bonds, When the Dove Enters In
Text by Langston Hughes

Florence Price, Hold Fast to Dreams
Text by Langston Hughes
William Sharp, baritone; Seth Knopp, piano 

Sofia Gubaidulina: Aus den Visionen der Hildegard von Bingen (1994)
Lucy Shelton, solo soprano 

Hildegard von Bingen: Various Works for chorus
Tony Arnold and Lucy Shelton, sopranos
Longy students 

Bernard Rands, Memo 7 (2000)
Text by Emily Dickinson (“Bind me—I still can sing”)
Tony Arnold, solo soprano 

Intermission

Eric Nathan, Some Favored Nook (2017; Boston Premiere) 
Texts by Emily Dickinson and Thomas Wentworth Higginson  (adapted by Mark Campbell and Eric Nathan)
Tony Arnold, soprano; William Sharp, baritone; Seth Knopp, piano

Post-Concert Talkback with Artistic Director Eric Nathan and guest soloists

Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP)
Gil Rose, conductor
Lindemann Performing Arts Center
Brown University

In Between II for orchestra

As part of IGNITE: The 21st Century Orchestra, a festival co-curated by Eric Nathan (featuring Afa Dworkin, Community Music Works, BMOP, Daniel Callahan, Brown Faculty and Student composers)

Alejandro Escuer, solo flute
New England Philharmonic
Tianhui Ng, conductor
Jordan Hall, Boston
New England Conservatory

The Seas Between Us: Concerto for Flute and Orchestra (world premiere)
NEP co-commission with Elizabeth and Justus Schlichting and a consortium of Mexican orchestras

Program co-curated by Eric Nathan, to include:
Gabriela Ortiz: Antropolis
Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps

Brown University Orchestra
Eric Nathan, conductor
Lindemann Performing Arts Center

Eric Nathan: Opening for orchestra (2021)
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 1 (Vatsal Vemuri, solo piano) (1919)
Giovanni Gabrieli: Canzon Septimi Toni, No. 2 (1597)
Respighi: Pini di Roma (1924)

Composition Colloquium
Boston University, School of Music

On My Recent Music (Composition Talk)

Collage New Music
Eric Nathan, conductor
Edward Pickman Hall
Longy School of Music

Pre-Concert Talk at 6:30pm with Artistic Director Eric Nathan and featured composers

Opening Night: I. New Beginnings

Wang Lu: New Work (2024) world premiere (Collage Commission)*
flute, clarinet, saxophone, violin, cello, piano/harpsichord, percussion 

Vijay Iyer: Run (2015)
solo cello 

Juri Seo: Rondeau, Ostinato, Fantasia (2018) Boston premiere
clarinet, saxophone, violin, cello, piano/harpsichord, percussion 

Intermission

J.S. Bach: Aria from Goldberg Variations
harpsichord 

John Harbison: New Work (2024) world premiere (Collage Commission)

Eric Nathan: Short Stories (2021) live audience world premiere (50th anniversary Collage Commission) 
flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion 

Workshops and talks for Boston-area student composers
Curated by Eric Nathan, Artistic Director of Collage New Music

Featuring mentor composers Wang Lu, Juri Seo, Alexandra Du Bois

More information

Listening In: Interview Series with NEP Call for Scores Finalists
New England Philharmonic
Interviews led and curated by Eric Nathan, Composer-in-Residence

Interview with Vera Ivanova about their music
Tune in via Zoom

Ear to the Earth Ensemble
Ensemble Modern Young Ensemble Academy
FRANZÖSISCH-REFORMIERTE KIRCHE (Offenbach)
Frankfurt, Germany

Walls of Light for chamber ensemble

Something Something Trumpet
Demian Spindler, trumpet
Myrtle
East Providence, RI

Toying for solo trumpet

Director of the Inaugural NEP New Music Readings
New England Philharmonic
Eric Nathan, conductor
Kati Agócs and Kareem Roustom, mentor composers

Works by three composers selected through the NEP’s Call for Scores:
Yangfan Xu: Bya
Austin Ali: Totality
Cristian Lazo Remedi: FENIX

Mission Chamber Orchestra
Anthony Rivera, conductor
De Anza College Visual and Performing Arts Center, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino

Dancing with J.S. Bach II for oboe and strings

Kian Hirayama, oboe
Jordan Hall
New England Conservatory

Just a Moment for two oboes

New York Classical Players
Hsin-Yun Huang, Misha Amory, viola soloists
Dongmin Kim, conductor
W83 Auditorium (New York, NY)

Double Concerto No. 2 for two solo violas and string orchestra (NY Premiere)

New York Classical Players
Hsin-Yun Huang, Misha Amory, viola soloists
Dongmin Kim, conductor
Chapel, College of Mount Saint Vincent (Bronx, NY)

Double Concerto No. 2 for two solo violas and string orchestra (NY Premiere)

New York Classical Players
Hsin-Yun Huang, Misha Amory, viola soloists
Dongmin Kim, conductor
Brown University

Omaggio a Gesualdo for string orchestra
Double Concerto No. 2 for two solo violas and string orchestra (RI Premiere)

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Composition Colloquium

On my recent music

Sandbox Percussion
Brown University
Grant Recital Hall

Bright Light for percussion quartet (R.I. Premiere)

UTSA Symphonic Band
John Zarco, conductor
University of Texas at San Antonio

Evening Glow for wind ensemble

Qing Jiang, piano
Harper Hall
Lawrence University

Between for solo piano (US Premiere)

Johns Hopkins University
Tony Arnold, soprano; William Sharp, baritone; Seth Knopp, piano
Bloomberg Center (Washington, D.C.)

Canon for Three for three sopranos
Some Favored Nook for soprano, baritone, piano

Now Chorale
Sacred Heart Church (410 W Lorain St Oberlin, OH)

how small a part of time for choir

Live stream link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_N9gjapO9k

Now Chorale
Oberlin Conservatory
Warner Concert Hall

how small a part of time for choir

Lifelong Learning Collaborative
Zoom registration here

Lecture: “From Inspiration to sound: behind my creative process”

Louisville Brass
University of Louisville New Music Festival
Comstock Hall

Spires for Brass Quintet

Young Harris College Concert Band
Hayes Bunch, conductor
Glenn~McGinnis  Hall

Jump Start for wind ensemble

Bruce Collings, trombone
American Academy in Rome
Villa Aurelia (Rome, Italy)

As Above, So Below for solo double-belled trombone (premiere of revised version)