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
Zlatomir Fung, cello | Benjamin Hochman, piano
Lindemann Performing Arts Center
Brown University
Missing Words III for cello and piano
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
Composer-in-Residence
2025 Contemporary Music Festival
New England Conservatory Preparatory Division
Friday, January 31:
Masterclass at Walnut Hill School
Saturday, February 1:
Masterclass at NEC
Performance of Eric Nathan’s music (repertoire TBA)
Chamber Music Coaching
Sunday, February 2:
3-4 concerts of Eric Nathan’s music (repertoire TBA)
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 Roger Zare about their music
Tune in via Zoom
Program co-curated by Eric Nathan
New England Philharmonic
Tianhui Ng, conductor
Tsai Auditorium (Boston University)
Program to include:
Keeril Makan, Dream Lightly (2008)
Yehudi Wyner, Prologue and Narrative (1994)
TBA, cello
Chaya Czernowin, Once I Blinked Nothing Was the Same (2015)
Boston Premiere
Marti Epstein, Celestial Navigation (1988)
Bobby Ge, Remember to Have Fun (2020)
Boston Premiere
2024 Call for Scores Winner
Curated by Eric Nathan, Artistic Director
Collage New Music
Tony Arnold, soprano
Anna Handler, conductor
Goethe-Institut Boston (Presenting partner)
Pre-Concert Talk at 6:30pm with Artistic Director Eric Nathan, composer Gabriela Ortiz and featured composers
III. Between Words and Worlds
Kareem Roustom: Xarja (2017)
soprano and percussion
Olga Neuwirth: Magic Flu-Idity (2018)
flute and typewriter/wine glasses
Gabriela Ortiz: El águila bicéfala (2005)
flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano
Intermission
Jingmian Gong (2024 Collage Fellow), New Work (2025) world premiere (Collage Commission)
flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion
Gabriella Smith: Anthozoa (2018)
violin, cello, piano, percussion
Jörg Widmann: Sieben Abgesänge auf eine tote Linde (1997)
soprano, clarinet, violin, 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 Gillian Rae Perry about their music
Tune in via Zoom
Saleem Ashkar, piano
Henschel Quartet
The Black Diamond, Copenhagen
The Queen’s Hall
Dream Scenes for piano trio (Danish premiere)
Co-commissioned by The Black Diamond Copenhagen
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 Eugene Astapov about their music
Tune in via Zoom
Composition Colloquium
Yale School of Music
New Haven, CT
On My Recent Music (Composition Talk)
Chorus Pro Musica
New England Philharmonic
Tianhui Ng, conductor
Tsai Auditorium (Boston University)
Celebrating the conclusion of Eric Nathan’s six-year tenure as Composer-in-Residence of the NEP
Open again a turn of light for choir and orchestra (Boston premiere)
Text by Sawako Nakayasu
Program co-curated by Eric Nathan, to also include:
Roxanna Panufnik, Abraham (2015)
Dani Maddon, violin
John Adams, Harmonium (1980)
Paul Hindemith, Mathis der Maler Symphony (1934)
Curated by Eric Nathan, Artistic Director
Collage New Music
Tony Arnold, soprano (2024-25 Artistic Partner)
Students from Longy School of Music Performance Programs
David Hoose, conductor (Music Director Emeritus)
Edward Pickman Hall
Longy School of Music (Cambridge, MA)
Pre-Concert Talk at 6:30pm with Artistic Director Eric Nathan and featured composers
Concert in honor of Frank Epstein’s retirement from Collage New Music after 52 years
Season Finale: IV. We Carry Our Homes Within Us
John Heiss: Soliloquy (2007)
flute and piano
Yehudi Wyner, Passage (1983) (10th Anniversary Collage Commission)
flute, clarinet, trumpet, violin, viola, cello, piano
Reinaldo Moya: The Earth Outlived the Hands that Held It (2018)
clarinet, violin, piano
Michael Gandolfi, New Work (2025) world premiere (50th anniversary Collage Commission)
flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion
Tony Arnold, soprano
Intermission
Yaz Lancaster: New Work (2024) Boston premiere (Collage Co-Commission with Hub New Music and Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center)
flute, clarinet, violin, cello
Marcos Balter, We Carry Our Homes Within Us Which Enables Us to Fly (2015)
flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, trumpet
Tony Arnold, soprano
Longy students
Stefan Jackiw, violin
Yoonah Kim, clarinet
Two Rivers Chamber Orchestra
Jed Gaylin, Music Director
Shepherdstown Presbyterian Church, Shepherdstown, WV
Double Concerto for solo violin, solo clarinet and string orchestra
Stefan Jackiw, violin
Yoonah Kim, clarinet
Two Rivers Chamber Orchestra
Jed Gaylin, Music Director
Shepherdstown Presbyterian Church, Shepherdstown, WV
Double Concerto for solo violin, solo clarinet and string orchestra
Director of the 2nd Annual NEP New Music Readings
New England Philharmonic
Eric Nathan, conductor
Mentor composers TBA
Works by three composers selected through the NEP’s Call for Scores (TBA)
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
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)
New England Philharmonic
Tianhui Ng, Music Director
Jordan Hall (Boston, MA)
In Between II for orchestra (New England premiere)
Inaugural concerts at The Lindemann Performing Arts Center
Brown University
Brown University Orchestra and Brown University Chorus
Mark Seto, conductor
Open again a turn of light for orchestra and choir (world premiere)
Text by Sawako Nakayasu
Louisville Brass
October 13: UMASS Amherst, Bezanson Recital Hall
October 15: Brown University, Grant Recital Hall
October 16: Bard Collage at Simon’s Rock
October 17: Hartt School of Music
October 20: University of Louisville, Comstock Hall
Spires for brass quintet
