PROGRAM
curation
customized programs for individuals and organisations
Pastures
of Plenty
in collaboration with Frank Almond and David Srebnik
all works except * arranged by Emi Ferguson
for flute/voice, violin, cello, and piano
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Traditional: Pretty Polly
Woody Guthrie: Pastures of Plenty
Franz Schubert: Auf dem Flusse
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*Franz Schubert: Introduction and Variations on Trockne Blumen
Intermission
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Franz Schubert: Arpeggione sonata D.821, I. Allegro moderato
Franz Schubert: Morgenguß
J.B.F. Wright: Precious Memories
Harry T. Burleigh: Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
Woody Guthrie: Fastest of Ponies
Thomas A. Dorsey: Peace in the Valley
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arranged for flute/voice, violin, cello, and piano
premiered March 11th, 2023
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The Enchanted
Dawn
with Ashley Jackson, harp
all works except * arranged by Emi Ferguson
for flute/voice and harp
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Arooj Aftab/Anoushka Shankar, Udhero Na
*Erik Satie, Les fils des etoiles, arr. Toru Takemitsu
Emi Ferguson, Laissez durer la nuit
*Ravi Shankar, L’aube enchantée
Rabe'eh Zand, In the Middle of the River
Ayub Ogada, Kothbiro (Rain is coming)
Seyfollah Shokri, Bamboo flute improvisation
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arranged for flute/voice and harp
premiere, April 25th 2023, The Morgan Library
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FRANKLY
music
in collaboration with Frank Almond and David Srebnik
all works except Jalbert arranged by Emi Ferguson
for flute/voice and string quartet
Barbara Allen
traditional folksong
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Aria, from the Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
J.S. Bach
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Herzlich thut mich verlangen, from the St. Matthew Passion
Traditional / J.S. Bach
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Toutes Les Nuits
Claudes Janequin / Emi Ferguson
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Black is the colour
Luciano Berio
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Variation 13, from the Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
J.S. Bach
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J'avais cru qu'en vous aimant
W.A. Mozart / Christophe Ballard / Emi Ferguson
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Variation 25, from the Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
J.S. Bach
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Herzlich thut mich verlangen, from the St. Matthew Passion
Traditional / J.S. Bach
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American Tune
Paul Simon / J.S. Bach
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I won't break you
Aaron Copland / Emi Ferguson
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Pierre Jalbert: Air in Motion (local premiere)
arranged for flute/voice and string quartet
premiered December 11th, 2021
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THE
shepherds
for the Morgan Library
all works arranged by Emi Ferguson
for tenor, flute/voice, and harp
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Quarto scherzo delle ariose vaghezze, 1624: Si dolce è ‘l tormento
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I wander as I wander
Luciano Berio
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Le musiche da cantar solo: Piangono al pianger mio
Lamento della ninfa
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Il est quelqu'un sur terre
Benjamin Britten
J’avais cru qu’en vous aimant
Ballard/Ferguson
An den mond
Franz Schubert
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Le Pasteur Des Hiboux (world premiere)
new work for flute/tenor/harp with text by Alfred Jarry
Emi Ferguson
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Salley Gardens
John Corigliano
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Susse Stille (from Nine German Songs)
G.F. Handel
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Mary Magdalene
FKA Twigs
Enfin la beauté que j'adore
Etienne Moulinié
arranged for tenor, flute/mezzo, and harp
Karim Sulayman, Parker Ramsay, Emi Ferguson
April 6th 2020 premiere canceled due to covid​
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1, 1+1=2,
1+2=3,
3, 2+3=5
in collaboration with AMOC*
Three Etudes (2014)
1. rondo which devours itself
2. currents
3. a sounding
MATTHEW AUCOIN arr. EMI FERGUSON
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Trio for violin, cello, and piano, S. 86 (ca. 1909-10, rev. ca. 1914-15)
Moderato
TSIAJ: Presto Moderato con moto
CHARLES IVES
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Secret Machines, Nos. 1 & 2 (2008)
SCOTT WOLLSCHLEGER
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Unwind (2015)
ROBERT HONSTEIN
for flute, violin, cello, percussion, and piano
premiered january 11th, 2020​
THUS FAR
and no further
in collaboration with Michael Hersch
a collection of 5 programs designed for an intimate audience amongst the sculptures of Christopher Cairns
ONLY
Morton Feldman
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DOULEUR ME BAT
Josquin des Prez
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IN THE SNOWY MARGINS
Michael Hersch
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PUIS QU'EN OUBLI
Guillaume de Machaut
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*UNWRUNG, APART, ALWAYS
Michael Hersch
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PUIS QU'EN OUBLI
Guillaume de Machaut
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THE WEATHER AND LANDSCAPE ARE ON OUR SIDE
Michael Hersch
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DOULEUR ME BAT
Josquin des Prez
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ONLY
Morton Feldman
concerts premiered throughout 2020-2021 season
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We Were Together
Dmitri Shostakovich
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Mikka "s"
Iannis Xenakis
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Three Settings
from Nine Settings of Lorine Niedecker
Harrison Birtwistle
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Bioluminescence
Liza Lim
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O Lord, I lift my heart to thee
Orlando Gibbons
arr. Michael Hersch
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Sea Poppies
Christopher Fox
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Spins and Spells
Kaija Sarriaho
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Balancen
Isabel Mundry
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We Were Together
Dmitri Shostakovich
*New work
for soprano and violin
Missy Mazzoli
Kafka Fragments
for soprano and violin
György Kurtág
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… From El Araïch
for soprano and violin
Georg Friedrich Haas
de terrae fine
for solo violin
GEORG FRIEDRICH HAAS
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...un jour
for solo flute
ALICAN ÇAMCI
Sonata No. 2
for solo cello
MICHAEL HERSCH
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Fantasia
for flute, violin, and cello
ORLANDO GIBBONS
arr. MICHAEL HERSCH
obsidian chorale
Meredith Monk
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composition no.305
Anthony Braxton
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*new work
Patricia Kopatchinskaja
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quietly flowing along
John Cage
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unbreathed
Rebecca Saunders
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quietly flowing along
John Cage
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*new work
Patricia Kopatchinskaja
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composition no.304
Anthony Braxton
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obsidian chorale
​Meredith Monk​