2011-2012


Peter and the Wolf
Nicholas DeMaison – Music Supervisor
Created by live animation team, Giants Are Small
Directed by Doug Fitch

Production schedule tbd


The Telscope of History
Florilegium Chamber Choir
Nicholas DeMaison, music director
World premieres by
Lewis Nielson, Erica Ball
Caroline Mallonée & Nicholas DeMaison
with Emily DuFour, cello
May 20, 2012
Trinity Lutheran Church
New York City


Iktus Percussion Ensemble
Nicholas DeMaison, guest conductor
with Julia DenBoer, piano
May 11, 2012
SUNY Stonybrook


Picking Up the Pieces
KAFKA FRAGMENTS
by György Kurtág
presented by Ensemble Sospeso & The Czech Center NY
featuring Tony Arnold (voice)
and Movses Pogossian (violin)
May 10, 2012
Bohemian National Hall
New York, NY


Iktus Percussion Ensemble
Nicholas DeMaison, guest conductor
with Julia DenBoer, piano
March 14, 2012
Suffolk County Community College


The Ticket That Exploded
a new opera based on the writings of William S Burroughs
by James Ilgenfritz
Nicholas DeMaison, music director
March 13, 2012
Hunter College, Lang Recital Hall
New York, NY


Musik aus Wien
Florilegium Chamber Choir
Nicholas DeMaison, music director
with the Mivos Quartet
March 4, 2012
Trinity Lutheran Church
New York City


Macchina Sospiro
Luigi Nono: LA LONTANANZA NOSTALGICA UTOPICA FUTURA
Pierre Boulez: DIALOGUE DE L’OMBRE DOUBLE
Mark Menzies: SWONGERING BUTTERFLY
presented by Ensemble Sospeso
featuring Mark Menzies (violin) and
Alicia Lee (clarinet)
Concert Environment by Lisa Marks & The Art of Tension
March 2, 2012
Mary Flagler Cary Hall, The DiMenna Center
New York, NY


Sextuor: L’Origine des espèces

by Georges Aperghis
Performed by vocalists Silvie Jensen, Gelsey Bell, Christie Finn,
Amirtha Kidambi, Megan Schubert,
and cellist Émilie Girard-Charest
Nicholas DeMaison, Music Director
Jeremy Bloom, Director
Preview Performance with Experiments in Opera
Jan. 16, 2012
Le Poisson Rouge
Performances
Feb.2,3,4, 2012

Joria Productions, 260 W 36th St, 3rd Floor


Winter Composer Residency
High Concept Laboratories
December 9 – 22, 2011
Chicago, IL


For Christian Wolff
by Morton Feldman
presented by Ensemble Sospeso and Issue Project Room
featuring Amelia Lukas (flute) and
Nicholas DeMaison (keyboards)
December 8, 2011
Issue Project Room
Brooklyn, NY


Ensemble Moto Perpetuo Premiere Concert
featuring music by Jason Eckardt, Anna Thorvalds,
and the US Premiere of Instants Pluriels
for two chamber orchestras and two conductors
by Philippe Manoury
Nicholas DeMaison, Guest Conductor
December 4, 2011
The DiMenna Center
New York City
Doors at 7pm, concert at 7:30pm


The Psalms of Bernstein & Stravinsky
Florilegium Chamber Choir
Nicholas DeMaison, music director
November 20, 2011
Trinity Lutheran Church
New York City


Trinity Lutheran Church Organ Dedication Concert
featuring Almut Roessler
and Florilegium Chamber Choir
Nicholas DeMaison, music director
November 13, 2011
Trinity Lutheran Church


Le Pauvre Matelot
a chamber opera by Darius Milhaud and Jean Cocteau
presented by PONY MOBILE
Nicholas DeMaison, music director
Directed by Andreas Hager
November 1, 2011
Fraunces Tavern
New York City


The Ticket That Exploded
a new opera based on the writings of William S Burroughs
by James Ilgenfritz
Nicholas DeMaison, music director
October 29, 2011
Issue Project Room
Brooklyn, NY


A Tribute To Alice Parker
featuring a performance of Songs For Eve
October 14-16, 2011
Trinity Wall Street
New York City


Opera in the 20th and 21st Century
a lecture on words and music
by Nicholas DeMaison
August 24, 2011
University of California, San Diego
San Diego, CA


Vixen by Doug

The Cunning Little Vixen

Immerse yourself in an electronic soundscape
by Nicholas DeMaison that will transform Avery Fisher Hall
prior to the NY Philharmonic performances of Janacek’s
The Cunning Little Vixen.
Conducted by Alan Gilbert & Directed by Doug Fitch

Produced by Giants Are Small
June 22, 23, 24, 25
Avery Fisher Hall
New York City

Il Terzo Libro de Madrigali
by Claudio Monteverdi
and works by Cavalli & Carissimi
with guest soprano, Christie Finn
Florilegium Chamber Choir
Nicholas DeMaison, conductor
May 22, 2011
Trinity Lutheran Church
New York City


a field of 46 fissures
by Nicholas DeMaison
Commissioned and Premiered by
Dark & Stormy
April 28, 2011
The Tank
New York City

read the review

Atonement
an oratorio by Marvin David Levy
Live from Lincoln Center Music Production Staff
April 28, 2011
Temple Emanu-El
New York City


Inceptions: The Music of Eneko Vadillo
Tactus Ensemble
Nicholas DeMaison, guest conductor
April 8, 2011
Symphony Space, Thalia Theater
New York City


Ursularia (2007 / selections)
by Nicholas DeMaison
Amanda DeBoer, soprano
March 26, 2011
Bowling Green, OH

NHK Symphony
Conducted by Andre Previn
Live from Lincoln Center Music Production Staff
March 20, 2011
SUNY Purchase
Purchase, NY


James Ilgenfritz
Artist in Residence Concert
The James Ilgenfritz Septet
Nicholas DeMaison, conductor
March 19, 2011
Issue Project Room
Brooklyn


Peter & The Wolf
a new production by Giants Are Small
a preliminary workshop
Nicholas DeMaison, Music Supervisor
Feb.23 – March 18, 2011
Brooklyn, NY


Berliner Messe
by Arvo Pärt
with new film by Jane Hsu
and works by Gorecki and Ligeti
Florilegium Chamber Choir
Nicholas DeMaison, conductor
March 13, 2011
Trinity Lutheran Church
New York City

read the review


Sextuor: L’Origine des espèces

by Georges Aperghis
Performed by vocalists Gelsey Bell, Christie Finn,
Amirtha Kidambi, Megan Schubert,
Fabienne Séveillac, and cellist Émilie Girard-Charest
Nicholas DeMaison, ensemble coach
Feb.18, 2011
Avant Music Festival
The Wild Project
E. 3rd St. at Ave.B


what where
presents

What the Anvil
recast works for
piano, percussion & electronics
featuring:
Heinz Holliger // Ma’mounia
Luigi Nono // …sofferte onde serene…
DeMaison / Ponce // Three Years of Light
Peter Swendesen // nothing that is not there and nothing that is
Nicholas DeMaison, conductor; Jennifer Torrence, percussion;
Jason Ponce, computer; Julia DenBoer, piano
January 28, 2011 | CPMC Recital Hall | La Jolla, CA
January 29, 2011 | Roy O Disney Hall | Valencia, CA

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