CALENDAR | SPRING 2015 | FALL 2015

The Strange Library
Tuesday, December 15th 2015—7:30 pm
The Strange Library is a musical setting by Whitney George of the recent novella by Haruki Murakami. Designed and illustrated by famed book jacket designer (and frequent Murakami collaborator) Chip Kidd, the novella is packaged like a graphic novel, whose moody and mysterious depictions of a child’s darkest dream match Murakami’s surreal imagination.
The plot is equally eerie: a little boy enters a quiet library -- “even more hushed than usual,” we’re told in the opening line -- and is sent to Room 107, where he meets a creepy old librarian who leads him deep into a maze of dark catacombs beneath the library. There, we learn of the librarian’s ghoulish designs and the boy encounters a small man wearing the skin of a sheep and a pretty young girl pushing a teacart, their worlds now “all jumbled together.” Not even fresh-made doughnuts can sweeten the boy’s nightmarish predicament as the librarian’s prisoner.
This evening's concert will consist of a complete reading of The Strange Library with projections of Kidd's colorful and disorienting illustrations, accomanied by live music composed by Whitney George and performed by The Curiosity Cabinet.
[ The Curiosity Cabinet: Alice Jones, flute; TBD, violin; David Whitwell, Trombone;
Joe Tucker, Percussion; Whitney George, conductor; TBD, Narrator ]
The Center for Fiction
17 E. 47th Street
New York, New York
[ Tickets available starting November 1st ]

Footnote
Wednesday, December 9th 2015—8:00 pm
Howl —Allen Ginsberg, accompaniment by Whitney E. George, read by Jerome Kitzke
Clarinet Trio Op. 114, Allegro—Johannes Brahms
I am Right. You are Wrong—Marc Thorman, on a text by William S. Burroughs, read by Allen Ginsberg
Kerouac Poems —Marc Thorman
1. from “Old Angel Midnight”
2. Poem
3. Long Dead’s Longevity
4. Sitting under Tree Number 2
5. Poem
6. Poem
7. Poem
8. Poem
9. More from “Old Angel Midnight”
Jerome Kitzke, Narrator & Piano
with The Curiosity Cabinet: Carl Bolleia, Piano; Aleksandr Karjaka, Clarinets;
David Whitwell, Trombone; Joe Tucker, Percussion
Spectrum
121 Ludlow St #2
New York, NY 10002
[ private event | by invitation only ]

Silent Night
Monday, December 7th 2015—7:30 pm
An evening of silent films from the 1960s-1970s by experimental artist Frans Zwartjes:
Spare Bedroom
for Horn in F & Fixed Media
Spectator
for Flute/Alto Flute, Bass Clarinet, Horn, Trombone, Violin, and Double Bass
Visual Training
for Flute/Piccolo, Clarinet, Horn in F, Trombone, Violin, 'Cello, Piano, Percussion
A Fan
for Flute, Percussion, and Piano
Birds
for Flute, Percussion, and Electronics
Sorbet III
for Piano & Percussion
Seats Two
for Piano & Electronics
[ The Curiosity Cabinet: Alice Jones, flute; Aleks Karjaka, clarinet; Melissa Danas, horn in F; David Whitwell, trombone; Maya Bennardo, violin; TBD, 'cello; Emilio Guarino, double bass; Steve Beck, piano; Joe Tucker, percussion; Whitney George, conductor ]
Elebash Recital Hall: The Graduate Center, CUNY
365 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10016
[ admission is free ]

The Sphere of Influence: (a)Lone, concert No. 2
Sunday, November 22nd 2015—7:30 pm
Sun Propeller — Nina C. Young
for solo violin & electronics
For the Love of a Wolf— Nicholas R. Nelson
for solo flute and electronics
Birds — Whitney George
for solo flute, solo percussion and electronics + video
Anamnesis — Whitney George
for solo bass clarinet, solo violin, and electronics + video
excision no. 1 — Tina Tallon
for solo percussion and electronics
Cherry Blossom and a Wrapped Thing After Hokusai — Judith Shatin
for solo clarinet and electronics
[ The Curiostiy Cabinet: Alice Jones, flute; Aleks Karjaka, clarinet;
Maya Bennardo, violin; Joe Tucker, percussion ]
Stony Brook Recital Hall
Stony Brook University
New York
[ admission is free ]

The Sphere of Influence: (a)Lone, concert No. 1
Thursday, November 19th 2015—7:30 pm
Sun Propeller — Nina C. Young
for solo violin & electronics
For the Love of a Wolf— Nicholas R. Nelson
for solo flute and electronics
Birds — Whitney George
for solo flute, solo percussion and electronics + video
Anamnesis — Whitney George
for solo bass clarinet, solo violin, and electronics + video
excision no. 1 — Tina Tallon
for solo percussion and electronics
Cherry Blossom and a Wrapped Thing After Hokusai — Judith Shatin
for solo clarinet and electronics
Concordance — Anton Rovner
for stereo playback
[ The Curiostiy Cabinet: Alice Jones, flute; Aleks Karjaka, clarinet;
Maya Bennardo, violin; Joe Tucker, percussion ]
Gallery MC
529 West 52nd Street
New York, New York
Tickets: $15 general admission | $7 for students
::doors open at 7:15, show stars at 7:30::
International Electro-Acoustic Music Festival: Electrified Lady Macbeth
Wednesday, November 4th 2015—5:00 pm
George Brunner, Director of the bi-annual International Electro-Acoustic Music Festival presents Electrified Lady Macbeth.
This show combines the classical language of Shakespeare with the contemporary music of living composers. The six composers involved are using acoustic and electronic music, sound effects and video animation to explore the depths of this dynamic character. The show will be staged and costumed, and each monodrama will be a complete work, with individual performers for each musical/dramatic interpretation.
Faculty and Alumni Composers - Nicholas R. Nelson, Devin Chodolenko, Douglas Geers, Whitney George, Dan Henry Boehler, George Brunner.
Performers - Emily Mills-Woodruff, Brittany Cusack, Genevieve Hynes, Julia Amisano, Monica Harte
Studio 312
Brooklyn College Conservatory of Music
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
[ admission is free ]

GC Composers Alliance Concert
Tuesday, October 27th 2015—7:30 pm
The GC Composers' Alliance presents a concert of new music by Graduate Center composers:
Nathan Pell
Hyun-Kyung Lee
Vicente Alexim
Gregory Joseph Menillo
Jacob Sachs-Mishalanie
& Whitney George's Chasing Light
Performers: Maria Hadge, Thea Mesirow, Vicente Alexim, Alex Yu, Thomas Weaver, Carl Patrick Bolleia, and The Curiosity Cabinet.
[ The Curiosity Cabinet: Alice Jones, flute; Aleks Karjaka, clarinet; Maya Bennardo, violin; Eric Cooper, 'cello; Paul Kerekes, piano; Joe Tucker, percussion; Whitney George, conductor ]
Elebash Recital Hall
CUNY Graduate Center
New York, New York
[ admission is free ]

The Day of the Dead
Friday, October 30th 2015—7:30 pm
Join The Curiosity Cabinet for an evening of macabre works for chamber ensemble, incorporating theater and choreography
Seven Sins for String Trio — Whitney George
violin, viola, 'cello with original choreography by Kimani Fowlin
Quoth the Raven — Whitney George
clarinet, violin, viola, 'cello, percussion, and narrator
The Masochist's Tango— Whitney George
solo violin
[ The Curiosity Cabinet: Aleks Karjaka, clarinet; Charlotte Munn-Wood, violin;
Dan McCarthy, viola; Pat Muchmore, 'cello; Joe Tucker, percussion; Whitney George, conductor ]
Grace Church
39 Erie Street
Jersey City, New Jersey
[Tickets Available at the Door]

The Devil's Night
Wednesday, October 21st 2015—7:30 pm
The Tell Tale Heart — Whitney George
flute, oboe/eng. hn., clarinet, two violins, viola, 'cello, double bass, mallet & aux. percussion & piano
Funeral Symphony — Nick Omiccioli
string quartet & projection
2ⁿ-ion 3 or 2^n-ion 3— Pat Muchmore
english horn, violin I, violin II, viola, 'cello, double bass
Madrigals (Book 1) — George Crumb
soprano, double bass, and mallet percussion
The Night Mare — Christopher Cerrone
flute/alto flute, bass clarinet, violin, 'cello, piano, percussion & fixed electronics
[ The Curiosity Cabinet: Lindsey Eckenroth, flute; Kristin Leitterman, oboe/english horn; Daniel Padmos, clarinet; Adam von Housen & Charlotte Munn-Wood, violin; Pedro Vizzarro-Vallejos, viola; Pat Muchmore, 'cello; Emilio Guarino, double bass; Joe Tucker, mallet percussion; Michael Lupo, auxiliary percussion; Whitney George, conductor ]
The Secret Theater (Big Secret)
4402 23rd Street
Long Island City, NY 11101
Tickets: $10 in advance/students | $15 at the door

The Sphere of Influence: Chasing Light
Wednesday, October 21st 2015—7:30 pm
Poems of a Bright Moon — Maria Grendel
for flute, clarinet, & piano
Between the Dark and Daylight — Adrienne Albert
for flute, violin, viola, 'cello, piano
Walls of Light — Eric Nathan
for flute, clarinet, violin, 'cello, piano, & percussion
Watching the Dark Slowly Unfold from Night, like Velvet: in Twelve Letters — Whitney George
for clarinet, violin, viola, 'cello, piano, & percussion
Chasing Light — Whitney George
for flute, clarinet, violin, viola, 'cello, piano, & percussion
[ The Curiosity Cabinet: Alice Jones, flute; Aleks Karjaka, clarinet; Maya Bennardo, violin; Dan McCarthy, viola; Eric Cooper, 'cello; Paul Kerekes, piano; Joe Tucker, percussion; Whitney George, conductor ]
Elebash Recital Hall
The Graduate Center, CUNY
365 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10016
[ admission is free ]

The Curious Tale of Ed Leedskalnin
Thursday, September 17th & Friday, September 18th 2015—8:00 pm
Meet Ed Leedskalnin: a small unassuming Latvian immigrant who is responsible for singlehandedly constructing the monument Coral Castle in Florida. This was an impossible feat for one man to create, but he claimed that he had discovered the secret of the Egyptians and constructed this monolithic coral city using nothing but a small mysterious box set on a tripod that he claimed could reverse the magnetic forces on Earth and levitate these huge structures. To this day no one can explain how these coral formations could have been moved from the sea miles away to the location where he built this and he did it for a woman he loved who never came to see his creation. Ed's story is retold through live music by Whitney George, performed by The Curiosity Cabinet and staged drama with puppets created by Daniel Patrick Fay.
[ The Curiosity Cabinet: Alice Jones, flute; Mara Mayer, bass clarinet;
Adam von Housen, violin; Joe Tucker, percussion; Whitney George, conductor ]
The Standard Toykraft
722 Metropolitan Avenue
Brooklyn, New York
Tickets for THURSDAY: $12.50 in advance/students | $15 at the door
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Tickets for FRIDAY: $12.50 in advance/students | $15 at the door
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4 Wars
Sunday 9/13 at 5pm |Tuesday 9/15 at 9pm | Wednesday 9/16 at 6:30pm | Thursday 9/17 at 6:30pm | Saturday 9/19 at 5pm | Sunday 9/20 at 5pm
Concrete Timbre (www.concretetimbre.com) and The Curiosity Cabinet (www.the-curiosity- cabinet.com) join forces to present a music and theater event. With original music by Ann Warren, Manuela Lechler, and Whitney George.
4 Wars shows a progression of people struggling to create social change in 4 countries in 1968: from Poland, in which a young woman tries to convince her parents to let her take part in the student protests; to Alexander Dubček defending to Brezhnev his social changes in Czechoslovakia; to a young protester in the midst of the Tlatelolco massacre in Mexico; to a group of Yippies in the East Village on the day after Nixon winning the Presidency determining what their next move should be.
[ The Curiosity Cabinet: Hugh Aush, trumpet; Charlotte Munn-Wood, violin;
Melinda Faylor, piano; Joe Tucker, percussion | David Stevens; percussion ]
The Theater for the New City
155 1st Avenue
New York, Nwe York 10003
Tickets on sale August 31st

The Impossible Will Take a Little While
Tuesday, September 8th 2015—7:30 pm
The Impossible Will Take a Little While is a song cycle for mezzo-soprano, three ensemble voices (soprano, tenor, baritone), and a chamber orchestra comprised of traditional acoustic and electronic instruments by Eric Lemmon.
The goal of the work is to celebrate the impact that ordinary people can achieve through small political acts. These acts mobilize and give hope to others, which is the ultimate tale of political power through democratic principles. The work does not expound upon a particular political issue or ideology, but aims to match the tenor of the texts it is based on –which describes that recognizing how political change in democratic society occurs is important to sustaining action in the face of systemic inertia.
By melding this discursive idea to the emotional power of music, Eric’s desire is to offer the same inspiration he gained from the essays and poems in Loeb’s book.
The Impossible Will Take a Little While has been written for Highline Chamber Ensemble, Kate Maroney, Pamela Stein Lynde, Brandon Snook, and Seth Gilman and will be conducted by Whitney George. The work is based on poetry from the collection of essays of the same title compiled and edited by Paul Rogat Loeb.
The DiMenna Center for Classical Music
Mary Flagler Cary Hall
New York, New York
Tickets: $25 | $20 for students, veterans, and seniors

New Music for String Quartet
Friday, September 4th 2015—5:30 pm
Program of string quartet music includes works by Jessica DiMari, Larry Adams, Alex Eisenhauer, and Whitney George's Veiled
Baruch College
55 Lexington Ave,
New York, NY
10010
[ admission is free ]