ModernWorks
Madeleine Shapiro, director

May 20, 2007
East-West

East meets West in an evening of works by Asian composers, many of whom now live in the US, and an American composer with a fascination for the East. The program highlights two string quartets by the colorful and dynamic composer Ge Gan-ru, and also includes Zhou Long's "Wild Grass" for cello with a taped recitation in Chinese, and Three Chinese Songs by Lawrence Moss, recently released on Albany Records performed by Madeleine and Judith.

Madeleine Shapiro, director/cello
Judith Kellock, soprano
Airi Yoshioka, violin
Asmira Woodward-Page, violin
Veronica Salas, viola

May 20, 2007
8:00 PM

The Construction Company 10 East 18th Street, 3rd floor buzzer
(between 5th Avenue and Broadway)
New York City

Admission: $10.00 general, $5.00 students/seniors
The reservation phone number is:
212 924-7882 http://www.theconstructioncompany.org

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Madeleine Shapiro, cello/director
Airi Yoshioka, violin
William Schimmel, accordion

Saturday, May 5, 2007

Wild and wired, ModernWorks is cranking up the volume at Eastern CT College.
The ensemble will present both acoustic and electronic works for violin, cello and accordion by the mystical Russian Sofia Gubaidulina, Cuban-American Tania Leon, Germany's Wolfgang Rihm, and Alabama's Charles Norman Mason, last year's Rome Prize winner. The concert will highlight the regional premiere of Spiral Jetty for violin, cello, accordion and live computer electronics (Meet the Composer Commission) by CT's own Anthony Cornicello.

Hope to see you there!
Madeleine

May 5, 2007
2:30 p.m.
Johnson Room, Smith Library

Admission: Free

Eastern Connecticut State University is part of the Connecticut State University (CSU) system and is the state's public liberal arts university. ECSU serves more than 5,000 students each year on its Willimantic campus.

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Madeleine Shapiro, director/cellist with the Duo Alterno of Torino, Italy

April 11,2007

Continental Drift: Works by Italian and American composers

Madeleine Shapiro, cellist
Riccardo Piacentini, piano
Tiziana Scandaletti, soprano

Guest Artists:
Mara Plotkin, clarinet
Michael Dobson, percussion

An evening of classic works by New York School composers mixed with recent works by eminent Italian composers, including two premieres.

John Cage: Music for Four; The Wonderful Widow of Eighteen Springs
Earle Brown: Special Events for cello and piano
Riccardo Piacentini: The Brown Cage-a special tribute to John Cage and Earle Brown (world premiere)
Ada Gentile: Perviolocellosolo (written for Madeleine); A Day in the Life of Betty Boop (written for the Duo Alterno-NY premiere)
Salvatore Sciarrino: Ai limiti della notte; Appendice alla perfezione.

Wednesday, April 11, 2007
8:00 PM
Christ and St. Stephen's Church
120 W. 69th Street (east of Broadway)

Suggested donation: $10.00, Students $5.00
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Tuesday, March 13th 8:00 PM
in collaboration with the Electronic Music Foundation
Judson Memorial Church
55 Washington Square South

WILD AND WIRED!
Works for violin, cello, accordion and dancer with both taped and interactive electronics and video.

A wired and visual evening with works for violin, cello and accordion by Anthony Cornicello, Spiral Jetty-world premiere-Meet the Composer Commission; Judith Shatin, El Grito Del Corazon- inspired by Goya's Black paintings; and the moving and mystical Silenzio by Sofia Gubaidulina. Plus, Burton Beerman's work for cello, computer electronics, dancer and video, "A Still, Small Voice;" and "Many Times Madeleine" by EMF founder Joel Chadabe.

Madeleine Shapiro, director/cello
Airi Yoshioka, violin
William Schimmel, accordion
Celeste Haraszti, dancer

For more information plus detailed program notes visit:
www.emfproductions.org/year0607/shapiro.html

See you there!!

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Tuesday, March 12, 2007
ModernWorks in a collaboration with Joel Chadabe's Electronic Music Foundation. The concert will feature the world premiere of Anthony Cornicello's new work for Violin, cello, accordion and electronics, made possible through a Meeth the Composer Commissioning Grant.
Airi Yoshioaka, violin
Madeleine Shapiro, cello
William Schimmel, accordion

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January 30-February 4, 2007
Madeleine is in residence at UMKC and performs with the New Ear ensemble. Works by Reza Vali, Narong Pranchareon, Judith Shatin and the premiere of a new work for cello and electronics by Kansas' own Paul Rudy!

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Madeleine's fifth Italian tour pairs her with the Duo Alterno in concerts in Rome, Genoa and Torino.

Repertoire includes the world premiere of a new work for cello and electronics written for Madeleine by the current Rome Prize winner, Charles Norman Mason; the world premiere of a new work for cello and piano written for Madeleine and Riccardo by Marcello Panni, noted Italian composer and conductor, plus works by Ada Gentile, Ge Gan-ru, Earle Brown and others.

October 26, 2006-American Academy in Rome
October 28, 2006-Berio Library, Genoa
October 29, 2006-Galleria Arte Moderne, Torino

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October 3, 2006

Madeleine will be presenting an eclectic solo program on one of her favorite series, Take 5, at University of Maryland's Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

"The mission of the Take 5 series is to provide audience members with a "backstage pass" to the arts. We strive to create a fun, laid back atmosphere in which they can experience new art forms at their purest level."

Tuesday, October 3rd
Guildenhorn Recital Hall
5:30-7:00 PM
Free admission
Works by John Cage, Salvatore Sciarrino, Chinary Ung, David Tcimpidis, Mario Davidovsky, Mario Lavista.

************************************************************************* Wednesday, June 7, 2006, 8:00 p.m.
"A Still, Small Voice"

Madeleine and dancer Celesta Haraszti premiere Burton Beerman's work for cello, electronics, dancer and video. The work was composed, in part, through a Barlow Fund grant and is being presented as part of ACA's American Music Festival.

American Music Festival 2006
Wednesday June 7, 2006, 8:00 p.m.
SYMPHONY SPACE 95th & Broadway
THALIA THEATRE
Tickets $15.00
can be purchased online
http://www.symphonyspace.org/
or 212 864 5400
Reception to follow.

************************************************************************* Tuesday, May 23, 2006
Join us for ModernWorks final concert of the season. As usual, music, talk and food. Looking forward to seeing you.

Around the World With ModernWorks
Madeleine Shapiro, director
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
Second Presbyterian Church
6 West 96th Street (corner of Central Park West)
8:00 PM

Suggested donation: $10.00 (proceeds go to the church organ fund)
A concert of works for flute, cello and percussion featuring composers whose work draws from their native roots. The concert will highlight Iranian Reza Vali's haunting Folk Songs for flutes, cello, crystal glasses and percussion, and an improvisation by percussionist Eric Phinney on the African Gyil (xylophone), an instrument that Eric brought back from his travels in West Africa last summer. The evening will also present two special guests appearing as ModernWorks first "young performer" showcase. There will be a Q &A, discussion, and a reception to follow.

Madeleine Shapiro, director/cello
Patricia Spencer, flute
Eric Phinney, percussion

Guests:
Ieva Siukstaite, violin
Cathlene Pineda, piano

Hilary Tann(Wales/USA) Llef ( 1988)
Sofia Gubaidulina (Russia) Dancer on a Tightrope (1993)
Jan Muller-Wieland (Germany) Seven Bagatelles (1993)
Traditional West African Gyil Suite (2006)
Reza Vali (Iran/USA) Folk Songs (1991)

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Madeleine Shapiro, director/cello

Thursday, April 20, 2006, 6:15 PM
EcoMusic: Nature's New Sounds in collaboration with the Museum of Arts & Design

Composers celebrate the earth in a concert to accompany the museum's current exhibition "Beyond Green: Toward a Sustainable Art." Join us for an unusual evening of both acoustic and electro-acoustic music inspired by the Adirondack Mountains, the Yellowstone ecosystem and arctic Alaska.

Madeleine Shapiro, cello
Paul Rudy, amplified cactus
Peter Zummo, didjeridoo
Paul Rudy: Degrees of Separation "Grandchild of Tree" amplified cactus and electronics (NY premiere)
Judith Shatin: For the Birds (NY premiere) amplified cello/electronics
Matthew Burtner: Fragments from Cold (NY premiere) amplified cello/electronics
David Tcimpidis: Wolf Moon for electronics
Peter Zummo: didjeridoo improvisation

Museum of Arts & Design
40 West 53rd Street (between 5th-6th avenues)

Pre-concert viewing of exhibit, 5:30 PM
RECEPTION FOLLOWING
Tickets: $20.00 general, $15.00 Museum members, students, and seniors
For reservations and information: 212-956-3535 ext. 126
www.madmuseum.org

************************************************************************* Madeleine will be at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville performing at the TechnoSonics VI festival. She will play three works, two written for her by UVa composers Judith Shatin and Matthew Burtner, plus Petals by Kaija Saariaho. The program, which looks fascinating, focuses on works having to do with ecology and the environment.
Kaija Saariaho "Petals" (1988) for cello and electronics
Ted Coffey "New work" (2005)for parabolic dishes (outdoor installation)
Douglas Repetto "New work" (2005) for lights, plants and interactive video
Paul Elwood "Among Vanished Aviators" (2001/2002) for banjo, voice and computer sound
Matthew Burtner "Fragments from Cold" (2005) for cello and electroacoustics
Judith Shatin "For the Birds" (2005) for cello and computer sound
Paul Rudy "Cactus Music" (2002) for amplified cactus and electronics

Thursday, November 3rd, 8:00 p.m.
UVA's Old Cabell Auditorium,
Charlottesville, VA
TechnoSonics VI, Emusic and Ecology

Also catch Madeleine in New York when she performs Wild grass by Zhou Long November 11th, 8:00 PM, Composer's Concordance, Christ and St. Stephen's Church, 69th Street between Broadway and Columbus Avenues; and at the American Accordion Association's annual concert, December 9, 2005 8:00 PM at CUNY Grad Center, 34th street and Fifth Avenue.

Watch for ModernWorks concerts in the spring.