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Past Concerts
2003 Feb 14&16 2003 | Apr 11&13 2003
2002 Jan 25 & 27 2002
| Feb 8 2002 | Apr 5&7 2002 |
Nov8&10&17 2002
2001 Jan
21 2001 | Apr
6&8 2001 | Nov 9&11
2001
2000 Feb
2&4 2000 | Apr 7&9 2000 | Oct
27&29 2000 | Nov 12 2000 |
1999 Feb
23 99 | Apr 29 99 | Jun
18 99 | Oct 1 99 | Oct
29 99
1998 Mar
26 98 | May 7 98 | Nov
1 98 |
1995-1996 May
4 95 | Nov 16 95 | Nov
8 96 | May 21 96
Follen Church, Lexington, MA
Friday, April 11, 2003 8pm
St. Paul Episcopal, Brookline, MA
Sunday, April 13, 2003 4pm
Homage a Charles Ives by Hayg Boyadjian
Claude Cobert, flute Piotr Buczek, violin Don Krishnaswami, viola
Suite by Pamela J. Marshall
Karen Sauer, piano
Dedication by
Stephen James
Betsy Hinkle, violin Stephen James,
piano
Two Pieces for Guitar by Jeffry H. Steele
Jeffrey Hamilton Steele, guitar
Fantasy in Adi Talam by Marc
W. Rossi
Michael G. Finegold, flute Emmanuel Feldman, cello
Grand Waltz by John Sarkissian
from Act II of "Nicholas and Alexandra" opera-in-progress
Karen Sauer & Stephen James, piano
Backyard Scenes by Jorge V. Grossmann
Jin-Kyung Joen, violin Matthew Van Brink, piano
Nocturne by Stephen James
Stephen James, piano
Through the Mist by Pamela J. Marshall
Sarah Brady, flute David Santucci, violin Jeffrey Hamilton
Steele, guitar
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Pickman Concert Hall, Cambridge,
MA
Friday, February 14, 2003 8pm
Eliot Church, South Natick, MA
Sunday, February 16, 2003 4pm
Guest Ensemble: Arden String Quartet
Truth Becoming by Pamela J. Marshall
Elegy for Sarah by Erika Foin
String Quartet No. 1 by John Sarkissian
String Quartet No. 1 in One Movement by Marc
W. Rossi
Shadow of the Voices by Jorge V. Grossmann
with Shannon Salyards, soprano
String quartet No. 1 by
Stephen James
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Follen Church, Lexington,
MA
Friday, November 8, 2002 8pm
Eliot Church, South Natick, MA
Sunday, November 10, 2002 4pm
Middlesex Community College, Bedford, MA
Sunday, November 17, 2002 3pm
Performed by students of Stephen James, Epp Sonin, and Betsy Hinkle
Guest artist: Karine Bagdasarian, piano My Weekly Adventure by John Sarkissian for piano
Daydream by Pamela J. Marshall for piano
Thirteen Pieces for Five Fingers by Hayg Boyadjian for
piano
Six Little Pieces by John Sarkissian for piano
Master Lyell and His Cat by
Stephen James for piano
Triptoe Suite by Pamela J. Marshall for
violin and piano
Nicks 7 and Odessa 9 "My Piano Lesson" by
Hayg Boyadjian
Karine Bagdasarian, piano
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Follen Church, Lexington, MA
Friday, April 5, 2002 8pm
Eliot Church, South Natick, MA
Sunday, April 7, 2002 4pm
Solitude by Erika Foin
Jessica Robbins, flute
Dance Suite by Erika Foin
Tom Novak, bassoon
Trio by
Stephen James
Andrew Kohji Taylor, violin Alexei Romanenko, cello Stephen
James, piano
Dance to the Music of Being by Marc
W. Rossi
Michael G. Finegold flute; Harel Gietheim, cello; David Pihl, piano
Volker Nahrmann, contrabass Matt Kilmer, percussion
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Depot Square Gallery, Lexington, MA
Friday February 8, 2002 7:30
Eclipse by Hayg Boyadjian
Axiom Duo - Emmanuel Feldman, cello & Pascale Delache-Feldman,
doublebass
Dance Suite by Erika Foin
Tom Novak, bassoon
De Profundis by Jorge Villavicencio Grossmann
Emmanuel Feldman, cello
Cantum Eclectis by Hayg Boyadjian
Jeffrey Kipperman, doublebass
Cypriot Songs for Maria Jane, No. 2 Song of the Swing by
John Sarkissian
Valerie Anastasio, soprano Emmanuel Feldman, cello
Darkness - Frozen Comet from Pascal's Theorems by Pamela
J. Marshall
Axiom Duo - Emmanuel Feldman, cello Pascale Delache-Feldman,
doublebass
Sponsored by the Depot
Square Gallery
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St. Paul Episcopal, Brookline, MA
Friday, January 25, 2002 8pm
Eliot Church, South Natick, MA
Sunday, January 27, 2002 4pm
Dedication by Stephen James
Jin-Kyung Joen, violin & Stephen James, piano
Heeshoom by Hayg Boyadjian
Robert Sullivan, mandolin
Dialogos e Monologos by Jorge Villavicencio Grossmann
Ioannis Tselikas, oboe Konstantinos Papadakis, piano
Arcanum by Pamela J. Marshall
Jin-Kyung Joen, violin
De Profundis by Jorge Villavicencio Grossman
Emmanuel Feldman, cello
Alexandra's Aria from Act II of Nicholas and Alexandra
by John Sarkissian
Noune Karapetian, soprano John Sarkissian, piano
Round A Square by Hayg Boyadjian
robert Sullivan, mandolin Nicholas Ciraldo, guitar
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Follen Church, Lexington, MA
Friday, November 9, 2001 8pm
St. Paul Episcopal, Brookline, MA
Sunday, November 11, 2001 3pm
Toccata by John Sarkissian
Stephen James & John Sarkissian, piano
Eclipse by Hayg Boyadjian
Axiom Duo Emmanuel Feldman, cello Pascale Delache-Feldman, doublebass
Nicks 1-6, Odessas 7&8 by Hayg Boyadjian
Karine Bagdasarian, piano
Melete's Quest, excerpts by Pamela Marshall
Story by Cynthia Joyce Clay
Valerie Anastasio - Melete (soprano)
Winfield Ford - Polumatheia (baritone)
Karen Sauer, piano
1. Polumatheia mourns the destruction of the rainforest
2. Melete tells Polumatheia of her quest
Wordless Prayer
Imagine That Time Stops
Stomp
by Pamela J. Marshall
Karine Bagdasarian, piano
New Beginnings in the Late 20th Century
Fatwa in Carbondale
by Marc W. Rossi
Lance Van Lenten, saxophones and flute Marc W. Rossi, piano
Bill Urmson, bass Kevin Newton, drums
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Follen Church, Lexington, MA
Friday, April 6, 2001 8pm
Eliot Church, South Natick, MA
Sunday, April 8, 2001 3pm
Hommages 1 by Mark Latham
Mark Latham, violin Stephen James, piano
Suite for piano or harpsichord by Pamela J. Marshall
1 Grazioso e rubato - con brio
2 Bright
3 Allergro spiritoso
Karen Sauer, piano
Blue Solomon: A Song of Songs by Marc W. Rossi
I Lydian Remembrance
II Sanctuary
III Inside Out
Jeffrey Jacob, piano
Diamonds and Squares by Erika Foin
Mark Latham, violin Gary Wallen, marimba
Master Lyell and His Cat by Stephen James
1 Castles in the Air
2 Sam Bam Myrtle Fur (My Cat)
3 I Have a Question
4 Sailing
5 Mom-o
Stephen James, piano
Songs on Armenian texts by John Sarkissian
1 Your Unripe Love text: Paruyr Sevak
2 Lullaby text: Vahan Terian
3 Spring text: Megerdich Beshiktashlian
Victoria Avetisyan, mezzosoprano John Sarkissian, piano
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Follen Church, Lexington, MA
Friday, January 19, 2001 8pm
Massachusetts recital debut of Brass Domain
Daniel Duncan, Trumpet
Karen Muenzinger, Trumpet
Shelagh Abate, Horn
Walter Bostian, Trombone
Michael S. Milnarik, Tuba
Serenade for Brass by Stephen James
Wanderer by Pamela J. Marshall
Suite for Brass by Hayg Boyadjian
9 short movements - Andante, Allegretto. Andante lugubre, Vivace,
Allegro molto moderato, Nocturno-Largo, Animato, Andantino molto
cantabile, Allegro molto
Homage by to Anton Bruckner by Kurt Leland
Three Christmas Carols by John Sarkissian
1. The Virgin Most Pure
2. Hajej, Nyneu, Jezisku (traditional Czech carol)
3. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
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MCC Crafts Fair Concert SeriesMiddlesex
Community CollegeBedford, Massachusetts
Sunday, November 12, 2000 8pm
My Weekly Adventures by John Sarkissian
Stephen James, piano
Piano Sonata No.3 in E flat major by Francis Judd Cooke
1. Andante moderato
2. Marcia funebre
3. Vivo
Thomas Stumpf, piano
Lumiere Noir by Hayg Boyadjian
Mary Newman, flute
Pascale Delache-Feldman, doublebass
Suite for Harpsichord by Pamela J. Marshall
1. Grazioso e rubato
2. Animato - Allegro concitato
3 Allegro spiritoso
Karen Sauer, harpsichord
Pascal's Theorems by Pamela J. Marshall
1. Preserving the Rough Road
2. Darkness - Frozen Comet
3. Skipping Stones
Axiom Duo - Emmanuel Feldman, cello Pascale Delache-Feldman,
doublebass
Piano Sonata No. 2 by Hayg Boyadjian
1. Moderato con drama
2. Adagio
3. As fast as possible, Epilogue
Thomas Stumpf, piano
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Follen Church, Lexington, MA
Friday, October 27, 2000 8pm
Eliot Church, South Natick, MA
Sunday, October 29, 2000 3pm
Sweet 4-4 (Suite for Four) by John Sarkissian
I. Scherzo-Tarantella
II. A Little Song
III. Waltz
Rosanne Swire, flute Chikao Inomata, oboe Jan Halloran, clarinet
Susannah Telsey, bassoon
My Weekly Adventure by John Sarkissian
1. Sunday: Mothers' Day
2. Monday: My Little Computer Mouse
3. Tuesday: What a Dream!
4. Wednesday: With Mom at the Supermarket
5. Thursday: Bouncing Off the Wall
6. Friday: Lullaby
7. Saturday: Riding in Dad's New Car
Stephen James, piano
Hocquet by Hayg Boyadjian
Valerie Anastasio, soprano Stephen James, piano
On the Lam(B) by Erika Foin
Robert S. "Bob" Milnikel, Jr., clarinet Ann E. Hagen, bassoon
Dunkin' Donut Fantasies by Hayg Boyadjian
Valerie Anastasio, soprano Stephen James, piano
Blues Among Us by Marc W. Rossi
Xin-Hua Ma, cello
Remember the Old Songs by Pamela J. Marshall
Shenandoah Echo
Daydream - piano interlude
Juanita and Caroline
Imagine That Time Stops - piano interlude
Whistling Dixie
Vincent Metallo, tenor Karen Sauer, piano
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Seully Hall, Boston Conservatory,Boston,
Massachusetts
Friday, April 7, 2000 8pm
Covenant Congregational Church, Quincy, MA
Sunday, April 9, 2000 2:30pm
Five Songs on Poems by Wallace Stevens by Kurt Leland
1. "In the far South the sun of autumn is walking . . ."
2. Poetry Is a Destructive Force
3. The Pleasures of Merely Circul ating
4. A Child Asleep in Its Own Life
5. Reality Is an Activity of the Most August Imagination
Sarah Pelletier, soprano Jane Harrison, oboe English horn Karen
Sauer, piano
Caprice by Larry Bell
Andrea La Rose, flute
Three Songs of Jalal al-Din Rumi by Stephen James
Sherrill Ducharme, soprano Stephen James, piano
Piano Sonata by Andrew List
Leslie Amper, piano
Three Settings of Samuel Hoffenstein by Marc W. Rossi
Nouné Karapetian, soprano Karen Sauer, piano
WhiskWhiffPuff by Erika Foin
1. Whisk (Northwind)
2. Whiff (Southwind)
3. Puff (Seabreeze)
Mana Washio, flute Jane Harrison, English horn Alan deLespinasse,
cello
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Seully Hall, Boston Conservatory,Boston,
Massachusetts
Sunday, February 4, 2000 3pm
Covenant Congregational Church, Quincy, MA
Friday, February 2, 2000 8pm
Traveling to Magic by Pamela J. Marshall
Dance interludes from the opera Melete’s Quest
Gary Wallen, percussion Karen Sauer, piano
Sonata by Stephen James
Stephen James, piano
Odessas by Hayg Boyadjian
Karine Bagdasarian, piano
Five Songs on Poems by Anna Akhmatova by John Sarkissian
Nouné Karapetian, soprano Carmen Rodriguez-Peralta, piano
I. You Don't Love Me
II. I Would Rather
III. Song of the Last Meeting
IV. He Did Love...
V. My Voice is Weak
Dreams In Rhythm by Marc W. Rossi
Really Eclectic String Quartet
Mimi Rabson, violin Eric Bindman, violin Melissa Howe, viola Andrew
Blickenderfer, bass
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MCC Crafts Fair Concert SeriesMiddlesex
Community CollegeBedford, Massachusetts
Friday, October 29, 19998pm
Reminiscences and Reflections (1993-1998)by Larry Bell
Twelve Preludes and Fugues
Larry Bell, piano
V. Prelude in E Recitative
V. Fugue in E
VI. Prelude in F Sentimental Muse
VI. Fugue in F
VII. Prelude in F# Backward Glances
VII. Fugue in F#
Transformations by Kurt Leland
Stephen Katz, cello
From the Rainforest by Pamela J. Marshall
Ellen Donohue-Saltman, Myra Porter, Pamela Marshall, horns
I. Thrushes
II. Territory
III. Antbirds
IV. Dialog Among Tree Frogs
Prologue by Srephen James
Stephen James, piano
My Weekly Adventure by John Sarkissian
Seven piano studies for children
Stephen James, piano
1. Sunday: Mothers' Day
2. Monday: My Little Computer Mouse
3. Tuesday: What a Dream!
4. Wednesday: With Mom at the Supermarket
5. Thursday: Bouncing Off the Wall
6. Friday: Lullaby
7. Saturday: Riding in Dad's New Car
Empire of Lights by Erika M. Foin
Ellen Donohue-Saltman, horn Karen Sauer, piano
Miniatures by Hayg Boyadjian
Ronald Haroutunian, bassoon Stephen James, piano
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Seully Hall, Boston Conservatory,Boston,
Massachusetts
Friday, October 1, 19998pm
Five Miniatures for Clarinet Solo by Andrew List
Peter Cokkinias, clarinet
Transformations by Kurt Leland
Stephen Katz, cello
Goujh Ara, Variants by Hayg Boyadjian
Rosanne Swire, flute David Santucci, violin
From the Rainforest by Pamela J. Marshall
Jeanne Paella, Myra Porter, Pamela Marshall, hornsI. Thrushes
II. Territory
III. Antbirds
IV. Dialog Among Tree Frogs
The Book of Moonlight by Larry Bell
Ayano Ninomiya, violin Larry Bell, piano
I--On Approaching Carolina
1. Carolina Moon
2. Mr. Moonlight
3. O Holy Moon
II--Interlude
Mondschein III--On Leaving Carolina
1. Harvest Moon
2. Luna di Miele
3. Carolina Moon Revisited
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The First Parish Church of Lexington Summer
Concert Series
Friday, June 18, 1999 at noon
Guest composer, Franz Schubert
Impromptu #2, Op. 90 (Eb major) by Franz Schubert
Stephen James, piano
Jazz-Inflected Etudes by Pamela J. Marshall
Natalo Paella, trumpet
1.Skyscape
2. Hearth
3. I Mourn
Windows by Stephen James
Richard Monroe, tenor Stephen James, piano
I. Anthem for Doomed Youth
II. Mariposa
III. When You Are Old
IV. "how fortunate are you and i..."
Miniatures (#1, 2, 3, 6, and 9) by Hayg Boyadjian
Ronald Haroutunian, bassoon Stephen James, piano
Impromptu #3, Op. 90 (Gb major) by Franz Schubert
Stephen James, piano
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Cambridge Center for Adult Education, Cambridge,
MA
Thursday, April 29, 19998pm
Mahler in Blue Lightby Larry Bell
Leonard Bretton, alto saxophone Margaret Steen, cello Noel
McRobbie, piano
I. Fantasy and Fugue
II. Intermezzo
III. Variations on a Theme by Mahler
IV. Rondo Finale
Windows by Stephen James
Valerie Anastasio, soprano Stephen James, piano
I. Anthem for Doomed Youth
II. Mariposa
III. When You Are Old
IV. "how fortunate are you and i..."
The Apostolic Rag by Anthony Barrese
Stephen James, piano
Hommage á Charles Ives by Hayg Boyadjian
Rosanne Swire, flute Karen Oosterbaan, violin Nikita Pogrebnoy,
viola
Melete's Quest, excerptsfrom the opera by Pamela J. Marshall
Story by Cynthia Joyce Clay
Libretto by Cynthia Joyce Clay and Pamela J. Marshall
Valerie Anastasio - Melete (soprano)
Elizabeth Borg - The Advisor, Castilia (mezzo soprano)
Karen Sauer, piano
1. Mourning, The Advisor counsels Melete
2. Melete meets Castilia; Castilia's story; Breaking the pavement
3. Castilia's song of joy and incantation for Menene
4. Disappointment and onward
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St. Cecilia's Church, Boston, MA
Tuesday, February 23, 19998pm
Five Monologues
by Steven Stalzer
Daniel Duncan, trumpet
Three Love Songs by Andrew List
D'Anna Fortunato, mezzo-soprano Karen Sauer, piano
1. First Sonnet (from "The Portuguese") by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
2. Us by Peter Louis Morris
3. As a Dream Unfolding by Marc Weidershein
Eight Haiku by James Yannatos
Doriot Anthony Dwyer, flute
Resonances by Pamela J. Marshall
Daniel Duncan, trumpet Greg Ridlington, alto saxophone
Richard Begel, Michael Schneider, trombones Gary Wallen, percussion
Dangerous Banjo by Anthony Barrese
Brandon Seabrook, banjo
Cypriot Songs for Maria Jane by John Sarkissian
Penelope Bitzas, mezzo-soprano Doriot Anthony Dwyer, flute
Nikita Pogrebnoy, viola Emmanuel Feldman, cello
Juli Miller, harp David Pichadze, conductor
1. I Peyotissa (the Woman from Peyia)
2. Traghoudhi tis sousas (Song of the Swing)
3. Traghoudhi tou ghamou (Wedding Song)
4. Kotchini trandafiyia mou (My Red Rose Tree)
5. To Yiasemin (the Jasmine)
6. Maroula mou (My Maroula)
7. Psintri vasilitcha mou (My Delicate Basil Plant)
8. Tillirkotissa (a Girl from Tillirka)
9. Aghapisa tin (I loved Her)
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Cambridge Center for Adult Education, Cambridge,
MA
Sunday, November 1, 19984pm
Miniatures by Hayg Boyadjian
Robin Leech, bassoon Stephen James, piano
Jazz-Inflected Etudes by Pamela J. Marshall
Natalo Paella, trumpet
Violin Part by Anthony Barrese
David Santucci, violin
Dedication by Stephen James
David Santucci, violin Stephen James, piano
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St. Paul's Church, Brookline Village, MA
Thursday, May 7, 19988pm
Elements by Pamela J. Marshall
Lisa Hennessy, flute Kelly O'Connor, clarinet Robin Leech,
bassoon
David Santucci, violin Elisa Birdseye, viola
1. Earth in Bloom
2. Air
3. Fire
4. Water
His Secret Audience by Michael Wartofsky
from The Mutual Friend, a chamber opera
Libretto by John Anderson, adapted from the novel by Frederick Busch
Kathryn Wright, soprano Michael Wartofsky, piano
Unrest by Steven Stalzer
Stephen James, piano
The Betsy Song by Michael Wartofsky
Lyrics by Donna DiNovelli
Kathryn Wright, soprano Michael Wartofsky, piano
Duo for Flute by Andrew List
Lisa Hennessy, flute Ivana Lisak, piano
Pascal's Theorems by Pamela J. Marshall
Axiom Duo - Emmanuel Feldman, cello Pascale Delache-Feldman, doublebass
1. Preserving the Rough Road
2. Darkness - Frozen Comet
3. Skipping Stones
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Cambridge Center for Adult Education
Thursday, March 26, 19988pm
My Weekly Adventure by John Sarkissian
John Sarkissian, piano
Seven piano studies for children
1. Sunday: Mothers' Day
2. Monday: My Little Computer Mouse
3. Tuesday: What a Dream!
4. Wednesday: With Mom at the Supermarket
5. Thursday: Bouncing Off the Wall
6. Friday: Lullaby
7. Saturday: Riding in Dad's New Car
Toccata for piano four hands by John Sarkissian
John Sarkissian, Aaron Jensen, piano
Meditations on a Green Earth by Steven Stalzer
Valerie Anastasio, soprano Radmila Hvezda, piano
Prologue (1998) by Stephen James
Stephen James, piano
Sonata by Hayg Boyadjian
Nikita Pogrebnoy, viola
Andante lamentoso
Allegro molto animato e marcato
Excerpts from The Mutual Friend by Michael Wartofsky
Libretto by John Dennis Anderson
Ellen, Valerie Anastasio
Dickens, Christopher Marrion
Barbara, Rhoda Bernard
Piano, Michael Wartofsky
"Petal Plucked"
"Dickens and Barbara/Sikes-and-Nancy"
Seventh Heaven by Ross Moyer
Rosanne Swire, flute Oran Etkin, clarinet Nikita Pogrebnoy,
viola
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St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Brookline
Village, MA
May 21, 1996
Saving Daylight Time: Songs from a Texas Border Town
by Special Guest Composer, David Patterson
Sextet
Terpsichore kai Dionysis
by Melika Fitzhugh
How Alan Lost His Head by Michael McLaughlin
Memories of Childhood for
piano by John Sarkissian
A Polymodal Quintet by Steven D. Stalzer
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St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Brookline
Village, MA
November 8, 1996
Little Dora from the chamber opera Mutual Friend by Michael
Wartofsky
Violin Duos by Katie Downs
Vignettes 1-6 for piano by Hayg Boyadjian
To Arnold S. for voice and piano by John Sarkissian
Two pieces from Unstuck in Time for oboe, cello, and piano
by Steven Stalzer
Odessas 1-3 for piano by Hayg Boyadjian
Hoquet (Hiccup) for voice and piano by Hayg Boyadjian
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St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Brookline
Village, MA
November 16, 1995
Hey Meynis, or, The Wrath for 2 sopranos, oboe, saxophone,
marimba, guitar by Melika Fitzhugh
Unrest for piano by Steven Stalzer
Thirteen Years from the chamber opera The Mutual Friend
by Michael Wartofsky
Violin Duos by Katie Downs
Theme and Variations for Piano by John Sarkissian
Recombinant Cells for computer-generated tape by Steven
Stalzer
Voces Nocturnae No. 2 by Vuk Kulenovic
Toccata B-A-C-H by Vuk Kulenovic
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St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Brookline
Village, MA
May 4, 1995
Excerpts from the chamber opera The Mutual Friend by Michael
Wartofsky
Segments for flute and piano by Michael McLaughlin and Katie
Down
Cypriot Songs for Maria Jane for voice, flute, viola, cello,
harp by John Sarkissian
Five Modal and Polymodal Pieces for piano by Steven Stalzer
Ciao Manhattan for flute, viola, cello, piano by Lee Hyla
Espresso Molten for flute, clarinet, viola, cello, marimba
by Steven Stalzer
Come Walk With Me, a song cycle by Michael Wartofsky
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