Synergy 78
Carol Shansky, flute
Michelle Kiec, clarinet
Saturday, April 14, 2018
11:00am
Program:
Synergy 78 presents a program of recent works by American composers. The works are character and program-driven as “Six Bagatelles” is constructed of short character pieces, “Coahuiltecan Visions” imagines the landscape of the Texas plains and “Two Steps Down Allston Hill” musically depicts the tragic murder of a student in an urban setting.
Five Bagatelles (2014) – David Feurzig (b. 1965)
Balkana
Griot
Hoquetus anaerobicus
Malincona
Solfeggio
Three Steps Down Allston Hill/Brighton Hill (2013) – Benjamin Roberts (b. 1989)
Coahuiltecan Visions (2013) – Daniel Perttu (b. 1979)
Andante
Allegro
Adagio
Allegro
Timing: 22 minutes
Ensemble Bio
Synergy 78 (flute and clarinet) has been featured at the National Association of Collegiate Wind and Percussion Instructors National Conference, the College Music Society National and Mid-Atlantic and Northeast Regional Conferences. Both performers have performed on venues throughout the United States and Europe and came together as a duo in 2015. Carol Shansky is Assistant Professor and Director of the Music Program at Iona College (NY) and Michelle Kiec is Dean in the College of Visual and Performing Arts at Kutztown University (PA). Dr. Shansky earned the BM from Ithaca College and MM and DMA from Boston University. Dr. Kiec earned the BM from the State University of New York at Buffalo and the MM and DMA from the Peabody Conservatory of Music.
Carol Shansky, flute
Michelle Kiec, clarinet
Saturday, April 14, 2018
11:00am
Program:
Synergy 78 presents a program of recent works by American composers. The works are character and program-driven as “Six Bagatelles” is constructed of short character pieces, “Coahuiltecan Visions” imagines the landscape of the Texas plains and “Two Steps Down Allston Hill” musically depicts the tragic murder of a student in an urban setting.
Five Bagatelles (2014) – David Feurzig (b. 1965)
Balkana
Griot
Hoquetus anaerobicus
Malincona
Solfeggio
Three Steps Down Allston Hill/Brighton Hill (2013) – Benjamin Roberts (b. 1989)
Coahuiltecan Visions (2013) – Daniel Perttu (b. 1979)
Andante
Allegro
Adagio
Allegro
Timing: 22 minutes
Ensemble Bio
Synergy 78 (flute and clarinet) has been featured at the National Association of Collegiate Wind and Percussion Instructors National Conference, the College Music Society National and Mid-Atlantic and Northeast Regional Conferences. Both performers have performed on venues throughout the United States and Europe and came together as a duo in 2015. Carol Shansky is Assistant Professor and Director of the Music Program at Iona College (NY) and Michelle Kiec is Dean in the College of Visual and Performing Arts at Kutztown University (PA). Dr. Shansky earned the BM from Ithaca College and MM and DMA from Boston University. Dr. Kiec earned the BM from the State University of New York at Buffalo and the MM and DMA from the Peabody Conservatory of Music.
