Friends of Rain

Lewis & Clark’s Faculty New Music Ensemble

 

Mission Statement: to perform the music of the 20th- and 21^st centuries, including masterworks by established composers, music by emerging composers, and Lewis & Clark faculty composers, with an emphasis on the music of the last fifty years.

Administration:

Artistic Director: Michael Johanson

Assistant Director: Dunja Jennings

Student Intern: Zoe Hovland

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FRIENDS OF RAIN SPRING 2013 CONCERT

FRIENDS OF RAIN PRESENTS

 

ECHOES AND REFLECTIONS

AN EVENING OF NEW AND EXCITING MUSIC

 

WHEN: SATURDAY, MARCH 16th, 2013 at 7:30 PM

WHERE: Evans Auditorium

 

Friends of Rain, Lewis & Clark’s very own faculty new music chamber ensemble, presents a program entitled Echoes and Reflections.  The program explores musical responses to themes such as nature, places, and people, including homages to Olivier Messiaen and Ludwig van Beethoven.  The concert is offered in loving memory of Franya Berkman and Obo Addy, two dear colleagues and members of the Lewis & Clark music department who passed away earlier this academic year.  The program features performances by Stephanie Thompson, Dunja Jennings, Susan Smith, John Mery, Brett Paschal, Miriam English Ward, Dorien de León, and Deborah Cleaver. The concert includes music by Toru Takemitsu, Paul Lombardi, Michael Johanson, Nickitas Demos, Benjamin Britten, Brett Paschal, and Gabriela Lena Frank.  Admission is free; donations are gratefully accepted. 

PROGRAM:

Toru Takemitsu: Rain Tree Sketch II

Paul Lombardi: Four Short Pieces

Michael Johanson: Bagatelle on a theme by Beethoven

Nickitas Demos: Old World Passing

Benjamin Britten: Elegy

Brett Paschal: Echo Rhythm

Gabriela Lena Frank: Adagio para Amantani

This concert is part of March Music Moderne, the second annual celebration of modern music in Portland.

 

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FRIENDS OF RAIN ANNUAL YOUNG COMPOSERS FORUM

On Saturday, February 9^th  at 3 pm, we invite you to join moderator Duncan Neilson and five talented young composers at the Friends of Rain First Annual Young Composers Forum!  Five winning works of our Young Composer Competition will be selected and performed by Friends of Rain faculty and guests at this exciting new event.

The performance of each work will be followed by an open discussion in which audience participation is invited. For more information, call (503) 768-7461 or see http://college.lclark.edu/departments/music/ensembles/friends_of_rain/news/

This concert is part of March Music Moderne, the second annual celebration of modern music in Portland.