A presentation of original and collaborative works, Sound in Motion IV: Available is an exciting ongoing interaction between the Baltimore Composers Forum and local dancers and choreographers. This year's dramatic synthesis of dance and music will feature music by composers Garth Baxter, Jin-Hwa Choi, Ljiljana Jovanovic, Keith Kramer, Vivian Adelberg Rudow, Ariyo Shahry and George Spicka, and choreography by Lynne Price with the dancers from Effervescent Collective. The projects range from solo and ensemble pieces to works incorporating spoken word, electronic sound and jazz elements. Ticket prices are: General admission, $20; Seniors/Artists/Military, $15; Student, $10.
Please visit www.baltimorecomposersforum.com, www.theatreproject.org and www.effervescentcollective.org.
Theatre Project
45 West Preston Street, Baltimore MD 21201
(410) 539-3091
The Baltimore Composers Forum is pleased to announce a performance at Enoch Pratt Parish Hall in Baltimore, Maryland on Saturday, October 22nd 2011. Baritone Jason Buckwalter, with pianist Andrew Stewart will provide an evening of exciting new works for voice and piano. This concert features works by Garth Baxter, Jin-Hwa Choi, Ljiljana Jovanovic, Keith Kramer and Ariyo Shahry.
Please visit www.baltimorecomposersforum.com, www.jasonbuckwalter.com and www.firstunitarian.net
Tickets: general admission $12, students $8. Only cash will be accepted.
Enoch Pratt Parish Hall
514 North Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Azimuth: The Music of Adalberto Yanes and Keith Kramer is a special program that features recent music by Ars Nova 21 composers Adalberto Yanes and Keith Kramer. The performance will be presented at First Church In Boston on 66 Marlborough St., Boston, MA on Saturday, September 17th, 2011 at 8:00 P.M. The same program will also be presented at An die Musik LIVE! on 409 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201 on Wednesday, October 5th, 2011 at 8:00 P.M. Azimuth performers include flautist David Lavorgna, pianist Joseph Satava, violinist Nicholas Currie, violinist James Tung, violist Alice Tung and violoncellist Adam Gonzalez. $15/5. For more information, please visit www.firstchurchboston.org, www.andiemusiklive.com, www.arsnova21.org, www.azimuthquartet.com, www.adalbertoyanes.com and www.keithkramer.org. Azimuth biographies can be found here.
Boston
Saturday, September 17, 2011 at 8:00 P.M.
First Church In Boston
66 Marlborough Street
Boston, MA 02116
www.firstchurchboston.org
Baltimore
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011 at 8:00 P.M.
An die Musik LIVE!
409 North Charles Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
www.andiemusiklive.com
From left to right: Keith Kramer, composer; David LaVorgna, flautist; Nicholas Currie, violinist; James Tung, violinist; Alice Tung, violist; Adam Gonzalez, violoncellist; Joseph Satava, pianist; Adalberto Yanes, composer
From left to right: Nicholas Currie, violinist; James Tung, violinist; Adam Gonzalez, violoncellist; Alice Tung, violist; Joseph Satava, pianist; David LaVorgna, flautist
David LaVorgna and Joseph Satava will be performing Keith's flute and piano work Insurmountable at the Pacific Northwest Regional Conference of The College Music Society at the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho on Saturday, April 2, 2011 at 4 PM in Haddock Performance Hall at the Lionel Hampton School of Music.
David LaVorgna will be performing Keith's solo flute composition Crystalline at the Northeast Regional Conference of The College Music Society at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania on March 18, 2011 at 8 PM at the Williams Center Concert Hall.
The Baltimore Composers forum presents an evening of new works for voice. Guest artists Megan Ihnen, mezzo-soprano, and Jason Buckwalter, baritone, along with pianist Andrew Stewart will perform the music of Garth Baxter, John Belkot, Ray Jozwiak, Ljiljana Jovanovic, Keith Kramer, and George Spicka. Judah Adashi, Peabody Institute faculty member and director of the Evolution Contemporary Music Series, will lead a discussion with the artists before the concert. The evening will conclude with a wine reception.
Saturday, November 6th, 2010 at 8 p.m.
Merkin Concert Hall, New York City
For complete biographies of the performers, please click here.
Beyond Sonic Boundaries: The Music of Keith Kramer is a special event that features recent music by Keith Kramer, performed by the Beyond Sonic Boundaries Orchestra. The performance will be presented at Merkin Hall in New York on Saturday, November 6th, 2010 at 8:00 P.M. A wonderfully diverse program featuring some of the best musicians in the region, this engaging concert provides a vehicle for the performers to display their versatility and virtuosity. A very special performance will be of the intriguing work In Double Quadruplicate, written specifically for the incredible talents of the Beyond Sonic Boundaries Orchestra. Other compositions range from the introspective Cathartic for voice, flute, piano and string quartet, to the highly dynamic and energetic Indelible for violoncello solo and string quartet. Other features of the program include the intricately polyphonic dialog between the flute and piano in the piece Insurmountable, and the equally demanding works for soprano saxophone and bass trombone, Light and The end is an infinite beginning... Internationally renown performers include David Taylor, bass trombone; Gottfried Stoger, soprano saxophone; David Lavorgna, flute; Jessica Hanel Satava, voice; Joseph Satava, piano; Sebastian Stoger-DeMayo, violoncello; Azimuth Quartet: Nicholas Currie, violin, James Tung, violin, Alice Tung, viola, Adam Gonzalez, violoncello. $25/15.
To purchase tickets for this event, please click here.
For complete biographies of the performers, please click here.
Merkin Concert HallThe directions to Merkin Hall are: From the south, take I-95 N and merge onto I-295 N toward NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE / DEL MEM BR / NJ-NY. I-295 N becomes NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE N (Portions toll). Take the exit toward LINCOLN TUNNEL / NEW YORK CITY. Merge onto NJ-495 E (Portions toll). Merge onto LINCOLN TUNNEL / I-495 E. Take the exit on the LEFT toward I-495 E / 42 ST / RT-9A / ALL POINTS. Stay STRAIGHT to go onto DYER AVE. Turn LEFT onto W 42ND ST. Turn RIGHT onto 10TH AVE. 10TH AVE becomes AMSTERDAM AVE. Turn RIGHT onto W 68TH ST. Turn RIGHT onto BROADWAY. Turn RIGHT onto W 67TH ST.
at Kaufman Center
129 West 67th Street
New York, NY 10023
www.merkinconcerthall.org
Box Office (212) 501-3330
Please order tickets in advance.
Credit cards are not accepted one hour before the event.
The Perceptions Contemporary Dance Festival
Saturday, September 18th, 2010 at 8 PM
Manhattan Movement and Arts Center
The Perceptions Contemporary Dance Festival at the Manhattan Movement and Arts Center will feature eight young, new choreographers from all over the country. On this program, Lauren Withhart and Adrienne Latanishen will be performing a duet entitled [ || ] that features Keith's work Crystalline, performed by flautist David LaVorgna. Further information can be found at http://www.perceptionsdance.com/festival.
Manhattan Movement & Arts Center
Manhattan Youth Ballet
http://www.perceptionsdance.com/festival
248 West 60th Street
New York, NY 10023
Phone: 212.787.1178
Fax: 212.787.1098
info@manhatttanmovement.com
info@manhattanyouthballet.org
Keith's latest release is the exciting new orchestral work Emerge, performed by the Slovak National Symphony Orchestra, led by Kirk Trevor. It can be found on the Navona release Mementos, and is available through the Navona Records website, Amazon.com and iTunes.
Please click on a date below to view information about recent concerts.
Baltimore, Maryland: April 7th, April 16th and May 2nd 2010
Baltimore, Maryland and College Park, Maryland: January 15th, February 18th and February 19th 2010
Baltimore, Maryland: October 31st and November 20th 2009
Baltimore, Maryland: February 27th and March 2nd 2008
Baltimore, Maryland: December 1, 2006
Towson, Maryland: October 25, 2006
New York, New York: March 25, 2006
