Cortona Contemporary Music Festival

13-22 July 2007 in Cortona, Italy

2006 Season; 15-22 July

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True to its roots, the 2006 festival encouraged the participation of musicians from around the world,
including Brazil, Cyprus, Ireland, Argentina, Taiwan, Australia, Italy, and the United States. Over 30
works for piano, violin, flute, and guitar were premiered. Click on the links above for more information:

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Participants & Pieces

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Guest Artists

Robert Bekkers, guitar
Master's degree in Classical Guitar from the Conservatory of Maastricht.
Additional studies with Angelo Gilardino at the Accademia Superiore
Internazionale di Musica Lorenzo Perosi in Italy, and the Conservatory of
Alessandria. Performances with IMPETU, Serenata Mexicana, Amstel Guitar
Quartet, flautist Berdien Stenberg, and improvisation artist Jan Vayne. Currently
commissioning and performing new works for piano and guitar duo.

Dr. Kathryn Fouse, piano
Assoc. Professor; Coordinator of Piano Pedagogy & Class Piano at Samford
University in Birmingham, Alabama. Studies in American piano music of the 20th
Century. Solo performances at Carnegie Hall and the Royal Academy of Music
in London. Collaborative pianist for International Trumpet Guild, North American
Saxophone Alliance, European Trumpet Days, Moscow International Trumpet
Competition & Festival, and ARD International Trumpet Competition in Germany.

Mary Fukushima, flute
D.M.A. studies in performance, University of Kansas; MM, Manhattan School of
Music; BFA, Long Island University. Soloist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic,
Torrance and Westchester Symphonies (California), Hunter Symphony and C.W.
Post Orchestra (NY). Performances at Weill Recital Hall and Trinity Church's
Concerts at One Series (NY), Mahidol University (Thailand), Nanyang Academy
of Fine Arts (Singapore). Founder, Maui World Music Workshop in Hawaii.

Michael Kirkendoll, piano
D.M.A. studies in performance, University of Kansas; MM, Manhattan School of
Music; BM, Univeristy of Kansas. Performances at Carnegie Hall and Merkin Hall
(NY), with additional engagements in France, Italy, Thailand, and Singapore.
Commissions-Collaborations with Frederick Rzewski, David Rakowski, Gabriela
Frank, Jacob Ter Veldhuis, Jerome Kitzke, and Marcela Pavia. Soloist and
Assistant Director of University of Kansas new music ensemble, Helianthus.

Anne Ku, piano
Piano studies with Betsy Hermann (Okinawa) and Randall Love (Duke University).
Composition studies at Utrecht Conservatory. PhD in Decision Sciences from the
London Business School, Master's degree in Operational Research from London
School of Economics, Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Duke
University. A specialist in energy trading and risk management, she has helped
musicians develop and diversify their musical portfolios.

Guest Artists

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COMPOSER	PIECE PREMIERED	PERFORMER	DATE
Giovanni Albini	Death in Vegas	Duo46, violin & guitar	17 July
Scott Brickman	Sonata No. 2 (2006)	Nathanael May, piano	16 July
John Carollo	Metamorphosis 13; Let it not be in Vain (2006) Passionate Romantica (2006) Trio (2003) for piano, violin, and guitar	Lisa Cella, flute Duo46, violin & guitar Duo46, Nathanael May	18 July 17 July 21 July
Rosalind Carlson	Australian Bushfire	Beth Schneider, violin Nathanael May, piano	21 July
Chin-Chin Chen	Waft Through an Open Door II (w/tape)	Mary Fukushima, flute	21 July*
Philip Czaplowski	Lavender Mist	Lisa Cella, flute	20 July*
Herlen Galvez	Three Sketches (2005)	Emily Wilson, flute	20 July*
Geoffrey Gordon	Fancywork	Duo46, violin & guitar	17 July
Derek Healey	Six Bagatelles	Renee Duvall, piano	20 July*
Tony Higgins	Notes of a Piano (2006)	Mary Fukushima, Michael Kirkendoll, Nathanael May, Michelle Rautmann	15 July
Vera Ivanova	Aftertouch	Michael Kirkendoll, piano	21 July*
Anne Ku	Patchwork Impromptu (2006)	Duo46, violin & guitar	21 July
David Lefkowitz	(Sur-)Real (Cine-)Music I: "The Chase Through Escher's Metamorphosen"	Lisa Cella, flute Matt Gould, guitar Ahmet Sönmezler, guitar Beth Schneider, violin	21 July
Graham Lynch	Music of the Dawn Silent Wave	Kristen Kelly, flute & Kathryn Fouse, piano Alanna Cushing, piano	21 July*
Peter Moran	Table-isms (2006)	Lisa Cella, flute Kathryn Fouse, piano	21 July
Marcílio Onofre	Three Miniatures	Mary Fukushima, flute	21 July*
Marcela Pavia	Dos epigrafes para el general Lavalle (mvmt. 1)	Michael Kirkendoll, Nathanael May piano	21 July
Maurício Ribeiro	Suite Chorinha	Kristen Kelly, flute	21 July*
Paul Richards	Falling on Lobsters in the Dark	Duo46, Nathanael May	21 July
Vache Sharafyan	Voices of the Invisible Blue Butterflies	Yuri McCoy, piano	21 July*
Paul Szpyrka	Two Portraits from Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus	Kathryn Fouse, piano	20 July*
Nicolas Tzortzis	Sama	Lisa Cella, flute	20 July*
Roberta Vacca	nomen inonda	Kathryn Fouse, piano Mary Fukushima, flute	20 July* 21 July*
Luca Vanneschi	Quattro Piccoli Pezzi Blu	Emily Wilson, flute Ahmet Sönmezler, guitar	21 July*
Chris Williams	Postcards from Austria	Pam Morton, piano	20 July*
Donald Womack	water (falls)	Thomas Rosenkranz, piano	21 July*
Mark Zanter	Character Studies, No. 6	Ahmet Sönmezler, guitar	20 July*
		* = Participant Concerts

Concert Programs top

16 July Nathanael May -piano-	17 July Duo46 -violin/guitar-	18 July Lisa Cella -flute-	19 July T. Rosenkranz -piano-	20 July DuoSolo -flute/piano-	21 July Faculty Chamber
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