Jason Hardink to premiere "and so on"
New music for piano, premiered by Jason Hardink.
Jason Hardink is a tremendous musician, with both a solo career and a longtime position as keyboardist with the Utah Symphony. Not only does he excel in the standard repertory, but he’s also a fierce proponent of new music. He’s recently been featured on the Utah Symphony’s recording of Messiaens Des canyons aux etoiles. He is a former music director of the Nova Chamber Music series.
Hardink is premiering Michael Carnes and so on as well as a new piece by Jeffrey Holmes on February 3, 2025. Location is Westminster University, Gore Concert Hall and the time will be 7:30 PM.
There will surely be other treats on the menu as well. One of the real treats is Jason’s piano: one of the finest Steinway D models I’ve ever hear. Come hear the music and meet the people.
Concert Announcement: Premiere
Announcement of premiere performance
I’m happy to announce that my Bagatelles for Clarinet and Viola will be getting its first performance in lovely Eastport, Maine on August 24, 2024. Performers will be Brian Schuth, clarinet and Anne Black, viola. I’m looking forward to meeting Brian in upcoming virtual conference, but I’ve known Anne for ages. She’s a stalwart of new music in Boston (as well as early music). You can learn more about the concert here. It will also feature music of Stravinsky, Hovhaness, Clarke and Maconchy.
I’ve written a little about Bagatelles in previous posts. It was composed for Russell and Leslie Harlow, both excellent musicians, in Park City. Sadly, Leslie (viola) died before they were able to perform the piece. Russell has given his blessing to this performance and I appreciate his generosity of spirit. I think that the description of the music on the concert site is spot on and captures just what my intentions were:
“Utah composer Michael Carnes’ Five Bagatelles, for clarinet and viola, will receive its World Premiere performance at EAC, interspersing a more contemporary set of light, playful dance movements with two haunting, chant-like pieces.”
If you’re in that part of the world, I hope you can attend.