Collaborating ensemble Yesaroun' Duo

EVENTS 1998-2001

2004-2005 | 2002-2004 | 2001-2002 | 1998-2001

* denotes world-premiere performance

SEASON 1 | 1998-1999 (scroll down for seasons 2 and 3)

November 6, 1998
Christ & St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
New York, NY
The Elm City Ensemble
   Adam B. Silverman: E Uno Plures*
   Roshanne Etezady: Mother of Pearl*
   Theo Loevendie: Cycles
   Dennis DeSantis: Romulus and ReMix*
   Ken Ueno: NoHowOn*
   David Schiff: Divertimento from Gimpel the Fool

November 14, 1998
Sprague Memorial Hall
New Haven, CT
The Elm City Ensemble
see November 6, 1998 for program

March 19, 1999
The Juilliard School
New York, NY
A roundtable discussion with Minimum Security composers

June 23, 1999
The Norfolk Chamber Music Festival
Concert and discussion
Norfolk, CT
   Adam B. Silverman: Eleven Delaware Exits Between Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania performed by The Gemini Duo
   Dennis DeSantis: Stupor performed by Jennifer Grim
   Roshanne Etezady: Hot Water Burn Baby performed by Jennifer Grim and Nathan Davis
   Ken Ueno: Five Bagatelles* performed by The Gemini Duo

SEASON 2 | 1999-2000

November 5, 1999
Christ & St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
New York, NY
Duo Chiaroscuro
The Gemini Duo
Jennifer Grim
   Adam B. Silverman: The Complete Works of Shakespeare*
   Roshanne Etezady: Five Wounds
   Dennis DeSantis: Stupor
   Ken Ueno: Skyline Abstractions*
   Sebastian Currier: Color Wheel
   Adam B. Silverman: Eleven Delaware Exits Between Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania
   Dennis DeSantis: Make It. Stop*
   Ken Ueno: Bagatelles for Violin Duo
   Roshanne Etezady: Hand to Mouth

January 8, 2000
Context Theater
New York, NY
Paul Fadoul, marimba
   Dennis DeSantis: Clock-Face Without Hands
   Roshanne Etezady: Disco Lemonade*
   Adam B. Silverman: stars, cars, bars*
        with text by Vladimir Nabokov
   Stefan Weisman: Stick-Shift Confessions*
        with text by P. M. Chambers
   Joseph Schwantner: Velocities

January 19, 2000
Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois
The Gemini Duo
   Dennis DeSantis: Whisper Numbers*
   Roshanne Etezady: Five Wounds
   Adam B. Silverman: Eleven Delaware Exits Between Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania
   Ken Ueno: Bagatelles for Violin Duo

April 17, 2000
Huxley High School
Huxley, IA
A lecture demonstration by Minimum Security composers and Skyline Brass with the members of Huxley High School's orchestra and concert band.

April 17, 2000
Huxley High School
Huxley, IA
Skyline Brass
   Dennis DeSantis: Culture Crook*
   Roshanne Etezady: Theme and Variations for Brass Quartet*
   Adam B. Silverman: Sloe Gin Kills Fish!*
   Ken Ueno: Senexis Orichalcum*

April 18, 2000
Grinnell College
Skyline Brass
see April 17 for program

April 19, 2000
Des Moines Area Community College
Skyline Brass
see April 17 for program

May 6, 2000
Liberty Museum
Philadelphia, PA
The Kamellion Duo with Joseph Shields, electric guitar
   Dennis DeSantis: Breaking Training
   Roshanne Etezady: Smoke and Mirrors*
   Roshanne Etezady: Hot Water Burn Baby
   Adam B. Silverman: Flame That Lights the Gloom*
   Ken Ueno: La Mere*
   Gareth Farr: Kembang Suling

May 12, 2000
Christ & St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
New York, NY
The Kamellion Duo with Joseph Shields, electric guitar
   Dennis DeSantis: Breaking Training
   Roshanne Etezady: Smoke and Mirrors
   Roshanne Etezady: Hot Water Burn Baby
   Adam B. Silverman: Flame That Lights the Gloom
   Ken Ueno: Introit: Vox Boombox Remixus
   Ken Ueno: La Mere
   Lois V Vierk: Io(U.S. premiere)

SEASON 3 | 2000-2001

November 30, 2000
North River Music Series at The Greenwich House
New York, NY
Proteus Five
   Adam B. Silverman: E Uno Plures
   Roshanne Etezady: Static
   Dennis DeSantis: The Things That Pass For Knowledge
   Ken Ueno: NoHowOn (premiere of new arrangement)
   David Rakowski: Attitude Problem
   Charles Griffin: Fragmentary Rondo

January 29, 2001
Manhattan Theatre Source at Washington Square Park
New York, NY
Paul Fadoul, marimba
Nathan Davis, percussion
Ha-Yang Kim, cello
   Kaija Saariaho: Six Japanese Gardens for percussion and electronics
   Stefan Poetzcsh: Ebene for cello, percussion, and tape
   Adam B. Silverman: stars, cars, bars for marimbist/speaker
         on a text from Vladimir Nabokov's "Lolita"
   Carl Schimmel: Nono Nono Bo Bono* for marimba
   Kaija Saariaho: Près for cello and electronics
   Steve Mackey: See Ya Thursday for marimba

February 11, 2001
Public Radio Benefit
Parksville, NY
Yesaroun' Duo
   Roshanne Etezady: Nothing if Not*
   Dennis DeSantis: +8*
   Adam B. Silverman: Smelting Solid Gold*
   Ken Ueno: WATT*
   Evan Ziporyn: Tsmindao Ghmerto
   George Aperghis: Le Corps a Corps

February 17, 2001
Temple Ohabei Shalom
Brookline, MA
Yesaroun' Duo
with guest artist cantor Robert Solomon
see February 11, 2001 for program information

February 24, 2001
Riverside Church Room 9T
New York, NY
Yesaroun' Duo
see February 11, 2001 for program information

March 23, 2001
Clark Auditorium
New York State Museum
Albany, NY
The Dogs of Desire
   Roshanne Etezady: Start it Up*
   Dennis DeSantis: Wheels of Steel*
   Adam B. Silverman: Kicking and Screaming*
   Ken Ueno: Animal Sendai*
   Evan Hause: U.S. Lowball*
   DJ Sparr: Johnny Cadence*
   Daniel Cooper: The Mass Inertia*