The New Jersey Percussion Ensemble

William Paterson University
Department of Music
presents
New Music Series
featuring
The New Jersey Percussion Ensemble
Raymond DesRoches, Peter Jarvis, Gary Van Dyke – Directors
with
New Jersey New Music Ensemble
Shea Center for the Performing Arts
Monday, March 9, 1991 8:00PM 

Songs, Drones and Refrains of Death (1962) – George Crumb

                        I.  LaGuitara (The Guitar)
                        II.  Casida de las Palomas Oscuras (Casida of the Dark Doves)
                        III. Cancin e Jinette, 1860 (Song of the Rider, 1860)
                        IV. Casida Del Herido Por El Agua (Casida of the Boy Wounded by the Water).

 John Tamberello – Electric Guitar
Joseph Martin, Electric Contrabass
Robert Dowling – Electric Piano & Electric Harpsichord)
Elena Cannaveno, Thomas Kolor – Percussion 

Richard Frisch – Baritone
Raymond DesRoches - Conductor

 Intermission 

Mr. and Mrs. Discobbolos (1966) – Peter Westergaard
            A Chamber Opera
            Text by Edward Lear

             First Part
                        No. 1   First Pastoral
                        No. 2   Mrs. Discobbolos’ First Recitative and Aria
                        No. 3   Mr. Discobbolos’ First Response
                        No.4    Grand Duet

             Second Part
                        No 5    Second Pastoral
                        No. 6   Mrs. Discobbolos’ Second Recitative and Aria
                        No. 7   Grand Finale
                                    Mr. Discobbolos’ Second Response
                                    Mrs. Discobbolos’ Narrative
                                    Mr. Discobbolos’ Song
                                    Mrs. Discobbolos’ Prayer
                                    Mr. Discobbolos’ Narrative
                                    Final Duet of the departing spirits of Mr. and Ms. Discobbolos 

 Diana Jarvis – Flute, John Atteberry – Bassoon
Michelle DesRoches – Violin, Jason Carucci – Violoncello
Thomas Kolor – Percussion, Barbara Hegner – Harpsichord 

Karen Born- Soprano, Michael Maggio – Tenor
Peter Jarvis – Conductor
Peter Westergaard – Director

  Funded in part by the Composes Guild of New Jersey
The New Jersey Percussion Ensemble is in residence at William Paterson University

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