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presented by the DuoSolo Foundation | www.duosolo.com

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artistic director | DuoSolo

performance facultyMary Fukushima | fluteMichael Kirkendoll | pianoGregory Oakes | clarinet

composition facultyGabriela Lena FrankStevan Tickmayer

special guestsZeneba Bowers, violinAmir Khosrowpour, piano Matt Walker, cello

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welcome...............................................................................................................................................4about the cortona sessions.........................................................................................................5faculty....................................................................................................................................................6daily schedules................................................................................................................................18concert programs......................................................................................................................... 22sessions and classes.....................................................................................................................28iron composer competition........................................................................................................30excursions ........................................................................................................................................31participant bios...............................................................................................................................32the duosolo foundation.................................................................................................................36thank you ............................................................................................................................................37

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Welcome! Bienvenuto!

Welcome to the 2011 Cortona Sessions for New Music! We are so excited to again have the opportunity to share these ten days of creation, performance and la dolce vita with all of you here in Cortona. Over the course of the Sessions, we hope that you find inspiration and invigoration in the radiant light of the Val de Chiana, the sweet flavors of Tuscany’s magical wines, and the simple joy of passagiata. Most of all, we hope that the beauty, simplicity, and magic of Cortona, in combination with the intense musical collaboration at the Sessions will leave you with lasting memories, friendships, and musical partnerships for the rest of your lives.

Salute!

DuoSoloMary Fukushima & Michael KirkendollArtistic Directors of the Cortona Sessions


About the Cortona Sessions

Founded in 2010 by the members of DuoSolo and produced by the DuoSolo Foundation, the Cortona Sessions for New Music promote and foster relationships between young performers and composers, while advancing the general awareness and appreciation of music in the 21st Century. Participants study in both private and group settings with an esteemed faculty of contemporary music specialists while preparing for a series of world-premiere performances of music by festival composers. In addition to daily lessons, classes, and recitals, participants are given the opportunity to explore the historic city of Florence, bask in the glow of the Tuscan Sun, and immerse themselves in the charm and magic of Cortona’s steep hills.

FACULTY & GUESTS OF THE 2011 CORTONA SESSIONS

performanceMARY FUKUSHIMA | flute Pittsburg State UniversityGREGORY OAKES | clarinet

Iowa State UniversityMICHAEL KIRKENDOLL | piano

Oklahoma State University

compositionGABRIELA LENA FRANK

Berklee, CASTEVAN TICKMAYER

Orléans, FRANCE

guestsZENEBA BOWERS | violin | ALIAS ensemble

Nashville, TNMATT WALKER | cello | ALIAS ensemble

Nashville, TNAMIR KHOSROWPOUR | piano

New York, NY


A flutist for the Twenty-First Century, Mary Fukushima has established herself as a leading performer of contemporary music. Her 2006 Carnegie Hall Debut was praised as a “powerhouse performance” by critics from New York Concert Review, and led to performances in Italy, Singapore, and return engagements in New York. Her devotion to expanding the flute repertoire has resulted in nearly two-dozen world premiere performances, including several works by Pulitzer-Prize nominated composer David Rakowski. Mary’s unique contemporary abilities have led to multiple engagements with the Manhattan Sinfonietta conducted by Jeffrey Milarsky, as well as with the Gotham City Orchestra and Los Angeles Master Chorale for the New York Premiere of Steve Reich’s ‘You Are Variations’ in Alice Tully Hall. Also a composer, Mary is completing a collection of études on contemporary techniques. In 2008, Mary and her duo partner Michael Kirkendoll formed the DuoSolo Foundation, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to the creation, performance, and education of new music. In 2010, DuoSolo presented the first annual Cortona Sessions for New Music in Cortona, Italy, bringing performers and composers together for 10 days of performance, study, and collaboration. The DuoSolo Foundation also sponsors an annual Emerging Composer Competition which has received over 100 new works for flute and piano since 2009.

While devoted to the music of living composers, Mary is equally at home in the classical flute repertoire and has been a featured soloist with numerous orchestras, including a performance of Mozart’s D Major Concerto, K. 314 with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. She is currently principal flute with the Symphony Orchestra of Northwest Arkansas and a frequent substitute with the Tulsa Symphony, Tulsa Ballet, and Tulsa Opera. Mary has also held the position of principal flute with the Hunter Symphony in New York and performed with the Kansas City Symphony.

A passionate educator, Mary frequently appears as a guest artist at festivals and universities throughout the United States. Recently, Mary has been featured as guest artist and clinician at the University of Wyoming New Frontiers Contemporary Music Festival alongside Pulitzer-Prize winner Jennifer Higdon, the Heidelburg University Festival of Contemporary Music, and at the University of Oklahoma, University of Michigan, Lewis and Clark College, Troy University, and Montana State University. As part of her educational outreach, Mary has created an interactive class on contemporary flute techniques, designed to introduce new techniques to students of all levels. The class has been presented to students of all ages around the U.S. Equally dedicated to encouraging and challenging pre-college flutists, Mary is currently co-founder and director of the Kansas Summer Flute Festival and the Stillwater Flute Festival for junior high and high school students. Previously, she also co-founded and directed the Maui World Music Workshop (HI) and Brooklyn Band Academy (NY), both designed to provide music education to students

MARY FUKUSHIMA | FLUTE


whose local schools were unable to do so.

Mary is currently Lecturer of Flute at Pittsburg State University (KS). This semester she is also teaching at the University of Kansas. She holds degrees from the Uni-versity of Kansas (DMA), Manhattan School of Music (MM), and Long Island University (BFA).

Mary is currently Lecturer of Flute at Pittsburg State University (KS) and has also taught at the University of Kansas. She holds degrees from the University of Kansas (DMA), Manhattan School of Music (MM), and Long Island University (BFA), where her primary teachers were David Fedele, Linda Chesis, and Bradley Garner. She also studied extensively with David Shostac. In addition to her musical endeavors, Mary is a dedicated yogi, teaching and practicing in Stillwater, OK, as well as an avid connoisseur of great food and fine wine. If not in the practice room or yoga studio, you will likely find Mary running with her two black labs, Sam and Kona, or searching for that elusive first birdie on the golf course.

www.maryfukushima.comwww.duosolo.com


GREGORY OAKES | CLARINETGregory Oakes is one of the most exciting and energetic clarinetists of his generation. From his Carnegie Hall debut with members of Ensemble Intercontemporain and Pierre Boulez to his performances as a member of the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Mr. Oakes has been praised by critics for his “outstanding performance” (New York Times) and “jazzy flourishes” (Denver Post). American Record Guide says “Oakes is the rare player who has both excellent classical training and a mastery of the otherworldly procedures demanded by non-traditional repertoire,” and Fanfare Magazine lauds the “formidable technical armamentarium at his command.” He is a founding member of the new music and creative arts ensemble Non Sequitur, which was heralded by New Music Connoisseur as “utterly sensational.” In a performance with Non Sequitur, the Aspen Daily News highlighted him as a “particularly outstanding musician.” Non Sequitur has been in residence at Princeton University, Harvard University, Dartmouth College, and the Aspen Music Festival.

A flexible and versatile musician, Mr. Oakes has performed with notable musicians in prestigious venues around the world. He has been a concerto soloist with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra and the Denver Brass, performed with Grammy® Award-winner Terence Blanchard at the Telluride Jazz Festival, and appeared at the Chicago Arts Club. His recordings have been released on Bridge, CRI, Gothic, Karnatic Lab Records, and Naxos and broadcast on National Public Radio. His recent solo CD, New Dialects, appears on the Centaur Records label.

As a soloist, Mr. Oakes has won awards or received commendations in the International Clarinet Competition, National Young Artists’ Competition, Fischoff Chamber Music Competition, Coleman Chamber Music Competition, and the Kingsville International Young Artists Competition. He has given solo performances at multiple International Clarinet Association ClarinetFests, the University of Oklahoma Clarinet Symposium, the International Computer Music Conference, the Crested Butte Chamber Music Festival, Boulder’s Modern Music Festival (M2F), Colorado Music Festival’s Young Artist Series, and the Pendulum New Music Series. An international artist, Mr. Oakes has performed frequently in the Netherlands at Amsterdam’s venerable new music hall De IJsbreker, the Gaudeamus Competition, Concerten Tot en Met, the Karnatic Lab concert series, De Badcuyp, and Utrecht’s Theatre Kikker. He has also toured Brazil—performing in Brasília, Rio de Janeiro, and Campinas—and conducted masterclasses at notable Brazilian universities UnB, UNIRIO, and UNICAMP.


Mr. Oakes has been a member of several orchestras including the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Mississippi Symphony Orchestra, Colorado Ballet, Central City Opera, Colorado Music Festival, and the Chicago Civic Orchestra. As a chamber musician, Mr. Oakes has performed as a member of the woodwind quintet Category 5 and the award-winning clarinet quartet Ensemble Syzygy.

Mr. Oakes holds a bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University, a master’s degree from DePaul University, and a doctorate from the University of Colorado. His teachers include Bil Jackson, Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr, and John Bruce Yeh. He has been honored as a Tanglewood Music Festival Fellow, a Fulbright Scholar Finalist, and an Aspen Music Festival Fellow. Mr. Oakes has presented masterclasses at such institutions as Michigan State University, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, University of California Berkeley, Ithaca College, Eastern Michigan University, and the Aspen Music Festival. He has previously taught at the University of Southern Mississippi (Hattiesburg, MS) and Bemidji State University (Bemidji, MN). Mr. Oakes is on the faculty of Iowa State University (Ames, IA).Gregory Oakes is a Buffet Crampon USA and a Vandoren Performing Artist.

www.gregoryoakes.com


MICHAEL KIRKENDOLL | PIANOBridging the gaps between old and new, Michael Kirkendoll is a not your everyday pianist. Equally at home in the worlds of Beethoven and Haydn as in those of Frederic Rzewski and John Cage, Michael’s concerts are unique musical experiences leaving audiences eager for the next performance. His performances in the U.S., Europe, and Southeast Asia have garnered great praise by audiences and critics alike. Michael’s recent appearances as a finalist in the American Pianists Association Classical Fellowship Awards were lauded as “inspired” showcasing “extraordinary” technical gifts and “superior intelligence.” His performance of John Corigliano’s Piano Concerto with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra “dazzled from the moment he sat down at the keyboard” and his collaboration with the Parker String Quartet in the Shostakovich Piano Quintet “had you hanging on every phrase.” Michael’s 1999 tour of France’s Loire Valley featuring music by Chopin, Beethoven, and Ravel was heralded as “astonishing, regal, and eloquent” (La République, Orléans). Similar praise came after Michael substituted on 36 hours notice for a performance of Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto in Merkin Hall, New York City.

In recent years, Michael has become a dedicated advocate for the music of the 20th and 21st centuries. His talents for this music extend far beyond the typical pianistic arsenal of octaves and arpeggios. Michael possesses a deep and powerful voice and a lack of inhibition allowing him to perform with great skill some of the 20th-21st centuries most avant-garde works for theatrical pianist, including Frederic Rzewski’s De Profundis and Jerome Kitzke’s Sunflower Sutra. Michael’s work with Frederic Rzewski led to the 2007 premiere of the Nanosonatas, Book 1. Since 2006, Michael has premiered over a dozen new works as either a soloist or collaborator. In addition to the music of Rzewski and Kitzke, his programs feature a diverse range of contemporary styles, with music by such composers as David Rakowski, Charles Ives, Bruno Mantovani, Jacob Ter Veldhuis, Olivier Messiaen, and David Lang.

In 2002, Michael began a duo with flutist Mary Fukushima. Today, they are known as DuoSolo, and are devoted to promoting the music of living composers in genre-bending concerts featuring both solo and duo repertoire for flute and piano. In 2006, DuoSolo made their Carnegie Hall debut with a program of music from the last 60 years including the NY premiere of Gabriela Frank’s Sueños de Chambi: Snapshots for an Andean Album. The performers were deemed “powerhouses”


by the New York Concert Review, and Michael’s playing was lauded as “thought-provoking” and “without fault.” DuoSolo has since performed around the U.S., Europe and Asia, giving world premieres of music by a diverse group of composers. The DuoSolo Emerging Composer Competition has received 80 new works since its inception in 2009. The winning pieces from these competitions are featured prominently in DuoSolo’s recital programming. Michael is also president of the DuoSolo Foundation, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization to support the commissioning, performance, recording, and promotion of contemporary music. Under the auspices of the DuoSolo Foundation, DuoSolo directs the Cortona Sessions for New Music, a summer festival dedicated to bringing composers and performers together for world premiere performances, held in Cortona, Italy.

Michael’s programming philosophy is to make the concert experience filled with emotional hills and valleys of laughter, nervousness, and passion, keeping both himself and his audiences connected and involved throughout the program. With a repertoire spanning the centuries, Michael is dedicated to educating and finding new audiences, wherever he goes. A recent program for the PianoForte Foundation in Chicago entitled ‘Musical Gastronomy: Inspired by Alinea’ was designed to musically recreate the emotional experience of a 23 course dinner at Chicago’s acclaimed restaurant Alinea. Seeking out interesting venues from museums to jazz clubs and lecture halls, he always introduces his music in an informed and personal way, making concerts a shared experience for both performer and listener.

Michael is currently Assistant Professor or Piano at Oklahoma State University. He has earned degrees from the University of Kansas (DMA, BM) and the Manhattan School of Music (MM). When not at the piano, Michael can be found enjoying fine wine, cooking, golfing, or playing with his dogs, Sam and Kona. Michael is also the author of the food and wine blog, The Uncorked Pianist.

www.michaelkirkendoll.comwww.duosolo.com


GABRIELA LENA FRANK | COMPOSITIONIdentity has always been at the center of Gabriela Lena Frank’s music. Born in Berkeley, California, to a mother of mixed Peruvian/Chinese ancestry and a father of Lithuanian/Jewish descent, Frank explores her multicultural heritage most ardently through her compositions. Inspired by the works of Bela Bartók and Alberto Ginastera, Frank is something of a musical anthropologist. She has traveled extensively throughout South America and her pieces reflect and refract her studies of Latin American folklore, incorporating poetry, mythology, and native musical styles into a western classical framework that is uniquely her own. She writes challenging idiomatic parts for solo instrumentalists, vocalists, chamber ensembles, and orchestras.

Moreover, she writes, “There’s usually a story line behind my music; a scenario or character.” While the enjoyment of her works can be obtained solely from her music, the composer’s program notes enhance the listener’s experience, for they describe how a piano part mimics a marimba or pan-pipes, or how a movement is based on a particular type of folk song, where the singer is mockingly crying. Even a brief glance at her titles evokes specific imagery: Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout; Cuatro Canciones Andinas; and La Llorona: Tone Poem for Viola and Orchestra. Frank’s compositions also reflect her virtuosity as a pianist — when not composing, she is a sought-after performer, spe-cializing in contemporary repertoire.

A 2009 recipient of the prestigious John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship to assist in research and artistic creation, Frank’s upcoming premieres include a new work for Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble; Hilos for the ALIAS Chamber Ensemble; and a new ballet for Ballet Hispanico. A frequent collaborator with artists in other disciplines, Frank is developing a number of projects with the Pulitzer Prize-winning Cuban playwright Nilo Cruz, among them La Centinela y la Paloma (The Keeper and the Dove), a new song cycle for Dawn Upshaw and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. Other recent premieres include Escaramuza for the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra; Tres Mitos de Mi Tierra (2010) for The King’s Singers; Hailí Lírico (2010) for violinist Robin Sharp and the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra; Inca Dances (2008) for guitarist Manuel Barrueco and Cuarteto Latinoamericano — which received a 2009 Latin Grammy for Best Classical Contemporary Composition; New Andean Songs (2007) for the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Green Umbrella new music series; Peregrinos (2009) for the Indianapolis Symphony;


Hypnagogia for Concertante; American Portraits (2008) for the Modesto Symphony; and Two Mountain Songs (2008) for a consortium comprised of the Young People’s Chorus of New York, the San Francisco Girls Chorus, and Anima.

Having collaborated with a broad range of artists, Frank’s other works include Quijotadas (2007) for the Brentano String Quartet; Jalapeño Blues (2006) for Chanticleer, based on the Spanglish poetry of renowned Chicano poet Trinidad Sánchez; Compadrazgo (2007), a double concerto for David Finckel and Wu Han with the ProMusica Orchestra; La Llorona: Tone Poem for Viola and Orchestra (2007) for the Houston Symphony with principal Wayne Brooks under the baton of Hans Graf; Dos Canciones de Cifar (2007) for baritone and piano, commissioned by the Marilyn Horne Foundation with Carnegie Hall; Ritmos Anchinos (2006) for the Silk Road Project; Cinco Danzas de Chambi (2006) for viola and piano, commissioned by the Aspen Summer Music Festival; Canto de Harawi (2006) for the Da Camera Society of Houston; Manchay Tiempo (2005) for the Seattle Symphony under the baton of Jun Märkl; Inkarrí (2005) for the Kronos Quartet; Illapa: Tone Poem for Flute and Orchestra (2004) for flutist Leone Buyse and the Shepherd Symphony Orchestra; and Three Latin- American Dances (2004) for the Utah Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Keith Lockhart.

Three Latin-American Dances was subsequently recorded by the Utah Symphony for the Reference Recording label and has been hailed as “dazzling” and exhibiting “wit, brilliance, atmosphere, and poetry (Classics Today), and “a rare treasure of modern orchestral music” (Hong Kong/China Hi Fi Review). Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout (2001), performed by its commissioner, the Chiara String Quartet, was released in early 2007 on the New Voice Singles label. In reference to this recording, the American Record Guide called Frank “a remarkable composer.” Recent recordings include Inca Dances with guitarist Manuel Barrueco and the Cuarteto Latinoamericano, released on the Tonar Music Label; and several chamber and orchestral works for the Filarmonika label as part of the groundbreak- ing “Caminos del Inka” project under the directorship of conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya. In 2011, Naxos will release an all-Gabriela Lena Frank disc.

Frank attended Rice University in Houston, Texas, where she earned both a B.A. (1994) and M.A. (1996). She studied composition with Paul Cooper, Ellsworth Milburn, and Sam Jones, and piano with Jeanne Kierman Fischer. Frank credits Fischer with introducing her to the music of Ginastera, Bartók, and other composers who utilized folk elements in their work. At the University of Michigan, where she received a D.M.A. in composition in 2001, Frank studied with William Albright, William Bolcom, Leslie Bassett, and Michael Daugherty, and piano with Logan Skelton.Gabriela Lena Frank’s music is published exclusively by G. Schirmer, Inc. Gabriela Frank at G. Schirmer


STEVAN TICKMAYER | COMPOSITIONComposer, multi-instrumentalist, improviser and essayist Stevan Kovacs Tickmayer was born in 1963 Novi Sad, Vojvodina, ex-Yugoslavia as a member of a Hungarian national minority. Since the outburst of the civil war in his native country (1991) he lives and works in France.

Musical Education:During the early years of his music education he studied piano & double bass. Later on graduated in composition at the Academy Of Arts in Novi Sad under Rudolf Brucci, and completed his studies with Louis Andriessen & Diderick Wagenaar at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague (Netherlands). At the Rotterdam Conservatory he attended lecturers of Witlod Lutoslawski and received a scholarship from the Polish Section of ISCM. Since 1997 studied with György and Marta Kurtàg, as well as world premiered Kurtag’s Six Pieces For Trombone & Piano, in De Ysbreker, Amsterdam.

Activities:Still as a student, in 1986 he formed his ensemble Tickmayer Formatio , employing classical trained musicians along with new jazz and avant-garde rock performers. The group was active until the year 2001, leaving behind many concert performances and choreographic collaborations. For three years Tickmayer was a member of the editorial of New Symposium, a magazine for social questions, art & culture in Novi Sad. In this period he has curated and organized two international festivals for contemporary music & art. In 1988, he gave lectures in summer course for improvised & composed music in Szombathely (Hungary).

During the seven years long collaboration with the choreographer Josef Nadj in France, he toured with the company as a musician or sound engineer, participating at the most important theater festivals and venues throughout Europe and abroad. Tickmayer adapted the well known novel by Aleksandar Tisma: The Book of Blam as a music theater piece, premiered in Amsterdam in 1997. Upon the invitation of Gidon Kremer, Tickmayer was the composer in residence at the Kammermusikfest Lockenhaus in 2003 and in 2009 and at the Kremerata Baltica Festival in Sigulda (Latvia) where several of his compositions were performed


as well as world premiered. He has also served residencies at Art Omi (USA, 1999) and Civitella Ranieri Center (Italy/USA, 2007).

Collaborations:His compositions have been performed by Gidon Kremer, Martha Argerich, Kremerata Baltica, Keller Quartet, David Geringas, Roman Kofman, Yuri Bashmet (as conductor), Tatiana Vassilieva, Khatia Bunaitishvili, Alexei Ogrintchouk,The Moscow Solists, The Netherlands Wind Ensemble, De Volharding, Seattle Chamber Players, Hungarian Symphony Orchestra, Le Concert Impromptu and many others. As an improviser and non-classical musician he collaborated with musicians and groups as: Chris Cutler , Fred Frith , Robert Drake , Valentin Clastrier, Wu Fei, Peter Kowald, Szabados György, Paul Termos , Grencso Istvan, Dresch Mihaly ; The Science Group (one of the founders and composer) and Thinking Plague. He also wrote numerous arrangements for Iva Bittova , Kremerata Baltica and The Netherlands Wind Ensemble .

More information about Stevan, including an autobiographical essay, can be found at his website www.tickmayer.com.

www.tickmayer.com


ZENEBA BOWERS | VIOLINThe founder and Artistic Director of ALIAS Chamber Ensemble, violinist Zeneba Bowers earned both her Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees from the Eastman School of Music. Zeneba has appeared nationally on NPR’s Performance Today with Fred Child; and on WPLN’s Live in Studio C. She led ALIAS in producing the ensemble’s first CD, “Hilos”, chamber works of Gabriela Lena Frank; the CD has received critical acclaim since its release, and reached the Billboard Top 100 Classical charts.

Previously, Zeneba served as concertmaster of the Charleston Spoleto Festival, Festival dei Due Mondi (Spoleto, Italy), and the New World Symphony under the baton of Michael Tilson Thomas. She currently holds the position of Assistant Principal Second Violinist in the Nashville Symphony.

MATT WALKER | CELLOCellist Matt Walker was a founding member of ALIAS Chamber Ensemble; he became the group’s Executive Director in summer of 2009. A cellist with the Nashville Symphony since 1999, Matt has played with the Jacksonville Symphony, Charleston Symphony, and on his own recordings. Additionally, he has appeared on ALIAS concerts playing bass and guitar; he is also a composer whose own works have been performed in the UK as well as locally and nationwide. He is featured on and co-produced ALIAS’ CD, “Hilos”.

www.aliasmusic.org


AMIR KHOSROWPOUR | PIANOMaybe it’s because he’s a Libra, but Amir Khosrowpour believes in presenting programs that are balanced with new works and old works, siding neither with only the avant-garde or only the “dead white guys.” He has performed in more than a dozen states, in Shanghai, and most recently in a month-long exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. In the City, Khosrowpour has worked with composers and performers in many new-music groups, including Red Light New Music, Ensemble Pamplemousse, JACK Quartet, and TRANSIT. He’s won numerous competitions, including the national title from the Music Teachers National Association, earning a Steinway grand piano as a prize.

www.amirpiano.com


Sunday | 19 Juneall day | Lobby Check-in / Registration6:00pm | TBA Welcome Banquet

Monday | 20 June9:00am - 10:30am | Sala Neumann Session 1: Our New Music Lives

2:00pm - 3:00pm | Sala Brunello Composition Symposium

6:00pm - 7:30pm | Sala Neumann Opening Recital featuring DuoSolo and Gregory Oakes

Tuesday | 21 June9:00am - 11:00am: Sala Brunello Composition Symposium

2:00pm - 3:30pm: Sala Neumann Contemporary Flute Techniques Workshop

6:00pm - 7:30pm: Sala Beato Angelico Presentation: Music of Gabriela Lena Frank

Wednesday | 22 June9:00am - 10:00am: Sala Beato Angelico Session 2: Audience Friendly - Boulez for Blue Hairs

2:00pm - 3:30pm: Sala Neumann Contemporary Clarinet Techniques Workshop

6:00pm - 7:30pm: Sala Beato Angelico Presentation: Music of Stevan Tickmayer

daily schedules


Thursday | 23 JuneAll Day | EXCURSION TO FLORENCE 7:30am | meet in lobby 8:17am | board train to Florence

Friday | 24 June9:00am - Noon | Sala Neumann Open Rehearsal with Cortona Sessions Faculty and Guests

2:00pm - 3:30pm | Sala Neumann Contemporary String Techniques Workshop

3:30pm - 5:00pm | Sala Neumann Open Rehearsal with Cortona Sessions Faculty and Guests

6:00pm - 7:30pm | Sala Neumann Chamber Music for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, and piano

Saturday | 25 June8:00am - Noon | Cortona Piazza Signorello Market Day

1:00pm - 2:00pm | Sala Brunello Composition Symposium

2:00pm - 3:00pm | Sala Neumann Session 3: Community Building, Networking, Advocating

6:00pm - 7:30pm | Sala Neumann Premiere Recital 1

Sunday | 26 June6:00pm - 7:30pm | Sala Neumann Premiere Recital 2


Monday | 27 June10:30am - 11:30am | Sala Neumann Composer/Performer Rehearsal Masterclass

2:00pm - 7:00pm | Sala Neumann Iron Composer Competition

Tuesday | 28 June2:00pm - 3:30pm | Sala Neumann Session 4: Open Forum

6:00pm - 7:30pm | Sala Neumann Premiere Recital 3 – Closing Recital

7:30pm - ???? | TBA Sessions Dinner/Party

Wednesday | 29 JuneAll Day | Lobby Check-out for those not going on wine tour

WINE TOUR 8:00am: meet in lobby 8:30am: bus departs from Hotel Oasi 10:00am: Tasting and tour at Case Basse di Soldera (Montalcino) Noon: Tasting, tour, and lunch at Terralsole (Montalcino) 4:45pm: VIsit to Montepulciano 6:45pm: Depart Montepulciano 8:00pm: Return to Cortona

Thursday | 30 JuneAll Day | Lobby Check-out


2011 Cortona Sessions20 June 2011

Sala Neumann | Hotel Oasi Neumann | Cortona

Opening RecitalDuoSolo: Mary Fukushima, flute | Michael Kirkendoll, piano

Gregory Oakes, clarinetAmir Khosrowpour, piano

Ruin of the Cypress (2006) / Forrest Pierce (b. 1972) DuoSolo

I screamed at the sea until nodes swelled up, then my voice became the resonant noise of the sea (2006/9) / Ken Ueno (b. 1970) Gregory Oakes, clarinet

Luminosity (2010) / David Broome (b. 1981)Amir Khosrowpour, piano

Folk Songs (1986) / Eric Mandat (b. 1957) I. Spirited; as if from a distant Appalachian hill - II. Heavily, with a fuzzy, unfocused, breathy tone

III. Expansive; as if hurtling through space - IV. With devotion, like a prayer - V. Like a Flamenco dancer with St. Vitus dance Gregory Oakes, clarinet

Presto (1997) / Beat Furrer (b. 1954)DuoSolo




New Music ReadingsMary Fukushima, flute – Gregory Oakes, clarinet – Zeneba Bowers, violin – Matt Walker, cello – Michael Kirkendoll, piano

L’Ére de rien (2003) / Bruno Mantovani (b. 1976) Mary Fukushima | Gregory Oakes | Michael Kirkendoll

Anarchais Torso (2009) / Stevan Tickmayer (b. 1963) Zeneba Bowers | Michael Kirkendoll

Cuatro Bosquejos (2006) / Gabriela Lena Frank (b. 1972) Mary Fukushima | Matt Walker

Litany in memorium Witolf Lutoslawski (2004) / Stevan Tickmayer (b. 1963) Matt Walker | Michael Kirkendoll

Hilos (2010) / Gabriela Lena Frank (b. 1972)1. Danza del Altiplano - 3. El Charanguista Viejo - 4. Danza de los Diablos - 7. Yaravillosa - 8. Polleritas

Gregory Oakes | Zeneba Bowers | Matt Walker | Michael Kirkendoll



Sala Neumann | Hotel Oasi Neumann | Cortona\

Premiere Concert 1World Premieres by CS Composers and Performers

Ka / Jacob Gunnels (b. 1982)Kelley Barnett, alto flute

Prelude and Passacaglia / Matthew Taylor (b. 1980)Kristen Dye, flute | Gregory Oakes, clarinet | Amir Khosrowpour, piano

Stars on a String / Björn Sikström (b. 1979)Dana Limpert, oboe

Three Considerations* / Paul Poston (b. 1986)DuoSolo – Mary Fukushima, flute | Michael Kirkendoll, piano*finalist, 2011 DuoSolo Emerging Composer Competition

A Quiet Breakfast / Ramteen Sazegari (b. 1983)Kristen Dye, flute | Michael Spicer, clarinet

Organism / Jason Barabba (b. 1970)Kelley Barnett, flute | Gregory Oakes, clarinet





Really, I’m Fine / Jason Barabba (b. 1970)Amir Khosrowpour, piano

Escape / Ryan Woodhouse (b. 1983)Kelley Barnett, flute | Caitlin Foster, piano

Landmarks / Paul Poston (b. 1986)Dana Limpert, oboe | Gregory Oakes, clarinet | Amir Khosrowpour, piano

Dust/Dew* / Björn Sikström (b. 1979)DuoSolo – Mary Fukushima, flute | Michael Kirkendoll, piano*finalist, 2011 DuoSolo Emerging Composer Competition

Elegy / Ron Amchin (b. 1990)Caitlin Foster, piano

Trio No. 1 / Jacob Gunnels (b. 1982)Kelley Barnett, flute | Dana Limpert, oboe | Michael Spicer, clarinet





Swollen State / Julian Day (b. 1975)DuoSolo – Mary Fukushima, flute | Michael Kirkendoll, piano

Incidental Music from an Imaginary Play / Matthew Taylor (b. 1980)Caitlin Foster, piano

Images of Water / Erin Tomkins (b. 1989)Kelley Barnett, flute | Dana Limpert, oboe | Gregory Oakes, clarinet

Glitch / Ramteen Sazegari (b. 1983)Amir Khosrowpour, piano

Dying Away* / Kay He (b. )DuoSolo – Mary Fukushima, alto flute | Michael Kirkendoll, piano

*winner of 2011 DuoSolo Emerging Composer CompetitionShouting Advice / Jason Barabba (b. 1970)

Dana Limpert, oboe | Caitlin Foster, piano


THE CLASSES

All participants will have the opportunity to participate in demonstration classes discussing contemporary techniques for flute, clarinet, strings, and piano. The classes will focus both on performance skills as well as compositional concepts including notation and effective usage of the techniques.

COMPOSITION SYMPOSIUMS

All composition participants may attend several symposiums directed by Cortona Sessions composition faculty. The symposiums offer composers opportunities to discuss in detail various aspects related to compositional technique and being a successful composer.


THE SESSIONS

The Cortona Sessions SESSIONS are open discussions about various aspects of being a 21st Century musician.

SESSION 1: Our New Music Lives A discussion of what brought all of us into the world of new music, why it is important to us, and our musical goals.

SESSION 2: Audience Friendly – Boulez for Blue Hairs A discussion about the struggles in generating audiences for new music concerts. This session will focus particularly on programming strategies, audience engagement, and educational opportunities.

SESSION 3: Community Building, Networking, Advocating This session will discuss the importance of your network of friends and allies as you build your musical careers. We will also talk further on ways to make new music exciting for an often suspicious public.

SESSION 4: Open Forum A chance for all participants to discuss anything related to music, art, and life.


2ND CORTONA SESSIONS IRON COMPOSER COMPETITION

Inspired by the television cooking competition Iron Chef, the Iron Composer Competition will pit all composition participants against each other in three rounds of competitive speed composing on secret “theme ingredients.” Each themed composition will be up to one minute in length. Cortona Sessions performance participants will have brief periods of time to learn the new compositions for performance and judging by Sessions faculty. Fun prizes and laughs for all, including a “treasure-trove” for the ultimate winner!

Round 1: All Composers - Solos - instrumentation drawn at random1 hour composition time + 30 minutes rehearsal for performers.

Round 2: 4 Composers - Duos - instrumentation drawn at random30 minutes composition time + 15 minutes rehearsal for performers

Round 3: 2 Composers - Trios - instrumentation drawn at random20 minutes composition time + 15 minutes rehearsal for performers


THE EXCURSIONS

The Cortona Sessions offers two excursion opportunities, giving participants the opportunity to experience the magic of Italy’s history, culture, and way of life.

Florence Day-TripThe Cortona Sessions provides round-trip train transportation from Camucia-Cortona Station to Florence for a day of sight-seeing and exploration at your own pace. Participants can visit the historic Uffizi gallery, shop at the Mercato Centrale, tour the Boboli Gardens, climb to the top of the Duomo, or simply enjoy some gelato and people-watching.

Wine TourFor an additional fee, interested wine-lovers can enjoy a memorable and truly one-of-a-kind Tuscan Wine Tour arranged by Sessions director Michael Kirkendoll. Participants will travel by coach to the renowned wine region of Montalcino for tastings and tours at two esteemed producers of Brunello di Montalcino - one of Italy’s most sought-after wines. Poggio di Sotto makes traditional-style Brunello amongst a fantastic garden setting. We will tour the garden and cellars and enjoy a tasting of two of Poggio di Sotto’s remarkable wines. Terralsole is owned and operated by a music and art lover who is married to an acclaimed Irish-Fiddler. Our hosts at Terralsole will prepare an authentic Tuscan lunch to accompany a tasting of their complete wine portfolio. Following our visit to these vineyards, participants will have a few hours to stroll the beautiful and steep historic streets of Montepulciano before returning to Cortona in the evening.


2011 Cortona Sessions Participants

Ron AmchinRon Amchin, originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is a sophomore at the University of Michigan School of Music, where he is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in music composition and has studied music composition with Evan Chambers and Kristin Kuster. He has also studied privately with Jonathan Coopersmith, Curtis Institute Chair of Musical Studies. Ron’s compositions have been performed at numerous student composer concerts at Michigan and the Boston University Tanglewood Institute. At a recent Michigan student composer concert, Ron’s composition was described as “impressive, and demonstrated an extraordinary strength in navigating disparate moods and materials uncommon to most composers Mr. Amchin’s age” (reviewed by Garret Schumann in Sequenza 21). Ron received an Honorable Mention in the 2010 New York Art Ensemble Young Composer Competition, and was a finalist for the 2010 ASCAP Foundation/Morton Gould Young Composer Awards. Ron is currently studying piano at the University of Michigan, and has studied clarinet for nine years, with Charles Salinger, Principal Clarinetist of the Delaware Symphony and Pennsylvania Ballet, and Chad Burrow at the University of Michigan. Ron was a member of the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra for two years, and has also participated in the Settlement Music School Woodwind Ensemble Program as a clarinetist for seven years, including master classes with Philadelphia Orchestra members and a scholarship to play in the Weinstein Advanced Study Woodwind Quintet, coached by Shirley Curtiss. In previous summers, Ron attended Eastern Music Festival, Boston University Tanglewood Institute (BUTI) Young Artists Composition Program where he studied composition with Martin Amlin, BUTI Clarinet Workshop and Young Artists Wind Ensemble, Pennsylvania Governor’s School for the Arts, Luzerne Music Center, KlezKanada, and the Kimmel Center Teen Summer Arts Camps for chamber music and jazz.

Jason BarabbaComposer Jason V. Barabba’s work has been broadcast on WNYC radio, and performed by such diverse musicians as the Janaki String Trio, clarinetist Richard Stoltzman, and the California E.A.R. Unit. His

chamber orchestra work The Abandonment of Pluto was recently premiered in England at the University of Bristol.

He has frequently drawn on his love of literature for inspiration. His opera `dentity Crisis, was based on the play by Christopher Durang. He has created several works using texts by Ursula K. Le Guin, including Say I Am Not Far Enough, and “The Scarcity of Rhinos” on the television. Le Guin has said of Mr. Barabba’s work, “Some composers use words as raw material. Like Schubert or Vaughan-Williams, he collaborates with them...the texture of the music and the tension in it are wonderfully effective.”

After receiving a Bachelor’s degree in Latin American Studies at Occidental College, Mr. Barabba studied music composition at the University of Chicago, UC Irvine, and UCLA. His teachers have included Andrew Imbrie, John Eaton, David Lefkowitz, Richard Grayson, and Christopher Dobrian. He lives and works in Los Angeles. Recordings of Barabba’s music have been commercially released on the Yarlung Records, MMC Recordings and Navona Records labels.

Kelley BarnettKelley Barnett is a senior status flutist at Lynn Conservatory of Music working towards a Bachelor of Music degree. She recently transferred from Montana State University where she has toured Hawaii with the Montana State One O’clock Jazz Band in the summer of 2010 and as well as South East Asia with the Montana State University Symphony Orchestra as assistant principle flute on the 2009 Goodwill Tour. In the summer of 2009, Ms. Barnett performed with the National Collegiate Flute Choir in New York City. She has participated in the master classes of Jason Blank (Haynes Flute Artist), Rhonda Larson (Pearl Flute Artist). She was the First Prize Winner of the 2008 24th Montana State University Concerto Competition and has twice performed as a soloist with the Montana State Symphony. She served as substitute flutist with the Bozeman Symphony Orchestra and preformed Holst’s Planets in the fall of 2009 with the symphony. At Lynn Conservatory of Music, Mrs. Barnett enjoys participating in woodwind quintet and the Lynn Philharmonia as well as studying under the renowned flutist Renee Seibert.


Julian DayJulian Day is a composer and sound artist based in Sydney, Australia.Described as “an epic and intimate formalist”, Julian creates lush and evocative worksthrough simple yet striking means. He is also drawn to dark and obsessive themes –obsolescence, damage, defeat – and to the brutal drive of hip hop and rock.

Julian’s work has featured at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, Le PoissonRouge (New York), The Old Blue Last (London), Grantpirrie Gallery (Sydney), CanberraContemporary Art Space and Perth Institute of Contemporary Art. Julian has worked withDavid Longstreth (Dirty Projectors), Lisa Moore and Mark Stewart (Bang On A Can All Stars),Zubin Kanga, Orchestra Victoria and The Song Company among others.Julian co‐directs Super Critical Mass, a large‐scale performance project for massedinstrumental forces, as well as the synthesizer ensemble An Infinity Room (A.I.R). He haswon The Australian Voices Young Composer Of The Year and the British Council’s RealizeYour Dream awards.

Julian studied with Gerard Brophy at the Queensland Conservatorium, with Caleb Kelly atthe Sydney College of the Arts and with Louis Andriessen, Michael Gordon, David Lang andJulia Wolfe at the Bang On A Can Summer Institute of Music.

Julian is also a writer and broadcaster, hosting New Music Up Late on ABC Classic FM. Pastinterviewees have included John Cale, Steve Reich, Philip Glass, Terry Riley, PaulineOliveiros, Christian Wolff and Laurie Anderson.

Kristen DyeKristen Dye grew up on Long Island where she studied with Mary Fukushima. During her undergraduate at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, she worked under Christopher Krueger. Here she performed both contemporary and baroque music. She attended the Manchester Music Festival in 2008

where she discovered her love for chamber music. Kristen is currently working towards her Master’s degree in performance and studying with James Hall at the University of Northern Colorado.

Caitlin FosterPianist Caitlin Foster is active in Indianapolis’ musical community, performing classical, sacred and jazz genres. Beyond work as a soloist, her love of performing includes accompanying vocalists and participating in jazz ensemble. She also enjoys encouraging students through teaching privately, while remaining active in her local Music Teacher’s National Association Chapter through community outreach activities.

In the summer of 2010, Caitlin worked as a student accompanist for La Musica Lirica in Novafeltria, Italy. She performed regularly with student vocalists while studying privately with Jeffery Price and Kathy Kraulik. She delights in returning to perform in Italy, whose rich artistic culture complements her love of art music.

She has been fortunate to have participated in many programs such as the Brevard Music Center and Masterworks Music Festival, where she received instruction from many including Eugene Alcalay and Li-shan Hung. Her studies have also afforded numerous masterclasses including Radoslav Kvapil, Nelita True, Michael Sheppard, Jerry Wong and Minju Choi among others.

Caitlin is currently completing her Masters in Performance degree at Butler University under the instruction of Dr. Kate Boyd.

Jacob GunnelsJacob Gunnels was born in Rawlins, Wyoming in the year 1982. He is currently a Senior at the University of Wyoming pursuing a Bachelors of Arts degree in Music. He has studied saxophone with Dr. Scott Turpen and is currently studying composition with Dr. Anne Guzzo. After graduation, Gunnels plans to pursue a Masters Degree in Music Theory and Composition.


Kay HeKay(Yuanyuan) He started learning piano at the age of five. She entered into the affiliated middleschool of Shenyang Conservatory of Music to learn composition in 2001. In 2004, she was accepted tothe Composition Department at the Central Conservatory of Music in China with excellentperformance. In the following year, she was admitted to Center for Electroacoustic Music of China(CEMC) of the Central Conservatory of Music in China which is her second major. This year, she wasaccepted to the Conservatory of UMKC to pursue a master degree, Supervisor is Professor Chen Yi.Many of her works have been performed in various concerts which received extensively goodcomments.

Dana LimpertDana Limpert is from Delaware, where she currently lives. She studied in Baltimore with Joseph Turner and Katherine Needleman, receiving her Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees from the Peabody Institute. She freelances with several orchestras in the area including the Richmond Symphony and the Annapolis Symphony, and she is the second oboist and English horn player with the Mid-Atlantic Symphony. She was a featured soloist at the “Celebration of Music” concert for WSCL in Salisbury, Maryland in 2010 and will be again this year. Dana is a huge fan of opera and goes whenever her budget allows.

Cesar MontufarCesar Adrian Montufar was born in New Jersey, and lived in NYC until he was 5 before moving to Quito, Ecuador. Twelve years later he returned to NYC, to study at Columbia University, wanting to become a composer.

In Quito, his musical training began with the flute, at age 8, but his interest in music was revolutionized by an “improvisation and musical inquiry” workshop led by composer Felipe Cisternas. After participating for more than two years in weekly gatherings and a few concerts he left Ecuador to attend Columbia.

At Columbia, the most influential classes Cesar Adrian has taken have been Tristan Murail’s composition class and, especially, Fabien Levy’s 20th Century Theory.

Topics that fascinate Cesar are the physicality of performance, both in written and improvised music, and the ars nova and ars subtilior composers of the late 14th century, of the likes of Johannes Ciconia.Cesar Adrian has been the host of The Early Music Show at WKCR, Columbia’s undergraduate Radio Station, since 2010. He also occasionally hosts programs for the New Music department.

Paul PostonPaul Poston earned his BM (Magna Cum Laude) from the University of Texas at Arlington studying with composer George Chave. He is currently working on completing a MM in Music Composition from Florida International University where he will graduate in April of 2011 . There he has studied with composers Orlando Jacinto Garcia. Additionally, he has studied music technology, electronic and electro-acoustic music with Paula Matthusen. Among others, Paul as had master classes with composers Pauline Oliveros and Bernard Rands.

Ramteen SazegariRamteen Sazegari (b. 1983 Carbondale, Illinois) is a composer who currently resides in Chicago, Illinois.

He earned his undergraduate degree in Music Composition and English Literature at UC Davis, where his primary composition teacher was Kurt Rohde. He also studied composition with Yu-Hui Chang, Andrew Frank and Samuel Nichols. His music was performed at student composer concerts while he was an undergraduate, and he had a piece premiered by the UC Davis Symphony Orchestra a year after his graduation. Most recently, his piece “Glitch” was performed by pianist Eric Zivian.

He earned his Master’s degree in Music Composition from Illinois State University, where his primary composition teachers were Martha Horst and Carl Schimmel. As a graduate student, his music was performed at a number of concerts while he taught courses in music to undergraduate students.


He was awarded the 2006-07 Olga Brose Valente Memorial Prize for excellence in Music Composition, the 2008-2010 Graduate Assistantship Award from Illinois State University, and was finalist in the 2010 DuoSolo Emerging Composer Competition. He was most recently given a scholarship to attend the Madness and Music festival in Davis, CA.

Björn SikstömBorn in 1979 in the city of Lulea, Sweden, Björn began studying composition in 2002. He reeived his Master’s degree in composition in 2010 after several years of studies under professor Jan Sandstrom at the Pitea College of Music (Lulea University of Technology). In his final year of studies, he completed the orchestra piece ‘Sun” composed for the Gavie Symphony Orchestra and his Master’s Thesis ‘New Creative Solutions for the Concept of Melody Through Awareness of Melodic Traditions.’ Having composed for a wide variety of instruments and ensembles in different contexts, including orchestral, chamber opera, wind band, organ, choir, guitar trio, percussion, various ensembles, and electro-acoustic music, Björn is a curious composer who delightfully embraces all instruments and combinations.

Michael SpicerA native of Stillwater, Oklahoma, Michael Spicer has played in the Oklahoma State Wind Ensemble, and Oklahoma State Symphony Orchestra. For the past several years, Michael has also performed a wide range of repertoire as a member of the Steller Winds Woodwind Quintet. In addition, he is principal clarinet in the Frontiers New Music Ensemble. He currently performs with the 395th Army Reserve Band, and is a student of Babette Belter.

Matthew TaylorMatthew Taylor is a bit of a musical chameleon. Growing up as a saxophonist, Mr. Taylor became an enthusiast of the playing style of Cannonball Adderly. In honor of his hero, the teenaged Matthew would seek out jam sessions at Jackson, Mississippi blues clubs and juke joints. In college (1999-2003), he

continued his studies in jazz but was soon introduced to the music of Arnold Schoenberg and Stravinsky, sewing the first seeds of interest in composition. His stay in college also brought him in contact with fellow students with whom he would form the a rock band called Moses Mayfield (2002-2008). Shortly after forming, Moses Mayfield was pursued by several major record labels. They would eventually sign with Columbia Records, who would release their only major album, “The Inside” (March, 2007). Once the band dissolved, Matthew decided to focus more on composition. He now studies composition at the University of Miami, where he is also a Teaching Assistant in Theory. Matthew has studied with Lansing McLoskey, John Stewart, Dorothy Hindman, and Charles Mason.

Erin TomkinsErin Tomkins is currently studying both composition and piano performance at the University of Kansas and nearing the end of an unusual path towards her degree. She began her undergraduate studies as a theatre design major, interested in lighting and sound, but quickly found that music needed to be a much bigger part of her life. Not willing to completely abandon theatre, she decided to double major in piano performance and theatre design. Through a job at the University Theatre, Erin was able to explore sound design, but theatre began to wane as her passion, while an interest in composition was beginning to blossom. After some encouragement and a semester of lessons with Dr. Forrest Pierce, Erin decided to apply for the composition major in addition to piano performance. Erin found that composing truly let her explore the worlds of sound she found lacking in sound design, and seeing music from the other side of the score helped her grow as a performer. While still finding her voice as a composer, Erin relishes every new experience and opportunity she has to engage in the music world, and continues to look for her place in it.


About the DuoSolo Foundation

Founded in 2008, the DuoSolo Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated new music creation, performance and education. Under the direction of flutist Mary Fukushima and pianist Michael Kirkendoll (collectively known as DuoSolo), the foundation supports and annual Emerging Composer Competition which has resulted in over 100 new works for flute and piano in three years, and produces the Cortona Sessions for New Music, in Cortona, Italy, bringing young performers and composers together for 10 days of intese collaboration, performance, and friendship. The DuoSolo Foundation believes that music has the power to affect social, political, and cultural awareness and seeks to offer audiences unique opportunities for musical exploration through innovative concert and educational programming.

To date, the foundation has awarded $1,500 to emerging composers in addition to scholarships for attendance at the Cortona Sessions. The foundation has also supported DuoSolo in the commissioning of new works from composers including Gabriela Lena Frank, David Rakowski, and Forrest Pierce.


Grazie Mille!

The Cortona Sessions would like to thank the Hotel Oasi Neumann for their help and assistance hosting the 2011 Cortona Sessions for New Music.

Our sincerest thanks also to Mr. Steve Foust, audio engineer at Oklahoma State University for his professionalism and enthusiasm recording all Cortona Sessions events.

Contact Information

Hotel Oasi NeumannVia Le Contesse, 1 - 52044 - Cortona (AR) - Tel. +39 0575630127

Michael Kirkendollmobile - 785.218.2422 (for emergencies only)

2011 cortona sessions program

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