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  Monday, February 9, 2009

Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham-Southern College
Hulsey Hall at the Welcome Center
7:30 P.M.

Chamber Music of Scott Eggert

Karen Bentley Pollick, violin
Osiris Molina, clarinet
Dennis Parker, cello

Violinist Karen Bentley Pollick and Louisiana State University cellist Dennis Parker will reprise Scott Eggert's trio Six Wooden Blocks with University of Alabama clarinetist Osiris Molina. Inspired by a poem of Sally McNall, Six Wooden Blocks was premiered at Lebanon Valley College and Pennsylvania State in February 2008. Artist Dan Massad's response to the poem will also be on exhibit. The string duo has performed Eggert's ragtime and tango infused Dance Card throughout the Czech Republic during their appearances at the 2007 and 2008 American Spring Festivals and will premiere a new duo entitled Songbook on this occasion.

  • Six Wooden Blocks for Violin, Clarinet, and Cello
  • Songbook for Violin and Cello (world premiere)
  • Dance Card for Violin and Cello
  • Go! for Violin, Clarinet, and Cello
   
  Monday, March 9, 2009

Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham-Southern College
Hill Recital Hall
7:30 P.M.

Prophet Birds: Avian Inspired Duets

Karen Bentley Pollick, violin
Lisa Moore, piano

Australian pianist Lisa Moore returns to Birmingham-Southern College for a recital of avian inspired duos for violin and piano with violinist Karen Bentley Pollick. The duo will perform Bird as Prophet by Yale composer Martin Bresnick and offer world premieres by the young California composer Samuel Adams and Cardinal Fantasy by the legendary Egyptian composer Halim El-Dabh in honor of his 88th year. Other repertoire will include Road Movies by Pulitzer Prize winner John Adams and sonatas by Leoš Janáček and Claude Debussy.

  • Martin Bresnick: Bird as Prophet
  • John Adams: Road Movies
  • Halim El-Dabh: Cardinal Fantasy (world premiere)
  • Sam Adams: Aves Nostradamus (world premiere)
  • And sonatas by Leoš Janáček and Claude Debussy
   
  Sunday, March 15, 2009

Birmingham, Alabama
Unitarian Universalist Church of Birmingham
4300 Hapmton Heights Drive
3:00 P.M.

Karen Bentley Pollick, violin, viola and piano
Gary Levinson, violin

  • Bach: B minor Partita for Solo Violin
  • Cindy McTee: Capriccio for Solo Violin
  • Victoria Bond: Woven for Violin and Viola
  • Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen
   
  Saturday, March 21, 2009

Fullerton, California
California State Fullerton School of Music 
Meng Hall, 800 N. State College Blvd.
8:00 P.M.

Paul Dresher Ensemble, electric guitar, percussion, electronics and guests

Karen Bentley Pollick, violin
Lisa Moore, piano
Joel Davel, percussion
Paul Dresher, quadrachord

  • Elapsed Time for violin and piano
  • Double Ikat for violin, piano and percussion
  • In the Nameless for quadrachord and percussion
   
  Thursday, March 26, 2009

New York, New York
Tenri Cultural Institute
43 West 13th Street, #3A
8:00 P.M.

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Friday, March 27, 2009

New York, New York
Klavierhaus
211 West 58th Street
8:00 P.M.

Prophet Birds: Avian Inspired Duets

Karen Bentley Pollick, violin
Lisa Moore, piano

Violinist Karen Bentley Pollick teams up with Australian pianist Lisa Moore for a recital of avian inspired duos for violin and piano. The duo will perform Bird as Prophet by Yale composer Martin Bresnick and offer the New York premieres of Aves Nostradamus by young California composer Samuel Adams and Cardinal Fantasy by the legendary Egyptian composer Halim El-Dabh in honor of his 88th year. Other repertoire will include Road Movies by Pulitzer Prize winner John Adams and sonatas by Leoš Janáček and Claude Debussy.

  • Martin Bresnick: Bird as Prophet
  • John Adams: Road Movies
  • Halim El-Dabh: Cardinal Fantasy (New York premiere)
  • Sam Adams: Aves Nostradamus (New York premiere)
  • And sonatas by Leoš Janáček and Claude Debussy
   
  Saturday, March 28, 2009

Easton, Pennysylvania
Piano Loft
400 Spring Garden Street
8:00 P.M.

Prophet Birds: Avian Inspired Duets

Karen Bentley Pollick, violin
Lisa Moore, piano

Violinist Karen Bentley Pollick teams up with Australian pianist Lisa Moore for a recital of avian inspired duos for violin and piano. The duo will perform Bird as Prophet by Yale composer Martin Bresnick and offer the New York premieres of Aves Nostradamus by young California composer Samuel Adams and Cardinal Fantasy by the legendary Egyptian composer Halim El-Dabh in honor of his 88th year. Other repertoire will include Road Movies by Pulitzer Prize winner John Adams and sonatas by Leoš Janáček and Claude Debussy.

  • Martin Bresnick: Bird as Prophet
  • John Adams: Road Movies
  • Halim El-Dabh: Cardinal Fantasy (New York premiere)
  • Sam Adams: Aves Nostradamus (New York premiere)
  • And sonatas by Leoš Janáček and Claude Debussy
   
  Monday, April 6, 2009

New York, New York
Symphony Space
2537 Broadway
8:00 P.M.

Cutting Edge Concerts

Gary Levinson, violin
Karen Bentley Pollick, viola

   
  Friday, April 10, 2009

Atlanta, Georgia
Emory University
Michael C. Carlos Museum
12 noon

Felix Mendelssohn Viola Quintet with the Vega Quartet