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Eko Nova: Quince Ensemble
Category: Eko Nova • Members • Performances | Season: Influence
Pushing the boundaries of vocal music.
Join the four-woman acapella group, Quince, for a night of gorgeously apocalyptic melodies in remembrance of the Dust Bowl. These four critically acclaimed sopranos will perform a series of folk ballads inspired by Woody Guthrie as part of their “This a Changin’ World” tour. Quince has been described in Opera News as “the Anonymous 4 of new music” and the versatility of their voices is truly something to behold!
About Quince Ensemble: Singing with the precision and flexibility of modern chamber musicians, Quince Ensemble is changing the paradigm of contemporary vocal music. Described as “the Anonymous 4 of new music” by Opera News, Quince continually pushes the boundaries of vocal ensemble literature. As dedicated advocates of new music, Quince regularly commissions new works, providing wider exposure for the music of living composers. They recently launched the Quince New Music Commissioning Fund, a fund to grow the repertoire for women and treble voices. Quince has released three studio albums, Realign the Time, Hushers, and Motherland, all available on iTunes, CD Baby, Spotify, and Amazon.
In 2016, Quince was featured on the KODY Festival Lublin, Poland in collaboration with David Lang and Beth Morrison Projects. They have also appeared on the Outpost Concert Series, the Philip Glass: Music with Friends concert at the Issue Project Room in Brooklyn, Alia Musica, and the SONiC Festival in New York. During the 2018-19 season, they will collaborate with International Contemporary Ensemble, Lincoln Center, Linfield University, Vespers Concert Series, Kamratōn Ensemble, Connecticut Summerfest, and UC Berkeley, to name a few.
Comprised of vocalists Liz Pearse (soprano), Kayleigh Butcher (mezzo soprano), Amanda DeBoer Bartlett (soprano), and Carrie Henneman Shaw (soprano), Quince thrives on unique musical challenges and genre-bending contemporary repertoire.
Artist Bios
Kayleigh Butcher: Described as “Rad as f*&^” (Scapi Magazine) and having “a sound that is well-suited for the strange world of new music” (Chicago Classical Review), Kayleigh Butcher (mezzo soprano) has gained critical and audience acclaim as a soloist and contemporary chamber musician.
As a fervent supporter and advocate for contemporary music, Kayleigh has worked with many composers including David Lang, Tristan Perich, Eve Beglarian, Daniel Felsenfeld, Holly Herndon, John Luther Adams, Chris Fisher-Lochhead, David Reminick, Jennifer Walshe, Robert Honstein, Danny Clay, Alex Temple, Molly Herron, Fjóla Evans, Levy Lorenzo, Morgan Krauss, Eliza Brown, Jonathan Sokol, Max Grafe, Amanda Feery, LJ White, Bethany Younge, Ravi Kittappa, and Jennifer Jolley.
She has also collaborated with many new music ensembles including International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE), Eighth Blackbird, Third Coast Percussion, Ensemble Dal Niente, Opera on Tap NYC, Tigue, Man Forever, Grant Wallace Band, Anti-Social Music, thingNY, Fonema Consort, a.per.i.o.dic, and Rhymes With Opera, to name a few.
She graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Vocal Performance from the University of Missouri-Kansas City in 2008 and completed her Master’s in Music at Bowling Green State University in 2011. Kayleigh also experiments with composition, writing fugues and other arrangements for Quince.
www.kayleighbutcher.comAmanda DeBoer Bartlett: Amanda DeBoer Bartlett, DMA is an Omaha-based classical soprano who specializes in the work of living composers. Along with her solo career, she is a member of Ensemble Dal Niente and Hasco Duo. Ms. DeBoer Bartlett is featured on albums with Holly Herndon, Deerhoof, Ensemble Dal Niente, Quince Contemporary Vocal Ensemble, Christopher Wild, and Hasco Duo.
Ms. DeBoer Bartlett is also the founder and director of an experimental performance festival called Omaha Under the Radar, which has presented nearly 200 individual artists from around North America during its first three seasons.
Born and raised in Omaha, NE, Ms. DeBoer Bartlett moved to Chicago to study at DePaul University where she received a Bachelor of Music. She received a Masters degree from the University at Buffalo, where she studied with acclaimed contemporary interpreter Tony Arnold, and a Doctorate of Musical Arts from Bowling Green State University.
www.amandadeboer.comLiz Pearse: Finding joy in variety, Liz Pearse is a musician of many pursuits. After a childhood spent playing every instrument she could lay hands upon, Liz began exploring the endless possibilities of the voice. Hers is an instrument of unusual range, color, and versatility. She has performed a range of repertoire, from medieval to modern, on stages around the world including Italy (soundSCAPE Festival), Switzerland (Lucerne Festival) and Poland (KODY Festiwal).
Liz has a special affinity for music post 1900. As a soloist, her recent projects include multiple performances of Pierrot Lunaire, touring Olivier Messiaen’s Harawi, electroacoustic programming including Philomel, and on-going commissions dedicated to the creation of works for self-accompanying soprano. She researches contemporary vocal pedagogy as part of a DMA in Contemporary Music, in progress at Bowling Green State University (Ohio).
www.lizpearse.comCarrie Henneman Shaw: Soprano Carrie Henneman Shaw is known across the US as a singer who weaves style and emotion into vivid performances of Baroque and contemporary classical music. Praised in the New York Times “as graceful vocally as she was in her movements”, “consistently stylish” (Boston Globe), and as a “cool, precise soprano” (Chicago Tribune), Shaw is a member of Quince Ensemble, Chicago’s Ensemble Dal Niente, Pesedjet, and also appears with the Bach Society of Minnesota, Haymarket Opera Company, Newberry Consort, and Boston Early Music Festival. Carrie was a 2010 and 2017 McKnight Fellow for Performing Musicians and has earned arts entrepreneurship awards in her role as co-director of St. Paul’s Glorious Revolution Baroque.
Shaw seeks opportunities to bring rare performances of new works by American and international composers to an eclectic variety of venues – bars, churches, galleries, and concert halls – with collaborators around the country. In the Minnesota composer community, she has been privileged to commission and premiere works by such composers as Jocelyn Hagen, Noah Keesecker, and Abbie Betinis, whose annual Christmas carols are annually recorded for broadcast by Minnesota Public Radio. Shaw has also performed in a gala holiday concert at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC.
Shaw earned degrees in English and Voice Performance from Lawrence University and completed a doctorate at the University of Minnesota. She currently teaches at Bethel University and Lawrence University.
www.shawsoprano.com
About Eko Nova: The Omaha Chamber Music Society and KANEKO’s Eko Nova concert series introduces Omaha audiences to some of the most innovative and inspiring musical works written today – music that looks outward with an openness to a myriad of genres, styles, and forms. With virtuosic performances from the region’s finest musicians, plus guest appearances by extraordinary artists from around the country, these programs appeal to a diverse crowd, from lovers of contemporary art to classical music fans and beyond.
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Eko Nova: Omaha Percussion Group
Category: Eko Nova • Performances | Season: Re•Purpose
Art and Music Upside-Down
Season 5 of Eko Nova begins with Omaha Percussion Group, and what better place to turn art and music upside-down than KANEKO? Experience a cantata Bach couldn’t have imagined, singing without singers, and “Post-it Notes” as a score direction. It’s Monday night, reimagined.
Program:
Nicholas Martynciow (b. 1964): Impressions: Movements I & II
John Bergamo (1940-2013): Piru Bole
Mark Applebaum (b. 1967): Aphasia
Paul Lansky (b. 1944): Threads
About Omaha Percussion Group: Founded in 2018, Omaha Percussion Group provides professional percussionists in Omaha the opportunity to perform together outside of their regular musical jobs. The ensemble’s repertoire showcases percussion ensemble music and chamber works featuring non-percussionists, as well as duo and solo percussion works. Personnel changes from project to project, with the goal of including as many local professionals as possible from varied percussion specializations. While professional percussionists are expected to be well-rounded and versatile in many percussive idioms, OPG’s members have additional specialized training in classical and contemporary percussion, non-Western traditions, and pop and electronic music. These diverse backgrounds enable the ensemble to perform an extraordinary range of repertoire.
OPG Members: Jason Domonkos, Spencer Jones, Tomm Roland, Scott ShinbaraAbout Eko Nova: The Omaha Chamber Music Society and KANEKO’s Eko Nova concert series introduces Omaha audiences to some of the most innovative and inspiring musical works written today – music that looks outward with an openness to a myriad of genres, styles, and forms. With virtuosic performances from the region’s finest musicians, plus guest appearances by extraordinary artists from around the country, these events appeal to a diverse crowd, from lovers of contemporary art, to classical music fans and beyond.
About the Omaha Chamber Music Society: The Omaha Chamber Music Society is a nonprofit organization that organizes and performs multiple classical music and chamber music series around the Omaha community. We have partnerships with UNMC, KANEKO, Gallery 1516, the Omaha Conservatory, the Josie Harper Hospice House, and Omaha Public Schools, and our work goes beyond performance to education and service. Learn More ->
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Eko Nova: The Forces Inside
Category: Eko Nova • Members • Performances | Season: Human Condition
John Klinghammer Returns!
John Klinghammer (former artistic director of Eko Nova) returns to Omaha with fellow musicians from Kansas City to perform compelling works for clarinet, cello, violin, harp, and marimba. This music illuminates the expressive forces inside creative artists who refuse to be silent and who, with their unique voices, share messages that transcend both personal crises and the great tragedies of the past and present.
Musicians:
John Klinghammer, clarinetMaria Crosby, celloStirling Trent, violinMichael Compitello, percussionKatie Wychulis, harpProgram:
Gilad Cohen (b. 1980) – Trio for a Spry Clarinet, Weeping Cello and Ruminating Harp (2009, rev. 2010)
Erwin Schulhoff (1894 – 1942) – Duo for violin and cello (1925)
Moderato
Zingaresca. Allegro giocoso
Andantino
Moderato–Presto fantasticoKevin Puts (b. 1972) – And Legions Will Rise for violin, clarinet, and marimba (2001)
About John Klinghammer: John Klinghammer is the 3rd/Bass Clarinetist with the Kansas City Symphony. He has served as acting Associate Principal/Eb for the Kansas City Symphony during the 2014-15 and 2016-17 seasons, acting 3rd/Bass Clarinet for the 2015-16 season, and prior to that had been Assistant Principal/Eb clarinet with the Omaha Symphony from 2001-2014. Before arriving in Omaha, he served a one-year stint as 2nd/Bass clarinet with the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra. He has been principal clarinet of the Des Moines Symphony, a member of the National Repertory Orchestra, and has also appeared with Breckenridge Music Festival, Omaha Chamber Music Society, Vesper Concerts, Tuesday Musical, Monument Piano Trio, Analog Arts Ensemble, Eko Nova, on the Kansas Symphony’s Happy Hour series and with Art of Elan.
John received his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Oregon, and Master’s and Doctorate degrees from the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music, where he became a member of the USC Scholarship Woodwind Quintet. He spent a year as principal clarinet of the YMF Debut Orchestra of Los Angeles, and in 2000 performed the Copland Clarinet Concerto with that orchestra.
John has given master classes and recitals at universities across the country, and has been on faculty at the University of South Dakota and the College of Saint Mary. He helped create the Eko Nova new music series in Omaha, and served as its first artistic director. He has also served as a staff conductor with the Omaha Symphony, helping to create and lead some of the orchestra’s many nationally respected educational programs. John spends his summers performing in Oregon with the Britt Music Festival, and maintains a private studio that must contend on a regular basis with the strong opinions of his teaching assistant, Leopold the dog. His many wonderful teachers include Cindi Bartels, Dr. Wayne Bennett, Michael Anderson, Ted Oien, Mitchell Lurie, Michele Zukovsky, and the incomparable Yehuda Gilad.
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Eko Nova: Tower Duo
Category: Eko Nova • Members • Performances | Season: Human Condition
Tower Duo Returns!
Tower Duo returns to KANEKO for Eko Nova on February 4! For this performance, Erin Helgeson Torres and Michael Rene Torres, 21st century Renaissance Musicians and flute and saxophone duo, premiere works written in the 21st century, for the 21st century.
About Erin Helgeson Torres
Dr. Erin Helgeson Torres is the Artist/Instructor of Flute at Ohio Northern University where she teaches applied flute lessons, a flute repertoire/literature course and a music technology course, in addition to coaching small ensembles and flute choir. Erin also teaches flute at Muskingum University and core music courses (Popular Music, World Music and Music History) at Ohio Dominican University. Second Flutist/Piccoloist with the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra and the Principal Flutist of the McConnell Arts Center Chamber Orchestra, Dr. Torres is also an Associate Musician with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra and a regular substitute Second Flutist with the Louisville Orchestra. She performs regularly in various area orchestras including the West Virginia, Central Ohio, Springfield, Westerville and Lima Symphonies. Erin graduated with a Doctorate of Musical Arts and a Masters of Music from The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio studying with Professor Katherine Borst Jones. She received her Bachelor of Music Performance at Stetson University in DeLand, Florida studying with Dr. Jean West. She recently completed her Artist Diploma at the University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music under Dr. Bradley Garner.About Michael Rene Torres
Saxophonist, composer, educator, and curator, Michael Rene Torres, currently serves as Lecturer of Saxophone at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. He is also the founder and Executive Director of the Columbus Ohio Discovery Ensemble; a contemporary music ensemble that is dedicated to the promotion, performance, and perception of new music in Central Ohio. Additionally, Michael is an Advisory Board member of the Johnstone Fund for New Music which advances the performance of new music for the benefit of the Central Ohio community and is an Executive Committee member of the Society of Composers, Inc. as the Co-Editor for the bimonthly national SCI Newsletter. Michael has presented recitals, clinics, and masterclasses at conferences and universities throughout the USA. As an advocate of contemporary music, Michael has commissioned and premiered several works for the concert saxophone and is an active chamber musician. A winner of the Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award and the Greater Columbus Arts Council Composition Fellowship, Michael’s compositional interests are in chamber music that explores the juxtaposition of consonance and dissonance and is often inspired by psychology. Michael is a Conn-Selmer Endorsing Artist and performs exclusively on Selmer Paris saxophones.About Eko Nova
The Omaha Chamber Music Society and KANEKO’s Eko Nova concert series introduces Omaha audiences to some of the most innovative and inspiring musical works written today – music that looks outward with an openness to a myriad of genres, styles, and forms. With virtuosic performances from the region’s finest musicians, plus guest appearances by extraordinary artists from around the country, these events appeal to a diverse crowd, from lovers of contemporary art, to classical music fans and beyond.About the Omaha Chamber Music Society
The Omaha Chamber Music Society is a nonprofit organization that organizes and performs multiple classical music and chamber music series around the Omaha community. We have partnerships with UNMC, KANEKO, Gallery 1516, the Omaha Conservatory, the Josie Harper Hospice House, and Omaha Public Schools, and our work goes beyond performance to education and service. Learn More -> -
Quartet
Category: Eko Nova • Performances | Season: Reality
Get ready for the classical revolution!
Join Omaha Symphony musicians as they trace the history of composers pushing boundaries with the traditional string quartet, performing music by Beethoven, Shostakovich, Schnittke, Tate, and Visconti.
Musicians
Lizzie Furuta
Kevin Tompkins
Brian Sherwood
Tim StrangThis program is part of the Eko Nova concert series, a partnership between The Omaha Chamber Music Society and KANEKO. Eko Nova brings some of the most innovative and inspiring musical works written today from artists around the country that cover a myriad of genres, styles, and forms.
Omaha Chamber Music Society
The Omaha Chamber Music Society is a nonprofit organization that organizes and performs multiple classical music and chamber music series around the Omaha community. We have partnerships with UNMC, KANEKO, Gallery 1516, the Omaha Conservatory, the Josie Harper Hospice House, and Omaha Public Schools, and our work goes beyond performance to education and service. -
Tango Romantico
Category: Eko Nova • Performances | Season: light
We joined Omaha Symphony Principal Flute Maria Harding, fellow Symphony colleagues, and Vintage Ballroom for an evening of music and dance celebrating the passionate tango of Argentina. Wine and chocolate by the Old Market’s own Chocolat Abeille rounded out the evening!
Musicians (from left to right)
Featured: Maria Harding, Principal Flute of the Omaha Symphony
Bobby Scharmann, Double Bass
Julia Williams, Accordion
Louis Trepanier, Guitar
Sam Pierce-Ruhland, Cello
Bozhidar Shopov, Violin and ViolaDance Instructor (far right)
Derek PasqualettoUpcoming Eko Nova Performances:
Tornado featuring JACK Quartet – April 16, 2018
About Eko Nova
The Omaha Chamber Music Society and KANEKO’s Eko Nova concert series introduces Omaha audiences to some of the most innovative and inspiring musical works written today – music that looks outward with an openness to a myriad of genres, styles, and forms. With virtuosic performances from the region’s finest musicians, plus guest appearances by extraordinary artists from around the country, these events appeal to a diverse crowd, from lovers of contemporary art, to classical music fans and beyond.About the Omaha Chamber Music Society
The Omaha Chamber Music Society is a nonprofit organization that organizes and performs multiple classical music and chamber music series around the Omaha community. We have partnerships with UNMC, KANEKO, Gallery 1516, the Omaha Conservatory, the Josie Harper Hospice House, and Omaha Public Schools, and our work goes beyond performance to education and service. Learn More ->