BMS Concert History

 

Monday, February 8, 1993
Brown Hall, New England Conservatory, Boston

"A Tribute To Julian Carrillo." Nine short works composed for the occasion by: Francisco Gil-White, Don Spark, Julia Werntz, Thad Comestock, Steve Lantner, John Fugarino, Matt Samolis, James Bergin, Dan Sheppard. Also, Julian Carrillo's Mass For Pope John XXXIII.

Monday, January 31, 1994
Brookline Public Library, Brookline

Works by Milton Babbitt, Joe Maneri, Julia Werntz. Improvisations by Thad Comestock and Dan Spark.

May 2, 1994
Brookline Public Library, Brookline

Works by James Bergin, John Mallia, Joe Maneri, Ezra Sims and Julia Werntz. Improvisations by Steve Lantner, Mat Maneri and Joe Maneri.

Sunday, January 29, 1995
St. Cecilia’s Church, Boston

Works by John Fugarino and Alois Haba. Improvisations by Don Spark (piano), Joe Maneri (reeds), Mat Maneri (electric violin) and Pandelis Karayorgis (piano).

Saturday, November 4, 1995
Killian Hall, MIT, Cambridge

Works by Manfred Stahnke, John Fugarino, Geoff Rohrbach, Thadd Comstock, Julia Werntz, Ezra Sims and Joe Maneri.

Saturday, April 20, 1996
Killian Hall, MIT, Cambridge

Works by John Mallia, Robert Bonotto and Joe Maneri.

Friday, December 13, 1996
Killian Hall, MIT, Cambridge

Works by Joe Maneri, John Fugarino, Craig Walsh and Julia Werntz. Improvisations by Steven Lantner (microtonal keyboards) and Mat Maneri (electric violin).

Friday, December 13, 1997
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Brookline

Works by Robert Kirzinger, Ben Johnston and John Mallia. Improvisations by Steven Lantner (microtonal keyboards) and Mat Maneri (electric violin).

Sunday, January 16, 2000
Killian Hall, MIT

Music of Ezra Sims and Joe Maneri, honoring both 72-note composers' 72nd birthdays. Also, works by John McDonald and Arnold Friedman.

Saturday, April 12, 2003
Washington Square United Methodist Church, NYC
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Thursday, April 12. 2003
Eliot Hall, Boston

The BMS presents the Firebird Ensemble. Works by by Alain Bancquart, John Eaton, Jason Eckardt, Ezra Sims, Julia Werntz and Iannis Xenakis, with special guest, choreographer/dancer Christine Coppola.

Performers have included, among others, the Auros Group for New Music, the Firebird Ensemble, members of the Dinosaur Annex Ensemble (many of whom have decades of expertise in microtonal performance), and the Arden String Quartet.