2012-2013

July 21-29 2012
Luxembourg Master Classes
24th Forum Flute and Piano
www.forumflutepiano.com
enquiries: forumflutepiano@gmail.com

July 31 to August 9-29 2012
Bodertzo, Italy Master Classes
Robert Aitken flute • Jan Junker piccolo • Michael Baumann accompanist
(see Activities Archive for details)

September 23, 2012
Cellos Galore!
Betty Oliphant Theatre, 404 Jarvis Street, Toronto
New Music Concerts Ensemble
Robert Aitken, direction
Introduction 7:15, Concert 8:00pm
newmusicconcerts.com

September 30-October 9, 2012
CRACKING BAMBOO Festival
Hanoi / Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and Salaya, Thailand
information: Goethe-Institut Vietnam, Goethe-Institut Thailand

• September 30: Opening Concert, Hanoi
• October 1-4: Workshops
• October 5: Concert in Salaya, Thailand
• October 7: Workshop and Concert in Hanoi, Vietnam
• October 8: Concert in a cave, Halong Bay, Vietnam
• October 9: Concert in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

October 12+13, 2012
Robert Aitken masterclasses in Thailand
Galayani Vhadana Institute of Music
Silpakorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
[MAP] telephone: 084 752 3433

October 18, 2012
Landesmusikgymnasium Montabaur, Germany
13:30-18:00: masterclass on flute works of Robert Aitken
19:30: Concert, “Robert Aitken and John Cage”
Aula des Mons-Tabor-Gymnasiums
Umboltstraße 17, Montabaur

November 7, 2012
Centredisc Record Launch:
music by Hope Lee and David Eagle
performance of “Fluctuare”
Canadian Music Centre
20 St. Joseph Street, Toronto
musiccentre.ca

November 11, 2012
Generation 2012
New Music Concerts presents the
Ensemble contemporaine de Montréal
Introduction 7:15, Concert 8:00pm
The Music Gallery, 197 John Street, Toronto
newmusicconcerts.com

November 18, 2012
Exquiste Vibrations
Esprit Orchestra, Alex Pauk conductor
soloist: Marc-Andre Dalbavie Flute Concerto
Koerner Hall, Royal Conservatory of Music
273 Bloor Street West, Toronto
espritorchestra.com

November 23-26, 2012, in Norway
November 23: (19:00) Trio Concert: Sandefjord Kirke
Robert Aitken and Jan Junker, flutes
November 24-25: flute masterclasses, Kolbotn (Oslo)
November 26, 2012: Masterclasses and Concert,
Toneheim Folkehoyskole, Aamar

December 9, 2012
Korean Music Festival
2:30: Korean Music Project ensemble
8:00: The Korean Story: Sukhi Kang and his Class
Betty Oliphant Theatre, 404 Jarvis Street, Toronto
New Music Concerts Ensemble
Robert Aitken, direction
newmusicconcerts.com

January 19, 2013
New Music Concerts presents
Ensemble SurPlus (Freiburg)
Introduction 7:15, Concert 8:00pm
The Music Gallery, 197 John Street, Toronto
newmusicconcerts.com

January 21, 2013
Luciano Berio: A Retrospective - The Complete Sequenzas
Performance of Berio’s Sequenza I for flute,
6:30pm, McMillan Theatre, Faculty of Music
University of Toronto
80 Queen’s Park, Toronto
FREE ADMISSION
www.music.utoronto.ca

February 3, 2012
Past, Present and Future: Canadian music, then and now
Introduction 7:15, Concert 8:00pm
Betty Oliphant Theatre, 404 Jarvis Street, Toronto
New Music Concerts Ensemble
Robert Aitken, flute and direction
newmusicconcerts.com

March 8, 2013
John Weinzweig Centenary Celebration Concert
Performances of Trialogue for voice, flute and piano
and Divertimento No. 1 for flute and string orchestra
7:15, Walter Hall, Faculty of Music
University of Toronto
80 Queen’s Park, Toronto
FREE ADMISSION
http://goo.gl/Gg5MB

March 22-24, 2013
Deutsche Flöten Gesellschaft Festival
Freiburg, Germany
Details TBA
www.floete.net

April 6, 2013
Six Hundred Year Anniversaries
Solo and small works by six centennarians
in performances to benefit New Music Concerts
Gallery 345, 345 Sorauren Avenue, Toronto
newmusicconcerts.com
www.gallery345.com

April 20-23, 2013 (TBC)
Two Days and Two Nights of New Music
19th International Festival
Odessa, Ukraine
anm.odessa.ua

April 27, 2013
New Music Concerts presents
Le Jardin Musical: A Tribute to Gilles Tremblay
with pianist Louise Bessette
Introduction 7:15, Concert 8:00pm
Gallery 345, 345 Sorauren Avenue, Toronto
newmusicconcerts.com
www.gallery345.com

June 1, 2013
Soloist, Aram Khachaturian Flute Concerto
Counterpoint Orchestra
St. Lukes Church,
157 Carlton Street, Toronto
ccorchestra.org

June 29 - July 1, 2013
Canadian Flute Festival
Appleby College, Oakville Ontario
http://canadaflute.com

July 19-24. 2013
Luxembourg Master Classes
25th Forum Flute and Piano
www.forumflutepiano.com
enquiries: forumflutepiano@gmail.com

July 27. 2013
Wendell Family Festival in Ludwigshafen (Notwende), Germany
Details TBA

July 29 to August 7, 2013
Robert Aitken in Italy
Robert Aitken flute • Jan Junker piccolo
Daily master classes • Flute chamber music
Group lessons in technique • Intonation classes
Concerts performed by participants • Flute maintenance and repair
Download information

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2011-2012

July 21-29 2012
Luxembourg Master Classes
24th Forum Flute and Piano
www.forumflutepiano.com
enquiries: forumflutepiano@gmail.com

July 31 to August 9-29 2012
Bodertzo, Italy Master Classes
Robert Aitken flute • Jan Junker piccolo • Michael Baumann accompanist

March 10, 2012
Peter Eötvös Picks
Glenn Gould Studio • 250 Front St. West
New Music Concerts Ensemble
Peter Eötvös direction

Zoltán Jeney (Hungary 1943) Heraclitian Fragments (1997/2004)
Peter Eötvös (Hungary 1944) Psy for flute, cello & cimbalom (1996)
Eötvös – Octet for winds and brass (2008)
Eötvös – Windsequenzen for ensemble (1975/87)
Igor Stravinsky (Russia/USA 1882–1971) Octet for wind instruments (1923)

February 3, 4, 5 & 7, 2012
The Noble Flute
Windsor Symphony Orchestra
Friday Feb. 3, 11:00 am and 7:30 pm at Assumption University Chapel in Windsor
Saturday Feb. 4, 7:30 at Leamington United Methodist Church in Leamington
Sunday Feb. 5, 7:30 at St. Anne’s Church in Tecumseh

John Morris Russell, Conductor
Robert Aitken, Flute,
Jean-Francois Rompré, Flute
Liesel Deppe, Piccolo

Johann Stamitz: Mannheim Symphony in G
Antonio Vivaldi: Piccolo Concerto in C major
Johann Stamitz: Flute Concerto in D major
Domenico Cimarosa: Concerto for Two Flutes
Carl Stamitz: Symphony in E-flat major
http://www.windsorsymphony.com

Tuesday February 7, 2012
University of Windsor, Assumption Chapel
Flute Symposium Concert

January 29, 2012 at 8:00 pm
Legends
Enwave Theatre, 231 Queens Quay West
Tyler Duncan baritone
New Music Concerts Ensemble
Robert Aitken direction

Omar Daniel (Canada 1960) Mehetapja (Husband Killer)
for 3 sopranos and ensemble (2011) (World premiere, NMC commission)
Thomas Kessler (Switzerland 1937) Quintet for piano and winds with electronics (2011)
(Canadian premiere)
Jeffrey Ryan (Canada 1962) The Whitening of the Ox
for baritone and ensemble (2011) (World premiere, NMC commission)

December 11, 2011 at 8:00 pm
The World of Globokar
Betty Oliphant Theatre, 404 Jarvis Street
Vinko Globokar guest composer
New Music Concerts Ensemble
Robert Aitken flute and direction

Elliott Carter (USA 1908) – Trije glasbeniki
for flute, harp and bass clarinet (2011)
(Canadian premiere, performed on the
occasion of Elliott Carter’s 103rd birthday)
Vinko Globokar (France 1934) – Fluide for brass and percussion (1967)
Globokar – Eppure si Muove for trombone and ensemble (2003)
Globokar – Discours VII for brass quintet (1987)
Globokar – Eisenberg for 16 instrumentalists (1990)

November 16, 2011 at 8:00 pm
13. Festival Slowind 2011
Tempo e Tempi
Marjan Kozina Hall
conductor Robert Aitken
Ursula Oppens piano
Barbara Jernejčič-Fürst mezzo-soprano

Elliott Carter (b. 1908): Esprit Rude/Esprit Doux II (1994) for flute, clarinet and marimba
Elliott Carter: Trilogy (1992) for oboe and harp
Elliott Carter: Quintet (1991) for piano and winds
Elliott Carter: Tempo e Tempi (1998-99) for mezzosoprano, oboe, clarinet, violin and violoncello
Elliott Carter: Retracing (2002) for bassoon solo; Retracing II (2009) for french horn solo, Retracing III (2009) for trumpet solo
Elliott Carter: Mosaic (2004) for harp, flute, oboe, clarinet, violin, viola, violoncello and double bass
http://www.slowind.org/

November 15, 2011 at 8:00 pm
13. Festival Slowind 2011
Canto
Marjan Kozina Hall
Slovenian Chamber Choir
conductor Martina Batič
Slovenian Percussion Duo

Elliott Carter: Saëta in March (1950/66) for four timpani
Elliott Carter (b. 1908): Tarantella (1936) for male choir and piano four hands
Elliott Carter: Recitativo and Improvisation (1950/66) for four timpani
Robert Aitken (b. 1939): Monody (1983) for flute solo and mixed choir
Elliott Carter: Adagio and Canto (1950/66) za timpane solo
Elliott Carter: Heart Not So Heavy As Mine (1938) za mešani zbor a cappella
Isang Yun (1917-1995): Novelette (1980) for flute, harp, violin and violoncello
Elliott Carter: Molto Perpetuo in Canaries (1950-66) for four timpani
Elliott Carter: The Defense of Corinth (1941) for speaker, male voices and piano four hands
Elliott Carter: Let's Be Gay (1937) for female choir and two pianos
http://www.slowind.org/

November 15, 2011 at 8:00 pm
13. Festival Slowind 2011
Concerto Concertino Concert
Marjan Kozina Hall
Robert Aitken flute soloist and conductor
Virgil Blackwell, bass clarinet soloist and conductor

Lojze Lebič (b. 1934): Kons(a) (1970
Elliott Carter (b. 1908): Steep Steps (2001) for bass clarinet solo
Elliott Carter: Scrivo in Vento (1991) for flute solo
Elliott Carter: Gra (1993) for clarinet solo
Lojze Lebič: Kons (b) (1968)
Elliott Carter: Flute Concerto (2008)
Witold Lutosławski (1913-1994): Slides [Przezrocza] (1988)
Elliott Carter: Concertino for Bass Clarinet (2009)
http://www.slowind.org/

November 14, 2011 at 8:00 pm
13. Festival Slowind 2011
Nine by Five by Nine
Marjan Kozina Hall
Slovenian Philharmonic
Robert Aitken, conductor

Elliott Carter: Sonata (1952) for flute, oboe, violoncello and harpsichord
Elliott Carter: Nine by Five (2009) for wind quintet
Walter Piston (1894-1976): Divertimento for Nine Instruments (1946)
Božidar Kos (b. 1934): Fata Morgana (2004) for flute, clarinet, percussion, violin and violoncello
Elliott Carter: Triple Duo
http://www.slowind.org/

November 9, 2011 at 8:00 pm
13. Festival Slowind 2011
Enchanted
Marjan Kozina Hall
Barbara Jernejčič-Fürst, mezzo-soprano
Ursula Oppens, piano
Slovenian Philharmonic
Robert Aitken, conductor

Elliott Carter (b. 1908): Enchanted Preludes (1988) for flute and violoncello
Aaron Copland (1900-1990): As It Fell Upon a Day (1944) for mezzosoprano, flute and clarinet
Elliott Carter: Three Musicians (2011) for flute, bass clarinet and harp
Janez Matičič (b. 1926): Géodes (1998) for percussion and piano
Elliott Carter: Night Fantasies (1980) for piano solo
Elliott Carter: A Mirror on Which to Dwell (1975) for mezzo-soprano and ensemble
http://www.slowind.org/

October 30, 2011 at 8:00 pm
Wuorinen Percussion Symphony
Betty Oliphant Theatre, 404 Jarvis Street
Joseph Petric accordion
Penderecki String Quartet
Robert Aitken flute Simon Fryer cello
New Music Concerts Ensemble
Charles Wuorinen direction

Eric Morin (Canada 1969) In Praise of Folly (2010)
for accordion and string quartet (World premiere)
Chris Paul Harman (Canada 1970) Duo for Flute and Cello (2011)
Charles Wuorinen (USA 1938)
Percussion Symphony for 24 players (1976) (Canadian premiere)

October 27, 200 at 1:30 pm
Women’s Musical Club of Toronto
Walter Hall, University of Toronto - 80 Queen's Park
Robert Aitken, flute
Simon Fryer, violoncello
Walter Delahunt, piano

Haydn: Trio No. 31 in G major
Alice Ho: Cothurnus (2002)
Max Meyeroldersleben: Fantasy Sonata
Philippe Gaubert: Trio Aquarelles
Chris Paul Harman: Duo for Flute and Cello (world premiere)
Weber: Trio in G minor
http://www.wmct.on.ca/concerts.html

September 25 2011 at 8:00 pm
Secret of the Seven Stars
Glenn Gould Studio - 250 Front St. West
Joseph Macerollo and Ina Henning accordions
Accordes string quartet
Ryan Scott solo percussion
Gregory Oh, piano
Xin Wang soprano
New Music Concerts Ensemble
Robert Aitken direction

Ann Southam (Canada 1937–2010) Quintet for piano and strings (1986) (NMC commission)
Andrew Staniland (Canada 1977) Pentagrams: 5 Pieces for 2 accordions (2010)
(world premiere, NMC commission)
Alice Ping Yee Ho (Hong Kong/Canada 1960) Ballade for An Ancient Warrior
for solo percussion, soprano and ensemble (2011)
(world premiere, NMC commission)
Nicolaus A. Huber (Germany 1939) Auf Flügeln der Harfe for accordion (1985)
Hope Lee (Taiwan/Canada 1953) Secret of the Seven Stars
for accordion, percussion and string orchestra (2011)
(world premiere, NMC commission)

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January-October 2014

4 Jan – 19 Jan – Presenting five concerts and 10 masterclasses on a Norwegian tour.

19 Jan – Giving pre-concert talk, New Music Concerts, Toronto.

14 Feb – Performing with Venice Symphony, Florida.

16 Mar – Chamber Music Concert with Harp, 2 vln, vla, vc and flute, Hamilton.

18 Apr – Hosting Guest Composer Jorg Widmann, New Music Concerts, Toronto.

21 May – Performing with pipa virtuoso Wei Wei Lan, New Music Concerts, Toronto.

20 Jun - 22 Jun -Performing at Zeit fur Neue Musik with flutist, Marin Seel, Bayreuth, Germany.

Jul-Aug – Teaching Masterclass, Rechsteiner, Italy.

16 Sep – 2 Oct – Performing concerts / masterclasses, New Zealand.

5 Oct – Performing solo concert, Freiburg, Germany.

12 Oct – 22 Oct – Curator for Music from Japan, Ljubjana, Slovenia conducting and performing.