TIME:SPANS 2024 Talea Ensemble performing 'Piano Concerto "Sinfonietta Version"', 2023 by Steven Kazuo Takasugi This piece should be listened to at a strong volume, as if you're inside the sound rather than listening to it from a distance. Program Notes: Steven Kazuo Takasugi Piano Concerto / Klavierkonzert Sinfonietta Version for solo piano, large ensemble, and electronic playback and amplification in three movements (2016-2023/2024) 49’24” Commissioned by the Donaueschingen Music Festival and the University of Alberta, Augustana Campus Dedicated to Ethan Braun and written for and dedicated to Roger Admiral and the SWR Symphony Orchestra; special thanks to Seán Ó Dálaigh for an inspiration in the third movement. Movement I: “Howl, Howl, Howl” “Once upon a time, an ant met a fungus…” Part I A. An Encounter B. Some Recede, Some Remain C. A Strange Twittering D. Twirling Leaf E. The Machine-Wreckers Part II F. Look Up G. Something in the Air H. “What’s Happening to Me?” I. “What Am I Doing?” J. “Where Is Everyone?” Part III K. Ophiocordyceps Unilateralis L. Unprecedented Behavior: The Strange Ascent M. Leaf Vein N. Brief Resistance O. Stroma Stalk: Howl P. Vomit! Q. Under a Dripping Tree R. Raining Spores S. A Farewell End Movement I. Movement II: “Some Cry for Their Mothers” “To the Sentimental Poet…” Part I T. The Arrival of Vindictive Spirits U. They Press Their Case V. Time’s Private Chamber Part II W. Ascent/Descent I: “An Aerial Dart?” X. Ascent/Descent II Y. Ascent/Descent III Z. First Assault Wave AA. Second Assault Wave BB. Third Assault Wave Part III CC. When the Smoke Clears DD. Some Cry for Their Mothers EE. The Last Few Remaining FF. The Sponge-Earth End Movement II. Movement III “Affektenlehre: Towards a Science of Obliteration” “…a music that could break me apart, just shred me and dissolve every bit…” – Seán Ó Dálaigh Part I GG. Sturm und Drang I HH. First Void: “…just not for us.” II. Sturm und Drang II JJ. Second Void: “Grey Impalpable World” KK. Sturm und Drang III Part II LL. Empfindsamer Stil I: “A Figure in the Rain” MM. Empfindsamer Stil II: “Someone Imploring” NN. Sturm und Drang IV / Empfindsamer Stil III: “The Approach of Their Forms” OO. Empfindsamer Stil IV: “Their Strange Wayward Existence” Part III PP. Sturm und Drang V: “A Science of Obliteration (for Seán Ó Dálaigh)” QQ. Third Void: “A Mirror in Which to Gaze…at Your Thoughts” RR. Fourth Void: “Sinking Void” End Movement III. End Piece. Talea Ensemble James Baker, conductor Roger Admiral, piano soloist Yoshi Weinberg, flute Christa Robinson, oboe Marianne Gythfeldt, clarinet Adrian Morejon, bassoon Nicolee Kuester, French horn Sam Jones, trumpet Mike Lormand, trombone Dan Peck, tuba Matthew Gold, percussion Sae Hashimoto, percussion Nuiko Wadden, harp Karen Kim, violin I Adda Kridler, violin II Hannah Levinson, viola Chris Gross, cello Greg Chudzik, double bass Edwin Kenzo Huet, sound engineer TIME:SPANS Festival Staff Thomas Fichter, Executive/Artistic Director Caley Monahon-Ward, Director of Production Kayleigh Butcher, Program Coordinator Carly Levin, Production Manager Abigail Hoke-Brady, lighting designer

TIME:SPANS 2024 Talea Performing Uri Kochavi's 'dermis' (2024) Talea Ensemble James Baker, conductor Yoshi Weinberg, piccolo/flute Benjamin Fingland, E flat/contrabass clarinet Adrian Morejon, contrabassoon Margaret Kampmeier, piano Matthew Gold, percussion Karen Kim, violin Hannah Levinson, viola Chris Gross, cello Greg Chudzik, bass Edwin Kenzo Huet, sound engineer TIME:SPANS Festival Staff Thomas Fichter, Executive/Artistic Director Caley Monahon-Ward, Director of Production Kayleigh Butcher, Program Coordinator Carly Levin, Production Manager Abigail Hoke-Brady, lighting designer

Talea Ensemble (taleaensemble.org): James Baker, conductor Barry Crawford, flute Yoshi Weinberg, flute Michelle Farah, oboe Rane Moore, clarinet Marianne Gythfeldt, clarinet Erin Rogers, saxophone Adrian Morejon, bassoon Nicolee Kuester, horn Sam Jones, trumpet Mike Lormand, trombone Alex Lipowski, percussion Bill Solomon, percussion Nuiko Wadden, harp Steve Beck, piano Bill Schimmel, accordion Karen Kim, violin Johnna Wu, violin Leah Asher, viola Josh Henderson, viola Christopher Gross, cello John Popham, cello Greg Chudzik, bass Video Production: H. Paul Moon, cameras & editing (zenviolence.com) Kyabell Glass, additional camera Abigail Hoke-Brady, lighting designer Caley Monahon-Ward, recording & sound mix Festival Staff: Thomas Fichter, Executive/Artistic Director Caley Monahon-Ward, Director of Production Kayleigh Butcher, Program Coordinator Carly Levin, Production Manager Chris Griswold, Assistant Production Manager Recorded at Mary Flagler Cary Hall, DiMenna Center for Classical Music, New York City on August 26, 2023. Produced for TIME:SPANS 2023 by the Earle Brown Music Foundation Charitable Trust (timespans.org).

Talea Ensemble (http://taleaensemble.org): James Baker, conductor Isabel Lepanto Gleicher, flute Michelle Farah, oboe Rane Moore, clarinet Erin Rogers, saxophone Nicolee Kuester, horn Sam Jones, trumpet Stephen Gosling, piano Steven Beck, piano William Schimmel, accordion Matthew Gold, percussion Clara Warnaar, percussion Nuiko Wadden, harp Karen Kim, violin Leah Asher, violin Hannah Levinson, viola Christopher Gross, cello Mosa Tsay, cello Greg Chudzik, bass Yaron Deutsch, electric guitar Juliet Fraser, soprano Daniel Neumann, electronics Victoria Cheah, production Video Production: H. Paul Moon, cameras & editing (https://zenviolence.com) Kyabell Glass, additional camera Sarah Abigail Hoke-Brady, lighting designer Caley Monahon-Ward, concert recording and mix Nathaniel Butler, audio engineer Festival Staff: Thomas Fichter, Executive/Artistic Director Caley Monahon-Ward, Director of Production Kayleigh Butcher, Program Coordinator Carly Levin, Co-Production Manager Tim Love, Co-Production Manager Recorded at Mary Flagler Cary Hall, DiMenna Center for Classical Music, New York City on August 27, 2022. Produced for TIME:SPANS 2022 by the Earle Brown Music Foundation Charitable Trust (https://timespans.org). Watch the full concert at: https://vimeo.com/780787603

Pierluigi Billone: Mani.Long (2001) *US Premiere March 7, 2014 New York, NY Carnegie Hall Vienna: City of Dreams Festival Bohemian National Hall James Baker, conductor Presented by Carnegie Hall, Austrian Cultural Forum, Bohemian National Hall, Talea Ensemble With the friendly support of Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung Talea's 2013-14 season is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and in part by Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung, New Music USA's Cary New Music Performance Fund, Harry and Alice Eiler Foundation, Alice M. Ditson Fund, Fritz Reiner Center for Contemporary Music, Amphion Foundation, and private donations. Talea's 2013-14 season also is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

Steven Kazuo Takasugi: Sideshow (2005 / 2012) Blu-Ray Recording | Coming June 2018 Get your tickets today: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sideshow-blu-ray-release-year-end-celebration-tickets-45839359759 Talea Ensemble Released on Kairos Media Production by Four/Ten Media