If you're looking for inspiration, don't miss this concert!
We are proud to present our incredibly talented young composers in their final concert of the 2022 season. These ambitious musicians have been hard at work creating their final compositions of the season. Their compositions are inspired by their learning about the Nisenan. Their pieces promise to leave you inspired and amazed by their artistry! The finished works will be performed by accomplished local professional musicians at the Miners Foundry in Nevada City.
Venue:
Miners Foundry
325 Spring St.
Nevada City, CA 95959
2021 Composers Project Final Concert
Program:
Road to Redemption
Egan, 17
Egan Rogers, acoustic bass, Kit Bailey, drums and Ken Hardin, piano
Forgetting a Beautiful Thing
Ari, 14
Jia-mo Chen, cello and Lynn Schugren, piano
Gold Rush
Baraka, 15
Shannon Devir, flute and Tony Unger, classical guitar
Reflections on a Lost Opportunity
Kieran, 17
Murray Campbell, oboe and Jia-mo Chen, cello
Forest
Nikita, 18
Miriana Cota, violin, Jia-mo Chen, cello and Lynn Schugren, piano
Before Time
Jaxon, 14
Miriana Cota, violin, Jia-mo Chen, cello and Ken Hardin, piano
Longing for Eternity
Athena, 16
Miriana Cota, violin, Jia-mo Chen, cello and Lynn Schugren, piano
Lamentations of the Earth
Eva, 18
Miriana Cota, violin, David Thorp, viola, Jia-mo Chen, cello and Lynn Schugren, piano
Intermission…….
Steward of the Land
Frances, 18
David Coe, clarinet, Jia-mo Chen, cello and Lauren Sharkey, harp
Erased
Levi, 18
John Frantz, trumpet, Marni Johnson, French horn and Doug Miner, trombone
Two Centuries of Madness
Luca, 17
Shannon Devir, flute, Jia-mo Chen, cello and Ken Hardin, piano
Before Gold Rush
Malakai, 15
Miriana Cota, violin, Jia-mo Chen, cello and Ken Hardin, piano
Waltz on Stolen Ground
Natalie, 17
Egan Rogers, electric bass and Ken Hardin, piano
Language
Noah, 18
David Thorp, viola and Jia-mo Chen, cello
Planting the Seed
Eliza, 17
Shannon Devir, flute, David Coe, clarinet and Eliza Hagy, piano
Measured Loss
Jamie, 18
David Coe, clarinet, Jia-mo Chen, cello and Lynn Schugren, piano
All of these compositions were inspired by:
Field trips to the Nisenan’s Uba Seo Gallery. Talks with Shelly Covert, Nevada City Rancheria Nisenan Tribal Spokesperson and Executive Director of CHIRP. Gallery tour with Ember Amador, Executive Assistant. Field trip to the presentation of the new Nisenan mural in Grass Valley. Zoom talk with Lawyer, Frank Lawrence. A classroom lecture-presentation with Cal Irvine professor of Native American Studies, Tanis Thorne
… Please stay for a reception following the concert …