Settlement Music School | 416 Queen St, Philadelphia, PA 19147

In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the publication of James Joyce’s Ulysses, Network collaborates with The Rosenbach to present a new song cycle based on select passages from the novel by Grammy Award-winning composer Lansing McLoskey.

McLoskey’s commissioned song cycle One Book Called Ulysses, featuring mezzo-soprano Maren Montalbano and scored for voice and sinfonietta, will be featured alongside selections from Joyce Cycle by Otto Luening, who worked closely with Joyce in the English Players Company, Samuel Barber's Solitary Hotel, which uses text from Ulysses, and Joyce’s original song “Bid Adieu to Girlish Days.”

Additionally, the concert will feature a discussion with the composer and University of Pennsylvania Scholar Robert Berry, who illustrated a graphic novel adaptation of Ulysses.

Proof of COVID-19 vaccination required for entry and mask use required for the duration of each Network for New Music performance.

The Rosenbach |  2008-2010 Delancey Place Philadelphia, PA 19103

Join us for a special evening preview presentation of selections from Lansing McLoskey’s commissioned song cycle One Book Called Ulysses. This event will allow the audience to view the manuscript of Ulysses, which is housed in The Rosenbach, and participate in a Q&A with the composer and the curators of the museum. Ticket buyers may purchase a bundle that includes entry to both this event and the full world premiere of One Book Called Ulysses on May 22 at Settlement Music School.

Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center | 300 S Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19102

The Network Ensemble joins in another long-awaited celebration of the Musical Fund Society's Bicentennial by performing the world premiere of Stephen Jaffe’s Three Arcs.

The Society’s Edwin G. McCollin Fund competition selected four nationally recognized composers, each commissioned to write a new chamber work based in some way on the rich history of Philadelphia, for one of four participating performing organizations: the 20/21 Ensemble from the Curtis Institute of Music, Network for New Music, a quartet from Astral Artists, and PRISM Quartet.

Roberts Hall, Haverford College | 370 Lancaster Ave, Haverford, PA 19041

The long-awaited concert celebrating Jan Krzywicki’s 30th anniversary as the conductor of the Network ensemble and his many contributions to music, featuring: Krzywicki’s Catching Light and the premiere performance of Arabesques de près et de loin II for flute, viola, and harp; Rainbow Chaser, a newly commissioned work from former Krzywicki student Michael Shingo-Crawford; and Waves, a 30-minute major work commissioned for the occasion from Grawemeyer Award-winning composer Sebastian Currier. This event will take place at Haverford College’s new music hall.

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Settlement Music School | 416 Queen St, Philadelphia, PA 19147

The long-awaited concert celebrating Jan Krzywicki’s 30th anniversary as the conductor of the Network ensemble and his many contributions to music, featuring: Krzywicki’s Catching Light and the premiere performance of Arabesques de près et de loin II for flute, viola, and harp; Rainbow Chaser, a newly commissioned work from former Krzywicki student Michael Shingo-Crawford; and Waves, a 30-minute major work commissioned for the occasion from Grawemeyer Award-winning composer Sebastian Currier. Reception to follow.

Proof of COVID-19 vaccination required for entry and mask use required for the duration of the performance. The event will also be live-streamed and then presented online at a later date for ticket buyers.

Network for New Music Artistic Director Thomas Schuttenhelm sat down with Jan to discuss his compositional practice and the background of his piece Catching Light, which will feature in the program for Intersections. The video includes musical excerpts that provide a preview of the exceptional music that the Network ensemble will perform on February 27!

Icebox Project Space | 1400 N American St, Philadelphia, PA 19122

Featuring images projected onto the wall, Network’s season opener will include string quartets by contemporary composers Eleanor Alberga and Trevor Weston, the full premiere of Amanda Harberg’s Tales of Lyra for solo bass clarinet (first movement was premiered in the same space last year by Paul R. Demers), Ondas by Sonia Ray, and Prime for double bass and percussion by Hannah Selin. And last and especially poignant, we will remember Philadelphia composer Jim Primosch with a premiere performance of his last work, Water Can Assume Any Form, performed by long-time friend and colleague saxophonist Matt Levy and preceded by a spoken tribute from another long-time friend, colleague, and former NNM artistic director, Linda Reichert.

This performance will be the first Network for New Music live concert since February 2020 and will feature the following ensemble members:

Hamza Able — percussion
Paul R. Demers — bass clarinet
Molly Germer — violin
Mary Javian — double bass
Min-Young Kim — violin
Tom Kraines — cello
Matthew Levy — saxophone and electronics
Hannah Nicholas — viola

The event will also be live-streamed and then presented online at a later date.

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