Breathing (Carbon Song Cycle NY)

Three Vertical Kilns Excerpt (Carbon Song Cycle NY)

Anti - Thrive

The inaugural concert of Boston's brand new Pierrot ensemble - Der Gestanke - featuring vocalist Rose Hegele, flautist Hannah Elizabeth Tobias, clarinetist Walter Yee, violinist Brian Stuligross, cellist Ashtyn Brown, percussionist Wes Fowler, pianist Daniel Nerger, conducted by Justin Taveras. Featuring world premieres by Spencer Winell & Nicholas Borgia-Tran, as well as Arnold Schönberg's Pierrot Lunaire

Read Julie Ingelfinger's review for Boston Musical Intelligencer here: https://www.classical-scene.com/2023/07/17/new-pierrot-ensemble-belies-its-name/?fbclid=IwAR1A7gN-BxUAOIqh2KU55L1RO0NyVwV8JimRloOzUpPyKspFFLW-xgqHYhM

Digital Programs found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XduPg2myIJQQX6Tapg2cgJ9WjS1YlifC/view?fbclid=IwAR0knDNuVsDa72rHvspimRbWs0ebTUG4eVJxpQ2K7-D6PK5mRHBmFo3d3ZM

Arnold Schönberg - Pierrot Lunaire, op. 21 A setting of Three Times Seven Poems by Albert Giraud, translated into German by the Expressionist poet Otto Erich Hartleben. In this satiric work, evoking moods that are by turns ironic, melodramatic and sinister, Schoenberg incorporates a highly specialized use of the speaking voice, the singing-speech delivery called Sprechstimme [or sprechmelodie as Schoenberg terms it in his score], within an instrumental framework of jolting tonalities.

Pierrot Lunaire, op. 21 - Arnold Schönberg

live at km28 (Berlin)

live recording of the premiere of "deep terrane (earth dreams itself, sweating)," which overlaps with "nestbuilder" (nestbuilder begins around 25:20)

with MAM.manufaktur für aktuelle musik & Ty Bouque:
-Ty Bouque [voice: dt + nb]
-Gregor Schulenburg [flutes: dt; glass: nb]
-Heni Hyunjung Kim [contrabass clarinet: dt; glass: nb]
-Sarah Saviet [violin: dt; glass: nb]
-Paul Hübner [trumpet: dt; glass: nb]
-Simone Beneventi [prepared bass drum: dt; glass: nb]
-T McCormack [prepared bass drum: dt; glass: nb]

more info:
https://www.timothy-mccormack.com/earth-dreams-itself
https://www.timothy-mccormack.com/nestbuilder
https://www.timothy-mccormack.com/deepterraneproject

[photo credit: Hang Su, @oliver_espace]

deep terrane (earth dreams itself, sweating) /  nestbuilder [2023]

live at 2640 Space (Baltimore); live recording of the premiere

Performed by, written for, commissioned by Ty Bouque [voice]

more info:
http://timothy-mccormack.com/seated-at-the-throat
http://tybouque.com

[photo credit: Hang Su, @oliver_espace]

Seated at the Throat [2023-24]

'i like you' for string quartet. performed by shelter music boston. 

Adrian Anantawan, Amy Sims- violins
Rebecca Strauss- viola
Elizabeth Cook- cello

i like you

Boston's Der Gestanke plays Joan Tower's "Petroushskates" and Arnold Schönberg's "Pierrot Lunaire" at First Parish Church United in Westford, MA

Digital Programs found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1e8n4jc6qT0xY2d3dTBXbQLxBF8g79WUj/view?usp=sharing

Featuring:
Hannah Elizabeth Tobias - flutes
Walter Yee - clarinets
Brian Stuligross - violin, viola
Enrique Hernandez de Tejada III - cello
Spencer Winell - voice
Daniel Nerger - piano
Rose Hegele - conductor

Pierrot Lunaire op. 21 - Arnold Schönberg

Petroushskates - Joan Tower

The Cask of Amontillado by Elena Doria Winell

Libretto adapted from Edgar Allan Poe by H. Cipriana and Elena Doria Winell

Recorded as part of Tony Arnold's Opera Etudes on April 11th, 2025 at Joe Byrd Hall, Peabody Institute, Baltimore, MD.

Conducted by Linus Ip
Audio & Video Recording by Yuchen Bian

CAST:
Montresor - Sophia Sorrentino
Fortunato - Abigail Sherman
"Fortunato" - Sophie Low
Conscience (Good) - Siying Chen
Conscience (Bad) - Ruoyu Li

Chorus - H. Cipriana, Olivia Carlton, Julie Knott, Analeigh Flieger, Erika Carper, Kylee Kamikawa

OLD BAY NEW MUSIC ENSEMBLE:
Andrew Nguyen - Clarinet, Bass Clarinet
Michael Liu - Percussion
Haeun Lim - Piano
Heeyun Cho - Violin
Claire Russel - Double Bass

SYNOPSIS: In this short adaptation of Poe’s classic tale, the story unfolds with Montresor’s conscience taking on two tangible, disembodied forms, constantly whispering and conversing with him as he lures Fortunato deeper into the catacombs. As Montresor's dark plan unfolds, his inner guilt and turmoil begin to manifest through a haunting dialogue between him and his conscience, which taunts and questions his actions. After Montresor seals Fortunato’s fate, the opera takes a twisted turn: Fortunato’s voice transforms into a demonic, mocking echo, joined by a chorus of spectral voices. These voices, a blend of Fortunato's tortured spirit and Montresor’s fractured psyche, berate and taunt Montresor for his crime. The conscience now merges with the cacophony of demonic voices, amplifying his paranoia and guilt. The opera explores Montresor’s descent into madness, blurring the lines between his own voice, Fortunato’s ghost, and the eerie chorus, which relentlessly drives him to the brink of insanity, akin to the themes in Poe’s The Tell-Tale Heart and The Black Cat. The haunting sounds culminate in Montresor’s complete unraveling, as he is consumed by the very guilt he tried to bury, forever tormented by the consequences of his actions.

The Cask of Amontillado

Recording Engineer: Alejandro Quiles, Zivi Osher
Mastering Engineer: Zivi Osher
Composer: Olina Kilbury
Ukulele: Olina Kilbury
Violin I: Elaina Gable
Violin II: Anagha Kapsi
Viola: Ella Coon
Cello: Pia Carrasco-Isachsen

Efflorescence

Composer, performer, and educator currently based in Baltimore, MD. Founder & member of Der Gestanke.

The Cask of Amontillado

Elena Doria Winell

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