Wilbur Lin, Music Director
Jacob Schnitzer, Assistant Conductor

In a fitting connection between the two Schuman(ns), the concluding concert of our Firefly Music Festival features William Schuman’s (the 20th century “American Schuman”) New England Triptych and MacDowell’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with New York-based guest artist Michael Stephen Brown before closing with Robert Schumann’s last symphony composition, Symphony No. 4, as our final exploration of the Schuman(n) experience.

Jacob Schnitzer, conductor

\W. A. MOZART Molto allegro
from Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, k. 566

Pietro MASCAGNI Intermezzo from Cavalleria rusticana 

 W. A. MOZART Menuetto
from Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, k. 566

W. A. MOZART Allegro assai

from Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, k. 566

Michael GIACCHINO Theme from Disney/Pixar’s Coco 
Ennio MORRICONE “Gabriel’s Oboe”

from The Mission      Chanmi Kim & Luca de la Florin, oboe

Carl BUSCH Ozarka Suite  

1. A Morning Pastorale

2. On the Banks of the White River

3. At Sunset

4. The Hill Billies Dance

John Phillip SOUSA Stars and Stripes Forever

Wilbur Lin, Music Director
Jacob Schnitzer, Assistant Conductor

Starring memorable film scores such as John Williams’ music from Star Wars and Indiana Jones, Michael Giacchino’s music from Disney/Pixar’s Up and Coco, and many more, this cinematic spectacular will surely be an afternoon perfect for the whole family.

Cosplay encouraged! Join us dressed as your favorite character from any John Williams-scored or Disney film and be entered to win a prize.

Wilbur Lin, Music Director
Jacob Schnitzer, Assistant Conductor

A new concert experience at the State Historical Society of Missouri (SHSMO), attendees are offered the unique opportunity to immerse themselves within the MSO and experience works such as Rossini’s William Tell Overture, Berstein’s Candide Overture, Mussorgsky’s Night on Bald Mountain, and other well-known favorites from a bold new perspective in the grand hall of SHSMO’s Center for Missouri Studies.

Wilbur Lin, Music Director
Jacob Schnitzer, Assistant Conductor

This concert opens with a singing of the Star Spangled Banner led by a community vocalist and celebrates all things America by featuring works such as Fanfare for Democracy, John Williams’ Superman’s Theme, and Sousa’s beloved Stars and Stripes Forever, with featured guest performers Jazz Rucker, Symonne Sparks, and Sound Bites raffle winner on bass drum.

Wilbur Lin, Music Director
Jacob Schnitzer, Assistant Conductor

Featuring recently commissioned New York Philharmonic work Clara by composer Gabriela Ortiz, this concert continues our exploration of the Schumanns with guest pianist Emi Kagawa performing Clara Schumann’s Piano Concert in A before closing with Symphony No. 3, a work composed by Schumann enthusiast Saint-Seans.

Wilbur Lin, Music Director
Jacob Schnitzer, Assistant Conductor

The grand opening concert of our Firefly Music Festival features the world premiere of Fanfare CoMo, a commissioned work by LA-based film music composer Ching-Shan Chang. Inspired by Columbia’s own Blind Boone and film music legend John Williams, this performance also includes a special declaration from Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe.

Also featured in this exciting show are guest artists The Matsuo Duo, here to help kick off our summer exploration of Brahms and Schumann with performances of Brahms’ Symphony No. 3 and his Double Concerto. The husband and wife team of Sefani and Hiro Matsuo join us from Cincinnati, Ohio, where Stefani is the Concertmaster of the Cincinnati Symphony and Hiro is a tenured cellist of the CSO.

SOPHIE MATHIEU Iridescence (world premiere)

HERE BE MONSTERS IS

• A five-hour show of Austin's indie-classical music scene

• 15 performances including 11 world premieres by Austin composers featuring: Invoke, Montopolis, Kraken Quartet, Density512, Golden Hornet, LOLA, One Ounce Opera, Convergence, Goliath Was Bigfoot, Tom Echols, Less Than <10 Music, Nathan Felix, VAMP, Studio A, and Tetractys New Music

• Designed to reveal and celebrate the unique culture and identity of Austin's music creators

Wilbur Lin, Music Director
Jacob Schnitzer, Assistant Conductor

ELGAR Pomp and Circumstance No. 4
MUSSORGSKY/RAVEL “The Old Castle” from Pictures at an Exhibition
MARQUEZ Danzón No. 2

FEATURING
Violinist Rachell Ellen Wong
Chefs Benjamin Hamrah & Amanda Elliott of Peachtree Catering

Wilbur Lin, Music Director
Jacob Schnitzer, Assistant Conductor

JS BACH Overture from Orchestral Suite, No. 1
FRANÇOIS-JOSEPH GOSSEC Symphony Op. 12, No. 6
ARCANGELO CORELLI Trio Sonata Op. 3 No. 1
W.A. MOZART Symphony No. 17
ANTONIO VIVALDI The Four Seasons
FELIX MENDELSSOHN String Symphony No. 1

April 1, 2023
KMFA 89.5’s Draylen Mason Music Studio (41 Navasota St)
MoonFall: ballet workshop performance 
Dorothy O’Shea Overbey, concept and choreography
Sam Lipman, story and music

Dancers from Red NightFall Productions
Music Performed by Density512
Jacob Schnitzer, conductor

Visit the Draylen Mason Music Studio on KMFA Day to experience Density512 and Red NightFall Productions in a workshop performance of the new ballet MoonFall, with choreography by Dorothy O’Shea Overbey and music by composer Sam Lipman. Join the chamber orchestra and dance soloists for a 35-minute preview of a faraway forgotten land of mythological cataclysm and redemption, where the vengeful Sun, forsaken Moon, and human lovers play. 

In an adaptation of the ancient Greek myth of Selene and Endymion, MoonFall tells the story of a Moon who falls in love with a mortal human and a jealous Sun who retaliates by ravaging the earth with his hot anger. Created for lovers of both classical and contemporary music and dance, MoonFall explores themes of climate change, desire, and our relationship with the cosmos. 

ANDRE WAIGNEIN Rhapsody for Saxophone
Jonathan Nickell, saxophone
Jacob Schnitzer, conductor

SERGEI PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 5
Kevin Noe, conductor

THE CHOICE IS YOURS
Ben Stevenson, composer & artistic director
Brian Ellis, web designer
Rachel Frock, designer

The Choice is Yours is an online choose-your-own-adventure musical performance that explores our relationships with personal autonomy, human intimacy, and body positivity. Created by composer/storyteller Benjamin Stevenson in collaboration with technologists Brian Ellis and Rachel Frock, its character-driven journey blurs the boundaries between audience, composer, performer, and the digital world.

ISAAC ALBÉNIZ Concierto fantástico, Op.78
Andreas Landstedt, piano

GUILLAUME CONNESON A Kind of Trane
Alex Lee, saxophone

EVA AND THE ANGEL OF DEATH, presented by Density512
Thomas B. Yee, composer
Aiden K. Feltkamp, librettist
Jacob Schnitzer, music & film director
Heather Barfield, stage director

In commemoration of the 78th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz, Density512 will screen our archival film of the Holocaust Remembrance opera Eva and the Angel of Death, premiered in April 2022. Written by composer Thomas B. Yee and librettist Aiden K. Feltkamp, the opera shares the powerful story of Auschwitz survivor Eva Mozes Kor. Eva, along with her twin sister Miriam, survived Dr. Josef Mengele’s medical experiments in Auschwitz. Fifty years after her liberation, Kor returned to Auschwitz to declare her forgiveness. Eva’s story explores the long-lasting psychological impact of trauma, processes of grief, and the potential for healing through forgiveness. 

Cast & Creative Team
Thomas B. Yee, composer; Aiden K. Feltkamp librettist; Heather Barfield, director; Jacob Schnitzer, music director; Page Stephens, mezzo-soprano (Eva Mozes Kor); Leah Hollingshead, soprano (Miriam Mozes, Dorothy); Carol Brown, soprano (Jaffa Mozes); Rick Novak, tenor (Dr. Josef Mengele); Thomas Soto, tenor (Dr. Hans Münch); Natalie George, lighting design; Eliot Haynes, projection design; Pam Friday, costume design; Freddie Demps, set design

Wilbur Lin, Music Director
Jacob Schnitzer, Assistant Conductor

BENJAMIN BRITTEN Four Sea Interludes from “Peter Grimes”, Op. 33a
Jacob Schnitzer, conductor

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Leonore Overture No. 3
Nicholas Perry Clark, conductor

Wilbur Lin, Music Director
Jacob Schnitzer, Assistant Conductor

Sessions at Pease Park, Shield Ranch, and James Turrell’s The Color Inside.

The first LP-length studio album by Density512, Akousmatika an immersive listening experience that blends music, storytelling, and surround-sound recording technology. This is a 3D sonic adventure that connects you with the ancient mysteries of sound and wonder.

The album features Density512-commissioned works by Zachary James Watkins, Kevin Michael Kay, a collaboration with Chiyoko Slzavnics; revivals of experimental classics by influential voices from the 16th Century to today (Nicola Vicentino, Pauline Oliveros, and Jacob Schnitzer); along with ancient and modern texts by Iamblichus, Lao Tzu, and Jacob Schnitzer. 

 Akousmatika was recorded in part with a live audience using a special microphone (shaped like a human head!) so that listeners with headphones will be able to hear the music in 360-degrees surround... much different than the standard stereo. In October 2022, Density512 hosts live Deep Listening sessions in locations throughout the natural landscape in Central Texas.

Track Listing
Pythagorean Prelude – Text by Iamblichus, 4th century C.E., music by Jacob Schnitzer
Nicola Vicentino/Nicholas Perry Clark: Musica Prisca Caput “Archaic Head Music” (1555/2021)
Cosmic Interlude – text and music by Jacob Schnitzer
Kevin Michael Kay: worldlines (2020)
Interlude #3 - text and music by Jacob Schnitzer
Zachary James Watkins: Night Train (2021)
Interlude on Sound and Space - text by Jacob Schnitzer, music improvised by Matthew Lyons
Chiyoko Szlavnics: Eva H (2007) (feat. François Minaux)
excerpt from Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching, 4th century, B.C.E., adapted by Jacob Schnitzer
Pauline Oliveros: Tuning Meditation (1971) (feat. Density512 community members)

JOHANNES BRAHMS Tragic Overture, Op. 81
Jacob Schnitzer, conductor

PAUL HINDEMITH Mathis der Maler
ARTURO MARQUEZ Danzón No. 2
Kevin Noe, conductor

September 17, 2022 at 7:30pm
The Rosette (3908 Avenue B Ste 116)
Tickets: $5+ option to donate, includes drinks, hors d'oeuvres, and entertainment
https://www.density512.org/tickets/project-immerse-meet-the-collective

Join the Density512 collective members at an intimate concert to kick off the season. Our new yearly event, Project Immerse, is part fundraiser, part concert, part community gathering. Musicians will serenade you with new music and improvisation – coming together in the end with something you do not want to miss. Your entry includes drinks, hors d'oeuvres, entertainment, and sneak peak at the future of Density512.