“And I Always Thought” – Music by Martin Bresnick

Music by the visionary composer Martin Bresnick takes center stage at this special 80th birthday event, where a stellar roster of artists performs a program devoted entirely to his recent chamber works, including three New York premieres. On the faculty of Yale School of Music for an extraordinary 50 years, Bresnick has enjoyed one of the most influential teaching careers in contemporary American composition. Parisot (2016) New York Premiere I. Paradox II. Parallels III. Paragon Ashley Bathgate, cello Bitter Suite (2021) New York Premiere I. Ofyn Veg (On the Road) II. Mayn Rue Plats (My Resting Place) III. Chorny Kot/Shvartse Kats (Black Cat) IV. Dona, Dona Emma Meinrenken, violin Lisa Moore, piano Bundists (Robert, György and me) (2015) Lisa Moore, piano And I Always Thought (2015) Emma Meinrenken violin Graeme Steele Johnson, clarinet Lisa Moore, piano Josephine the Singer (2012) Michael Ferri, violin Every Thing Must Go (2007) I. Andante II. G. L. in memoriam III. Pensoso, con sobrio espressione PRISM Quartet (Timothy McAllister, Zachary Shemon, Matthew Levy and Taimur Sullivan, saxophones) Hagyaték (Legacy) (2023) New York Premiere Icarus Quartet (Matt Keown and Jeff Stern, percussion; Max Hammond and Larry Weng, piano)