We are excited to announce that the Slee Sinfonietta will continue its annual residency at June in Buffalo 2025. The Sinfonietta is the professional chamber orchestra in residence at the University at Buffalo and the flagship ensemble of the Robert and Carol Morris Center for 21st Century Music. The ensemble presents a series of concerts each year that feature performances of challenging new works by contemporary composers and lesser-known works from the chamber orchestra repertoire. This year, programming includes a concert of four premieres by the University at Buffalo PhD composers, including a dissertation work which features the novel sixth-tone tuning system devised by James Falzone and three (three!) pianos tuned to different pitch levels.
Founded in 1997 by composer David Felder and comprised of a core group including UB faculty performance artists, visiting artists, national and regional professionals and advanced performance students, the group is conducted by leading conductors and composers. This ensemble has produced world-class performances of important repertoire for over 25 years, and its activities include touring, professionally produced recordings, and unique concert experiences for listeners of all levels of experience.
The ensemble has been conducted by major figures including Brad Lubman, Case Scaglione, Charles Wuorinen, Matthias Pintscher, Jim Baker, Harvey Sollberger, Robert Treviño, and Gil Rose. Featured soloists have included, among many, sopranos Laura Aiken, Julia Bentley, and Lucy Shelton; bass-baritone Nicholas Isherwood; bass Ethan Herschenfeld; violinists Jaime Laredo, Tim Fain, and Viviane Hagner, Yuki Numata Resnick, and Irvine Arditti; pianist Ursula Oppens; flutists Pierre-Yves Artaud, Mario Caroli, and Tara Helen O'Connor; and French hornist Adam Unsworth. UB faculty member performers have included Jon Nelson (trumpet), Tom Kolor (percussion), Eric Huebner (piano), Tiffany DuMouchelle (soprano), and Jonathan Golove (cello, current Artistic Director of the Center for 21st Century Music). Music recordings include releases on Mode Records, Coviello Records (recently here), and Albany Records.
The Slee Sinfonietta is an ensemble of flexible size. For June in Buffalo 2025, the Slee Sinfonietta will present programs mixing solo works, chamber music, and larger groupings.
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