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Never Forget You |
Jonah Poplove |
Caroga Arts Ensemble
Thank you to our concert sponsors Ellen Wood and Michael Durkee.
Thank you to our season sponsors Genia and Jim Meinhold and NBT Bank.
This project is made possible with funds from the NYS DanceForce, a partnership program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature.
Comprises 4 printed pages, starting with page 4, then pages 1, 2, and 3.
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Friday, July 28, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. Sherman's Park |
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Concert Sponsors: Ellen Wood and Michael Durkee
Caroga Arts Collective
NYS DanceForce
Utica Dance, Inc.
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27 Steps |
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Caroga Arts Ensemble
27 Steps is an original immersive and curated performance piece conceived by Kyle Price and Julian Müller in collaboration with Matilda Sakamoto, Jordan Morley, Nancy Long, CLMF Artists, and lighting designer Elliott Lester. 27 Steps is inspired by the concept of starling poetry, invented by Fordham Professor of English, Christopher GoGwilt, where all words or scenes can be told and experienced in any order making every performance truly a one-of-a-kind experience for the performer and audience. The story of 27 Steps touches on the journey of love and loss between two individuals who meet in a chance encounter. Inspired by an original song and lyrics of the late Jonah Poplove, 27 Steps features original music by Kyle Price and Julian Müller, along with compositions from the classical music canon and popular songs. 27 Steps brings the audience into a theatrical immersive experience that blurs the lines of reality and imagination and spurs conversation on love and mental health.
Artists
Kyle Price, cello, composer, and curator
Julian Müller, cello, composer, and curator
Jordan Morley, dancer, actor, and choreographer
Matilda Sakamoto, dancer, actor, and choreographer
Josh Henderson, violin
Bryson Karrer, violin
Anna Leunis, violin
Aaron Schwartz, violin
Dawning Welliver Vajdi, violin
David Wong, violin
Tonya Burton, viola
Deborah Barrett Price, viola and conductor
Stephanie Price-Wong, viola
Mason Spencer, viola
Adrian Golay, cello
Brian Klickman, cello
Ken Kubota, cello
Kyle Motl, bass
Gabe Schnider, guitar, composer, and actor
Brian Shank, percussion and actor
Holly Bean, piano and voice
Ariadne Greif, voice
Jazimina MacNeil, voice
Richard Saunders, voice
Buglisi Dance Company:
Jacqulyn Buglisi, choreographer
Lindsay Phillips, dancer and actor
Zachary Jeppsen, dancer and actor
Utica Dance Ensemble:
Nancy Long, choreographer
Maya Brown, dancer
Bailey Harrer, dancer
Sean Morris, dancer
Violet Pedulla, dancer
Elliott Lester, lighting designer
Biographies and additional program information
Music
| Replace | Wasted | Night |
| Leaving | Space | Time |
| Talk | Shadow | Face |
| Seek | Worth | Now |
| Wishing | Quarrel | Feel |
| Demise | Life | Smiling |
| Never | Here | Find |
| Forget | Near | Tears |
| You | Can't | Courage |
Julian Müller and Kyle Price composed the Leitmotifs 1-27
| Never | Bolcom-Weinstein: Waitin’ |
| Demise | Elgar: Sospiri |
| Tears | Robison-Conley: Cottage for Sale (sung by Judy Garland) |
| Wasted | Schubert: Die Götter Griechenlands |
| Can’t | Lennon-McCartney: Yesterday (sung by the Beatles) |
| Life | Molly Drake: Happiness |
| Forget | Molly Drake: Little Weaver Bird |
| Talk | Nick Drake: River Man |
| Leaving | Sibelius: Impromptu for Strings |
| Smiling | Debussy: String Quartet II. |
| Feel | Debussy: String Quartet III. |
| Space | Arvo Pärt: Fratres for Strings and Percussion |
| Replace | Aucoin: It’s all Different (arr. for string orchestra ‘23) |
| Seek | Resphigi: Il Tramonto |
| Worth | Bacewicz: String Quartet No. 7 (II mvt.) |
| Face | Szymanowski: String Quartet No. 2 |
| Shadow | Aucoin: A Room Made Out of String (arr. for string orchestra ‘23) |
| Night | Rich Saunders: G-Train |
| Time | Nick Drake: Day is Done |
| You | Connie Converse: Two Tall Mountains |
| Near | Connie Converse: One By One |
| Courage | Lomax: A Prayer for Love |
| Wishing | Price: Awaken (excerpt) |
| Quarrel | Janacek: Kreutzer Sonata 4th mvt. |
| Here | Billy Strayhorn: Take the A Train (played by Ellington Orchestra) |
| Now | (silence) |
| Find | (silence) |
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It's All Different |
Matthew Aucoin
(b. 1990) |
#2 4:30
Ariadne Greif, voice
Matthew Aucoin, piano
Caroga Arts Ensemble
Aaron Schwartz, Bryson Karrer, Anna Leunis, violin 1
Josh Henderson, Dawning Welliver Vajdi, David Wong, violin 2
Stephanie Price-Wong, Mason Spencer, Tonya Burton, Deborah Barrett Price, viola
Julian Müller, Kyle Price, Ken Kubota, Brian Klickman, Adrian Golay, cello
Brian Shank, percussion
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String Quartet No. 7 II. Grave |
Grażyna Bacewicz (1909–1969) |
#3 6:00
Sileo Quartet
Bryson Karrer and Dawning Welliver Vajdi, violin
Mason Spencer, viola
Adrian Golay, cello
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Happiness |
Molly Drake (1915–1993) |
#4 2:06
Holly Bean, piano and voice
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A Room Made Out of String |
Matthew Aucoin
(b. 1990) |
#5 3:52
Matthew Aucoin, piano
Caroga Arts Ensemble
Aaron Schwartz, Bryson Karrer, Anna Leunis, violin 1
Josh Henderson, Dawning Welliver Vajdi, David Wong, violin 2
Stephanie Price-Wong, Mason Spencer, Tonya Burton, viola
Julian Müller, Kyle Price, Ken Kubota, Brian Klickman, Adrian Golay, cello
Brian Shank, percussion
Deborah Barrett Price, conductor
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silence |
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#6 2:00
? ?, choreographer
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Day is Done |
Nick Drake (1948–1974) |
#7 1:56
Gabe Schnider, guitar and voice
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River Man |
Nick Drake (1948–1974) |
#8 4:30
Julian Müller, guitar and voice
Gabe Schnider, guitar
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Fratres for Strings and Percussion |
Arvo Pärt (b. 1935) |
#9 2:33
Caroga Arts Ensemble
Aaron Schwartz, Bryson Karrer, Anna Leunis, violin 1
Josh Henderson, Dawning Welliver Vajdi, David Wong, violin 2
Julian Müller, Kyle Price, Ken Kubota, Brian Klickman, Adrian Golay, cello
Brian Shank, percussion
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One by One |
Connie Converse (1924–1974) |
#10 2:15
Jazimina MacNeil, voice
Caroga Arts Ensemble
Aaron Schwartz, Bryson Karrer, Anna Leunis, violin 1
Josh Henderson, Dawning Welliver Vajdi, David Wong, violin 2
Stephanie Price-Wong, Mason Spencer, Tonya Burton, Deborah Barrett Price, viola
Julian Müller, Kyle Price, Ken Kubota, Brian Klickman, Adrian Golay, cello
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String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10, L. 91 III. Andantino, doucement expressif |
Claude Debussy (1862–1918) |
#11 2:52
Sileo Quartet
Bryson Karrer and Dawning Welliver Vajdi, violin
Mason Spencer, viola
Adrian Golay, cello
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G Train |
Richard Saunders (b. 1990) |
#12 4:00
Richard Saunders, voice
Gabe Schnider, guitar
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Impromptu for Strings, Op. 19 |
Jean Sibelius (1865–1957) |
#13 4:36
Caroga Arts Ensemble
Aaron Schwartz, Bryson Karrer, Anna Leunis, violin 1
Josh Henderson, Dawning Welliver Vajdi, David Wong, violin 2
Stephanie Price-Wong, Mason Spencer, Tonya Burton, Deborah Barrett Price, viola
Julian Müller, Kyle Price, Ken Kubota, Brian Klickman, Adrian Golay, cello
Kyle Motl, bass
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String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10, L. 91 II. Assez vif et bien rythmé |
Claude Debussy (1862–1918) |
#14 4:00
Josh Henderson and Aaron Schwartz, violin
Tonya Burton, viola
Ken Kubota, cello
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Sospiri, Op, 70 |
Edward Elgar (1857–1934) |
#15 5:20
Lindsay Phillips and Zachary Jeppsen, dancer
Caroga Arts Ensemble
Aaron Schwartz, Bryson Karrer, Anna Leunis, violin 1
Josh Henderson, Dawning Welliver Vajdi, David Wong, violin 2
Stephanie Price-Wong, Mason Spencer, Tonya Burton, Deborah Barrett Price, viola
Julian Müller, Kyle Price, Ken Kubota, Brian Klickman, Adrian Golay, cello
Jacqulyn Buglisi, choreographer
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A Cottage for Sale |
Willard Robinson
(1894–1968) |
#16 3:00
Judy Garland, voice (recorded)
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silence |
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#17 2:00
? ?, choreographer
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Die Götter Griechenlands, D. 677 |
Franz Schubert (1797–1828) |
#18 4:30
Jazimina MacNeil, voice
Anna Leunis and Josh Henderson, violin
Tonya Burton, viola
Kyle Motl, bass
Brian Shank, percussion
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String Quartet No. 1, “Kreutzer Sonata” IV. Con moto — Adagio — Più mosso |
Leoš Janáček (1854–1928) |
#19 6:00
Sileo Quartet
Bryson Karrer and Dawning Welliver Vajdi, violin
Mason Spencer, viola
Adrian Golay, cello
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Cabaret Songs Waitin' |
William Bolcom (b. 1938) |
#20 2:00
Jazimina MacNeil, voice and piano
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Two Tall Mountains |
Connie Converse (1924–1974) |
#21 2:30
Jazimina MacNeil, voice
Gabe Schnider, guitar
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Yesterday |
Lennon–McCartney arr. G. Schnider |
#22 2:00
Gabe Schnider, guitar and voice
Stephanie Price-Wong, viola
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Awaken |
Kyle Price (b. 1992) |
#23 missing duration
Aaron Schwartz and David Wong, violin
Stephanie Price-Wong, viola
Kyle Price, cello
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String Quartet No. 2, Op. 56 I. Moderato dolce e tranquillo |
Karol Szymanowski (1882–1937) |
#24 7:20
Sileo Quartet
Bryson Karrer and Dawning Welliver Vajdi, violin
Mason Spencer, viola
Adrian Golay, cello
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Take the “A” Train |
Billy Strayhorn (1915–1967) |
#25 3:00
Richard Saunders, voice
Holly Bean, piano and voice
Aaron Schwartz and Josh Henderson, violin
Tonya Burton, viola
Gabe Schnider, guitar
Kyle Motl, bass
Brian Shank, percussion
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A Prayer for Love |
Mark Lomax, II (b. 1979) |
#26 missing duration
Jazimina MacNeil, voice
Josh Henderson and Anna Leunis, violin
Deborah Barrett Price, viola
Julian Müller, cello
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Il tramonto |
Ottorino Respighi (1879–1936) |
#27 4:00
Ariadne Greif, voice
Caroga Arts Ensemble
Aaron Schwartz, Bryson Karrer, Anna Leunis, violin 1
Josh Henderson, Dawning Welliver Vajdi, David Wong, violin 2
Stephanie Price-Wong, Mason Spencer, Tonya Burton, Deborah Barrett Price, viola
Julian Müller, Kyle Price, Ken Kubota, Brian Klickman, Adrian Golay, cello
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Little Weaver Bird |
Molly Drake (1915–1993) |
#28 2:00
Jazimina MacNeil, voice
Holly Bean, piano
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Never Forget You |
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#29 3:45
Gabe Schnider, guitar
Richard Saunders, voice
Jazimina MacNeil, voice
Caroga Arts Ensemble
Holly Bean, voice
Aaron Schwartz, Bryson Karrer, Anna Leunis, violin 1
Josh Henderson, Dawning Welliver Vajdi, David Wong, violin 2
Stephanie Price-Wong, Mason Spencer, Tonya Burton, Deborah Barrett Price, viola
Julian Müller, Kyle Price, Ken Kubota, Brian Klickman, Adrian Golay, cello
Kyle Motl, bass
Brian Shank, percussion
Jordan Morley, dancer
Matilda Sakamoto, dancer
Unknown duration, but at least 1:32:35 across 29 pieces.
With 28 breaks of 3:00 each, estimated concert is 2:56:35
Design and printing by James McMartin Long. Program archive at CACarchive.org