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LES THREE CONCERTS

LES THREE CONCERTS

Concerts presented by David B. Thomas, Matthew Monticchio and Ron Thomas from 1999 - 2009

Performers from Concert 6: Gary Gress, Daniel Spiegel, pianists; Ellen Eager, Jeffrey Solow, cellists; Christi Heatwole, viola; Laveena Sollenberger, clarinet; Andrea Moore, voice; and Ryan Kauffman, saxophone; along with the composers.

Concert 1 - A Time for Rejoicing


Wheatland Presbyterian Church

Lancaster, PA

March 28, 1999


David Thomas 

Five Sacred Songs


Matthew Monticchio

Two Etudes for Solo Piano


Ron Thomas 

Nocturne for Saxophone and Piano


Ron Thomas 

How Many the Fictitious Shores (Four Scenes from Emily Dickinson)


David Thomas 

Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean


Ron Thomas 

Elegy for Stefan Wolpe


Matthew Monticchio

Three Songs from Isaiah


Performers

Matthew Monticchio, Gary Gress, Ron Thomas, Cong Fan, piano

Deborah Lipsi, voice

Joseph McNichols, trumpet

Kathleen Mitchell, saxophone

Tony Santone, percussion


Concert 2 - The second annual New Music Concert


Wheatland Presbyterian Church

Lancaster PA

Probably 2000


Matthew Monticchio 

Song of Ruth


David Thomas

e.e.cummings at twilight: (soon there’s a moon)


Ron Thomas

Ballade (Ghosts in the Weed Garden)


Matthew Monticchio 

A Short Song on a Fragment from George Herbert


David Thomas

Seven Sacred Sketches


Ron Thomas

How Many the Fictitious Shores (Four Scenes from Emily Dickinson)


Performers

Ron Thomas, Gary Gress, Matthew Monticchio, piano

Deborah Lipsi, voice

Kathleen Mitchell, Saxophone

Jamie Beals, voice

Patricia Smith, voice

Christyan Seay, voice

Nancy Baum, cello


Concert 3 - Third annual New Music Concert


Church Farm School

Exton, PA

March 17 2002


Ron Thomas 

Ephitalamion for Two Trumpet and Organ


David Thomas 

Impromptu for Flute and Piano


Ron Thomas 

Impromptu for Piano


David Thomas

My Wanderings O’er (Six Sacred duets for Two female voices and piano)


Matthew Monticchio

Sonata for Flute and Piano


Performers

Ron Thomas, Sam Hsu, Gary Gress, piano (and organ)

Margaret Claudin, flute

Katie Falcone, trumpet

Deborah Lipsi, Patricia Stasis Winter, voice

Roger Morgan, trumpet


Concert 4 - New Music for Piano


Tenth Presbyterian Church

Philadelphia, PA

October 17, 2003


Ron Thomas

Piano Work 1 (Sonata)


David Thomas

Sonata for Piano


Ron Thomas

Five Piano Pieces


David Thomas

Winter Pages for Piano Solo


Performers

Gary Gress
Benjamin Harding
Sam Hsu
Matthew Bengtson


Concert 5 - Matthew Bengtson Recital


University of the Arts, February 15, 2005

Philadelphia, PA

Haverford College, February 20, 2005

Haverford, PA


Matthew Monticchio

Sonata One for Piano


Ron Thomas 

Six Pieces for Piano


David Thomas 

Piano Sonata No. 2


Performer

Matthew Bengtson, piano


Concert 6 - The Sixth Les 3 Concert


Wheatland Presbyterian Church

Lancaster, PA

June 5, 2005


David Thomas

Piano Sonata No. 1


Ron Thomas

Misty Hill…..Breezeless Glade


David Thomas

Sonata for Cello Solo


Ron Thomas

Tears of Fire


Matthew Monticchio

Wordless Miniatures


Performers

Gary Gress, Daniel Spiegel, pianists

Ellen Eager, Jeffrey Solow, cellists

Christi Heatwole, viola

Laveena Sollenberger, clarinet

Andrea Moore, voice

Ryan Kauffman, saxophone


Concert 7 - The Poet Sings


Wheatland Church

Lancaster PA

June 13, 2006


Ron Thomas 

Four Scenes from Emily Dickinson


Matthew Monticchio

Lullaby


Matthew Monticchio

A Short Song: a fragment from George Herbert’s Peace


Matthew Monticchio

Atmosphere Inscription for a garden wall (Robert Frost)


David Thomas 

Whitman Songs


Performers

Andrea Moore, soprano

Daniel Spiegel, piano


Concert 8 - 10th Anniversary of Les 3


Wheatland Presbyterian Church

Lancaster, PA

October 25, 2008

Concert of New Music


Jason Newman, Sonata for Piano (2007-08)

Matt Bengtson, piano


David B. Thomas, Bomb Bomb (2008)

Jarred Antonacci, trombone

Matt Bengtson, piano


Ron Thomas, Now None But Christ (1979)

Matthew Monticchio, piano

Jerel Frey, tenor


Jason Newman, Nocturne for Piano (2004)

Matt Bengtson, piano


Matthew Monticchio, A Cradle Song (2008)

Matthew Monticchio, piano

Jerel Frey, tenor


Ron Thomas, How Many the Fictitious Shores (1999)

Ron Thomas, piano

Valerie Engler, soprano


Matthew Monticchio, Imporchima (childrens dance) 2008

chime piano, percussion, other instruments


David B. Thomas, Three Studies (2008)

Matt Bengtson, piano


Matthew Monticchio, Micro-Movements for Trio (2008)

Beth Shirk, flute

Laveena Sollenberg, clarinet

Chris Brooks, violin


Concert 9 - The Suffering Servant


Wheatland Presbyterian Church

Lancaster PA

April 10, 2009


"Three Views of the Cross"

Compositions for Soprano Valerie Engler


David Thomas "To Know Just How He Suffered Would Be Dear"

Ron Thomas "The Cross of Christ"

Matt Monticchio "Who for the Joy"


Matt Monticchio, Conductor

Matthew Allison, Flute

Chris Brooks, Violin

Anne Heller, Piano

Mary Huesken, Cello

Matt Monticchio, Piano

Ron Thomas, Piano

Laveena Sollenberger, Clarinet

Ben Young, Guitar


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