PNME Program 2018

Bringing
Together
the People
and the Arts
of Our Time
PNME
2018

July 2018 SEASON 43
WEEK 1—pg. 4
The Human Experience
July 6–7 8 pm
WEEK 2 —pg. 10
What I Leave Behind
July 13–14 8 pm
WEEK 3 —pg. 16
To Love and Be Loved
July 20–21 8 pm
WEEK 4 —pg. 22
The Gray Cat and the Flounder
July 27 8 pm
July 28 1 pm & 8 pm
Welcome
from the artistic director
A living art should move, take risks, and
reach—ever searching for ways to reflect
and impact the world around it. In this theatre
you, our audience, our community—you are
our world.
Why have you come? What experience are
you hoping for? And what are you bringing
to it? Music is an incredible vehicle for larger
ideas when people are present to actually
hear it. You know . . . the whole tree falling in
the forest thing.
In a living theatre, communication flows both
ways; just as you are listening, know that
we too are listening . . . to you. So let’s all
be present, here, in this theatre, together—
moving, reaching, listening . . . and then let’s
hang at the BYO afterward and talk about
what we heard.
all events at City Theatre, 1300 Bingham, Pittsburgh, PA 15203
pnme.org
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WEEK 1
July 6–7 8 pm
no world bears us
Every Bone Has a Memory . . . Jung Yoon Wie
Remembrance . . . Rufus Reid
Shell & Wing . . . David Biedenbender
in partnership with the American Composers Forum
Jung Yoon Wie
This is my first attempt to write about my own experiences. (A short confession—I don’t think
I love music as much as I should.) I wrote this piece in order to love music by telling my own
stories and making music relevant to myself. This piece tells a story about my questions and
doubts about music and life—exactly where I am!
Rufus Reid
I wrote Remembrance because I was finally given the opportunity to attempt to bridge two
important genres—America’s own art form, jazz, and contemporary European classical music—
into one cohesive chamber work. I have always been drawn to a beautiful melody and an
infectious rhythm, and Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie, and Leonard Bernstein all knew how to
satisfy these attributes.
David Biedenbender
Shell and Wing emerged as a collaboration with my friend and fellow father, poet Robert
Fanning. His poem gave voice to the ambiguity and conflict I feel as a parent—a profound
longing to protect my children coupled with the knowledge that I must also let them go. The first
poem is in a parent’s voice—my own. The second is in a child’s voice—my sons’ .
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David Biedenbender
composer
Rufus Reid
composer
Jung Yoon Wie
composer
Ivette Herryman
composer
D.J. Sparr
composer
Caitlin Vincent
librettist
World Premieres
Lindsey Goodman
flute
“For 20 years the Pittsburgh arts community
has been a soul-lifting inspiration to me. I’m
thrilled to have the chance each night to try to
pay you all back!”
BORN
Falls Church, VA
LIVES
Pickerington, OH
YEARS AT PNME
17
FAVE BOOK
Infinite Jest by
David Foster
Wallace
FAVE TIME OF
DAY
The time spent with
Chris and Jack
FAVE TRAVEL
DESTINATION
Always the next
stop (China)
FAVE CREATOR
Johann Sebastian
Bach
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BORN
Falls Church, VA
Eric Jacobs
clarinet
Timothy Jones
bass-baritone
BORN
Shreveport, LA
LIVES
Seattle, WA
LIVES
Houston, TX
YEARS AT PNME
4
FAVE BOOK
The Color Purple
FAVE TIME OF
DAY
That extra hour of
sleep
FAVE TRAVEL
DESTINATION
Mexico City
FAVE
CREATORS
Pedro Almodóvar
and Janelle Monáe
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community “Pittsburgh takes has pride truly in what become it creates. my
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“Since David Stock first invited me to perform
with PNME, I have felt a rare warmth in this
community. Now I impatiently await each
return to the fellowship that I have found here
in Pittsburgh!”
“Pittsburgh has truly become my
second home for the last eleven years.
The awesome Pittsburgh audience
members have welcomed
me into their community with open
YEARS AT
PNME
17
FAVE BOOK
Sauces by James
Peterson
FAVE TIME OF
DAY
Morning
FAVE TRAVEL
DESTINATION
Santa Fe
FAVE CREATOR
Johann Sebastian
Bach
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WEEK 2
July 13–14 8 pm
What
I leave
behind
And if thou wilt, remember…
Nullipara. . . D.J. Sparr
text by Caitlin Vincent
Memorial . . . Ivette Herryman
painting detail —Scott Hunter
Caitlin Vincent
Infertility is a very private struggle, essentially invisible to the naked eye; yet it’s part of the
lives of more than six million women across the United States. I wanted to give that struggle
a face and a voice but also to acknowledge that our Nullipara represents just one story out of
millions that could be told.
D.J. Sparr
In 2016, after years of us trying to have a child, my wife was diagnosed with an early stage of
cervical cancer. Not to be defeated, we adopted a baby boy who was placed with us when he
was only 12 weeks old through the foster-to-adopt system. Now 17 months old, our family is
thriving and happy, and I wrote this piece to give voice to a journey that has been shared by so
many families.
Ivette Herryman
Inspired by one of my favorite works, Dido’s lament from Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas, Memorial
gives voice to one of humanity’s most shared yearning. I’m particularly touched by the
moment in which the singer sings “remember me”—a cry that comes from the deepest part of
one’s soul. I think of it as a collective cry; we all have a longing to be remembered.
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Visual Artists
Lindsay Kesselman
soprano
BORN
Wheaton, IL
LIVES
Charlotte, NC
YEARS AT
PNME
8
FAVE BOOK
Lincoln in the
Bardo
FAVE TIME OF
DAY
Early evening
Val M. Cox
visual artist
Linda Price-Sneddon
visual artist
Jeffrey Jarzynka
curator
“
“We are so fortunate to be surrounded by
inquisitive, curious audience members. Our
lives are made so much richer by the insight,
energy, and passion that they bring to the
theatre each night!”
“Pittsburgh has truly become my
second home for the last eleven years.
The awesome Pittsburgh audience
members have welcomed
me into their community with open
FAVE TRAVEL
DESTINATION
Wherever I’m
going next
FAVE CREATOR
Frida Kahlo
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BORN
Milwaukee, WI
LIVES
Charleston, SC
YEARS AT
PNME
11
FAVE BOOK
The Corrections
FAVE TIME OF
DAY
Naptime
FAVE TRAVEL
DESTINATION
Wausaukee, WI
FAVE CREATOR
Wes Anderson
Norbert Lewandowski
cello
“
“This year my thoughts bend toward Mattress
Factory visionary Barbara Luderowski. For
me “Pittsburgh she embodied has the truly very become idea of community. my
second Knowing home Community that some for the of is . the . last . very eleven same people years.
who
The awesome Pittsburgh audience
members
have been
have
touched
welcomed
by her are members of
our audience is an inspiration to me.”
me into their community with open
Oscar Micaelsson
piano
“A story that audience member Angela Wagner
relayed to me about her children’s reaction to
my piano playing is very special to me, and it
reminds me why we are all here—to connect
through art! Thank you, Angela!”
“Pittsburgh has truly become my
second home for the last eleven years.
The awesome Pittsburgh audience
members have welcomed
me into their community with open
BORN
Gothenburg,
Sweden
LIVES
Vienna, Austria
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YEARS AT
PNME
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FAVE BOOK
Preliminary
Exercises in
Counterpoint by
Arnold Schönberg
FAVE TIME OF
DAY
Any, if Im in a good
mood
FAVE TRAVEL
DESTINATION
Georgia (country)
FAVE CREATOR
Gustav Mahler

To love
and
be loved
i want to live from Shelter. . . david lang
text by Deborah Artman
If this world would stop from FACES . . . Lee Kesselman
text by Amanda Riva
Amor . . . William Bolcom
text by Arnold Weinstein
yes I said yes I will Yes . . . Amy Beth Kirsten
text by James Joyce, Ulysses
WEEK 3
July 20–21 8 pm
“that’s what life is all about “
an evening with soprano Lindsay Kesselman
Song with the Violins . . . John Bucchino
text by John Bucchino
I Am Writing Poetry from FACES . . . Lee Kesselman
text by Rita Dove
Covenant . . . Jeffrey Nytch
The Country Wife from Three Portraits . . . Kieren
MacMillan
text by Dana Gioia
“i want to live” . . . david lang
“I want to live” is from an evening-length piece called “SHELTER” that looks at different ways we think of
shelter in our lives —a place, a need, a feeling, something we may have, something we may lack. It occurred
to me that the sentence “I want to live where you live” could take on many of those meanings.
“If this world would stop” from FACES . . . Lee Kesselman
Tonight, there are three snapshots of interior life from my FACES—all explore the gap between the faces
people show and the ones they keep to themselves. “If this world could stop” is the voice of the overlooked
one, the the one who just wants to fit in and be noticed.
“Amor “. . . William Bolcom
A woman steps out on the town . . . and is noticed.
“yes I said yes I will Yes” . . . Amy Beth Kirsten
The text is about self-abandon and the end of all resistance.
“i carry your heart” from FACES . . . Lee Kesselman
i carry your heart from FACES . . . Lee Kesselman
text by e.e. cummings
i live in pain . . . david lang
A full-fledged profession of love.
text by david lang after Beatriz de Dia continued . . .
Faults from How Do I Love Thee? . . . Alicia Bachorik
16 text by Sara Teasdale
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“Song with the Violins” . . . John Bucchino
“You’re late! I planned the evening down to the smallest detail, and now you’ve gone and ruined it.”
“I am writing poetry” . . . Lee Kesselman
The intense rock-and-roll shout of a voice on the edge of self-harm and destruction.
“Covenant” . . . Jeffrey Nytch
A covenant is sacred, timeless, its warmth enough to melt the frost on our tombstone.
“The Country Wife” . . . Kieren MacMillan
“The Country Wife” is about the journey towards joy and finding relief (or release) from life’s sometimesoverwhelming
burdens.
“i live in pain” . . . david lang
The piece is a love song describing an intense longing for a lover who is no longer there.
PNME History
PAST
Founded in 1976 by the great David Stock, the
Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble is the secondoldest
continually performing professional new
music ensemble in the country. With an astonishing
300-plus commissions and world premieres to date,
PNME’s legacy is vast.
PRESENT
Music on its own can be incredible, but when
placed in the right context, the whole can be greater
than the sum of its parts. Our immersive Theatre of
Music production style has now influenced groups
all over the world. We are about to take it further. . .
FUTURE
Using a special microphone we call “Michel” (he’s
Swiss-German.. and very Euro) and headphones
for each audience member, we are exploring the
expressive powers of proximity and location as core
elements of musical expression. The Gray Cat and
the Flounder is only the first tentative step. You won’t
believe what what we are going to do in the future!
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BORN
Dallas, TX
Kevin Noe
artistic director
Catherine Noe’Rourke
e x e c u t i v e d i r e c t o r
BORN
Newton, NJ
LIVES
Okemos, MI
LIVES
Okemos, MI
YEARS AT
PNME
18
FAVE BOOK
The Empty Space
by Peter Brook
FAVE TIME OF
DAY
showtime
FAVE TRAVEL
DESTINATION
Oaxaca, MX
FAVE CREATOR
Ronnie Burkett,
Theatre of
Marionettes
“
“The theatre of music has taught me the true
relationship between audience and art. Each
summer I look forward to creating new work,
to greeting old friends and making new ones,
and to breaking bread together.”
“
“PNME is my greatest adventure to date.
Each time I come to Pittsburgh, I grow more
connected to this community and to each of
you. Thank you for bringing me into your lime
green hearts!”
YEARS AT
PNME
4
FAVE BOOK
Good Dog: True
Stories of Love,
Loss, and Loyalty
FAVE TIME OF
DAY
Early morning
FAVE TRAVEL
DESTINATION
Mt. Everest
FAVE CREATOR
The Sun
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WEEK 4
July 27 8 pm–July 28 1 pm & 8 pm
The Gray Cat
and the Flounder
draw the world as you wish
2015 commission by Joseph Newcomer in memory of his wife Bernadette G. Callery
music by Kieren MacMillan
story by Kevin Noe & Kieren MacMillan
inspired by “The Gray Cat and the Flounder” by Joseph Newcomer
Kevin Noe & Kieren MacMillan
The attempt to honor a person’s life through a work of art is both a privilege
and a humbling experience.
When we first started working on The Gray Cat and the Flounder years ago,
neither of us could have imagined how much the work would come to
mean to us. The crying, laughing, and searching that we have done during
the creative process has taught each of us something more about the lives
we want to lead; it’s made our long friendship even richer.
We are honored to have known Bernadette Gabrielle Callery
(aka the “Gray Cat”) and to know her husband Joe Newcomer
(aka the “Flounder”). Although we learned more about who
Bernadette was after her passing than we did while she was
alive, we hope that something of her spirit
and cleverness lives on in this
dedicated work.
Extra FREE Event
Children’s Matinee
JULY 28, 1PM
Themed snacks & crafts!
Binaural technology provided by the Mary E. Cole Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation
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Edinburgh, Scotland Tour 2019
campaign kicks off July 27th
‘burgh to ‘burgh! We’re taking The Gray Cat and the Flounder to Edinburgh in 2019.
Help us tell the “tail” of these two imaginative Pittsburghers —
the cutest cat and fish duo—around the world!
See our campaign brochure in
the lobby
Andrew Ostrowski
lighting designer
“Pittsburgh—my home, my community. PNME
—my artistic home within it and my chance
to expand my wings. I’m honored to be the
one that helps you listen more deeply to this
fascinating ensemble . . . using your eyes!”
BORN
Natrona Heights, PA
LIVES
Pittsburgh
YEARS AT PNME
18
FAVE BOOK
Catcher in the Rye
FAVE TIME OF
DAY
Sunset
FAVE TRAVEL
DESTINATION
Italy
FAVE CREATOR
Michelangelo
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BORN
Chappaqua, NY
LIVES
Brooklyn, NY
YEARS AT PNME
7
FAVE BOOK
The Night Circus
FAVE TIME OF
DAY
Very, very late at
night when the
world has turned
itself off.
FAVE TRAVEL
DESTINATION
Chalais, France
(Nathalie’s festival)
FAVE CREATOR
For July 2018?
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Ian Rosenbaum
percussion
“ “When I think of the PNME family, I think of
trust. Our artistic pursuits here in Pittsburgh
depend on experimentation. That you trust us
enough to support these efforts is incredibly
meaningful.”
“Pittsburgh has truly become my
second home for the last eleven years.
The awesome Pittsburgh audience
members have welcomed
me into their community with open
Nathalie Shaw
violin
“Pittsburgh has truly become my second
home for the last eleven years. The awesome
Pittsburgh audience members have welcomed
me into their community with open arms.
Thank yinz!”
BORN
London, England
LIVES
Paris, France
YEARS AT PNME
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FAVE BOOK
Cuisine de
Référence (Bible of
French cookery!)
FAVE TIME OF
DAY
Dinnertime!
FAVE TRAVEL
DESTINATION
My bed! (But
Pittsburgh is a close
second! )
FAVE CREATOR
Whoever invented
toasted crumpets
and tea!
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Guest artists
PNME staff & associates
Angela Billanti
marketing & community
outreach
Josh Brown
photographer
Andy Hatfield
season intern
PNME’s marketing & PR is supported by
Anne Mitsch
bookkeeper
Jonathan Allen
percussion
Nick Drashner
sound designer
Steven Leffue
sound designer
Lynette Asson & Yvonne Hudson
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Board members
Daniel Berczik
Val M. Cox
Roger Dannenberg
Anthony Joseph III
Michael Wagner
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Join Our Family
Greetings, and welcome to PNME’s 43rd season!
Connecting the art that we present with the
people who come to experience it is what we are
all about at PNME. As that connection deepens
and multiplies with each passing summer, more
and more I find that folks are asking us how they
might give back.
Whether it be through a financial contribution,
volunteering, or serving on our board of directors,
we believe everyone can play a part in helping
our Lime Green Family grow. If you’d like to know
more about ways you might play a more active
role, please seek me out or reach out to any
member of our board or artistic team. I’ll save a
seat for you downstairs after the show!
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B Y O to every show. . .
Jeffrey Nytch,
Board President
Friends—let’s break bread together.
Join us after the show!
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