PRISM Quartet
In Residence at Temple University
Boyer College of Music and Dance, April 25-26

FEATURING TWO FREE CONCERTS

4/25: Recital with guest saxophonist Chris Oatts
4/26: Performance of William Bolcom’s Concerto Grosso with the Temple Wind Symphony under Dr. Patricia Cornett

Photo by Ara Howrani
The PRISM Quartet is thrilled to be in residence at Temple University Boyer College of Music and Dance in Philadelphia on April 25 and 26, where ensemble member Matthew Levy teaches saxophone and chamber music. The residency culminates in two performances that are free and open to the public. On April 25th, 6 PM at Rock Hall (1715 North Broad Street), PRISM presents a recital of music written for the Quartet by David Serkin Ludwig, Emma O’Halloran, Roshanne Etezady, Zach Browning, Tim Ries, Jennifer Higdon, Renée Favand-See, Frank J. Oteri, and Gregory Wanamaker. Guest saxophonist and Temple jazz faculty member Chris Oatts joins PRISM for two additional works from the Quartet’s Heritage/Evolution project: Improvisations by Chris Potter and Forbidden Drive by Matthew Levy. On April 26th, 6:15 PM at Temple Performing Arts Center (1837 N. Broad St.), PRISM joins the Temple University Wind Symphony under Dr. Patricia Cornett in a performance of William Bolcom’s Concerto Grosso for Saxophone Quartet, commissioned by PRISM and premiered in its original orchestral version with the Detroit Symphony in 2000. The program also includes works by Joan Tower, Richard Wagner, and David Maslanka.

CALLING ALL SAXOPHONISTS!
The residency includes a wide range of activities: masterclasses, a “Technology and Recording” seminar, an entrepreneurship workshop on “Starting Your Own Record Label,” a composer reading, and several open rehearsals. Saxophonists from throughout the region are invited to observe all of PRISM’s residency services free of charge. No tickets or registration needed. Just show up with a valid ID, required for building admittance. Click HERE or scroll down for the complete schedule.

Dr. Patricia Cornett, Director of Temple University Bands, will conduct PRISM and the Temple Wind Symphony in a performance of William Bolcom’s Concerto Grosso at TPAC on April 26.

Temple University jazz faculty member Chris Oatts joins the PRISM Quartet as a soloist at Rock Hall on April 25.
PRISM QUARTET RESIDENCY SCHEDULE

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
Boyer College of Music and Dance

THURSDAY APRIL 25, 2019

9:00–10:00 am: Open rehearsal, PRISM Quartet alone (Bolcom Concerto Grosso): TPAC stage

10:00–11:00 am: Open rehearsal with PRISM Quartet and TU Wind Symphony (Bolcom Concerto Grosso): TPAC stage

11:15 am–1:15 pm: Open rehearsal for PRISM Quartet evening recital: Rock Hall Auditorium (located on 2nd floor)

2:30–4:30 pm: Saxophone quartet coachings and masterclass: Rock Hall Auditorium

6:00–7:30 pm: Recital: PRISM Quartet with guest saxophonist Chris Oatts, TU Jazz Faculty: Rock Hall Auditorium

FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 2019

9:00–10:45 am: Open reading session of TU student compositions: Rock Hall Auditorium (located on 2nd floor)

11:00–11:45 pm: Saxophone clinic/masterclass (part of TU Band Festival): Presser Hall, Room 300 (located on 3rd floor)

12:00–12:45 pm: Business/Entrepreneurship Seminar: Starting Your Own Record Label: Presser Hall, Klein Hall (located on 2nd floor)

2:15–3:15 pm: Technology & Recording: Production Techniques: Rock Hall, Room 123 (located on 1st floor)

6:15–7:30 pm: TU Wind Symphony Concert (Bolcom Concerto Grosso): TPAC stage

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY VENUES

Rock Hall
1715 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122

Temple Performing Arts Center (TPAC)
1837 N. Broad St.
Philadelphia, PA 19122

Presser Hall
2001 N 13th St.
Philadelphia, PA 19122

IMPORTANT: Please bring ID, required to enter Temple University buildings.

About the PRISM Quartet
Hailed by Chamber Music magazine for “pioneering achievements of the highest order,” the PRISM Quartet has performed in Carnegie Hall on the Making Music Series, in Alice Tully Hall with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, and throughout Latin America, China, and Russia under the auspices of the United States Information Agency and USArtists International. PRISM has also been presented to critical acclaim as soloists with the Detroit Symphony and Cleveland Orchestra, and conducted residencies at the nation’s leading conservatories, including the Curtis Institute of Music and the Oberlin Conservatory. Two-time recipients of the Chamber Music America/ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming, PRISM has commissioned nearly 300 works, many by internationally celebrated composers, including Pulitzer Prize-winners Julia Wolfe, William Bolcom, Jennifer Higdon, Zhou Long, and Bernard Rands; MacArthur “Genius” Award recipients Tyshawn Sorey, Bright Sheng, and Miguel Zenón; and United States Artists Fellow Susie Ibarra. PRISM’s discography includes releases on Albany, ECM, innova, Koch, Naxos, BMOP/Sound, New Dynamic, New Focus, and its own label, XAS Records. The Fifth Century, PRISM’s ECM recording with The Crossing under Donald Nally, was awarded a 2018 Grammy for Best Choral Performance. In 2016, PRISM was named by its alma mater, the University of Michigan, as the first recipient of the Christopher Kendall Award in recognition of its work in “collaboration, entrepreneurship, and community engagement.” The PRISM Quartet plays Selmer saxophones and mouthpieces exclusively. PRISM Quartet members are Timothy McAllister, Zachary Shemon, Matthew Levy, and Taimur Sullivan.

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