2008 festival
Formerly known as the Cortona Contemporary Music Festival, the fourth season of this event ushered in many changes and new ideas. First and foremost, the festival adopted the new name of soundSCAPE, and began a fruitful relationship with the city and people of Pavia. Held from 15-25 July, the festival was produced in part by the Associazione Culturale Biquadro, and hosted at the Vittadini School of Music.
soundSCAPE awards
Each season, soundSCAPE recognizes the overall contributions of two participants during the festival period. The soundSCAPE Commission Award carries a cash prize of 250 USD, and a commission to compose a piece to be premiered by faculty performers at the following year's festival. The 2008 recipient of this award was Andrew Colella. The soundSCAPE Performer Prize also carries a cash prize of 250 USD, and was awarded to soprano Amanda DeBoer.
guest artists
Residencies provide participants an opportunity to work closely with leading artists in a variety of disciplines. 2008 soundSCAPE guest artists included pianist Alfonso Alberti, mandolinist Avi Avital, composer Karl Korte, composer Michael Quell, musicologist Martin Scherzinger, and pianist Omri Shimron.
performances
Performances at soundSCAPE were hosted in historic venues throughout the city of Pavia. The series featured eleven concerts over a span of eight days, with 26 pieces receiving their world premiere. The following participants were featured in recital: Andrew Booth guitar, Marco Fusi violin, Rachel Beetz flute, Dustin Donahue percussion, Amanda DeBoer soprano, and Bobby Mitchell piano. Click below to download complete program details:
participants
COMPOSERS |
country |
PERFORMERS |
country |
Stephen Bachicha |
USA |
Rachel Beetz, flute |
USA |
Jason Baskin |
USA |
Andrew Booth, guitar |
UK |
Justin Blackburn |
USA |
Amanda DeBoer, soprano |
USA |
Brian Ciach |
USA |
Dustin Donahue, percussion |
USA |
USA |
Marco Fusi, violin |
Italy |
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USA |
Derek Kwan, percussion |
USA |
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USA |
Bobby Mitchell, piano |
USA |
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Hakki Eren |
North Cyprus |
Matt Page, percussion |
USA |
Kurt Isaacson |
USA |
Sarah Puckett, piano |
USA |
Mike Johnson |
USA |
Dulce Rodriguez, flute |
USA |
Seunghee Lee |
Korea |
Stephanie Thomas, piano |
USA |
April Mok |
USA |
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Deovides Reyes |
Philippines |
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Daniel Siepmann |
USA |
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Stamatia Statherou |
Greece |
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Jeremy Vaughan |
USA |
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Chris Williams* |
Australia |
*awarded the '07 commission prize |
