Earlier FNM Concert Seasons
(excerpted from the FNM History page)
2001
- Complete performance of Erik Satie’s Vexations: an overnight performance
- Performance at Merkin Hall, New York, September 2001.
- World premiere of “Approaching Storm” by Laura Schwendinger.
- World premiere of “Peace, Be Still” by Portland composer Tiffany Barclay.
- World premiere of “Bob,” a collaboration between filmmaker Matt Smith and Joseph Waters, with the support of a RACC grant.
2000
- World premiere of “Two Etudes for Piano” by Portland-born composer Ryan Francis.
- World premier performance of the revised version of “Electric Fences” by California composer Shaun Naidoo.
- World premiere of “Prelude — The Garden of Kali” and “Kali Yuga,” a collaboration between Portland composer Joseph Waters and Portland video artist Joanna Priestley, with the support of a RACC grant.
1999
- World premiere of “Road Trip” by Portland-born composer Kenji Bunch.
- World premiere of “Four Visions for Three Pianos” by Oregon composer Thomas Svoboda.
- Exploding Instruments, a concert for instruments and electronics, in conjunction with the Portland International Electro-Acoustic Music Festival.
1998
- World premiere of “Idaho Toccata” by Portland composer Cynthia Stillman Gerdes.
- Performance of Lou Harrison’s “Violin Concerto” with the composer in attendance.
- World premiere of “Arietta, Recitative, and Jam” by Portland composer Aaron Immanuel Wright, supported in part by a RACC grant.
- Gasping for Air, a concert featuring music from the Soviet era of repression and censorship as part of the ACLU’s “Uncensored Celebration.”
- Cascade Piano is season sponsor (1998–99 season).
1997
- World premiere of Seann Alderking’s arrangement of the “Rite of Spring” for four pianos & percussion.
- World premiere of “Cobra Smoke Dance” and “When the Black Dog Barks” by Portland composer Michael Stirling.
- Young Composers Project Workshop launched.
- Cascade Piano becomes sponsor.
1996
- Ensemble in Residence at University of Oregon.
- World premiere of “A Far Tower” by Washington composer Gregory Youtz.
- World premiere of “Confessions” by Washington composer Ciro Scotto.
- West Coast premiere of the complete “The Telephone Book” by Michael Torke.
- Wieden & Kennedy advertising agency becomes sponsor.
1995
- Guest Artists at Oregon Music Teacher’s Association Convention.
- fEARnoMUSIC Composers Consortium is formed with four composers from the Northwest.
- World premiere of “Sounds Like Motion” by Oregon composer David York.
- Invited to perform at Tacoma First Night Festival.
- Support grant from JackStraw Productions in Seattle.
- First support grant from Regional Arts & Culture Commission in Portland.
1994
- fEARnoMUSIC joins roster of Timothy Gilligan Artist Management.
- First performances on KBPS Radio in Portland.
- World premiere of “Soli for 4 Instruments” by Washington composer William O. Smith.
- Ensemble in Residence at University of Oregon; premiere of “Pacific Rim Serenades” by Oregon composer Robert Kyr.
- Invited to perform at Tacoma First Night Festival.
1993
- American Premiere of PSU composer Salvador Broton’s “Mixed Sextet.” The performance is selected by Regional Arts & Culture Commission to appear on CD The Bridge, vol. 1.
- First performances on KING radio in Seattle.
1992
- fEARnoMUSIC is founded by PSU faculty members Dr. Joel Bluestone and Jeffrey Payne. First concerts in Oregon and Washington.