Past Concerts

2009

Irregular Resolutions had its fifth concert October 3, 2009 at the Community Music Center in San Francisco, featuring:

Yeats Song for baritone & piano (John Bilotta)

The Great Sea for mezzo soprano, horn & piano (Gary Friedman)

The Mystic Trumpeter for SATB, clarinet & piano (William Severson)
Please, Don't Ask Me to Leave You for SATB, clarinet & piano (William Severson)

Let Us Now Praise Famous Men for TTBB (Ed Dierauf)
Hummingbird Conditions for soprano & piano (Ed Dierauf)
The Message for soprano & piano (Ed Dierauf)

Soaring Eagle for American Indian flute & guitar (Walter Sanchez)

The Dancer for soprano & piano (Carol Belcher)

Rime di Cecco Angiolieri for soprano & piano (Davide Verotta)

Featuring a number of artist-performers:

Harry Bernstein, Rachel Condry, Michael Desnoyers, Patty Deuter, Kriesten Jones, Alexander Katsman, Maria Mikheyenko, Richard Mix, Carlos Oliveira, Lisa Scola Prosek, Marlene Rogers, Walter Sanchez, Bill Severson, Megan Stetson, Monika Warchol


2009

Irregular Resolutions had its fourth concert February 7, 2009 at the Community Music Center in San Francisco.

Entrance of the Irregulars for brass septet (John Bilotta)

Brass Games for brass quintet (Harry Bernstein)

Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra arranged for brass septet (Gary Friedman)

Quattro Idoli for marimba (Davide Verotta)

Lost in the Fog for brass quintet (Walter Sanchez)

Waiting for Spring for brass quintet (Ed Dierauf)

Brass Quintet Three, Four and Five for brass quintet (William Severson)

Featuring:

     Pierce Yamaoka, trumpet
     Joshua Silva, trumpet
     Monika Warchol, horn
     Wayne Van Lieu, horn
     Brendan Lai-Tong, trombone
     Danny Forman, bass trombone
     Francis Upton, tuba
     Anne Szabla, marimba

2007

... Featuring ChamberMix, Irregular Resolutions had its third concert October 29, 2007 at the Community Music Center in San Francisco. Here's what was on the bill.  Where available, a member's link is included for additional information about the piece and/or a recording.

Twas Brillig, for SF Children's Chorus (Nicole Sumner)
Your Laughter for voice and piano (Sarah Sumner & Pablo Neruda)

In the Meadow for flute, clarinet and piano (Walter Sanchez) *
Beginning of Dawn ibid
Life in the City ibid

Samara Variations for alto flute, clarinet, cello and piano (Ed Dierauf) *

Paraquasia: A state of perpetual longing for vibraphone, viola and sine waves (David Graves) LINK TO MORE INFO

Sogni d'Inverno (Winter Dreams) for flute, cello, and piano (Davide Verotta) * LINK TO MORE INFO
Tra il Verticale e il Cilindro (In Between the Cylinder and the Vertical) for vibraphone and piano (Davide Verotta)

Caleidoscopio for piano (Carol Belcher)
Vento das Noites ibid
Os Vingadores ibid

Petroushka Dreams for clarinet, cello and piano (John Bilotta) * LINK TO MORE INFO

Adults at Play: Tango for flute and piano (Harry Bernstein)
Ball Game Waltz for oboe and piano (ibid)
Child Absorbed in Quiet Play: Interlude for piano (ibid)
At Play for flute, oboe and piano (ibid)

* Performed by Chamber Mix: Martha Stoddard (flute/alto flute), Karen Wells (clarinet), Joan Hadeishi (cello), and Timothy Zerlang (piano).

Additional performers included Nicole Sumner (voice), Davide Verotta (piano), Anne Szabla (vibraphone), Charith Premawardhana (viola), Carol Belcher (piano), David Graves (sine waves), Harry Bernstein (flute), Phil Freihofner (oboe), Allan Crossman (piano) and the SF Children's Chorus.

2006

... In collaboration with the Presidio Ensemble, Irregular Resolutions had its second concert October 14, 2006 at the Community Music Center in San Francisco.

Mindless Thoughts for flute and string quartet (Walter Sanchez),

Interlude for string quartet (Ed Dierauf)

Proximities for piccolo/flute and string quartet (Steve Mobia)

Brazilian Suite for piano (Carol Belcher)

I Fiori di Seta for flute, alto flute and string quartet (John Bilotta)

Ommagio a Primavera (Davide Verotta) for string quartet

Suite for Flute, Violin, 2 Violas, Cello (Harry Bernstein)

2005

Irregular Resolutions had its first concert April 29, 2005 at the Englander House in San Francisco. Here's what was on the bill. Where available, a member's link is included for additional information about the piece and/or a recording.

Passagens (Carol Belcher)

Trio Sonata (Carol Belcher)

Floaters (Steve Mobia)

Pezzo Numero Due (Davide Verotta)

Dog and Cats (Walter Sanchez)

Mojave Sunrise (Walter Sanchez)

Entr'acte (John Bilotta) LINK TO MORE INFO

Sonata per Cello e Pianoforte (Davide Verotta) LINK TO MORE INFO

Duet for Clarinet and Cello (Edward Dierauf)

Variation for Cello (Edward Dirauf)

Sonata for Flute, Oboe and Piano (Harry Bernstein)

Of Blood and Diamonds (David A. Graves) LINK TO MORE INFO

Composer performers:

     Carol Belcher, piano (Passagens, Trio Sonata)
     Harry Bernstein, flute
     Davide Verotta, piano (Pezzo Numbero Due, Dog and Cats)

Additional performers:

     Dan Cantrell, accordion
     Nick Carlin, cello
     Henri Ducharme, accordion
     Nik Phelps, clarinet, English horn

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