Set One
w/
Frode Haltli; accordion
Hakon Thelin; double bass
Rolf-Erik Nystrom; saxophone
The Norwegian trio POING presents a program of compositions written expressly for this unusual combination of instruments by composers from Europe and Asia, undoubtedly punctuated by improvisations and other sudden outbursts.
Set Two
The New York Miniaturist Ensemble
w/
Haleh Abghari; soprano
Erik Carlson; violin
Michael Caterisano; percussion
Haleh Abghari is a native of Iran and makes her home in New York City, where she remains an active performer of new music. She has performed as a singer, actor, and voice over artist in the U.S., Canada and Europe and has appeared in several theatre productions in New York City. Seh is amember of VisionInfoArt (VIA), a New York collaborative performance ensemble in residence at the Chelsea Museum of Art
Violinist Erik Carlson has performed for audiences all over the world, playing both as a soloist and as a member of various ensembles. He has soloed with orchestras in Europe and America, most recently with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra. As a composer, he has had his works performed by chamber ensembles across the country.
A native of Dallas, percussionist Michael Caterisano recently completed his Bachelor’s Degree at The Juilliard School, where he studies with Daniel Druckman. He spent two summers in Spoleto, Italy at the Festival dei Due Mondi, and recently toured to Lucerne, Berlin, Helsinki, and London. Michael performed Kurtag’s ...quasi una fantasia… with the Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes in Zankel Hall.
Michael is a founding member of the New York Miniaturist Ensemble and O-J, an experimental heavy metal band.