it-ierbergesfrFopljee Arts School of Music FACULTY ARTIST RECITAL SERIES KRUSTA Ensemble CANDACE AMMERMAN, DANCER ANDRIA FENNIG, PIANO AND TOY PIANO CLIFF KEUTER, CHOREOGRAPHER RAYNE JASMINE, DANCER DANWEN JIANG, VIOLIN ELINA MOONEY, CHOREOGRAPHER DOUGLAS NOTTINGHAM, PERCUSSION BRETT REED, PERCUSSION MELISSA ROLNICK, DANCER MADELINE WILLIAMSON, PIANO Presenting 20th and 21' Century Music of Javier Alvarez, David Borden, John Cage, Lou Harrison, Elena Kats-Chernin and Barbara Kolb Thursday, September 2, 2004, 7:30 p.m. Evelyn Smith Music Theatre A RIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY PROGRAM Elina Mooney, Choreographer From Moon to Desert Candace Ammerman, dancer Music John Cage (1912-1992) Douglas Nottingham, various amplified plant life Child of Tree (1975) David Borden (b. 1939) Andria Fennig and Madeline Williamson, pianos Double Portrait (1988) Vitalia's Steps (2002) Elena Kats-Chernin (b. 1957) Andria Fennig, toy piano Douglas Nottingham, percussion Madeline Williamson, piano Varied Trio Lou Harrison (1917-2003) (in five movements) Elina Mooney and Cliff Keuter, Choreographers Benjamin Howe, Rayne Jasmine, Yeongwen Li, Rosa Lina Lima, and Leanne Schmidt, dance ensemble Danwen Jiang, violin Douglas Nottingham, percussion Madeline Williamson, piano **There will be a 15-minute intermission** Solitaire Elina Mooney, Choreographer Melissa Rolnick, dancer Music Solitaire for Solo Piano and Electronic Tape (1971) Barbara Kolb (b. 1939) Madeline Williamson, piano Temazcal (Maracas and tape) (1984) Javier Alvarez (b. 1956) Brett Reed, Maracas **Brief Pause** John Cage Credo in U.S. (1942) (Premiere) Elina Mooney, choreographer Candace Ammerman and Rayne Jasmine, dancers Andria Fennig, piano Douglas Nottingham and Brett Reed, percussion Eric Schultz, electronics In respect for the performers and those audience members around you, please turn all beepers, cell phones, watches to their silent mode. Thank You. KRUSTA Ensemble (pronounced Crew-state and ancient Greek for percussive instruments ) brings their newest program of original choreography performed with live music to the Evelyn Smith Music Theatre. This dynamic, small, electro-acoustical new music/modern dance ensemble was founded two years ago by pianist and new-music specialist, Madeline Williamson, renowned choreographer and dancer Elina Mooney, and percussionist and electronic media specialist, Douglas Nottingham. Williamson and Mooney are, respectively, Professors of Music and Dance in the Herberger College of Fine Arts at Arizona State University and Nottingham is Associate Professor at Glendale Community College. KRUSTA is an ad hoc company with affiliate artists—both dancers and musicians—dependent on repertoire being performed and residency requirements. This unique new music/dance ensemble was formed specifically to perform the rich repertoire of contemporary works written for piano(s), percussion, and digital applications or other instruments. KRUSTA is committed to perpetuating the live performance of music with the original modern dance choreography of Mooney and invited guest choreographers. KRUSTA Affiliates featured in tonight's program are violinist Danwen Jiang, ASU School of Music's newest string faculty member; Seattle, Washington solo dancer Melissa Rolnick; Phoenix solo dancer Rayne Jasmine, faculty artists from Paradise Valley Community College pianist Andria Fennig, and percussionist Brett Reed; and solo dancer Candace Ammerman, faculty at Chandler-Gilbert Community College and ASU. In addition, KRUSTA is delighted to have as special guest artist on the program, choreographer Cliff Keuter. Recently retired from the ASU Dance Department, Keuter worked with many of the historic giants of modern dance, including Welland Lathrop, Martha Graham, Jose Limon, Daniel Nagrin, and Paul Taylor. Keuter is collaborator with Elina Mooney on Varied Trio and Credo in U.S. KRUSTA is also assisted this evening by technical director Mark Ammerman, and electronics specialist Andrew Lehman. KRUSTA has received numerous invitations for the coming year to present residencies at major institutions in the Midwest, Southwest, and California. With the assistance of a recently awarded Collaborative Arts Grant from the Katherine K. Herberger College of Fine Arts, KRUSTA hopes to annually commission and premiere a new musical work, to expand their outreach to public schools and community arts centers, and to continue expanding their repertoire and residencies. The next local area performance will be in the Evelyn Smith Music Theatre on March 10, 2005. For further information please see the web site at krustaensemble.org. THE KATHERINE K. HERBERGER COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS School of Music PO Box 870405,Tempe, AZ 85287-0405 http:// music asu.edu Events Information: 480-965-TUNE (8863)