10 FIERY AMERICAN PREMIERES

The Basso Moderno Duo premieres 10 new works by American composers on Sunday, July 15 at 3 p.m. as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s 2007 Steinway Series in the Nan Tucker McEvoy Auditorium (8th and F streets N.W., Washington, DC). Free tickets are available one hour before the performance.

No one can doubt the beauty and achievement of America’s classical composers. The Basso Moderno Duo plays tribute to the minds of 10 fabulous living American composers with a recital of premieres on Sunday, July 15 at 3 p.m. as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s 2007 Steinway Series in the Nan Tucker McEvoy Auditorium (8th and F streets N.W., Washington, DC). Free tickets are available one hour before the performance.

The Basso Moderno Duo will premiere 10 new works by Pulitzer Prize winner Ned Rorem, Dr. Leo Kraft, Pauline Oliveros, Lee Hoiby, Dr. Harold Colin Cowherd, 2007 Pulitzer Prize nominee, Dr. Wallace De Pue, Emma Lou Deimer, Dr. Gary Nash, Dr. James Niblock, and Dr. Richard St. Clair. Pieces by Yoko Ono-Lennon, Dr. Larry Bell and Sonia Megias Lopez are also featured on this historic program.

The Basso Moderno Duo has commissioned over 100 lyrical works for solo bass and piano by some of the world's most prominent and exciting living composers. Artists from 35 countries and all 7 continents have written specifically for Dr. Allan Von Schenkel's virtuosic and highly individualized manner of playing. Kristen Williams' piano playing is a perfect complement to the intense voice of the solo bass. Williams is a focused musician who is able to share her devotion to the piano with the listener. Their program is designed to delight and surprise audiences with a combination of lush sounds, tasteful writing and lyricism.

The Basso Moderno Duo is currently collaborating with several professional dance companies in Washington, DC, including Jane Franklin Dance Company, Bosma Dance, Nicole Phillips, and Ronnie Cavalluzzi & The Patricia M. Sitar Center. Future engagements include the Capital Fringe Festival in Washington, DC and the Basically Modern Contemporary Arts Festival in Rehoboth Beach, DE. The Basso Moderno Duo is based out of Washington, DC.

For more information, visit http://www.solobass.org or contact the Basso Moderno Duo at 301-542-7643 or solobass@gmail.com