53rd Annual Robb Concert
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Sunday 30 March 4:00pm
FREE all ages family-friendly community event Episcopal Cathedral of St. John 318 Silver Avenue SW Albuquerque, NM 87102 (505) 247-1581 Directions The Robb Concert is part of the Robb Symposium Series. |
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Composers
John Donald Robb, Kelly Feng/冯重瑞, Jonathan Golove, Carlos Santiago Medina, Lucas Stafford, Natasha Stojanovska
Performers
Maxine Thévenot organ, Jeffrey Brooks clarinet, Jonathan Golove cello, Natasha Stojanovska piano, Mark Weber poet
The public is cordially invited to a free reception in the cathedral's fellowship hall following the concert.
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John Donald Robb, Kelly Feng/冯重瑞, Jonathan Golove, Carlos Santiago Medina, Lucas Stafford, Natasha Stojanovska
Performers
Maxine Thévenot organ, Jeffrey Brooks clarinet, Jonathan Golove cello, Natasha Stojanovska piano, Mark Weber poet
The public is cordially invited to a free reception in the cathedral's fellowship hall following the concert.
This page is not optimized for mobile devices. Use a computer, laptop, or tablet for optimal viewing.
Program
Overture and Fugue, WWO58 (1946)
John Donald Robb (1892-1989)
Maxine Thévenot organ
Five Stages of Grief (2025) World Premiere
Lucas Stafford (b. 2004)
Jonathan Golove cello
Wedding Music for Clarinet and Organ John Donald Robb
Jeffrey Brooks clarinet
Maxine Thévenot organ
Poems for Cello (2025) World Premiere Carlos Santiago Medina (b. 2003)
Jonathan Golove cello
Hidden Messages, Voices from Behind a Screen (2025) World Premiere
Kelly Feng/冯重瑞 (b. 2002)
Jonathan Golove cello
Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op. 75
John Donald Robb
Jonathan Golove cello
Natasha Stojanovska piano
The Passing (2023) Dedicated to Dr. Dobroski
Natasha Stojanovska (b. 1987)
Natasha Stojanovska piano
I do this, I do that #40
Mark Weber (b. 1953) words, Jonathan Golove (b. 1966) music
Mark Weber poet
Jonathan Golove cello
Introduction and Toccata for Goodsell Slocum, Op. 30 (1956)
John Donald Robb
Maxine Thévenot organ
Kreisler’s Coat (2011)
Jonathan Golove
Jonathan Golove cello
Natasha Stojanovska piano
Overture and Fugue, WWO58 (1946)
John Donald Robb (1892-1989)
Maxine Thévenot organ
Five Stages of Grief (2025) World Premiere
Lucas Stafford (b. 2004)
Jonathan Golove cello
Wedding Music for Clarinet and Organ John Donald Robb
Jeffrey Brooks clarinet
Maxine Thévenot organ
Poems for Cello (2025) World Premiere Carlos Santiago Medina (b. 2003)
Jonathan Golove cello
Hidden Messages, Voices from Behind a Screen (2025) World Premiere
Kelly Feng/冯重瑞 (b. 2002)
Jonathan Golove cello
Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op. 75
John Donald Robb
Jonathan Golove cello
Natasha Stojanovska piano
The Passing (2023) Dedicated to Dr. Dobroski
Natasha Stojanovska (b. 1987)
Natasha Stojanovska piano
I do this, I do that #40
Mark Weber (b. 1953) words, Jonathan Golove (b. 1966) music
Mark Weber poet
Jonathan Golove cello
Introduction and Toccata for Goodsell Slocum, Op. 30 (1956)
John Donald Robb
Maxine Thévenot organ
Kreisler’s Coat (2011)
Jonathan Golove
Jonathan Golove cello
Natasha Stojanovska piano
Featured Performers
Dr. Maxine Thévenot
photo: Brooke Bailey Portraits
Maxine Thévenot is an award-winning Canadian-American musician known for her skillful musical organ playing, inventive concert programming, and passionate, informed conducting. She combines a profound commitment to her liturgical work as a cathedral musician with concertizing, guest conducting, solo organ recitals, and collaborating with other musicians while striving for representation and access to music of all genres.
Dr. Thévenot is the Director of Cathedral Music and organist at the Episcopal Cathedral of St. John, Albuquerque, where she oversees an internationally renowned choral program and is the Artistic Director of the Friends of Cathedral Music community outreach series. She is also the Founding and Artistic Director of Polyphony: Voices of New Mexico, now celebrating its 19th season, and a Professor of Organ at the University of New Mexico.
Dr. Thévenot’s solo recital career has taken her throughout Europe and Great Britain, in every major city across Canada, and 44 of the 50 United States. Recognized for her excellence as a recording artist, Dr. Maxine Thévenot has released 17 well-received CDs on Raven CD. She is a published composer with Paraclete Press and her music has been performed in Western Europe and North America.
In the 2024-2025 season, Maxine will make music in churches in Little Rock, Nashville, New York City, Philadelphia, Victoria, British Columbia, and closer to home in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
A native of Saskatchewan, Canada, Dr. Maxine Thévenot received her bachelor’s degree in Music Education from the University of Saskatchewan (with Distinction), and her Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees from the Manhattan School of Music. She was twice awarded the Bronson Ragan Award at Manhattan School for ‘outstanding ability in organ performance’. Maxine is an Associate of the Royal Canadian College of Organists and the Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto. She was made an Honorary Fellow of the National College of Music, London, UK, in 2006 for her “services to music.”
Dr. Thévenot is the Director of Cathedral Music and organist at the Episcopal Cathedral of St. John, Albuquerque, where she oversees an internationally renowned choral program and is the Artistic Director of the Friends of Cathedral Music community outreach series. She is also the Founding and Artistic Director of Polyphony: Voices of New Mexico, now celebrating its 19th season, and a Professor of Organ at the University of New Mexico.
Dr. Thévenot’s solo recital career has taken her throughout Europe and Great Britain, in every major city across Canada, and 44 of the 50 United States. Recognized for her excellence as a recording artist, Dr. Maxine Thévenot has released 17 well-received CDs on Raven CD. She is a published composer with Paraclete Press and her music has been performed in Western Europe and North America.
In the 2024-2025 season, Maxine will make music in churches in Little Rock, Nashville, New York City, Philadelphia, Victoria, British Columbia, and closer to home in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
A native of Saskatchewan, Canada, Dr. Maxine Thévenot received her bachelor’s degree in Music Education from the University of Saskatchewan (with Distinction), and her Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees from the Manhattan School of Music. She was twice awarded the Bronson Ragan Award at Manhattan School for ‘outstanding ability in organ performance’. Maxine is an Associate of the Royal Canadian College of Organists and the Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto. She was made an Honorary Fellow of the National College of Music, London, UK, in 2006 for her “services to music.”
Here is Maxine Thévenot performing Praeludium in D, BuxWV 139 by Dietrich Buxtehude and Pièce d'Orgue, BWV 572 by J.S. Bach on the Reuter organ at the Episcopal Cathedral of St. John, Albuquerque, NM.
Dr. Jonathan Golove
Jonathan Golove, cellist-composer, is a dedicated performer of both new and traditional works, as well as of improvised music. He has performed throughout the United States and Europe at venues including Weill Recital Hall (Carnegie Hall), Zipper Concert Hall in Los Angeles, and London’s Southbank Centre. He has been featured as cello soloist with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Slee Sinfonietta, and New York Virtuoso Singers. One of only a handful of performers on the theremin cello, Golove has appeared as soloist with the Asko/Schoenberg Ensemble, London Sinfonietta, and International Contemporary Ensemble, and he is a member of the 1. Deutsche Stromorchester. He is also active as an electric cellist, particularly in the field of creative improvised music. He has performed and recorded with jazz groups including the Michael Vlatkovich Tryyo and Quartet, Ubudis Quartet, and Vinny Golia’s Large Ensemble, and made appearances at the Vancouver Jazz Festival, the Eddie Moore Jazz Festival (Oakland), and the International Meeting of Jazz and New Music (Monterrey, Mexico). He has recorded for the Albany, Centaur, FMR, pfMENTUM, and Nine Winds labels, and his performances and interviews have been heard in broadcasts by numerous National Public Radio stations, as well as on Radio Nuevo León, West German Radio, CBC, and Radio France. His summer appearances include numerous festivals devoted to new works, including the Holland Festival (Amsterdam), Festival d’Automne (Paris), Lincoln Center Festival, June in Buffalo, and the Festival del Centro Histórico (Mexico City). Mr. Golove’s original compositions have been performed at venues including the Kennedy Center, Washington D.C., Venice Biennale, Festival of Aix-en-Provence, Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society II, and the Kitchen, and he has received awards and grants for his work from organizations including ASCAP, the Yvar Mikhashoff Trust for New Music, and Meet the Composer. He is an Associate Professor in UB’s Department of Music, and in 2023 he assumed the post of Artistic Director of UB’s Robert and Carol Morris Center for 21st Century Music and June in Buffalo festival.
Here is Jonathan Golove and Amy Williams performing Kreisler's Coat for cello and piano (2011) by Jonathan Golove (b.1966) and Kinderszenen, Op.15 (Scenes from Childhood) by Robert Schumann (1810-1856) at A Musical Feast Burchfield Penny Art Center October 14, 2016.
Here is Jonathan Golove and Amy Williams performing Kreisler's Coat for cello and piano (2011) by Jonathan Golove (b.1966) and Kinderszenen, Op.15 (Scenes from Childhood) by Robert Schumann (1810-1856) at A Musical Feast Burchfield Penny Art Center October 14, 2016.
Dr. Jeffrey Brooks
Jeffrey Brooks, in addition to being an active performer, is the Assistant Professor of Clarinet at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque and the owner of ClarinetMonsteR.com. Before moving to Albuquerque in 2019, Jeff was an Artist Affiliate at Emory University and the adjunct Professor of Clarinet at Morehouse College in Atlanta. He served as sabbatical replacement at Florida State University and Ohio University and held teaching positions as adjunct clarinet instructor at Central Washington University and Walla Walla University.
As a concerto soloist, Jeff, has been heard on numerous occasions. He has presented scores of solo recitals, and has performed with the Seattle Symphony, Seattle Opera, Atlanta Symphony, Charleston Symphony, the Savannah Philharmonic, and many more symphonic organizations. In January 2018, he was a guest clinician at the annual Georgia Music Educators Association’s conference in Athens, GA.
Jeff has recorded for the Naxos and New World Record labels, independently released two jazz CD’s available on itunes.com, and recorded on multiple film soundtracks, video games, and commercials. In addition, he recently developed “Monsters of Clarinet”, a classical and jazz crossover pops program for jazz quartet and symphony orchestra that is currently being marketed nationally.
His teachers have included Dr. Frank Kowlasky, Dr. Deborah Bish, Eddie Daniels, Laura DeLuca, Chip Phillips, and Joseph Brooks and he holds a MM and a DM from Florida State University. Check out ClarinetMonsterR.com for details on Jeff’s clarinet repair and sales business, recordings, performance calendar, and soon to come Clarinet Monster Academy.
Here is Jeff Brooks performing Black Dog by Scott McAllister with the UNM Wind Symphony 19 September 2019, Albuquerque, NM.
As a concerto soloist, Jeff, has been heard on numerous occasions. He has presented scores of solo recitals, and has performed with the Seattle Symphony, Seattle Opera, Atlanta Symphony, Charleston Symphony, the Savannah Philharmonic, and many more symphonic organizations. In January 2018, he was a guest clinician at the annual Georgia Music Educators Association’s conference in Athens, GA.
Jeff has recorded for the Naxos and New World Record labels, independently released two jazz CD’s available on itunes.com, and recorded on multiple film soundtracks, video games, and commercials. In addition, he recently developed “Monsters of Clarinet”, a classical and jazz crossover pops program for jazz quartet and symphony orchestra that is currently being marketed nationally.
His teachers have included Dr. Frank Kowlasky, Dr. Deborah Bish, Eddie Daniels, Laura DeLuca, Chip Phillips, and Joseph Brooks and he holds a MM and a DM from Florida State University. Check out ClarinetMonsterR.com for details on Jeff’s clarinet repair and sales business, recordings, performance calendar, and soon to come Clarinet Monster Academy.
Here is Jeff Brooks performing Black Dog by Scott McAllister with the UNM Wind Symphony 19 September 2019, Albuquerque, NM.
Dr. Natasha Stojanovska
Natasha Stojanovska, Macedonian pianist and composer, has earned recognition as a dynamic and innovative artist, seamlessly bridging Eastern European musical heritage with contemporary classical traditions. Her critically acclaimed debut album, Uncommon Voices (Navona Records), showcases music by Eastern European women composers and has been celebrated for its artistry and cultural significance. As a Featured Artist and guest curator for Classical Music Indy, Ms. Stojanovska remains a dedicated advocate for underrepresented voices. Her upcoming album, Uncommon Voices, Part II: American Women Composers, supported by a prestigious grant from the Musicians Club of Women in Chicago, continues her mission to highlight diverse perspectives in classical music.
Recent career highlights include performances at the Princeton Festival, Ear Taxi Music Festival, Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts, and Henry Fogel's esteemed music series. A graduate of Northwestern University, Ms. Stojanovska holds a Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano Performance and Music Theory, where she studied under James Giles and earned Program Honors. Her earlier training includes an Artist Diploma and Master of Music in Piano Performance from Indiana University, where she studied with Alexander Toradze and Ketevan Badridze, and a Bachelor of Music from Lynn Conservatory of Music under Roberta Rust.
An active soloist and chamber musician, Dr. Stojanovska has performed extensively across Europe, the United States, South Korea, and Haiti, gracing prestigious stages such as the Gilmore Piano Festival. Her collaborations with luminaries including Renée Fleming, Patricia Barber, Rachel Barton Pine, Molly Barth, Shulamit Ran, Carmen-Helena Téllez, and Nathan Gunn underscore her versatility and artistic excellence. In addition to her performance career, she contributes as a composition and piano consultant, integrating her profound knowledge of creativity and performance.
Currently, Dr. Stojanovska serves as part-time faculty in Music Theory and Collaborative Pianist at the University of New Mexico, as well as Piano Professor at New Mexico School for the Arts. She balances an active teaching schedule with her vibrant solo career and co-directs the piano duo, The Stojanovska Sisters, with her sister Marina. This duo, three-time First Prize winners of the Macedonian National Competition, has delighted audiences across Europe and the United States for over 25 years.
Beyond her performance endeavors, Dr. Stojanovska is a dedicated cultural ambassador and community leader. She has introduced world-class international musicians to Santa Fe, NM, organizing performances at premier venues including the Scottish Rite Masonic Center, Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, First Presbyterian Church of Santa Fe, New Mexico School for the Arts, and SITE Santa Fe Museum. Additionally, she leads a thriving private studio, providing instruction in piano, music theory, composition, and vocal coaching. Through her artistry, pedagogy, and community engagement, Natasha Stojanovska remains a passionate advocate for classical music culture and intercultural understanding.
Here is Natasha performing Schubert's Moments Musicaux "Andantino" live in 2019.
Recent career highlights include performances at the Princeton Festival, Ear Taxi Music Festival, Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts, and Henry Fogel's esteemed music series. A graduate of Northwestern University, Ms. Stojanovska holds a Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano Performance and Music Theory, where she studied under James Giles and earned Program Honors. Her earlier training includes an Artist Diploma and Master of Music in Piano Performance from Indiana University, where she studied with Alexander Toradze and Ketevan Badridze, and a Bachelor of Music from Lynn Conservatory of Music under Roberta Rust.
An active soloist and chamber musician, Dr. Stojanovska has performed extensively across Europe, the United States, South Korea, and Haiti, gracing prestigious stages such as the Gilmore Piano Festival. Her collaborations with luminaries including Renée Fleming, Patricia Barber, Rachel Barton Pine, Molly Barth, Shulamit Ran, Carmen-Helena Téllez, and Nathan Gunn underscore her versatility and artistic excellence. In addition to her performance career, she contributes as a composition and piano consultant, integrating her profound knowledge of creativity and performance.
Currently, Dr. Stojanovska serves as part-time faculty in Music Theory and Collaborative Pianist at the University of New Mexico, as well as Piano Professor at New Mexico School for the Arts. She balances an active teaching schedule with her vibrant solo career and co-directs the piano duo, The Stojanovska Sisters, with her sister Marina. This duo, three-time First Prize winners of the Macedonian National Competition, has delighted audiences across Europe and the United States for over 25 years.
Beyond her performance endeavors, Dr. Stojanovska is a dedicated cultural ambassador and community leader. She has introduced world-class international musicians to Santa Fe, NM, organizing performances at premier venues including the Scottish Rite Masonic Center, Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, First Presbyterian Church of Santa Fe, New Mexico School for the Arts, and SITE Santa Fe Museum. Additionally, she leads a thriving private studio, providing instruction in piano, music theory, composition, and vocal coaching. Through her artistry, pedagogy, and community engagement, Natasha Stojanovska remains a passionate advocate for classical music culture and intercultural understanding.
Here is Natasha performing Schubert's Moments Musicaux "Andantino" live in 2019.
Mark Weber
Mark Weber, poet ---- I was shaped by my hometown, Los Angeles. Born 1953, raised in Cucamonga ---- Left SoCal 1986, lived in Redding CA (climbed Mt Lassen! camped at Whiskeytown Lake), Cleveland Ohio (close to all that water, my wife Janet in med school), Salt Lake City (close to the Red rock canyons), finally to Albuquerque 1991 which we love
wholeheartedly ------
Poetry is, for me, mostly note taking ----
I have pretty much wrote poems my entire life and
published in all the usual small press places, too many and too boring to list them all ---- Was
LA correspondent for CODA jazz magazine for 18 years (member of the Pan Afrikan Peoples
Arkestra, also), in Albuquerque was Thursday afternoon jazz host on KUNM for 24 years (presently
I'm an "auxiliary host") ---- This past ten years I spend my days traipsing around the mountains
of New Mexico ---- Since 1980 I self-publish a chapbook of poems annually for friends (small
editions of 100-500) and the last 3 chaps have centered on my hikes in the Sandia Mountains ----
I'm a member of New Mexico Wilderness Society aka New Mexico Wild.
I do this, I do that #40
stay home do nothing
---- woo ----
stay home do nothing
do nothing stay home take it easy
don't go to copy shop
don't go to herb store
don't go to the library
don't go to the post office
skip it all
stay home do nothing
-------------whew ----
eat pancakes
bask in the late winter sun
out on the patio
maybe read Pablo Neruda
maybe not
stay home watch clouds
do nothing
Learn more about Mark at Jazz for mostly.
Here's "Crossing the Mojave and into the Highlands of Arizona with Bill, Eva, and Carol on the Stereo" by Mark Weber. Performed by Bill Payne (clarinet), Eva Lindal (violin), Carol Liebowitz (piano), and Mark Weber (poet). Scholes Street Studio, Brooklyn, NY CD Release Concert (Line Art Records LA1001) May 8, 2015 Video by René Pierre Allain.
wholeheartedly ------
Poetry is, for me, mostly note taking ----
I have pretty much wrote poems my entire life and
published in all the usual small press places, too many and too boring to list them all ---- Was
LA correspondent for CODA jazz magazine for 18 years (member of the Pan Afrikan Peoples
Arkestra, also), in Albuquerque was Thursday afternoon jazz host on KUNM for 24 years (presently
I'm an "auxiliary host") ---- This past ten years I spend my days traipsing around the mountains
of New Mexico ---- Since 1980 I self-publish a chapbook of poems annually for friends (small
editions of 100-500) and the last 3 chaps have centered on my hikes in the Sandia Mountains ----
I'm a member of New Mexico Wilderness Society aka New Mexico Wild.
I do this, I do that #40
stay home do nothing
---- woo ----
stay home do nothing
do nothing stay home take it easy
don't go to copy shop
don't go to herb store
don't go to the library
don't go to the post office
skip it all
stay home do nothing
-------------whew ----
eat pancakes
bask in the late winter sun
out on the patio
maybe read Pablo Neruda
maybe not
stay home watch clouds
do nothing
Learn more about Mark at Jazz for mostly.
Here's "Crossing the Mojave and into the Highlands of Arizona with Bill, Eva, and Carol on the Stereo" by Mark Weber. Performed by Bill Payne (clarinet), Eva Lindal (violin), Carol Liebowitz (piano), and Mark Weber (poet). Scholes Street Studio, Brooklyn, NY CD Release Concert (Line Art Records LA1001) May 8, 2015 Video by René Pierre Allain.
Featured Composers
John Donald Robb (1892-1989)
John Donald Robb (1892-1989) led a rich and varied life as an attorney, composer, arts educator, and folk song collector and preservationist. He composed an impressive body of work including symphonies, concertos, sonatas, chamber and other instrumental music, choral works, songs, and arrangements of folk songs, two operas, including Little Jo, a musical comedy, Joy Comes to Deadhorse, and more than 65 electronic works. Robb’s orchestral works have been played by many major orchestras in the United States and abroad under noted conductors, such as Hans Lange, Maurice Bonney, Maurice Abravanel, Leonard Slatkin, Gilberto Orellano, Yoshimi Takeda, Guillermo Figueroa, James Richards and Franz Vote.
Here is a 1988 performance of John Donald Robb's Symphony No. 1, Op. 16 by the Chamber Orchestra of Albuquerque, David Oberg Music Director and Conductor. This was the first performance of the complete Symphony. The Elegy (with cello obligato) was recorded circa 1979 by the Chamber Orchestra of Albuquerque and was released on Opus One label Number Fifty-one (Max Schubel, owner and founder). The Elegy was composed shortly after World War II and was dedicated to the soldiers, sailors, and airmen who gave their lives in that war.
Here is a 1988 performance of John Donald Robb's Symphony No. 1, Op. 16 by the Chamber Orchestra of Albuquerque, David Oberg Music Director and Conductor. This was the first performance of the complete Symphony. The Elegy (with cello obligato) was recorded circa 1979 by the Chamber Orchestra of Albuquerque and was released on Opus One label Number Fifty-one (Max Schubel, owner and founder). The Elegy was composed shortly after World War II and was dedicated to the soldiers, sailors, and airmen who gave their lives in that war.
Kelly Feng 冯重瑞
Kelly Feng/冯重瑞 is a composer who works with electronic music, electroacoustic music, traditional concert music, and intermedia art. Her music explores proximity and intimacy in the artist-to-audience relationship as a way to challenge and resist traditional power structures in the Western concert music tradition. She is also interested in how different mediums translate to one another, such as from sound to movement, to poetry, to interactive art displays.
Recipient of the 2024 Erickson Prize and the 2023 Dr. Milton H. Saier, Sr. Memorial Award, Kelly holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of California, San Diego, where she graduated summa cum laude. She is currently working on her Master’s degree in Theory and Composition from the University of New Mexico. Her teachers include Peter Gilbert, Karola Obermueller, Rand Steiger, Chinary Ung, Lei Liang, and Marcos Balter.
Kelly was born in Shenzhen, China, and was raised between San Jose, California and her hometown. She is currently based in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Here is a performance of How Much of Me by Kelly Feng/冯重瑞 performed by Jesse Tatum, at the Robb Electronica concert, Tuesday 4 February 2025, UNM ARTSLab. Recording and Video Editing by Kelly Feng. Special thanks to Peter Gilbert, Valery Estabrook, Sarah Bennett Davidson, and Stewart Copeland.
Recipient of the 2024 Erickson Prize and the 2023 Dr. Milton H. Saier, Sr. Memorial Award, Kelly holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of California, San Diego, where she graduated summa cum laude. She is currently working on her Master’s degree in Theory and Composition from the University of New Mexico. Her teachers include Peter Gilbert, Karola Obermueller, Rand Steiger, Chinary Ung, Lei Liang, and Marcos Balter.
Kelly was born in Shenzhen, China, and was raised between San Jose, California and her hometown. She is currently based in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Here is a performance of How Much of Me by Kelly Feng/冯重瑞 performed by Jesse Tatum, at the Robb Electronica concert, Tuesday 4 February 2025, UNM ARTSLab. Recording and Video Editing by Kelly Feng. Special thanks to Peter Gilbert, Valery Estabrook, Sarah Bennett Davidson, and Stewart Copeland.
Carlos Santiago Medina
Carlos Santiago Medina, or Santi, is a guitarist and composer born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He currently studies at the University of New Mexico, working towards a bachelor's in music theory and composition.
Alongside his college studies, Santi participates in the Albuquerque Composer Collective. A student organization that advocates for DIY (do it yourself) music projects, events, and collaborations.
Inspired by his metal phase in his teenage years, Santi fell in love with the post-tonal works of Leo Brouwer, Béla Bartók, and Arnold Schoenberg. Though his musical aesthetic reflects his punk and serialist influences, Santi would describe his style as “New Mexican”.
Here's a performance of Santi's work, Dos Poemas Del Paramo. His sister wrote the poems/lyrics which he set to music. The performers are New York City based loadbang, a mixed ensemble for voice, clarinet, trumpet, and trombone. Visit Santi's YouTube channel to hear more of his artistry.
Alongside his college studies, Santi participates in the Albuquerque Composer Collective. A student organization that advocates for DIY (do it yourself) music projects, events, and collaborations.
Inspired by his metal phase in his teenage years, Santi fell in love with the post-tonal works of Leo Brouwer, Béla Bartók, and Arnold Schoenberg. Though his musical aesthetic reflects his punk and serialist influences, Santi would describe his style as “New Mexican”.
Here's a performance of Santi's work, Dos Poemas Del Paramo. His sister wrote the poems/lyrics which he set to music. The performers are New York City based loadbang, a mixed ensemble for voice, clarinet, trumpet, and trombone. Visit Santi's YouTube channel to hear more of his artistry.
Lucas Stafford
Lucas Stafford is a pianist and composer pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Theory and Composition at the University of New Mexico. He focuses on a warm “New Romanticism” aesthetic, blending orchestral romanticism, a taste of modern minimalism, and hints of impressionism in order to create emotionally compelling melodies and deep harmonic stories. Lucas draws inspiration from composers such as Edvard Grieg, Antonín Dvořák, and Claude Debussy, among many others. He uses his position as the Vice President of the Albuquerque Composers Collective to work with the FDMA school at UNM to expand his horizons into the video game and film music industry, where he will focus his career.
Below is an audio recording of Subsequent Starfall, Lucas's entry for the Synthase 5-Day Composition Challenge. His piece is designed to mimic the twinkling of a field of stars. One of the requirements of the challenge was to utilize a series of repeating octaves on high C, in a drone-like fashion, so the piece always retains some kind of tone rooted in C, even as a suspension.
Below is an audio recording of Subsequent Starfall, Lucas's entry for the Synthase 5-Day Composition Challenge. His piece is designed to mimic the twinkling of a field of stars. One of the requirements of the challenge was to utilize a series of repeating octaves on high C, in a drone-like fashion, so the piece always retains some kind of tone rooted in C, even as a suspension.
Robb Symposium Series Director
Dr. Peter Gilbert
Peter Gilbert (Associate Professor of Music, University of New Mexico) has commissions and accolades from the Barlow Foundation, New Music USA, the Aaron Copland House, ZKM (Institut für Akustik und Musik), the Russolo Foundation, the Look & Listen Festival, the Third Practice Festival, and IMEB Bourges. He writes: “My music usually aspires to create a sonic architecture that helps us lose our sense of time completely and allows us to partake in a kind of more direct aural experience in search of passageways to transcendence.”
Gilbert’s music can be heard on numerous labels including New Focus Recordings and at petergilbert.net.
Here is Peter Gilbert's Soon as the Sun Forsook the Eastern Main performed by Emanuele Arciuli, piano from the album Burned into the Orange released by New Focus Recordings and available on Bandcamp.
Gilbert’s music can be heard on numerous labels including New Focus Recordings and at petergilbert.net.
Here is Peter Gilbert's Soon as the Sun Forsook the Eastern Main performed by Emanuele Arciuli, piano from the album Burned into the Orange released by New Focus Recordings and available on Bandcamp.
Robb Symposium Series Co-Artistic Director
Dr. Karola Obermüller
Karola Obermüller’s composing, described by the New York Times as "hyperkinetic music”, is constantly in search of the unknown. After obtaining composition degrees in Nuremberg, Saarbrücken, and the University Mozarteum Salzburg, her sense of rhythm and form was forever changed by studying Carnatic and Hindustani classical music in Chennai and Delhi, India.
A Ph.D. at Harvard University brought her to the US where she taught at the University of New Mexico before joining the Department of Music at UC San Diego. She also lives and works part of the year in Europe and has been a visiting artist at ZKM, Deutsche Akademie Rom, Centro Tedesco di studi Veneziani, Akademie Schloss Solitude, Eisler House (International Hanns Eisler Scholarship), and IRCAM.
Her music, often political, always dramatic, includes operas for Staatstheater Nürnberg, Theater Bielefeld, Theater Bonn, Theater Heidelberg, Theater Aachen, and Stuttgart’s Musik der Jahrhunderte. The emotional juxtapositions of story suspended in a tableau architecture that one finds in her operas can be heard in her concert works as well. These include commissions from the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Fromm Music Foundation, New Music USA, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Saarländischer Rundfunk, and numerous renowned soloists and ensembles.
Her music can be heard on CD (WERGO, New Focus Recordings, Brilliant Classics, NEOS) and online at karolaobermueller.net.
Here is Karola Obermüller's Dehnung (2020) for daegeum, koto, gayageum, two violins, viola violoncello, double bass, and percussion performed by AsianArt Ensemble 15 May 2023, Konzerthaus Berlin. All rights reserved.
A Ph.D. at Harvard University brought her to the US where she taught at the University of New Mexico before joining the Department of Music at UC San Diego. She also lives and works part of the year in Europe and has been a visiting artist at ZKM, Deutsche Akademie Rom, Centro Tedesco di studi Veneziani, Akademie Schloss Solitude, Eisler House (International Hanns Eisler Scholarship), and IRCAM.
Her music, often political, always dramatic, includes operas for Staatstheater Nürnberg, Theater Bielefeld, Theater Bonn, Theater Heidelberg, Theater Aachen, and Stuttgart’s Musik der Jahrhunderte. The emotional juxtapositions of story suspended in a tableau architecture that one finds in her operas can be heard in her concert works as well. These include commissions from the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Fromm Music Foundation, New Music USA, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Saarländischer Rundfunk, and numerous renowned soloists and ensembles.
Her music can be heard on CD (WERGO, New Focus Recordings, Brilliant Classics, NEOS) and online at karolaobermueller.net.
Here is Karola Obermüller's Dehnung (2020) for daegeum, koto, gayageum, two violins, viola violoncello, double bass, and percussion performed by AsianArt Ensemble 15 May 2023, Konzerthaus Berlin. All rights reserved.
Jesse Tatum
Tuesday 4 February 5:30pm
Music for Flute & Live Electronics
Jesse Tatum flute
new works by Feng, Arellano, Falk, De León-Ortiz, Vaagen & electronic works of John Donald Robb
UNM Arts Lab
131 Pine Street NE @Central & University
Albuquerque, NM 87106
(505) 277-2253
Directions
Jesse Tatum is a relentless musician, performing chamber music, orchestral music, operas, and solo works. They are Principal Flute of The Santa Fe Symphony, Santa Fe Pro Musica, Opera Southwest Orchestra, and a Principal Player at Chatter, where she has performed well over a decade of adventurous chamber music with the innovative Albuquerque based chamber ensemble. Additionally, Jesse has performed many seasons with The Santa Fe Opera and the New Mexico Philharmonic.
Tatum is described as “reliably excellent” (Santa Fe New Mexican), “The principal flutist Jesse is just a rock star” (Ryan McAdams, conductor), “She is the music of the universe and cannot be contained” (Meow Wolf). Pasatiempo called her an “overachiever” in their profile of the flutist.
Recognized for their authentic, fearless performances, Jesse was featured on KHFM’s 10 at 10 in 2024 with a program of solo works for flute. In 2022, Jesse performed as a concerto soloist with The Santa Fe Symphony, the New Mexico Philharmonic, Chatter, and Santa Fe Pro Musica. An enthusiast of the intersection of visual and musical performance art, they were a regularly featured performer from 2017-2020 at the trailblazing Meow Wolf in Santa Fe. In spring 2023, Tatum performed on a decommissioned rifle for Disarm Flute by Pedro Reyes at SITE Santa Fe. Jesse performed a show of contemporary works for solo flute as FluTeBot in conjunction with the 2018 exhibition Patrick Nagatani: Excavations: Buried Cars and Other Stories. Jesse was a prizewinner at the Myrna Brown Artist Competition. She has performed at the Currents International New Media Festival and appeared as a soloist with the Albuquerque Philharmonic.
Jesse has collaborated with many composers and participated in numerous world, US, and New Mexico premieres of solo, chamber, orchestra and opera works. In 2019 Jesse co-created the Santa Fe Symphony’s Strata series and curated chamber concerts in collaboration with various organizations in Santa Fe. Tatum was a co-curator for Santa Fe Symphony’s “Music of the Multiverse,” a highly lauded collaboration with Meow Wolf in 2021. They have been a Featured Performer of Powell Flutes, profiled in Albuquerque The Magazine, appeared in Rolling Stone magazine, and served multiple times as a Newly Published Music judge for the National Flute Association.
As a student, Jesse was a member of the Catania International Music Festival and the National Repertory Orchestra. Jesse studied at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and the University of New Mexico. They are also a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in private practice.
Here is Jesse Tatum performing in Untitled Installation, a 2016 collaboration between David Cudney and Lance Ryan McGoldrick, with movement by Diana Delgado.
Music for Flute & Live Electronics
Jesse Tatum flute
new works by Feng, Arellano, Falk, De León-Ortiz, Vaagen & electronic works of John Donald Robb
UNM Arts Lab
131 Pine Street NE @Central & University
Albuquerque, NM 87106
(505) 277-2253
Directions
Jesse Tatum is a relentless musician, performing chamber music, orchestral music, operas, and solo works. They are Principal Flute of The Santa Fe Symphony, Santa Fe Pro Musica, Opera Southwest Orchestra, and a Principal Player at Chatter, where she has performed well over a decade of adventurous chamber music with the innovative Albuquerque based chamber ensemble. Additionally, Jesse has performed many seasons with The Santa Fe Opera and the New Mexico Philharmonic.
Tatum is described as “reliably excellent” (Santa Fe New Mexican), “The principal flutist Jesse is just a rock star” (Ryan McAdams, conductor), “She is the music of the universe and cannot be contained” (Meow Wolf). Pasatiempo called her an “overachiever” in their profile of the flutist.
Recognized for their authentic, fearless performances, Jesse was featured on KHFM’s 10 at 10 in 2024 with a program of solo works for flute. In 2022, Jesse performed as a concerto soloist with The Santa Fe Symphony, the New Mexico Philharmonic, Chatter, and Santa Fe Pro Musica. An enthusiast of the intersection of visual and musical performance art, they were a regularly featured performer from 2017-2020 at the trailblazing Meow Wolf in Santa Fe. In spring 2023, Tatum performed on a decommissioned rifle for Disarm Flute by Pedro Reyes at SITE Santa Fe. Jesse performed a show of contemporary works for solo flute as FluTeBot in conjunction with the 2018 exhibition Patrick Nagatani: Excavations: Buried Cars and Other Stories. Jesse was a prizewinner at the Myrna Brown Artist Competition. She has performed at the Currents International New Media Festival and appeared as a soloist with the Albuquerque Philharmonic.
Jesse has collaborated with many composers and participated in numerous world, US, and New Mexico premieres of solo, chamber, orchestra and opera works. In 2019 Jesse co-created the Santa Fe Symphony’s Strata series and curated chamber concerts in collaboration with various organizations in Santa Fe. Tatum was a co-curator for Santa Fe Symphony’s “Music of the Multiverse,” a highly lauded collaboration with Meow Wolf in 2021. They have been a Featured Performer of Powell Flutes, profiled in Albuquerque The Magazine, appeared in Rolling Stone magazine, and served multiple times as a Newly Published Music judge for the National Flute Association.
As a student, Jesse was a member of the Catania International Music Festival and the National Repertory Orchestra. Jesse studied at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and the University of New Mexico. They are also a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in private practice.
Here is Jesse Tatum performing in Untitled Installation, a 2016 collaboration between David Cudney and Lance Ryan McGoldrick, with movement by Diana Delgado.
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Robb Concert programs
2024 | 2023
John Donald Robb Composers' Symposium *
2023 | 2022 | 2021 (2021 addendum)
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