Performances
November 13, 2019
New York, NY
Carnegie Hall
American Composers Orchestra
George Manahan, conductor
PURRINGTON Guitar Concerto
IVES Selected Songs (orch. Purrington/Lash)
AUCOIN Evidence
The American Composers Orchestra gives the first New York City performance of Aucoin’s orchestral piece Evidence, under the baton of George Manahan.
December 6, 2019
Houston, TX
Da Camera
Brentano String Quartet
Hsin-Yun Huang, viola
AUCOIN: New work for string quartet (Houston premiere; Da Camera co-commission)
RAVEL: String Quartet in F Major
MOZART: String Quintet No. 2 in C Minor, K. 406/516
January 26, 2020
Schenectady, NY
AMOC at Union College
Paul Appleby, tenor
Conor Hanick, piano
Coleman Itzkoff, cello
Keir GoGwilt, violin
February 1, 2020
Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles Opera
AUCOIN Eurydice (world premiere)
Danielle DeNiese – Eurydice
Joshua Hopkins – Orpheus
Rod Gilfry – Father
John Holiday – Orpheus’s Double
Barry Banks – Hades
Libretto by Sarah Ruhl
Directed by Mary Zimmerman
Conducted by Matthew Aucoin
February 8, 2020
Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles Opera
AUCOIN Eurydice (world premiere)
Danielle DeNiese – Eurydice
Joshua Hopkins – Orpheus
Rod Gilfry – Father
John Holiday – Orpheus’s Double
Barry Banks – Hades
Libretto by Sarah Ruhl
Directed by Mary Zimmerman
Conducted by Matthew Aucoin
February 14, 2020
Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles Opera
AUCOIN Eurydice (world premiere)
Danielle DeNiese – Eurydice
Joshua Hopkins – Orpheus
Rod Gilfry – Father
John Holiday – Orpheus’s Double
Barry Banks – Hades
Libretto by Sarah Ruhl
Directed by Mary Zimmerman
Conducted by Matthew Aucoin
February 16, 2020
Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles Opera
AUCOIN Eurydice (world premiere)
Danielle DeNiese – Eurydice
Joshua Hopkins – Orpheus
Rod Gilfry – Father
John Holiday – Orpheus’s Double
Barry Banks – Hades
Libretto by Sarah Ruhl
Directed by Mary Zimmerman
Conducted by Matthew Aucoin
February 20, 2020
Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles Opera
AUCOIN Eurydice (world premiere)
Danielle DeNiese – Eurydice
Joshua Hopkins – Orpheus
Rod Gilfry – Father
John Holiday – Orpheus’s Double
Barry Banks – Hades
Libretto by Sarah Ruhl
Directed by Mary Zimmerman
Conducted by Matthew Aucoin
February 21, 2020
La Jolla, CA
La Jolla Music Society
Brentano Quartet
The Brentano Quartet gives the West Coast premiere of Aucoin’s new string quartet, along with music by Mozart and Ravel.
February 23,2020
Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles Opera
AUCOIN Eurydice (world premiere)
Danielle DeNiese – Eurydice
Joshua Hopkins – Orpheus
Rod Gilfry – Father
John Holiday – Orpheus’s Double
Barry Banks – Hades
Libretto by Sarah Ruhl
Directed by Mary Zimmerman
Conducted by Matthew Aucoin