PROGRAM
curation
customized programs for individuals and organisations
I must
leave thee
For Bach Akademie Charlotte
Heinrich Isaac, J.S. Bach, Erik Satie
Innsbruck, ich muss dich lassen
Nun ruhen alle Wälder, BWV 392
Nun ruhen alle Wälder (1906)
arr. for flute, cello, piano by Emi Ferguson
J.S. Bach, arr. Saint-Saëns
Largo from Sonata No. 3 for Solo Violin BWV 1005
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Pieces de clavecin en concert no.5
Erik Satie
Fugue Valse (1906)
arr. for flute, cello, piano by Emi Ferguson
Sébastien Le Camus / Emi Ferguson
Laissez durer la nuit
César Franck
Prélude, Choral et Fugue, FWV 21 (1884)
Erik Satie
Fugue à tatons (from Choses vues à droite et à gauche (sans lunettes)
Douze petit chorales
Francis Poulenc
Sonata
music of J.S. Bach, Erik Satie, Francis Poulenc, Jean-Phillipe Rameau, César Franck
premieres June 5th, 2026
Charlotte, North Carolina
On the HINGE
of Modernity
For AMOC at Lincoln Center
DARIO CASTELLO (1602-1631)
Sonate Concertate in stil moderno. Libro secondo. Sonata decima sesta a 4. (1629)
LUCIANO BERIO (1925-2003)
Black is the colour, from Folk Songs (1964)
Musica Leggera (1974)
Wasskerklavier, from Six Encores (1965)
DARIO CASTELLO
Sonate Concertate in stil moderno, Vol I. Sonata II à 2. (1621)
Sonate Concertate in stil moderno. Libro secondo. Sonata Prima (1629)
LUCIANO BERIO
Divertimento, for string trio (1946)
Sequenza I (1958)
Due pezzi for violin & piano (1949)
DARIO CASTELLO
Sonate Concertate in stil moderno, Vol II. Sonata X à 3. (1629)
LUCIANO BERIO
Quattro canzoni popolari (1946 - 1952)
DARIO CASTELLO
Sonate Concertate in stil moderno, Vol II. Sonata IV à 4. (1629)
JOHN LENNON/PAUL MCCARTNEY, arr. LUCIANO BERIO
Yesterday. (1965 / 1967)
music of Dario Castello & Luciano Berio arranged for flute, violin, viola, cello, and piano
premiered April 2nd, 2026
Lincoln Center, New York
in the middle
of the River
For Emi Ferguson & Ashley Jackson
Danielle Eva Schwob
Sébastien Le Camus
arr. Emi Ferguson
Arooj Aftab
as performed by Arooj Aftab, Maeve Gilchrist,
and Anoushka Shankar, arr. Emi Ferguson
Cécile McLorin Salvant
arr. Emi Ferguson
Jocelyn Morlock
Seyfollah Shokri
arr. Emi Ferguson
Erik Satie
arr. Toru Takemitsu
Dan Tepfer
arr. Emi Ferguson
Rabe’eh Zand
arr. Emi Ferguson
Mbarak Achieng, Nick Otieno, and Black Savage
as performed by Ayub Ogada, arr. Emi Ferguson
Ravi Shankar
Traveling North [2017]
Laissez durer la nuit [1661/2018]
Udhero Na [2022]
Fenestra [2023]
Melusine [2023]
Twilight, from Vespertine [2005]
Improvisation [2021]
Le fils des étoiles (The Son of the Stars)
Prelude to the 1st Act “La Vocation” [1891/1975]
Natural Machines Ep. 2: TriadSculpture
In the Middle of the River [2016] Rabe’eh Zand
Koth biro [1976/1993]
L’aube enchantée (The Enchanted Dawn), sur la raga “Todi” [1976]
4500 years of music for flute and harp
performances at
The Morgan Library, New York
Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, Philadelphia
Pastures
of Plenty
in collaboration with Frank Almond and David Srebnik
all works except * arranged by Emi Ferguson
for flute/voice, violin, cello, and piano
Traditional: Pretty Polly
Woody Guthrie: Pastures of Plenty
Franz Schubert: Auf dem Flusse
*Franz Schubert: Introduction and Variations on Trockne Blumen
Intermission
Franz Schubert: Arpeggione sonata D.821, I. Allegro moderato
Franz Schubert: Morgenguß
J.B.F. Wright: Precious Memories
Harry T. Burleigh: Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
Woody Guthrie: Fastest of Ponies
Thomas A. Dorsey: Peace in the Valley
arranged for flute/voice, violin, cello, and piano
premiered March 11th, 2023
FRANKLY
music
in collaboration with Frank Almond and David Srebnik
all works except Jalbert arranged by Emi Ferguson
for flute/voice and string quartet
Barbara Allen
traditional folksong
Aria, from the Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
J.S. Bach
Herzlich thut mich verlangen, from the St. Matthew Passion
Traditional / J.S. Bach
Toutes Les Nuits
Claudes Janequin / Emi Ferguson
——
Black is the colour
Luciano Berio
Variation 13, from the Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
J.S. Bach
J'avais cru qu'en vous aimant
W.A. Mozart / Christophe Ballard / Emi Ferguson
——
Variation 25, from the Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
J.S. Bach
Herzlich thut mich verlangen, from the St. Matthew Passion
Traditional / J.S. Bach
American Tune
Paul Simon / J.S. Bach
I won't break you
Aaron Copland / Emi Ferguson
——
Pierre Jalbert: Air in Motion (local premiere)
arranged for flute/voice and string quartet
premiered December 11th, 2021
THE
shepherds
for the Morgan Library
all works arranged by Emi Ferguson
for tenor, flute/voice, and harp
Quarto scherzo delle ariose vaghezze, 1624: Si dolce è ‘l tormento
I wander as I wander
Luciano Berio
Le musiche da cantar solo: Piangono al pianger mio
Lamento della ninfa
_________________________
Il est quelqu'un sur terre
Benjamin Britten
J’avais cru qu’en vous aimant
Ballard/Ferguson
An den mond
Franz Schubert
Le Pasteur Des Hiboux (world premiere)
new work for flute/tenor/harp with text by Alfred Jarry
Emi Ferguson
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Salley Gardens
John Corigliano
Susse Stille (from Nine German Songs)
G.F. Handel
Mary Magdalene
FKA Twigs
Enfin la beauté que j'adore
Etienne Moulinié
arranged for tenor, flute/mezzo, and harp
Karim Sulayman, Parker Ramsay, Emi Ferguson
April 6th 2020 premiere canceled due to covid
1, 1+1=2,
1+2=3,
3, 2+3=5
in collaboration with AMOC*
Three Etudes (2014)
1. rondo which devours itself
2. currents
3. a sounding
MATTHEW AUCOIN arr. EMI FERGUSON
Trio for violin, cello, and piano, S. 86 (ca. 1909-10, rev. ca. 1914-15)
Moderato
TSIAJ: Presto Moderato con moto
CHARLES IVES
Secret Machines, Nos. 1 & 2 (2008)
SCOTT WOLLSCHLEGER
Unwind (2015)
ROBERT HONSTEIN
for flute, violin, cello, percussion, and piano
premiered january 11th, 2020
THUS FAR
and no further
in collaboration with Michael Hersch
a collection of 5 programs designed for an intimate audience amongst the sculptures of Christopher Cairns
ONLY
Morton Feldman
DOULEUR ME BAT
Josquin des Prez
IN THE SNOWY MARGINS
Michael Hersch
PUIS QU'EN OUBLI
Guillaume de Machaut
*UNWRUNG, APART, ALWAYS
Michael Hersch
PUIS QU'EN OUBLI
Guillaume de Machaut
THE WEATHER AND LANDSCAPE ARE ON OUR SIDE
Michael Hersch
DOULEUR ME BAT
Josquin des Prez
ONLY
Morton Feldman
concerts premiered throughout 2020-2021 season
We Were Together
Dmitri Shostakovich
Mikka "s"
Iannis Xenakis
Three Settings
from Nine Settings of Lorine Niedecker
Harrison Birtwistle
Bioluminescence
Liza Lim
O Lord, I lift my heart to thee
Orlando Gibbons
arr. Michael Hersch
Sea Poppies
Christopher Fox
Spins and Spells
Kaija Sarriaho
Balancen
Isabel Mundry
We Were Together
Dmitri Shostakovich
*New work
for soprano and violin
Missy Mazzoli
Kafka Fragments
for soprano and violin
György Kurtág
… From El Araïch
for soprano and violin
Georg Friedrich Haas
de terrae fine
for solo violin
GEORG FRIEDRICH HAAS
...un jour
for solo flute
ALICAN ÇAMCI
Sonata No. 2
for solo cello
MICHAEL HERSCH
Fantasia
for flute, violin, and cello
ORLANDO GIBBONS
arr. MICHAEL HERSCH
obsidian chorale
Meredith Monk
composition no.305
Anthony Braxton
*new work
Patricia Kopatchinskaja
quietly flowing along
John Cage
unbreathed
Rebecca Saunders
quietly flowing along
John Cage
*new work
Patricia Kopatchinskaja
composition no.304
Anthony Braxton
obsidian chorale
Meredith Monk