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  Nevada County Composers Cooperative
Nevada County Composers Cooperative
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Emerging New Music!
Right here, right now!

NCCC is a composer based contemporary music organization founded in 1994,
established as a non-profit 501 (c)3 in 2003 and
presenting 4-5 widely different new music programs annually.


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 ~ UPCOMING EVENTS ~

Peter van Gelder, sitar, and Indranil Mallick, tablas will perform April 20, 7:30 PM Besemer Concert Hall, Red Dog Road, Nevada City, CA, tickets $15 Please call 530 478-0983 for info or reservations.
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Peter van Gelder - Sitar 
One of the first American disciples of India's great Maestro Ali Akbar Khan, Peter van Gelder first appeared on the San Francisco music scene playing bass guitar and soprano sax in the seminal rock band Great Society 
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-great-society-mn0000059850 with then unknown Grace Slick.He began his study of Sitar with Maestro Ali Akbar Khan in California and later in India where he spent years learning from the Khan family, notably Smt. Annapurna Devi (sister of Maestro Ali Akbar Khan.) Returning to California he resumed his study with Maestro Khan and became junior instructor at the newly formed Ali Akbar College of Music in San Rafael, California. 
In 1989 he was awarded the prestigious A.I.I.S. Performance Fellowship from University of Chicago. He was Artist in Residence at Allauddin School of Music in Canada, and in 1991 he initiated a Music of India course at World College West. He continues to give sitar instruction at Ali Akbar College of Music.
A well known figure to Bay Area concertgoers, he has performed with world famous musicians including Zakir Hussain, Chitresh Das, and Lalgudi Krishnan. He has composed and collaborated on music for films and dance dramas, and his lucid sitar style has won praise from audiences around the world, from Europe to the Fiji Islands as well as India and China. He has given concerts and lectures in universities throughout America.


Indranil Mallick, is a promising tabla player of rare skill, has already established himself both as a soloist and accompanist. Born to a family of genuine music connoisseurs, he received his initial training in tabla when he was only five from his uncle, Sri Montu Mallick. Later he was trained by Prof. Dhabol Bandyapadhaya.From 1985 he was under the guidance of Sri Uttam Chakraborty, senior disciple of Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri.Now he is under the guidance of  Pt. Swapan Chaudhuri . Indranil belongs to Luckhnow Gharana style of tabla.

Among his numerous awards and distinctions in tabla performance he stood first in the Yuva Utsav organized by the state Government of West Bengal. In 1997 he stood first in the prestigious Dover Lane Music Competition and earned "The Best Talent Of The Year" for 1996-97, trophy awarded by the H.M.V Music Corporation. Indranil holds a "Sangeet Visarad", Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music focused on tabla, from the University of Chandigarh, which he earned in 1999.He also earned " Sangeet Kala Ratna" in the year 2006.

            .......Past Events.......


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   WET INK  
 Saturday, Jan 27, 2018
Peace Lutheran Church
828 W Main St Grass Valley

Left Coast Chamber Ensemble  
performing new works for string quartet from composers: Alexis Alrich, Durwynne Hsieh, 
​Mark Vance and special guest composer


 call: 530 478- 0983 for more info or reservations
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  Meet the Composer
    with Alexis Alrich

    at the Nevada City Winery
      Friday, 11/17, 2017, 7:30 pm

    


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                              Made in America
               with Lynn Schugren

    Sunday, 11/12, 2:00pm St. Joseph's Cultural Center
                           Pianist, Lynn Schugren in a benefit recital for
                     Music in the Mountains' Young Composers Project 
                                     Nalezny: Poeme and Finale(1988)
                             Vance: Points in Time(2017) world premiere
                                 Gideon: Of Shadows Numberless(1987)
                                                Barber: Sonata (1950)

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~ Songs, Duos and Trios ~     Music of Mark Vance and Durwynne Hsieh 
August 13, 2017 2:00 pm Besemer Concert Hall, featuring musicians: Rick Shinozaki, Catherine Thompson, Durwynne Hsieh, Lynn Schugren and John Ames
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Music in the Mountains Young Composers Project
June 14 7:00 pm
Saint Joseph's Cultural Center

14 premiers for chamber ensembles
music is written based on a collaboration with Hospitality House


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Composers Revealed! April 23, 2:00 matinee
A special house concert featuring the music of composers: Paul Boisvert, Jerry Grant, Jesse Haennelt, Dennis Lauderdale, Randy McKean Denny McShane, Binns Melander and Kyle Querec



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Meet the Composer Series
Jan. 20, 2017, 7:00 pm, Nevada City Winery 
Works in Progress with composers Jerry Grant, Randy McKean, Mark Vance and Simon Lace from Young Composers Project

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WET INK
July 23, 8:00 pm

Peace Lutheran Church, Grass Valley, CA
New Music from Composers: 
Durwynne Hsieh's Various Pieces for Bassoon and Piano performed by Stephanie Patterson, bassoon and Anne Rainwater, piano 
Danny Clay's 10 Pages performed by Anne Rainwater, piano and Danny Clay, electronics
Alexis Alrich's Muse of Fire performed by Impetus Percussion Quartet
Ken Froelich's Relay performed by Impetus Percussion Quartet
Mark Vance's Wit, Sarcasm and Second Thoughts performed by Impetus Percussion Quartet joined by Lynn Schugren, piano.
Please call: 530 478- 0983 for more info or reservations

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Impetus Percussion Quartet
L-R: Sarah Basiletti, Adam Pietz,
​Mike Downing and Robert Strong

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Composers Night Out and Musical Chain
April 24, 2:00 pm

featuring Singer/songwriter Stephen Holland and Composer Jerry Grant performing their songs and talking about their process. also a "musical chain" of 30 sec audio clips of original music from living composers/songwriters all over the world
​Besemer Concert Hall, 11417 Red Dog Rd. Nevada City, CA
Please call: 530 478- 0983 for more info or reservations

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Meet the Composer Series w/composer, Kyle Querec 
2/20/16  Nevada City Winery, 
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Young Composers Project vocal concert 1/30/16 
Peace Lutheran Church

Command Performance Besemer Concert Hall
11/22/15 video 
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 Wet Ink 2015 Friday June 19, 2015, Peace Lutheran Church
featuring works by Grant, Hsieh, Nalezny, Vance and Zivian
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Young Composers Project concerts June 16 and 17, Peace Lutheran Church
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Meet the Composer~Musical Chain with American Composers Forum and NC Arts
Thursday May 14, 2015, 7:30 PM
Besemer Concert Hall, 11417 Red Dog Rd, Nevada City, CA

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Young Composers Project:  New Songs for Mid-Winter Saturday, Jan. 24 2:00 pm 
Peace Lutheran Church,  Grass Valley CA
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Meet the Composer series at the Winery featuring composer, Durwynne Hsieh
Friday, January 30 2015 
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Command Performance & 20th Birthday Celebration
November 1, 2014 Besemer Concert Hall
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Wet Ink, July 2, 2014,  Amaral Center




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Meet the Composer Series at the Winery  Jan. 17 2014 featuring harpist, composer, Motoshi Kosako

Command Performance Benefit Concert Oct 27, 4:00 pm

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Wet Ink July 1, 2013 
New Music of Altenbach, Grant,  MacCallum,  Reich, Vance, Vandevorst and Wenjing 
featuring the NCCC Ensemble, Rootstock Percussion and soprano, Carrie Hennessey 
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Young Composers Project ~ 24 World Premieres 
June 11 and June 14 2013

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Sound and Vision Film Festival 
April 2013 celebrating the fusion of film and music

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People's Choice Award:  Wake of the Giants, filmmaker: Lou Douros and composer: Blaise Douros

New Songs for Midwinter February 2013
Young Composers Project Featuring 23 premieres          

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Meet the Composer Series January 2013, with Louis Johnson at the Nevada City Winery       

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Command Performance Benefit Concert October 2012 

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Wet Ink /Dry Ink  July 2012, 4 orchestra premieres with the Music in the Mountains SummerFest Orchestra, conductor Gregory Vajda and soloist Caitlin Kelley

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photo Larry Huntington

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