CMNW PRESENTS NW PREMIERE OF BULLYCIDE, COMPOSER DEL

TREDICIS TRIBUTE TO SUICIDES OF 5 GAY TEENAGERS

PORTLAND, ORChamber Music Northwest (CMNW) continues its 44th
Summer Festival with the Northwest premiere of Bullycide, composer
David Del Tredicis transcendent sextet for piano and strings. Paired on
the program with Schuberts Octet, Bullycide honors the memory of
five gay teenagers who committed suicide as a result of bullying.
Performances are at Reed Colleges Kaul Auditorium on Monday, July
21 and at Portland State Universitys Lincoln Performance Hall on
Tuesday, July 22, with both concerts beginning at 8 pm.
Bullycide, Del Tredicis haunting and uplifting 9-movement work,
premiered to rave reviews at La Jolla Summerfest in August of last
year. The piece is written in memory of five gay teens: Tyler Clementi,
Billy Lucas, Asher Brown, Zack Harrington and Seth Walsh. Upon
hearing about the deaths of these young individuals, Del Tredici
composed the piano and string sextet, drawing inspiration from his
own experiences with bullying. Del Tredici states, I was flooded with
painful memories of bullying in grammar and high school. I
remembered that awful feeling of being treated as a "defective"
person I heard somewhere or read in the newspaper the word
bullycide. I thought the term perfectly encapsulated this new
phenomenon: a teenagers suicide due to bullying. Bullycide
navigates the listener through solemnity to passion to humor to
provide a unique and thrilling musical experience.
In combination with CMNWs NW premiere of Bullycide, OPB Radios
Dave Miller will host a taping of Think Out Loud to examine how the
arts serve as an avenue to healing. This event takes place July 20 at 7
pm at Reed Colleges Kaul Auditorium and is free and open to the
public. Featuring CMNW artists performing selections from Bullycide
and Del Tredici himself discussing the work, this is sure to be one of
this summers most powerful events.
Composer David Del Tredici is known for his Neo-Romantic style and
has recently taken a different tack to compose a body of music that
celebrates his own gay sexuality. Del Tredici has twice been named as
one of OUT Magazines People of the Year. Del Tredici has been, for
more than 25 years, Distinguished Professor of Music at The City
College of New York. He lives in Manhattans West Village with his
mate, photographer, blogger, biker, Angellos Malefakis.
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ABOUT CHAMBER MUSIC NORTHWEST
Now in its 44th season, Chamber Music Northwest shares the richness
and diversity of chamber music with more than 50,000 people from our
community through 80 events annually, including Summer and Winter
Music Festivals, unique Club Concerts in alternative venues, outreach
activities and educational programs. As one of the nations leading
chamber music presenters, CMNW unites the worlds greatest
musicians and composers, from rising-stars and exceptional local
musicians to world-renowned artists. CMNW also shares this diverse,
intimate art form through free concerts, conversations, coachings and
master classes that engage audiences and hundreds of students. An
international leader in celebrating chamber musics enduring
relevance, the organization has presented more than 100 commissions
and premieres of new works and continues to look forward with its
Protg Project, which supports exceptional, early-career musicians in
their professional development. A recipient of the Governors Arts
Award, CMNW is among our regions most acclaimed and well-run arts
organizations, with a record of more than three decades of balanced
budgets.

Commissioned by La Jolla Music Society for SummerFest, Peak

Performances at Montclair Statue University and Chamber Music
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