Event Details

The New Contemporary - Spring Concert 2026

Featuring new music by David Williams, Michael DeMaio, and Maestro Robert W. Butts

This Concert is dedicated to Ting Ho, colleague, mentor, and friend

The concert is free and requires no tickets.  Donations are gratefully welcome.

"When I first met Ting," Dave recalled, "his infectious smile and unwavering positivity immediately drew me in.  He had a way of making others feel that their ideas and intellectual contributions genuinely mattered."

"I met Ting when I started teaching at Montclair," Maestro Butts recalled. "I had always liked his music.  It felt great to get to know him.  It was an honor to conduct his "Concertino Morning" with soloists Andrew Pecota and Nancy Vanderslice.  It was the first piece specifically commissioned for the Lupophone!" 

Works include:

Robert W. Butts 

Clarinet Quintet - Dan Sagi and The Evolution Strings

Canti de Venezia - Ron Levy, piano

David Williams

Three Songs - Michael Joseph Alworth, baritone - Roosevelt Porter, bass - Nan Childress Orchard , piano

The Crisis in Our Hearts (Alyson Whelan an John Girvin

The Crisis in Our Hearts - Alyson Whelan, violin - John Girvin, piano

Minor Response - Ron Levy, piano

Michael DeMaio

Warm Place Aria - Timothy Maureen Cole, soprano - Evolution Strings - Roosevelt Porter, bass - Laura Ferraro, flute - Dan Sagi, clarinet - Andrew Pecota, bassoon

Two Robert Frost Poems - tenor - Evolution Strings - Roosevelt Porter, bass - Laura Ferraro, flute - Dan Sagi, clarinet - Andrew Pecota, bassoon

Smoke and Mirrors - Evolution Strings

Concertino Morning composed by Ting Ho