College of Fine Arts and Communication
To engage our community in all phases of new music's culture:
Visiting artists (listed below, here) are deeply involved with the creation and dissemination of new musical ideas. Guests will work with our community in:
Each year we will (see video introduction to the unique program):
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Guest artist Chris Grymes performs in Todd Dining Hall
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East Carolina University School of Music Greenville, North Carolina 7 concerts, a composition/technology workshop, readings of student compositions, and seminar/discussions will highlight this First Annual Festival of New Music at East Carolina University. For more information contact: Edward Jacobs, 252-328-4280
All events in the A.J. Fletcher Recital Hall unless noted.
8:00 p.m. John Sampen, alto saxophone Mark Bunce, composer/engineer John Cage, Four 5 (pre-concert music) Joan Tower, Wings Marilyn Shrude, Visions in Metaphor Bernard Rands, Memo 6 Mark Bunce, Waterwings Rodney Waschka II, The Definitions Aria Burton Beerman, Concerto I (Alto Saxophone & Taped Instruments)
11:00 a.m. Seminar--John Sampen Contemporary Performance Techniques for Saxophone
2:00 p.m. Readings of works in progress New Music Festival performers read works by student composers from UNC-Chapel Hill, NC School of the Arts and East Carolina University.
4:00 p.m. Concert: Solo and Chamber Music Kryzstof Penderecki, Capriccio, for solo tuba James Crowley, Skeleton Crew, for percussion ensemble Gunther Schuller, Trio, for oboe, horn, viola William Vollenger, "The Eagle Who Was Raised as a Chicken," for baritone, soprano, clarinet and piano
7:00 p.m. Concert: Pierrot Lunaire, Arnold Schonberg Guest Artist Christine Schadeberg, soprano with the ECU School of Music New Music Camerata: Christine Gustafson, fl; Nathan Williams, cl; Ara Gregorian, vln/vla; Kelly Mikkelsen, vc; Mark Richardson, pno; Christopher Knighten, cond.
8:00 p.m. Contemporary Jazz ECU Jazz Ensemble's "Jazz at Night" in the Mendenhall Student Center (tickets required for this event)
10:00 a.m. Panel: "Bringing New Music Beyond Conception" An open forum and panel discussion--including performers, composers--addresses the process of commissioning new music.
1:00 p.m. Concert: New Electro-Acoustic Music Michael Rothkopf, A Winter Partita, for flute Craig Walsh, Junket for tape Art Kreiger, Electronic Study: In Memorium Vladimir Ussachevsky Michael Rothkopf, Quieto, for guitar and electro-acoustic sounds Michael Rothkopf, Improvisation for flute and computer
2:30 p.m. Composition/Technology workshop Michael Rothkopf (North Carolina School of the Arts) introduces, discusses, and demonstrates the technologies heard in the 1pm concert.
4:00 p.m. Nathan Williams, clarinet + Edison Denisov, Sonata, for solo clarinet Tristan Keuris, Canzona, for solo Edward Jacobs, A Function of Memory for clarinet and tape (World Premiere) Luciano Berio, Sequenza IXa Steve Reich, New York Counterpoint
8:00 p.m. Concert: Solo and Chamber Music Allen Anderson, Collected Letters, for solo cello Henryk Gorecki, Aria for tuba, percussion, piano Allen Anderson, In and Around the Rectangle, for saxophone quartet Mark Richardson, Moonscape, for flute, clarinet, cello (World Premiere) Robert Erickson, Kryl for solo trumpet
Angela Taylor, flute, North Carolina School of the Arts Christine Gustafson, flute Bo Newsome, oboe Nathan Williams, clarinet John Sampen, also saxophone, Bowling Green State University Mary Burroughs, horn Britton Theurer, trumpet Jeff Jarvis, tuba Ara Gregorian, violin, viola Kelly Mikkelson, 'cello Samuel Taylor, guitar, North Carolina School of the Arts Mark Richardson, piano Catherine Hanna, piano John Kramar, baritone Christine Schadeberg, soprano Rebecca Siler, soprano Christopher Knighten, conductor ECU Jazz Ensemble, Carrol Dashiell, Jr., Director
Allen Anderson, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Mark Bunce, Bowling Green State University Edward Jacobs, East Carolina University Mark Richardson, East Carolina University Michael Rothkopf, North Carolina School of the Arts Rodney Waschka II, North Carolina State
Allen Anderson, Collected Letters, for solo cello In and Around the Rectangle, for saxophone quartet Burton Beerman, Concerto I for alto saxophone and taped instruments Luciano Berio, Sequenza IXa for solo clarinet Mark Bunce, Waterwings John Cage, Four 5 James Crowley, Skeleton Crew for percussion ensemble Edison Denisov, Sonata for solo clarinet Robert Erickson, Kryl, for solo trumpet Henryk Gorecki, Aria for tuba, piano, bass drum Edward Jacobs, A Function of Memory for clarinet and tape Tristan Keuris, Canzona for solo clarinet Art Kreiger, Electronic Study: In Memorium Vladimir Ussachevsky Krystof Penderecki, Capriccio for solo tuba Steve Reich, New York Counterpoint Mark Richardson, Moonscape for flute, clarinet, cello Arnold Schonberg, Pierrot Lunaire Gunther Schuller, Trio for oboe, viola, horn Marilyn Shrude, Vision in Metaphor Joan Tower, Wings Bernard Rands, Memo 6 Michael Rothkopf, A Winter Partita for flute Quieto for guitar and electro-acoustic sounds Improvisation for flute and computer William Vollenger, The Eagle Who was Raised as a Chicken for baritone, soprano, clarinet, piano Craig Walsh, Junket for tape Rodney Waschka II, The Definitions Aria