March 1, 2010 at 1:38pm
WELL, MAYBE NOT A 1,000 BUT CERTAINLY A LOT >>>
Forget less is more. As far as we're concerned, more is more - which is why the more composers the better.
Confused?
It's simple: The University of Puget Sound will be hosting classical music composers from around the world (OK, our nation plus Canada) Friday and Saturday as part of the Society of Composers 2010 Region VIII Conference — and it includes free concerts for the public.
Yup, highlighting the conference will be seven concerts - free and open to the public - that showcase the diverse work of the attending composers. According to conference host Robert Hutchinson from the UPS School of Music, the concerts will lean toward modern classical music, also known as Western art music or contemporary music.
"Some music is very accessible, borrowing harmonies and rhythms from pop music, whereas other pieces will be dissonant and challenging," Hutchinson states in a press release.
Hutchinson's own work, Jeux d'Enfants for orchestra, will have its premier performance in a new version for band.
The event will also include a lecture by guest composer Carter Pann titled, "The Confidence to Be a Tonalist." No doubt that lecture will tonally rock.
Details for the free performances:
Friday, March 5
10 a.m.: Chamber Music Concert 1, Schneebeck Concert Hall
1:30 p.m.: Percussion Ensemble and Electro-Acoustic Concert
3 p.m.: Carter Pann's Lecture, Music Room L6
7:30 p.m.: Symphony Orchestra, Schneebeck Concert Hall
Saturday, March 6
9 a.m.: Chamber Music Concert 2, Schneebeck Concert Hall
11 a.m.: Voice and Choral Concert, Schneebeck Concert Hall
2 p.m.: Brave New Works String Quartet Concert, Schneebeck Concert Hall
7:30 p.m.: Wind Ensemble, Schneebeck Concert Hall
Click here for directions and a map of the UPS campus.
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Comments for "Weekend of a 1000 composers" (3)
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RR Anderson said on Mar. 01, 2010 at 1:51pm
at first I got excited after misreading the headline "Weekend of a 1000 composters"
Kenneth R. Benoit said on Mar. 02, 2010 at 11:52am
As a composer who will be traveling from Ft. Lauderdale, FL to attend the conference this weekend, I am very happy to see that you are letting people know that classical music is not all written by dead Europeans. My work for clarinet choir will be performed on the 9 a.m. concert on Saturday. I hope some people will make the effort to attend. After all, I am flying from one corner of the U. S. to the other to be there.
Jim Jensen said on Mar. 03, 2010 at 10:33am
Allow me to echo Ken Benoit's comment - I too am traveling a long distance to attend the conference from Birmingham, AL. While modern art music consists of an incredibly diverse spectrum of styles, we all swim in the same stream. It promises to be an engaging weekend. My work for violin and viola will be performed on the 2 p.m. concert on Saturday. I look forward to seeing many of you there - even if we are less than a thousand.
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