
The University of New Mexico
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Contact: Carolyn Gonzales 277-5920
cgonzal@unm.edu
March 22, 2006
UNM, Outpost to Host Composers Symposium in April
Society for Composers' Inc. Region VII Conference features concerts, lectures, seminars
The University of New Mexico Department of Music presents the 35th annual John Donald Robb Composers' Symposium, Sunday, April 2, through Wednesday, April 5. This year's symposium is presented in conjunction with the Society for Composers' Inc. Region VII Conference.
An annual assembly of nationally and internationally renowned composers, the UNM Composers' Symposium features three days of composition seminars, lectures and evening and daytime concerts. Featured composers were selected from over 200 applicants worldwide who submitted pieces for the symposium.
The 2006 event will feature the music of Pulitzer Prize winning composer Roger Reynolds whose music will be performed by this year's Artists-in-Residence, percussion virtuoso Steven Schick and his highly acclaimed red fish blue fish ensemble.
Schick will present the lecture, “The Percussionists Art: Same Bed, Different Dreams,” on Wednesday, April 5. Other lectures include “The Music of Roger Reynolds,” presented by Michael Boyd, a doctoral candidate at University of Maryland College Park, on Monday, April 3, at 9 a.m. and “Zappa Speaks Again…” on Tuesday, April 4, 5:30 p.m. at the University Art Museum, presented by composer-theorist, Michael Edgerton from Berlin, Germany.
Also featured this year is the Arizona State Contemporary Music Ensemble (ACME), directed by composer Glenn Hackbarth, in a free concert at the Outpost Performance Space, Tuesday, April 4, 11 a.m. Other performers include faculty from the UNM Music Department, David Schepps, Carmelo de los Santos, Kim Fredenberg, Kieth Lemmons, among others; James Bratcher, the UNM Saxophone Quartet, Richard Power, Tatiana Vetrinskaya, guitarist, Stefan Östersjö and many others.
All events are free and open to the public and all concerts take place in Keller Hall at the Center for Arts, unless otherwise noted.
Click here for a schedule of events.
Click here for composer bios.
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