2005
UNM John Donald Robb Composer's Symposium
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April
2 – April 6, 2005 |
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| Where: |
University
of New Mexico Fine Arts Complex (& other locations listed
below) |
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| How: |
All events
are free and open to the public (except for Saturday's &
Sunday's events)
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| Installation:
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| The
Green Zone by Ellen Band |
| The installation
runs continuously throughout the symposium in the lower level
of the UNM Art Museum. |
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Saturday,
April 2, 7:30 pmr: |
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Cecil
Taylor Trio
National Hispanic Cultural
Center, 1701 4th SW
presented in partnership with Outpost Productions
Tickets for this performance are $35/$30/$25/$20 with a $5
discount available for Outpost Members and are available in
advance, by phone or in person at the Outpost
Performance Space, 268-0044 |
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Sunday,
April 3, 3:00 & 5:00 pm: |
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All
the Notes – A film about Cecil Taylor by Chris
Felver
Guild
Cinema, 3405 Central NE
presented in partnership with Outpost Productions.
Tickets for these film showings are available in advance or
at showtime at the Guild
Cinema location on Central. |
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Sunday,
April 2, 7:30 pmr: |
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 Wordspace:
Cecil Taylor Poetry Reading
The Outpost Performance
Space , 210 Yale Blvd SE
presented in partnership with Outpost Productions
Tickets for this event are FREE and available
in advance, by phone or in person at the Outpost
Performance Space, 268-0044 |
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| The
Department of Music and
the John Donald Robb Musical
Trust at the University of
New Mexico are pleased to be working in partnership with
Outpost Productions
to present the Cecil Taylor Residency as part of the 2005
Composers' Symposium. |
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Monday,
April 4, 7:30 pm: |
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The
John Donald Robb Concert
Keller
Hall, UNM Fine Arts Center
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Scenes from Little Jo (1947) by John Donald Robb
Symposium Orchestra,
David Oberg, director
Dreams
of the Child of Light
for Native American Flute and String Orchestra (2002)
by Michael Mauldin
I. Friendly Traveler
II. Sorrows of My People
III. Return to Lhasa
Symposium Orchestra,
David Oberg, director, James
Pellerite, flute
Intermission
Dal
liquido silenzio (2000) by Barbara Rettagliati
Bargara Rettagliati, solo
piano
Love Song Without Words for Trombone & Guitar
(2000) by Nancy Dowlin
River Suite (2002, World Premiere) by Nancy
Dowlin
Debra Taylor, trombone;
Michael Anthony, guitar
Layendas:
An Andean Walkabout (2001) by Gabriela Lina Frank
I. Toyos
II. Tarqueada
III. Himno de Zampoñas
IV. Chasqui
V. Canto de Velorio
VI. Conqueteos
Del Sol String Quartet
Kate Stenberg, Rick Shinozaki,
violin;
Charlton Lee, viola;
Monica Scott, cello;
John Bartlit, percussion
Please
join us for a reception in the Keller Hall lobby following
the concert.
The
UNM Department of Music would like to thank the Sanford
N. McDonnell Foundation and the Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation
for their generous support of the John Donald Robb Composers'
Symposium.
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Tuesday,
April 5, 7:30 pm |
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Concert
II
Keller Hall, UNM Fine Arts Center |
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Enchained Figures (2004) by Barbara Rettagliati
Keith Lemmons, clarinet;
Bargara Rettagliati, piano
Holocene
(2004) by Paul Lombardi
Cármela de los Santos,
violin;
Kim Fredenburgh, viola
small
changes (2004) by Sam Merciers
Keith Lemmons, Christina Giacona,
and Meghan Merciers, Bb clarinets
Static
Rising (2004) by Paul Lombardi
Del Sol String Quartet
Kate Stenberg, Rick Shinozaki,
violin;
Charlton Lee, viola;
Monica Scott, cello;
John Bartlit, percussion
Intermission
Music
for Solo Piano by Cecil Taylor
Cecil Taylor, piano
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Wednesday,
April 6, 7:30 pm |
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Concert
III
Keller Hall, UNM Fine Arts Center |
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Songs of Love and Longing (2001 – 2003) by
Christopher Schultis
Williams Lake (8 July 2003)
Rio Grande Gorge Trail (16
Oct 2001)
Rio Grande Gorge Trail (10
Oct 2001)
Osha Loop Trail (5 Oct 2002)
Leslie Umphrey,
soprano;
Falko Steinbach,
piano
Three
New Mexico Landscapes (1975) by Michael Mauldin
I. Enchanted Mesa
II. Sleeping Snow
III. Aspen Race
Michael Mauldin, piano;
Keith Lemmons, clarinet
Canis
Lupus (2001) by Mark Dennis McConnell
New Music New Mexico,
Kevin Vigneau, director
Intermission
Piece
for Trio New Mexico (2005) by Scott Wilkinson
Keith Lemmons, clarinet;
Kim Fredenburgh, viola;
Kevin Vigneau, oboe
Accidents
– Is that What it is (2004) by Falko Steinbach
Kevin Vigneau, oboe;
Falko Steinbach, piano
"Electro-sonic"
Improvisation by Ellen Band
Ellen Band, David Lee Myers
(on CD) ;
Change
Your Mind (1997, rev. 2005) by John Bartlit
Del Sol String Quartet
Kate Stenberg, Rick Shinozaki,
violin;
Charlton Lee, viola;
Monica Scott, cello;
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Daytime
Activities:
Unless otherwise noted, all events take place in Kurt Frederick
Hall (CFA B120). |
| Monday,
April 4 |
| 9:00 |
Welcome:
Steve
Block, chair
Panel Discussion:
"Musical Plurality"
Ellen Band, Gabriela Lena Frank, Keeril Makan, Michael Mauldin |
| 10:00 |
Meet
the Composer:
Gabriela Lena Frank, Nancy Dowlin |
| 11:00 |
Composition
Seminar:
Room B-117
Keeril Makan, Ellen Band, Gabriela Lena Frank |
| 12:00 |
Lunch
for all visiting composers |
| 2:00 |
Meet
The Composer:
Cecil Taylor |
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| Tuesday,
April 5 |
| 9:30 |
Meet
The Composer:
Michael Mauldin, Barbara Rettagliati, Keeril Makan |
| 11:00 |
Beginning
Composition Seminar:
Room B-117
Mark McConnell, Michael Mauldin |
| 12:15 |
Brown
Bag Lunch: Student Union for visiting composers and composition
students |
| 5:30 |
Meet
The Composer:
University Art Museum
Ellen Band discusses her installation |
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| Wednesday,
April 6 |
| 9:00 |
Panel
Discussion:
"Music in a Post-Literate World"
John Bartlit, Nancy Dowlin, Mark McConnell, Chistopher Shultis,
moderator |
| 10:00 |
The
Contemporary String Quartet:
Del Sol String Quartet |
| 11:00 |
Composition
Seminar:
Room B-117
Nancy Dowlin, Barbara Rettagliati, John Bartlit |
| 12:00 |
Lunch |
| 1:00 |
Meet
The Composer:
Mark McConnell, John Bartlit |
| 2:00 |
Ask
The Composer:
Cecil Taylor |
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