The John Donald Robb
Composers Symposium 2008

The 2008 John Donald Robb Composers' Symposium (March 30-April 2) will feature the music of Gordon Mumma, the final composer in a three year series featuring prominent members of the famous ONCE festivals in Ann Arbor Michigan. Mumma, an early innovator in the field of live electronics, composed and performed for many years with the Merce Cunningham Dance Company. Other composers participating include Daniel Lentz, Carlo Alessandro Landini and Riccardo Piancentini from Italy, DJ Wolf from Frankfurt Germany, Yvonne Lee from Massachusetts and Anne Guzzo from Wyoming. Steve Peters will present this year's sound installation at the UNM Art Museum. Dawn Chambers, Richard Cameron-Wolfe and John Kennedy will also have works performed and UNM composers Richard Hermann, Patricia Repar, Panaiotis, Paul Lombardi, Christopher Shultis and William Wood will have new works premiered as part of the festival. The opening concert will feature this year's Artists-in Residence, Duo Alterno in a concert of contemporary Italian and American composers. The Monday evening concert will feature John Donald Robb's Triangulum for Piano and Clarinet performed by UNM Professor of Music Keith Lemmons and pianist Mary Beth Gunning. Also, Dean Robb's String Quartet Number 2 will be performed by the UNM Faculty String Quartet. Concerts are Sunday through Wednesday evenings as well as Tuesday afternoon and daytime events will occur Monday through Wednesday. Concerts and Daytime events are all free and open to the public.

For questions or interview requests, please call Doris Williams, Managing Director, for the UNM Robb Trust at 505/277-8967. Artistic Director of the Composers' Symposium, Professor, Christopher Shultis will be available for interviews.