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New Music and Culture Symposium at the University at Albany January 29 -31
The University at Albany's Department of Music and Theatre will host the upcoming 2015 New Music & Culture Symposium scheduled to take place at the University at Albany's Performing Arts Center during the last weekend of January.
Organized by Max Lifchitz – the composer/performer and long-time University at Albany faculty member -- the SUNY-wide conference will consist of 9 public concerts, 4 lecture/recitals, 2 panel discussions and a master class. The event will celebrate the artistic accomplishments of composers and performers affiliated with the SUNY system.
The symposium will feature music by twenty-nine composers as performed by The Buffalo Ensemble, the Stony Brook Contemporary Players and the New York City based North/South Consonance Ensemble. Distinguished soloists will include soprano Martha Herr – the American singer residing in Brazil; baritone Joseph Han; Canadian violinist and Stony Brook graduate Claudia Schaer; oboist Karen Hosmer; trumpeter Allyson Keyser; French hornist Ann Ellsworth; percussion virtuoso Tom Kolor; guitarists James Budinich and Zane Merritt; and pianists Mark Evans and Eric Heubner.
In addition to several recent works employing new technologies also of interest will be the local preview of innovative electronic instruments such as the Soundplane (performed by William Pfaff) and the Theremin Cello (performed by Jonathan Golove).
Augusta Read Thomas – the former composer-in-residence with the Chicago Symphony – will serve as Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar and give her key note addresses on Friday afternoon January 30 at 1:15 PM. She will discuss and provide examples of her recent works and also talk about the relationship between composers, musical institutions and the public.
Joel Chadabe – founder of Intelligent Music, New Music World and UAlbany Faculty Emeritus – will give the second keynote address on Saturday January 31 at 11 AM. Mr. Chadabe’s lecture will focus on the impact of recent technological innovations on music making.
Funding for the symposium provided by the SUNY System Administration Conversations in the Discipline Program; Office of the UAlbany Vice-President for Research; CAS Dean's Office; Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholars Program; North/.South Consonance, Inc.; as well as public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts.
All the events are free and open to the public.
For the complete schedule of events please visit
http://www.albany.edu/music/new_music_culture_symposium.shtml
Participating composers and the institutions they represent include:
Binghamton University: James Budinich, Richard Hugunine, Kevin Truax
Schenectady Community College: Brett Wery
SUNY Plattsburgh: William Pfaff
SUNY Potsdam: David Heuser
SUNY Purchase: Allyson Bellink, Suzanne Farrin, and Laura Kaminsky
University at Albany: Joel Chadabe and Max Lifchitz
University at Buffalo: Chris Ashbaugh, Megan Grace Beugger, David Felder, Meredith Gilna, Jonathan Golove, Jacob Gotlib, Nathan Heidleberg, Cort Lippe, Zane Merritt, Jeffrey Stadelman, Matt Sargent, and Colin Tucker.
University at Stony Brook: Tyler Capp, Andrew Conklin, Perry Goldstein, Margaret Schedel, Daria Semegen, Peter Winkler, Winnie Yang
Composers and performers will be available for interviews and may be contacted through the Performing Arts Center office at (518) 518) 442-3995.
Organized by Max Lifchitz – the composer/performer and long-time University at Albany faculty member -- the SUNY-wide conference will consist of 9 public concerts, 4 lecture/recitals, 2 panel discussions and a master class. The event will celebrate the artistic accomplishments of composers and performers affiliated with the SUNY system.
The symposium will feature music by twenty-nine composers as performed by The Buffalo Ensemble, the Stony Brook Contemporary Players and the New York City based North/South Consonance Ensemble. Distinguished soloists will include soprano Martha Herr – the American singer residing in Brazil; baritone Joseph Han; Canadian violinist and Stony Brook graduate Claudia Schaer; oboist Karen Hosmer; trumpeter Allyson Keyser; French hornist Ann Ellsworth; percussion virtuoso Tom Kolor; guitarists James Budinich and Zane Merritt; and pianists Mark Evans and Eric Heubner.
In addition to several recent works employing new technologies also of interest will be the local preview of innovative electronic instruments such as the Soundplane (performed by William Pfaff) and the Theremin Cello (performed by Jonathan Golove).
Augusta Read Thomas – the former composer-in-residence with the Chicago Symphony – will serve as Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar and give her key note addresses on Friday afternoon January 30 at 1:15 PM. She will discuss and provide examples of her recent works and also talk about the relationship between composers, musical institutions and the public.
Joel Chadabe – founder of Intelligent Music, New Music World and UAlbany Faculty Emeritus – will give the second keynote address on Saturday January 31 at 11 AM. Mr. Chadabe’s lecture will focus on the impact of recent technological innovations on music making.
Funding for the symposium provided by the SUNY System Administration Conversations in the Discipline Program; Office of the UAlbany Vice-President for Research; CAS Dean's Office; Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholars Program; North/.South Consonance, Inc.; as well as public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts.
All the events are free and open to the public.
For the complete schedule of events please visit
http://www.albany.edu/music/new_music_culture_symposium.shtml
Participating composers and the institutions they represent include:
Binghamton University: James Budinich, Richard Hugunine, Kevin Truax
Schenectady Community College: Brett Wery
SUNY Plattsburgh: William Pfaff
SUNY Potsdam: David Heuser
SUNY Purchase: Allyson Bellink, Suzanne Farrin, and Laura Kaminsky
University at Albany: Joel Chadabe and Max Lifchitz
University at Buffalo: Chris Ashbaugh, Megan Grace Beugger, David Felder, Meredith Gilna, Jonathan Golove, Jacob Gotlib, Nathan Heidleberg, Cort Lippe, Zane Merritt, Jeffrey Stadelman, Matt Sargent, and Colin Tucker.
University at Stony Brook: Tyler Capp, Andrew Conklin, Perry Goldstein, Margaret Schedel, Daria Semegen, Peter Winkler, Winnie Yang
Composers and performers will be available for interviews and may be contacted through the Performing Arts Center office at (518) 518) 442-3995.
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