Contemporary Music Festival
Percussion Ensemble
The Percussion Ensemble, under the direction of John Lane, is a featuredperforming group for the annual Contemporary Music Festival. It is duringthis festival that the ensemble will perform new and commissioned works.
Other Performers and Lecturers Include
- The Raven Brass Quintet
- http://www.myspace.com/ravenbrass
- Dr. Stuart W. Gerber
- http://www.music.gsu.edu/directory.aspx?Id=105
Spring 2008 Schedule (April 16-19, 2008)
- Building Legend:
- MUS = School of Music
- RH = Recital Hall - Google Maps
- KA = Killinger Auditorium in Criminal Justice Center - Google Maps
- FUMC = First United Methodist Church - Google Maps
- Austin Hall - Google Maps
- The Stardust Lounge - Google Maps
- Wednesday, April 16th
- 8:00AM RH
Lecture by Justin Merritt - 9:00AM RH
Lecture and Composition by Marty Regan - 10:30AM RH
Compositions by Blessinger, Dzubay, Nagao, Saunders, Weston, Wray, and Yip - 2:30PM RH
Dzubay Masterclass - David Dzubay will work with and critique selected SHSU composition student's works. (Open to the public.) - 4:30PM FUMC
Organ Recital by Jay Whatley
Compositions by Benoit, Brooks, Chaudoir, Gullickson, and Kramer - Thursday, April 17th
- 10:00AM RH
Lecture by Featured Guest Composer David Dzubay - 1:30PM RH
Compositions by Crabtree, Dickinson, Dzubay, Eckert, Hanna, Hui, Johnson, Trawick, Variego, Waters, and Zajicek
Including performances by the SHSU Concert Choir, the SHSU Women's Chorus, and the SHSU Flute Choir - 3:30PM MUS 205
SCI Business Meeting - 4:30PM KA
Electronic Music Concert
Compositions by Akins, Callender, Choi, Davies, Dzubay, Greene, Hoose, Post, Power, Wang, and Welch - 7:30PM KA
Ars Perpetua - SHSU Student Composers
Compositions by Carr, Cooke, Demny, Gregory, Jones, Latham, Lawrence, Rodriguez, and Wilson - Reception at School of Music following the concert
- Friday, April 18th
- 10:30AM RH
Compositions by Bahr, Dzubay, Fleisher, Kreck, Michelson, Post, Sovkoplas, and Stace - 2:30PM RH
Compositions by Clay, Crowley, Dzubay, Gottschalk, Harding, Omiccioli, and Shafel
Including performance by SHSU Sax Quartet - 4:30PM RH
Compositions by Bartholomew, Blessinger, Bryson, Chave, Dzubay, Gooch, Hendrix, and Ryan-Hirst
Including performances by Raven Brass - 7:30PM KA
Wind Ensemble Concert, Matthew McInturf, conductor
Compositions by Adams, Crowley, Dzubay, and Kindred - Reception at Stardust Lounge (Google Maps) following the concert
- Saturday, April 19th
- 8:30AM
Private composition lessons for SHSU students with David Dzubay - 10:30AM KA
Compositions by Dzubay, Honour, Hu, Jeffords, Nass, and Swilley
Including performance by Intersection, Brian Herrington, conductor - 12:30PM RH
Stuart Gerber Percussion Clinic - 2:30PM KA
Compositions by Chang, Dal Porto, Dzubay, Harbin, and Willis - 4:30PM RH
Faculty and Featured Guest Artist Percussion Recital
Brandon Bell, Stuart Gerber, and John Lane
Compositions by Andersson, Babel, Garland, Hindman, and Stockhausen - 7:30PM RH
SHSU Percussion Ensemble, John Lane, conductor
Compositions by Garland, Kotch, Reich, and Traxler - Reception at Austin Hall following the concert