Spring Break
Festival features modern music
Kathleen McGowan
Issue date: 3/4/09 Section: The Edge
The second concert will be held in COFAC Recital Hall at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, March 10, and is slightly shorter than those in the evening. Morris' piece in the recital is titled "MA" and features computer generated sounds. Julieta Mihai will play Matthew Scheibis' "Immaus," and Rick Kurasz will finish with Mark Zanter's "Paean" for double
steelpans and electronics.
The third concert will be at 7:30 p.m. in COFAC, and will feature five contemporary composers in addition to the guest composer. Morris' piece for this concert is titled "Traces," and will be played by Virginia Broffit (flute) and Tammie Walker (piano), both members of the Western Illinois School of
Music faculty.
Of the five remaining composers, two are School of Music faculty members. Caldwell will function as the controller for his piece for computer, "Texturologie 7b: Canterbury Bell," and Walker and Minyoung Yoon will perform a piece for two pianos by Paul Paccione titled "Stations II: To Morton Feldman."
The three remaining pieces are "The Line We Can't Cross" by Kyong Mee Choi, performed by John Vana on alto saxophone, with electronics; "Filament" by Paul David Thomas, performed by Broffitt (flute) and Kurasz (crystal glasses); and finally "Sfumato" by Yao Chen, performed by the faculty Camerata Woodwind Quintet of Broffitt (flute), Michael Ericson (oboe), Eric Ginsberg (clarinet), Doug Huff (bassoon) and Randall Faust (horn). The recital will be followed by a reception at the Alumni House.
Wednesday, March 11 closes the festival with a composers' workshop at 9 a.m. in the COFAC Recital Hall. Composition students will have the opportunity to workshop some pieces to be played during
future recitals.
steelpans and electronics.
The third concert will be at 7:30 p.m. in COFAC, and will feature five contemporary composers in addition to the guest composer. Morris' piece for this concert is titled "Traces," and will be played by Virginia Broffit (flute) and Tammie Walker (piano), both members of the Western Illinois School of
Music faculty.
Of the five remaining composers, two are School of Music faculty members. Caldwell will function as the controller for his piece for computer, "Texturologie 7b: Canterbury Bell," and Walker and Minyoung Yoon will perform a piece for two pianos by Paul Paccione titled "Stations II: To Morton Feldman."
The three remaining pieces are "The Line We Can't Cross" by Kyong Mee Choi, performed by John Vana on alto saxophone, with electronics; "Filament" by Paul David Thomas, performed by Broffitt (flute) and Kurasz (crystal glasses); and finally "Sfumato" by Yao Chen, performed by the faculty Camerata Woodwind Quintet of Broffitt (flute), Michael Ericson (oboe), Eric Ginsberg (clarinet), Doug Huff (bassoon) and Randall Faust (horn). The recital will be followed by a reception at the Alumni House.
Wednesday, March 11 closes the festival with a composers' workshop at 9 a.m. in the COFAC Recital Hall. Composition students will have the opportunity to workshop some pieces to be played during
future recitals.
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