New Music Series Fall 2008
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September 14 |
Guest Recital: Murasaki Duo. The Ensemble-In-Residence at Luther College performs cello and piano music by composers from Iowa and Illinois. 3:00 pm |
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October 5 |
Guest Recital: Wolfgang David, violin; David Gompper, piano/composer. This international duo presents three recent pieces alongside sonatas by Brahms and Debussy. 3:00 pm |
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October 18 |
Festival of Bulgarian Music - Nina Gordon, Director. Bulgarian music of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, with three guest musicians from Bulgaria and the Balkanalia Folk Ensemble from the University of Illinois. 3:00 pm |
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October 19 |
Faculty Recital: Keith Zimmerman, saxophones; William West, piano. Program includes a selection of mid-twentieth-century compositions. |
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October 23 |
Student Composition Recital. 8:00 pm |
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October 30 |
New Music Café. IWU alum pianist Robert Elfine of Augustana College plays a selection of innovative music, IWU students perform Terry Riley's groundbreaking minimalist composition In C, and a world premiere by Garrett Byrnes, commissioned by Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. 8:00 pm |
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October 31 |
Jazz Ensemble Concert -Thomas Streeter, Director. Playing the best of the classic and contemporary big band literature. 7:30 pm |
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November 2 |
Senior Composition Recital: Scott Schumann. 5:00 pm |
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November 6 |
Jazz Lab Band Concert - Thomas Streeter, Director. Playing great contemporary music written for the big band. 8:00 pm |
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November 8 |
Senior Composition Recital: Amber Johnson. 5:00 pm |
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November 8 |
Symposium of Contemporary Music: The Orchid Ensemble and guests. An evening of improvisations featuring this Vancouver-based trio of percussion and traditional Chinese instruments. 7:30 pm |
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November 9 |
Symposium of Contemporary Music: Music of John Sharpley. Singapore-based composer Sharpley is present for the premiere of his A Dream Within a Dream for the Orchid Ensemble and IWU's Collegiate Choir, along with a selection of his songs and chamber music. Second Presbyterian Church, 313 N East St., Bloomington. 3:00 pm |
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December 4 |
Student Composition Recital. 8:00 pm |
All events are in Westbrook Auditorium unless otherwise specified and are free and open to the public