School of Music
Illinois Wesleyan University School of Music presents

New Music Series Spring 2008

January 13

 IWU Brass Day Concert: Featured artists are composer/ trumpeter Stephan Burns and Fulcrum Point New Music Project Brass Quintet. 1pm

February 9

 Symposium of Contemporary Music: Annelie de Man, harpsichord : One of Europe’s leading new-music performers presents a program of contemporary Dutch compositions with video, and Play of Hands by David Vayo.  7:30pm

February 10

 Symposium of Contemporary Music: Roderik de Man, composer:  One of the Netherlands’ most distinguished composers will be present for a program of his music, for traditional instruments as well as electronics.  3pm

February 14

 Student Composition Recital,  8pm

February 17

 Faculty Recital: Nina Gordon, cello, R. Kent Cook, piano.  A concert of twentieth-century cello music from Bulgaria.  3pm

February 24

 IWU Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble, Ed Risinger, Director:  Program includes the world premiere of Short Subject by IWU professor David Vayo.  3pm

March 7

 Jazz Ensemble Senior Night Concert, Thomas Streeter, Director: Big band literature from the great big bands.  7:30pm

March 13

 New Music Café: Guest composers include Evan Chambers (University of Michigan) and guitarist/composer Zane Merritt (Butler University), as well as the winner of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia’s Young Composers’ Competition. 8pm

March 25

 Collegiate Choir Tour Home Concert, J. Scott Ferguson, Director: Program includes recent music by Hrusovsky, Tormis and Allaway.  Second Presbyterian Church, Bloomington, 8pm

March 27

 Guest Recital: Kia-Hui Tan, violin: This artist from Ohio State University presents a concert of new music for solo violin, including David Vayo’s Music for Violin. 8pm

April 15

 Student Composition Recital 8pm

April 19

 Senior Composition Recital: Aaron Hays,  3pm

April 19

 Jazz Lab Band, Thomas Streeter, Director: Big band literature from the great big bands. 7:30pm

April 20

 Percussion Ensemble, Amanda Legner, Director, 1pm

April 20

 Senior Composition Recital: Christopher Zajac, 5pm

All events are free and open to the public