The _{55 ^th} Annual                                        
Symposium of Contemporary Music

      24-25 September 2009    

      Featured Guests: ONIX    

     Mexico's renowned new-music ensemble   

     Including the world premiere of Enlightenment

                                     by IWU composer David Vayo

ONIX's website: http://www.onixensamble.com

About the Symposium

The Annual Symposium of Contemporary Music, established in 1952, brings prominent guest composers or performers to campus each year for a two-to-three-day residency. IWU faculty and students participate in the performance of works by guest composers and in discussions on aesthetic or analytical issues.  Guests also give master classes and presentations to composition and performance students.

Recent guests of the Symposium includet; Grammy recipients Libby Larsen and John Corigliano; two of Europe's most widely celebrated composers, Arvo Pärt and Louis Andriessen; and the acclaimed ensembles Present Music and the New York New Music Ensemble.  The Symposium forms part of IWU's New Music Series, which also includes recitals of contemporary music by guest composers and performers, faculty performances, the New Music Cafe concert series, ensemble concerts featuring new music, and recitals of student compositions.

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