KENT STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MUSIC 1982 REGION V CONFERENCE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF UNIVERSITY COMPOSERS Conference Planning Committee: James Waters, Chairman Thomas Janson Frank Wiley The Conference is supported by grants from the Bascom Little Fund, the Kent State University Research Council, the Kent State University Graduate Student Council, and the Kent State University School of Music. The Committee would like to express publicly their appreciation of the support of their colleagues at Kent State University, the Cleveland Institute of Music, the University of Akron, the Cleveland Museum of Art, Oberlin College, the Ohio State University, Bowling Green State University, and Youngstown State University. Without their dedication and enthusiasm this conference would not be possible. * * * On behalf of the faculty and students in the School of Music, it is my pleasure to welcome members of the American Society of University Composers to Kent State University. As a participant in several regional and national meetings I am familiar with the work of ASUC. I hope that this meeting continues the tradition of excellence that is the trademark of the Society. Best wishes for a rewarding and enjoyable conference. Walter Watson Director School of Music THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF UNIVERSITY COMPOSERS is a professional organization of composers and other musicians interested in contemporary American music. The Society seeks to promote an exchange of information between its members by means of local and national meetings, to obtain extensive representation of its members through concerts and publications, and to further the common interests of its members with respect to the various levels of government, higher education, and the general public. Locally, the Society is organized into Regions, within which activities include meetings, lectures, discussions, per­ formances, and exchanges of music and ideas take place. The overall policy of the Society is formulated by the National Council which consists of the chairmen of the eight ASUC Regions. The legal and operational functioning of the Society is the responsibility of the Executive Committee, which consists of nine members chosen, in consultation, by the National Council. KENT STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MUSIC AMERICAN SOCIETY OF UNIVERSITY COMPOSERS Region V Conference, November 5-7, 1982 CONFERENCE SCHEDULE Friday, November 5 6:30 p.m. Registration. C.F.W. Ludwig Recital Hall. 8:00 p.m. CONCERT I. Reconnaissance. C.F.W. Ludwig Recital Hall. Following the concert, reception at the Kent Student Center, Room 206. Saturday, November 6 8:30 a.m. Registration, coffee and doughnuts. Room E-112. 9:00 a.m. Business meeting. Room E-112. 9:30 a.m. Papers by Heidi von Gunden and Gary Nelson. Room E-112. 11:00 a.m. CONCERT II. C.F .W. Ludwig Recital Hall. 2:00 p.m. CONCERT III. C.F.W. Ludwig Recital Hall. 4:00 p.m. Paper by Richard Hervig. Room E-112. 8:00 p.m. CONCERT IV. C.F.W. Ludwig Recital Hall. Following the concert, reception at the home of James Waters, 2004 Brookview Drive. Transportation will be available. Sunday, November 7 11:00 a.m. CONCERT V. F. Gerrard Errante, clarinet. C.F.W. Ludwig Recital Hall. KENT STATE UNIVERSITY AMERICAN SOCIETY OF UNIVERSITY COMPOSERS Region V Conference, November 5-7, 1982 CONCERT I Friday, November 5, 1982, 8:00 p.m. C.F.W. Ludwig Recital Hall RECONNAISSANCE Guest Artists: Mary Feinsinger, soprano Terry Sawchuk, trumpet PROGRAM Frank Wiley For Alexander Calder (1982)* Kent State University clarinet, trumpet, harp, violin and cello I. Colors II. Stabiles III. Mobiles Frank Wiley, conductor Daniel Asia Sand II (1978) Oberlin College soprano, two flutes, clarinet, two percussion, two pianos texts by Gary Snyder Mary Feinsinger, soprano Daniel Asia, conductor INTERMISSION Frederick Fox Sonaspheres I (1980) Indiana University flute, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, two percussion, piano, violin, viola, cello Larry Baker, conductor Leslie Bassett Concerto da Camera (1982) University of Michigan solo trumpet with flute, clarinet, percussion, piano, violin, viola, cello Terry Sawchuk, trumpet Larry Baker, conductor *first performance This concert is presented with the support of the Bascom Little Fund, the Kent State University Graduate Student Senate, and the Kent State University School of Music. RECONNAISSANCE 11021 East Boulevard Cleveland, Ohio 44106 Eugene O'Brien, Director William Hilyard, Manager Larry Baker, conductor Timothy Lane, flute Jan Vinci, flute Lorraine Haddad, clarinet Robert Hill, clarinet Christine Dolce, trumpet James DeSano, trombone Alice Giles, harp Anita Pontremoli, piano Robert Dubbs, piano John Kinzie, percussion Bruce Golden, percussion Terri Hilyard, violin Gino Raffaelli, violin Lucien Joel, viola Thomas Mansbacher, violoncello Founded late in 1978 by composers Donald Erb, Eugene O'Brien, and violinist Terri Hilyard, Reconnaissance is Ohio's only independent, professional new music ensemble. In addition to its annual four-concert series which it has presented in Cleveland since 1980, Reconnaissance has also performed on college campuses in Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Pennsylvania and New York. Since 1979 the ensemble has performed more than 70 different works in public concert, 50 of which have been by American composers, and 14 of which have been world premieres. Reconnaissance's performance of Eugene O'Brien's Embarking for Cythera has been recently released by CRI Records. CONFERENCE PROGRAM CONTINUED Business meeting and paper session Saturday, November 6, 1982 Room E-112 8:30 a.m. Registration, coffee and doughnuts. 9:00 a.m. Business meeting. 9:30 a.m. Heidi von Gunden: "An Analysis of Ben Johnston's Sonnets of Desolation" 10:00 a.m. Gary Nelson: "Algorhythmic Composition" 4:00 p.m. Richard Hervig: "Music of the Left: Blitzstein's The Cradle Will Rock" KENT ST ATE UNIVERSITY AMERICAN SOCIETY OF UNIVERSITY COMPOSERS Region V Conference CONCERT II Saturday, November 6, 1982, 11:00 a.m. C.F.W. Ludwig Recital Hall Gary Nelson Cycles ( 1980) Oberlin College Gary Nelson, synthesizer Halim El-Dabh Tonography (1980) Kent State University Laura Bistok, clarinet Kent State University Robert Rollin Sonata for cello and piano (1968) Youngstown State University I. Allegro ma non troppo Michael Gelfand, cello Roman Rudnytsky, piano Youngstown State University INTERMISSION Daniel Adams Echogenesis University of Illinois University of Akron Percussion Ensemble Larry Snider, Director Thomas Wells Recitative and Aria (1979) The Ohio State University James Hill, saxophone Thomas Wells, piano The Ohio State University Roger Briggs ... at the Still Point ... (1981) St. Mary's College Notre Dame, Indiana Julie Neithamer, flute Diana Zsarnay, viola Christopher Morgan Loy, piano Cleveland Institute of Music Contemporary Music Ensemble Larry Baker, Director KENT ST ATE UNIVERSITY AMERICAN SOCIETY OF UNIVERSITY COMPOSERS Region V Conference CONCERT Ill Saturday, November 6, 1982, 2:00 p.m. C.F.W. Ludwig Recital Hall John Rinehart Two Pieces for piano and synthesized sound (1981) Oberlin College Nightscape Motions John Rinehart, piano James Sheppard Cat Dreams of Flying (1980) Miami University George Pope, flute The University of Akron Bain Murray Four Songs of Janet Lewis (1981) Cleveland State University I. Cradle Song II. Meadow Turf III. A Farewell IV. The April Hill Noriko Fujii, soprano Karel Paukert, organ Cleveland Museum of Art INTERMISSION Burton Beerman Night Calls Bowling Green State University for clarinet, dancer and taped voices poems by John Gracen Brown Burton Beerman, clarinet Celeste Beerman, dancer Edward Miller Playing the Odds (1980) Oberlin College eleven brass and stereo tape The Oberlin Brass Guild trumpet horn trombone Ted Griswold Tom Sherwood Edward Basha Steven Westley Jim Chlebak Alan Durning Dan Tepper Peter Silberman Duane Smith John Steinberg Bill Baxter Byron Pearson, conductor KENT STATE UNIVERSITY AMERICAN SOCIETY OF UNIVERSITY COMPOSERS Region V Conference CONCERT IV Saturday, November 6, 1982, 8:00 p.m. C.F.W. Ludwig Recital hall Robert Lombardo Cantabile Roosevelt University Warren DeFren, oboe John Gavin, vibraphone Kent State University Michael Schelle Swanwhite Jordan College of Music Prayer Butler University Roses Midsummer Child Beautiful Discipline Peace Carol Klohn, soprano Joseph Packales, piano Kent State University Rudolph Bubalo Valence VI (1981) Cleveland State University I. II . III. Kent State University New Music Ensemble Philip Messner, clarinet Jane Riegel, cello David Denton, trombone Kristine West, piano Frank Wiley, conductor INTERMISSION Michael Kurek Five Songs University of Michigan As the hart panteth When I remember Thee As for man, his days are as grass A word fitly spoken Who hath ascended into heaven Paula Schall, soprano Jean Ellsworth, piano Kent State University Jam es Chaudoir Cithaerias Esmeralda Ohio University Raymond DeMattia, flute Kent State University Larry Baker Childness (1979) Cleveland Institute of Music I. Dance, Monster, to my soft music II. An Almost Child III. Dance IV. Lullaby Kent State University New Music Ensemble Karen Burlingame, soprano Lisa Parella, cello Patricia Gallucci, clarinet Robin Beecher, harp Lori Schenck, clarinet Chris Chalfant, piano Frank Wiley, conductor KENT ST ATE UNIVERSITY AMERICAN SOCIETY OF UNIVERSITY COMPOSERS Region V Conference CONCERT V Sunday, November 7, 11:00 a.m. C. F.W. Ludwig Recital Hall F. GERARD ERRANTE, clarinet assisted by Burton Beerman, electronics Celeste Beerman, dancer William 0 . Smith Solo (1980) clarinet and digital