2005 SCI/ASCAP SCI Members to Receive Commissioning Program Annual Free CD

Ching-chu Hu Richard Brooks SCI/ASCAP Student Commission Producer, SCI CD Series Competition Coordinator UPCOMING In 1976 I was invited to join the Executive Thanks to all the student for Committee of what was then called the CONFERENCES submitting compositions to the 2005 SCI/ American Society of University Composers ASCAP Commissioning Program. We’re (ASUC—you see why some of us agitated 2005 National Conference setting records every year as the submis- to change the name!). A scant year later I University of North Carolina sion numbers grow, and the quality of found myself being elected Chair in which at Greensboro scores were top notch. After many hours of capacity I served until 1982. Under Gerald October 13–15, 2005 deliberation by 18 judges, the regional Warfield’s leadership in the early 1970s Host: Mark Engebretson winners have been determined. the society developed the notion of a E-mail: [email protected] record series to promote members’ music. The following list contains the names of It was to be a peer reviewed selection 2005 Region VIII Conference the composers in alphabetical order from process. For every album a panel of three The University of Montana each region who had their scores advance Regional Co-Chairs (drawn in a regularly Missoula, MT and adjudicated at the SCI Region VI rotating procedure) reviewed tapes and October 27–29, 2005 conference at University of Texas San score submissions and selected those to Submission deadline: April 15, 2005 Antonio. be included. This method, it was hoped, See call for scores and proposals on would ensure that all stylistic approaches page 7 Region I and all segments of the country would, Host: Patrick Williams Jacob Cooper over time, be represented. I believe that is, E-mail: Maxwell Dulaney in fact what happened. [email protected] Dominique Schafer

2005 National Student Conference Region II West Virginia University Ching-Mei Lin November 11–12, 2005 Joseph Trapanese Submission Deadline: March 15, 2005 Gregg Wramage Host: John Beall E-mail: [email protected] Region III Stephen C Cabell 2006 National Student Conference Angel Lam Central Washington University Burkhardt Reiter Ellensburg, WA April 14–15, 2006 Region IV Submission Deadline: TBA Tolga Ozdemir Joshua Parman The latest (2004) Society of Composers, Host: Mark Polishook Inc. release from Capstone Records E-mail: [email protected] Joesph T. Patrick As Chair of the Executive Committee I 2006 Region VI Conference Region VE Aaron Alon decided to take on producing the series as The Shepherd School of Music my special task. I have continued in this at Rice University Matthew Tommasini Dan Visconti role ever since. The LP series comprises Houston, TX 10 albums; among these are some February, 2006 uniquely valuable items. For example, Submission Deadline: TBA Region VW Marcos Balter there’s an early work for flute and by Host: Art Gottschalk Joan Tower with Joan on piano and E-mail: [email protected] Hee Yun Kim Edward Martin Patricia Spencer, flutist. Another example:

“SCI/ASCAP” ...continued on page 5 “Free CD” ...continued on page 4 TheSociety SCI Newsletter of Composers, XXXV:2 Inc. March—April 2005, XXXVPage:2 1 The Society of Composers, Inc. Region V John Bilotta SCION Editor Dan McCarthy The Society of Composers, Inc. is a The University of Akron Bruce J. Taub professional society dedicated to the Journal of Music Scores Editor promotion of composition, performance, Rocky J. Reuter understanding and dissemination of new Capital University Richard Brooks and contemporary music. Members CD Series Producer include composers and performers both Region VI Nassau Community College in and outside of academia interested in addressing concerns for national and Samuel Magrill Peter Swendsen regional support of compositional University of Central Oklahoma Web Master activities. The organizational body of the University of Virginia Phillip Schroeder Society is comprised of a National Henderson State University Council, co-chairs who represent Mike McFerron Web Content Editor regional activities, and the Executive Region VII Committee. Lewis University Marshall Bialosky Thomas Wells National Council (2004–2005) California State University Audio Streaming Project Manager at Dominguez Hills Thomas Wells Ohio State University President Glenn Hackbarth Geoff Kidde Ohio State University Arizona State University Submissions Coordinator Region I Region VIII Ronald K. Parks Scott Brickman Charles Argersinger Winthrop University University of Maine at Fort Kent Washington State University Membership and Media Relations

Beth Wiemann Patrick Williams Terry Winter Owens University of Maine University of MontanaSCI National Office Independent Representative Region II Gerald Warfield General Manager Paul Richards Anneliese Weibel Student Chapters SUNY-Geneseo Joe Dangerfield University of Florida Student Conference Coordinator Daniel Weymouth Joe Dangerfield SUNY-Stony Brook Greg Steinke Student Representative President Emeritus University of Iowa Region III David Gomper Ching-chu Hu Harvey Stokes President Emeritus Denison University Hampton University SCI/ASCAP Student Commissioning Executive Committee (2004–2005) Bruno Amato Competition Coordinator Peabody Conservatory of Music at John James Paul Sain Fred de Sena Hopkins University Chair Student Conference Coordinator University of Florida Region IV University of Miami Thomas Wells Paul Richards William Ryan President University of Florida Chair Emeritus Ohio State University Suffolk Community College Michael Timpson Bruce Bennett University of South Florida Reynold Weidenaar Newsletter Editor Chair Emeritus Tulane University William Paterson University

Page 2 The SCI Newsletter XXXV:2 group Volti at the College Music Society MEMBERS’ ACTIVITIES National Conference in San Francisco, CA. The SCI Newsletter The San Francisco Classical Voice said COLUMN the work showed “skill and imagination” Editor: Bruce Bennett and “its overall effect was strong and Please email current information on your Circulation: 1,350 convincing.” activities to: Annual Subscription Rate: free with membership (electronic delivery) SCI Newsletter Paul A. Epstein Frequency of Publication: bimonthly. Bruce Bennett, Editor [email protected] Please send articles, reviews, and member activities (email preferred) to:

Daniel Adams SCI Newsletter Bruce Bennett, Editor Newcomb Music Department Tulane University New Orleans, LA 70118 (504) 862-3217 [email protected]

For other business: Paul A. Epstein is the subject of an article Gerald Warfield,General Manager by critic Kyle Gann in a recent issue of Society of Composers, Inc. Chamber Music, the journal of Chamber Old Chelsea Station, Box 450 Daniel Adams’s composition Road Music America. In it Gann says “Epstein is , NY 10113-0450 Traversed and Reversed for marimba duo a postminimalist, one of the first and one of received its World Premier at the Magic the best. ...Many of his pieces use only the [email protected] Marimba Festival, held at University of uninflected major scale, and many are www.societyofcomposers.org South Florida in Tampa on February 5, limited to a register of only two or three 2005. The premiere was performed by octaves. The music sounds simple, but Copyright © 2005 Janis Potter and Robert McCormick, the actually it’s very intricate and tremendously The Society of Composers, Inc. percussionists for whom it was composed. inventive within small confines. ... Some All rights reserved Epstein works exhibit a logic so tight-knit The 4th movement of Adams’s Times Two as to have made Webern gasp. ...So often for percussion duo was performed by the you can tell the music is highly unified, but SCION you can’t figure out how. Meanwhile, it’s Pacific Sticks ensemble at their monthly John Bilotta, Editor noontime Percussion Luncheon on delightful.” February 4th at the Clarion Music Center SCION, SCI’s on-line electronic news, The complete article is posted at in San Francisco, California. provides information on opportunities for www.temple.edu/boyer/epstein.htm composers. News items, announce- Jason Bahr ments, comments, and other material for “Members” ...continued on page 4 publication may be sent via e-mail to:

[email protected] Visit our Web page Peter Swendsen, assistant professor at Mail, telephone calls, and fax messages the University of Virginia, is our should be directed to: webmaster. The URL is: http://www.societyofcomposers.org John G. Bilotta, SCION Editor 1699 Agadir St. Please visit the Web site and send Concord, CA 94518 In November 2004 Jason Bahr’s choral comments and suggestes to Telephone: 925-685-9259 work, Psaume 1, was presented by the [email protected]

The SCI Newsletter XXXV:2 Page 3 “Members” ...continued from page 3 Mladi Chamber on January Thomas Wells 28th, 2005 at the Los Altos Apartments Jono Kornfeld foyer in Los Angeles. The performerswere Sarah Thornblade and Lisa Dondlinger, Jono Kornfeld’s song cycle, Five Poems violins; Alma Fernandez and Brett By Carlos Ramirez, was performed by Banducci, violas; and Timothy Loo, cello. Dorothy Barnhouse (mezzo-soprano) and Current Events, as the name implies, Rachel Condry (clarinets) at the San ponders the ocean’s tides as well as Francisco Community Music Center on waves of a more internal, emotional nature February 12, 2005. in three distinct movements titled “Surge,” “Ebb,” and “Rip.” Chihchun Chi-sun Lee Phillip Schroeder

Concerto for Flute and Orchestra by Thomas Wells was premiered February 13, 2005 in Columbus, Ohio by the ProMusica Chamber Orchestra, with Dejan Gavric, soloist.

James Wiznerowicz

James Wiznerowicz was selected as the 2004–2005 winner of the Virginia Music Teachers Association Composer Commis- On February 18, 2005 at Duquesne In February 2005, Jeri-Mae G. Astolfi sioning Program. Wiznerowicz was University, Zheng (Chinese Zither) player presented three concerts of solo piano awwarded this honor based on his piece “. Haiqiong Deng performed Chihchun Chi- music by Phillip Schroeder in Arkansas as though colors poured.” that was sun Lee’s Concerto for Zheng and and the Dallas/Fort Worth area. The composed for the California EAR Unit. . as chamber ensemble: Dots, Lines, Conver- concerts marked the release of the though colors poured.” also won 1st Prize gence, with the Duquesne University compact disk MUSIC FOR PIANO, in the Composition Category at the 2003 Contemporary Ensemble, conducted by produced by Capstone Records (CPS- Contemporary Music Society in Tempe, David Stock. The ensemble also gave the 8742). AZ. premiere a new chamber ensemble commission by Chihchun Chi-sun Lee, Bruce Trinkley The VMTA Commission offers a cash called Taiwanese Aboriginal Rites. award and the opportunity for a premiere The Memorial, a new opera by composer at the 2005 VMTA State Convention in Alex Shapiro Bruce Trinkley and lyricist Jason October 28–30, 2005. Charnesky, received its world premiere by Mary Kay McGarvey, soprano, on Friday, February 18, 2005 at the Brooklyn-Queens “Free CD” ...continued from page 1 Conservatory of Music in Flushing, New York. a work of Larry Moss’s performed by Joel Sachs and Cheryl Seltzer around the time The Memorial is for solo performer and Continuum was founded. It has been a tells the story of a woman obsessed by a dream of mine to one day reissue this newspaper article recounting the death of series on compact disks. From time to time a young highway construction worker. In funding has been sought but without sequences alternating between the success. harrowing and the humorous, the woman comes to appreciate the fleeting evanes- Around the same time that the series Alex Shapiro’s string quintet, Current began, the Society launched a project to Events was performed by members of the cence of life, through the tragic fate of family and strangers. make printed scores available to potential

Page 4 The SCI Newsletter XXXV:2 performers. The result was our anthology The series is established to be completely Region VIII series, The Journal of Music Scores. Early self-sufficient. Initially, the LP series was Eugene Birman on it was decided to match every other supported with funding from the general Aaron Einbond Journal with a recording of the same treasury, augmented by a $6 per minutes Yiogos Vassilandonakis works. This unique concept has been contribution from the selected composers. difficult to maintain with the longer CD In a couple of years the Society’s cash I wish to also thank all the regional format but many works are still repre- flow was so precarious that it adversely adjudicators for their time during their sented in both projects. Bruce Taub, who impacted the timeliness of production. hectic semesters. They are: Mikel Kuehn, was involved with the series from it’s Eventually, the Executive Committee HyeKyung Lee, Chin-Chin Chen, Charles inception, became editor with the fifth decided to raise the composers’ contribu- Young, Kari Juusela, Roshanne Etezady, issue and has ably held that position ever tion to $85 per minute to obviate the need Robert Hutchinson, Patrick Williams, David since. for general treasury funding. That figure Maki, Ian Coleman, David Schober, has remained the same since the mid- Anneliese Weibel, Paul Richards, Jason In the mid-1980s LPs were rapidly being 1980s. The composers on each disk Bahr, Felicia Sandler, Beth Wiemann, supplanted by compact disks and the receive 19 complimentary copies and can David Gompper, and Kristin Kuster. Society decided to hop on the bandwagon. purchase additional ones at the artist rate Thus, what would’ve been LP no. 11 of $7 apiece. Composers must provide These 27 regional finalists of the SCI/ became CD no. 1. There are presently 19 acceptable quality master CDs, biographi- ASCAP Student Commission Competition CDs available with no. 20 to be released cal information and liner notes. Full were adjudicated in a final national round shortly. Work is well underway for CD no. Members are eligible every five years and of competition, and we are happy to 21. the winners of the SCI-ASCAP Student announce the following: Composer Competition may also submit One problem we encountered from the their works for inclusion. In the case of First Place: Matt Tommasini at University beginning was distribution. The nature of student winners, they need only provide of Michigan, teacher: Evan Chambers the project did not seem to appeal to the master recording; the composer fee is traditional record distributors and, as a waived. Second Place: Eric Lindsay at USC, result, few of each LP received much teacher: Morten Lauridsen distribution. By the time we opted to do Geoff Kidde is our Submissions Coordina- CDs I had started (initially with Reynold tor who periodically announces calls for Third Place: Andrew Norman at USC, Weidenaar) Capstone Records. I proposed both the CD Series and the Journal of teacher: Donald Crockett that we produce the disks on its label in Music Scores. We believe both these order to have access to retail distribution. Series provide unique opportunities for the Honorable Mention: Jay Wadley at In the early years Capstone was distrib- membership and encourage all to submit Oklahoma City University, teacher: Edward uted by Koch International but for the past works for consideration. Knight several years its distributor has been Albany Music Distributors. After this issue of the Newsletter goes to This year’s pool was extremely competitive press every member will receive an e-mail and thanks to Lesley Sommer, Karim Al- With the LP series it was decided after a with instructions on how to claim their Zand, and Frank La Rocca for their time time to allow members to receive a free complementary CD. This is another free during the final adjudication. Thanks also album of their choice with the annual benefit of SCI of which I hope all members to David Heuser for hosting a fantastic renewal of membership (or initial member- will avail themselves. conference at UTSA and for helping us ship for new-comers). This was quite during his busy weekend. popular and provided for a wider distribu- tion than had been the case earlier. While We wish to also congratulate the 27 “SCI/ASCAP” ...continued from page 1 distribution has been much better with the regional finalists and thanks to everyone CD Series, I am happy to announce that Region VI for entering their compositions. Remember the Executive Committee has agreed to Peter Askim that the deadline for the 2006 SCI/ASCAP institute the same policy for the first part of Austin Jaquith Student Commission Competition is the series. That is, members will be able to Jay Wadley December 1, 2005. select a free CD from nos. 1–10 with each renewal of membership or upon initially Region VII joining. A complete listing of the series is Vincent Chee-Yung Ho available at www.capstonerecords.org, Eric Lindsay where sample tracks can be heard. Andrew Norman

The SCI Newsletter XXXV:2 Page 5 days after switching the listserv over to subscribe or unsubscribe by logging into Posting to the SCI Listserv “moderated” the first proxy virus attempt the SCI web site. Another option is to was made. It was from the domestic subscribe only to the digest. A password is address of a member who was actually in required, but if you don't know your Gerald Warfield Europe at the time. Needless to say, he password just fill in the email address as knew nothing about it. requested and then check the box “forgot Here is how to post to the SCI listserv: password.” Your password will be emailed What are the posting guidelines? to you immediately. 1. Write your message in plain text without formatting or html (or any other) codes. There used to be none, except for libelous Subscribed again? statements and obscenity. However, 2. Do not include an attachment. members complained that they were Members who have unsubscribed from getting too much e-mail, and that often the scimembers sometimes find themselves 3. In the “Subject” field entitle the message messages from scimembers were either resubscribed and suddenly receiving so that members will know what the post is trivial or not relevant. Stricter guidelines listserv postings again. This will happen to about. have since evolved, and Executive a member whenever a change in his/her Committee Chairman, James Paul Sain, email address is entered into the data- 4. For concert announcements include the has determined that it is in everyone’s best base. It is hoped this is not a major *area* in which the concert will take place interest for the listserv to be reserved inconvenience. If it does happen you might (like “Symphony performance in Denver”). “....for professional inquiries and give the listserv another try. The messages performance announcements.” are easy to delete and, of course, it is 5. Email your post to: always easy to unsubscribe. [email protected] A number of concert promoters and even some members view scimembers as a Some final thoughts: What happens: vehicle for promotion and routinely send us announcements of all kinds including There have been some great discussions Scimembers is a moderated listserv. That season concert schedules. Policy is that on scimembers. Frequently, those ex- means that your message will not be no concert information will be sent unless changes have resulted in articles in the posted immediately, but will be sent to the the concert contains a performance of an Newsletter and even panel discussions at listserv moderator. The moderator checks SCI member composer. Same for new CD conferences. Members are encouraged to that the post is from a member of SCI, that announcements, and they must be sent by remain subscribed to the listserv even if it is within the posting guidelines, and then the member him/herself. After-the-fact they receive a great deal of email. approves the message. The post is announcements will not be posted but sent Scimember messages are easy to spot immediately sent out on the listserv to the Newsletter for inclusion in “Mem- and the message titles can be checked as distribution list. bers’ Activities.” a quick way to determine whether they want to read them or not. If not, they are When it happens: How can you tell if it’s an SCI easy to delete. Bottom line is: scimembers scimember message? is a member resource, and we encourage The list moderator (a.k.a. the SCI General you to use it. Manager) is online a lot, so your message The titles of all scimember posts begin with may be posted in a few minutes. However, the word “scimembers.” In addition, they it can take up to a day. If you haven't seen are keyed so that if you wish to respond to your post after a day contact the General the sender (and not the entire list) all you Alert! Manager. have to do is click on “respond.” If you If you teach in a department or school want your response to go to the entire list- of music, please ensure that concert Why it happens: and not just the individual-then make sure programs presented by your university that the scimembers address is in the “to” are being collected and sent to both Scimembers was an unmoderated list for field. ASCAP and BMI on a regular basis. years, but when it became possible for Each agency, which relies on these new proxy viruses to mimic addresses it Still too much e-mail? programs, extracts performance became possible for our listserv to be information and determines the amount utilized as a vector for pernicious viruses. Members control whether they want to of royalty credited to each composer We took action barely in time. Only a few receive scimembers or not. They may based on a sample rate.

Page 6 The SCI Newsletter XXXV:2 part of the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s For more than twenty-five years, The SCI Member, Andrew Norman Green Umbrella series, and also with the ASCAP Foundation has been dedicated to Named 25th Annual Recipient Ensemble Green, a Los Angeles-based nurturing gifted composers, and preserving of the ASCAP Foundation new music group. our musical legacy by serving the entire Rudolf Nissim Award music community through a variety of The Nissim Jury recognized five compos- educational, professional and humanitarian The 25th annual ASCAP Foundation ers for Special Distinction: Timothy Andres programs. Rudolf Nissim Award has been awarded to of Washington, CT for Symphony No. 1, Andrew Norman for Sacred Geometry, a duration 40 minutes; Devin Arrington of 10-minute work for orchestra, selected Pittsburgh, PA for La Via Dolorosa, SCI Region VIII 2005 Conference from amongst nearly 300 submissions. duration 10 minutes; Arnold Freed of New Call for Scores and Proposals Norman will receive a prize of $5,000. York, NY for Alleluia for Orchestra, duration 9 minutes; Michael Karp of New The University of Montana A recent graduate of the University of York, NY for Affirmation for Strings, Missoula, Montana Southern California Thornton School of duration 8 minutes; and Michael Wittgraf of October 27–29, 2005 Music, Norman completed both his Grand Forks, ND for A Marriage of undergraduate and graduate studies there, Seasons, duration 10 minutes. Composers who are active members of earning an MM in composition in 2004, SCI are invited to submit works (no more and a BM summa cum laude two years The Jury also recognized the following than 2) for any solo or chamber combina- prior. Currently teaching piano and composers for Honorable Mention: Peter tion, piano, organ, choir (SSAA or SATB), composition at the Pasadena Conserva- Kelsh of New York, NY for Serenade for orchestra, and wind ensemble. Electronic tory of Music, he has received commis- Oboe and Orchestra, duration 24 minutes; or multimedia works are also welcome. sions by the William Kappell Piano and Zhou Tian of Philadelphia, PA for The Selection of compositions for performance Foundation, the Modesto Symphony, the Palace of Nine Perfections, duration 9 will by made by ensemble directors and California State University Stanislaus minutes. The judges for this year’s Nissim performing faculty in consultation with Symphony, and the New York Youth Award were: Emily Freeman Brown, members of the composition area. Symphony. Sacred Geometry, commis- Director of Orchestral Studies and Music sioned by the New York Youth Symphony Director of Opera Theater at Bowling Proposals for papers involving any aspect was also selected for the Minnesota Green State University, and President of of contemporary American music (post- Orchestra Composers’ Institute Readings. the Conductors Guild; Giancarlo Guerrero, WWII) are welcome. Those wishing to Norman has received the 2004 Jacob Music Director and Conductor of the present papers should request submission Druckman Prize from the Aspen Music Eugene Symphony Orchestra; and Mark information at Festival, two ASCAP Foundation Morton Laycock, Associate Conductor of the New [email protected]. Gould Young Composer Awards, as well Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Music as top honors in the National Federation of Director of the Princeton Symphony While compositions and papers from all Music Clubs Composition Contest, the Orchestra (NJ) and Artistic Director of the SCI members will be considered, prefer- Music Teachers National Association Lake Placid Sinfonietta. ence will be given those from SCI Region Composition Contest, and the University of VIII. Southern California Undergraduate The Nissim Competition is funded by The Symposium for Scholarly and Creative ASCAP Foundation through a bequest of Composers and presenters whose works Work. Norman has served as a composi- the late Dr. Rudolf Nissim, former head of are accepted for the conference will be tion master class fellow at the Aspen ASCAP’s International Department. Nissim notified by May 31, 2005. Music Festival, as a two-time composition joined the ASCAP staff immediately after fellow at the Chamber Music Conference emigrating to the from Send submissions (scores, recordings, and Composers’ Forum of the East, and a Austria in 1940. and SASE for return of materials) to: composer-in-residence for the National Youth Orchestra Festival. His works have The Nissim competition is open to all Professor Patrick C. Williams been performed throughout the United ASCAP composer members with concert Music Department States, as well as in Canada, England, works requiring a conductor that have not The University of Montana France, and Japan. Norman maintains an been professionally performed. To Missoula, MT 59812-7992 active performing schedule, recently encourage the professional premiere of the appearing with the USC Contemporary prize-winning work, ASCAP makes Music Ensemble at Walt Disney Hall as supplementary funds available.

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