SCI Newsletter January / February 2008
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WWW.SOCIETYOFCOMPOSERS.ORG . .dedicated to the promotion, composition, performance, understanding and dissemination of new and contemporary music. NEWSLETTER CONTENTS XXXVIII : 1, January-February 2008 Resources About SCI Feature SCItings Tech Corner Join SCI Learn about the Review of the 2008 New column devoted to Newsletter, upcoming National Conference in tech how-to questions SCI Events, and our Atlanta, Georgia, written by editor many online resources by Luke Gullickson Anthony Cornicello SCI is an organization for composers. Our Message from the Performances, Awards, membership categories President, members of Commissions, Honors, include full member, the National Council/ Publications, and other student member, retired Executive Committee Member Activities member, or life member. Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 7 Page 9 Page 10 ANACRUSIS... ANTHONY CORNICELLO: BENJAMIN WILLIAMS: Meet the New Composer Anthony Cornicello (b. 1964) Benjamin Williams is currently pursuing writes music that blurs distinctions between a Doctor of Musical Arts degree at The Ohio Editors of the SCI performers and electronics, timbre and har- State University. He received his Master of Newsletter mony, composition and improvisation, and Music degree in composition from the explores the boundaries of what may be con- University of Akron. His composition teachers sidered post-classical concert music. His music include Daniel McCarthy, Nikola Resanovic, is vibrant and visceral, full of rhythmic energy and Tom Wells. His music has been performed Anthony Cornicello and harmonic sophistication, and his forays across the United States by a wide variety of Editor, SCI Newsletter into live electronics have led to exciting com- performers and ensembles. His music has binations of instruments and processed sound. been performed at two SCI National Professor, Eastern He has been commissioned to write music for Conferences (including 2008), The Electronic Connecticut State the Scorchio Electric String Quartet, Modern- Music Midwest Festival, Kentucky New University Works! (funding from Meet the Composer/ Music Festival, The University of Nebraska Commissioning Music USA), the New York New Music Festival, SCI Region VI New Music Ensemble, the Group for Contem- Conference, and the Akron New Music porary Music, and the InterEnsemble of Pa- Festival. Williams has also won the ASCAP/ dova, Italy. His music has been presented as Victor Herbert Award as well as the APSU Benjamin Williams part of the Darmstadt and June in Buffalo Fes- Young Composers Competition. Editor, SCI Newsletter tivals. Cornicello’s works are published by DMA Student, Ohio C.F. Peters and his music appears on the Cen- State University taur and Albany labels. Anthony directs the Electronic Music lab at Eastern Connecticut State University, where he is an Associate Pro- fessor. Society of Composers Newsletter, XXXVIII : 1, January-February 2008 1 SCI RESOURCES About the Newsletter Upcoming SCI Events Internet & Email www.societyofcomposers.org Editors: Anthony Cornicello Spring 2008 (April 16-19) The SCI website is an up-to-date source of information: Benjamin Williams Circulation: 1400 2008 Region VI Conference • Conference dates and submission Sam Houston State University guidelines Access: available on the SCI website at Huntsville, TX • Contact information and links to member http://www.societyofcomposers.org/ Host: Trent Hanna [[email protected]] webpages data/publications/newsletter/current.pdf Submission deadline: Past • Student chapters and opportunities Frequency of Publication: bimonthly • CDs and journals produced by SCI Newsletter Contact Information: • Details on SCI such as membership Anthony Cornicello Spring 2009 (dates TBA) options, listings and contacts for officers, Eastern Connecticut State University 2009 Region VI Conference regional structure, by-laws, newsletter Shafer Hall, Room 109 archives, and more... 83 Windham St The Bass School of Music at Willimantic, CT 06226 Oklahoma City University (860) 236-3892 [email protected] Oklahoma City, OK SCION Host: Edward Knight [[email protected]] Benjamin Williams SCION is a listing of opportunities on our 504 Hemston Ct Submission deadline: TBA website exclusively for members. It is updated on Gahanna, OH 43230 a continual basis so that it may by checked at any (330) 268-2590 [email protected] time for the most current notices. In addition, Spring 2010 (dates TBA) members are emailed on the first Monday of each For other SCI business: 2010 Region VI Conference month to remind them to visit the site for new or Society of Composers, Inc. Kansas State University recent postings. The large number of listings is P.O. Box 687 easily managed by a table of contents with links Mineral Wells, TX 76067-0697 Manhattan, KS [email protected] Host: Craig Weston [[email protected]] to the individual notices. In-depth coverage-- Submission deadline: TBA contest listings in full--all items listed until Copyright © 2008 expiration-- this is a valuable resource that you Society of Composers, Inc. may print in its entirety or in part at any time. All rights reserved. Fall 2008 (October 10-11) John Bilotta, SCION Editor [email protected] How to Submit Items 2008 National Student Conference Ball State University to the Newsletter Muncie, IN [scimembers] Articles: The Newsletter welcomes sub- Submission deadline: TBA scimembers is a member-driven e-mail mailing missions of articles to run in future issues. list that is intended to facilitate communication Articles, if accepted, may be edited for between members of the Society on topics of length and content. Please include a See our website at concern to composers of contemporary concert photo with all submissions if possible http://www.societyofcomposers.org/ music. It conveys whatever notices or messages (photo may be of author). for more details. are sent by its members, including announcements of performances and Member News + Photos: Please send professional opportunities, as well as all member news and activities with a discussions on a wide variety of topics. For more photo. Submitted items may be edited. information, including how to join and Ideas/Suggestions: The Editors wel- participate in the listserv: come any other ideas or suggestions. http://www.societyofcomposers.org/data/ Submit to the newsletter via email at publications/listserv/listserv.html [email protected] 2 Society of Composers Newsletter, XXXVIII : 1, January-February 2008 A B O U T S C I NATIONAL COUNCIL Message EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE from The President President Chairman Thomas Wells James Paul Sain Ohio State University University of Florida The resumption of Region 1 Editor, Newsletter our Newsletter is a Scott Brickman Anthony Cornicello University of Maine at Fort Kent happy event for SCI. Eastern Connecticut State University On behalf of Execu- Beth Wiemann Benjamin Williams University of Maine tive Committee The Ohio State University Chair, Jim Sain, I’m happy to announce that Region 2 Editor, SCION Anthony Cornicello of Eastern Connecticut Anneliese Weibel John G. Bilotta SUNY-Stony Brook State University, and Ben Williams from The Ohio State University have agreed to serve Editor, Journal of Music Scores Daniel Weymouth Bruce J. Taub SUNY-Stony Brook as co-editors for this publication. The News- letter is a showcase for member activities, Producer, CD Series Region 3 and I’d like to urge all of our members to Richard Brooks Harvey Stokes Capstone Records Hampton University share their recent accomplishments, includ- ing photographs, with our colleagues in SCI Manager, Audio Streaming Project Bruno Amato Thomas Wells Peabody Conservatory through this publication. I also want to en- join members to contribute special features, The Ohio State University Region 4 such as interviews, polemics, and reviews to Coordinator, Submissions Mark Engebretson Lee Hartman University of North Carolina at Greensboro the mix. The Atlanta conference was a big suc- University of Delaware Paul Osterfield Middle Tennessee State University cess, thanks to the Herculean efforts of Nick Representative, Independent Composer Demos and the excellent performance re- Anne Kilstofte Region 5 sources of Georgia State University and mu- Phoenix Arizona Mark Phillips Ohio University sicians from the Atlanta area. The review in Representative, Student Chapters this issue will provide more details of this Nickitas Demos Frank Felice Georgia State University Butler University outstanding event. I would also like to direct your attention Representative, Students Region 6 to the recently-posted ASUC/SCI record Alexander Sigman Eric Honour Amsterdam, The Netherlands University of Central Missouri series at societyofcomposers.org. This collec- tion spans roughly thirty years and includes Ken Metz Coordinator, SCI/ASCAP Student Competition and Grants The University of the Incarnate Word over 40 works in all kinds of genres. I digit- ized the collection about a year ago and put Kari Juusela Region 7 Berklee College the project on the back burner until just be- Bruce Reiprich Webmaster Northern Arizona State University fore the Atlanta Conference. I am impressed with how kindly time has treated most of the Mike McFerron Glenn Hackbarth Lewis University Arizona State University works in this collection, and what a variety of styles the series encompassed. The series Web Content Manager Region 8 itself is a tribute to the hard work Richard Matthew McCabe Charles Argersinger University of Florida Washington