Society of Composers, Inc. National Conference University Ofnorth Carolina at Greensboro October 131H -151H, 2005
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NATIONAL CONFERENCE a OCTOBER 12-15, 2005 Society of Composers, Inc. ------------------. AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO SCHOOL OF MUSIC ~UNCG ~ Schoolo/Music Society of Composers, Inc. Society of Composers, Inc. National Conference University ofNorth Carolina at Greensboro October 131h -151h, 2005 Mark Engebretson, Conference Host Adam Josephson, Assistant Director Cameron Ward, Technical Director Seth Colaner, Conference Staff Tim Daoust, Conference Staff Daniel Pappas, Conference Staff Selections juried by the UNCG School of Music Faculty Libby Larsen, Keynote Speaker TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome Messages. 2 Event and Concert Schedule Overview ..................... 6 Concert Programs, Abstracts and Details. 10 Composer Biographies and Notes . ....................... 28 Presenter Biographies. ................................. 69 Performer Biographies. 71 1 rl:iuNCG 11111 UNCG ~ SchoolofMusic School of Music Welcome To Our Guests from SCI: On behalf of the students and faculty in the School of Music, welcome to the University of North Carolina at Greensboro! We are pleased that you have chosen UNCG as the location of your conference, and I am certain that Mark Engebretson and his colleagues have planned an outstanding event for you. The School of Music at UNCG has a long history, dating back to the founding of the institution in 1891 as the State Normal and Industrial School. During the period 1919- 1931 it was known as the North Carolina College for Women, and it became the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina from 1932 to 1963. The Department of Music became the School of Music in the early 1920s, and since that time, the School has grown to its present size of 600 music majors and more than 60 faculty. The School is now the only institution in North Carolina that offers baccalaureate through doctoral degrees in both performance and music education. Programs in jazz studies, composition, theory, and conducting complement those offerings, as does the popular liberal arts degree in music. We know that the facilities in the SOM will be conducive to your work here, but it is our faculty, staff, and students that will have the most impact. Don't hesitate to ask if there is anything we can do to make your stay more enjoyable. John J. Deal, PhD Dean 2 ~UNCG 11111 UNCG ~ SchoolofMusic School of Music Welcome Dear Composers, Performers, Presenters, Colleagues, Friends, Welcome to the 2005 National Conference of the Society of Composers, Inc.! It has been my great pleasure to organize this event for the benefit of everyone in our organization, for music and for art. I am very much looking forward to the experience of these proceedings, and it is my great hope that you will have a wonderful time in Greensboro and in our beautiful School of Music facility. We all know that this kind of event could not take place without the contributions of our members-thank you for providing your music, your insights and your scholarship. I would especially like to thank my performing colleagues at the UNCG School of Music for their enthusiasm, gracefulness and cooperation in the production of this Conference. For those of you who haven't been here before, I confidently predict that you will be convinced that some of the best music-making in the country is going on here at our school. The performing faculty and student body is absolutely first-rate, and I consider myself fortunate to have the opportunity to work with them. Many other dedicated performers have traveled distances great and small to be here this week, and I hope that SCI members will all take the time to thank them for coming as well. There are truly too many individuals to name here in this space, but I would especially like to thank the Valdosta Georgia Faculty Chamber Ensemble, Joe Brashier, director, who are here to perform a full concert, and the Thelema Trio, who have traveled all the way from Belgium. I hope you will get the chance to visit with our Keynote Speaker, Libby Larsen, who will be on campus throughout the Conference. Two of her compositions will be performed on evening concerts and she will address our group at the Saturday evening banquet. Ms. Larsen will also being working with our opera director, David Holley, on a new opera commissioned by UNCG with substantial support from the Babcock Foundation, to be premiered here in 2008. Finally, I would like to enthusiastically thank our terrific Dean at the School of Music, John J. Deal, without whose encouragement and support none of this would be possible. Enjoy the Conference! //~d~ Mark Engebretson Assistant Professor 3 ~UNCG 11111 UNCG ~ SchoolafMusic School of Music The UNCG School of Music has been recognized for years as one of the elite music institutions in the United States. Fully accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music since 1938, the School offers the only comprehensive music program from undergraduate through doctoral study in both performance and music education in North Carolina. From a total population of approximately 15,600 university students, the UNCG School of Music serves over 600 music majors with a full-time faculty and staff of sixty. As such, the UNCG School of Music ranks among the largest Schools of Music in the South. The UNCG School of Music occupies a new 26 million dollar music building which is among the finest music facilities in the nation. In fact, the new music building is the largest academic building on the UNCG Campus. A large music library with state-of the-art playback, study and research facilities houses all music reference materials. Greatly expanded classroom, studio, practice room, and rehearsal hall spaces are key components of the new structure. Two new recital halls, a large computer lab, a psycho acoustics lab, electronic music labs, and recording studio space are additional features of the new facility. In addition, an enclosed multi-level parking deck adjoins the new music building to serve students, faculty and concert patrons. Living in the artistically thriving Greensboro-Winston-Salem- High Point "Triad" area, students enjoy regular opportunities to attend and perform in concerts sponsored by such organizations as the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra, the Greensboro Opera Company, and the Eastern Music Festival. In addition, UNCG students interact first hand with some of the world's major artists who frequently schedule informal discussions, open rehearsals, and master classes at UNCG. Costs of attending public universities in North Carolina, both for in-state and out-of-state students, represent a truly exceptional value in higher education. For further information regarding music as a major or minor field of study, please write: Dr. John J. Deal, Dean UNCG School of Music P.O. Box 26170 Greensboro, North Carolina 27402-6170 (336) 334-5789 On the Web: www.uncg.edu/mus/ 4 I ~Cl Society of Composers, Inc. Welcome On behalf of the Society of Composers, Incorporated, I want to welcome you to our 2005 National Conference. Since our society was founded, presenting conferences has been the cornerstone of our mission to promote the composition, performance, understanding and dissemination of contemporary music--and with over 5,000 new works performed over the years, we can claim some measure of success. Although we have significantly expanded our services to our members over the years to include two CD series, internet services, a 29-volume journal of scores, a student commissioning competition, and others, the conference-an opportunity to renew friendships and associations, talk shop, and hear live performances of colleagues' music still remains an invigorating experience, even in these days of virtual realities. I want to offer SCI's sincere appreciation to our host, Mark Engebretson, for his dedication and unflagging enthusiasm in presenting this wonderful event, and to all his colleagues in Greensboro and beyond who are participating in the performances and production of this conference. We are most grateful to the administration of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro for their support of our event, and for the beautiful facilities here that contribute so much to the enjoyment of this festival of new music. Special thanks to AS CAP, our partner in the annual Student Commissioning Competition, for their support. We are honored to have Ms. Cia Toscanini from ASCAP in attendance for the performance of the prize-winning compositions from the 2004 judging. I wish you a very enjoyable experience at our 2005 National Conference. Best wishes, Tom Wells President, Society of Composers, Incorporated 5 Event and Concert Schedule Overview WEDNESDAY - October 12•\ 2005 Convocation - 4:00 pm Recital Hall Libby Larsen, SCI Keynote Speaker and invited guest of the SAI Music Fraternity Pre-Conference Concert- 7:30 pm Recital Hall Thelema Trio Juan Maria Solare-Hypnosis AloYs Broder- Singen Schwingen Giorgio Colombo Taccani-Le retour du Golem Hallveig G. K. Agustsd6ttir-Jce Poems Peter Verdonck-Clarmaggeddon Ward De Vleeschhouwer-Dingle Way Dirk Brosse-Summer Jacques Palinkcx- All Together Hans-Henrik Norstrnm-Winter Zan Korneel Bernolet-Nox 6 Event and Concert Schedule Overview THURSDAY -October 13th, 2005 CONCERT I - 9:00 am UNCG Percussion Ensemble, UNCG Brass Ensemble Recital Hall Daniel Adams - Dissolve David Long - Spirits John C. Ross - Centennial Chan Ji Kim - Moonbow John Stafford - Turnaround Jenece C. Gerber - Oregon Sketches Jon Anderson - encounters. dee Paper Presentation - 10:30 am Organ Hall Edward Green