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NEWSLETTER THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF UNIVERSITY COMPOSERS OCTOBER, 1'9 ·68 / VOL. 1, NO. 3

The University's Electronic Music Studio held open house daily through the week, and electronic music SUMMER INSTITUTE was the special theme of Friday's sessions. Hubert S. Howe, Jr., and John Rogers lectured on "Composi­ About sixty composers attended the second annual tional Applications of Computer-Generated Sound ASUC Summer Institute in Compositional Studies at Materials." In a· concert preview, Leslie Bassett and the University of Michigan, August 6-10. Not only George Balch Wilson briefly described their pieces to informed talk about music but an abundance of actual be heard that evening, and John White, cellist, dis­ music was presented in a good cross-section of current cussed Davidovsky's Synchronisms No. 3 for Cello and practice, well integrated with the lectures and discus­ Electronic Sounds, which he was to play. The evening's sions. There were three concerts by the U. of Michi­ concert of electronic music offered Olly Wilson's prize­ gan's Contemporary Directions Chamber Players con­ winning work in the Dartmouth International Contest, ducted by Sydney Hodkinson, a concert of electronic Cetus; three works from the Michigan studio by Jack music, and two lectures which included short but sub­ Fortner, Leslie Bassett, and George Balch Wilson; the stantial recitals. Davidovsky Synchronism; and J. K. Randall's (uncom­ pleted) Lyric Variations for Violin and Computer. Tuesday evening's opening concert included cham­ ber music by David Burge, Stanley Persky, Donald A reception at the home of Ross Lee Finney fol­ Erb, Paul Chihara, and Varese. The next morning, lowed; ear)ier in the week, a cocktail party at the Burge spoke on how the university composer can home of Edward Chudacoff and much informal social­ improve the calibre of contemporary music perform­ izing contributed to the generally relaxed and friendly ance at his school. Among many practical suggestions, atmosphere of the Institute. he proposed that ASUC sponsor a contest for 20th century music performance, the winner to receive not On the last day, Chou Wen-Chung's lecture, "Single only a financial prize but many engagements in our Tones as Musical Entities," directed attention to devi­ colleges and universities to play the repertoire pre­ ations or inflections within a single tone, an important pared for the contest. Burge then played piano works feature of Oriental music which has only recently by Crumb, Dallapiccola, and Wuorinen. Charles Wuo­ engaged Western interest; this made especially mean­ rinen later discussed his recent compositional prac­ ingful Chou's modern adaptation of a 13th-century tices, based on extensions of 12-tone relations, in par­ Chinese work, Yii Ko, heard later. A panel on mixed ticular in his Duo for Violin and Piano, Trio, and the media moderated by Ross Lee Finney brought com­ masque, Politics of Harmony. posers Edwin London, George Cacioppo, and Salvatore Martirano together in a free discussion in which some The next day organist William Albright demon­ of the audience participated. The final concert, be­ strated the special features of composing for organ, sides the works by Finney, Childs, and Chou already playing many short illustrations from contemporary mentioned, presented the first performance of George literature plus complete works of his own and Richard Burt's Exit Music for 12 Instruments (a political satire Toensing. An analytical lecture by Martin Boykan especially fitting for the week of a nominating conven­ dealt with the second movement of Webern's Concerto tion), and Martirano's savage anti-war statement for Opus 24. Three composers then discussed their own taped sounds, multi-projector film (by Ron Nameth), works to be heard later: Ross Lee Finney's 3 Pieces and live actor, Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. for Strings, Winds, Percussion, and Tape, Barney Child's Nonet, and Edwin London's Portraits of Three The Institute was given with aid from the Fromm Ladies-American. The London work, a large-scale Music Foundation and the Scherman Foundation. production for narrator, singer, chamber orchestra, Papers presented, together with those from the Na­ and slide projections, was performed that evening tional Conference last April at Philadelphia, will along with chamber music by Russell Peck and George appear in Volume III of the ASUC Proceedings, to - r Cacioppo .and a Stockhausen KlavierstUck. be published early in 1969. NATIONAL CONFERENCE tor, Oct. 19; George Green and Nicolas d'Angelo - OY. 16; and Brian Fennelly and Donald Maclnnis Dec. 14. The fourth Annual Conference of ASUC will be Composers are limited to those who have not pre­ held April 4-6 at the University of California at Santa viously appeared on this Forum; composers interested Barbara. Program planning is in progress, and mem­ in appearing in the spring should submit scores by bers having suggestions are invited to submit them to Nov. l to Composers' Forum, Ill Amsterdam Ave., Randolph E. Coleman, Chairman of the National Room 519, New York, N. Y. 10023. Council, at Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio 44074. The annual Symposium of Contemporary Music for The ASUC Executive Committee (c/o Dept. of Mu­ Brass at Georgia State College will take place Feb. sic, Columbia U., New York, N. Y. 10027) will also be 21-23. Scores and parts should be submitted by Oct. glad to hear from any members who would be inter­ 15, and may be for all brass combinations, or for brass ested in a possible charter fiight to the Conference, to with percussion, tape, voice, or piano. The New York originate in New York with possible stopover in Chi­ Brass Quintet will be guests. William H. Hill, Dept. cago on the way to Santa Barbara. of Music, Georgia State College, 33 Gilmer St., At­ lanta, Ga. 30303. NEWS FROM THE REGIONS The University of Tennessee's annual Symposium Region V will hold a Regional Conference at In­ of Unpublished Choral Music will take place Feb. 21- diana University November 8-9. The program includes 22. Works should be submitted by Nov. l; these may two concerts of works by composers of the region, ses­ be for mixed chorus, men's or women's glee club, sions on theory pedagogy, analysis, and new composi­ madrigal singers, or collegium musicum, with or with­ tional procedures, an open house at the University's out accompaniment. Composers are expected to attend Electronic Studio, an open rehearsal of Stockhausen's if performed, and conduct or work with the choral Momente, and a business meeting. group. Performances will be well rehearsed and in­ clude neighboring college choirs as well as UT en­ ASUC IN PRINT sembles; Norman dello Joio will be guest composer. An article by Randolph E. Coleman, "The Amer­ Symposium Committee, Music Dept., U. of Tennessee, ican Society of University Composers," will appear Knoxville, Tenn. 37916. in the 1968 issue of the College Music Symposium Composers are invited to submit scores to the New (annual journal of the College Music Society). The Music Ensemble of Wisconsin State University at same issue includes Jean Eichelberger Ivey's article, River Falls, which also commissions works. The En­ "The Contemporary Performing Ensemble," based on semble will premiere a commissioned work by Chou information compiled for the ASUC Newsletter. The Wen-Chung Feb. 6, and present concerts on Nov. 14, Symposium appears about mid-November. Feb. 9, and May 1. Recent programs have included a H. Owen Reed's book on percussion, which he de­ commissioned work by Donald Erb (repeated at the - scribed on a panel at the 1967 ASUC conference in ASUC 1968 Summer Institute), and works by Babbitt, St. Louis, will be published in March by Prentice­ Childs, Ives, Krenek, Ruggles, Samarotto, and Wolff. Hall. The title is Scoring for Percussion, and Joel T. Conrad De Jong, Music Dept. Wisconsin State U., Leach is co-author. River Falls, Wisc. 54022. An account of the first ASUC Summer Institute at Composers residing in Texas and neighboring states _ Tanglewood, by Robert ·P. Morgan, appears in Per­ are invited to submit works for symphony and cham­ spectives of New Music, VI, 2 (Spring-Summer 1968), ber orchestra, concert band and wind ensemble, large p. 185. Ben Johnston's talk delivered as a panelist at and small chorus, and chamber music by November l the 1968 ASUC Conference in Philadelphia appears to the University of Houston's Symposium of New in Source, II, 2 Quly 1968) p. 44. Music, to be held Feb. 27-Mar. 1. Symposium, Dept. of Music, U. of Houston, Houston, Texas 77004.

SYMPOSIUMS AND FORUMS The University of South Florida will present a The Composers' Forum of New York gives monthly Symposium of Vocal and Choral Music by compo ers concerts at Donnell Library. Each concert presents living in the Southeast Feb. 7-8. Theodore Hoffman two composers, who participate afterward in a panel of the USF faculty is host composer, and H oward discussion. The fall schedule includes George Walker Hanson will be guest. Address inquiries to Sympo ium and Joan Tower, with Harvey Sollberger as modera- Committee, U. of South Florida, Tampa, Fla. 33620. COMPOSE.RS' AUTOGRAPH PUBLICATIONS opening concert Nov. 18 will include Mel Powell's Immobiles conducted by the composer, and works by This is a new non-profit organization to publish Philip Albright, Richard Moryl, Steve Reich, and and distribute compositions from composers' transpar­ Harvey Sollberger. A panel discussion follows. encies. A catalog of works will be distributed approxi­ mately every 6 months; acceptable works submitted by Dartmouth College will hold a second International Oct. 15, 1968, will appear in the first catalog. Royalties Electronic Music Composition Contest this season. will be paid, but a loan of $10 must accompany each Entrance details and deadline have not yet been an­ entry. Notification will be made within 2 weeks of nounced, but the judging, as well as panel discussions, receipt of each manuscript, and unaccepted works concerts, and symposia, will take place April 3-5. immediately returned with cause stated and loan re­ The New Music Players of Grinnell College will funded; guidelines for acceptance are serious intent, present concerts on Oct. 12, Dec. 6, Jan. 25, Feb. 28, basic integrity, performance possibilities, and readibil­ and April 26, including wurks by Babbitt, Boulez, ity of manuscript. Manuscripts must be on onionskin, and parts must accompany scores. President, David H. Cardew, Justin Connolly, Davidovsky, Lou Harrison, Cope; Advisory Board: Milton Babbitt, Celia Buck, William Hellermann, William Karlins, Thomas McKinnely, Ursula Mamlok, Robert Morris, Harold Ingolf Dahl, Darius Milhaud, Gardner Read, John Oliver, Patrick Purswell, Terry Riley, Elliott Schwartz, Tanno, and Galen v\Tilson. Address: Composers' Auto­ Alan Stout, Stephen Syverud, Wolpe, Klaus von graph Publications, 1908 .Perry Ave., Redondo Beach, Wrochem, and Wuorinen. Also at Grinnell, the Lenox Calif. 90278. Quartet will premiere Paul Zonn's Liberata II Nov. 27, and on other programs play works by Berio, Black­ CONTEMPORARY MUSIC ON CAMPUS wood, Carter, and Schuller; the Grinnell College Or­ (Alphabetized by School) chestra will play ·Powell's Immobiles April 12. The world premiere of Harry Partch's Delusion of the Fury, a musico-dramatic work, will be given at the Harvard University's Summer Seminar in the Per­ University of California at Los Angeles Jan. 9, 10, 11, formance of 20th Century Music, conducted by Clau­ and 12. The UCLA production will be repeated in dio Spies, offered the world premiere of the four , New York at Hunter College Jan. 30. preliminary versions of Stravinsky's Les Noces. Other works on the two public programs were Stravinsky's Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh will pre­ Introitus T. S. Eliot in memoriam and Requiem Can­ sent a Composers' Forum Feb. 13-16, including a retro­ ticles, Schoenberg's Serenade Op. 24 and 3 Pieces for spective concert of works by Pozzi Escot. Chamber Orchestra, and Webern's Symphony and Colorado College presented Morton Feldman as 5 Pieces for Orchestra. guest lecturer Sept. 17, playing his own music and Hunter College will again present contemporary discussing certain current trends. Faculty composer groups from many areas in its New Image of Sound Carlton Gamer's Archaios will be premiered Oct. 17 concert series: Oct. 31, Center of the Creative and by the Colorado Springs Symphony Orchestra. Performing Arts from SUNY/Buffalo; Dec. 5, Los The Columbia University Group for Contemporary Angeles Monday Evening Concerts Ensemble; Jan. 30, Music will premiere Charles Wuorinen's masque, The Partch's Delusion of the Fury (UCLA production); Politics of H armony, on its opening concert Oct. 28. Mar. 7, Pierre Boulez as pianist-conductor, with Beth­ Subsequent programs at Columbia, on Jan. 13, Feb. any Beardslee and Charles Rosen; Mar. 20, Sonic Arts 10, and March 24, will include works by Arel, Barkin, Group, Nonesuch Consort, and N. Y. Motet Singers; Berger, Castiglioni, Chou, Kohn, Laufer, Randall, and Apr. 17, improvisations with film and jazz. Roussakis, Sollberger, Ussachevsky, and Wolpe. Off campus, the Group will play a concert at Princeton The Center for New Music at the University of U. Feb. 27; Harvey Sollberger and Charles Wuorinen Iowa announces concerts on its own campus for Oct. will play at Antioch College Dec. 9. The Group has 19, Dec. 14, Feb. 22, Mar. 29, Apr. 27, May 9 and recently recorded v\Tuorinen's Chamber Concerto for May 18. Out-of-town dates are being scheduled. Flute and Ten Players, and will soon record Chou The University of Michigan's Contemporary Direc­ Wen-Chung's Pien, Yii Ko, and Cursive, all on CRI. tions Chamber Players have received a Rockefeller The University of Connecticut will present a series grant which will enable them to expand their opera­ of concerts illustrating the most advanced composi­ tions. In addition to an expanded schedule of student tional techniques under the joint management of composers' forums and concerts, a new emphasis will I Charles Whittenberg and .Michael Brotman. The be placed on the training of young composers to con- duct their own scores. George Balch Wilson will con­ Berger, Schuller, Wuorinen, Randall, Davidovsky, tinue to serve as musical coordinator, with Jack Fort­ Powell, Ussachevsky, and Babbitt are appearing. ner and Sydney Hodkinson as conductors. Oberlin Conservatory will present Part I of its 17th Michigan State University announces three pro­ Festival of Contemporary Music Nov. 13-16, featuring grams of new works: orchestral works by graduate the AMM ensemble of Cornelius Cardew. There will students, Nov. 11; the annual Premieres of New Music, be four concerts (orchestral, chamber, and solo), with Apr. 20; and student chamber operas, May 23. A new panels, forums, and lecture-demonstrations. music building, including an electronic studio, will be ready about the first of the year. Peabody Conservatory has inaugurated a chamber ensemble for the performance of contemporary music, The Mills College Performing Group is now di­ with Leonard Pearlman as coordinator. Earle Brown, rected by William Maraldo. It has scheduled the fol­ currently in residence at Peabody, will assist in its lowing concerts: Oct. 28, works by William 0. Smith, operations. Concerts are scheduled for Nov. 3, Feb. 9, Kagel, Satie, and Gerhard; Jan. 27, Antoniou, Webern, and Mar. 9. Stockhausen, and Martirano; Mar. 24, Xenakis, Moran, Maraldo, and Castiglioni; Apr. 28, Brown, Crumb, and Milhaud; May 19, young Bay area com­ ACTIVITIES OF OTHER SOCIETIES posers. The Congress of the International Music Council, The State University of New York at Albany will held in the U.S. for the first time in September, in­ present three lecture-demonstrations by William cluded much contemporary music on its programs, Thomas McKinley on improvisation in its relation and many composers on its panels. New York concerts to both jazz and new music composition, Nov. 1 and of the Congress included a program of works by Harry 8 and Jan. 12. Partch; a concert of Fromm Foundation commissions (Blackwood, Davidovsky, Weinberg, Wuorinen, Reck); The Center of the Creative and Performing Arts at and a program by the Buffalo Philharmonic under SUNY/Buffalo will present concerts in Buffalo Nov. 3 Lukas Foss, offering the world premiere of Babbitt's and 18, of works by Larry Austin, Lukas Foss, Lejaren Correspondences for Strings and Tape (1967) and Hiller, and Stanley Lunetta. The Center will present N. Y. premieres of works by Yun, Ives, Foss, and Pen­ a series of Evenings for New Music at Carnegie Recital derecki. Hall in New York Dec. 17, Feb. 4, Apr. 1, and May 6. A particularly interesting panel was one chaired by Japanese composer Joji Yuasa will present a pro­ Kurt Stone on "New Directions in Music Notation." gram of his works at the N. Y. State University College Here it was announced that 2 libraries are establish­ at New Paltz Oct. 14 as part of a Japan Festival cele­ ing collections of music using new notation, with a brating Japan's Meiji Centennial. The Festival, which view to permitting composers to compare systems ill covers many aspects of Japanese culture, will also in­ use, and arrive at more standardized procedures. These clude a concert of traditional and contemporary are at the International Music Institute, c/o Director Japanese music Nov. 25. Ernst Thomas, Nieder-Ramstadter Str. 190, 61 Darm­ stadt, West Germany; and the Music Division of the The music department of New York University will New York Public Library, directed by Frank C. Camp­ present several concerts of new mµsic at Town Hall. bell, Lincoln Center Library of the Performing Arts, On Nov. 24, the Columbia Group for Contemporary New York, N. Y. 10023. Also interested in the same Music will play works by Milton Babbitt, Benjamin problem is the International Society for Modern Re­ Boretz, Seymour Shifrin, Harvey Sollberger, and search in Music, c/o Prof. B. Sakac, M uzicki Biennale Charles Wuorinen. Paul Zukovsky, with assisting mu­ BB PP 136, Zagreb, Yugoslavia. (A complete report on sicians, will play three recitals Nov. 6, Feb. 12, and the Congress, written by Everett Helm, will be pub­ Mar. 26. These will offer world premieres of works lished as a separate volume by the National and Inter­ by Brian Fennelly, Emmanuel Ghent, J. K. Randall, national Music Councils.) Phillip Rhodes, and Edward Steuennann; and N. Y. premieres of works by Kenneth Gaburo, Donald Har­ Several chapters of the International Society for ris, George Perle, and George Rochberg. NYU's School Contemporary Music have scheduled concerts. The of Continuing Education is currently offering a course New York ISCM chapter will present a series, "The conducted by Benjamin Boretz, featuring weekly dia­ Continuing Avant-Garde," at Carnegie Recital Hall logues with distinguished composers; Carter, Foss, Jan. 19, Feb. 16, Mar. 16, and Apr. 13. The Baltimore chapter will present recent European and U.S. works sic; composers and script-writers born after Jan. l, in a concert Apr. 27; this is part of the "2nd Festival 1928, a musico-dramatic work for television, 15-30 of 20th Century Chamber Music" given by the Balti­ minutes. Deadline Jan. 31. Works performed during more Chamber Music Society, with other programs on International Music Week, Bilthoven, Netherlands, Nov. 20, Jan. 26, Mar. 2, and Mar. 30. The Los An­ Sept. 5-12, 1969, where selected composers will be geles chapter of ISCM will present on Nov. 25 works guests of Foundation; monetary prizes. Interpreters: by Petrassi, Fricker, Ashforth, de la Vega, and Apple­ soloists and members of duos not over 35, larger en­ baum in the Monday Evening Concerts at the L. A. sembles not to exceed 35 in average age. Judging takes County Museum of Art; other programs in the same place in Utrecht Apr. 10-17. Submit program by Jan. series featuring contemporary music are on Nov. 11, 31: at least 1 hour long, at least 6 works all written Dec. 9, Jan. 13 and 27, Feb. 3 and 17, Mar. 10 and in this century, at least 2 after 1950, at least 2 by 24, and Apr. 14. Dutch composers. Financial prizes, radio and concert appearances. Gaudeamus Foundation, Postbox 30, Bilthoven, Netherlands. RUGGLES RETROSPECTIVE All the major completed works of Carl Ruggles Queen Elisabeth International Composition Com­ were performed at the Carl Ruggles Festival in Ben­ petition. Composers of every nation, any age. Deadline nington, Vt.,, September 29. The idea was conceived Feb. 15, 1969. Secretariat du Concours International by Louis Calabro of Bennington College, and the Reine Elisabeth de Belgique, rue Baron Horta 11, entire music faculty participated in the performances; Brussels l, Belgium. but it became a project of the community as well, Contest for work for organ and brass, any combina­ with aid coming from the Vermont Council of the tion up to 5 instruments, about 10 min., no previous Arts and the Ditson Fund. Four area orchestras, the major public performance. $1000 and performance. Berkshire Symphony, the Bennington Community Deadline May l, 1969. Philadelphia A.G. 0. Composi­ Orchestra, the Northeastern New York Philharmonia, tion Contest, 22 E. Chestnut Hill Avenue, Philadel­ and the Vermont State Symphony Orchestra, were phia, Pa. 19118. heard in individual works and combined for Sun­ Treader, conducted by Henry Brant. Smaller Ruggles Ostwald Band Composition Contest. Unpublished works were performed by singers Frank Baker and work for band, preferably not over 12 minutes. $1000 Bethany Beardslee, and pianists Julian DeGray and plus travel expenses to attend performance of winning Vivian Fine. Speakers George Hughes, Eric Salzman, piece at 1969 convention of American Bandmasters Peter Yates, and John Kirkpatrick commented on Assn. Deadline (full score and parts) Dec. l, 1968. Ruggles' work, and the Hon. Philip H. Hoff, Gov­ Dr. James Dunlop, Ostwald Award Chairman, 217 ernor of Vermont, presented Ruggles with the 1968 Chambers Bldg., Pennsylvania State U., University Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts. The Park, Pa. 16802. 92-year-old composer, who lives in nearby Arlington, Braemer Hebraic String Quartet Contest. Work by was unable to attend but listened via radio. The Fes­ Jewish composer based on Hebraic motifs (explana­ tival was videotaped by National Educational Tele­ tory booklet on request). $350, publication, and per­ vision. formance. Deadline Dec. 27, 1968. Hebraic Arts Cham­ ber Series, Adath J esrun, Old York Road at Ash­ ' COMPETITIONS bourne, Elkins Park, Pa. 19117. International Competition for Chamber Orchestra Rochester Festival of Religious Arts Contest. Hymns Composition. Unpublished, unperformed work 18-45 in 1 to 4 parts, with organ or brass ensemble accom­ minutes long. $2500 and performance. Deadline March paniment, unpublished and unperformed. Prizes of 1, 1969. Musical Fund Society of Philadelphia, c/ o $100, $75, and $25. Deadline March 1, 1969; entry fee Dr. John H. Arnett, 2116 Pine St., Philadelphia, Pa. $1. Rochester Festival of Religious Arts (Music), Cen­ 19103. tral Presbyterian Church, 50 Plymouth Ave., North Rochester, N. Y. 14614. Gaudeamus Foundation. 2 international competi­ tions for young composers, 1 for young interpreters of contemporary music. Composers born after Jan. 1, 1933 may submit works for choir, chamber ensemble, symphony and chamber orchestra, and electronic mu- CALENDAR 6. Composers' Forum, Donnell Library. (Check elsewhere in Newsletter for details) 18. Creative Associates recital, Buffalo. OCTOBER 18. Concert of new music, U. of Connecticut. 9. World premiere, Nine Rivers from Jordan, opera 20. Composers' Theatre, Studio 58, New York. by W eisgall, N. Y. State Theatre. 20. 20th Century Festival, Baltimore Chamber Music 10. World premiere, Sinfonia by Berio, N. Y. Phil- Society. harmonic. 4. Group for Contemporary .Music at Town Hall. 11. New Music Associates, Carnegie Recital Hall. 25. Monday Evening Concert, Los Angeles Co. 12. New Music Players, Grinnell College. Museum of Art. 14. Japan Festival concert, works of Yuasa, SUC/New 25. NAACC concert, Lincoln Center Library. Paltz. 25. Japan Festival concert, SUC/New Paltz. 17. World premiere, Relata II by Babbitt, N. Y. Phil­ 27. World premiere, Liberata II by Paul Zonn, harmonic. Grinnell College. 17. World premiere, Archaios by Gamer, Colorado Springs Symphony. DECEMBER 19. Center for New Music concert, U. of Iowa. 5. New Image of Sound concert, Hunter College. 19. Composers' Forum, Donnell Library, New York. 5. Greenwich House concert. 21. 35th convention, Audio Engineering Society, in 6. New Music Players concert, Grinnell College. New York. Through Oct. 24. 9. Monday Evening Concert, Los Angeles Co. 24. Annual meeting, American Society for Aesthetics, Museum of Art. U. of Texas. Topic: "Performing artists and their media." Through Oct. 26. 9. Sollberger/Wuorinen concert, Antioch College. 28. Group for Contemporary Music concert, Colum­ 14. Center for New Music concert, U. of Iowa. bia U. 11;. Composers' Forum, Donnell Library. 28. Mills College Performing Group concert. 17. Evening for New Music, Carnegie Recital Hall. 31. New Image of Sound concert, Hunter College. 18. Composers' Theatre, Studio 58. - 19. NAACC concert, Lincoln Center Library. NOVEMBER 1. N. Y. premiere, Stabat Mater by Penderecki, Hunter College. JANUARY 1. Lecture-demonstration on improvisation, SUNY/ 9. World premiere, Delusion of the Fury by Partch, Albany. UCLA. Repeated Jan. 10, 11, 12. 3. Contemporary chamber music concert, Peabody 12. Lecture-demonstration on improvisation, SUNY/ Conservatory. Albany. 3. Evening for New Music, Buffalo. 13. Group for Contemporary Music, Columbia U. 6. Paul Zukovsky recital, Town Hall. 13. Monday Evening Concert, Los Angeles Co. 7. Greenwich House concert, New York. Museum of Art. 8. ASUC Region V conference, Indiana U. Through 15. Composers' Theatre, Studio 58. Nov. 9. 19. Continuing Avant-Garde concert, Carnegie 8. Lecture-demonstration on improvisation, SUNY/ Recital Hall. Albany. 23. Greenwich House concert. 11. Monday Evening Concert, Los Angeles Co. 25. New Music Players concert, Grinnell College. Museum of Art. 26. 20th Century Festival, Baltimore Chamber Music 11. New orchestral music (student works), Michigan Society. State U. 27. Mills College Performing Group concert. 13. 17th Festival of Contemporary Music, Oberlin 27. Monday Evening Concert, Los Angeles Co. Conservatory. Through Nov. 16. M usemn of Art. 14. New Music Ensemble concert, Wisconsin State U./ 30. N. Y. premiere, Delusion of the Fury by Partch, River Falls. Hunter College. FEBRUARY 19. Composers' Theatre, Studio 58. 3. Monday Evening Concert, Los Angeles Co. 20. New Image of Sound concert, Hunter College. Museum of Art. 24. Group for Contemporary Music, Columbia U. 4. Evening for New Music, Carnegie R ecital Hall. 24. Mills College Performing Group concert. 6. New Music Ensemble concert, Wisconsin State U./ 24. Monday Evening Concert, Los Angeles Co. River Falls. .Museum of Art. 7. Symposium of Vocal and Choral .Music, U. of 26. Paul Zukovsky recital, Town Hall. South Florida. Through Feb. 8. 29. Center for New Music concert, U. of Iowa. 9. Contemporary chamber music concert, Peabody 30. 20th Century Festival, Baltimore Chamber Music Conservatory. Society. 9. New Music Ensemble concert, Wisconsin State U./ River Falls. APRIL 10. Group for Contemporary Music concert, Columbia U. 1. Evening for New Music, Carnegie Recital Hall. 12. Paul Zukovsky recital, Town Hall. 1. NAACC concert, Lincoln Center Library. 12. NAACC chamber orchestra concert, opening 3. Electronic music contest judging, with panels and WNYC American Music Festival, Town Hall. concerts, Dartmouth College. Through Apr. 5. 13. Composers' Forum, Carnegie-Mellon U. Through 3. Greenwich House concert. Feb. 16. 4. 4th ASUC National Conference, U. of California/ 16. Continuing Avant-Garde concert, Carnegie Santa Barbara. Through Apr. 6. Recital Hall. 12. Orchestral concert, Grinnell College. 17. Monday Evening Concert, Los Angeles Co. 13. Continuing Avant-Garde concert, Carnegie Museum of Art. Recital Hall. 19. Composers' Theatre, Studio 58. 14. Monday Evening Concert, Los Angeles Co. 21. Symposium of Contemporary Music for Brass, Museum of Art. Georgia State College. Through Feb. 23. 16. Composers' Theatre, Studio 58. 21. Symposium of Choral Music, U. of T ennessee. 17. New Image of Sound concert, Hunter College. Through Feb. 22. 18. Rochester Festival of Religious Arts. Through 22. Center for New Music concert, U. of Iowa. Apr. 27. 27. New Music Symposium, U. of Houston. Through 20. Premieres of New Music, Michigan State U. Mar. 1. 26. New Music Players concert, Grinnell College. 27. Group for Contemporary Music concert at 27. Concert, Baltimore Chapter, ISCM. Princeton U. 27. Center for New .Music concert, U. of Iowa. 27. Greenwich House concert. 28. Mills College Performing Group concert. 28. New Music Players concert, Grinnell College.

MAY MARCH 1. New Music Ensemble concert, Wisconsin State U./ 2. 20th Century Festival, Baltimore Chamber Music River Falls. Society. 6. Evening for New Music, Carnegie Recital Hall. 6. N. Y. premiere, St. Luke Passion by Penderecki, 9. Center for New Music concert, U. of Iowa. Carnegie Hall. 18. Center for New Music concert, U. of Iowa. 7. Boulez concert, Hunter College. 19. Mills College Performing Group concert. 9. Contemporary chamber music concert, Peabody 21. Composers' Theatre, Studio 58. Conservatory. 23. New chamber operas (by students), Michigan 10. Monday Evening Concer ts, Los Angeles Co. State U. Museum of Art. 16. Continuing Avant-Garde concert, Carnegie r Recital Hall. EDITORIAL COMMENT THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF UNIVERSITY COMPOSERS, INC. Since the Newsletter's inception earlier this year, a number of non-members have asked to receive it. A non-profit corporation in the state of New York Presumably the contents are of potential value not only to composers but to other musicians-or even c/o Depa·rtment of Music laymen-with an interest in contemporary music. Columbia University Besides individuals, certain libraries and organizations New York, N. Y. 10027 wish to receive such publications as a matter of record. Some of these have joined the Society as associate members, primarily to receive its publications. Executive Committee Elaine Barkin, Queens College These inquiries have raised the possibility that the Richmond Browne, University of Michigan Newsletter might offer regular subscriptions to non­ members. (The Proceedings are already offered to non­ Charles Dodge, Columbia University members.) Members, what do you think? This is your Hubert S. Howe, Jr., Queens College Newsletter. Would you like it to reach a wider public? Ben Johnston, University of Illinois This would help the Society and its members to be­ Joel Mandelbaum, Queens College come better known, and probably to attract new Raoul Pleskow, C. W. Post, L. I. U. members. On the other hand, some present or poten­ Harvey Sollberger, Columbia University tial members might elect to drop out of the Society and simply subscribe to its publications. National Council It might also change the character of the News­ I David Epstein, Massachusetts Institute letter, subtly or otherwise. Perhaps this would be de­ of Technology sirable. Whatever your opinions are, we would like to hear them, not only on the question of offering sub­ II Allen Brings, Queens College scriptions, but on whether, in general, the Newsletter III Clifford Taylor, Temple University fills your needs. Now at the end of Volume 1, the Newsletter has published three issues, and anticipates IV Donald Maclnnis, University of Virginia continuing the three-times-yearly schedule. Volume 2, V Randolph E. Coleman (Chairman), Oberlin No. 1, therefore, will appear in January 1969. Follow­ College ing the original conception of the Newsletter Commit­ tee, we have endeavored to provide information of VI Lothar Klein, University of Texas value to the members, duplicating as little as possible VII Carlton Gamer, Colorado College what is available in other publications, and trying to avoid the temptation of being a mere "vanity press." VIII Barney Childs, Deep Springs College We are, of course, dependent on news we receive, or can unearth. If we are not publishi_ng what you want Jean Eichelberger Ivey, Newsletter Editor to see here, information from you can fill that gap, and advice from you can change our course. Newsletter material should be sent to: 13 Duzine Road JEAN EICHELBERGER IVEY New Paltz, New York 12561 Editor, Newsletter 13 Duzine Road New Paltz, N. Y. 12561