' he Red Clay Saxophone Quartet, SoundSCAPE ensemble and pianists ary Hellman and Daniel l<oppelman 1 UFFLORiDA College of The Arts Greetings, and welcome to the Society of Composers, Inc. (SCI) 501h Anniversary National Conference at the University of Florida. The College of the Arts and School of Music is proud to host and foster the innovation that is showcased at this unique and prestigious national event. As a major doctoral research institution, the University of Florida is committed to facilitating and supporting professional conferences, festivals and collaborative efforts involving creative artists and research scholars from throughout the world. UF's College of the Arts, which is comprised of the School of Art and Art History, School of Music, School of Theatre and Dance, Center for Arts in Medicine and Digital Worlds Institute, is also dedicated to promoting creativity and providing cultural resources and programs that allow individuals of all ages to experience important contemporary developments in the visual and performing arts. The annual SCI National Conference presents extraordinary opportunities to composers who submit their work as well as to the host institution and the students, faculty and community members who benefit. Like the Society of Composers, Inc., we at the University of Florida are committed to the promotion, performance, understanding and dissemination of new and contemporary music and other art forms. We commend those whose leadership has made this event possible, and we extend best wishes to our distinguished guests and all festival participants. Thank you for coming, and enjoy. Best regards, Lucinda Lavelli Dean, UF College of the Arts 2 UFFLORIDA College of The Arts School of Music The students and faculty of the University of Florida School of Music extend our heartiest welcome to the composers, performing artists and new music aficionados of the 2015 Society of Composers Inc. National Conference. The School of Music and the College of the Arts are immensely proud to host the 501h anniversary of this prestigious national event, celebrating and advancing the cause of what is happening now in the world of music composition. The University of Florida School of Music is a comprehensive school within the state's flagship university. Students pursue undergraduate degrees in Composition, Music Education, and Music in Combination with an Outside Field and Performance. Graduate programs encompass master's degrees in Composition, Ethnomusicology, Music Education, Musicology and Performance, and doctoral programs in Composition, Ethnomusicology, Music Education, and Musicology. Undoubtedly, one of the great strengths of the University of Florida School of Music is the Composition area. Internationally recognized composition faculty members are engaged in a wide variety of activities, from adventurous works for ensembles large and small, to cutting-edge engagement with technology. The student body of the UF School of Music is an exceptional group of regional, national and international artists and scholars. The extraordinary academic reputation of UF attracts many of Florida's best and brightest high school graduates each fall. Graduate students from around the globe choose UF for our highly accomplished faculty, rigor of professional training and the notable success of our alumni. The students and faculty of the University of Florida School of Music embrace new music, and are thrilled by the opportunities afforded in hosting the 2015 SCI National Conference. Welcome to Gainesville! Kevin Robert Orr, D.M.A. Professor and Interim Director University of Florida School of Music 3 UFFLORiDA College of The Arts School of Music Welcome to the University of Florida and Society of Composers 501h Anniversary Conference. This year's conference is being held in collaboration with the 4th annual Florida Contemporary Music Festival. We are pleased to present an exciting selection of contemporary art music from around the nation. We are fortunate to have had several of the leading proponents of contemporary music at our festival including Daniel Kellogg, Lei Liang, Cort Lippe and Katharina Rosenberger. This year's featured composer is Don Freund. We wish to thank the numerous individuals that have made this event possible. This year we are fortunate to have Michael Polo as our conference General Manager, Travis Garrison and Rob Seaback as our Technical Co-Directors, Garrett Hecker as our Program Coordinator, and Ismael Sandoval as our coordinator of Guest Relations. We're delighted to have members of our Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia chapter as our stage crew and members of our chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma assisting with hospitality. We've been delighted to work with our college staff in support of our event including Leah Craig, Holly Franklin, Jennifer Coolidge, Tom Reno, and Assistant Dean for Research, Anthony Kolenic. Special thanks goes to the SCI Executive Committee, especially their chairman, Mike McFerron, the SCI National Council and the SCI General Manager, Gerald Warfield. There are many, many more that have put their heart and soul into making this a wonderful event for all. We owe them all so very much. Thanks are also owed to our colleagues in the School of Music, including those in the Composition area, Paul Koonce and Joseph Dangerfield, our School of Music Director, Kevin Orr, and the Dean of the College of Fine Arts, Lucinda Lavelli. Without their support this year's festival could not take place. Additional thanks to Matt Cox and the staff of the University of Florida's Phillips Center for the Performing Arts for their work on our final evening's concert. We would also like to thank University of Florida President Dr. Kent Fuchs for his support. The Society of Composers Inc. is fortunate to receive support from PARMA Recordings, Visit Gainesville, the University of Florida Office of Research, as well as the University of Florida Student Government, College of the Arts College Council, UF SCI Student Chapter, and UF Sonic Computing Organization. Thank you also to our colleagues at MusicAvatar.org. We are fortunate to have such generous support in this economically difficult climate for the arts. We trust you will enjoy your stay in Gainesville. Please let us know if we can assist you in making your visit to our fine city more comfortable. Dr. James Paul Sain Dr. Paul Richards Professor of Music Composition Professor of Music Composition 4 2015 SCI National Conference November 12-14, 2015 Don Freund: Special Guest Composer Don Freund is an internationally recognized composer with works ranging from solo, chamber, and orchestral music to pieces involving live performances with electronic instruments, music for dance, and large theatre works. He has been described as " a composer thoughtful in approach and imaginative in style" (The Washington Post), whose music is "exciting, amusing, disturbing, beautiful, and always fascinating" (Music and Musicians, London). The recipient of numerous awards and commissions including two grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and a Guggenheim fellowship, he has served as guest composer at a vast array of universities and music festivals, and presented master classes throughout Europe, Asia and South America. Freund is also active as a pianist, conductor, and lecturer. As a festival coordinator, he has programmed over a thousand new American works; he has been conductor or pianist in the performance of some two hundred new pieces. A Professor of Composition at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music since 1992, his students from 40 years of teaching continue to win an impressive array of awards and recognitions. Up-to-date news on works and performances, and videos, audio files and pdf scores of over a hundred of Freund's compositions can be found online at DonFreund.com. 5 Special Guest Performers soundSCAPE new music and composition collective soundSCAPE facilitates the flowering of new music and the exchange of ideas and culture between musicians of tomorrow's generation. Each summer in scenic Maccagno, Italy, soundSCAPE attracts composers and performers from around the world for two weeks of concerts, lectures, master classes and workshops. The essence of the festival is process and collaboration -- soundSCAPE has been the starting point for new music initiatives that have flourished long beyond the festival, all around the globe. Musicians from soundSCAPE is a flexible chamber ensemble comprised of festival faculty and alumni performance participants. The ensemble has held residencies at the Logos Foundation in Belgium, University of California San Diego, Oberlin Conservatory of Music, University of Maryland Baltimore County, and others. soundSCAPE was founded in 2005 and is directed by Nathanael May, with institutional support from Missouri Western State University. A champion of contemporary music and Associate Professor at UMBC, Lisa Cella performs throughout the United States and abroad. She is a founding member of new music ensemble NOISE, the flute duo inHale, and the flute and cello duo C2. She is a faculty member of the Soundscape Festival of Contemporary Music in Maccagno, Italy. She received degrees from Syracuse University, Peabody Conservatory, and the University of California, San Diego. Aiyun Huang enjoys a musical life as soloist, chamber musician, researcher, teacher and producer. She was the First Prize and the Audience Award winner at the Geneva International Music Competition in 2002. A champion of new music, Aiyun