Wintlirop Vniversi.ty College of Visu.:.: and Performing Arts DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC SOC':IETY OF COMPOSERS ~(}lO:Nio/ CO:N¥E:~:NCTE Society of Cornposers Inc. www.societyofcomposers.org Tfiursday, 1Vovem6er 11 - Saturday, :Novem6er 13, 2004 Winthrop Vniversity Conservatory ofYl.fusic ~ck,Jfi{{ Sou t:h Carofina Society of Composers Inc. 2004 Region IV Conference Schedule at a Glance: Thursday, November 11 4:00 p.m. Lecture: Alternative Impulse presents Dr. Hubert S. Howe: Barnes Recital Hall 8:00 p.m. Concert: Barnes Recital Hall Friday, November 12 10:00 a.m. Concert: Barnes Recital Hall 1 :00 p.m. Paper Session: Barnes Recital Hall 3:00 p.m. Concert: Barnes Recital Hall 8:00 p.m. Concert: Barnes Recital Hall Saturday, November 13 10:00 a.m. Concert: Barnes Recital Hall 1 :00 p.m. Paper Session: Barnes Recital Hall 3:00 p.m. Concert: Barnes Recital Hall ( 6:00 p.m. Members Banquet and Keynote Address: Baruch Room, Joynes Hall 8:00 p.m. Concert: Byrnes Auditorium Dear Colleagues: On behalf of the faculty, staff, and students of the Department of Music at Winthrop University, I would extend a cordial welcome to the attendees of the 2004 Society of Composers Region IV Conference. We are indeed excited about hosting our first event for your organization. The task of organizing a conference of this type is monumental. I want to express my deep appreciation to Dr. Ronald Parks, Assistant Professor of Music, for his efforts in bringing this conference to the Winthrop campus, and his tireless work in the organization of every aspect of the event. Dr. Parks serves as Director of the Computer Music Laboratories for our department, and teaches composition, music technology, and music theory. Additionally, Dr. Parks has works tirelessly to ensure that our equipment and facilities in the music labs support our programs. We have just recently converted the main Computer Music Lab to accommodate smart-classroom technology, and will soon add the Barnes Recital Hall to that list. This has all been made possible through the generous financial support of our college and university administration and staff. We are also proud that Dr. Parks was recently awarded a Composer's Residency under the auspices of the prestigious Aaron Copland Awards. We are also extremely pleased and proud that some very exciting compositions are being presented and premiered at the conference, and that some of our faculty and students will be involved in those performances, some of these along side many guest performers. This is a wonderful opportunity for our own students and faculty, as well as for the entire Winthrop community and beyond, to hear original works and to be able to interact with the composers of those works. I am delighted that you have joined us for this weekend, and hope that your conference is enjoyable, enlightening, and fulfilling. Donald M. Rogers, Ph.D., Chair Department of Music Winthrop University 129 Conservatory of Music Rock Hill, South Carolina 29733-0001 Telephone: 803.323.2255 Fax: 803.323.2343 E-mail: [email protected] Welcome to Winthrop University and the 2004 Society of Composers Inc. Region IV Conference. We hope that you enjoy your visit. Thank you for sharing your music and scholarship with the Winthrop extended family and regional music enthusiasts. Thank you for taking time from your busy schedules to attend our conference. Many people have worked very hard to make this conference a reality and we truly appreciate the time and talents they have contributed in support of our art. This event would not be possible without the untiring and generous efforts of the performers, ensemble directors, support staff, and composers that have made this conference a reality. We could not do it without you, thank you. We would also like to acknowledge and thank the administration at Winthrop University for helping us to create this opportunity. Our Department Chair, Dr. Donald M. Rogers remains a strong advocate for new music and he has stood firmly behind our efforts to bring this conference to Winthrop University. Dr. Andrew Svedlow, Dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts, has worked tirelessly to create an atmosphere and culture within the college that nurtures creative activity and encourages faculty and students to support and advocate their professions. Dr. Anthony J. DiGiorgio, President of Winthrop University, has exhibited sincere and concrete support for our efforts to update our facilities and resources. Thanks to his guidance and oversight, we continue to enhance our capacity to contribute to our professional organizations and community. We are fortunate to enjoy this level of support from Winthrop University and we truly appreciate all that has been done to help us provide this opportunity to our students, our colleagues, and you, the conference participants. Enjoy your stay. Thank you for allowing our faculty, staff, students, and the regional community to hear your music and to celebrate your accomplishments. Ronald Keith Parks, Assistant Professor of Composition, Music Technology, and Theory ~t~ Bruce Thompson, Professor of Theory and Composition Thursday, November 11, 2004 8:00 p.m. Concert: Barnes Recital Hall _ Nimbus Moments Lothar A. Kreck Gerald Berthiaume, piano Inventions for Flute and Piano Harry Bulow Harry Bulow, flute Ellen Bulow, piano Toccata: Act of War Larry Barnes Zinorl Brofiola, piano Absence of Joy Samuel J. Hamm, Jr. Chan Ji Kim and Ilka Vasconcelos Araujo, piano Harmonic Fantasy Hubert S. Howe, Jr. ~ digital media ·~~~~~ 1r ~~ r,,J1r ~ Friday, November 12, 2004 10:00 a.m. Concert: Barnes Recital Hall Mixed Messages Michael Pounds digital media Piano Piece Craig Bove Janice Bradner, piano International: Bridge: Peace Scott Brickman digital media 'X. THEN BLESS THE MOTHS Amir Zaheri ' \ Nan Kemberling, cello Friday, November 12, 2004 8:00 p.m. Concert : Barnes Recital Hall Missa Brevis Christopher M. Wicks Winthrop University Chamber Singers Katherine Kinsey, director The Raven Amy Dunker Amy Dunker, trumpet for leaving Daniel A. Weymouth digital media Intermission ball peen hammer James Paul Sain Cynthia Sain, flute Triptych After Radiohead David Kim-Boyle digital media Tell no more of Enchanted Days Mark Engebretson Red Clay Sa ~ c ophone Quartet Saturday, November 13, 2004 10:00 a.m. Concert: Barnes Recital Hall Among Vanished Aviators Paul Elwood Winthrop University Chamber Singers Katherine Kinsey, director Conversation 2 Mike McFerron Jennifer Hughes-vibraphone Celluloid Brian Bice digital media A Short Letter from a Small Place Rodney Waschka II Mike Gyra, text Rodney Waschka II , performer Friday, November 12, 2004 1 :00 p.m. Paper Session: Barnes Recital Hall Structuring timbre in an octatonic context: The Fourth Symphony of Bohus/av Martinu Hubert Ho Two Settings of Johan Ludwig Runeberg Ulf Grahn Frida~November12,2004 3:00 p.m. Concert: Barnes Recital Hall Star Gazer Hsiao-Lan Wang Jill O/Neill, flute Homages David Heinick Denise Harding, piano Perelandra Samuel Pellman video and sound Cuyahoga River Paul Osterfield Jill O'Neill, alto flute Ev'ry Creature Michael Ramsey digital media Saturday, November 13, 2004 1 :00 p.m. Paper Session: Barnes Recital Hall Sensor $election in Design of Alternate Interfaces and Controllers Samuel J. Hamm, Jr. The Society of Composers Web Resources; An Overview Mike McFerron Saturday, November 13, 2004 3:00 p.m. Concert: Barnes Recital Hall Geometry Ill : Presentiment of Light/Fantasy on "John?" Eric Simonson Eric Simonson, piano Ma mere Robert Fleisher Elizabeth Morrow, cello Hollow Ground II Tom Lopez Lorraine C. Gorrell, voice Alison G. Cook, dancer Resonances J. Ryan Garber Radically Disparate Segment Accretion Descending Scheme Transformation Unrelenting Metrical Interferences J. Ryan Garber, piano Air, Earth Joseph Waters Joel Bluestone, percussion Saturday, November 13, 2004 8:00 p.m. Concert: Byrnes Auditorium Wasteland David Hatt David Hatt, organ Testify Chihchun Lee David Hatt, organ Moods, Grooves & Attitudes Michael Sidney Timpson ("A Hatt Trick") for organ (1997-8) I. Gangsta' (1997) II. Luminous Cylindricals (1998) 1. Vicissitudes 2. Techno Mesa-Morph David Hatt, organ Intermission Like a Chinese Waterfall Chin-Chin Chen Jacob's Ladder Paul Richards Winthrop University Wind Symphony Lorrie Crochet, conductor r------- Program Notes Absence of Joy, for piano four-hands and computer, was composed in memory of my mother, Joy. She was only 51 years old when she passed away in October 1999 from a rare lung disease called interstitial pulmonary fibrosis, a condition which causes the lungs to harden until they can no longer function. Her loss has left an irreparable hole in my life. Shortly after her death, her closest friend had a dream in which my mother told her, "The numbers are 18, 17, 1, and 9. Make sure my son gets them ." As a result, the pitches E­ flat, D, B-flat, and G-flat form the foundation of this work. (My mom never studied set theory, thus to her reasoning the numbering would appropriately start at A, not C.) In addition to live signal processing, pre-recorded sounds produced the computer are derived from my mother's favorite music. Hamm, Jr. Air, Earth - These are movements of an evening length work, in four movements, each exploring one of the essential elements: Earth, Air, Fire, Water. World Premier: May 13- 15 &22-24, 2004 -with Tere Mathern Dance &Joel Bluestone, percussion . Choreography by Tere Mathern. Air: In 3 sections, attacca: • Birds Circling in Sunlight : marimba &electronics: a study of birds in flight. The marimba assumes the rhythms and gestures of wing movement, adapting to changes in wind direction, speed, turning and banking. The electronics provide complex aerial environment: blasts of wind, flocks of birds. • Voices in Wind: vibraphone, crotales and live electronics: the small winds of whispering voices in the mind, internal and external worlds are confused and blended, hallucinogenic • Immensity of Constellations in the Night Sky: timpani, tam tam, glock, crotales: an invocation of the immensity, grandeur and terror of the constellations and the night sky.