AMERICAN SOCIETY OF UNIVERSITY COMPOSERS FIFTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE American Society of University Composers Fifth Annual Conference PROGRAM CHAIRMAN: Carlton Gamer Colorado College CONCERT CHAIRMAN: John Rogers University of New Hampshire ARRANGEMENTS: Jon Appleton Dartmouth College EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: Elaine Barkin, Queens College Richard Browne, University of Michigan Charles Dodge, Columbia University Carlton Gamer, Colorado College Hubert S. Howe, Jr., Queens College Ben Johnston, University of Illinois Paul Lansky, Princeton University Raoul Pleskow, C. W. Post College, L.l.U. Joan Tower, C. W. Post College, L.1.U. NATIONAL COUNCIL: I David Epstein, Massachusetts Institute of Technology II Allen Brings, Queens College Ill Clifford Taylor, Temple University IV Donald Macinnis, University of Virginia V Randolph E. Coleman (Chairman), Oberlin College VI Jeffrey Learner, University of Houston VI I Carlton Gamer, Colorado College VIII David Cohen, Arizona State University X Homer Keller, University of Oregon Third International Competition for the Dartmouth Arts Council Prize for an Outstanding Composition of Electronic Music JUDGES Frangois Bayle Groupe de Recherches Musicales Radiodiftusion-Television Fran9aise James K. Randall Princeton University Christian Wolff Harvard University All events are being held as part of the Bicentennial Celebration of Dartmouth College The exhibition of scores by members of the American Society of University Composers in the Upper Jewett Corridor, Hopkins Center, was arranged by John Scotford. THE COMPETITION The 3rd International Electronic Music Competition was inaugurated in 1968 and at the time was the only competition for composers devoted to electronic music. The Dartmouth Arts Council Prize of five hundred dollars for an outstanding composition of electronic music was awarded in 1968 to Olly W. Wilson of Oberlin College. The other finalists were Pril Smiley (U.S.A.}, Josef Malovec (Czechoslovakia}, Eugeniusz Rudnik (Poland), William Hellermann (U.S.A.}, and Bohdan Mazurek (Poland). A recording devoted to the winning works was released by Vox Productions, Inc. (TURNABOUT - TV 34301 ). Last year two composers, Peter Glushanok and Peter Klausmeyer, tied for the Dartmouth Arts Council Prize. The other finalists were Walter Kimmel and Raymond Moore. A recording of their works will be released this year. The following composers have served as judges for the two previous competitions: Milton Babbitt, Lars-Gunnar Bodin, Charles Dodge, Kenneth Gaburo, Pril Smiley, Vladimir Ussachevsky and George B. Wilson. The Dartmouth Electronic Music Studio was established by the Department of Music in 1967 and designed by Jon Appleton (Dartmouth College) and James Seawright (Technical Supervisor, Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center). Run as a pilot studio for the first year, it attracted more students than could be accommodated. In January, 1969 the studio was considerably enlarged through a gift by Gerald M. Bregman, '54. The enlarged studio was designed by Jon Appleton and William Judd, a graduate of Dartmouth College and the Thayer School of Engineering, and is basically a sophisticated tape studio with synthesizing capability. It houses a large tape library consisting of entries in the several electronic music competitions, gifts and exchanges and works composed at Dartmouth. Formal instruction is offered to students through the Department of Music. PROGRAM WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8 Judging, Third International Electronic Music Competition - Dartmouth Electronic Music Studio, Thornton Hall. THURSDAY, APRIL 9 Judging, Third International Electronic Music Competition - Dartmouth Electronic Music Studio, Thornton Hall. FRIDAY, APRIL 10 10:00 A.M. Final Round of Judging, Third International Electronic Music Competition. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Hartman Rehearsal Hall, Hopkins Center 11 :00 A.M. - 1 :00 P.M. Registration - Fifth Annual Conference, American Society of University Composers. 0. J. Buck Lobby, Hopkins Center. 12:00 NOON Dartmouth Electronic Music Studio Tour, Thornton Hall, Room 1 Fred Haas, '73 Carl Strathmeyer, '70 1 :30 P.M. Panel: Notational Problems Moderator: Carlton Gamer, Colorado College Panelists: Earle Brown, Peabody Conservatory of Music Richard Bunger, Los Angeles, California Barney Childs, Wisconsin College Conservatory Sydney Hodkinson, University of Michigan Faulkner Recital Hall, Hopkins Center 4:30 P.M. Kiewit Computation Center Tour (The Center is located on North Main Street) Professor Robert F. Hargraves, Jr. Associate Director, Kiewit Computation Center 5:30 P.M. Cocktail Party for Members and Guests of the American Society of University Composers hosted by Dartmouth College. Alumni Hall, Hopkins Center 8:30 P.M. Concert - Richard Bunger, pianist Spaulding Auditorium PROGRAM Piece for piano and electronic sounds (1969) Olly Wilson Impromptu (1963) Claudio Spies Bagatelle (1970) Claudio Spies Seven Haiku (1951-2) John Cage :12 :181/2 :19 :10 :13 :10 1 /2 :15 1 /2 Variations #2 (1957) Richard Hoffman Grave Presto giocoso Lento assai The Perilous Night, Suite for Prepared Piano John Cage 1. .. = 176 4. • = 80 2. 92 5 .• = 92 3 .• _ 80 6 .• = 176 (or faster) INTERMISSION Music for Prince Albert (1969) Elliott Schwartz (Tape realization by David Gamper, Bowdoin Electronic Music Studio) J.D. (1969) Barney Childs Invention IC (1968) Randolph Coleman SATURDAY, APRIL 11 9:00 A.M. Dartmouth Electronic Music Studio Tour, Thornton Hall, Room 1 Fred Haas, '73 Carl Strathmeyer, '70 10:00 A.M. Professional Colloquium Moderator: Hubert S. Howe, Jr., Queens College C.U.N. Y. Panelists: Jean Eichelberger Ivey, Peabody Conservatory of music Ronald Pellegrino, Ohio State University David Rosenboom, Neurona Corporation Gerald Shapiro, Brown University Faulkner Recital Hall, Hopkins Center 12:00 NOON Dartmouth Electronic Music Studio Tour, Thornton Hall, Room 1 Fred Haas, '73 Carl Strathmeyer, '70 1 :30 P.M. Panel: Electronic Music Moderator: Jon Appleton, Dartmouth College Panelists: Problems of Judgment Frangois Bayle, Le Groupe de Recherches Musicales de /'O.R. T.F. George Wilson, University of Michigan Compositional Issues J. K. Randall, Princeton University Benjamin Boretz, Columbia University Faulkner Recital Hall, Hopkins Center 4:30 P.M. Business Meeting, American Society of University Composers. Faulkner Recital Hall, Hopkins Center 6:30 P.M. Dinner for Members ?nd Guests of the American Society of University Composers. (Tickets may be purchased at Registration or in the Music Department Office, Room 49, Hopkins Center.) Alumni Hall, Hopkins Center 8:30 P.M. Concert - Spaulding Auditorium PROGRAM Synchronisms No. 2 (1964) Mario Davidovsky (1934) Brooks Smith, flute Tom Hill, clarinet Sandra Stecher, violin Ronald Clearfield, cello Michael Egelman, tape recorder John Heiss, conductor Faculty and students, New England Conservatory of Music Times Five (1963) Earle Brown Faculty and students, New England Conservatory of Music Winner of the Dartmouth Arts Council Prize for an Outstanding Composition of Electronic Music INTERMISSION Movements for Three Flutes (1969) John Heiss (1938) John Heiss Robert Spall man Nancy Joyce Duo for Violin and Piano Seymour Shifrin Rosemary Harbison, violin Ghost Sonata From the Dartmouth Players production (1969-70) Music: Jon Appleton Choreography: Ray Cook SUNDAY, APRIL 12 10:00 A.M. Panel: New Music in the Undergraduate Music Program: The Composer-Theorist View Moderator: Randolph E. Coleman, Oberlin College Panel: George Burt, University of Michigan Fred Coulter, University of South Florida Claudio Spies, Swarthmore College Homer Keller, University of Oregon .