Contemporary Music Festival

Percussion Ensemble

The Percussion Ensemble, under the direction of John Lane, is a featuredperforming group for the annual Contemporary Music Festival. It is duringthis festival that the ensemble will perform new and commissioned works.

Other Performers and Lecturers Include

The Raven Brass Quintet
http://www.myspace.com/ravenbrass
Dr. Stuart W. Gerber
http://www.music.gsu.edu/directory.aspx?Id=105

Spring 2008 Schedule (April 16-19, 2008)

Building Legend:
MUS = School of Music
RH = Recital Hall - Google Maps
KA = Killinger Auditorium in Criminal Justice Center - Google Maps
FUMC = First United Methodist Church - Google Maps
Austin Hall - Google Maps
The Stardust Lounge - Google Maps
Wednesday, April 16th
8:00AM RH
Lecture by Justin Merritt
9:00AM RH
Lecture and Composition by Marty Regan
10:30AM RH
Compositions by Blessinger, Dzubay, Nagao, Saunders, Weston, Wray, and Yip
2:30PM RH
Dzubay Masterclass - David Dzubay will work with and critique selected SHSU composition student's works. (Open to the public.)
4:30PM FUMC
Organ Recital by Jay Whatley
Compositions by Benoit, Brooks, Chaudoir, Gullickson, and Kramer
Thursday, April 17th
10:00AM RH
Lecture by Featured Guest Composer David Dzubay
1:30PM RH
Compositions by Crabtree, Dickinson, Dzubay, Eckert, Hanna, Hui, Johnson, Trawick, Variego, Waters, and Zajicek
Including performances by the SHSU Concert Choir, the SHSU Women's Chorus, and the SHSU Flute Choir
3:30PM MUS 205
SCI Business Meeting
4:30PM KA
Electronic Music Concert
Compositions by Akins, Callender, Choi, Davies, Dzubay, Greene, Hoose, Post, Power, Wang, and Welch
7:30PM KA
Ars Perpetua - SHSU Student Composers
Compositions by Carr, Cooke, Demny, Gregory, Jones, Latham, Lawrence, Rodriguez, and Wilson
Reception at School of Music following the concert
Friday, April 18th
10:30AM RH
Compositions by Bahr, Dzubay, Fleisher, Kreck, Michelson, Post, Sovkoplas, and Stace
2:30PM RH
Compositions by Clay, Crowley, Dzubay, Gottschalk, Harding, Omiccioli, and Shafel
Including performance by SHSU Sax Quartet
4:30PM RH
Compositions by Bartholomew, Blessinger, Bryson, Chave, Dzubay, Gooch, Hendrix, and Ryan-Hirst
Including performances by Raven Brass
7:30PM KA
Wind Ensemble Concert, Matthew McInturf, conductor
Compositions by Adams, Crowley, Dzubay, and Kindred
Reception at Stardust Lounge (Google Maps) following the concert
Saturday, April 19th
8:30AM
Private composition lessons for SHSU students with David Dzubay
10:30AM KA
Compositions by Dzubay, Honour, Hu, Jeffords, Nass, and Swilley
Including performance by Intersection, Brian Herrington, conductor
12:30PM RH
Stuart Gerber Percussion Clinic
2:30PM KA
Compositions by Chang, Dal Porto, Dzubay, Harbin, and Willis
4:30PM RH
Faculty and Featured Guest Artist Percussion Recital
Brandon Bell, Stuart Gerber, and John Lane
Compositions by Andersson, Babel, Garland, Hindman, and Stockhausen
7:30PM RH
SHSU Percussion Ensemble, John Lane, conductor
Compositions by Garland, Kotch, Reich, and Traxler
Reception at Austin Hall following the concert