Music Now Fest 2007
Lawrence Dillon
“Music Now Fest ’07” “Music Now Fest ’07” offers threedays of concerts and programs showcasing the work of distinguished composer Lawrence Dillon, during EMU’s 15th biennial new music festival.
Wed. Feb. 21
Faculty recital
The festival opens with works by Prince, Reich, Bornfield, Resanovic, Ginastera and Iannaccone. Faculty artists include David Pierce, Willard Zirk, Garik Pedersen, John Dorsey, Kimberly Cole-Luevano, Kristy Meretta, Julie Stone, Kathryn Goodson and guest Cary Kocher. Pease, 8 p.m.
Thurs. Feb. 22
Composer convocation and welcome
Guest composer Lawrence Dillon presents “Furies and Muses: Composing in the 21st Century.” Pease, 11 a.m.
Chamber music of Lawrence Dillon
This concert features chamber music of Lawrence Dillon: Furies and Muses, Dunigan Variations, Big Brothers and Facade. Winning composition(s) in the New Chamber Works for Horn competition wil be premiered by sponsor Willard Zirk. Other participants include faculty members Daniel Foster, Diane L. Winder, David Pierce, Julie Stone, John Dorsey, Garik Pedersen and Amy Wager; students Josephine Denys and Alyson Patrash; with guests Anne Ristich, violin, Antione Hackney, viola, and Mark Kieme, saxophones. Pease, 8 p.m.
Open rehearsals
The community is invited to student ensemble rehearsals with Lawrence Dillon and the Symphony Orchestra, 1 p.m., Thurs.; Chamber Choir, 3 p.m. Thurs.; Wind Symphony, 11 a.m. Fri.; and Symphonic Band, 4 p.m. Fri. Pease, times as noted.
Fri. Feb. 23
Meet the composer
Lawrence Dillon participates in a conversational exchange with a composer’s panel and audience members about the compositional process and his life as a composer. Alexander Recital Hall, 2 p.m.
Festival finale
Music Now Fest ’07 concludes with a concert by EMU’s major performing ensembles. The program features Dillon’s Blown Away, Wind Symphony, and his award winning Amadeus ex machina, Symphony Orchestra. Other works include Ogoun Badagris by Christopher Rouse, Percussion Ensemble; Spiel by Ernst Toch, Symphonic Band; and a piece by Iannaccone, performed by the Chamber Choir. Admission: $8 adults, $4 students and seniors. Pease, 8 p.m.
