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Greetings!
It's March, which means springtime is right around the corner!
While the students complete their final exams and relax during the break, the Performance Program will pack and move locations to the newly-constructed David and Reva Logan Center for the Arts. We're jazzed to reside in this awe-inspiring epicenter of arts activity and look forward to seeing you at many of the performances slated for Fall 2012.
TWIM returns to your inbox following the ides of March with a memorable spring quarter schedule of events featuring competition winners, modern dancers, and multimedia artists!
Invocative. Interdisciplinary. Inclusive.
UChicago Dept. of Music.
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"Narrative Time and Space in the Late Works of Elliott Carter"
Music History/Theory Workshop
Come celebrate the end of the quarter with Peter Smucker (PhD Student in Music History/Theory, University of Chicago) who will present work from his dissertation proposal. This workshop contains several brief excerpts from my dissertation proposal. In the dissertation, currently titled "Narrative Time and Space in the Late Music of Elliott Carter," I plan to develop a narrative theory of atonal music, with an analytical focus on Elliott Carter's compositions after 1990. Since around 1990, Carter's compositional style primarily favors the use of a small group of specific set-classes with unique attributes. This compositional choice, and his continued development of dramatic interactions between "instrument/ characters," are markers of Carter's mature style. By using theories of narrativity and temporality, the dissertation has two primary goals. Specifically, it offers analytical accounts of Carter's late music in terms of the listener's experience of the piece. More generally, the dissertation offers a critical engagement of narrative theory with applicability to atonal music. Read more Persons who require assistance to participate fully in this event should contact Andy Greenwood at andyg@uchicago.edu in advance. | Tuesday, March 6 at 3:30 PM
Joseph Regenstein Library, Room 264
Free and open to the public
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Six World Premiere Performances
Imagination and Expertise in Composition
This workshop/recital showcases new works by the students
in Professor Augusta Read Thomas' Course 36700 Imagination and Expertise in Composition.
David Shonberg Two Images of the Green Man
Andrés Carrizo Awake, aware, awaiting
Andrew McManus The Rarer Action: A scene from Shakespeare's The Tempest
Francisco Castillo Trigueros Calavera: para la luna, testigo
Alex Stephenson Blades of Grass
Phil Taylor Waning
Ensemble: Alison Attar, harp; Julia Bentley, mezzo-soprano; Gregory Beyer, percussion; Amy Briggs, piano; Constance Volk, flute; and Austin Wulliman, violin.
| Wednesday, March 7 at 1:30 PM
Fulton Recital Hall
Free and open to the public
Reception to follow |
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"One voice, from many"
Perception and Understanding of Music Workshop
 Sarah Iker (PhD Student in Music History/Theory, University of Chicago) will present "One voice, from many: music ensembles and gestural coordination in performance". Professional musicians and members of ensembles often speak of "hitting their groove," "being in the zone," or reaching a state of "flow," when achieving successful (peak) performances. At these moments, they also speak of the ease of playing together, often in terms that indicate that they experience something akin to sharing a single mind. At such moments, when musicians might collectively create a musical line (such as a scalar passage, passed from one performer to another), it can be difficult for a listener to determine (except via visual cues) when one performer stops playing and another begins. This type of close synchronization, not only temporal, but also of musical parameters such as loudness, articulation/attack, and visual indicators (gesture/motion), may in part be explained through models such as those presented in Loehr/Palmer 2011. Read more | Wednesday, March 7 at 4:30 PM
Goodspeed Hall, Room 205
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Svetlana Krasnova, piano
Noontime Concert Series
 Svetlana Krasnova received her Master's degree in Piano Performance and D.M.A degree in collaborative piano form the Gnesin Academy of Music (Moscow, Russia). She has performed as a soloist and chamber musician in Russia, Italy, Canada and United States. While living in New York, Ms. Krasnova appeared in Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall, and she was active as a collaborative pianist in Mannes College of Music and Manhattan School of Music. She participated as a collaborative artist in a number of music festivals including Weathershield Music Festival (Vermont) and Rome Opera Festival (Italy).
Program includes: Haydn's Andante with Variations in f minor; Schumann's Novelette No. 8 in f-sharp minor, Arabesque Op.18, and Widmung (Liszt); and Verdi/Liszt's Paraphrase from Rigoletto.
| Thursday, March 8 at 12:15 PM
Fulton Recital Hall
Free and open to the public
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Harmonies on the Edge
Jazz X-tet
The Winter Quarter show will feature tunes by Roscoe Mitchell, Douglas Ewart, and Mwata Bowden. Reading scores that use visual symbols not usually found in traditional musical notation, the X-tet will coax you out of your seats and away from your comfort zones. This is jazz on the cuttin' edge...
| Thursday, March 8 at 8:00 PM
Fulton Recital Hall
Free and open to the public
Reception to follow |
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Gilbert & Sullivan's The Gondoliers
The Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company
University Chamber Orchestra
Tickets for
Gilbert & Sullivan's
The Gondoliers are
now on sale!
With songs including "I stole the Prince," "Of happiness the very pith," and "Dance a Cachuca," the blissfully confounded characters of The Gondoliers will help you discover the real King of Barataria! Più si prega | Friday, March 9 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, March 10 at 8:00 PM
Sunday, March 11 at 2:00 PM (daylight savings)
Mandel Hall
Tickets: $20 / $5 students with ID
Ticket hotline: 773.702.3427
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Baroque Performance
Master Class
Harpsichordist Jory Vinikour returns for an encore master class with UChicago students Jordan Crice, Chris Dunlap, and 2012 Concerto Competition winner Nathan Harris. | Saturday, March 10 at 2:00 PM
Fulton Recital Hall
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Music of Turkey
Middle East Music Ensemble
The Middle East Music Ensemble will perform a selection of Turkish songs and instrumental pieces ranging from Turkish folklore to classical. The selection will include songs that are widely known and beloved in this region, featuring a number of distinguished guest artists. Wanees Zarour, Director.
Sponsored by the University of Chicago Department of Music, International House Global Voices Series, and the University of Chicago Center for Middle Eastern Studies. Persons with disabilities that may need assistance should contact the Office of Programs and External Relations in advance of this program at 773.753.2274.
| Sunday, March 11 at 6:30 PM
International House, Assembly Hall
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Fulton Recital Hall 4th floor of Goodspeed Hall 1010 E. 59th Street International House 1414 E. 59th Street Joseph Regenstein Library 1100 E. 57th Street Mandel Hall 1131 E. 57th Street |
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Main Office Telephone: 773.702.8484 Fax: 773.753.0558 Goodspeed Hall 1010 E. 59th Street Chicago, IL 60637 music.uchicago.edu General Inquiries musicdept@uchicago.edu Events Hotline 773.702.8069 Ticket Hotline 773.702.9075 University of Chicago Presents 773.702.8068 5720 S. Woodlawn Ave. chicagopresents.uchicago.edu Maps and Directions maps.uchicago.edu |
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And the Winners Are...
Congratulations to the 2012 Concerto Competition Winners: violinists Zidi Chen and Samantha Fan, and pianists Nathan Harris and Paul Wang!
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"Aida" Roundtable Discussion
The Director of the Italian Cultural Institute Silvio Marchetti invites you to a roundtable discussion with Conductor Renato Palumbo and Tenor Marco Berti, moderated by Musicologist Philip Gossett. RSVP and information
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This special event features works by composers Cipriano de Rore, Carlo Gesualdo, Luzzasco Luzzaschi, and their compatriots showcasing the adventurous music which ushered in the early Baroque style of the 17th century.
Tickets and information
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The Music of More
Contempo Sponsored Event
Grammy awarding-winning ensemble eighth blackbird returns to the MCA Stage for a two-part event presented with the MCA exhibition, the language of less (then and now), that features contemporary visual art with themes of minimalism. Tickets and information
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About UsPositioned at the heart of a world-renowned academic institution, the Department of Music offers degrees in fields of musical scholarship and composition and sponsors a lively and diverse performance program that involves 15 student performance ensembles and programs in over 100+ concerts a year. Five ensembles-in-residence, the including Grammy-award winning eighth blackbird and Pacifica Quartet, and numerous professional concerts offered by University of Chicago Presents further enhance the vibrant musical life on campus. University of Chicago Music Department 1010 East 59th Street Chicago, Illinois 60637
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Attending Saturday's Gilbert & Sullivan production?
Enjoy an Italian Buffet Dinner at The Quadrangle Club before the show! Dinner is $30 per person. Non-members may pay with credit card. Call to reserve your seat as space is limited. RSVP: 773.702.7221 The Quadrangle Club is located at 1155 E. 57th Street, directly across the street from Mandel Hall. Buon appetito!
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