American New Arts Festival Presents:

Society of Composers, Incorporated 36th National Conference

Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, April 18, 19, and 20, 2002

School of Music, The University of Akron

Akron, Ohio 44325

Daniel McCarthy, Host

Nikola Resanovic, Co-host

Ralph Turek, Co-host

Mark Durrand, Graduate Student Assistant

The Conference Schedule

Thursday, April 18

OPENING CONVOCATION

1:10 p.m. - Michael Daugherty, Principal Guest Composer Lecture:

“American Icons”

Guzzetta Recital Hall

Concert 1

3:00 p.m . University of Akron Student Composers Forum, Guzzetta Recital

Hall

3:20 p.m. - Art and Music Lecture/Demonstration, Folk Hall, The Meyers

School of Art

Gary Nelson, composer, electronic music

Christine Gorbach, visual artist

Concert 2

8:00 p.m. New Music For Percussion, Guzzetta Recital Hall

The University of Akron Percussion Ensemble, Larry Snider, conductor

Almost Transparent Black Jonathan Saggau

Cicadas Ulf Grahn

Flow Ronald Keith Parks

Lady Mondegreen Bangs the Can! Bruce Taub

Used Car Salesman Michael Daugherty

The Paces of Yu Art Jarvinen

Friday, April 19

Concert 3

10:00 a.m. New Music For Piano, Guzzetta Recital Hall

Playing in Chinese Sweet Dumpling Festival Tao Yu

Piano Sonata No. 2 Andrey Kasparov

Eight Preludes for the Dance James A. Jensen

Glacius Anne Deane

Fantasy Pieces Gregory J. Hutter

Velosophy David Smooke

12:00 p.m. - University of Akron Student Composers Lunch with Michael

Daugherty

Guzzetta Hall Rm. #137

12:00 p.m. - Sound Checks for Concert 4: Electroacoustic

Guzzetta Recital Hall

Concert 4

1:00 p.m. New Electroacoustic Music, Guzzetta Recital Hall

Résonances Entrelacées Jonathan Hallstrom

“. . . and so the Hole was Dug” Frank Felice

Inside the Ride Larisa Montanaro

Points of Arrival Chin-Chin Chen

Tåg till . . . James Paul Sain

alt.music.ballistix Nikola Resanovic

Concert 5

3:00 p.m. Music Music For Quintet, Sandefur Theatre

The Paragon Brass Quintet:

The Solaris Woodwind Quintet:

Brass Quintet Bruce Christian Bennett

Windows Kurt Sander

Commentaries Carleton Macy

Four Sketches Ryan Beavers

3:00-5:00 p.m. University of Akron Symphonic Band Rehearsal, Guzzetta

Recital Hall

6:00 p.m. EC/NC Business Meeting

Quaker Square Hilton: Trackside Grille Board Room

William Ryan, chair

Concert 6

8:00 p.m. New Music For Wind Ensemble, Guzzetta Recital Hall

The University of Akron Concert, Galen Karriker, conductor

The University of Akron Symphonic Band, Robert Jorgensen, conductor

Slight of Band Frank Felice

The Slow Voyage Through Night Robert Hutchinson

Proteus Rising From the Sea Jack Gallagher

Rosie the Riveter Felicia Sandler

Niagara Falls Michael Daugherty

Saturday, April 20

9:30 a.m. General Membership Meeting

Guzzetta Hall, Rm. #147

Thomas Wells, chair

Concert 7

10:30 a.m. Digital Film Makers: Guzzetta Recital Hall

Composer Gary Nelson (Oberlin College Conservatory of Music)

Christine Gorbach (Chair, Art Department, Cuyahoga Falls High School).

Concert 8

1:00 p.m. Cleveland Composers Guild Concert, The Akron Art Museum

70 E. Market St. (Between between High and Broadway)

Concert 9

3:00 p.m. Chamber Music I, Guzzetta Recital Hall

The Ohio University Dance and Chamber Ensemble

The University of Akron New Music Ensemble

Passions Ching-chu Hu

Three pieces for Clarinet and Two for Piano Paul Dickinson

Streams of Ascension Phillip Schroeder

My Aunt Gives Me a Clarinet Lesson Mark Phillips

Seven Deadly Sins Charles Argersinger

Concert 10

4:15 p.m. Chamber Music II, Guzzetta Recital Hall

The Ohio University Dance and Chamber Ensemble

The University of Akron New Music Ensemble, Daniel McCarthy, Director

Alexandra Mascolo-David, Pianist

The West Virginia University Faculty Piano Quartet

Jackie’s Song Michael Daugherty

Sinatra Shag Michael Daugherty

Time Out of Mind (12) Daniel McCarthy

Quartet for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Violoncello (2001) John Beall

6:00 p.m. - SCI Banquet, Michael Daugherty, Keynote Speaker

Cardinal Faculty Dining Room, University of Akron Student Center

Concert 11

8:00 p.m. New Music for Young Orchestras, Guzzetta Recital Hall

The Akron Symphony Youth Orchestra, Eric Benjamin, conductor

The University of Akron Symphony Orchestra, Ronn Cummings, conductor

Variation of a Theme Frederic Glesser

Such Sweet Sorrow Neil McKay

Three Portraits William Alexander

Red Cape Tango (from Metropolis) Michael Daugherty