Upcoming Music Department Events

Sunday, April 20, 2008

Fresno New Music Festival: Sonic Bloom
Sonic Bloom is a newly formed composer's consortium dedicated to the
promotion and performance of Central Valley composers

3:00 p.m. - Wahlberg Recital Hall
FREE Admission; Seating Limited
Clendenin Brass Quintet

7:30 p.m. - Wahlberg Recital Hall
$5.00 General; $3.00 Faculty/Staff/Seniors/Students

Fresno New Music Festival

From Thursday, April 17 to Sunday, April 20, the CSUF Music Department will be hosting the Second Annual Fresno New Music Festival, a program dedicated to the performance and composition of contemporary art music.

On Thursday, at 7:30 in the Concert Hall, will be the Fresno State Faculty
Composers Recital, featuring works by five members or former members of the music department faculty, including the premier of my new piece, Two Songs of Moonlight. The texts for these songs were written by my colleague Helene Joseph-Weil who will also sing them. She will be joined by pianist Hatem Nadim and cellist Thomas Loewenheim.

Things really heat up on Saturday, starting at 10:00 with a composition
master class featuring Professor Emeritus Jack Fortner. Dr Fortner will discuss ritual in music. This will be in lecture hall M160 in the Old Music Building. At 1:00 in the concert hall, the award winning UHS Orchestra, led by Jon Malcolm, will perform a concert of all new music.

In the Concert Hall at 3:00, the Fresno State Percussion ensemble, under the direction of Dr. Matt Darling, will display their incredible talent in an exciting array of new percussion music. At 5:00, there will be the amazing 60x60 Electroclips Show, sixty one minute electronic music pieces linked together at breathtaking speed. At 7:00, in the foyer of the New Music Building, there will be a festival-wide reception. Come out and meet the musicians and composers. To wrap up this marathon day of music, the incredible Cincinnati based Conundrum Chamber Ensemble will perform their very special repertoire of contemporary music.

Sunday is Sonic Bloom day. Sonic Bloom is an exciting new organization of composers in the Central Valley, from Davis to Bakersfield. At 11:00, in M127 in the New Music Building, Sonic Bloom will hold its General Meeting. The public is invited to come and observe. At 2:00 in the Concert Hall, there will be a pre-concert presentation. Then at 3:00, the Fresno New Music Festival proudly presents the Sonic Bloom Student Composers Recital featuring students from every member school.

All Sonic Bloom events and the Composition Master Class are free admission.

All other concerts are $8.00. Tickets can be ordered in advance at
http://www.csufresno.edu/music/

An all festival pass will be available for $15.00.