Francisco Cortés-Álvarez’s Masters Thesis (Partículas en movimiento) for Orchestra and solo Flute has been programed in the XXXV Foro de Música Nueva Manuel Enríquez to be premiered next May in Mexico City.
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Natalie Williams wins the Atlanta Opera’s 24-hour Opera Project
Winner of the Atlanta Opera, 24-hour project A new opera by Natalie Williams, written in one night, is voted judges favorite at the Atlanta Opera’s 24-hour opera project in Atlanta (26 January, 2013). Music: Natalie Williams; Libretto: Vynnie Meli; Stage Direction: Matthew Ozawa.
Jacobs composers at Florida State University
Last weekend, four Jacobs composers left the frozen north to attend the Sixteenth Biennial Festival of New Music at Florida State University in Tallahassee. The festival adjudicators selected 33 pieces from over 400 submissions, including works by doctoral students Eric Lindsay (Town’s Gonna Talk, for mixed ensemble), Steven Snethkamp (Lullaby, for piano), and Ben Taylor (Leaving… Read more »
Elliott Bark composition to be performed in Finland
Elliott Bark‘s “Reminiscence” for String Orchestra will be performed by professional Finnish string orchestra “St. Michel Strings (Mikkelin kaupunginorkesteri)” at its season finale concert, May 16, in the Mikaeli concert hall (Mikkeli, Finland) under the baton of Sasha Makila.
Texu Kim receives Goethe Institut commission
Texu Kim was awarded a 5,000 Euro commission by the Goethe Institut South Korea for the Asian Composers Showcase and Concert, one of the concerts of Tongyeong International Music Festival (TIMF) in March. It will be premiered by Ensemble TIMF during the festival.
Ezra Donner winner in MTNA competition
Ezra Donner was awarded $,1500 as the Second-Place winner at the Young Artist level in the National Composition Competition of the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA). Founded in 1876, the MTNA is focused on advancing the value of music study and music making in society, and supporting the professionalism of music teachers.
Alumna Adrienne Elisha wins prestigious residency at the MacDowell Colony
Composer Adrienne Elisha (BM ’82, MM ’88) received the MacDowell Colony Residency which took place in October/November 2012. It took place in Petersborough, New Hampshire and is one of many recent artists colonies she has been accepted to recently. Read more here >>
Alumna Natalie Williams selected to participate in Atlanta Opera’s 24-hour Opera Project
Congratulations to Natalie Williams (DM ’12 Composition), who has been invited to compete in the Atlanta Opera 24-Hour Project in Atlanta from January 25-26. The competition brings together five composers paired with five librettists who write, rehearse and stage a new 10-minute opera in 24-hours. The works will be streamed live on Saturday, January 26 during the… Read more »
Associate Professor P.Q. Phan receives IU Faculty fellowship in support of new requiem
Associate Professor P.Q. Phan has received $20,000 from a new IU funding program made possible by the Mellon Innovating International Research and Teaching (MIIRT) program. The funds will be used to support his project titled “Laying the Foundation for the First Vietnamese Requiem.” More information about the MIIRT program can be learned here >
Alumna Jeeyoung Kim commisioned to write new opera for the Houston Grand Opera
Jacobs School alumna Jeeyoung Kim’s “From My Mother’s Mother” is part of Houston Grand Opera’s “Song of Houston: East + West” series of new chamber operas celebrating Houston as a crossroads of Eastern and Western cultures. HGO engaged New York-based, Korean-American composer, Jeeyoung Kim. Click here to read more about “From My Mother’s Mother” at… Read more »