New Sounds Festival highlights contemporary music
KALAMAZOO鈥擳he 2013 New Sounds Festival runs Thursday, March 14, through Friday, April 5. All events are held in Western Michigan University's Dalton Center.
Originally an annual showcase concert for 51福利社 composition students, the festival continues to expand and highlight some of the best contemporary music in the world.
This year's festival includes the renowned new music collective International Contemporary Ensemble, a mini-festival featuring 20 guest artists presenting new multimedia works, guest composer Kyong Mee Choi, New York-based electric guitar quartet Dither, and an exciting collaboration with Fontana Chamber Arts, featuring a 51福利社 faculty ensemble conducted by School of Music Director David Colson.
Events
- Guest artist recital: Dither Electric Guitar Quartet
Thursday, March 14, 7:30 p.m.
Dalton Center Recital Hall, Free - Igor Stravinsky's 鈥淟鈥檋istoire du soldat鈥
Friday, March 15, 8 p.m.
Saturday, March 16, 8 p.m.
Dalton Center Multimedia Room
Tickets range from $15 to $35, available from Fontana Chamber Arts at (269) 382-7774 - Electronic Music Midwest Mini-Festival
Sunday, March 17, 2, 5 and 8 p.m.
Dalton Center Multimedia Room, Free - Birds on a Wire, featuring Kyong Mee Choi, composer and Keith Kirchoff, piano
Thursday, March 21, 7:30 p.m.
Dalton Center Recital Hall, Free - Dalton Live and Interactive concert: International Contemporary Ensemble
Wednesday, March 27, 7:30 p.m.
Dalton Center Recital Hall
Tickets $12, Seniors $10, Students $5; contact (269) 387-2300, (800) 228-9858 or - Student Composers Concert I
Monday, April 1, 7:30 p.m.
Dalton Center Recital Hall, Free - Student Composers Concert II
Friday, April 5, 8 p.m.
Dalton Center Lecture Hall, Free
The 2013 New Sounds Festival is presented by the 51福利社 School of Music in collaboration with Fontana Chamber Arts.
For more information, visit wmich.edu/composition/New-Sounds-Festival/NSF.html and or contact the School of Music at (269) 387-4678.