RED NOTE New Music Festival Upcoming Events
The 2011 RED NOTE New Music Festival will take place from March 14th to 17th on the campus of Illinois State University. All events will be held in Kemp Recital Hall, unless otherwise noted.
Monday, March 14th, 8:00 p.m.
CONCERT I - "Funny Music" - Featuring ISU faculty and students performing humorous works by Luciano Berio, Derek Bermel, William Bolcom, and others. In addition, this concert will feature the winning composition in the RED NOTE New Music Festival Composition Competition, Peiying Yuan's magical work "Garapan."
Tuesday, March 15th, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Percussion masterclass with Greg Beyer of Due East. At 3:00 p.m. Dr. Beyer will also give an ethnomusicological lecture-demonstration on the unique Brazilian instrument the berimbau. (Held in the Percussion Room, Cook Hall 103)
Tuesday, March 15th, 8:00 p.m.
CONCERT II - "Simultaneous Worlds I" - Featuring Due East, a flute/percussion duo based in DeKalb, IL, and New York, NY, performing new music for their ensemble, including that of Illinois State faculty composer Carl Schimmel.
Wednesday, March 16th, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Flute masterclass with Erin Lesser of Due East.
Wednesday, March 16th, 8:00 p.m.
CONCERT III - "Visual Music" Groundbreaking electroacoustic music and video by an international group of composers and artists, including Jarosaw Kapuscinski and Bret Battey.
Thursday, March 17th, 8:00 p.m.
CONCERT IV - "Simultaneous Worlds II" - Former faculty member and virtuoso performer David Feurzeig returns to campus to present a concert of genre-blending piano music.
All events are free and open to the public and will be held in Centennial East's Kemp Recital Hall on the campus of Illinois State University unless otherwise indicated.
