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Dartmouth students and professors, celebrated composers, and pioneers in
experimental music will perform in the 28th Annual Festival of
New Musics from Saturday, May 6 through Wednesday, May 10. The festival's
theme, "Orchestras of Sameness," refers to ensembles of like
instruments and ideas. "In the festival you will hear this idea of
sameness through string quartets, violin duets, and even in ensembles that
bring together instruments from the farthest ends of the orchestra," says
codirector Katey Blumenthal '06. "Sameness will be explored in
improvisational interaction and through electro-acoustic mediums."
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The "Orchestras of Sameness" theme was inspired by the innovative
work of the Princeton Laptop
Orchestra (PLOrk), one of the festival's guest ensembles. Founded by
Princeton Assistant Professor of Music Dan Trueman, PLOrk is an ensemble of
computer-based musical instruments that represents the cutting edge technology
of electro-acoustic music. PLOrk will perform and discuss electronic music
Saturday, May 6 at 7 p.m. in Brace Commons.
The festival is primarily organized by undergraduates. Codirector Ryan
Berger '04 says of its founding, "The festival began in part as a reaction
to student requests to include more courses devoted to music composition and
performance as opposed to music appreciation and analysis."
Marina Rosenfeld, a New York-based turntable artist, will perform with
Dartmouth students and faculty in the Festival of New Musics Feature Concert on
Tuesday, May 9 at 7 p.m. in Spaulding Auditorium. Rosenfeld's work includes
large-scale, multimedia performances with solo and ensemble compositions for
acoustic instruments, turntables, photography, and video. Koriko Umezaki, a
1993 graduate of Dartmouth's Master's Program in
Electro-Acoustic Music, will perform a piece with Rosenfeld. An instructor
of music technology at McGill University, Umezaki is currently developing
electronic music systems for performance with the shakuhachi, a traditional
Japanese bamboo flute. "It was in the past six years of the festival that
organizers began inviting guest composers to perform with Dartmouth students
and faculty," says Kui Dong,
associate professor of music and
the festival's faculty advisor. "The performances by guest composers
reflect the festival's equal focus on acoustic music, and multi-media
works."
Click here for a
detailed schedule of festival events.
By LAUREN LOTKO '06
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