Digitalis Concert
April 30, 2001
An exciting evening of computer music by graduate and undergraduate students working in the Virginia Center for Computer Music, many from the MUSI540 and MUSI543 courses. Some pieces will involve video, as well as a surround sound format with eight speakers encircling the audience. This multichannel audio environment represents a first for our area. In addition, there will be a computer music installation project by fourth-year Heather Strickland in the foyer of Old Cabell Hall.

Paul Lansky, "How Sound Grows Old"
April 20, 2001
Music that lives in recorded form has a peculiar problem not found in music that is usually performed live: it has the ability to grow old quickly. The composer whose works live primarily in recording must therefore engage a two pronged challenge: to compose a resistance to decay directly into the music, and to engage the listener to act as a kind of surrogate performer. This talk will focus on Lansky's attempts to deal with these problems. Paul Lansky, Professor of Music at Princeton University, has been working primarily in the field of computer music for the past thirty years. His works do not primarily focus on the search for new sounds but on an exploration of new ways of listening. His latest CD, "Ride" has just been released on Bridge Records.

Recent Events (Fall 2000):

The Electric Flute
February 9th, 2001
Renowned Flutist Patricia Spencer to perform The McIntire Department of Music presents renowned electric flutist Patricia Spencer for an exciting concert featuring the most distinguished composers of our time on Friday, February 9 at 8:15 PM in Old Cabell Hall. The program will feature the title works of her most recent CD, "Narcissus" and "Kairos," on Neuma Records. Both "Narcissus" by Thea Musgrave and "Kairos" by Judith Shatin were written expressly for Ms. Spencer. She will also perform "Over the Edge" by Eric Chasalow, "A River from the Walls", by Linda Antas, "Riding the Wind II" by Harvey Sollberger, and "Intimate Exchanges" by Arthur Kreiger. Tickets are available by calling the Cabell Hall Box Office at 924-3984.

Previous Events (Spring 2000 and Fall 1999):

Residency and Concert by the Paul Dresher Ensemble:
The Paul Dresher Ensemble, an electro-acoustic band, performed on Thursday, April 6th, at 8:15 p.m. in Old Cabell Hall at the University of Virginia. The ensemble performed "Fresh - with a Vengeance," an original program including works by artists Paul Dresher and David Lang.

In Effort of Reconciliation:
New Electronic Music Compositions by Tyler Neely, Oren Magid, and Norm Adams were performed on April 18, 2000.

Digitalis: a concert of digital music by students
Students in the McIntire Department of Music in the College of Arts and Sciences, and in the School of Architecture, presented their sound and image works. In addition to electronic music and video, the concert featured live music performances by Daniel Pinkham (cello), and Oren Magid and Eric Holloway (drumsets). The video works resulted from collaborations between computer music students in courses taught by John Gibson and Alicyn Warren, and architecture students in Earl Mark's Digital Moviemaking and Animation course.

AudioVisions:
Computer Music Videos," a program of videos by  composers at Vinegar Hill Theater, presented by the VCCM in conjunction with the Virginia Film Festival.

TechnoSonics Festival:
The VCCM celebrated Electro-Acoustic Music Week with three events.
Colloquium and Concert sponsored by the McIntire Department of Music, with guest Mari Kimura, and UVA faculty members Judith Shatin and Alicyn Warren. Special guest composer-performer Mari Kimura performs on the Zeta electronic violin.

The McIntire Department of Music also hosts a colloquium series which includes guest composers and performers active in the field of electronic music. Recent guests to UVA include composers Milton Babbitt, Insook Choi, John Chowning, Brad Garton, John Hunter, Paul Lansky, Alcides Lanza, Anne LeBaron, Scott Lindroth, Max Mathews, Pauline Oliveros, Russell Pinkston, Heinrich Taube, and Frances White; and, among performers, clarinetist F. Gerard Errante, pianist Martin Goldray, cellist Jeffrey Krieger, pianist Lynne Mackie, and clarinetist / composer Beth Wiemann.