Wednesday, November 13, 2002
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Wednesday, November 13, 2002 |
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CCSU New Music Ensemble performs next week The Clayton College and State University New Music Ensemble will present a concert at Spivey Hall on Tuesday, Nov. 19, at 7:30 p.m. The program will include works by George Rochberg, Barney Childs, and Lukas Foss, as well as works by Clayton State faculty member, Dr. Chris Arrell, and Clayton State composition students Drew Dolan and Patrick Thompson. Also featured on the program as a special guest artist is Clayton State adjunct faculty member and pianist Lisa Leong. The New Music Ensemble is a varied mixture of musicians dedicated to playing and promoting newly composed music and the music of Clayton State composers. All works performed have been composed within the past 70 years, including works written as recently as 2002. The New Music Ensemble is directed by Dr. William Graves, acting head of the Clayton State Department of Music and an accomplished saxophonist who frequently appears in solo saxophone recitals across the United States. A proponent of new music, Graves frequently features the music of America's prominent contemporary composers in recitals. Arrell, a new addition to the Clayton State Music faculty, holds a doctor of musical arts degree from Cornell University and has received numerous composition awards. This concert is free and open to the public. For more information contact the Clayton State Department of Music at (770) 961-3609.
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