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SYMPOSIUM of CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN MUSIC March 31
-
April 1, 1953
Spon sored
Mosic,
The School of
by
Illinois
lesleyan
University
++++ For a culture
to be c reative musically,
lationship between composer, exists as a means t hei r audience.
brid ging
of
T he
the gap between
hea r i n g
and the interchange of
there must
be a close re
performer and listener.
of
This Symposium
today' s c omposers and
represent a t i v e
contemporary works
ideas aim for the encouragemen t of
ac t ive par
ticipation in the creative currents of our time. Two
prominent American
Anthony Donato of bor,
Illinois,
Works of these men,
Michigan.
c omposers of
composers are guests of
Evanston,
Illinois Wesleyan,
and Mr.
the
symposium:
Homer Keller of
D r.
Ann Ar
plus those by faculty and st udent
form the basis of
the Symposium.
++++ TUESDAY, (All sessions will
10:00 a.m.
1.
-
take
auditorium.)
Program of Student Compositions.
C ho ra le -P re l u de on
.. Di rge"
"C hrist
1st Erstanden"---Robert Anderson
organist
(She11ey) - - -Oiane Suter
Darby Smith,
3.
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place in Presser H all
Robert Anderson,
2.
MARCH
James Kuchan,
sopr ano;
piano
.. Reprise" .. The End"
(Langston Hughes)---Warren Birkett
Roger Coventry,
tenor;
Ann Rothschild,
piano
4.
Two Pi eces for Flute and Piano---Robert Anderson
5.
Piano Sonatina
6.
.. Dressed Up"
Jean Wideroe,
flute;
Diane suter,
piano
Robert Manahan, Ted Chase,
After the 216,
on que s t i o n s
program,
piano
(Langston Hu ghes)---Warren Birkett
.. Trumpet PI ayer"
in Ro om
Robert Anderson,
(three movements)---Diane Suter
tenor;
Charles Gaines,
piano;
trumpet
Dr.
Donato
for a cri tique
will be in
of student work,
of contemporary
techniques
Room
24,
and for
and
and open
p u r pos es.
Mr. Keller disc ussion
2:00 p. m.
- sonata for Organ---Homer Keller Robert Anderson,
organist.
Analysis by the composer.
8:15 p.m.
- Concert of Conte mporary American Music
1.
.. The Temptation of Christ"---Lloyd Pfautsch
2.
.. The Last Supper"- --Anthony Donato Illinois Wesleyan Collegiate Choir Lloyd Pfautsch,
'e .um
3.
Allegro.
md
�r-
Andante.
C arl P etkoff,
�ks
4.
Sonata No.
flute;
5.
Slow and nostalgic .
Mancinelli,
viol in;
piano
DODato
Past with audacity.
Frank Bohnhorst,
piano
Quartet for Brass---Homer Keller Allegro.
�nt
Lento.
Ted Chase, Lee York,
6.
Frank Bohnhorst,
2 for Violin and Piano---Anthony
Mario lr
(first performance)
All egro
Fast and flowing. Dr.
conductor
Sonata for Flute and Piano---Homer Keller
Scenes from
Allegretto.
1st trumpet; horn;
Allegro.
Jean
Maplethorpe,
Robert Joiner,
2d trumpet;
trombone
.. The Promised Land"---Frank
Bohnhorst
(first performance) Cast Zack Caverly---Francis Barnard Elihu Gest---Robert Manahan Azariah James---Daniel Spreckelmeyer Lem Stephens---William Walker Cornelia Gest---Darby Smith Illinois Wesleyan Collegiate Choir Charles Gaines and Vernon Kliewer,
pianists
Scenes 1.
Prelude and Opening Conversation from Scene
I
2.
Cornelia's Monologue from Scene III
3.
Elihu's
4.
Funeral Sermon and Choral Finale from Scene IV
"Fire" Aria from Scene IV
(A brief synopsis of the opera is given on an appended sheet. )
++++ WEDNESDAY,
10: 00 ler lon
a. m .
- Convocation:
The LaSalle String
Five Pi eces for String Quartet Angry.
Dreamy.
APRIL
Quartet of Colorado College
(1951)---Robert Mann
Sus pe nded.
"Primer for Critics"
1
F antastic.
Theme and Variations:
Robert Mann is first violinist in the Juilliard Quartet. Pieces were com posed in the summer of 1951.
The Five
The composer's comments
are as follows: .. The first piece is dedicated to the cellist. down
(if any)
is a
duet
He can let his hair The second piece
and indulge in dreams of savage glory.
for
the middle voices.
violin to express his
profound
The third
piece allows
insight into the
music.
the
first
Th e fou rt h
piece is a second violinist's nightmare w ith the other three voices " man. Titles of the sections in the fifth piece are:
playing straight
Meat and Potato Theme variation I:
Mature Style
Variation II:
Gallic St y le N ew World Contemporary
variat ion III: Variation IV:
Old World Contemporary Immature Style
Variat ion V:
Walter Levin, Kamnitzer, 1 2: 00
noon - Luncheon:
1st violin;
viola;
Henry Meyer,
Richard Kapuscinski,
Memorial Center Cafeteria.
2d violin;
Peter
cello
Faculty members and
Symposium guests 2:00 p.m. - Str ing Quartet No. 3---Anthony Donato The LaSalle String Quartet. Analysis by the composer.
++++ ANNOUNCEMENTS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Your attention is called Wesleyan graduates,
done
to an exhibit of painting by
when t hey were seniors in the
These hang in the Main Lounge at of such artists as
Philip
Guston
Memorial Center,
Illinois
School
of Art.
together with works
and Everett Spru ce.
We acknowledge with gratitude the assistance of the following persons and gro ups: Mr. Herschel Cline for the cover design. Miss Constance Ferguson and the cafeteria staff for the
lunchÂ
eon arrangeme nts. Delta Omicron,
Phi Mu Alpha and Sigma Alpha
Iota
for ushering
at the various events. All of the composers and performers whose common efforts the Symp osium possible.
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made