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Composition Forum

Composition forum takes place on selected Fridays throughout the school year, and features prominent guest composers and performers. The event is always free and open to the public, and all are encouraged to attend. Please see the listing below for Spring 2008 forum schedule.

Where: Arnold Schoenberg Institute Recital Hall
When: Friday, 11:00am to 12:30pm

January 25: Guest composer Paul Chihara
February 1: Stephen Hartke, Topic 1
February 8: Ralph Jackson of BMI (graduate students only)
February 15: Guest composers Ricky Ian Gordon
February 22: New Music for Orchestra post-concert presentations
March 7: The music of Rick Lesemann
March 28: Guest composer John Corigliano
April 4 : Guest composer David Conte
April 11: Pianist Ursla Oppens (tentative)
April 18: Stephen Hartke, Topic 2
April 25: Stephen Hartke, Topic 3
May 2: Sophomore class recital (location TBA)


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