Department of Music

presents the 2005

Region VI Conference

Thursday, Friday and Saturday, February 24, 25, 26, 2005

Conference Host: David Heuser (dheuser@utsa.edu; 210-458-5321)

Conference Schedule

This page has been updated to reflect what actually has occurred at the conference.

All concerts are in the UTSA Recital Hall. All paper presentations are in the UTSA Music Department Choral Hall

* indicates a guest performer

† indicates work is a premiere

Masterclass: 11:00am, Thursday, February 24, 2005

Lecture/Performance: Multimedia Percussion

Marc Wooldridge*, percussion, with UTSA Percussion and Composition Students

Location: Recital Hall

For UTSA Percussion and Composition Students. Open to general public.

Steve Reich (b. 1936): Clapping Music (1972) (w/ film by Jam Vafai of Andy Warhol’s 100 Cans)

Marc Wooldridge: Kaleidoscope (1988) (w/ film by Jam Vafai of Yacov Agam’s Free Standing Painting)

Marc Wooldridge :Ace (1989) (w/film by Jim Vafai of Robert Rasuchenberg’s Ace)

Marc Wooldridge: Diamond Hill (2005) (Marc Wooldridge* and Sherry Rubins, marimba)

Concert 1: 7:30pm, Thursday, February 24, 2005

Austin Jaquith (b. 1980): Prelude for Orchestra (2001)

HyeKung Lee: Réveil for Orchestra (2004) †

UTSA Orchestra, Gene Dowdy, conductor

Michael Sidney Timpson: sneaky (2004) †

UTSA Chamber Orchestra, Terence Frazor, conductor

George Tanner (b. 1979): Portrait (2000)

Kasandra Keeling, piano

Doug Davis (b. 1948): Family Portrait (2000)

Linda Poetschke, soprano; Christine Debus, piano

I. My Letter to the World (Emily Dickinson)

III. To be away (Adele Davis)

V. Alleluia (Doug Davis)

Charles Norman Mason: Three-Legged Race (2000)

Mary Ellen Goree, violin; Dan Zollars, cello; Geoffrey Waite, piano

Paul Siskind (b. 1962): Thr(e.e. cummingS)ongs (2002)

Michael Burgess, tenor; Rita Linard, flute; Matthew Hinsley, guitar

I. there is a

II. hist whist

III. it may not always be so; and i say

Sue Dellinger: Dragonfire (2000)

Peter Rubins, Drew Stephen, Oscar Perez, horn; Sherry Rubins, percussion

Concert 2: 9:30am, Friday, February 25, 2005

Sabin Levi: from Seven Meditations for Organ

Sabin Levi*, organ

movements I, VI, VII

Robert Hutchinson (b. 1970): Variations on “Giant Steps” (2004) †

Duane Hulbert*, piano

Daniel Perttu (b. 1979): Reflecting Pool (2004)

Mark Ford*, cello

Guy Vollen (b. 1973): Odell Lake (2003)

Guy Vollen*, Ron Daray*, pianists

The following work was cancelled due to illness

Trent Hanna (b. 1969): The Dorland Etudes (2001)

Trent Hanna*, piano

I. Far From the Peaceful Shore

II. Pines Whisper

III. The Santa Anna Winds

Concert 3: 1:00pm, Friday, February 25, 2005

Aaron Alon (b. 1981): Spring and Fall (2003)

Melody Rich, soprano; Ken Freudigman, cello; Geoffrey Waite, piano

Shirley Mier (b. 1966): Theme and Deviations for Band (2003)

UTSA Concert Band, Leland Sharrock, conductor

Rhodell T. Fields (b. 1968): Forest Tales (2003)

Olivia Aguayo, flute

I. The Mountain

II. The Nightingale

III. The Crawlers

IV. The Weasel

V. The Plastic Soldier

VI. Wilderness

Gary Mosse: Tequila Clarinets †

Larry Mentzer, Carlos Esparza, clarinets

Carleton Macy (1944): from Piano Reflections (1988-1992)

XI. Cadence

IV. Sehr langsam

VIII. Invention

Elizabeth Gutierrez, piano

Kirk O'Riordan (b. 1968): Dying Light (2004)

Holly O'Riordan*, piano; Andrew Rammon*, cello

Kenneth R. Benoit (b. 1952): Sonatina for Bassoon and Piano (2003) †

Rob Noble, bassoon, Geoffrey Waite, piano

I. Allegro

II. Andante

III. Allegro scherzando

Mark Francis (b. 1958): Secondary Colors (2000)

UTSA Flute Ensemble, Olivia Aguayo, conductor

Paper Session 1: 2:30pm, Friday, February 25, 2005

Greg A. Steinke: Mother Earth - A Native American View

Concert 4: 3:30pm, Friday, February 25, 2005

Timothy Kramer (b. 1959): Mosiacs (1999)

George Chave (b. 1959): Lighten Up (2004) (I. Storyteller II. Sad Clown III. Mime) †

Paul Siskind (b. 1962): The Perilous Adventures of Comet the Wonderdog (1998)

Rob Smith (b. 1968): Blue Norther (2003)

UTSA Wind Ensemble, Robert Rustowicz, conductor

Douglas Bianchi (b. 1952): Sonnet XXX: Remembrance (2002-2003)

Linda Poetschke, soprano

UTSA Wind Ensemble, Robert Rustowicz, conductor

Juan Luis de Pablo Enríquez Rohen (b. 1971): Songs of Love (2004)

Sheila López*, soprano; Alejandro Barrañón*, piano

I. The Realm of You

II. The Exponent of Breath

III. When Roses Cease to Bloom, Dear

IV. Come Slowly, Eden!

V. Let Me Not Mar that Perfect Dream

Peter Askim (b. 1971): Edge for solo bass (2002)

Peter Askim*, bass

The following piece was cancelled due to illness

Ken Metz (b. 1954): Arachne’s Dream (1989, rev. 2004)

Kellach Waddle*, bass

Concert 5: 7:30pm, Friday, February 25, 2005

Guest ensemble AURA, the New Music Ensemble of the Moores School of Music, University of Houston

Rob Smith, Director

Karim Al-Zand (b. 1970): Music Box (2004)

Karen Dickson, flute

Bryan Conger, clarinet

Linette Gordon, violin

Melisa Rose, cello

Omar Herrera, piano

Nathan Valdez, percussion

Rob Smith, conductor

Bill Ryan (b. 1968): Launch (2000)

Karen Dickson, flute

Bryan Conger, clarinet

Linette Gordon, violin

Melisa Rose, cello

Omar Herrera, piano

Nathan Valdez, percussion

Rob Smith, conductor

Dana Wilson: Howling at the Moon

Kelly Love, soprano saxophone

Robert Aguirre, alto saxophone

Holly Carlton, tenor saxophone

Seth McAdew, baritone saxophone

Tim Kramer (b. 1959): Mimetic Variations (1998)

Amanda Dusold, Kim Lamb, oboe

Bryan Conger, Jessica Smith, clarinet

Matt Menger, Jeff Taylor, horn

Frank Chambers, Kristilyn Woods, bassoon

Kevin Richardson, conductor

Intermission

HyeKyung Lee (b. 1959): Dong Dong (2004)

Kelly Love, soprano saxophone

Robert Aguirre, alto saxophone

Holly Carlton, tenor saxophone

Seth McAdew, baritone saxophone

Bill Ryan (b. 1968): Blurred (2003)

Josh Vinci, piano

Kelly Love, soprano saxophone

Valerie Vidal, Robert Aguirre, alto saxophone

Holly Carlton, tenor saxophone

Nelly Rocha, Evan Leslie, cello

Juan Garcia, double bass

Glen Ackerman, electric bass

Erich Stem (b. 1973): After Rain (2001)

Linette Gordon, violin

Evan Leslie, cello

Andy Dixon, piano

Paul Steinberg (b. 1946): A Song for Chris (1988)

Ensemble and tape

Danielle Walkenhorst, flute

Bryan Conger, clarinet

Kelly Love, soprano saxophone

Robert Aguirre, alto saxophone

Holly Carlton, baritone saxophone

Devin Collins, keyboard

Blake Taylor, percussion

Rob Smith, conductor

The following piece was cancelled:

Austin Jaquith (b. 1980): Trio (2004)

Concert 6: 1:00pm, Saturday, February 26, 2005

Guest Artist Marc Wooldridge*, percussion

Steve Reich (b. 1936): Clapping Music (1972) (w/ film by Jam Vafai of Andy Warhol’s 100 Cans)

Bruce Hamilton (b. 1966): Portals (2004)

Marc Wooldridge: Kaleidoscope (1989) (w/ film by Jam Vafai of Yacov Agam’s Free Standing Painting)

Andrew Walters (b. 1967): Suite for Guitar (2004) †

Carlo Pezzimenti*, guitar (mvts. 1-2)

Aaron Cotton*, guitar (mvt. 3)

I. Prelude

II. Siciliano

III. Tarantelle

Mike Barnett (b. 1968): Lunar Rhapsody (2003)

I. Light Without Heat

II. The Forest of Eternal Solitude

III. Desert Moon, Desert Wind

David Korevaar*, piano

Per Bloland: Graveshift (2004)

DVD

Paper Session 2: 2:30, Saturday, February 26, 2005

Stephen Lilly: Form as an Outgrowth of Timbre and Rhythm: Wesley Fuller’s Sherds of Five

Concert 7: 3:30pm, Saturday, February 26, 2005

John Stafford (b. 1978): A Session for Percussion (2002)

Alan Chan (b. 1978): metal…stone…being…cracked (2001-2002)

UTSA Percussion Ensemble, Sherry Rubins director

Melissa Maier (b. 1953): Against Hope (2002) †

Sandra Ramawy, piano

(prelude and fugue)

David Heuser (b. 1966): Going to Vermont (2003) for marimba and computer music

Marc Wooldridge*, marimba

Robert Fleisher (b. 1953): Five Songs from Carl Sandburg’s “Prairie” (2004)

Emily Truckenbrod*, soprano; William Koehler*, piano

Donivan Johnson: Lindisfarne Ground (1997) †

Kevin Richmond, piano; Sandra Ramawy & Stephanie West, bells

Clifton Callender: Canon

CD playback or MIDI piano

Richard Power (b. 1967): Terra Incognita (2004)

For 2-channel electronic playback

Daniel Adams (b. 1956): Reverberations (1999)

Eric Miculka, timpani

Concert 8: 7:30pm, Saturday, February 26, 2005

Michael Twomey: Plank (2004)

Martha Fabriqué*, shakuhachi

Jack W. Stamps (b. 1969): Speech for the president to read in case the astronauts were stranded on the moon, July 18, 1969 (2003)

UTSA Concert Choir, John Silantien, conductor

Geoffrey Waite, organ, William Sherrill, percussion, Edwardo Rios, Amanda Billerin, trumpets, James Balentine, Theremin

Phillip Schroeder (b. 1956): Lux aeterna (1997)

UTSA Concert Choir, John Silantien, conductor

Adam Cotton (b. 1979): Breaking Away (2003-2004)

Jesus Gachupin, guitar

Mark Snyder: Radio and Floyd Ave. (2002)

Rosa Vidro*, flute; Damian Sanchez*, clarinet, Tolga Ozdemir*, piano, with tape playback

Lesley Sommer (b. 1968): Five Pieces on Poems by Robert Frost (2000)

Kevin Richmond, piano

I. Acquainted with the Night

II. Secret Interlude #1

III. Design

IV. Secret Interlude #2

V. Come In

Tolga Ozdemir (b. 1975): Mesopotamia Suite (in three movements) (1996)

Tolga Ozdemir*, piano

Adam Cotton (b. 1979): Mountain Mission (2003)

UTSA Guitar Ensemble, Michael Richter, director

Frank La Rocca (b. 1951): Magnificat (2002)

UTSA Women’s Choir, Gary Mabry, conductor

Daniel R. Barnard (b. 1958): Three Short Choral Works on Texts by E. E. Cummings (2000)

UTSA Jazz Choir, Gary Mabry, conductor

Geoffrey Waite, piano

I. Everything Except

II. Night

III. Jimmie's got a Goil