Wisconsin Brass Quintet, Wingra Woodwind Quintet
UW Humanities Building-Mills Hall 455 N. Park St., Madison, Wisconsin 53706
Thu, November 5 and Fri, November 6
"Celebrating Alumni Composers"
UW-Madison prize-winning alumni composers Andrew Rindfleisch, Paula Matthusen, Jeffrey Stadelman, Bill Rhoads, and Kevin Ernste return for a two-day event featuring their acoustic and electronic music.
Free Concert: Thu, November 5, Mills Hall, 7:30 PM: The Wisconsin Brass Quintet, the Wingra Woodwind Quintet, and smaller ensembles of faculty and students.
Free Concert: Fri, November 6, Mills Hall, 7:30 PM: UW Wind Ensemble performs music of alumni composers. Reception to follow.
Scott Teeple, Conductor
In early November, the UW-Madison School of Music will welcome back five graduates of the composition studio who have developed creative, multi-dimensional careers in a range of fields: acoustic and electronic composition, musicology, theory, audio production, conducting, education, concert management and administration, performance, and other fields as well. The two-day event on Nov. 5 & 6 will feature concerts of chamber music and Wind Ensemble music, symposia on marketing, publicity, and career development, and ample opportunities for conversation.
The composers include Jeffrey Stadelman (BM, 1983; MM, 1985), now associate professor of music composition at the University at Buffalo; Paula Matthusen (BM, 2001), assistant professor of music at Wesleyan University; William Rhoads (BM, 1996), vice president of marketing & communications for Orchestra of St. Luke’s in New York City; Andrew Rindfleisch (BM, 1987), professor of composition at Cleveland State University; and Kevin Ernste (BM, 1997), professor of composition at Cornell University.
Music will be performed by the Wisconsin Brass Quintet, the Wingra Woodwind Quintet, the UW Wind Ensemble, and other faculty and students. The works being performed by both faculty and students range from standard instrumentations (woodwind and brass quintets) to unusual combinations (piano, percussion, clarinet, and oboe) to solo works performed by some of our most accomplished students.
All five composers grew up in Wisconsin or Minnesota, and they provide a variety of career models, in both industry and academia, in both live and electronic music, for our student composers and performers. This may be the first time that a university music school has brought together the alumni of an academic composition program, from a period of several decades, for concerts of their music, workshops with current students, and public informational events.
Additionally: Personal Sessions with Bill Rhoads, who's moved into administration as well:
Friday 11:30 - 12:10 Marketing for Musicians - Student Activities Center, U Square
Today, savvy understanding of marketing and PR is a necessity for performers and composers. Learn the basics of building an effective communications strategy to promote and publicize your event, your career, or your new work.
Friday 12:15 - 12:55 Publishing for Composers - Student Activities Center, U Square
With power shifting from large publishing houses to individual composers, it's an exciting time to be a creative artist. Get an overview of the recent history and changes in music publishing and important guidelines on the myriad channels that exist which allow you benefit from the use of your music.
Friday around 1 PM : informal conversation with Mr. Rhoads around 1 PM at Coffee Bytes, till 1:30.