Conductor-pianist Stephen Drury will talk about the
“Concord Sonata” by Charles Ives and then perform it. The
sonata (his second) is one of the most definitive American
piano works of the 20th century; each movement is named for
leading figures of the Transcendentalism movement of the 19th
century. 2024 is coincidentally the 150th anniversary of Ives’
birth.
Student chamber ensembles, the Samba School directed by faculty
member Brian Rice, and also the Bluegrass and Old Time String
Band directed by faculty member Scott Linford will perform
works in progress.
“State of Being” is an autobiographical concert experience
for one vocalist, Emily Thorner, and electronics. It is
comprised almost entirely of commissioned works written
specifically for Emily’s unique voice by a multi-national
lineup of living composers.
Program
Garrett Mendelow: Voices of Consequence
Kaley Lane Eaton: Bad News
Max Hundelshausen: (this sentence here fills the)
AIR
Juan Diego Díaz, associate professor of music, will give a
lecture on Brazilian music in Africa as part of the UC Davis
College of Letters and Science Dean’s Faculty Fellowships Public
Talks Series. The free online talk is May 21 at 4 p.m. (PT).
The Graduate Student Ensemble (GSE) is excited to put on its
fourth annual concert. The ensemble gives music graduate
students a creative and social setting in which they can
experiment with varied instrumentation and diverse repertoire.