Program is pre-recorded in multiple locations and mediums,
and will be premiered online only.
This concert will showcase collaborative works among five
creative writing Master of Fine Arts students and four doctoral
students in music composition and theory. The noon concert will
also include music, theatre and dance students performing, as
well as music faculty. The prerecorded concert will be shown on
the Department of Music YouTube channel and available
for viewing after its premiere. This is the third year of the
collaboration.
Originally scheduled for the Spring of 2020, the concert was
delayed due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Geographies I
for Soprano and Piano
words by Jen Soong (MFA student, Creative Writing)
music by Daniel Godsil (PhD student, music
composition)
—Anushka Kulkarni, soprano (PhD student, musicology)
—Carla Bond, mezzo-soprano (PhD student, musicology)
—Kate Campbell, piano
Earrings
a Musical Drama
story by Mangai Arumugam (MFA, Creative Writing ‘20)
music by Emily Joy Sullivan (PhD student,
music composition)
lyrics by Mangai Arumugam and Emily Joy Sullivan
—Kurt Rohde, viola and Professor of Music at UC Davis
—Kate Campbell, piano and celesta
can you hear me?
words by Anna Tuchin (MFA student, Creative Writing)
music by Orkun Akyol (PhD student, music
composition)
—Sarah Miller, solo voice (PhD student, musicology)
—Orkun Akyol and Reuben de Lautour, electronics
Spaceman / Watchman
text by Sawyer Elms and Jordan Dahlen (MFA, Creative Writing)
music by Trey Makler (PhD student, music
composition)
—Leanny Muñoz, soprano (PhD student, musicology)
—Sawyer Elms, speaking role 1 (MFA, Creative Writing)
—Jordan Dahlen, speaking role 2 (MFA, Creative Writing)
—Kate Campbell, piano
Free, online only via YouTube
a Shinkoskey Noon Concert
Projeto Arcomusical, a world music sextet reimagining the
Afro-Brazilian single-string instrument called
the berimbau, will premiere pieces by five
doctoral students in composition—.
