By Jill Yesko, University Relations
Contact: (336) 334-5371
Posted 10-1-08
Due East
GREENSBORO, NC – -The fifth annual New Music Festival will feature the work of unconventional artists whose trademark is their unique sound and performance style.
The event, titled “Unimaginable Music and Unruly Artists,” will be held Tuesday through Thursday, Oct. 28-30, at the UNCG School of Music and the Weatherspoon Art Museum. The festival consists of concerts, lectures, presentations and master classes given by regional, national and international artists.
Featured guest artists this year will be percussion and flute duo Due East, featuring Erin Lesser and Greg Beyer. Their musical palette extends from multi-media and technology-driven works, to sonic experiences that call for rare, world music instruments played in combination with folksong-like vocals and narratives.
Other artists include composer and off-beat vocalist Ken Ueno, winner of the coveted Rome Prize for composers; sound-text and visual artist Michael Basinski; and Argentine composer Nora Ponte.
Legendary improvisational guitarist and Greensboro resident Eugene Chadbourne, whose highly eclectic style has influenced artists from the Mothers of Invention to John Zorn, will also perform.
The festival also includes performances by UNCG faculty members including: Mark Engebretson, Seth Ellis, Lorena Guillén, Alejandro Rutty, Steve Stusek, Inara Zandmane, and UNCG student performers.
A gala concert at the Weatherspoon Art Museum with text, sound and video improvisations will conclude the Festival.
Festival events open to the public include:
• Oct. 28: Concert featuring works of student composers from the Carolinas and beyond. 5:30 p.m., Organ Hall, School of Music. Free.
Concert featuring Due East and guest artists. 7:30 p.m., Recital Hall, School of Music.$10 public, $6 seniors, $4 students.
• Oct. 29: Concert featuring Ken Ueno with performances by John Allemeiere, Nora Ponte, Due East and others. 7:30 p.m., Recital Hall. $10 public, $6 seniors, $4 students.
• Oct. 30: Round Table Discussion with Michael Basinski, Eugene Chadbourne, Seth Ellis and UNCG musicologists. 5 p.m., Dillard Room, Weatherspoon Art Museum. Free. Reception to follow at 6 p.m., Weatherspoon Atrium.
Concluding concert featuring text, sound and video improvisation by Michael Basinski, Seth Ellis and musicians. 7 p.m., Weatherspoon Art Museum Atrium and Auditorium. Free.
Tickets are available at the UNCG Box Office, www.uncg.edu/euc/boxoffice/tickets. For the most up-to-date concert information visit www.uncg.edu/mus/NewMusicFest.
