UW News

February 23, 2011

Original student works to be performed in 'Composers Workshop' March 4

UW News

Student composers in the UW School of Music will present original works in the Composers Workshop, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 4, in Brechemin Auditorium.

Student composers perform.| School of Music photo.

Student composers perform.| School of Music photo.

The program will include:

  • Quidditas, a piece for  flute, clarinet, oboe, horn, trumpet, trombone, and euphonium by Michelle McKenzie;
  • Needle, Tracing, a series of explorations of the sonic qualities of various objects, by Abby Aresty;
  • Ontological Accelerator, a musical interpretation of the processes that occur within the Large Hadron Collider: acceleration, collision, and exploration, for two tam tams, two flutes, two violins, two cellos and two pianos, by Jason Wells;
  • 9-5, a tape piece by Perry Jones; and
  • Boję się ciebie, ślepy wierszu (…), a song set to a poem by Rafał Wojaczek for voice (by Sarah Marroquin) and piano (by Yigit Kolat).

Tickets are $5, cash or check at the door. For more information, call 206-685-8384 or visit the School of Musics website.