Ayanna Woods (composer, ’16) composed the music and words to the world premiere of Shift, a new film part of The Crossing Votes: 2020; a pre-election project put on by The Crossing Choir, which premiered on November 2nd, 2020. Woods was also part of a group of composers who wrote the opera, FORCE! an opera …
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Third Coast Percussion will be premiering a work by Ayanna Woods (alum 2016). The concert is at 8:30 pm at Constellation on Sunday, June 17th. Tickets can be purchased at the door with cash or by following this link. You can find more information about this event by clicking here.
2016 fresh inc alum Emma Schmiedecke, cello, and her ensemble Duo Caprice will be giving the world premiere of “To Begin Anew – Prelude for Obo and Cello” on January 26th, 2018 at the Schulich School of Music of McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The piece was commissioned in collaboration with alum Matthew Kennedy.
2016/2017 fresh inc alum Teil Buck and the Pheonix Down Trio has been focused on uniting their two passions, music and gaming! They have arranged over 100 gaming, anime and nerdy show themes to fit their ensemble, which is comprised of an oboe and two clarinets. In 2017, they performed at GDEX and CinCityCon and …
David Flowers, 2016 alum, has been producing a concert series in Evanston, IL. Its upcoming concert is on October 27th, 2017 at 7:30 pm. Details are in the flyer down below. The concert will feature a program of contemporary women composers setting texts about women and politics. The program will be presented by Joran Roulo …
Alumnus Connor Thummel (2016) is fundraising for a recital for the residents of Three Crowns Park retirement community. With a goal of $600, your donations to their cause would help them pay for the countless hours of preparing, rehearsing, and driving to and from rehearsals in their effort to share this inspiring music with the residents at …
The Madison New Music Festival, founded in 2016 by composition alum Zachary Green, is an annual, weekend-long concert series in Madison, WI that aims to strengthen the city’s cultural vitality through the celebration of contemporary works. The festival presents brand new pieces by leading and emerging composers, shares underplayed classics of the contemporary repertoire, and …
The Madison New Music Festival, founded in 2016 by composition alum Zachary Green, is an annual, weekend-long concert series in Madison, WI that aims to strengthen the city’s cultural vitality through the celebration of contemporary works. The festival presents brand new pieces by leading and emerging composers, shares underplayed classics of the contemporary repertoire, and …
2016 composition alum Matthew Kennedy has received numerous commissions with fellow fresh inc participants, including: Romanza, for solo cello – Commissioned by Fresh Inc-alum Emma Schmiedecke Until I Say ‘When’, for violin, alto saxophone, and piano – Commissioned by Fresh Inc-alum The Rogue Trio Where the Heart Is, for reed quintet – Commissioned by Fresh Inc-alum Driftwood …
Kathryn Drake (2016, violin) commissioned a new string quartet from fellow participant David Flowers (2016, composer) which was premiered at The University of Texas at Austin on 12/4/16. Listen to a recording of the performance below!
