Percussion Ensemble Presents World Premiere Adler Composition
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 31, 2009) − University of Kentucky
Percussion Ensemble under the direction of James Campbell will present
the world premiere performance of "Pines Long Slept in Sunshine" composed by Christopher Adler. The concert
program will also include a period for the audience to experience the music and instruments up
close at the end of the event. The free public concert featuring Adler's work will take the
stage at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 5, in the Concert Hall of the Singletary Center for the Arts.
A noted composer, Adler's compositions encompass cross-cultural hybrid forms drawn from contemporary concert and traditional music of Thailand and Laos, algorithmic composition, and the integration of improvisation into structural composition. His works have been performed at Carnegie Hall, Chicago Symphony Center, Tanglewood, Merkin Hall, Sumida Triphony Hall in Tokyo, and at new music festivals and universities across the U.S.
A consortium of university and professional percussion ensembles throughout North America commissioned "Pines Long Slept in Sunshine," a project organized by Kyle Forsthoff, a doctoral candidate at the UK School of Music.
Other featured works on the concert program include “Warthog No. 3” for hand drums by Austin Wrinkle, John Cage’s long-lost work “Dance Music for Elfrid Ide,” “The Surface of Life” by Mark Ford, and David Heuser ‘s work for 12 percussionists, “Not Here, But There.”
For the concert's closing work for six percussionists, "Stonewave" by Rolf Wallin, the audience will be invited to come onstage for an in-the-round up-close performance.
After the concert, audience members are invited to stay for a tour and demonstration of all the percussion instruments used.
This event and composer Christopher Adler's residency are funded in part through Meet the Composer's Creative Connections programs. During his week at UK, Adler will also present two additional lectures and workshops.
For more information on the UK Percussion Ensemble concert featuring music by Christopher Adler, contact James Campbell, director of UK Percussion Studies, at (859) 257-8187.
A noted composer, Adler's compositions encompass cross-cultural hybrid forms drawn from contemporary concert and traditional music of Thailand and Laos, algorithmic composition, and the integration of improvisation into structural composition. His works have been performed at Carnegie Hall, Chicago Symphony Center, Tanglewood, Merkin Hall, Sumida Triphony Hall in Tokyo, and at new music festivals and universities across the U.S.
A consortium of university and professional percussion ensembles throughout North America commissioned "Pines Long Slept in Sunshine," a project organized by Kyle Forsthoff, a doctoral candidate at the UK School of Music.
Other featured works on the concert program include “Warthog No. 3” for hand drums by Austin Wrinkle, John Cage’s long-lost work “Dance Music for Elfrid Ide,” “The Surface of Life” by Mark Ford, and David Heuser ‘s work for 12 percussionists, “Not Here, But There.”
For the concert's closing work for six percussionists, "Stonewave" by Rolf Wallin, the audience will be invited to come onstage for an in-the-round up-close performance.
After the concert, audience members are invited to stay for a tour and demonstration of all the percussion instruments used.
This event and composer Christopher Adler's residency are funded in part through Meet the Composer's Creative Connections programs. During his week at UK, Adler will also present two additional lectures and workshops.
For more information on the UK Percussion Ensemble concert featuring music by Christopher Adler, contact James Campbell, director of UK Percussion Studies, at (859) 257-8187.