NOW MUSIC Festival 2009 @ Capital University
Tony Zilincik, Director
| Tuesday, February 10 | Student Performers, featuring the Capital University MIDI Band and Ensemble NOW
| 8:00 PM Huntington Recital Hall |
Wednesday, February 11
| Capital Composers and Friends, featuring works by Mark Lochstampfor, Thomas Ryan, Tony Zilincik, and Marilyn Shrude | 8:00 PM Huntington Recital Hall
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Thursday, February 12
| Guest Artist Recital, featuring composer Marilyn Shrude and saxophonist John Sampen
| 8:00 PM Huntington Recital Hall
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Friday, February 13
| Students of the Craft, featuring Capital University Student Composers
| 10:00 AM Mees Auditorium
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| Friday, February 13 | Music for Silent Films, featuring Stan Smith and Friends
| 8:00 PM Huntington Recital Hal |
More about the NOW MUSIC Festival:
Why "NOW?"
The festival's name indicates an emphasis on music being composed now—that is, within the last ten years. Many works are premiered each year during the festival concert series.
Much of this year's music will receive its world premiere or, at the very least, its American or Ohio premiere.
What is the Festival's history?
From the early '60s to the mid '70s Capital's Conservatory of Music hosted a number of contemporary composers and played their compositions during a contemporary music festival organized by the Conservatory Dean, Mark Meyers.
In the early '80s, Timothy E. Swinehart joined the faculty and featured guest composer/conductors annually with the Wind Symphony and Chamber Winds. In 1986 composer Rocky J. Reuter joined the faculty, and in 1987 he founded the NOW MUSIC Festival.
What happens during NOW week?
Most years, the NOW Festival brings international, national, and regional composers, conductors, and guest ensembles and chamber and solo performers to Central Ohio.
Through festival activities, such as concerts, lectures, and workshops, the role of music in contemporary society is explored and discussed. The concert series is eclectic in nature, covering a diverse range of compositional and performance styles. The result is exposure and education for the entire community.
Who have past Festival Composers-in-Residence been?
- Karel Husa
- Libby Larsen
- Eric Whitacre
- Eric Ewazen
- Elliot Schwartz
- Michael Schelle
- Elliot Del Borgo
- James Curnow
- Fisher Tull
- W. Francis McBeth
- Anthony Iannaccone
- David R. Holsinger
- Marilyn Shrude
- Joseph Koykkar
- Béla Faragó
- Jackie Dempsey
- Graham Fitkin
- William Jentzsch
- Ingram Marshall
- William Dougherty
- Dean Roush
- Howard Fredrics
- Thomas Flaherty
- Günter "Baby" Sommer
- Tim Davies
And too many guest performers to print here.