MFA in Music Composition Schedule
Schedule for Monday, August 1, 2016
| Breakfast | 7:30 – 8:30 am | Dewey Café |
| Welcome Meeting | 9 – 9:30 am | College Hall Chapel |
| New Student Orientation & Returning Group Meetings | 9:45 – 10:45 am | College Hall (various rooms) |
| “Coherence in Edgard Varese’s Poeme électronique” – presentation by faculty member John Mallia | 11 am – 12:15 pm | Noble Lounge |
| Lunch | 12:15 – 1:15 pm | Dewey Café |
| Workshops by faculty: “Motivic Development” (Jonathan Bailey Holland) and “Moondog” (Andy Jaffe) | 1:15 – 2:15 pm | Noble Lounge and Noble Conference Room |
| Master Classes | 2:30 – 3:30 pm | Noble Hall (various rooms) |
| “Birdsongs and the Composers Who Use Them” – presentation by faculty member Diane Moser | 3:45 – 5 pm | Noble Lounge |
| Dinner | 5:15 – 6:15 pm | Dewey Café |
| Study Exploration | 6:30 – 7:45 pm | Noble Hall (various rooms) |
| Film Music Festival | 8 pm | Noble Lounge |
Schedule for Wednesday, August 3, 2016
| Breakfast | 7:30 – 8:30 am | Dewey Café |
| Master Classes | 9 – 10 am | Noble Hall (various rooms) |
| Chorus Workshop Feedback Session | 10:15 – 11:15 am | College Hall 206 |
| Lunch | 12 – 1 pm | Dewey Café |
| “Not Defining 21st Century Music” – presentation by guest composer Frank Oteri | 1:15 – 2:30 pm | Noble Lounge |
| “Continuing a Musical Idea” – presentation by faculty member Michael Early | 2:45 – 4 pm | Noble Lounge |
| Study Exploration | 4:15 – 5:15 pm | Noble Hall (various rooms) |
| Dinner | 5:30 – 6:30 pm | Dewey Café |
| Master Classes | 6:45 – 7:45 pm | Noble Hall (various rooms) |
| Ensemble Performance – String Quartet | 8 pm | College Hall Chapel |