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