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> Composer's Voice: One Enchanted Afternoon - January 13, 2013	

ANNOUNCEMENTS	

> LISTEN: An inteview about 60x60 on Around and About Chattanooga at WUTC



> RESULTS: Selections for Fifteen Minutes of Fame with Stephen Porter -

Re-Imagining Debussy 	

> POSTCARD: OOO to the Rescue	

CALENDAR OF UPCOMMING VOX NOVUS EVENTS	
OPPORTUNITIES	

> Fifteen Minutes of Fame - call for scores	

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Composer's Voice: One Enchanted Afternoon 


It's always a pleasure to spend an hour or so at Composer's Voice, a
biweekly concertheld at Jan Hus Church. With life as frenetic and
inescapable as ever, devoting an hourto drinking in the talents of live
musicians playing innovative works by living composersoperates as a
much-needed elixir for the human spirit. 

Sometimes, you even get to witness magic. 

That's what happened on Sunday, January 13th. 

Dr. Jasmin Bey Cowin, a German born harpist, curated an enchanting 15
Minutes of Fame. Usually acting as a musical grab bag showcasing the
player'staste and dexterity, Cowin takes her program a step further.
Inspired by JuanMaria Solare'sdarkly pensive White Horse Falling Asleep, she
structures her fifteen minutes to invoke G.K.Chesterton's "The Ballad of the
White Horse," one of the last epic poems. Written in 1911,the stanzas relate
the legend of the Saxon King, Alfred the Great. Cowin takes portionsof the
poem and knits each of the musical selections into the text. 

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Cowin's thoughtful approach proves to be transcendent. Many of the pieces
are spare and meditative, the silences just as instructive as the notes
played. Cowin's playing-deliberate but never pedantic-results in an Elysian
experience; the pieces cast aspell, lifting you to the White Horse Vale
where King Alfred plucks his harp. 

Certain selections conjure the exterior environment from Chesterton's poem.
Aaron Fryklund's Frost, second on the program, ripples with aural shards
that sparkle momentarily, and then disappear into the ether. The First
Snowflake, composed by Ehsan Saboohi, flurries gently before a surprise
midsection of dramatic abrasion. Others bewitch with their invocation of the
text. Jashiin's L'instableregne highlights the line "Tales that tumble and
tales that trick..the world is not stable around the White Horse" with
splashes of crystalline brightness tempered by somber admonitions. The last
piece, the luminously enchanting Instrument de Paix by Anthony W. Randolph
marries the symbolism of White Horse with that of the harp: they are both
mechanisms of peace and accord. 

If Cowin's 15 Minutes of Fame is an exercise in thoughtful introspection,
then Yuri Boguinia's two pieces-Nox Aeterna and A Minor Prayer-travail in
the realm of volatileand grandiose externality. Acting as a physical force,
Boguinia's music assaults and pummels you, bruising your spirit into
submission. 

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Constructed for piano, French horn, and violin, Nox Aeterna - performed by
the impossibly young and composed trio of Vladislav Boguinia, Trevor
Nuckels, and Mariam Machaidze - highlights a pervasive antagonistic
insistence, which heaps smacking and clawing strata, one on top of another.
When the pounding intensity, created masterfully through swellings of
dynamics and tempo, finally erupts into splinters of melancholia, Boguinia
begins the process again. While only half a dozen minutes, Nox Aeterna feels
like an epic peregrination through Dante's layers of hell. 

A Minor Prayer, played by pianist Vladislav Boguinia, is another piece that
refuses to beignored. While less contentious than Nox Aeterna, it blows like
a tempest, traversingin vertiginous highs and lachrymose lows. A solitary
note whispering becomes a torrent; stridency thumps and streams, refusing to
be ignored. 

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15 Minutes of Fame also features beguiling compositions by Seth Custer,
Salim Dada, Marissa DiPronio, Pat Duke, Stanley Hoffman, Pamela J. Marshall,
Alyssa Reit, James Sebring, Cardamom Stern, and Kezia Yap. 

Bill Douglas' sprightly Trio for Flute, Clarinet, and Bassoon played by the
appealing Bella Winds; ABEL-chocolate hued with jazzy asides-composed and
performed Fima Chupakhin; and Claudio Montero's Evocaciones, a parting
benediction, rendered by Cowin round out this uniquely moving Composer's
Voice program. 

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OOO to the Rescue

 The OOO to the Rescue
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In August of 1970, the Keyboard Division of the North American Minimalist
Society published a manifesto that declared war on pipe organs, claiming
they were "disproportionately large for the amount of musical gratification
[they] produced." Its militant members immediately began to "downsize"
organs by stealing their pipes. From Philadelphia (Wanamaker's) to London
(Royal Albert Hall), from Australia (Sydney Town Hall), to New York (St.
Bartholomew's), pipe organs suffered losses ranging from a single vox humana
pipe to entire ranks of diapasons. Eventually, the Oregon Organ
Organization, an elite anti-keyboard terrorist guild, infiltrated the
NAMS/KD and brought them to justice, no matter the swiped pipes were not in
their possession at the time. But that little legal lapse was soon rectified
when a Pringler Water Ski Company buyer visited Society headquarters - now
covertly staffed by the OOO - and requested a re-supply of its increasingly
in-demand product. Faced with a lengthy fine for trafficking in stolen
goods, Pringler coughed up a robust customer list. Eventually, the organs
got their pipes back. All except for two. So if you recognize the young
skier in the photo (Pringler thinks her name was Dinklaker), please contact
your local chapter of the OOO. Reward. 
 <http://www.davidgunn.org> - David Gunn - www.davidgunn.org 



Calendar 

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Announcements 



Selections for the 
Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame: Stephen Porter
Re-Imagining Debussy 

  <http://www.voxnovus.com/img/Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame_logo-250.jpg> 

After receiving many submissions from around the globe, we are proud to
announce the composers selected for Fifteen Minutes of Fame with Stephen
Porter. 

The composers selected include: 
Anna Aidinian, Erik Branch, Remigio Coco, Cindi Hsu, Giuseppe Lupis, Steven
Markowitz, Serban Nichifor, James Soe Nyun, D. Peters, P. M. Reilich, Juan
Maria Solare, Aurelio Scotto, Jose Jesus de Azevedo Souza, Anne-Marie
Turcotte, and Darren Wirth 

You can find more out at:
 <http://www.voxnovus.com/15_Minutes_of_Fame/featuring/Stephen_Porter/>
http://www.voxnovus.com/15_Minutes_of_Fame/featuring/Stephen_Porter/ 



LISTEN 
60x60 at UTC 


Take a listen to 60x60 presenter Jonathan McNair being interviewed by Rabbit
Zielke on Around and About Chattanooga, WUTC about the upcomming 60x60 video
being performed at Roland Hayes Concert Hall in Chattanooga, Tennessee on
Monday, January 28, 2013 8:30 pm 

You can Listen to the interview here:
http://wutc.org/post/60x60-utc 

  <http://www.voxnovus.com/img/60x60_Video_2012_Presenters_Mix.jpg> 

Imagine: 60 miniature musical compositions, lasting no more than one minute
each, created by musicians from around the world, presented back-to-back in
a seamless one-hour event, enhanced with artistic video-this is "60 x 60."
60 x 60 is an electro-acoustic music event hosted and coordinated by UTC
professor and composer Jonathan McNair, on Monday, January 28 at 7:30 p.m.,
in the Roland Hayes Concert Hall of the UTC Fine Arts Center. This concert
is free and open to the public. This event is presented with the support of
the Ruth Holmberg Chair in American Music at UTC, and the UTC Department of
Music. 


Opportunities 

 Fifteen Minutes of Fame
<http://www.voxnovus.com/img/Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame_logo-250.jpg> 



Fifteen Minutes of Fame 

CALL FOR WORKS


Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame: Occupy Cello 
with Craig Hultgren 


Deadline March 1, 2013

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Vox Novus is calling for one-minute pieces for cello solo composed for
Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame with Craig Hultgren to be performed Sunday, May 19,
2013 for the Composer's Voice concert series at the Jan Hus Church in New
York City. Another performance will also be presented in Birmingham,
Alabama. The one-minute pieces are to be written specifically for this
project, which will be performed by Craig Hultgren. The theme for this
Fifteen Minutes of Fame is Occupy Cello - Upsetting the Musical Status Quo
For acoustic solo cello Criteria for selection: Playable forward-looking
concepts that challenge the traditional role of the instrument Resource for
contemporary cello techniques 

 <http://www.voxnovus.com/15_Minutes_of_Fame/calls/#13-03-01> Click here for
more details 
 Composer's Site <http://www.voxnovus.com/img/Composers_Site_logo-250.jpg>


CoMA Limerick call for scores 2013 

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 12:50 PM PST

Web site: 
http://www.facebook.com/comalimerick 
Expiration of Opportunity: 
Fri, 2013-02-08 

To celebrate their fifth birthday CoMA Limerick invite composers to submit
pieces to be considered for performance at the Hunt Museum, Limerick on the
28th April 2013. 

Pieces will also be considered for future performances by CoMA Limerick.
CoMA Limerick are a contemporary chamber ensemble based in Ireland. Founded
in 2008 they are currently ensemble in residence at the Hunt Museum,
Limerick. You can hear excerpts from a previous performance on their
facebook site.

Published date: 
2 Jan 2013 

read more <http://composerssite.com/content/coma-limerick-call-scores-2013> 

 
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Copland House announces CULTIVATE 2013 

Posted: 29 Dec 2012 06:15 AM PST

Web site: 
http://www.coplandhouse.org/composers/cultivate/ 
Expiration of Opportunity: 
Fri, 2013-02-08 
Entry Fee: 
0.00 

Copland House announces CULTIVATE 2013, its new, annual, intensive creative
workshop and mentoring program for American composers in the initial stages
of their professional careers. Six Fellowships are awarded to young American
citizens or permanent residents in the earliest stage of their professional
careers, to participate in this weeklong emerging composers, institute,
which takes place June 3-10, 2013 at Aaron Copland,s National Historic
Landmark home and at the historic Merestead estate, near New York City.

Published date: 
29 Dec 2012 

read more
<http://composerssite.com/content/copland-house-announces-cultivate-2013> 

 
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Musical Metacreation Weekend 

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 03:55 AM PST

Web site: 
http://www.metacreation.net/mumewe2013/index.php?pg=cfp 
Expiration of Opportunity: 
Fri, 2013-02-08 
Entry Fee: 
0.00 

Call for Participation
Musical Metacreation Weekend (MUME-WE-2013)
Held at the Sydney Design Lab - June 14th-16th, 2013.
Introduction

Musical Metacreation is a forum for the emerging community of people making
software that autonomously generates music. It engages with science, design,
technology, philosophy, culture and aesthetics. Following the 1st
International Workshop on Musical Metacreation of October 2012 (MUME 2012),
we are happy to announce MUME-WE-2013 in Sydney, a weekend of concerts,
installations, panels, demos and other music listening.

Published date: 
20 Dec 2012 

read more <http://composerssite.com/content/musical-metacreation-weekend> 

 
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Pianist Corey Hamm and Washington Composers Forum announce a call for scores


Posted: 27 Dec 2012 10:23 AM PST

Web site: 
http://www.washingtoncomposersforum.org/calls-for-scores/corey-hamm 
Expiration of Opportunity: 
Fri, 2013-02-08 
Entry Fee: 
0.00 

Pianist Corey Hamm and Washington Composers Forum announce a call for scores
for performance on March 30, 2013 in Seattle. Pieces should be under 10
minutes, scored for piano solo. The winning composer will receive a
performance of the piece and a recording of the performance.

The call is open to the general public. Composers may submit multiple scores
for solo piano. The performer will adjudicate the call, and may choose not
to perform any of the submissions. Submissions must be received by February
8, 2013. Results will be announced February 25, 2013.

Published date: 
27 Dec 2012 

read more
<http://composerssite.com/content/pianist-corey-hamm-and-washington-composer
s-forum-announce-call-scores> 

 
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