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The 2002 Walden School Concert Series

All events will be held in the Louise Shonk Kelly Recital Hall on the campus of Dublin School, Dublin, New Hampshire.

CONCERT 1: Thursday, July 4, 8:00pm

Pauline Oliveros & The Walden School Community

The 2002 Concert Series will delve into the truly original by kicking off with a "musical happening" led by the legendary composer, performer, and humanitarian, PAULINE OLIVEROS.

Ms. Oliveros' 4-day residency at The Walden School will include daily Deep Listening» workshops culminating in a unique performance of improvisatory music created by herself and the entire Walden School community.

Pauline Oliveros' life as a composer, performer and humanitarian is about opening her own and others' sensibilities in the many facets of sound. Since the 1960's she has influenced American Music profoundly through her work with improvisation, meditation, electronic music, myth and ritual. Many credit her with being the founder of present day meditative music. All of Oliveros' work emphasizes musicianship, attention strategies, and improvisational skills.

For more information about Pauline Oliveros, please visit her website at www.deeplistening.org.

CONCERT 2: Friday, July 5, 8:00 pm

The Walden School Faculty Composers

In an informal evening, affording The Walden School Faculty Composers an opportunity to introduce themselves and their music to the community and the public, Walden Faculty members will present their own music in tape format or live performances by other faculty and staff.

CONCERT 3: Friday, July 12, 8:00pm

Nansi Carroll, Soprano
Stephen Coxe, Piano

In honor of Walden's 30th Anniversary season, we welcome Junior Conservatory Alumna NANSI CARROLL and Walden alumnus STEPEHN COXE back to Dublin, to perform one of their brilliant and breathtaking concerts.

Nansi Carroll, soprano and composer, is Director of Music at the Catholic Student Center in Gainesville, Florida. Holding a Doctor of Musical Arts from the Yale University School of Music, Ms. Carroll has remained active throughout her career as a performer both in recitals and with orchestras and choral societies, most notably the New Jersey Symphony, the Boston Chorus Pro Musica and the Willis Bodine Chorale. Ms. Carroll is an alumna of the Junior Conservatory Camp, the predecessor of The Walden School, and served for several summers as a member of The Walden School faculty.

Stephen Coxe, composer and pianist, is a recipient of the Aaron Copland Award and of ASCAP, Meet the Composer, and BAEF Fellowships. A theory and composition teacher, he joined The Walden School Faculty before serving as the organization's Director from 1995-1996. Mr. Coxe is currently a faculty member in the Preparatory Department of the Peabody Conservatory and a resident faculty member at the Yellow Barn, where he directs the Putney Composition Intensive.

CONCERT 4: Friday, July 26, 8:00pm

Non sequitur

Returning to The Walden School after a highly acclaimed residency during our 2001 Season, the new music ensemble Non sequitur will conduct an exciting, interactive workshop with the community, perform one concert, work with Walden student composers as they complete their original compositions, and perform these new works over three evenings of Festival Week Composers Forums.

Non sequitur is recognized as one of the most exciting and versatile new music ensembles emerging today. Taking contemporary music as a point of departure, Non Sequitur's performances bring together works from composers such as Boulez, Mingus, Xenakis, and Zappa, and incorporate improvisation, theater, and popular and non-western music. Over their five years together, they have given over 100 U.S. and world premieres, including works by Thomas Ad¶s and Michael Torke, and have a well-respected reputation for their ability and insight in preparing new works. Non Sequitur has worked with notable composers George Tsontakis, Melinda Wagner, Bernard Rands, John Harbison, and George Crumb. A large part of their existence has been devoted to education, giving interactive workshops to students ranging from pre-school up to graduate level.

For more information about Non sequitur, please visit their website at www.nonseq.org.

Composers Forums

Works by Walden School student composers are performed by Students, Faculty, and visiting artists.

All Composers Forums are free and open to the public.

Monday, July 1, 7:30pm Composers Forum I
Monday, July 8, 7:30 pm Composers Forum II
Monday, July 15, 7:30pm Composers Forum III

Festival Week

All Festival Week events are free and open to the public.
Sunday, July 28, 7:30 pm Presentation by Arturo Salinas, Composer-in-Residence
Monday, July 29, 7:30 pm Festival Composers Forum
Tuesday, July 30, 7:30 pm Festival Composers Forum
Wednesday, July 31, 7:30 pm Festival Composers Forum

Arturo Salinas, moderator and Composer-in-Residence

Also in honor of The Walden School's 30th Anniversary Season, we are pleased to host a residency by composer, ethnomusicologist, and Junior Conservatory Alumnus, Arturo Salinas. Walden School's 2002 Composer-in-Residence will commence Festival Week by presenting his music in an informal lecture demonstration format, playing recordings and answering questions from the audience. Mr. Salinas will then be in residence for five days, attending rehearsals and working informally with Walden students. Finally, he will preside over all three evenings of Festival Week Composers' Forums, offering comments from his own experience as well as facilitating discussion among Walden's student composers, the performers, and the audience.

Arturo Salinas is equally at home composing concert music for instruments, electroacoustic and computer music, as well as music for special settings such as outdoor concerts and sound installations. His music has been enriched not only by his personal contact with Mexican Indian and other world musics, but also by his interest in soundscapes and animal sounds, spiritual practices, microtonality, ancient instruments, human languages and astronomy.

His music is performed frequently all over the world and has been recorded by such noted ensembles as the New Millennium Ensemble from New York and by the New London Chamber Choir in England. He has had numerous commissions and premieres, among them: the Mexico City Philharmonic, the Sim÷n Bolâvar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela, the New London Chamber Choir, the TCU Chorale / American Guild of Organists, the New Millennium Ensemble, NY, and the Neue Musik in Delmenhorst, Germany.

Arturo Salinas was born in Monterrey, Mexico and makes his home in Tepoztl½n, one hour south of Mexico City. He has been "Distinguished Visiting Composer in Residence" at Mills College in California and has taught at Princeton University and in Brazil. He travels worldwide for concerts, workshops, lectures and special projects.

Thursday, August 1, 3:00 pm

Classwork Demonstration
Patricia Plude, moderator
The students and faculty of The Walden School offer a demonstration of their summer's work together

Friday, August 2, 8:00 pm

The Walden School Chorus
Leo Wanenchak, director

This annual tradition concludes The Walden School Festival Week and is the culmination of a summer of music making at Walden. The Walden School Chorus, comprising students, faculty, and staff, will present its annual concert of choral music - a mix of contemporary and classical favorites. This concert will feature a new work by composer David Conte, commissioned by The Walden School in honor of its 30th Anniversary Season.

David Conte has received commissions from many of the nation's leading performing ensembles, including Chanticleer, the San Francisco Symphony Chorus, the Dayton Philharmonic and the Oakland-East Bay Symphony. He has published 30 works for a variety of media with EC Schirmer Music Company, and his music has been recorded on the Delos, Teldec and Chanticleer labels. Conte has been a professor of composition at the SF Conservatory since 1985 and has served as co-chair of the National Endowment for the Arts Choral Panel and on the faculties of Cornell University, Colgate University, and the Interlochen Center for the Arts. Dr. Conte was a Fulbright scholar in Paris, where he was one of the last students of Nadia Boulanger. He has been a guest moderator at The Walden School and has worked with many members of The Walden School community, including Leo Wanenchak, David Hogan, and Patricia Plude.