UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER COLLEGE OF MUSIC MEDIA RELEASE
Pendulum New Music
March 21, 2012   
  CU-Boulder College of Music Press ReleaseFor Immediate Release  
March 7, 2012

Event:  Pendulum New Music
Date:  Wednesday, March 21, 7:30 p.m.
Description:  Student premieres by
Denny, Ingraham, Kirchoff, Mixter, Mueller, Payne; featuring the CU Violin Studios and interactive performance of
violin studios at Carnegie Mellon, Arizona State University, and Florida State University

Program:
COLE D. INGRAHAM: "Vapor" (2012)
LEANNA KIRCHOFF: "Corro a Dio" (2012)
MARY MIXTER: "Four Arias from Ethan Frome" (2012)
MORGAN DENNEY: "
Rovescio: A String Quartet in Three Movements" (2012)
KATHRYN MUELLER: "He is Like..." (2011)
WILLIE PAYNE: "Character Wandering" (2011)

Location:  Grusin Music Hall

Admission:  Free and open to the public
Public Contact:  303-492-8008 or www.cu-pendulum.com/

PENDULUM NEW MUSIC SERIES PRESENTS SIX STUDENT PREMIERES

On Wednesday, March 21, the Pendulum New Music Series presents a concert of CU-Boulder student premieres. Cole Ingraham's large ensemble work "Vapor" opens the program with the CU-Boulder violin studios on stage, performing with violin studios from Carnegie Mellon, Arizona State University, and Florida State University by live video. The Tesla String Quartet, CU's graduate string quartet in residence, will perform Kathryn Mueller's new work "He is Like..." Also on the program are new works by Leanna Kirchoff, Mary Mixter, Morgan Denney and Willie Payne for various instrumentations including mixed ensemble with percussion and song.

The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. in Grusin Music Hall and is free and open to the public. A reception will follow. Call the CU Presents Box Office at (303) 492-8008 or visit music.colorado.edu and www.cu-pendulum.com for more information.

About Pendulum New Music
The Pendulum New Music concert series, now in its 11th season, presents the best of new music with CU faculty and students, and world-class guest artists that have included Ursula Oppens, Bang on a Can All Stars, California Ear Unit and eighth blackbird. Monthly concerts take place on Wednesdays in Grusin Music Hall, Imig Music Building, CU campus
in Boulder, with special events in the ATLAS Black Box Theatre and other venues. Directed by pianist Hsing-ay Hsu, Pendulum promotes the appreciation of new music and equips students with the necessary skills and resources for successful collaborations and commissions. Pendulum takes its name from the Colorado Centennial Foucault Pedulum at CU's Duane Physical Laboratory. The pendulum iconifies the series' spectrum of diverse aesthetics in the music of our time. For more information, visit www.cu-pendulum.com.
About the College of Music
Since its founding in 1920, the University of Colorado Boulder College of Music has earned a reputation not only for preparing students for successful careers in music, but also for providing them with an outstanding college education. The College of Music offers seven degree plans and over 23 fields of study, and its programs cover virtually all areas of music. The members of the College of Music's faculty are respected performers, composers, educators, and scholars who take a deep and lasting interest in the students of the College of Music. Internationally renowned artists such as Christopher Parkening, James Galway, and Wynton Marsalis perform and teach master classes on campus.

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