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Contemporary Music Group
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Formed by Chris Rutkowski in 1998, the Contemporary Music Group was an ensemble composed of faculty and students of the University of Indianapolis which often featured guest performers and one or more guest composers. Guest composers included Academy Award winner John Corigliano, Anthony Iannaccone, Takeshi Saitoh of Japan, and Grammy Award winner Jennifer Higdon. Guest performers included saxophonists Thomas Walsh and Otis Murphy of the Indiana University School of Music, the Corigliano Quartet, members of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, and saxophonist Joseph Lulloff and pianist Jun Okada of Michigan State University.
The CMG combined elements of a new music ensemble with a general performance series. Repertoire was thus drawn from a very inclusive stylistic list, incorporating Varése, Prokofiev, and Debussy as well as Crumb, Dello Joio, Copland and challenging new works of the guest composers. Recently composed works were heard in the larger context of music from all periods and styles of the 20th century. This programming philosophy attracted a large and loyal following of students and off-campus visitors, and the ensemble has received very positive press attention in the form of four and five star reviews.
A typical guest composer's residency included a wide range of activities, such as a composition master class, a public lecture, and a pre-concert talk in an interview format. Students studied a representative score of the guest composer, and student performers of the highest level were prominently featured, often performing with the guest composer or giving premiers. Concerts were jointly sponsored by the Music Department, the student chapter of the Society of Composers, Inc., and the university’s Lecture/Performance series.
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Programs
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Guest Composers (click to go to that program)
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John Corigliano
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Frank Felice
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James Beckel
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Michael Hunt
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Takeshi Saitoh
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Anthony Iannaccone
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Don Freund
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Jennifer Higdon
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Perry Goldstein
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David Heuser
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An Afternoon with John Corigliano
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Sunday, March 22, 1998 Indianapolis Art Center 3:00 PM
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John Corigliano and Chris Rutkowski
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Fantasia on an Ostinato John Corigliano Richard Ratliff, piano Three Irish Folk Song Settings Eric Small,tenor Anne Reynolds, flute Two Richard Wilbur Settings L'Invitation au Voyage A Black November Turkey Mon Choeur Paul Krasnovsky, Director String Quartet The Corigliano Quartet
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Guest Composer Frank Felice Butler University, Indianapolis
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Wednesday, October 30, 2002 Christel DeHann Fine Arts Center 7:30 PM
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Fanfare for a New Theater (1964) Igor Stravinsky (1982-1971) Wade Baker, Aaron Miller, trumpets Fanfare for St. Edmundsbury (1959) Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) Julia Fredeick, Kevin Robertson, Amy Wever, trumpets Estudios Sencillos I-VI. XI (1972) Leo Brouwer (1939-) Graham Case, guitar Elogia de la Danza (1964) Leo Brouwer Matt Hudson, guitar "The Things Our Fathers Loved" (1917) Charles Ives (1874-1954) "The Desire for Hermitage" from Op. 29 (1954) Samuel Barber (1910-1981) Aaron Carman, baritone Amy Eggleston*, piano Don Quichotte à Dulcinée (1933) Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) Matthew Byerly, baritone Amy Eggleston*, piano Assobio a Játo (The Jet Whistle) (1950) Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) Cheryl Riggle, flute Sarah Binford, cello Four Songs of Jennifer Haines (1989) Frank Felice (9:56) Mitzi Westra*, mezzo soprano Amy Eggleston*, piano from 44 Violin Duos (1933) Béla Bartók (1871-1945) III. Arabian Song IV. Ruthenian Kolomejka Daniel Darboro, violin Louis Wu, violin Violin Concerto, Op. 48 (1948) Dmitri Kabalevsky (19041987) I. Allegro molto e con brio Louis Wu, violin Claude Cymerman**, piano Dance of the Adolescent Aaron Copland (1900-1990) Nino Papava, piano Richard Ratliff*, piano
*U of I Faculty **DePauw University Faculty
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Guest Composers James Beckel and Michael Hunt
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Principal Trombonist, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
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Director, Fine Arts Society of Indianapolis
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Wednesday, October 29, 2003 Christel DeHann Fine Arts Center Public Lecture 11:00 AM Pre-concert talk 6:45 PM Concert 7:30 PM
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Prelude and Fugue No. 17 in Ab major (1998) Ron Weidberg (1953-) Amy Eggleston*, piano Sonata in D for Flute and Piano, Op. 94 (1943) Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953 Cheryl Riggle, flute Amy Eggleston*, piano Songs of Tao Michael Hunt (1945-) I. Clear of Water II. The Moment of Fullness III. The Lesson of Water (2:28) IV. The Utility of Nothing V. How to Recognize the Tao Imprint Elizabeth Hoegberg*, soprano Amy Eggleston*, piano The Glass Bead Game James Beckel (1948-) Kent Leslie**, horn Amy Eggleston*, piano Little Scherzo (1958) Karel Husa (1921-) Tomomi Ide, piano Nino Papava, piano Concertino for Two Pianos, Op. 94 Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) Nino Papava, piano Richard Ratliff*, piano
*University of Indianapolis Faculty **Special Guest Artist
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Guest Composer Takeshi Saitoh Composition Faculty, University of Miyazaki, Japan
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Wednesday, March 5, 2003 Christel DeHann Fine Arts Center Public Lecture 11 AM Pre-concert discussion 6:45 PM Concert 7:30 PM
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Chris Rutkowski leads a pre-concert panel discussion with Takeshi Saitoh and Hong Kong painter Bonnie Kwan Huo
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Density 21.5 Edgard Varése (1883-1965) Cheryl Riggle, flute Violin Concerto Samuel Barber Daniel Darbro, violin Rebecca O'Connor, piano Genius Child Ricky Ian Gordon (1956-) Fern Freelander**, soprano Amy Eggleston*, piano Trio Ernö Dohnanyi (1887-1960) Daniel Darbro, violin Levi Comstock, viola Aaron Scott,cello Troubles Rain Down Like Thorns Takeshi Saitoh (1958-) (16:06) 1. Prologue 2. I Run Away 3. A Phone Call 4. Murderous Intent Epilogue: For the Distant Future Laura Hammer, soprano Amy Eggleston*, piano Syrinx Claude Debussy (1862-1918) Cheryl Riggle, flute
*U of I Music Faculty **Special Guest Performer
AFTERGLOW CDFAC Lobby
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Guest Composer Anthony Iannaccone Composition Faculty, Eastern Michigan University
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Thursday, April 10, 2003 Christel DeHann Fine Arts Center Public Lecture 11:00 AM Pre-concert talk 6:45 PM Concert 7:30 PM
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Anthony Iannaccone leads the Concert Choir in rehearsal of his work.
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Trio for Flute, Clarinet and Piano (1979) Anthony Iannaccone (1943-) Leela Breithaupt, flute David Bellman, clarinet* Amanda Hopson, piano Divertimento (2002) Chris Rutkowski (1953-) The Ronen Chamber Ensemble Leela Breithaupt, flute David Bellman, clarinet and bass clarinet* Philip Palermo, violin* Ingrid Fischer-Bellman, cello* Richard Ratliff, piano String Quartet No. 3 (1999) Anthony Iannaccone 1. Espressivo 2. Largo 3. Con fuoco (7:23) Dean Franke, violin* Lisa Scott, violin* Susan Chan, viola Perry Scott, cello*
*Member of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
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Guest Composer Don Freund Composition Faculty, Indiana University
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Thursday, April 10, 2003
Christel DeHann Fine Arts Center
Public Lecture 2:00 PM
Pre-Concert talk 6:45 PM
Concert 7:30 PM
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Don Freund with Anthony Iannaccone land Chris Rutkkowski.
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Meditation sur un motif de Claude Debussy (1907) Zoltan Kodaly Richard Ratliff*, piano Sonata for piano, four hands (1918) Francis Poulenc Tomomi Ide, piano Richard Ratliff*, piano Spur of the Moment Don Freund (11:54) Cheryl Riggle, flute Don Freund, piano Lauda Anima Me Don Freund Vertu, from Three Poems of George Herbert Don Freund The University of Indianapolis Concert Choir Paul Krasnovsky*, Director "Image" pour flute seule, op. 38 Eugene Bozza Anne Reynolds*, flute Backyard Songs Don Freund Kathleen Hacker*, soprano Anne Reynolds*, flute Wendy Muston**, harp Skyscrapings Don Freund Thomas Walsh**, also saxophone Don Freund, piano
*University of Indianapolis Faculty **Special Guest Artist
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Guest Composer Jennifer Higdon Composition Faculty, Curtis Institute of Music
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Wednesday, November 10, 2004 Christel DeHann Fine Arts Center Pre-concert Talk, 6:45PM Concert, 7:30 PM
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Amazing Grace Jennifer Higdon The Indianapolis Flute Quintet** Suite for Piano Norman Dello Joio Mikihiro Nishioka, piano Sonata for Saxophone and Piano Bernard Heiden Dathan Echols, alto saxophone Amy Eggleston*, piano Legacy Jennifer Higdon Dean Franke*, violin Mikihiro Nishioka, piano Rapid•Fire Jennifer Higdon (5:59) Cheryl Riggle, flute
Autumn Reflections Jennifer Higdon Anne Reynolds*, flute Amy Eggleston*, piano Homage to Cowell, Cage, Crumb and Czerny Emma Lou Diemer Susan Parr*, piano Rebecca Sorley*, piano Short Stories Jennifer Higdon The Indiana Saxophone Quartet**
*University of Indianapolis Faculty **Special Guest Artist
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Guest Composer Perry Goldstein Composition Faculty, Stony Brook University
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Wednesday, March 23, 2005 Christel DeHann Fine Arts Center Public Lecture 11 AM Pre-concert Talk, 6:45PM Concert, 7:30 PM
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Fault Lines Perry Goldstein (b. 1952) Joseph Lulloff, alto saxophone Jun Okada, piano An Idyll for the Misbegotten George Crumb (b. 1929) Cheryl Riggle, amplified flute The University of Indianapolis Percussion Ensemble Blow! Perry Goldstein The Indiana Saxophone Quartet CMG Remix Pete Schmutte, Chris Rutkowski Computer and five sound sources Of Points Fluid and Fixed Perry Goldstein (15:24) Jun Okada, piano Motherless Child Variations Perry Goldstein The Indiana Saxophone Quartet
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Guest Composer David Heuser Composition Faculty, University of Texas at San Antonio
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Wednesday, March 22, 2006 Christel DeHann Fine Arts Center Public Lecture 10 AM Pre-concert Talk, 6:45PM
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Oscillations Pete Schmutte Computer Veiled Autumn Joseph Schwantner The Machine Age William Albright "Robot Drummers from Hell" Megan Horman, piano Gazebo Dances John Corigliano (b. 1938) III. Adagio Katie Abell, piano Megan Horman, piano Sonata for Flute and Piano, Op. 14 Robert Muszynski (b. 1929) III. Andante I. Allegro Deciso Cheryl Riggle, flute Amy Eggleston, piano Deep Blue Spiral David Heuser (b. 1966) Thomas Walsh, alto saxophone Thin Green Traces David Heuser I. Arcs and Arches V. Air: Fading Away Dean Franke, violin Rebecca Sorley, piano Duo Sonata for Two Bassoons Sophia Gubaidulina (b. 1931) Jeffrey McCray, bassoon Samuel Banks, bassoon O The White Towns David Heuser Brooke Fitzwater Sweets, soprano Amy Eggleston, piano Trio Russel Peck The University of Indianapolis Percussion Ensemble Paul Berns, director
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