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Graduate Composition Seminars 2004-2007

2007-08

The following composers gave seminars at Duke during the 2007-08 academic year:

Ico Bukvic
Paul Elwood
Eighth Blackbird

2006-07

The following composers gave seminars at Duke during the 2006-07 academic year:

John Zorn
James Dashow
Paul Schoenfield
Kenneth Frazelle
Jennifer Higdon

Samuel Adler
Maria Schneider
Trevor Weston

2005-06

The following composers gave seminars at Duke during the 2005-06 academic year:

Malcom Peyton (New England Conservatory)
Lee Hyla (New England Conservatory)
T. J. Anderson (Emeritus, Tufts University)
Jennifer Higdon (Curtis Institute)
Rand Steiger (University of California, San Diego)
Paul Koonce (University of Florida )
Mark Appelbaum (Stanford University)

2004-05

Lee Hoiby
The noted opera composer coached his songs in performances by Susan Dunn's students, and presented a scene from his opera Summer in Smoke.

Andrew Mark Sauerwein (Northwestern College of Iowa; Duke Ph.D., 2003)
"A Composer's Worldview: exploring innovation, authenticity, and purpose in the compositional trenches."

T. J. Anderson
T. J. Anderson discussed his opera Slip Knot and oratorio, Slavery Documents II.  Anderson was the Atlanta Symphony's Composer in Residence, and taught at Tufts for many years.  Slip Knot is a collaboration with Princeton's Yusef Komunyakaa.

Bongani Ndodana
Bongani Ndodana, a South African composer and conductor who has written works such as African Kaddishi for chorus and orchestra; Spirit of Sharpeville for soprano and cellos, and Sons of the Great Tree, an ensemble work.

Nicholas Maw
Nicholas Maw talked about his opera Sophie's Choice, premiered to great acclaim in Covent Garden. Maw's music is heard very widely in the US and Europe, and his Odyssey, recorded by Simon Rattle (EMI) was one of the best selling recent classical recordings.

Robert Beaser
Robert Beaser talked about his music theater work, Central Park, with a libretto by Terrence McNally, premiered at the New York City Opera and also featured on PBS' Great Performances. Beaser, whose compositions are widely performed, is the head of composition at Juilliard, and the Artistic Advisor to the American Composers' Orchestra.

Andy Kirshner
Andy Kirshner, from Ann Arbor, talked about his multi-media work The Museum of Life and Death.  His work brings together work in theater--he has his own company--dance, video, jazz, and all kinds of technology.

Christopher Adler (University of San Diego)
Back for a collaboration with pulsoptional,
Christopher Adler (Duke Ph.D, 1999) discussed his new work.

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