2012-13 Events

Guest artist recital: Iktus Percussion Quartet
Wednesday, Sept. 12, 7:30 p.m.
Dalton Center Recital Hall, charge

The Music of C. Curtis-Smith
Wednesday, Sept. 26, 7:30 p.m.
Dalton Center Recital Hall, charge

Guest artist recital: Barbara Lieurance, piano
Saturday, Oct. 6, 8 p.m.
Dalton Center Recital Hall, free
Featuring Rhapsodies by C. Curtis-Smith

University Symphonic Band
Sunday, Oct. 21, 3 p.m.
Miller Auditorium, free
Featuring works by composers Ryan George, Michael Gandolfi, and Christopher Biggs

Guest artist: Kari Johnson, piano
Tuesday, Oct. 30, 7:30 p.m.
Dalton Center Recital Hall, free
Featuring works by composers Christopher Biggs, Scott Blasco, and Ellaine Lillios

Convocation Series: Multimedia Compositions
Wednesday, Oct. 31, 1 p.m.
Dalton Center Recital Hall, free

Western Winds
Wednesday, Nov. 7, 7:30 p.m.
Dalton Center Recital Hall, charge
Featuring a premiere by composer David Colson

Public Service Announcement Improvisation
Monday, Nov. 11 at 7 p.m. on WIDR 89.1 FM
A set of structured improvisations using pre-recorded public service announcements and instruments by Aaron Garcia. Featuring Aaron Garcia, Logan Shields, Zachary Boyt, and Andrew Maxbauer.

KLOrk and Birds on a Wire
Wednesday, Nov. 14, 7:30 p.m.
Dalton Center Recital Hall, charge
Featuring premieres by composers Dan Trueman and John Griffin

Student Composers Concert I
Monday, Nov. 19, 7:30 p.m.
Dalton Center Recital Hall, free
Featuring works by student composers

Tuesday, Nov. 19 at 7 p.m.
The Union (two sets) 
Music by Neal Endicott, Bernard Walasavage, Matt Fountain, Stephen Hepp, Terry Riley, and Gordon Goodwin

New Music Concert
Tuesday, Nov. 20, 7:30 p.m.
Dalton Center Recital Hall, free
Featuring new works by student and faculty composers

Western Improv Orchestra
Friday, Nov. 22 at 7:30 p.m. in the Ballroom of the Henderson Castle
Works by local singer/songwriters and Josh Holcomb, Ryan Swank, and Michael Peterman

Student Composers Concert II
Friday, Nov. 30, 8 p.m.
Dalton Center Lecture Hall, free
Featuring works by student composers

Guest artist recital: Zodiac Trio
Wednesday, Feb. 6, 7:30 p.m.
Dalton Center Recital Hall, charge
Featuring premieres by composers David Colson, Ofer Ben-Amots, and Andrew List

Birds on a Wire
Thursday, Feb. 7, 7:30 p.m.
Dalton Center Recital Hall, free
Featuring Carl Ratner, bass-baritone, and Robert Patterson, composer

Guest artist recital: Dither Electric Guitar Quartet
Thursday, March 14, 7:30 p.m.
Dalton Center Recital Hall, free

Stravinsky's L'histoire du soldat
Friday, March 15, 8 p.m.
Saturday, March 16, 8 p.m.
Multimedia Room, charge
Presented by Fontana Chamber Arts and Western Michigan University School of Music
Part of the New Sounds Festival 2013

Electronic Music Midwest Mini-Festival
Sunday, March 17, 2, 5 and 8 p.m.
Multimedia Room, free
Part of the New Sounds Festival 2013

Western Winds concerts
Wednesday, March 20, 7:30 p.m.
Dalton Center Recital Hall, free
Featuring Premieres by Andrew List and David Colson

Birds on a Wire with Kyong Mee Choi, composer, and Keith Kirchoff, piano
Thursday, March 21, 7:30 p.m.
Dalton Center Recital Hall, free
Part of the New Sounds Festival 2013

Cataclysm in Catharsis
Saturday, March 23, noon and 8 p.m.
Dalton Center Dance Studio B, free
Featuring music by Adam Lenz and Cassandra Kaczor

David Fisher senior recital
Monday, March 25, 5 p.m.
Dalton Center Recital Hall
Featuring music by David Fisher

Guest artist recital: International Contemporary Ensemble
Wednesday, March 27, 7:30 p.m.
Dalton Center Recital Hall, charge
Part of the New Sounds Festival 2013

JJ Treadway piano recital
Saturday, March 30, 2 p.m.
Dalton Center Lecture Hall, free
Includes a work by JJ Treadway

Student Composers Concert I
Monday, April 1, 7:30 p.m.
Dalton Center Recital Hall, free
Featuring works by student composers
Part of the New Sounds Festival 2013

Student Composers Concert II
Friday, April 5, 8 p.m.
Dalton Center Lecture Hall, free
Featuring works by student composers
Part of the New Sounds Festival 2013

Senior composition recital
Sunday, April 7, 7:30 p.m.
Dalton Center Multimedia Room, free
Featuring works by Cassandra Kaczor

Joint composition and piano recital
Saturday, April 13, noon
Dalton Center Recital Hall, free
Featuring works by Stacy Busch and JJ Treadway

Senior composition recital
Sunday, April 14, 1 p.m.
Dalton Center Lecture Hall, free
Featuring works by Brian Ritzer