The New Sounds Festival, originally an annual showcase concert for WMU composition students, has expanded to highlight some of the best contemporary music in the world. Last year's festival featured the genre-bending, 20-member new music ensemble, Alarm Will Sound; the Kalamazoo premiere of a newly commissioned Philip Glass violin sonata; WMU’s new music ensemble, Birds on a Wire, premiering a new work by Chicago composer Max Duykers; and two multimedia concerts featuring live electronics and projected visuals. The schedule for 2013's Festival is below. Information on the concerts can be obtained by calling (269) 387-4678.
Guest Artist Recital: Dither Electric Guitar Quartet
Dalton Center Recital Hall, Free
Stravinsky's L'histoire du soldat
Multimedia Room, Charge, Tickets
Presented by Fontana Chamber Arts and WMU School of Music
Electronic Music Midwest Mini-Festival
Multimedia Room, Free
Birds on a Wire with Kyong Mee Choi, Composer, and Keith Kirchoff, Piano
Dalton Center Recital Hall, Free
Guest Artist Recital: International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE)
Dalton Center Recital Hall, Charge, Tickets
Student Composers Concert I
Dalton Center Recital Hall, Free
featuring works by student composers
Student Composers Concert II
Dalton Center Lecture Hall, Free
featuring works by student composers
