Season Review

CNM's 44th Season — 2009-10

The Center for New Music, the focus of contemporary music at the University of Iowa, has organized 21 concerts this season that features both guest ensembles and performances by the CNM ensemble. We are excited to host both the Onix Ensemble from Mexico and the Jack Quartet from Boston. Our own performances will feature new works by Bernard Rands and Geoffrey Gordon.

S44

Season 44, Concert 1

Sunday, September 27, 2009, 7:30 p.m.
UCC Recital Hall

*** The CNM Ensemble ***

works by Coleman, Eckert, Gainey, Joyce, Kendrick and Schmitz

Season 44, Concert 2

Thursday, October 1, 2009, 7:30 p.m.
UCC Recital Hall

*** The ONIX Ensemble (Mexico) ***

works by Escuer, Oliveira, Ortiz, Revueltas and Vayo

Season 44, Concert 3

Friday, October 9, 2009, 7:30 p.m.
SCI Conference & ICF Festival,
Clarke College, Jansen Music Hall

*** The CNM Ensemble ***

works by Coleman, Eckert, Gainey, Joyce, Kendrick and Schmitz

Season 44 - Concert 4

Saturday, October 17, 2009, 7:30 p.m.
at UCC Recital Hall

*** Unison Piano Duo ***

works by Adams, Eckert, Joyce, Romig, Stravinsky and White

Season 44, Concert 5

Sunday, October 18, 2009, 2:00 p.m.
at the Old Capitol Senate Chamber.

*** Stephen Swanson, baritone, and David Gompper, piano ***

"A Recital of Animal Songs" with works by Ravel, Reger and Gompper

Season 44, Concert 6

Sunday, October 25, 2009, 2:00 p.m.
at the Old Capitol Senate Chamber.

*** Wolfgang David, violin, and David Gompper, piano ***

works by Brahms, Mozart and Gompper

Season 44, Concert 7

Sunday, November 15, 2009, 7:30 p.m.
Riverside Recital Hall.

*** The JACK Quartet ***

works by Xenakis, Browning, Sharp & Machaut

Season 44, Concert 8

Sunday, December 6, 2009, 7:30 p.m.
at the Riverside Recital Hall.

*** The CMN Ensemble ***

with guests Ann Cravero, mezzo-soprano, and Nathalie Cruden, viola
works by Balter, Gordon, Rands and Penderecki

Season 44, Concert 9

Tuesday, January 26, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
UCC Recital Hall.

*** The Strike Duo ***

Jeffery Meyer & Paul Vaillancourt
works by Koontz, Joyce, Chen Yi and Mellits.

Season 44, Concert 10

Sunday, February 14, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
Riverside Recital Hall.

*** The CNM Ensemble ***

works by Dubkova, Ward-Steinman, Schwartz and Ustvolskaya

Season 44, Concert 11

Sunday, February 21, 2010, 2:00 p.m.
Old Capitol Senate Chamber.

*** Wolfgang David, violin, Wolfgang Panhofer, 'cello, and David Gompper, piano ***

works by J.S. Bach, Schoenberg, Wolfram Wagner and Gompper

Season 44, Concert 12

Saturday, March 6, 2010, 2:00 p.m.
at the Riverside Recital Hall.

*** John Muriello, baritone, and David Gompper, piano ***

works by Dale Roberts, Stamatelos, Thomas and Gompper

Season 44, Concert 13

Sunday, March 7, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
Riverside Recital Hall.

*** Composers Workshop ***

works by Houglum, Zubow, Perrine and Donofrio

2010 EMCC Festival

FOUR CONCERTS on Friday, March 26, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 27, 2010, 11:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
at the UCC Recital Hall.

*** First Annual Exchange of Midwest Collegiate Composers Festival of New Music ***

featured works by students from the Universities of Missouri at Kansas City and Iowa.

CNM on tour

On Thursday, April 8, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
University of Minnesota, Ted Mann Concert Hall;

Friday, April 9, 2010, 8:00 p.m.
University of Wisconsin, Mills Concert Hall; and

Sunday, April 11, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
University of Iowa, IMU Ballroom.

*** The CNM Ensemble Spring Tour ***

works by Finnissy and Lindberg.

Season 44, Concert 21

Monday, April 12, 2010 at 7:30pm
Riverside Recital Hall

***The University of Wisconsin New Music Ensemble***

works by Silver, Currier, Wilson and Kevin O'Connell

Season 44, Concert 22

Sunday, April 25, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
UCC Recital Hall.

*** The New Music Ensemble, University of Minnesota at Minneapolis ***
Young-Nam Kim, director

works by Berndt, Webern, Mamlok, Schuller and Schoenberg