Fifth House Ensemble free concert Tuesday
Thursday, April 17, 2014
Innovative Chicago-based ensemble to offer free concert at OSU
The acclaimed Chicago-based contemporary music group Fifth House Ensemble will offer a free concert “Caught: The Woods” which features an innovative brand of new music with a theater artist and puppeteer on Tuesday, April 22, in the Seretean Center Concert Hall. Ensemble members will also hold lectures and master classes while on campus (see list below).
“We are fortunate to bring this group of terrific artists and their creative energies to OSU to share with the community as well as music students,” said Michael Kirkendoll, director of the OK New Music Project and assistant professor of piano at OSU. “This ensemble always performs at a high artistic level to verbally and musically connect with the audience.”
The ensemble’s appearance will mark the conclusion of the first season of the OK New Music Project, Oklahoma’s premiere concert series dedicated to the exploration of contemporary music.
The schedule for lectures and master classes with Fifth House Ensemble members is as follows:
Monday, 4/21, 9:30am: Lecture/Discussion with 5HE, SCPA 123
Monday, 4/21, 3:00pm: Theater workshop with Emmy Bean, Gundersen Hall - Davis Theatre
Monday, 4/21, 5:00pm
Oboe master class with Merideth Hite, SCPA 126
Cello master class with Herine Coetzee Koschak, SCPA 107
Violin master class with Drew Williams, SCPA 123
The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact Dr. Michael Kirkendoll at by email michael.kirkendoll@okstate.edu or phone (405) 744-8990.
New music ensemble to present free concert of premieres
The OSU Frontiers New Music Ensemble will present several selections written specifically for the ensemble by talented young composers for “A Night of Premieres” on Wednesday, April 23, at 7:30 p.m. in the Seretean Center concert hall.
The ensemble will perform compositions by three Fellows of the Cortona Sessions for new music, a collaborative music project held each summer in Italy, as well as a work from OSU’s own Dr. Igor Karaca, among other selections.
The Cortona Sessions composers have become leaders in new music programs from around the world, according to the founder of the annual event, Dr. Michael Kirkendoll, who also serves as conductor for the ensemble, director of the OK New Music Project and assistant professor of piano at OSU.
The Frontiers New Music Ensemble and the OK New Music Project are dedicated to the exploration of contemporary music. The ensemble is comprised of OSU music majors and is the premiere ensemble of its kind in Oklahoma.
The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact Kirkendoll by email atmichael.kirkendoll@okstate.edu or phone (405) 744-8990. For more information about the Cortona Sessions, go to www.cortonasessions.com.