Program
October 2011
Walter Mays Residency and Premiere, with guest lecturer Joseph Horowitz
Wednesday, Oct. 19
• 12PM: Walter Mays interview on WPR.
• 4:00 to 5:15PM: Walter Mays composition masterclass (Room 1351, Mosse Humanities Building)
Thursday, Oct. 20
• 9AM to 12PM: Open rehearsal, Walter Mays works with the Pro Arte Quartet (Mills Concert Hall)
Friday, Oct. 21
• 4 to 5:30PM: Joseph Horowitz (author, Artists in Exile), presents “Wagnerism and the New American Woman” (Room 2650, Mosse Humanities Building)
Saturday, Oct. 22
• 3 to 5PM: Joseph Horowitz lecture, “Artists in Exile: How Immigrants Impacted on the American Performing Arts” (Pyle Center Auditorium)
•5 to 6:45PM: Cocktails and dinner with Walter Mays and Joseph Horowitz (Pyle Center Alumni Lounge)**
• 7 to 7:30PM: Concert Preview, “A conversation with Mr. Mays and Mr. Horowitz” (Mills Concert Hall)
• 8PM: Concert, World Premiere – Walter Mays’ String Quartet No. 2, plus Bloch, Barber, and Schubert (Mills Concert Hall)
Sunday, Oct 23
• 12:30 to 2PM – “Live from the Chazen” featuring Mays’ String Quartet No. 2 (Chazen Museum of Art)
November 2011
Paul Schoenfield Residency and Premiere, with guest lecturer Bill McGlaughlin
Wednesday, Nov. 16
• 12PM: Paul Schoenfield interview on WPR
• 4:00 to 5:15PM: Paul Schoenfield composition masterclass (Room 1351, Mosse Humanities Building)
Thursday, Nov. 17
• 9AM to 12PM: Open rehearsal, Paul Schoenfield works with the Pro Arte Quartet (Mills Concert Hall)
Friday, Nov. 18
• 4 to 5:30PM: Bill McGlaughlin (host of NPR’s “Exploring Music”) speaks at the School of Music Colloquium Series (Room 2650, Mosse Humanities Building)
Saturday, Nov. 19
• 3 to 5PM: Bill McGlaughlin lecture, “Artist as Early Warning System” (Plenary Room, Grainger Hall)
•5 to 6:45PM: Cocktails and dinner with Paul Schoenfield and Bill McGlaughlin (University Club)**
• 7 to 7:30PM: Concert Preview, “A conversation with Mr. Schoenfield and Mr. McGlaughlin” (Mills Concert Hall)
• 8PM: Concert, World Premiere – Paul Schoenfield’s Three Rhapsodies for Piano Quintet with Brian Hsu (piano), plus Shostakovich and Beethoven (Mills Concert Hall)
Sunday, Nov. 20
• 12:30 to 2PM – “Live from the Chazen” featuring Schoenfield’s Three Rhapsodies for Piano Quintet(Chazen Museum of Art)
March 2012
William Bolcom Residency and Premiere, with guest lecturer Anthony Tommasini
Wednesday, Mar. 21
• 12PM: William Bolcom interview on WPR
• 3:30 to 4:30PM: William Bolcom composition masterclass (Room 1351, Mosse Humanities Building)
Thursday, Mar. 22
• 9AM to 12PM: Open rehearsal, William Bolcom works with the Pro Arte Quartet (Mills Concert Hall)
Friday, Mar. 23
• 4 to 5:30PM: Anthony Tommasini (critic for the New York Times) presents “Academic Writing and Music Criticism: Where Research and Journalism Intersect” (Room 2650, Mosse Humanities Building)
Saturday, Mar. 24
• 3 to 5PM: Anthony Tommasini lecture, “Concert Music Today: A State of the Union Address” (Location TBD)
•5 to 6:45PM: Cocktails and dinner with William Bolcom and Anthony Tommasini (Tripp Commons, Memorial Union)**
• 7 to 7:30PM: Concert Preview, “A conversation with Mr. Bolcom and Mr. Tommasini” (Mills Concert Hall)
• 8PM: Concert, World Premiere – William Bolcom’s Piano Quintet No. 2 with Christopher Taylor (piano), plus Webern, Milhaud, and Mozart featuring violist Samuel Rhodes (Wisconsin Union Theater)
Sunday, Mar. 25
• 12:30 to 2PM – “Live from the Chazen” featuring Bolcom’s Piano Quintet No. 2 (Chazen Museum of Art)
April 2012
John Harbison Residency and Premiere, with guest lecturer Tully Potter
Tuesday, Apr. 17
• Contemporary Chamber Ensemble / Laura Schwendinger, Artistic Director
Featuring works of John Harbison, tbd (Mills Concert Hall)
Wednesday, Apr. 18
• 12PM: John Harbison interview on WPR
• 3:30 to 4:30PM: John Harbison composition masterclass (Room 1351, Mosse Humanities Building)
Thursday, Apr. 19
• 9AM to 12PM: Open rehearsal, John Harbison works with the Pro Arte Quartet (Mills Concert Hall)
Friday, Apr. 20
• 4 to 5:30PM: Tully Potter (author, Adolf Busch – An Honest Musician) is featured at the School of Music Colloquium Series (Room 2650, Mosse Humanities Building)
Saturday, Apr. 21
• 3 to 5PM: Tully Potter lecture, “Four Famous Belgians: The Quatuor Pro Arte” (Chazen Museum of Art)
•5 to 6:45PM: Cocktails and dinner with John Harbison and Tully Potter (Chazen Museum of Art)**
• 7 to 7:30PM: Concert Preview, “A conversation with Mr. Harbison and Mr. Potter” (Mills Concert Hall)
• 8PM: Concert, World Premiere – John Harbison’s String Quartet No. 5, plus works by Haydn and Franck (Mills Concert Hall)
Sunday, Apr. 22
• 12:30 to 2PM – “Live from the Chazen” featuring Harbison’s String Quartet No. 5 (Chazen Museum of Art)
**Tickets to the Centennial dinners can be purchased online or by calling or visiting the Wisconsin Union Theater Box Office, (608) 265-2787
