American Composers Forum

New Music for String Trio: Chartreuse
2021-10-09 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago)
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A balance of space and light.
An imbalance of space and light in favor of space.
An imbalance of space and light in favor of light.
A quaternion utopia that transcends both space and light.
A superposition of smooth waves.
An utterance of the Aramaic phrase, “Avra Kehdabra”: I will create as I speak.
Dithyrambic exaltations.
A cryptogram assembled out of torn pages from a first edition Areopagitica.

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Date & Time:

Saturday, October 9, 2021 at 7 PM CT
Sunday, October 10, 20201 at 2 PM CT

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Chartreuse string trio is violinist Myra Hinrichs, violist Carrie Frey, and cellist Helen Newby. Uniquely committed to repeat performances and developing the string trio repertoire through adventurous commissions, Chartreuse has premiered works by dozens of composers and toured extensively in the U.S. Northeast, Midwest, and California, as well as in Norway. Cleveland Classical described the trio in concert as a maelstrom almost tactile in its grittiness and as much fun to watch as to listen to.

Gulf Coast Chamber Orchestra Opening Night!
2021-10-09 18:30 - 19:30
This year the Gulf Coast Chamber Orchestra opens its 2021-2022 season with the works of four award winning composers Joan Tower, Vivian Fung, Libby Larson and Florence Beatrice Price.
Joan Tower Sixth Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman
Libby Larsen (ACF’s co-founder and a BandQuest composer) Solo Symphony No. 5
Vivian Fung Dust Devils
Florence Price Symphony No. 1
Date & Time: Saturday, October 9, 2021 at 6:30 PM CT | 7:30 PM ET
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AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL
2021-10-09 19:30 - 20:30
The Ottumwa Symphony Orchestra is hosting its fall concert and will also feature the Indian Hills Community College Chorus. The concert opens with “Fanfare for the Common Man” by Aaron Copland. Other selections include “American Salute” by Morton Gould, “West Side Story” by Leonard Bernstein, “Bugler’s Holiday” by Leroy Anderson, “El Salon Mexico” by Copland, and “Sate Street Strut” by James “Red” McLeod.
The chorus will then join the symphony for “America the Beautiful” by Samuel Ward. After that, the chorus will perform “Shenandoah” by James Erb and “Goin’ to Boston” arranged by Alice Parker (a ChoralQuest composer). The finale, which brings both groups back together, is “Battle Hymn of the Republic.”
Date & Time: Saturday, October 9, 2021 at 7:30 PM CT
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