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Music of the 21st Century

Music of the 21st Century is an annual composer residency and festival that brings accomplished guest composers to DePauw’s campus for a week. Students and faculty interact with guest composers in rehearsals, coachings, classes, convocation hour, community outreach events, and countless informal encounters throughout the week. The festival culminates in two concerts of music by the guest composer(s), performed by DePauw Music students and faculty. 

During the week of the festival, the entire DePauw Music community is collectively focused on new music: virtually all students, staff, and faculty are involved in welcoming guest composers and their work into our activities and discourse. This singular, collective focus on contemporary music provides a transformative learning experience that resonates into students’ work across the music curriculum. 

With one or more guest composers on campus for the festival every year, DePauw Music students have the opportunity to work directly with at least four distinguished guest composers during their as a DePauw student. Past guests include Tania Leon, Gabriela Lena Frank, Christopher Theofanidis, Bright Sheng, Daniel Bernard Roumain, Lisa Bielawa, Susan Botti, and Jennifer Higdon. 

Music of the 21st Century is generously funded by DePauw alumni Robert and Margaret Schmidt, and is currently coordinated by composer and DePauw faculty member Eliza Brown.

 

This year's guests are

Melissa Dunphy, Drew Zaremba, and Evan Williams!

 

Music of the 21st Century Schedule

 

Monday, October 3

            4 PM • Kresge Auditorium

    Evan Williams: Large Ensemble rehearsal

            5:30 PM • Thompson Recital Hall

                        Evan Williams: Black Waters Rehearsal

            7 PM • Thompson Recital Hall

                        Evan Williams: Sound an Alarm rehearsal

Tuesday, October 4

            7 AM • Greencastle Middle School

                        Drew Zaremba: Community Engagement Event with Greencastle Middle School

            8 AM • GCPA 1152

                        Drew Zaremba: Class Visit  (Entrepreneurship)

            9 AM • Kresge Auditorium

                        Evan Williams: The Red Devil Dreams of Numbers rehearsal

            9:10 AM • Thompson Recital Hall

                        Melissa Dunphy: Scallops and Bollocks for Tea rehearsal

            10:30 AM • Thompson Recital Hall

                        Evan Williams: Amber Waves rehearsal

            11:30 AM • Thompson Recital Hall

                        Evan Williams: if/else rehearsal

            2:20 PM • GCPA 1152

                        Melissa Dunphy: Class Visit (State of the Art)

            3 PM • Thompson Recital Hall

                        Melissa Dunphy: 4 Poems of Nikita Gill rehearsal

Wednesday, October 5

            9:10 AM • GCPA 1021

                        Melissa Dunphy: Class Visit (Musicianship II)

            10:20 AM • Thompson Recital Hall

                        All Guests: SOM Convocation

            11:30 AM • Thompson Recital Hall

                        Melissa Dunphy: Tangled/Triangle rehearsal

            2:50 PM • GCPA 1021

                        Drew Zaremba: Class Visit (Practicum)

            4:00 PM • Kresge Auditorium

                        All Guests: Large Ensemble Rehearsals

Thursday, October 6

            11:30 AM • GCPA 1118

                        Drew Zaremba: Student Combo Coaching

            11:30 PM • Kresge Auditorium

                        Evan Williams: Wild Velvet rehearsal

            3 PM • Kresge Auditorium

                        Melissa Dunphy: Handshake rehearsal

            4 PM • GCPA 1118

                        Drew Zaremba: Student Combo Coaching

            4 PM • Kresge Auditorium

                        Melissa Dunphy: Choir pieces rehearsal

            5 PM • Thompson Recital Hall
                        Drew Zaremba: Green Dolphin Street rehearsal

            7:30 PM • Thompson Recital Hall

                        All Guests: Music of the 21st Century Chamber Concert

Chamber Concert Tickets!

Friday, October 7

            9:10 AM • GCPA 1152

                        Melissa Dunphy: Class Visit (Women in Western Music)

            10 AM • Kresge Auditorium

                        Drew Zaremba: Original Rehearsal

            1:40 PM • GCPA 1152

                        Evan Williams: Class Visit (History of Wester Music II)

            2:50 PM • GCPA 1152

                        Drew Zaremba: Class Visit (Exploring Music)

            4:00 PM • Kresge Auditorium

                        All Guests: Gala Concert Tech/Dress Rehearsal

            7:30 PM • Kresge Auditorium

                        All Guests: Music of the 21st Century Gala Concert

Closing Concert Tickets!