CSUF NEW MUSIC SERIES presents Ralph Farris, violist featuring premiere of Electric Candlelight by CSUF Faculty Composer, Ken Walicki, with CSUF Wind Symphony Chamber Winds
Dustin Barr, conductor
8PM • March 18, 2025 • Meng Concert Hall
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AMIR H. DABIRIAN
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ARNOLD HOLLAND, EDD
Dean, College of the Arts
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KIMO FURUMOTO
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BONGSHIN KO
Assistant Director, School of Music
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CONDUCTING
Kimo Furumoto instrumental
Dr. Robert Istad choral
Dr. Christopher Peterson choral
Dr. Dustin Barr instrumental
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Bill Cunliffe* jazz piano; arranging; Fullerton Jazz Orchestra, Fullerton Big Band and combo director
Rodolfo Zuñiga jazz studies, jazz percussion, and music techology; Fullerton Chamber Jazz Ensemble director
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Bill Cunliffe jazz piano
Alison Edwards* piano, piano pedagogy, class piano
Myong-Joo Lee piano
Dr. Robert Watson piano
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Dr. Christopher Peterson choral
Dr. Gregory X. Whitmore* instrumental
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Dr. Katherine Reed
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Dr. John Koegel* musicology
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Dr. Katherine Reed musicology
STRINGS
Kimo Furumoto Director of Orchestra Studies and University Symphony Orchestra conductor
Bongshin Ko cello
Dr. Ernest Salem* violin
THEORY AND COMPOSITION
Dr. Pamela Madsen, composition, theory
Dr. Ken Walicki* composition, theory
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Dr. Robert Istad Director of Choral Studies and University Singers conductor
Dr. Kerry Jennings* Director of Opera
Dr. Christopher Peterson CSUF Concert Choir and Singing Titans conductor
Dr. Joni Y. Prado voice, academic voice courses
Dr. Bri’Ann Wright general education
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Dr. Dustin Barr Director of Wind Band Studies, University Wind Symphony, University Band
Jean Ferrandis flute
Sycil Mathai* trumpet
Dr. Gregory X. Whitmore University Symphonic Winds conductor
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Melody for Saxophone, No. 10 ..................................... Philip Glass (b. 1937) arr. Ralph Farris (b. 1970)
Emmett and Lou ......................................................................... Ralph Farris
Electric Candlelight ...................................................................... Ken Walicki (for Ralph Farris) (WORLD PREMIERE)
Ralph Farris, viola CSUF Wind Symphony Chamber Winds
Dustin Barr, conductor
Rodolfo Zuniga, percussionist
In C ..................................................................................
Ralph Farris, viola
Ken Walicki, guest director Members of CSUF New Music Ensemble
Johnston Nguyen, oboe
Emma Johnson Miranda, bassoon
John Gerling, clarinet
Cooper Koerner, alto saxophone
Emerson Kimble, trumpet
Jason Callaghan, trumpet
Lily Partridge, trombone
Paul De La Rosa, trombone
Janae Harabedian, voice
Scott Dilbeck, voice
Wilson Le, xylophone
Galadriel Pokracki, vibraphone
Gabriela Guzman, marimba
Terry Riley (b. 1935)
Ivan Parga-Renteria, guitar (acoustic)
Jonathan Binns, guitar (acoustic)
Giovanni Guillen, guitar (acoustic)
Randall Goldberg, electric guitar
Ken Walicki, electric guitar
Esther Ridsdale, electric bass
Julia Craft, keyboard
Ethan Gutierrez, piano
Emmy Arnold, violin
Margaret Wu, violin
Ralph Farris, viola
Chani Greaves, cello
AFTER THE CONCERT
Talk Back Session with Audience Q&A with Composer, Ken Walicki and Violist, Ralph Farris
Meng Concert Hall Lobby
ko’u inoa
LEILEHUA LANZILOTTI
Notes from the composer: Homesick bariolage based on the anthem Hawai’i Aloha.
Melody for Saxophone, no. 10
PHILIP GLASS, ARR. RALPH FARRIS
Notes from the composer: (One of) thirteen melodies written for Jean Genet’s play Prisoner of Love, adapted by Joanne Akalaitis for the New York Theater Workshop.
Notes from the arranger: All thirteen of these melodies are absolute gems, but Number 10 just fits so beautifully on the viola. I always enjoy playing “Name the Composer” with this sweet little tune; I don’t know that anyone has ever guessed Philip Glass!
Emmett and Lou
RALPH FARRIS
This piece was part of a larger commissioned by Sarasota’s Ringling Museum, ETHEL’s multi-media show, Circus: Wandering City, a celebration of the history of the American Circus, and a loving exploration the riches of that celebrated institution’s circus archives. It was determined that the four ETHELs would each have a solo moment in our show, so in my dual role as Ringmaster/Clown, I chose to craft a loving portrait of two of the most revered clowns of all time — Emmett Kelly and Lou Jacobs. An introspective work in A-B-A-B form, even in the light laughter of B sections, there is ever a restraint, a knowing calm that speaks to the genius of these two great artists.
Electric Candlelight
KEN WALICKI
A long time ago in a land far away I met one of the best musicians I’ve ever known, the violist Ralph Farris.
We’ve been friends for thirty years. In the mid 2010’s Ralph asked me if I’d be interested in writing a viola concerto for him. I thought it was a great idea. For a few years, life got in the way, but in 2021 I called Ralph and asked if he was still interested in a concerto. He was enthusiastic.
When I started composing the concerto, I realized that a standard orchestra with a full string section wouldn’t work. The strings kept getting in the way of the solo viola. I did what any good composer does when something doesn’t work. I threw everything out and started over. I looked through the concerto repertoire for solutions to the problem I was facing. After looking at Alban Berg’s Kammerkonzert for piano, violin, and 13 winds, I found a solution, just eliminate the strings. It worked.
Musically the inspiration for the piece comes from Ralph’s and my musical background. While we’ve both been trained as classical musicians, we have played a lot of Rock, Pop, Jazz, and World music. For example, I grew up playing in garage bands in Detroit, (it was usually so cold we practiced in the basement not the garage).
The title “Electric Candlelight” comes from the 1970 song “Lola” written by Ray Davies and performed by the Kinks. The fifth verse starts with” we drank champagne and danced all night under electric candlelight.” I thought this was a fitting title for a piece which uses traditional instruments (nothing amplified or electric), but grooves in a Pop/Rock style.
There’s a lot of Rock and some BeBop influence in this piece. A strong
element is the drummer. Using a drum set allowed me to only have one additional percussionist, plus it kept in my mind that I wanted this piece to groove. I think it turned out well!
In C TERRY RILEY
In C is a musical piece composed by Terry Riley in 1964. It consists of series of 53 short melodic fragments that can be repeated at the discretion of the musicians. It is often cited as the first minimalist composition to make a significant impact on the public consciousness and inspire a new movement. The number of performers is unspecified. Riley suggests “a group of about 35 is desired if possible but smaller or larger groups will work.”
In C was premiered on November 4 and 6, 1964, by Riley, Steve Reich, Jon Gibson, Pauline Oliveros, Stuart Dempster, Morton Subotnick and others at the San Francisco Tape Music Center. It received its first recorded release in 1968 on Columbia Records, where the full score for the piece was included on the sleeve.
In C was inspired by Riley›s previous work with tape loops and delay, as well by his interest in group improvisation which he has been developing since 195758, alongside his fellow students Loren Rush and Pauline Oliveros. The piece has been recorded by a wide range of musicians, and went on to inspire many other minimalist composers like Philip Glass, Steve Reich, John Adams, Julius Eastman, etc.
In 2022, the 1968 LP recording of In C was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Recording Registry as being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.”
Saxophone, Trumpet, Horn, Bass Trombone, Double Bass, Percussion, with Drum Set
Flute
Daniella Arditti
Crystal Lee
Oboe
Johnston Nguyen
Stephanie Marquez
Bassoon
Emma Johnson Miranda
Clarinet
Daniel Hernandez
Jesus Santiago
Contrabass Clarinet
Ryan Nguyen
Saxophone
Joshua Lopez
Kimberly Orozco
Elijah Samuel
Sam Tobilla
Trumpet
Susanna Sun
Horn
Grant Laren
Quintin Toma
Bass Trombone
Paul de la Rosa
Tuba
Eduardo Bonilla
Double Bass
Angelina Salcedo
Percussion
Andrew Alvidrez
Galadriel Pokracki
Drum Set
Rodolfo Zuniga
Multi-instrumentalist composer, conductor, producer and educator Ralph Farris, is Director of Chamber Music and Viola Faculty at Longy School of Music of Bard College. He is a founding member and Co-Artistic Director of the genre-bending string quartet ETHEL (GRAMMY® Award with Kurt Elling; Resident Ensemble at The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Balcony Bar; TED Presenter and EG Presenter; Ensemble-in-Residence at Denison University; 2018-19 Quartet-in-Residence at Kaufman Music Center’s Face the Music; and 2019 Levi Family Distinguished Visiting Artist at The Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University).
Farris has spent the last three decades on contemporary music’s front lines, collaborating with a wide range of luminaries, from Ron Carter, Leonard Bernstein, Ensemble Modern and Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Project, to Raven Chacon, Gorillaz, Kaki King, Robert Mirabal and Merce Cunningham. He has appeared as a concerto soloist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Juilliard Orchestra, the Raleigh Civic Chamber Orchestra, Tasmanian Youth Orchestra and Red (an orchestra). The onetime Music Director and Solo Fiddle of the Roger Daltrey Band, Ralph was an original Broadway company member of Disney’s “The Lion King.” An award-winning graduate of The Juilliard School (BM/MM), award-winning three-time Tanglewood Fellow, Hermitage Artist, and YoungArts Interdisciplinary Master Teacher and National Reviewer, he holds an honorary degree from Denison University. He has given classes at Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Kinhaven Music School, Next Festival of Emerging Artists, Nevada School of the Arts, Walnut Hill School for the Arts, Interlochen Arts Academy, Eastman School of Music, and The Juilliard School.
Farris has produced recordings for and with ETHEL; for artists such as A Moving Sound, Hevreh and Stanley Grill; for The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s “Balcony Bar from Home” series; and for the Broadway and 9/11 communities. He provided string arrangements for the GRAMMY®-nominated Five For Fighting hit, “Superman (It’s Not Easy);” and he worked as music supervisor / coordinator / conducting coach on Martin Scorsese’s “The Key to Reserva.” Guest Curator of Randy Cohen’s “Person Place Thing,” he has served as Host of Carnegie Hall Family Concerts, and in partnership with Rogers Art Loft (NV), as Curator & Host of “Co-Lab: The Art of Collaboration.” He was lead coordinator of the volunteer corps of musicians at St. Paul’s Chapel and St. Vincent’s Hospital in New York City, supervising 500+ performances offered in support of the 9/11 Rescue and Recovery Effort. Featured Composer of the New England Conservatory Preparatory School’s Contemporary Music Festival (2018), Farris has received commissions from Brooklyn Academy of Music, The Ringling Museum, dance evangelists Monkeyhouse, Walnut Hill School for the Arts, Las Vegas darlings Jarrett & Raja, the Jerome Foundation, and the NEA. His scoring credits include Jehane Noujaim’s “Pangea Day” industrial, Tracy MacDonald and Matt Zodrow’s “RIGGED,” the Aquila Theatre’s productions of “A Female Philoctetes” and “The Tempest,” and ETHEL’s “Documerica,” “The River,” and “Circus: Wandering City.” He endorses the AVID family of software solutions and he plays instruments by Douglas Cox. www.ethelcentral.or // @theralphfarris // @ethelcentral
Ken Walicki is an American composer who is widely recognized and acknowledged for his dramatic, and engaging music, which reflects the times in which we live. Because of his unusual and interesting background, his sound world has evolved into a unique combination of Art, Pop, Jazz, and World music. Walicki‘s influences include Gyorgy Ligeti, the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Public Enemy, and much more. He was one of the first composers to use turntables in his music and the first composer to have turntables and a D.J. as regular members in a standing ensemble.
Walicki music has been performed throughout the world by, among others, the Kronos Quartet, ETHEL, the New Century Saxophone Quartet, the Soldier String Quartet, the Divan Consort, and members of the New York Philharmonic, The Los Angeles Symphony, The Los Angeles Chamber Symphony, The Detroit Symphony, The Pacific Symphony, the Istanbul Borusan Orchestra, and the SWR Kaiserslautern Orchestra. He was the composer-in-residence for the new music ensemble The Divan Consort.
Walicki has received grants and commissions from a variety of organizations and performing ensembles including the American Composers Forum, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Jerome Foundation, the Kronos Quartet, the Mary Flagler Cary Trust, and Meet the Composer. Growing up playing guitar in local Detroit garage bands, Walicki decided, at early age, he wanted to dedicate his life to music. His education included a three-year period in Germany as a Fulbright scholar where he studied with Karlheinz Stockhausen, Helmut Lachenmann, and Rolf Hempel. He was also an active participant in master classes with Aaron Copland, Samuel Barber, and William Schumann. After returning from Germany, he studied with Jere Hutcheson at Michigan State University where he received his Ph.D.
Walicki enjoys traveling and finds it to be a fantastic source of inspiration. After spending a large amount of time in the Middle East and the Indian Subcontinent, he has found these cultures to be particularly close to his heart. Together these experiences have made him a composer of diverse, accessible, physically, and spiritually moving, yet intellectually rigorous music. In addition to his music being presented in traditional concert music venues such as Lincoln Center in New York and the Liszt Academy in Budapest, his music has also been performed in new music clubs such as CBGB’s, the Knitting Factory, and countless cafes and storefronts throughout the world. Without compromising his values, he has made a point of writing music that relates to people and their situations.
Walicki has collaborated with a variety of artists in the classical, pop, theater, film, and dance worlds, including Lydia Lunch, Dora Ohrenstein, the Doug Elkins Dance Company, Emmy winning producer/director Mark Obenhaus, American Opera Projects, Bermuda Triangle, Bang on a Can All-Stars, the Kronos Quartet, Divan Consort, and Ensemble Green. He was the founder and composer of the Ken Valitsky Ensemble, which included Regina Carter and Thomas Chapin as members. Previously, besides being on the faculty at New York University, Walicki has taught composition in Istanbul, Turkey at the Center for Advanced Music Techniques (MIAM), a department of Istanbul Technical University.
Currently, Walicki lives in Southern California with his son, and the family dogs. His music is available on Knitting Factory Works, C.R.I., CRS Artists, Channel Records, Albany Records, and Ravello Records.
ABOUT THE CONDUCTOR
Dustin Barr is the Director of Wind Studies and Associate Professor of Music at California State University, Fullerton, where he leads the university’s comprehensive band program. He conducts the acclaimed University Wind Symphony and University Band, oversees the graduate wind conducting program, and teaches courses in conducting and music education. Prior experiences include appointments as Assistant Director of Bands at Michigan State University, Director of Bands at Mt. San Antonio College, and Assistant Director of Bands at Esperanza High School in Anaheim, California. A leading pedagogue in the field of conducting, Barr collaborated with theatre director Jerald Schwiebert to integrate performance theory with various movement disciplines, pioneering innovative approaches to conducting instruction. Their co-authored book, Expressive Conducting: Movement and Performance Theory for Conductors (Routledge, 2018), has become an essential resource for conductors worldwide. His work in movement theory has resulted in invitations to present masterclasses and lectures throughout the USA and in Spain. Moreover, his research on Scandinavian chamber wind ensemble music resulted in published editions of Asger Lund Christiansen’s Octet, op. 43 and Svend Schultz’s Divertimento for Wind Octet
Barr’s accomplishments have garnered wide recognition, including winning Second Prize of the 2024 American Prize in Conducting and Second Prize of the 2024 American Prize in Collegiate Wind Band Performance. His leadership of the CSUF University Wind Symphony has resulted in prestigious performances at the College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) conferences at both national (2019) and regional (2024) levels, as well as a headlining performance at the 2023 California All State Music Education Conference. The University Wind Symphony’s 2022 album, Effigy, is another noteworthy achievement. This album features the music of composer Brian Baumbusch and was the result of innovative musical practices and remote recording projects undertaken during the COVID-19 pandemic. Under Barr’s direction, the ensemble also received Third Prize in the 2021 American Prize Ernst Bacon Award for the Performance of American Music.
Barr has guest conducted prominent ensembles, including the United States Army Band “Pershing’s Own” and the United States Air Force Band of the Golden West, in addition to numerous collegiate bands across the country. Additionally, he has appeared as guest conductor of leading municipal bands in Valencia and Almería, Spain. He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts in conducting from the University of Michigan, and both Master and Bachelor of Music degrees from California State University, Fullerton. His principal mentors include Michael Haithcock and Mitchell Fennell.
CSUF New Music Ensemble, under the direction of Pamela Madsen and Eric Dries focuses on the instruction in the techniques of contemporary concert music, and preparation of performances of contemporary instrumental, vocal, improvisational and electroacoustic music literature from the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries. We study and perform a wide range of repertoire from the contemporary period: from, experimental, atonal, to extended tonal, minimalism, post-minimalism, post-modernism to multi-media collaboration, film music, deep listening and improvisational forms to explore both the repertoire and performance practice in New Music. As part of the New Music Series we work with guest composers, performers and perform with contemporary New Music Ensembles. Chosen by Los Angeles Audience Choice Award as the Best New Music Ensemble in 2022, we have worked with guest ensembles Los Angeles based Brightwork newmusic, Stacey Fraser, HEX Vocal Ensemble and guest artists Jean Ferrandis, and Dominique Williencourt last season. This season we will work with guest artists: Hub newmusic, Brightwork new music, loadbang, Nicholas Isherwood, Galan Trio and Hex Vocal Ensemble.
Eric Dries, director • Pamela Madsen, artistic director
Ken Walicki, guest director
Ralph Farris, violist
John Gerling, clarinet
Cooper Koerner, alto saxophone
Emerson Kimble, trumpet
Paul De La Rosa, trombone
Lily Partridge trombone
Emmy Arnold, violin
Margaret Wu, violin
Ivan Parga-Renteria, guitar
Jonathan Binns, guitar
Giovanni Guillen, guitar
Randall Goldberg, electric guitar
Ken Walicki, electric guitar
Esther Ridsdale electric bass
Julia Craft, keyboard
Eric Dries, piano
Ethan Gutierrez, piano
Galadriel Pokracki, percussion
Wilson Le, percussion
Janae Harabedian, voice
Scott Dilbeck, voice
Lucas Edwards, voice
ABOUT THE DIRECTORS
Pamela Madsen is a composer, performer, theorist, writer and curator of new music. From massive immersive concert-length projects, solo works, chamber music to multi-media opera collaborations her work focuses on issues of social change, exploration of image, music, text and the environment. With a Ph.D. in Music Composition from UCSD, studies with Brian Ferneyhough, Mellon Foundation Doctoral Research Award in theory at Yale University, Post- Doctoral research in Music Technology at IRCAM, Paris, and Deep Listening Certificate with Pauline Oliveros, her creative projects and research focuses on the evolution of compositional thought, improvisation, electronic music, and women in music.
Madsen’s works have been commissioned and premiered world-wide by such artists as Los Angeles Percussion Quartet, Brightwork newmusic, ModernMedieval, Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble, Tony Arnold, Nicholas Isherwood, Stacey Fraser, Claire Chase, Jane Rigler, Anne LaBerge, Brian Walsh, Lisa Moore, Vicki Ray, Aron Kallay, Bugallo-Williams Piano Duo, Ashley Bathgate, Trio Solisti, New York New Music Ensemble, Either/Or, yesaroun’ duo, California Ear Unit, Verdehr Trio, Zeitgeist, JACK, Ethel, Lyris, Formalist and Arditti string quartets with multi- media collaborations with visual artists Quintan Ana Wikswo, Camille Seaman, Jimena Sarno and Judy Chicago.
Major concert-length projects include Madsen’s Opera America and National Endowment for the Arts Funded Opera: Why Women Went West, National Endowment for the Arts and New Music USA supported Oratorio for the Earth; Luminous Etudes: Visions of the Black Madonna of Montserrat; Luminosity: Passions of Marie Curie multi-media opera; Melting Away: Gravity for orchestra, with Arctic photographer Camille Seaman; We are All Sibyls-Envisioning the Future Project multi-media opera installation with visual artist Judy Chicago. Selected as Huntington Library Mellon Research Fellow, Alpert Award Panelist, Creative Capital artist “on the radar” with awards from Opera America, National Endowment for the Arts, New Music USA, Meet the Composer, American Scandinavian Foundation, artist residency fellowships at MacDowell Colony, UCross, Wyoming, Women’s International Studies Center, New Mexico, Wurlitzer Foundation Award, with international Russia/Siberia Concert tour, featured composer at Pulsar Festival, Denmark, she is a frequent guest artist at festivals and universities worldwide. She is Director of the Annual New Music Festival, InterArts Collaborative Projects at Cal State Fullerton where she is Professor of Music Composition, Music Theory and Director of the New Music Ensemble.
ABOUT THE DIRECTORS
Eric Dries is a pianist, improviser, composer and educator who explores the innovative fields between traditional jazz, free improvisation, and contemporary classical music. His work explores a wide range of stylistic practices from jazz and contemporary music worlds in diverse performance situations. Dries is interested in expanding experimental ideas while honoring the fundamental tenets of the jazz tradition. His solo piano performances reinterpret and invigorate the tradition of jazz standards with a foundation of rhythmic experimentation and harmonic and melodic expansion. He has performed and recorded with some of the top studio and freelance musicians in southern California where he is in high demand at high profile performance venues, and jazz festivals. Dries holds a Ph.D. in Composition and M.A. in Music Theory from University of California San Diego, where he studied with Rand Steiger, George Lewis, Anthony Davis, Roger Reynolds and Brian Ferneyhough, with post-doctoral studies and research in Music Technology at IRCAM. He studied jazz improvisation and composition with bassist Richard Davis and saxophonist Les Thimmig at University of Wisconsin Madison where he received his BM in Music Composition, studying with Stephen Dembski. Dries currently is a Lecturer in Music composition, theory, jazz, and music technology at California State University Fullerton School of Music.
GUEST ARTIST RESIDENCY ACTIVITIES
Ralph Farris, violist
Monday, March 17
12:00-1:50pm
Extended rehearsal of Electric Candlelight with Ralph Farris, solo viola and Ken Walicki, Composer with Wind Symphony Chamber Winds, Meng Concert Hall
Tuesday, March 18
4:00-6:00pm
Dress rehearsal scheduled for Ralph Farris’ Guest Artist Concert with Wind Symphony Chamber Winds Meng Concert Hall
4:00pm - Dress Rehearsal Ralph Farris Solo Works, Tech Set up for concert
5:30pm - Dress Rehearsal of In C with CSUF New Music Ensemble, Ralph Farris, Ken Walicki and guests
Wednesday, March 19
12:00pm
Ralph Farris lesson with CSUF Viola Student, Ethan Gathe Room 216
4:00-4:45pm
String masterclass with Cello Choir, Coaching Bach Suites, other works, Professor Bongshin Ko, cellist, director
5:00-6:30pm
Lecture-demo for Music 420, Advanced Contemporary Techniques, Eric Dries, instructor Room 254
7:30pm
Workshop with CSUF New Music Ensemble, Eric Dries, and Pamela Madsen, Directors, Room 119
7:30-8:30pm - Lecture/Demo on Works Performed, Composing for Viola
Leilehua Lanzilotti: ko’u inoa; Philip Glass, arr. Ralph Farris: Melody for Saxophone, No. 10; Ralph Farris: Emmett and Lou
8:30-9:30pm - Reading of Student Works for Viola
Scott Dilbeck: Through the Glass Darkly for solo viola
Lucas Edwards: August Fog-Suite for viola and piano
I. August Fog
II. Goat Cave Karst
III. Harbor Song
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Mr. Michael & Mrs. Mary Miguel
Mr. Carl Mrs. Patricia Miller
Stifel Nicolaus
Mr. Ujinobu & Mrs. Yoshino Niwa
Mr. Colin Connor & Ms. Debra Noble
Dr. Arie & Mrs. Deanna Passchier
Mr. Jarrold Petraborg
Mr. John Phelps & Mrs. Kerry Laver-Phelps
Mr. Jim Plamondon
Mr. E. B. & Mrs. Linda Powell
Mr. Robert Rennie & Mrs. Nancy Rennie
Ms. Christine Rhoades
Ms. Mary Rupp
Mr. Thaddeus & Mrs. Eleanor Sandford
Mrs. Rita Sardou
Mr. D. Schmitt
Mrs. Martha Shaver
Mrs. Ingrid R. Shutkin
Ms. Barbara Kerth & Ms. Lorena Sikorski
Ms. Janet Smith
South Coast Repertory
Ms. Ann Sparks
Mr. Robert & Mrs. Roberta Sperry
Mr. Douglas Stewart
Mr. Tom & Mrs. Carolyn Toby
Liqi Tong
Viet Tide
Ms. Verne Wagner
Dr. Sean & Dr. Tina L. Walker
Dr. Robert & Mrs. Teri Watson
Dr. Wayne & Dr. Ruth Zemke
Gifts received from July 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024
ONTIVEROS SOCIETY
The Ontiveros Society includes individuals who have provided a gift for Cal State Fullerton through their estate plan. We extend our deep appreciation to the following Ontiveros Society members, whose gifts will benefit the students and mission of the College of the Arts:
ANONYMOUS
JOHN ALEXANDER
LEE & DR. NICHOLAS A.* BEGOVICH
GAIL & MICHAEL COCHRAN
MARC R. DICKEY
JOANN DRIGGERS
BETTY EVERETT
CAROL J. GEISBAUER
& JOHN* GEISBAUER
SOPHIA & CHARLES GRAY
MARYLOUISE & ED HLAVAC
GRETCHEN KANNE
DR. BURTON L. KARSON
ANNE L. KRUZIC*
LOREEN & JOHN LOFTUS
ALAN A. MANNASON*
WILLIAM J. MCGARVEY*
DR. SALLIE MITCHELL*
ELEANORE P. & JAMES L. MONROE
LYNN & ROBERT MYERS
MR. BOB & MRS. TERRI NICCUM
DWIGHT RICHARD ODLE*
SHERRY & DR. GORDON PAINE
*deceased
DR. JUNE POLLAK
& MR. GEORGE POLLAK*
DR. STEPHEN M. ROCHFORD
MR. STAN MARK RYAN ‘75
MARY K. & WILLIAM SAMPSON
LORENA SIKORSKI
DOUGLAS G. STEWART
ANDREA J. & JEFFREY E. SWARD
RICHARD J. TAYLOR
VERNE WAGNER
RICHARD WULFF
DR. JAMES D. & DOTTIE YOUNG*
The College of the Arts Proudly Recognizes the 300+ Members of Our VOLUNTEER SUPPORT GROUPS
ALLIANCE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS: The Alliance for the Performing Arts (formerly MAMM) benefits performing arts students through underwriting visiting artists; special theatre, dance, and music performances; and other unique experiences for members.
SPECIAL SUPPORT AND EVENT UNDERWRITING
Judy Atwell
Drs. Voiza & Joe Arnold
Dr. Margaret Faulwell Gordon
Susan Hallman
Norma Morris Richard Odle Estate
Kerry & John Phelps
Jeanie Stockwell Verne Wagner
ART ALLIANCE: Art Alliance promotes excellence and enjoyment in the visual arts, and their fundraising efforts contribute to student scholarship, gallery exhibitions, opening receptions and sculpture acquisition on campus.
SPECIAL SUPPORT AND EVENT UNDERWRITING
Fay Colmar
John DeLoof
Joann Driggers & Steve Collier
Loraine Walkington
MUSIC ASSOCIATES: Music Associates maintains a tradition of active involvement and community support, and raises scholarship funds for School of Music students through annual fundraising events and membership dues.
SPECIAL SUPPORT AND EVENT UNDERWRITING
Marilyn Carlson
Evelyn K. Francuz
Sandy & Norm Johnson
Marti & Bill Kurschat
Karen & George Mast
Thelma & Earl Mellott
Bettina Murphy
Grace & Ujinobu Niwa
Kerry & John Phelps
Mary & Jerry Reinhart
Ann & Thad Sandford
Dodo V. Standring
Carolyn & Tom Toby
John Van Wey
MORE INFORMATION: Haley Sanford • 657-278-2663
There are many ways to support the College of the Arts, the School of Music, Department of Theatre and Dance, and Department of Visual Arts
COLLEGE OF THE ARTS • SELECT EVENTS
College of the Arts Galleries Exhibitions
Vitae: A New Generation
Chris O’Leary: Gravity Well
Michelle Emami: Arcana Past Forward (Redux) Through May 17
Sergei Babayan, piano
February 16 • Meng Concert Hall
Sō Percussion*
February 20 • Meng Concert Hall
Hajar: Opera In Concert
February 21 • Recital Hall
University Symphony Orchestra feat. Music Associates’ Student Concerto/Aria Competition Winner February 23 • Meng Concert Hall
World Citizen Band with Fullerton Chamber Jazz Ensemble
February 26 • Meng Concert Hall
Advanced Vocal Workshop with guest Michael Schütze, piano
March 6 • Recital Hall
Significant Other March 6–15 • Hallberg Theatre
Collage: 18th Annual Benefit Concert Sponsored by Morningside
March 8 • Meng Concert Hall
Dr. Joni Prado, soprano & Dr. Kerry Jennings, tenor, with Michael Schütze, piano
March 9 • Meng Concert Hall
Mela Quartet
March 12 • Meng Concert Hall
University Singers & Concert Choir
March 15 • Meng Concert Hall
Bill Cunliffe & Alison Edwards, duo piano
March 16 • Meng Concert Hall
Tuesday Matinée
March 18 • Recital Hall
Ralph Farris, viola, with CSUF Wind Symphony and Rodolfo Zuniga, percussion
March 18 • Meng Concert Hall
Spring Awakening
March 20–29 • Young Theatre
Talich Quartet
March 28 • Meng Concert Hall
University Symphony Orchestra with the Talich Quartet
March 30 • Meng Concert Hall
Inna Faliks, piano
April 8 • Meng Concert Hall
Brightwork New Music and HEX Vocal Ensemble*
April 9 • Meng Concert Hall
Ernest Salem, violin and Alison Edwards, piano
April 13 • Meng Concert Hall
Mozart’s The Magic Flute
April 17–26 • Little Theatre
Fullerton Jazz Chamber Ensemble and Fullerton Latin Ensemble
April 22 • Meng Concert Hall
Cello Choir
April 25 • Recital Hall
University Symphonic Winds
April 27 • Meng Concert Hall
CSUF New Music Ensemble and CSUF Contemporary Chamber Music Ensemble*
April 30 • CPAC 119
University Band
April 30 • Meng Concert Hall
Spring Dance Theatre
May 1–10 • Little Theatre
Fullerton Jazz Orchestra
May 2 • Meng Concert Hall
University Wind Symphony
May 3 • Meng Concert Hall
Jazz Singers
May 5 • Meng Concert Hall
Titan Voices & Singing Titans
May 7 • Meng Concert Hall
University Symphony Orchestra and Symphonic Chorus
