Five College Composers' Concert Fri., Sept. 11, 8pm, Bezanson Recital Hall, FREE
Eric Sawyer: Fundamentals Gary Smulyan, Salvatore Macchia
Donald Wheelock: Piano Variations Judith Gordon
David Sanford: Piano Trio Linda Laderach, Kivie Cahn-Lipman, Larry Schipull
Daniel Warner: Five Songs on Poems by Sara Teasdale Monica Jakuc Leverett, Peter W. Shea
Bruce MacCombie: Elegy Elizabeth Chang, Michael Sussman, Astrid Schween, Judith Gordon
SPONSORS: Amherst Cultural Council, a local agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency; Five Colleges, Inc.; Music Departments of the Five Colleges; UMass Amherst Arts Council
Elizabeth Chang
FIVE COLLEGE NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL
An Afternoon of Premieres Sat., Sept. 12, 2pm, Bezanson Recital Hall, FREE
The winner of the Five College Composition Competition: Michael Romaniak: Sfumato Michael Sussman, Volcy Pelletier, Nadine Shank
The Violin Duo Project: newly commissioned works by Beggio, Biasutti, Macchia, Sawyer, Holmes, Stern & Tillis performed by the UMass Violin Studio
SPONSORS: Amherst Cultural Council, a local agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency; Five Colleges, Inc.; Music Departments of the Five Colleges; UMass Amherst Arts Council
"The Composers in the Valley", a discussion of past and present music in the Five College community.
Panel Discussion by Eric Sawyer, Donald Wheelock, Charles Fussell, Lewis Spratlan, Robert Stern, Bruce Maccombie
SPONSORS: Amherst Cultural Council, a local agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency; Five Colleges, Inc.; Music Departments of the Five Colleges; UMass Amherst Arts Council Robert Stern, David Sanford, Salvatore Macchia, Lewis Spratlan
FIVE COLLEGE NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL
Music by Pioneer Valley Composers - Heritage Concert Sat., Sept. 12, 8pm, Bezanson Recital Hall, FREE
Charles Fussell: Moonshine duo for Marimba and Double Bass Ayano Kataoka, Salvatore Macchia
Ronald Perera: Visions for two sopranos and chamber ensemble Karen Smith Emerson, Nina Moe, sopranos Lanfranco Marcelletti, conductor
Alvin Etler: Woodwind Quintet #1 Avanti Wind Quintet featuring Christopher Krueger, Fredric T. Cohen, Michael Sussman, Stephen Walt and Laura Klock
Lewis Spratlan: Concertino for Violin and Chamber Ensemble Elizabeth Chang, violin Lanfranco Marcelletti, conductor
SPONSORS: Amherst Cultural Council, a local agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency; Five Colleges, Inc.; Music Departments of the Five Colleges; UMass Amherst Arts Council
Lecture by Amherst College Professor David Schneider
SPONSORS: Amherst Cultural Council, a local agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency; Five Colleges, Inc.; Music Departments of the Five Colleges; UMass Amherst Arts Council
David Schneider
FIVE COLLEGE NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL
The Hungarian Strain: Concert of Contemporary Hungarian Music Sun., Sept. 13, 3pm, Bezanson Recital Hall, FREE
György Kurtag: 14 Fragmente aus "Rückblick": Altes und Neues. Hommage à Stockhausen Eric Sawyer, Elizabeth Wright, Eric Berlin, Salvatore Macchia
Béla Bartók: Contrasts Joel Pitchon, Michael Sussman, Elizabeth Joy Roe
György Ligeti: Horn Trio Elizabeth Chang, Laura Klock, Judith Gordon
Reception to follow
SPONSORS: Amherst Cultural Council, a local agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency; Five Colleges, Inc.; Music Departments of the Five Colleges; UMass Amherst Arts Council
Salvatore Macchia
Sept. 21 Monday
So many Sonatas-Such different styles! FACULTY RECITAL Fredric T. Cohen, oboe & Susan Nowicki, guest pianist
Sonatas for Oboe & Piano by Emanuel Rubin, Gunther Raphael & Henri Dutilleux
8pm Bezanson Recital Hall $3-UMass Amherst students/$5-Other students, seniors & children/$10-General public Box Office 413-545-2511 or www.umasstix.com
Oct. 2 Friday
BOSOMA DANCE COMPANY in Residence Directors: UMass Alumni Katherine Hooper & Irada Djelassi
Friday at UMass Totman Studio 13 No charge
*Workshop: Starting a Non-Profit Organization, 12:15-1:45pm *Masterclass: Modern dance technique, 2-3:30pm *Space is limited, to reserve a spot: 413 545 6064
Oct. 2 & 3 Fri & Sat 8pm
BOSOMA DANCE COMPANY in Residence Directors: UMass Alumni Katherine Hooper & Irada Djelassi
BoSoma Dance Performance Hampshire College, Main Dance Studio, 8pm
$7 Students, seniors/$15 General public Ticket Reservations: 413 559 5889 beginning 9/20
Oct. 2 & 3 Fri & Sat 8pm
BOSOMA DANCE COMPANY in Residence Directors: UMass Alumni Katherine Hooper & Irada Djelassi
BoSoma Dance Performance Hampshire College, Main Dance Studio, 8pm
$7 Students, seniors/$15 General public Ticket Reservations: 413 559 5889 beginning 9/20
Friday, October 2
CELLO/PIANO/PERCUSSION CONCERT
Performers: UMass Amherst Professor Ayano Kataoka, percussion, with guests Judith Gordon, piano & Kivie Cahn-Lipman, cello (Smith College faculty members)
Featuring music by William Duckworth, Osvaldo Golijov, John Cage, Iannis Xenakis, Paul Lansky, Alfred Schnittke & Lou Harrison
6:30pm Bezanson Recital Hall
$3 UMass Amherst students; $5 other students, seniors & children under 18; $10 general public Box Office 413-545-2511 or http://www.umasstix.com
Ayano Kataoka
Sept. 23Wednesday
MUSIC THEORY LECTURE SERIES
A talk by Professor Gary S. Karpinski: Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo
Investigating the ways context and training can affect how we perceive things
Elizabeth Chang
Michael Romaniak
Robert Stern, David Sanford, Salvatore Macchia, Lewis Spratlan
Avanti Wind Quintet
David Schneider 
Salvatore Macchia
Ayano Kataoka 
