CONTACT:

Dr. Mark Zanter

Marshall University School of Music

304.638.3481

February 4, 2019

For Immediate Release

Huntington, W.Va –Marshall University School of Music will host its Tenth Annual Festival of New Music on Thursday, February 28 and Friday, March 1, 2019.  The festival will feature the music of Dr. Michael James Olson, Edwards Distinguished Visiting Professor of the Arts, festival guest composers, and Marshall University Composition Students. Three Festival concerts feature solos, chamber music, electro-acoustic music, and film; and performance venues are Smith Recital Hall on the Huntington campus, 5th avenue Baptist Church in Huntington, and Black Sheep Burrito and Brews.

   Featured guest performers Linda Chatterton, Maja Radovanlija flute and guitar duo from Minneapolis, MN, the MU Percussion Ensemble, Edwards Distinguished Visiting Professor of the Arts, Michael James Olson, and Marshall University students and faculty.

    More information can be found on the Marshall University School of Music web site. Support for this festival was provided by Marshall University Department of Music, the College of Arts and Media, MUsic Alive Concert Series, and the Joan C. Edwards Distinguished Visiting Professor of the Arts Fund.

(see http://www.marshall.edu/music/vcalendar/ for an up-to-date listing)

 

Thursday, February 28, 2019:

7:30PM Smith Music Recital Hall

A concert of new works by festival guests, and Marshall University Student Composers

 

Friday, March 1, 201

12:00 Noon MUsic Alive, Fifth Avenue Baptist Church, 1135 5th Avenue, Huntington, WV. A chamber music concert featuring new works for flute and guitar.

 

9:00PM Black Sheep Burrito and Brews 279 9th St, Huntington, WV 

works by PSP, Mark Zanter, Dan Dean, and Michael James Olson

 

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