DENTON — The accomplishments
of women musicians and opportunities in music for today’s students will
be featured in a symposium presented Oct. 13-14 by the Texas Woman’s University
School of the Arts.
The Women in Music Symposium will
feature guest artists, choral workshops and the premier of a commissioned work
for choir by internationally known composer and artist Eleanor Daley. All events
are free and open to the public. For a schedule of events, visit www.twu.edu/as/pa/music/WIMsymposium.htm.
For additional information, contact the TWU Department of Music at (940) 898-2500.
The TWU Concert Choir, TWU Wind Ensemble
and selected soloists will present Daley’s work, “Seasons of Love,”
at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, in the Margo Jones Performance Hall, located at
Oakland and Sawyer streets on TWU’s Denton campus. The work was commissioned
by the TWU School of the Arts.
Guest artists will conduct master’s
classes and choral workshops, and will participate in panel discussions. Guest
artists include Daley; Carlana Fitch, executive director of the Springfield
(Missouri) Symphony Orchestra; Angela Mariani, a musicologist and writer, producer
and host of the nationally syndicated public radio program “Harmonia;”
and Karen Stone, general director of the Dallas Opera.
Guest singers from area high schools
will join the TWU Concert Choir in a choral workshop presented by Daley, scheduled
at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, in the Margo Jones Performance Hall.
Dr. Susan Stewart, TWU assistant
professor of music and coordinator of choral activities, said the symposium
was inspired by advances that women have made in the music field.
“Women finally have made inroads
into being conductors,” she said. “It’s time now. Students
need to think about options other than being a performer.”
Dr. Pamela Youngblood, TWU associate
professor of music, agreed, adding, “TWU is a perfect place to emphasize
what women are doing in music.”
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For Further Information Contact:
Karen Treat
Senior Copywriter
Tel: (940) 898-3456
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