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SeventyDegreesBelowZeroShowcasingthemusicofBritishcomposerCeciliaMcDowallWINNEROFTHE2014BRITISHCOMPOSERAWARDFORCHORALCOMPOSITIONFeb1921PLEASESEEINSIDEFORDETAILS.Ourfestivalwillfeaturetherst-everUnitedStatesresidencyofBritishcomposerCeciliaMcDowallandtheU.S.premiereofhersymphonicworkSeventyDegreesBelowZerocommissionedin2012bytheCityofLondonSinfoniaandtheScottPolarResearchInstitutebasedinCambridgeEngland.SeventyDegreesBelowZeroisacantataforsolovoicetobesungbyfacultytenorJamesDoingandorchestrainspiredbyaphrasewrittenbyBritishcaptainRobertFalconScotttohiswifepriortohisdeathwhilereturningfromanexpeditiontotheSouthPoleDearitisnoteasytowritebecauseofthecold70degreesbelowzero.JoiningusonFridayFeb20willbeMichaelDuVernoisoftheUW-MadisonIceCubeParticleAstrophysicsCenterwhowillsketchanentertaininghistoryofpolarresearchfromthepasttothepresentincludingUW-Madisonsroletoday.Ofteninspiredbyextra-musicalinuencesMcDowallswritingcombinesarhythmicvitalitywithexpressivelyricism.In2008thePhoenixChoralewonaGrammyAwardforBestSmallEnsemblePerformanceforitsChandosCDSpotlessRoseHymnstotheVirginMarywhichincludedThreeLatinMotetscomposedbyMcDowall.WritesGuyRickardsofGramophoneHeridiomisoneofeuphonioustonalityandexpressiveclaritywithchallengingvocallinesthatavoidbeingoverlytaxing.ColloquiumFeb19ConcertFeb.20Ticketsrequiredadults20ConcertFeb.21free.Foracompleteschedulepleaseseewww.music.wisc.educecilia-mcdowallHonoringGeorgeCrumbat85Celebratingthecomposers85thbirthdaywithconcertsandmasterclasses.Mar2023PLEASESEEINSIDEFORDETAILS.Grammy-andPulitzer-Prizewinningavant-gardecomposerGeorgeCrumbisknownforhisunusualtimbresandinnovativevoiceandinstrumentaltechniques.Crumbsmusicoftenjuxtaposescontrastingmusicalstylesrangingfrommusicofthewesternart-musictraditiontohymnsandfolkmusictonon-Westernmusics.Ourfour-dayfestivalwillfeatureperformancesbyavarietyofguestandlocalmusicians.VoxBalaenaeaworkforelectricutecelloandpianoisinspiredbytherecordingsofwhalesongsandwillbeperformedonMarch20byLakeshoreRushaChicago-basednewmusicensemblefeaturingseveralSchoolofMusicalumni.CellistParryKarpofMadisonsProArteQuartetwillsolowiththeUWsContemporaryChamberEnsembleonMarch21inaperformanceofCrumbsSonataforSoloCello.MakingherrstMadisonappearanceonMarch22willbeNewYorkCityviolinistandviolistMirandaCucksondescribedbytheNewYorkTimesasaprodigiouslytalentedplayerwhocanmakeeventhethorniestcontemporaryscoressing.ShewillperformworksbyCrumbUW-MadisoncomposerLauraSchwendingerSebastianCurrierandAugustaReadThomas.OnMarch23ChicagomusiciansDueEastwithErinLesseronuteandGregBeyeronpercussionwillpresentCrumbswell-knownMadrigalsBooks1-4inamulti-mediatriptychvideomontagethatbecomesamagicalandpowerfulenvironment.PLEASENOTETicketsarerequiredforMirandaCucksonadults20andDueEastadults10.Studentsarefreetoboth.Foracompleteschedulepleaseseewww.music.wisc.edugeorge-crumbRediscoveringRameauPLEASESEEINSIDEFORDETAILS.Theyear2014marksthe250thanniversaryofJean-PhilippeRameausdeathandcelebrationsofthecomposerandmusictheoristslifearetakingplaceinFranceandaroundtheworld.PerformersandscholarsfromacrosscampuswillgathertodescribeRameausworldhisideastheworksofphilosophersandartistsheinteractedwithandtodemonstratethescienticdiscoveriesthatinformedhismusictheories.Itwillprovideauniqueopportunitytolearnaboutthisperiodaswellasoneofitsmostfascinatingmusicians.TheUW-MadisonandcommunitypartnerswillofferaseriesoffreepubliceventsinFebruaryMarchandAprilculminatingwithtwoticketedconcertperformancesofRameausone-actoperaPygmalionbytheMadisonBachMusicians.Foracompleteschedulepleaseseewww.music.wisc.edurameauFornewsandconcertannouncementssendanemailtojoin-musicdigestlists.wisc.eduSpecialEventsthisSpringCeciliaMcDowallGeorgeCrumb