Welcome to the tenth season of New College of Florida's acclaimed contemporary music series, New Music New College (NMNC). Under the direction of Professor Stephen Miles, NMNC provides educational opportunities for New College students while bringing leading local and national recording artists to the Sarasota area for performances hosted on campus in Mildred Sainer Pavilion and the Harry Sudakoff Center, as well as off-campus locations that offer innovative constructs for audience engagement and participation.
A highlight of the 2008-2009 season will be an April appearance by Pamela Z, best known for her solo performance work combining operatic bel canto and experimental vocal techniques with found percussion, spoken word, electronic processing and sample concrete sounds. The season centerpiece is the Crossroads Project with the Sarasota Orchestra held over two nights in February. At Friday's NMNC concert, symphony performers will be invited to join New College bands for a festive evening of performances utilizing all of the spaces in the Caples Fine Arts Complex - inside and outside, and with many layers. On Saturday, you are invited to Holley Hall, where the Symphony will perform an evening of contemporary music featuring the premiere of a new work by New College alumnus Silas Durocher.
Sarasota Orchestra artistic director Leif Bjaland was so impressed with Durocher's concert from the 2007-2008 season that he engaged the Symphony to commission and perform a new work --an incredible privilege for the 22 year-old composer and performer, and a reflection of the artistic and intellectual freedom he experienced as a music major at New College. The concert will be conducted by associate conductor Dirk Meyer and will be sold through the Orchestra Box Office in the fall (941) 953-3434.
Tickets to New Music New College events are available by subscription or per event. To order tickets, download the 2008-09 Order Form or call the Events Coordinator at (941) 487-4155. Events are free for New College students, faculty and staff. Season brochures are now available. To receive a brochure and sign up for the mailing list, contact us at events@ncf.edu.
