The composition studio at WMU provides students with the necessary skills to succeed as creative musicians. We focus on helping students discover their own creative voice and develop the skills to realize their artistic vision. We provide training in composition for acoustic instruments and digital media. We foster an open environment that embraces aesthetic diversity, individual growth, and community.
2013-2014
Student Composer's Concert
Dalton Center Recital Hall, Free
Featuring New works by WMU Composers
Guest Artist Recital: Iktus Percussion Quartet
Dalton Center Recital Hall, Charge, Tickets
The Music of C. Curtis-Smith
Dalton Center Recital Hall, Charge, Tickets
Guest Artist Recital: Barbara Lieurance, Piano
Dalton Center Recital Hall, Free
featuring Rhapsodies by C. Curtis-Smith
University Symphonic Band
Miller Auditorium, Free
featuring works by composers Ryan George, Michael Gandolfi, and Christopher Biggs
Guest Artist: Kari Johnson, Piano
Dalton Center Recital Hall, Free
featuring works by composers Christopher Biggs, Scott Blasco, and Ellaine Lillios
Convocation Series: Multimedia Compositions
Dalton Center Recital Hall, Free
Western Winds
Dalton Center Recital Hall, Charge, Tickets
featuring a premiere by composer David Colson
KLOrk and Birds on a Wire
Dalton Center Recital Hall, Charge, Tickets
featuring premieres by composers Dan Trueman and John Griffin
Student Composers Concert I
Dalton Center Recital Hall, Free
featuring works by student composers
New Music Concert
Dalton Center Recital Hall, Free
featuring new works by student and faculty composers
Student Composers Concert II
Dalton Center Lecture Hall, Free
featuring works by student composers
Guest Artist Recital: Zodiac Trio
Dalton Center Recital Hall, Charge, Tickets
featuring premieres by composers David Colson, Ofer Ben-Amots, and Andrew List
Birds on a Wire
Dalton Center Recital Hall, Free
featuring Carl Ratner, Bass-Baritone & Robert Patterson, Composer
Guest Artist Recital: Dither Electric Guitar Quartet
Dalton Center Recital Hall, Free
Stravinsky's L'histoire du soldat
Multimedia Room, Charge, Tickets
Presented by Fontana Chamber Arts and WMU School of Music
Part of the New Sounds Festival 2013
Electronic Music Midwest Mini-Festival
Multimedia Room, Free
Part of the New Sounds Festival 2013
Western Winds Concerts
Dalton Center Recital Hall, Free
Featuring Premieres by Andrew List and David Colson
Birds on a Wire with Kyong Mee Choi, Composer, and Keith Kirchoff, Piano
Dalton Center Recital Hall, Free
Part of the New Sounds Festival 2013
Cataclysm in Catharsis
Dalton Center Dance Studio B, free
featuring music by Adam Lenz and Cassandra Kaczor
David Fisher Senior Recital
Dalton Center Recital Hall
featuring music by David Fisher
Guest Artist Recital: International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE)
Dalton Center Recital Hall, Charge, Tickets
Part of the New Sounds Festival 2013
JJ Treadway Piano Recital
Dalton Center Lecture Hall, Free
includes a work by JJ Treadway
Student Composers Concert I
Dalton Center Recital Hall, Free
featuring works by student composers
Part of the New Sounds Festival 2013
Student Composers Concert II
Dalton Center Lecture Hall, Free
featuring works by student composers
Part of the New Sounds Festival 2013
Senior Composition Recital
Dalton Center Multimedia Room, Free
featuring works by Cassandra Kaczor
Joint Composition and Piano Recital
Dalton Center Recital Hall, Free
featuring works by Stacy Busch and JJ Treadway
Senior Composition Recital
Dalton Center Lecture Hall, Free
featuring works by Brian Ritzer
