Center for New Music Ensemble to perform Feb. 15

The University of Iowa Center for New Music (CNM), housed within the UI School of Music, will present a free performance by the CNM Ensemble at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, in Riverside Recital Hall on the UI campus.

The program will include:

• Fantasia by Elaine Erickson; performed by Elizabeth Gotlund, organ
• Etude Fantasy by Timothy Kramer; performed by Pablo Gorin, organ
• Orion by David Vayo; performed by Casey Rafn, piano, and Andrew Thierauf, percussion
• Lake Effect by Timothy Kramer; performed by the CNM Ensemble (Zach Stanton, conductor)
• Hexachord Fantasy by Alan Schmitz; performed by the CNM Ensemble (David Gompper, conductor)
• Generator by Zach Zubow; performed by the CNM Ensemble (Zach Stanton, conductor)
• Four Short Scenes by Brooke Joyce; performed by the CNM Ensemble (David Gompper, conductor)

The CNM Ensemble consists of:

• Emily Duncan, flute
• Allison Offerman, oboe
• Thiago Ancelmo de Souza, clarinet
• Fabio Benites Felippe da Silva, bassoon
• Christopher Hunter, horn
• Laura Saylor, trumpet
• Benjamin Yates, trombone
• Andrew Thierauf, percussion
• Wannapha Yanavut, percussion
• Casey Rafn, piano
• Andrew Gentzsch, violin
• Rebecca Malina, violin
• Manuel Tabora Deras, viola
• Tom Maples, violoncello
• John Wertz, double bass

The Center for New Music, a performance organization devoted to the late 20th and early 21st century repertoire, is the focus of contemporary composition and performance at the University of Iowa. The center functions as a laboratory and performance extension of the School of Music’s composition area, and as a repertory ensemble for the creation and presentation of new music in general.

The School of Music is part of the Division of Performing Arts in the UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all UI-sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to attend this concert, contact the School of Music in advance at 319-335-1603.

For a UI arts calendar and details about upcoming events visit the Arts Iowa website.