Sounds across the centuries.Byline: The Register-Guard Three concerts are scheduled this week at the University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. School of Music, 961 E. 18th Ave. The Hundredth Monkey Ensemble will play contemporary music selections at 8 p.m. Monday in Beall Concert Hall. Admission is free. The Hundredth Monkey Ensemble is a student-run group dedicated to adventurous 20th century music. Graduate students double as performers and composers. Monday's program includes "Pleiades Remain" by Daniel Heila, "Wednesday Music" by Paul Lombardi, "Cheating, Lying and Stealing" by David Lang and two selections by Kurt Doles Kurt Doles (born August 2, 1973), American composer and bass clarinetist. He is best known for his slow, quiet instrumental pieces which are frequently written for unusual groups of instruments. : "Lost Chords" and "a bright spirit went away weeping." The Collegium Musicum The Collegium Musicum was one of several types of musical societies that arose in German and German-Swiss cities and towns during the Reformation and thrived into the mid-18th century. , under the direction of assistant professor Marc Vanscheeuwijck, will play and sing 16th century music at 8 p.m. Tuesday in Room 198 of the music building. Admission is free. The Collegium Musicum is a 22-piece vocal and instrumental ensemble that plays music composed between 1400 and 1800. The concert will include an early 16th century Mass by Josquin Des Prez Josquin des Prez (born c. 1450, Condé-sur-l'Escaut?, Burgundian Hainaut—died Aug. 27, 1521, Condé-sur-l'Escaut) Northern French composer. Perhaps a student of Johannes Ockeghem, he spent his life working as a singer, moving from post to post in Italy, , madrigals by Don Carlo Gesualdo
Carlo Gesualdo, known as Gesualdo da Venosa (?March 8, 1566 – September 8, 1613), Prince of Venosa and Count of Conza, was an Italian music composer, and Claudio Monteverdi Noun 1. Claudio Monteverdi - Italian composer (1567-1643) Monteverdi , sacred concertos by German composer Heinrich Schutz, and instrumental music by lesser-known Baroque composers. The University Opera Ensemble, directed by assistant professor Mark Kaczmarczyk, will present scenes and arias at 8 p.m. Thursday in Beall Hall. Tickets, available at the door, are $5 for general admission and $3 for students and seniors. The concert will include selections from Leonard Bernstein's "On the Town," Georges Bizet's "Carmen Carmen throws over lover for another. [Fr. Lit.: Carmen; Fr. Opera: Bizet, Carmen, Westerman, 189–190] See : Faithlessness Carmen the cards repeatedly spell her death. [Fr. " and W.A. Mozart's "Cosi Fan Tutte," as well as excerpts from G.F. Handel's "Giulio Cesare," with orchestral accompaniment. For more information on any of the concerts, call the music school weekdays at 346-5678. To confirm concert times and ticket information, call GuardLine from a touch-tone phone at any time; call 485-2000 and request category 2533 for a recorded message about the week's events. |
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