Music of the 21st Century
Music of the 21st Century is an annual composer residency and festival that brings accomplished guest composers to DePauw’s campus for a week. Students and faculty interact with guest composers in rehearsals, coachings, classes, convocation hour, community outreach events, and countless informal encounters throughout the week. The festival culminates in two concerts of music by the guest composer(s), performed by DePauw Music students and faculty.
During the week of the festival, the entire DePauw Music community is collectively focused on new music: virtually all students, staff, and faculty are involved in welcoming guest composers and their work into our activities and discourse. This singular, collective focus on contemporary music provides a transformative learning experience that resonates into students’ work across the music curriculum.
With one or more guest composers on campus for the festival every year, DePauw Music students have the opportunity to work directly with at least four distinguished guest composers during their as a DePauw student. Past guests include Tania Leon, Gabriela Lena Frank, Christopher Theofanidis, Bright Sheng, Daniel Bernard Roumain, Lisa Bielawa, Susan Botti, and Jennifer Higdon.
Music of the 21st Century is generously funded by DePauw alumni Robert and Margaret Schmidt, and is currently coordinated by composer and DePauw faculty member Eliza Brown.
This year's guests are
Melissa Dunphy, Drew Zaremba, and Evan Williams!
Music of the 21st Century Schedule
Monday, October 3
4 PM • Kresge Auditorium
Evan Williams: Large Ensemble rehearsal
5:30 PM • Thompson Recital Hall
Evan Williams: Black Waters Rehearsal
7 PM • Thompson Recital Hall
Evan Williams: Sound an Alarm rehearsal
Tuesday, October 4
7 AM • Greencastle Middle School
Drew Zaremba: Community Engagement Event with Greencastle Middle School
8 AM • GCPA 1152
Drew Zaremba: Class Visit (Entrepreneurship)
9 AM • Kresge Auditorium
Evan Williams: The Red Devil Dreams of Numbers rehearsal
9:10 AM • Thompson Recital Hall
Melissa Dunphy: Scallops and Bollocks for Tea rehearsal
10:30 AM • Thompson Recital Hall
Evan Williams: Amber Waves rehearsal
11:30 AM • Thompson Recital Hall
Evan Williams: if/else rehearsal
2:20 PM • GCPA 1152
Melissa Dunphy: Class Visit (State of the Art)
3 PM • Thompson Recital Hall
Melissa Dunphy: 4 Poems of Nikita Gill rehearsal
Wednesday, October 5
9:10 AM • GCPA 1021
Melissa Dunphy: Class Visit (Musicianship II)
10:20 AM • Thompson Recital Hall
All Guests: SOM Convocation
11:30 AM • Thompson Recital Hall
Melissa Dunphy: Tangled/Triangle rehearsal
2:50 PM • GCPA 1021
Drew Zaremba: Class Visit (Practicum)
4:00 PM • Kresge Auditorium
All Guests: Large Ensemble Rehearsals
Thursday, October 6
11:30 AM • GCPA 1118
Drew Zaremba: Student Combo Coaching
11:30 PM • Kresge Auditorium
Evan Williams: Wild Velvet rehearsal
3 PM • Kresge Auditorium
Melissa Dunphy: Handshake rehearsal
4 PM • GCPA 1118
Drew Zaremba: Student Combo Coaching
4 PM • Kresge Auditorium
Melissa Dunphy: Choir pieces rehearsal
5 PM • Thompson Recital Hall
Drew Zaremba: Green Dolphin Street rehearsal
7:30 PM • Thompson Recital Hall
All Guests: Music of the 21st Century Chamber Concert
Friday, October 7
9:10 AM • GCPA 1152
Melissa Dunphy: Class Visit (Women in Western Music)
10 AM • Kresge Auditorium
Drew Zaremba: Original Rehearsal
1:40 PM • GCPA 1152
Evan Williams: Class Visit (History of Wester Music II)
2:50 PM • GCPA 1152
Drew Zaremba: Class Visit (Exploring Music)
4:00 PM • Kresge Auditorium
All Guests: Gala Concert Tech/Dress Rehearsal
7:30 PM • Kresge Auditorium
All Guests: Music of the 21st Century Gala Concert