The university of tennessee percussion ensemble joined forces with contemporary music organization, nief norf, to host a performance of john luther adams outdoor masterpiece inuksuit for 9 to 99 percussionists at ijams nature center on earth day, tuesday, april 22nd, at 5 pm. Elliot coles postludes for bowed vibraphone are a fantastic new addition to quartet repertoire for percussion someday soon everyone is going to be playing these pieces. Ut contemporary music ensemble, taught applied lessons, and taught percussion methods. The program is complimented with a fullscale jazz studies degree program and all of the curricular ensemble offerings that come with it, as well as a variety of authentic world music performance outlets. She has taught at yale university, indiana university where she earned her phd in musicology, and also teaches at cornish college of the arts in seattle. Symphonic wind ensemble, percussion ensemble, pit orchestras, recital drummer accompanist, area gigging, mu phi epsilon chapter president. Selected workshops and festivals for composers peabody institute. Seminars on composition for percussion and other instruments, and other special topics on contemporary music, by the festival faculty. Michael jones is a percussionist based in san diego, ca whose work focuses on contemporary and experimental music from diverse settings and backgrounds. Ensembles will be mostly playing as a unit during the festival but will also have a chance. Talk was commissioned in 2019 by a percussion consortium lead by francis favis, along with cocommissioners david collier, wesley fowler, kathie hsie. During the day, high school ensembles receive feedback from guest clinicians. Composers will write for chamber ensemble, percussion ensemble or.
Formed in 2005, niefnorf was born from the vision of percussionists andrew bliss and kerry obrien, who took the ensemble s name from a descriptor of strange sounds. Bliss has served on the adjudication jury for both the music for all national percussion festival and the pas international percussion ensemble competition, and his method book multitudes innovative percussion is a widely used pedagogical resource nationally. As guests of the 5th niu new music festival, the nief norf project performs plenum vortices by christopher adler. The kso and nief norf join forces to present an intoxicating program all about rhythm. Doctoral degree in percussion performance from the university of kentucky. View andrew blisss business profile as artistic director at nief norf. In the united states, eric has performed or conducted at nine percussive arts societys international conventions pasic, presented at the midwest clinic, as well as several state days of percussion and music educator conventions. V5 full volume final draft percussive arts society. Selected workshops and festivals for composers compiled by the peabody career services, updated sept. The nief norf summer festival tennessee, and others. Members of the ttu percussion ensemble have studied at the leigh howard stevens marimba seminar, the so percussion summer institute, and the nief norf summer festival. He is currently pursuing a doctor of musical arts degree in percussion performance at the university of north carolina at greensboro where dr. With local percussion ensemble, nief norf beethovens overture from prometheus, dormans spices, perfumes, toxins.
Nief norf is a contemporary music organization that puts on a two. She graduated with her bachelor of arts from the university of nebraskalincoln in 2018 and studied with dr. He recently completed a tenmovement collection for speaking percussionist zaum box released in a. Niefnorf is a knoxvillebased contemporary music ensemble devoted to fostering creative work among musical interpreters, composers, and scholars. Performed at the percussive arts society international convention pasic with the uncg percussion ensemble ipec winner participant in the 2016 nief norf summer festival.
Hes appeared in the past as a member of the hartford new music collective, the other minds ensemble, the william winant percussion. Find contacts direct phone number, email address, work history, and more. He has been a performance fellow at nief norf and a student in electronic music programming at ircam paris, france. He has collaborated with groups such as the bravura percussion trio, the copper street brass quintet, the nief norf project, and the omaha percussion ensemble. At indiana university denton has performed in the percussion ensemble, afrocuban ensemble, brazilian ensemble, wind ensemble and philharmonic orchestra.
She is the managing director for nief norf, and works with the nn team to produce the annual nief norf summer festival, where more than fifty international participants experience an engaging environment of collaboration. Logan ball is a percussionist and educator residing in johnson city, tn. The ut percussion studies area provides a focused program of study in solo, chamber, and large ensemble performance. Through performances, commissions, and educational programs, niefnorf aims to cultivate and propagate imaginative musical work. Member of the uncg wind ensemble, symphony orchestra, symphonic band, present continuous, percussion ensemble, and steel pan ensemble. Guest clinicians work with high school ensembles in master classes and clinics, followed by an evening concert. Several members have marched as members of carolina crown, music city, phantom regiment, southwind, and spirit of atlanta drum and bugle corps. Paige dedecker is a percussionist from flower mound, texas. Nief norf s concert schedule can be found at sunday afternoon at 4 p. Stephen karukas is a graduate of the interlochen arts academy and a student at indiana university, where he studies music composition, percussion performance, and computer science. Working with elliot, we discovered a huge new range of sonic possibilities and a gorgeous choreography unique to.
Several members have marched as members of carolina crown, music. Each year the nnsf call for scores invites submissions of contemporary scores for chamber ensemble that are performed by performance fellows at the annual nief norf summer festival. Colin currie most percussionists choose one of two avenues into the life of a percussionist. As performers, educators, and curators, nief norf champions works from the established and emerging experimental tradition since its inception in 2005. Immersive listening experiences like michael pisaros a wave and waves, a work for 100 musicians spearheaded by nief norf for big ears festival 2017, have been a cornerstone of nief norf s. Composers of selected compositions will be invited to attend the festival and coach festival students and faculty in the preparation of the work. His compositions for percussion ensemble have been performed by ensembles including red fish blue fish, third. The nief norf contemporary music festival, beginning tuesday at furman university, will spotught percussion works warren lafever. The nnsf20 international call for scores the composers site.
Kerry obrien is a musicologist and a percussionist, specializing in experimental music, minimalism, and countercultural spirituality. Currently, he is the principal percussionist for the bismarkmandan symphony orchestra. Jordan was selected to perform a solo concert at the 2015 transplanted roots international percussion symposium in montreal and composed a new solo work which she premiered at the 2017 new music gathering. The nief norf summer festival nnsf is an interdisciplinary summer music festival, bringing together dozens of performers, composers, and scholars to collaborate on the performance, creation, and discussion of contemporary solo and chamber music. Niefnorf opens call for scores music connection magazine. As the evocative score is so percussion forward, nief norf was heavily featured. In 2014, he was given his first opportunity to perform andres music live, and is excited to showcase it yet again pasic 2016. Terry longshore and the southern oregon university percussion ensemble 30 nief norf project straitjacket instrumental innovations concert a stuart saunders smith showcase concert b exhibit hall d thursdaysaturday 9. Percussionist mike truesdells investigation into unique galaxies of sound led him to the inventive world of mark andre. She is currently a graduate teaching assistant pursuing a masters in percussion performance at the university of north florida with dr. The organizations performing ensemble, the nief norf project, champions both celebrated and unknown repertoire. The 2015 nief norf summer festival composition workshop is now open for registration. As a chamber musician, eric performs with the nief norf project and the legal wood project.
The nnsf composition workshop offers an intensive experience in composing for percussion in the chamber music idiom and currently invites applications from composers age 18 and over including undergraduates, graduates, faculty, and professionals. Percussion ensemble festival overview the eighth annual festival features several colorado high school ensembles, esteemed guest percussionist andy bliss, and the csu percussion ensemble. Niefnorf performs christopher adlers the toy robots. Big ears favorite nief norf knoxvilles own contemporary percussion ensemble and wordless music orchestra presented the score at the tennessee theater, a classic, largescale hall. Three interlocking pieces for one, four, and seven players. The niefnorf summer festival nnsf is an interdisciplinary summer music festival. Knoxville, tn november 7 in two weeks, the knoxville symphony orchestra performs its third. Composers will write for chamber ensemble, percussion ensemble or percussion in combination with other instruments, based on availability. Kerry obrien school of music university of washington. So percussion summer institute, and the niefnorf summer festival.