Composition Seminar Upcoming Important Dates

May 2 - Composition juries - attendance mandatory for everyone
May 2 - Due: 1 concert summary sheet and 1 concert review

Website and Chapter News

A picture of some members of the local chapter with composer Christopher Theofanidis has been posted in the "Pictures" section.

Also, the important dates and events have been updated for the Spring 2008 semester.

The important dates and events have been updated for the Spring 2008 semester. Also, the syllabus and complete calendar PDFs have been uploaded.

The Fall semester Student Composers Concert was held on November 30th in the Kopleff Recital Hall. The works featured were as follows (not in program order):

1. Brent Milam - "Dark Expanse (Dying Pulsars)" for electronic sounds
   
2. Brent Milam - "Maquina Quebrada" for cello and marimba
   
3. Carol Underwood - "Frozen Metropolis: II. Ghosts in the Machine" for viola and piano
   
4. Brian Chamberlain - "Lost Hollow Road" for flute and classical guitar
   
5. Brian Chamberlain - "When Atlas Fails" for solo classical guitar
   
6. Jason Sherwin - "Sonata for Keyboard, Poco Allegro" for solo piano
   

The selections for the CD contest have been announced. We would like to thank Dr. Steven Harper and Dr. Mark McFarland of the GSU School of Music, and Dr. Jason Freeman of the Georgia Tech School of Music for adjudicating the contest. The rankings were as follows:

1. Brent Milam - "Muzsika Canopy"
2. Brent Milam - "Maquina Quebrada"
3. Carol Underwood - "Three Monster Faces"
4. Jason Sherwin - "Nadine's Piece (String Quartet, movement 3)"
5. Diego Cubero - "Marcha Boruca, movement 1"
6. Diego Cubero - "Fifths for Four"
7. Brian Chamberlain - "Thursday Mourning"

The recordings will be completed by the end of January, and the CD will be released shortly thereafter.

The CD contest entry form has been uploading to the "Resources" section. The application due date is Tuesday, October 9th.

The events page has been updated to pull off events that have already happened. A new event (duoAtl on 10/06/07) was added.

Some minor tweaks to the layout of the website have been made, plus the addition of new links on the "Resources" page.

Diego Cubero has been appointed to fill the vacant office of Vice-President. His appointment has been approved by the Faculty Advisor, Dr. Demos.

The GSU SCI chapter website is now hosted by the University, and has been re-designed by the new chapter Secretary.

A By-Laws amendment was ratified unanimously that allows the President to appoint officers when chapter offices become vacant outside of the normal election cycle. The appointee(s) must be approved by the chapter's faculty advisor.