All symposium and Livewire events will be in the Performing Arts and Humanities Building (PAHB)
Thursday, Oct. 20
6:30-7pm
Conference check in (Lower lobby)
7:00pm
Livewire concert prelude: Dream Prayer Observatory (Dance Technology Studio)
7:30pm
Livewire concert: Ruckus (Linehan Concert Hall)
Friday, Oct. 21: Conference begins
8-8:30am
Check in and coffee (Lower lobby)
8:30-10:00am
Dr. Jessica Rudman, Chair
Compositional Identity and Response (PAHB151 – The Music Box)
Maria Kaoutzani: Musical identities and the international classroom
Ian Power: Teaching Composition for Confidence, Equity, and Community
David MacDonald: Better Feedback on Compositions Using Liz Lerman’s Critical Response Process
10:15-11:45am
Dr. Daniel Pesca, Chair
Teaching Compositional Process (PAHB151 – The Music Box)
Mara Gibson: Teaching to Creativity: My Approach to Teaching Composition (remote)
Joseph Sowa: The Power of a Composer’s Artistic Voice: Toward a Holistic Composition Pedagogy
Aaron Helgeson: Creative Methods, Process, and Wellness
12:00pm
Livewire Student Concert (Linehan Concert Hall)
7:30pm
Livewire concert: counter)induction (Linehan Concert Hall)
Saturday, Oct. 22
8-8:30am
Check in and coffee (Lower Lobby)
8:30-10:15am
Dr. Linda Dusman, Chair
Composition in the Community (PAHB151 – The Music Box)
Lynnsey Lambrecht: Compose the Year: Inspiring Creativity and Building Techniques in Composers through Daily Activities
Ralph Lewis, Mike McAndrew, ShayLyssa Alexander, Peter Tijerina, Tamra Gingold, Alyssa Tong, Molly O’Roark: All Score Urbana: Reflecting on Six Years of Community Engagement Composition Workshop Practices (remote)
Alissa Voth: LUDENS: educational music composition games
10:30am-12:30pm
Dr. Yesook Suh, Chair
Composition and Music Education (PAHB151 – The Music Box)
Phil Salathé: Silent Film Scoring as the Basis for a Pre-College Composition Curriculum (remote)
Lindsay Bass WORKSHOP: From Discovery to Structure: Exploring Compositions with Students Ages 10-15
Walter Lindberg WORKSHOP: Collaborate, Create, Orchestrate: Group Composition with Elementary Strings
2:00-4:00pm
Dr. Daniel Pesca, Chair
Teaching compositional technique (PAHB151 – The Music Box)
Bradley Green and Andrew Hannon: Pedagogical Trends in the Undergraduate Composition Curriculum
Frank Nawrot: The Necessary Skills for Undergraduate Composition Students and How Form Can Unlock a Composer’s Creativity
Mathieu Lacroix: Mixed Music Pedagogy From the Composer’s Perspective (remote)
Sky Macklay and Katherine Balch WORKSHOP: No Music? No problem!
4:15pm
Dr. Jessica Rudman, introduction
James Mobberley, keynote speaker (PAHB151 – The Music Box)
7:30pm
Livewire concert: Patrick Crossland and Alexander Frangenheim (Linehan Concert Hall)