BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Missouri State University/Calendar of Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20070311T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 DTSTART:20071104T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:86ef82fa-fd82-4902-ab14-804fcf8d96a6.193457@calendar.missouristate.edu CREATED:20181210T211154Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181210T211154Z LOCATION:Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts\, Juanita K. SUMMARY:29th Annual Composition Festival Concert III DESCRIPTION:The main event of this year's Composition Festival features mu sic written by guest composer Stephen Gryc performed by the MSU Wind Ense mble conducted by John Zastoupil.\n\n\nThe concert will include soloist J ames Keel Williams performing Gryc's Guignol: Concerto for Bassoon and Sm all Wind Orchestra (2016) and new music by MSU Composition professor John Prescott.\n\n\nStephen Gryc is Professor Emeritus of Music Composition a nd Theory at the Hartt School of the University of Hartford where he taug ht full-time for thirty-five years.  His instrumental expertise has broug ht him commissions from some of the world's leading soloists.\n\n\nHis mu sic has been performed by a diverse group of ensembles such as the New Je rsey Percussion Ensemble\, American Brass Quintet\, Avalon String Quartet \, Cascadian Chorale\, United States Marine Band\, and Minnesota Orchestr a.  His music has been heard in 46 states\, 34 foreign countries and at 1 86 colleges and universities worldwide.\n\n\nAnother aspect of Stephen Mi chael Gryc's work as a composer is his interest in fostering a sense of c ommunity through his music.  He wrote six pieces for the yearlong celebra tion of the three hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the founding of his hometown of Farmington\, Connecticut. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<html><head><title></title></head><body><p>Th e main event of this year's Composition Festival features music written b y guest composer&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.stephengryc.com/" target="_bl ank" title="Stephen Gryc">Stephen Gryc</a> performed by the <a href="http s://www.missouristate.edu/band/concert-bands.htm" target="_blank" title=" MSU Concert Bands"><strong>MSU Wind Ensemble</strong></a> conducted by Jo hn Zastoupil.</p>\n<p>The concert will include soloist James Keel William s performing Gryc's <em>Guignol: Concerto for Bassoon and Small Wind Orch estra</em> (2016) and new music by MSU Composition professor John Prescot t.</p>\n<p>Stephen Gryc is Professor Emeritus of Music Composition and Th eory at the Hartt School of the University of Hartford where he taught fu ll-time for thirty-five years.&nbsp\; His instrumental expertise has brou ght him commissions from some of the world's leading soloists.</p>\n<p>Hi s music has been performed by a diverse group of ensembles such as the Ne w Jersey Percussion Ensemble\, American Brass Quintet\, Avalon String Qua rtet\, Cascadian Chorale\, United States Marine Band\, and Minnesota Orch estra.&nbsp\; His music has been heard in 46 states\, 34&nbsp\;foreign co untries and at 186&nbsp\;colleges and universities worldwide.</p>\n<p>Ano ther aspect of Stephen Michael Gryc's work as a composer is his interest in fostering a sense of community through his music.&nbsp\; He wrote six pieces for the yearlong celebration of the three hundred and fiftieth ann iversary of the founding of his hometown of Farmington\, Connecticut.</p> </body></html> DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190210T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190210T190000 SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.societyofcomposers.org/members/MissouriStateUniversity/ CATEGORIES:Public,Alumni,Current Students,Faculty,Future Students,Staff END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR