The Heartland Online Composition Festival with composer Jenni Brandon and the Heartland Marimba Quartet is scheduled to begin on 2020-09-25. Classes and composition work run across September and October, with a public forum on 2020-10-17 and a final online concert on 2020-11-14. Activities are planned on Zoom and Facebook Live.
Programme
Weekend classes are listed for 2020-09-25/2020-09-27, 2020-10-02/2020-10-04 and 2020-10-09/2020-10-11. Weekday lessons and composition work run 2020-09-28/2020-10-16. Participants will write new marimba works and short etudes; the quartet plans to perform and record the new pieces. The public collaboration forum is set for 2020-10-17 at 5 p.m. Central, and the final concert for 2020-11-14 at 7 p.m. Central. The final-concert programme includes:
- Ian Wiese: Etude No. 2: Extreme Ranges (world premiere)
Performers
Jenni Brandon leads the composition work with Heartland Marimba Quartet members Ujjal Bhattacharyya, Christina Cheon, Matthew Coley and Joe Millea. The quartet is scheduled to perform participants’ new marimba pieces.
Tickets
The application deadline is 2020-09-18. A $75 first payment is due at application; payment plans and limited scholarships are listed. See Jenni Brandon’s festival information for the application and fee details.