New Music Festival brings world class composers, concerts to Louisville

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    LOUISVILLE, Ky. 鈥 The University of Louisville School of Music presents the annual听 Nov. 9-13, with world-renowned composer听 as the featured guest.

     

    Faculty from the will also appear and present听the premiere of 鈥淪ound Spaces for Cervantes,鈥 a cutting-edge performance of lights, sound and space at the Gheens Science Hall and Rauch Planetarium. The piece pays tribute to the life and works of Miguel de Cervantes, the pre-eminent Spanish novelist of 鈥淒on Quixote鈥 who died 400 years ago this year. Faculty from Castilla-La Mancha include composers听Juli谩n 脕vila听and听Jos茅 Fayos, trumpeters听Manuel Blanco听and听Jos茅 Garc铆a,听cellist听Eduardo Gonz谩lez,听percussionist听Miguel Orero听and clarinetist听Ra煤l Traver.

     

    The University Wind Ensemble, directed by Frederick Speck, will perform the world premiere of Sanchez-Gutierrez鈥檚 鈥淎riles.鈥 Other works by Sanchez-Gutierrez, who is professor of composition at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, N.Y., will be performed throughout the festival. Sanchez-Gutierrez was born in Mexico City and has studied at the Peabody Conservatory, Yale and Princeton universities and Tanglewood Music Center. He鈥檚 highly decorated in his field with numerous awards, fellowships and residencies at international festivals.

     

    In addition to taking part in nightly concerts, festival guests will听present master classes and lectures throughout the week. See the detailed 听for all events.听Admission is free and open to the public.

    Wed., Nov. 9, 8 p.m. – Rauch Planetarium

    Thur., Nov. 10, 8 p.m. – Bird Recital Hall

    Fri., Nov.11, 8 p.m. – Comstock Concert Hall

    Sat., Nov. 12, 3 p.m. – Comstock Concert Hall

    Sat., Nov. 12, 8 p.m. – Comstock Concert Hall

    Sun., Nov. 13, 3 p.m. – Comstock Concert Hall

    Sun., Nov. 13, 7:30 p.m. – Comstock Concert Hall

    For more information, contact听John Ritz听at 502-852-4137.

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    Niki King Jones is positive she has the best job at the University of Louisville, serving the communication needs of the departments of fine arts and theatre, the School of Music, University Libraries and Alumni 鈥 all the fun, creative stuff. Before coming to UofL in 2015, Niki held communication positions in both private and nonprofit sectors in Louisville, Ky., including at Heaven Hill Distilleries and the Jewish Community of Louisville. For 10 years prior, she was a reporter at various newspapers across the country, most recently The Courier-Journal. Niki graduated from the University of Memphis with a BA in journalism and has a masters degree in community and leadership development from the University of Kentucky.