WIU New Music Festival March 7-8

March 3, 2016

MACOMB, IL - - Western Illinois University will host the 30th anniversary New Music Festival Monday-Tuesday, March 7-8, featuring eight composers who are WIU alumni.



The festival will be held in the College of Fine Arts and Communication (COFAC) Recital Hall. The related concerts will be held in the recital hall at 7:30 p.m. March 7 and at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. March 8.



All concerts are open free to the public.



Alumni composers working with this year's festival include:



Stacey Berk, of the University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, a 1993 graduate with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Teacher Education, Music.



David Rappenecker, of the State University of New York – Buffalo, a 2008 and 2010 graduate with a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in music.



Carla Colletti, of Webster University, a 2001 graduate with a master's degree in music.



Steve Weimer, of Murray State University, a 2006 graduate with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in music.



George Hufnagl, of Jellyvision, a 2005 graduate with a bachelor's degree in music.



Benjamin Willis, a freelance musician in New York City, NY, a 1995 and 2011 graduate with a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in music.



Peter Lothringer, of Southwest Minnesota State University, a 1991 and 1993 graduate with a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in music.



Jonathan Wilson, of the University of Iowa, a 2010 and 2012 graduate with a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in music.



WIU faculty music composers participating in the festival include Associate Professor John Mindeman, Professor James Caldwell, Associate Professor Julieta Mihai, Professor Paul Paccione and Professor James Romig.



The New Music Festival 2016 is funded by the Performing Arts Society.



For more information, visit wiu.edu/cofac/newmusicfestival/.

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