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Featured Event
22 March 2023
John Donald Robb Concert
7:30pm FREE ADMISSION and RECEPTION
UNM Keller Hall | directions
4 World Premieres:
  • String Quartet No. 2, Op. 38 John Donald Robb transcribed for saxophone quartet Chris Orphal
  • Gems Out of Darkness, Miniatures for String Quartet (1981/2014) Daniel Davis
  • Painting for Strings Beth Ratay
  • Escalator (2019) Levi Raleigh Brown
Video: Escalator - Mvmt. I - Time to Go Home by Levi Raleigh Brown, text by John Barney. Performed by Moving Lines Ensemble at Public Space One - Iowa City, IA. John Barney, voice; Charlotte Leung, alto saxophone; Adrian Gomez, cello; and Levi Raleigh Brown, percussion.

About
The Robb New Music Series is an outcropping of the celebrated annual John Donald Robb Composers' Symposium. The series features concerts of new music by guest artists and UNM faculty & students, as well as masterclasses, artist talks, and workshops.

Schedule of Events
All events are free of charge to attend, unless otherwise noted. Visit this page regularly for new event listings.

2023
Wed 22 - Fri 24 & Mon 27 March
51st Annual John Donald Robb Composer's Symposium
Tickets: $0
UNM Keller Hall unless otherwise indicated*
Composers: Axel Retif, Beth Ratay, Cara Haxo, Carlos Arellano, Chris Orphal, Daniel Davis, Doug Falk, John Donald Robb, Jude Harb, Laura Cetilia, Levi Raleigh Brown, Mario Godoy, Niloufar Nourbakhsh, Paula Matthusen, Sky Macklay, Thomas Ropp.
Performers: Splinter Reeds (Kyle Bruckmann oboe, Bill Kalinkos clarinet, Nicki Roman saxophone, Jeff Anderle bass clarinet, Dana Jessen bassoon), Moving Lines Ensemble (Charlotte Leung alto saxophone, Adrian Gomez cello, Levi Raleigh Brown percussion, John Barney spoken word), David Felberg and Ruxandra Marquardt violin; Laura Tait Chang viola; Amy Huzjak cello.
  • Wed 22 John Donald Robb Concert 7:30pm reception following
  • Thu 23 Five Splinter Reeds Masterclasses 2:00pm
  • Thu 23 Splinter Reeds Concert 7:30pm
  • Fri 24 UNM Student Composers Concert ft. Splinter Reeds 7:30pm
  • Mon 27 Sky Macklay Composition Masterclass 9:00am-2:30pm *location tba

Fri 7 April 11:00am
Artist Talk
with Clara Byom and Joshua Carro
Tickets: $0
Venue: UNM Center for the Arts Room 1111
Topics: tba

Fri 14 April 11:00am
Artist Talk with Beth Ratay
Tickets: $0
Venue: UNM Center for the Arts Room 1111
Topics: Emotions and Math, the Music of Beth Ratay

Sun 30 April 12:00pm
Studio Recital

Performers: New Music New Mexico and The UNM Composition students
Tickets: $0
Venue: UNM Keller Hall
Program: tba


2024
27-29 March 2024 7:30pm
52nd Annual John Donald Robb Composers Symposium

Tickets: $0
UNM Keller Hall
Featuring Daniel Lippel, UNM Symphony Orchestra - other artists to be announced
  • Wed 27 Robb Concert + local composers + UNM alumni
  • Thu 28 UNMSO concert + Symposium guest composer
  • Fri 29 Daniel Lippel solo concert + Robb commission world premiere
  • Sun 31 Daniel Lippel at Chatter


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2023

Fri 10 February 11:00am-11:50am

Composition Masterclass with Ellen Reid
in cooperation with New Mexico Philharmonic
Performers: UNM composition students
Tickets: $0

Venue: UNM Center for the Arts, Room 1111
Program: TBA

Fri 10 February 1:00pm-2:40pm
Workshop with
Jeffrey Brooks clarinet & Silviu Ciulei guitar
Composers: UNM composition students
Tickets: $0
Venue: UNM Center for the Arts, Room 1111
Program: TBA

Sun 12 February 3:00pm
UNM Faculty Spotlight Concert
: Clarinet Meets Guitar
Composers: John Donald Robb (1892-1989), Marc Mellits (b.1966), Adrian Andrei (b.1980), Redi Marku (b.1984), Olga Amelkina-Vera (b.1976), Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
Performers: Jeffrey Brooks clarinet & Silviu Ciulei guitar
Venue: UNM Keller Hall
Tickets: $0
Program:
  • Fantasia on Themes by Robb arr. Chris Orphal (2023) world premiere
  • Isolation Theory (2020) Mellits
  • Five Moods (2021) Andrei world premiere
  • Albanian Landscape (2020) Marku world premiere
  • Romanian Fantasy (2020) Amelkina-Vera
  • Histoire du Tango (1986) Piazzola

Fri 24 February 11:00am & 1:00pm
Composition Masterclass
with Sarah Hennies
Performers: UNM composition students
Tickets: $0
Venue: UNM Center for the Arts Room 1111
Topic: TBA

Fri 3 March 11:00am & 1:00pm
Artist Talk
with Composer Levi Raleigh Brown
Levi will present by Zoom
Tickets: $0
Venue: UNM Center for the Arts Room 1111
Topics:
  • 11:00am Out and About: Composing after Graduation
  • 1:00pm Constructing Escalator

Sat 4 March 2:00pm
Workshop
with Percussionist Alan Zimmerman
Tickets: $0
Venue: UNM Keller Hall

Sat 4 March 7:30pm
Concert with Percussionist
Alan Zimmerman
Composers: Rebecca Saunders, Kenneth Cornell, Raven Chacon
Tickets: $0
Venue: UNM Keller Hall
Program:
  • Dust Saunders (2019)
  • body maps Cornell
  • For Suzanne Kite from For Zitkála-Šá Chacon (2019)

Tue 7 March 3:00pm
Piano Masterclass
with Emanuele Arciuli
Performers: UNM Music students
Tickets: $0
Venue: UNM Keller Hall
Program: tba

Tue 7 March 7:30pm
Studio Recital

Performers: New Music New Mexico and The UNM Composition students
Tickets: $0
Venue: UNM Center for the Arts Room B120
Program: tba

Wed 8 March 11:00am
Lecture-Demonstration
with Xavier Foley
presented by Santa Fe Pro Musica
Tickets: $0
Venue: UNM Center for the Arts Room 1111
Program: Xavier will demonstrate and give a lecture on good string writing.

Wed 8 March 2:00pm
Piano Masterclass
with Emanuele Arciuli
Performers: UNM Music students
Tickets: $0
Venue: UNM Keller Hall
Program: tba

Thu 9 March 12:30pm
Piano Masterclass
with Emanuele Arciuli
Performers: UNM Music students
Tickets: $0
Venue: UNM Keller Hall
Program: tba

Fri 10 March 4:30pm
Piano Masterclass
with Emanuele Arciuli
Performers: UNM Music students
Tickets: $0
Venue: UNM Keller Hall
Program: tba

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