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New Music New Haven features guest composer Neil Rolnick The Yale School of Music presents the third New Music New Haven concert of the season on Thursday, December 21 at 8 pm in Sprague Hall, under the direction of Aaron Jay Kernis. This program of contemporary music will focus on the music of guest composer Neil Rolnick, with a performance of Mr. Rolnick’s iFiddle Concerto for electric violin and orchestra, featuring guest soloist Todd Reynolds. Rounding out the program will be works by Yale composers. Admission is free. For more information, contact the School of Music Concert Office at 203 432-4158 or visit www.yale.edu/music. >Neil Rolnick’s career since the late 1970s has spanned many areas of musical endeavor, often including unexpected and unusual combinations of materials and media. He has performed his music around the world, and his music has appeared on 12 CDs. Though much of Rolnick’s work has been in areas which connect music and technology, and therefore considered in the realm of “experimental” music, his music has always been highly melodic and accessible. Whether working with electronic sounds, improvisation, or multimedia, his music has been characterized by critics as “sophisticated,” “hummable and engaging,” and having “good senses of showmanship and humor.” Rolnick teaches at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY, where he was founding director of the iEAR Studios. More information at http://www.neilrolnick.com
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Yale School of Music presents New Music New Haven with featured composer Neil Rolnick and Todd Reynolds, electric violin soloist. New works by Yale composers. Admission is free. For more information: 203 432-4158, www.yale.edu/music.