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“This is It!” The Complete Piano Works of Neely Bruce, Part VIII

Neely BruceFrom the CFA:

John Spencer Camp Professor of Music Neely Bruce presents the eighth in a series of CD-length recitals of his piano music, featuring “Homage to Seb” (based on a fugue by Johann Sebastian Bach) and “Eight Friendly Fugues”—for Mary Klaaren, Kay Briggs, Peter Standaart, Morgan Powell, and others; plus fugues by two of Mr. Bruce’s friends, Gerald Shapiro and David Borden. Baritone Christopher Grundy will sing Mr. Bruce’s “Whitman Fragments,” a bird’s-eye view of Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself.”

Date: Sunday, February 28
Time: 3-4 PM
Place: Crowell Concert Hall

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“This Is It!” The Complete Piano Works of Neely Bruce

Neely BruceFrom the CFA:

John Spencer Camp Professor of Music Neely Bruce presents the seventh
in a series of CD-length recitals of his piano music, featuring his
Fourth Piano Sonata; the world premiere of “Memories of Phoolan;”
and “Piano Rock Album,” the composer’s tribute to popular piano
styles (rock, pop, cocktail piano, and ragtime) and the pianists who
have mastered them (including Richard Manuel and Jerry Lee Lewis). And
special guest guitarist Thomas Schuttenhelm will perform the world
premiere of Mr. Bruce’s “The Sacred Guitar”—seven improvisations
on selected tunes from “The Sacred Harp.”

Date: Sunday, November 1
Time: 3-4 PM
Place: Crowell Concert Hall

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WesWinds Spring Concert

The CFA invites you to tonight’s WesWinds concert:

The Wesleyan Wind Ensemble, under the direction of John Spencer Camp Professor of Music Neely Bruce, performs an exciting array of pieces for winds and percussion, including music by Timothy Mahr, Percy Grainger, Karl King, Samuel Hazo, and Eli Fieldsteel.

Date: Tuesday, may 5th – tonight!
Time: 8:00pm
Place: Crowell Concert Hall

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WesWinds (Wind Ensemble) Concert

The CFA invites you to enjoy an exciting evening of wind ensemble music! John Spencer Camp Professor of Music Neely Bruce conducts the WesWinds fall concert, including Gustav Holst’s “First Suite in E-flat for Military Band”, and John Barnes Chance’s “Variations on a Korean Folk Song.”

Date: Tuesday, December 2nd
Time: 8:00pm
Place: Crowell Concert Hall (CFA)

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Ensemble Dedalus: COUNTING TO SEVEN


From Jason Brogan MA ’15:

The Experimental Music Group presents Counting to Seven, a new large scale work written by Tom Johnson for Ensemble Dedalus (France). Seven voices count to seven in about 30 different languages from all over the world. Each piece explores a way of counting as well as a language sonority giving birth to a new musical form. From Okinawa (dialect from Japan) whispering words to Malinke (Africa) rhythmic patterns with additional small percussions, each continent is represented. Counting to Seven receives support from the French Institute, French Government (DRAC), Région Languedoc-Roussillon and SPEDIDAM. Professor Neely Bruce will offer an introduction to the music of Tom Johnson.

Date: Today
Time: 8:00 – 10:00 PM
Place: CFA Hall
Cost: Free

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Songs of Neely Bruce

From the CFA:

Baritone Christopher Grundy, pianist Neely Bruce, John Spencer Camp Professor of Music, and featured guest bassoonist Gary Bennett present a concert of vocal works by Mr. Bruce, “Volume One” of his songs for low voice.

Date: Saturday, May 10
Time: 8 P.M.
Place: Crowell Concert Hall

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WesWinds Spring Concert

You’re invited to hear Wesleyan’s wind ensemble, WesWinds:

The Wesleyan Wind Ensemble, under the direction of John Spencer Camp Professor of Music Neely Bruce, performs an exciting array of pieces for winds and percussion. Featuring marches by Sousa, Shostakovich, Prokofiev, and Hanssen; Chopin Preludes for woodwinds; and Colonial Song by Percy Grainger; with guest bagpiper Matt Welch, helping to recreate a bit of Bruce’s CONVERGENCE: Some Parades for Charlie’s Dad.

Date: Tuesday, May 6
Time: 8:00 PM
Place: Crowell Concert Hall
Cost: FREE!

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The Bill of Rights feat. Antonin Scalia

Before DJ $CALIATOR takes the stage next Thursday evening, Festival Harmony and Wesleyan Singers will open the show with “The Bill of Rights,” an original composition by Professor Bruce. (Tip: Justice Scalia will be in attendance, and you are welcome to stare.) More from Mandy Goldstone ’12:

To celebrate the visit of Associate Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, Festival Harmony, Wesleyan Singers and assisting
instrumentalists will be singing the Bill of Rights, an original composition by Professor of Music Neely Bruce. If you like four-part harmony, government documents, or just want to see Scalia in the flesh while he’s at Wes, this is for you!

Performances will be on Thursday, March 8th at 3:15 and 4:15. If you didn’t snag one of the 175 tickets for Scalia’s lecture, then you can still catch a glimpse of him here, as he has been a confirmed guest for the 3:15 performance.

The Bill of Rights runs approximately 35 minutes.

Date: Thursday, March 8
Time: 3:15 pm, 4:15 pm
Place: Memorial Chapel
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