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By Richard Tourtellott
The U3 festival, a showcase for new works by composers from Duquesne University , Carnegie Mellon and University of Pittsburgh , will take place April 12–15 with evening concerts at each of the campuses.
As in each of the two previous U3 festivals, this iteration of the biannual event promises to be a celebration of diversity, with many varieties of compositions and combinations of instrumentation on the program.
A number of composers from the Mary Pappert School of Music will have their works performed in the festival, including David Stock, professor of music and composer in residence at Duquesne.
A composer whose works have been performed by major orchestras throughout the United States, Europe an Asia, Stock is the founder of the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble, a former composer in residence with the Pittsburgh Symphony and Seattle Symphony Orchestras, and one of the organizers of U3. Other Music School faculty members whose works will be performed in U3 are David Cutler, Eliyahu Tamar, Lynn Purse and Mike Tomaro.
School of Music performers at U3 include the Duquesne Wind Symphony, under the direction of Robert Cameron, Duquesne Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Sidney Harth, and Duquesne Contemporary Ensemble, under the direction of Stock. Faculty soloists include Sean Jones, trumpet, and Guenco Guechev, bass baritone. (See sidebar.)
All U3 concerts are free and open to the public. For information call 412.396.6083 or visit www.music.duq.edu.
Thursday, April 12
The Duquesne Contemporary Ensemble
Anastasia Storer, violin
David Stock, conductor
8 p.m./PNC Recital Hall
Free
Friday, April 13
Carnegie Mellon Contemporary Ensemble
Walter Morales, conductor
Duquesne University Wind Symphony
Robert C. Cameron, conductor
Robert Schultz, baroque flute
Sean Jones, trumpet
8 p.m./Kresge Theater, Carnegie Mellon University
Free
Sunday, April 15
Duquesne University Symphony Orchestra
Sidney Harth, music director
Guenko Guechev, bass baritone
Timothy Adams, percussion
Hampton Mallory, cello
8 p.m./Bellefield Hall, University of Pittsburgh
Free
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