Pann Residency Details

Carter Pann Residency at Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Carter Pann's residency at Indiana University of Pennsylvania is generously sponsored by the Indiana University of Pennsylvania Department of Music.

Residency Events, March 2-3, 2018

Friday, March 2, 2018
12:20-1:10 Meet the Composer: Carter Pann Talk and Q&A (Cogswell Hall, Room 121)

This forum is going to discuss questions with Carter Pann (Pulitzer Prize Finalist) such as what does it means to be a composer in today's society. How has composing changed his life? Who were and are your compositional influences? What brought him to composing, how to encourage others to compose, and where he sees this journey taking him? Time permitting, opening the floor to further discussions.

1:25-2:15 Open Rehearsal with IUP Wind Ensemble (Fisher Auditorium)

Carter Pann will coach the IUP Wind Ensemble on his piece, Richard and Renee for wind ensemble and piano.

Saturday, March 3, 2018

10:00-12:00 FNMC Flute Artist Competition Finals (Cogswell Hall: Music Theatre Room)

Finalists Erika Andres, Alyssa Andriotis, Hannah Porter Occeña, and Sarah Steranka will perform the newly composed work Skinscape for flute and fixed media by Canadian composer Bekah Simms as well as a work for flute and piano of their choice. Ms. Simms will be in attendance and serve as a member of the judging panel.

4:00-6:00 Recital: Therese Wacker (Gorell Recital Hall)

Therese Wacker, Professor of Flute at Indiana University of Pennsylvania and other members of the IUP music faculty will present a recital of music by Carter Pann including Quintet for a Day: Six Snapshots of Day-to-day Life for Wind Quintet., "An Irish Tune" and "She Steals Me" from The Piano's 12 Sides for piano, and Dr. Wacker will present a premiere performance of Carter Pann's new work for flute and piano, Giantess, with Sun Min Kim, piano.

7:30-9:30 IUP Bands in Concert (Fisher Auditorium)

The IUP Wind Ensemble and Symphony Band will present a concert of works for wind band. The wind ensemble will be previewing the repertoire they will perform at this year's CBDNA convention at Yale. Repertoire includes Carter Pann's Richard and Renee for wind ensemble and piano as well as works by Martin Ellerby, Charles Ives, Robert Litton, and Vincent Persichetti.

*All events except the IUP Bands concert are free and open to the public. Tickets for the band concert can be purchased at the Fisher Hall box office prior to the performance. Regular: $11; Senior (60+): $9; I-Card* holders, students, and children: $7

Carter Pann Commission and Flute Artist Competition Sponsors

Giantess was commissioned by the Flute New Music Consortium. All commission members are eligible to premiere Giantess during the simultaneous premiere weekend (March 2-4, 2018). Visit the Pann Commission Premiere and Performances page for details of other commissioner performances. The commissioning members are:
Brannen Brothers Flutemakers
Flute Center of New York
Jennie Oh Brown
Krista Jobson
Karen Large
Amy Likar
Shelley Martinson
Ellen Johnson Mosley
Hannah Porter Occeña
Marissa Olin
George Pope
Nicole Riner
Elizabeth Robinson
John Ross
Ashley Shank
Jan Vinci
Therese Wacker
Tammy Evans Yonce
Sarah Jane Young

The Flute Artist Competition prize is generously sponsored by the Flute Center of New York