April 30th

UMF Symposium

 

April 30th

“The non-harmonious, unproductive productiveness of going against…”-Emery- 3-4pm (Edward Said describes Beethoven’s late style as “non-harmonious,” engaging a “deliberately unproductive productiveness going against.” How does Beethoven create this place of contradicitons--non-harmonious harmonies--in the sounds of Opus 111?)

 

April 30th

La Revolucion Y Rock En Mexico-presentation and performance - Emery- 7:30-8:30pm

 

May 1st & 2nd

End of 150th celebration performance in Emery: Farmington Voices: Our Stories through Letters, Song and Performance.

7:30pm Free Admission.

 

May 2nd

The Intersection of Sound/Music and Identities in the Americas-TBA-11:45am to 1pm

 

May 5th

“Said Edward, ‘What is Late Style?’ Answered Langston Hughes, ‘Ask Your Mama’ - Nordica- 4-5pm (“Ask Your Mama” is a late work of Langston Hughes sharing ‘late-work’ qualities as defined by Edward Said and present in Beethoven’s Opus 111. [Note: Opus 111 will not be performed.])

 

May 7

Endings- Nordica- 7-8pm (Both movements of Beethoven’s Opus 111 turn away at the very end: the first maintains a tragic C minor until the last chord which slips into C major; the second movement avoids the usual slow movement resolution and, instead, fades into silence. Each of the variations play on this idea of ending and unexpected ending in music, literature, poetry, and beyond.)

 

May 7th

UMF Community Chorus-Nordica-3pm

 

May 9th

Clefnotes-Nordica-7pm