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Our ProgramWelcome to the University of Florida School of Music Composition Studies website. The University of Florida has an outstanding program with many wonderful opportunities to offer the highly motivated and talented composition student. Composition degrees are available through the Ph.D. in Music Composition where the student can focus in acoustic and/or electroacoustic composition. Composers on faculty include Dr. Paul Basler, Dr. Raymond Chobaz, Dr. Paul Koonce, Dr. Seung Ah Oh (visiting), Prof. James Oliverio, Dr. Paul Richards, and Dr. James Paul Sain. A highlight of the program is a very active and nationally recognized chapter of the Society of Composers Inc (UF-SCI). This organization receives funding from the University of Florida student government for an annual compact disc of student works. The newest volume currently in production for a spring release. The UF-SCI produces several concerts of their new music each year. Additional funding is available though the student government to support student travel to national and international events. Another highlight of the program is the internationally renowned Florida Electroacoustic Music Festival. Composers from around the world converge for ten concerts of electroacoustic music during this annual event. For 2007, Charles Dodge will be the festival Composer-in-Residence (April 12-14, 2007). Composers-in-Residence for the festival have included world renowned artists such as John Chowning, Morton Subotnick, James Dashow, Paul Lansky, Richard Boulanger, Barry Truax, Larry Austin, Joel Chadabe, Jon Appleton, Gary Lee Nelson, Cort Lippe, and Hubert Howe. The facilities for electroacoustic music include 24-bit ProTools, 24 tracks of Tascam digital tape, 16 and 24 bit Tascam DAT, Tascam DAT field recording kits, Mini-Disc remote recording kit, octophonic monitoring, Alesis ADAT, Symbolic Sound Kyma, Lemur Touch-Sensitive Interface, Teabox Interfaces, various MIDI modules, and high end Apple computers with software such as Max/Msp/Jitter, SuperCollider, Digital Performer, jMax, and Csound, to name a few. There is also a dedicated 12 channel + stereo sub octophonic & diffusion performance system (JBL mains & subs, Crown amps and Mackie boards). This system goes by the name G.A.T.O.R. (Great And Thunderous Octophonic Resonator). Noted acoustic composers such as John Corigliano, Roger Reynolds, Michael Torke, Philip Glass, Libby Larsen, James Tenney, Donald Grantham, Lowell Lieberman, Samuel Adler, Daniel Asia, Frederic Goossen as well as emerging composers, have given lectures and master classes in recent years. Student and faculty alike are also fortunate to be able to utilize the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, a world class performance facility located on campus. It is a delight to have a new music ensemble at the University of Florida. Jointly directed by Dr. Jonathan Helton (saxophone) and Dr. Paul Richards, an integral element of this ensemble's mission is the performance of works from the composition student body. UF composers have had recent performances in the United Kingdom, South Korea, Argentina, Spain, Germany, Romania, and France as well as throughout the United States. |
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NEWSDr. Paul Richards and graduate compostion students Russell Brown, Michael Deall, Chan Ji Kim, Yoonjee Kim, Joo Won Park, and Tim Reed traveled to Wroclaw, Poland, to present a concert of works for string orchestra. The works were being presented by the R-20 chamber orchestra Students from the University of Florida presented works on an exchange concert with the Society of Composers Inc. Student Chapter at Georgia State University. University of Florida composers participated in first Internet 2 Composition Forum with students from The Ohio State University. Student and faculty traveled to participate in the 2005 Nong festival of contemporary music hosted by the Korean National University of Arts in Seoul, South Korea. Participating in the festival were Dr. James Paul Sain, Prof. Boaz Sharon, Tim Ree and Joo Won Park. |