Meet the Composer

Amy Williams, photo by John Mazlish

Composers Amy Williams and Carolyn Yarnell will be featured guests at the Cal State Fullerton New Music Festival. The theme of this year's festival is "The Pianist in the 21st Century." A series of solo and chamber works will by a wide variety of contemporary voices will be performed in a series of concerts and other events—each exploring facets of composing 21st century work for this 18th century instrument.

Performances include:

• March 9th, 2010 Meng Concert Hall, Bugallo-Williams Piano Duo features works by Amy Williams
• March 10th, 2010, Meng Concert Hall, CSUF New Music Ensemble features works by Amy Williams and Carolyn Yarnell
• March 11th, 2010, Meng Concert Hall, Guest pianist Kathleen Supove performs work for piano and video by Carolyn Yarnell
• March 12th, 2010, Meng Concert Hall, Ursula Oppens performs works by composer Amy Williams
• March 13th, 2010, Meng Concert Hall, Amy Williams performs the work of other composers
• March 13th, 2010, Recital Hall, International Women's Electroacoustic Listening Room Project

Other activities include:

• Pre-concert lectures before each performance
• Guest composer lectures by Amy Williams and Carolyn Yarnell
• Open Rehearsals, performance and coaching of the CSUF New Music Ensemble
• Contemporary Piano Techniques Workshop
• A lecture-panel with Festival guest composers and pianists