Vanderbilt University Composers Forum

On April 18th at 8pm, come to Turner Hall or tune in on the livestream to hear the collaborations between the low brass and composition studios! Each composer worked with a trombonist, tubist, or chamber group to write a new work that will be premiered in the first ever TUBONIUM CEREMONIUM! Mark your calendars!

FEBRUARY 21, 8PM, TURNER HALL!!! Come to the first Living Sounds concert of 2024 to hear pieces by Rose, Mihm, Nichols, Yu, Earp, Peterson, Mailman, and Wu! All performed by fellow members of the Blair community! If you can't make it in person, livestream at https://blair.vanderbilt.edu/live-streams/

Our second Living Sounds of the year will be on November 28, at 8pm in Turner!!! Tune in to hear new music written and performed by Blair students and faculty. If you can't make it in person, livestream at https://blair.vanderbilt.edu/live-streams/

The first Living Sounds of the school year is on Oct. 10 at 8pm in Turner Hall!!! The concert will feature new music written and performed by Blair students and faculty, as well as a special tribute performance of Professor Sally Ahner's "Last Night as I was Sleeping." If you can't be there in person, watch the livestream at https://blair.vanderbilt.edu/live-streams/

TUESDAY! APRIL 18! 8PM! Starting last semester, the composition studio has been working with our cellist classmates and Professor Felix Wang to create a program of ONE DOZEN PIECES FOR CELLO! Come to Turner Hall on Tuesday to see the culmination of these awesome CELLABORATIONS, or livestream at https://blair.vanderbilt.edu/live-streams.php

THIS WEDNESDAY!!! 8PM CST!!! LIVING SOUNDS RETURNS TO THE STAGE!!! Come to Turner to hear seven new works written and performed by Blair faculty and students (you can say you saw them before they were world famous)! Livestream on the Blair website: https://blair.vanderbilt.edu/live-streams.php

Celebrate Valentine’s Day at the wind symphony concert tomorrow evening! Directed by Thomas Verrier, the ensemble will premiere a pice by junior composition major Noah Hudson-Camack. The piece will also be performed at the prestigious College Band Directors National Association conference in Athens, GA. Livestream on the Blair website: https://blair.vanderbilt.edu/live-streams.php

TONIGHT!! Hear senior composition major Jason Brauer’s new piece, chosen for performance from the most recent call for scores, premiered by the Vanderbilt University Orchestra directed by Robin Fountain! It will be performed alongside a great program including the three winners of this year’s Concerto Competition. Livestream on the Blair website: https://blair.vanderbilt.edu/live-streams.php

Senior composition major Nicholas Edwards will be premiering his Alpen Concerto in Turner Hall on Sunday, December 11 at 6:00pm! Show up to hear this awesome piece, featuring many Blair instrumentalists! This event is free and open to the public, and will be live-streamed at https://blair.vanderbilt.edu/live-streams.php

Mark your calendars now! The second Living Sounds concert of the year is on November 29, 8pm, at Turner Hall! This event is free and open to the public, and will be live-streamed at https://blair.vanderbilt.edu/live-streams.php
Featuring pieces by Brauer, O'Duffy, Peterson, Hudson-Camack, Marantz, and Shively–with a wide range of styles and instrumentations to look forward to! Get excited!

Join us at the first Living Sounds of the school year on October 11 at 8pm! The concert will feature pieces written and performed by Blair students, as well as faculty compositions performed by special guest Peter Sheppard Skærved (See his website: https://www.peter-sheppard-skaerved.com )! Free and open to the public - livestream it at https://blair.vanderbilt.edu/live-streams.php !