Composition Lessons, Private Studio

contact your instructor at Nolan.Stolz@unlv.edu

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Lesson Schedule (Stolz)

Melody (Mon 130)
Alex (Tue 130)
Cody (Tue 230)
Travis (Wed 115)
Sofiane (Wed 600)

Seminar Schedule

Wednesdays in HFA-147, 730PM

1/26 Concert (Professional string quartet premieres 6 student works)
2/2 Studying the Concord sonata (Ives); Watch video about a Cage/Cunningham collaboration
2/9 Masterclass with conductor-composer Alexander Prior
2/16 Studying the Concord Symphony (Ives, orchestrated by Henry Brant)
2/23 UNLV Dance Dept. Composer-In-Residence Beth Mehocic to talk about writing for music with dance
3/2 Masterclass with Aaron Larget-Caplan about composing for the guitar
3/9 Masterclass with composer Dan Asia (5-630PM in Electronic Music Studio)
3/16 Spring Break
3/23 Atonal and Twelve-Tone Compositional Techniques
3/30 Masterclass with composer and laptop performer Matt Sargent
4/6 Concert (music/dance collaboration)
4/13 (moved to April 11th or 12th) Masterclass with composer James Mobberley
4/20 Masterclass with composer Sean Heim
4/27 Listening Exam and Masterclass
5/4 "Form and Content in Compositional Process" Talk by Virko Baley

Concert Schedule

1/30 Raines's recital
2/18 North American Saxophone Alliance Region 2 Conference (contains new music, including works with electronics)
3/1 Nextet: Aaron Larget-Caplan (20th and 21st c. works for guitar)
3/27 Facciuto's recital
4/2 Nextet: Matt Sarget, composer and laptop performer
4/6 Nextet: Requiem for Juan; Baley's flute piece; Stolz's and Cornwell's works for music and dance
4/12 Nextet: Electroacoustic works (Jacob TV, Mobberley, Baley, Stolz, Loveless)
4/21 UNLV Wind Orchestra premieres a work by Justin Raines
5/13 Jack Steiner DMA percussion recital (w/ a work by Stolz)