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Portland’s acclaimed FearNoMusic ensemble will perform in the annual Young Composers Concert on Sunday, April 29, at 3 p.m. in the Evans
Auditorium on the campus o f Lewis & Clark College.
Fear No Music
Fourteen young composers, ages 9-18, will experi­
ence what many music aficionados simply dream
about, a professional performance of their personally
crafted works.
Portland’s acclaimed FearNoMusic ensemble pre­
sents a “Hearing the Future” Young Composers Con­
cert on Sunday, April 29, at 3 p.m. at Evans Auditorium
on the campus of Lewis & Clark College. The students
were hand-picked from Oregon and Washington.
“Placing in these competitions is a huge honor and
speaks volumes for the quality and talent of these
students’ pieces,” said Jeff Payne, Young Composers
Project director and pianist.
Over the past 15 years, more than 200 hundred
students have been involved in the project, writing
hundreds o f scores, and winning countless awards for
their original pieces.
This year, the works feature the flute, viola, cello,
percussion, and piano.
“These students express fresh and exciting musical
ideas,” said Payne. “As musicians, we are the vehicle
for their creative expression. Our goal is to develop the
composers o f the future.”
The young composers have completed several work­
shops over the course of nine months, shaping a full­
blown musical score. Their pieces are influenced by
Dreams come true for
young composers
classical symphonic and chamber works, jazz, pop/
rock, avant-garde experimental, and film music.
In February, the students took part in a master class
with renowned, local com poser Tomas Svoboda. Stu­
dents have also participated in past master classes with
composer and DJ Gabriel Prokofiev, the grandson of
composer Sergei Prokofiev; W illiam Bolcom and Indi­
ana University faculty member David Dzubay.
Admission for Saturday’s concert is $15 for adults,
$10 for seniors, and $5 for students. Children 12 and
under are free. Tickets will be available at the door.
For more information about the Young Composers
Project, visit feam om usic.org.