Brave New Works Presents 5th Annual Contemporary Classical Music Festival

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Ann Arbor, MI - April 1, 2004 - Brave New Works presents four concerts with its fifth annual contemporary classical music festival Oct. 22-26, 2002.

Festival Overview:

Tuesday Oct.22nd, Kerrytown Concert House 8pm

"ONE": Music by Andrew Mead, Shulamit Ran, Mark Kilstofte, Joan Towers, Elliot Carter, Christian Wolff and others. Admission $25 rows 1-2, $15 rows 3-5, $10 general and $5 for students.

Wednesday Oct.23, Kerrytown Concert House 8pm

Guest recital: Matthew Ardizzone, guitar and Ulla Suokko, flute (sponsored by the Finlandia Foundation). Admission $25 rows 1-2, $15 rows 3-5, $10 general and $5 for students.

Thursday Oct.24, U of M School of Music, Britton Recital Hall 8pm

Chamber music by William Bolcom, Bruce Broughton, and Carter Pann. Admission is FREE.

Saturday Oct.26 U of M School of Music, Britton Recital Hall 8pm

"Art of the Fugue": This J.S. Bach's masterpiece inspires works by Forrest Pierce, Tom Schnauber, John Berners, Thomas Gregory, and Christos Hatzis. Admission is FREE.

Brave New Works festival performers include Chris Younghoon Kim, conductor, Emily Perryman, flute, Micah Heilbrunn, clarinet, Maria Sampen, violin, Tim Christie, violin/viola, Katri Ervamaa, cello, Amy Ley, Harp, Winston Choi, piano, and Jennifer Goltz, soprano.

Brave New Works has been engaging audiences since 1997, presenting contemporary classical music concerts and festivals at the Ann Arbor Public Library, Canterbury House, Kerrytown Concert House, and the University of Michigan Museum of Art, School of Music and Michigan League, among other venues. In addition to performing in the Ann Arbor area, Brave News Works' 2002-2003 season includes tours to Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon, the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington and Tufts University in Boston, Massachusetts.

Performers and programs for the 2002 Brave New Works Festival are subject to change without notice.