New Music North Dakota highlights new music being created and performed in North Dakota.
New Music North Dakota is the composition studio of Kyle Vanderburg, working through North Dakota State University in Fargo and Valley City State University in Valley City.
NMND supports new music in North Dakota by promoting concerts featuring works by living and XXI-century composers, highlighting new performances of music by North Dakota composers, and creating opportunities for new music within the state.
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- Matney, Walker complete Composition Capstone at VCSUCongratulations to M. David Matney of Washington and Zach Walker of Wyoming on their recent successful completions of Composition/Arranging Capstones at Valley City State University. Matney composed an original piano concerto complete in one movement, while Walker arranged the first movement of Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony for guitar quartet. VCSU offers one of the nation’s first … Continue reading “Matney, Walker complete Composition Capstone at VCSU”
- Vanderburg’s Creatures from the Black Bassoon released on Ravello Records Mind & Machine Vol. 3Ravello Records has just released Volume 3 of their Mind & Machine series featuring electroacoustic music. This album contains the first commercial distribution of Kyle Vanderburg’s Creatures from the Black Bassoon. From the label: MIND & MACHINE VOLUME THREE offers a new look into the Ravello Records series of electro-acoustic and electronic music lauded by … Continue reading “Vanderburg’s Creatures from the Black Bassoon released on Ravello Records Mind & Machine Vol. 3”
- Horace High School Song CompetitionHorace High School is working to establish its school spirit and community in preparation for the new school opening next fall. One of the most important aspects of a high school is its school song and Horace High School invites stakeholders and artists alike to submit a musical composition for official consideration as the school … Continue reading “Horace High School Song Competition”
- VCSU Composer Ashley Hoyer Releases New AlbumRenowned instrumentalists Ashley Hoyer, Ben Schreiber, and Aria DiSalvio join forces to perform Hoyer’s originals. The combination of mandolin, fiddle, and cello, along with the right balance of folk and classical influences, creates a sound that has been described as cinematic and transportive. See more at https://longstoryshort1.bandcamp.com/releases