ONCE Group - ONCE. MORE

ONCE. MORE

On April 28, 2009, The University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance and the Institute of Humanities announced a three-day festival and conference entitled ONCE. MORE to take place November 2–4, 2010 at Rackham Auditorium, the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. From 1961 to 1966, the ONCE Festival, which was held in Ann Arbor, Michigan, was a small artist-run event that had a huge impact on the American contemporary music scene. ONCE. MORE will celebrate the pioneering contributions of the five original ONCE composers: Robert Ashley, Gordon Mumma, Roger Reynolds, Donald Scarvada and the late George Cacioppo.

On November 2 and 4, 2010, the School of Music, Theatre & Dance will host two concerts featuring the music of the ONCE composers: The first concert, scheduled for November 2, will feature historic works from the original Once Festival of the 1960s, while the second concert, scheduled for November 4, will feature recent music. On Wednesday, November 3, 2010, the Institute of Humanities will host a discussion between the four ONCE composers, moderated by Michael Daugherty, Professor of Composition, and Mary Simoni, former Chair of the Department of Performing Arts and Technology at the University of Michigan. The Institute has also invited noted scholars, such as Alex Ross, Richard Crawford, Marjorie Perloff and Nancy Perloff, to give presentations. ONCE “graphic” scores by the composers, historic photographs, posters and programs from the original Ann Arbor ONCE Festivals will also be on exhibit at the Institute of Humanities gallery.