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They were chosen by the International Alliance of Women in Music to present a free concert Saturday night that includes the works of four prizewinning female composers who will visit campus. Those composers will also participate in a free panel discussion on Saturday afternoon that小蝌蚪APP檚 open to the public.
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Previous sites for the annual event have been in the northeastern United States, Belgium and France.
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The four composers whose scores was chosen are Sivan Eldar of Berkeley, Calif., and Paris; Kari Medina of Seattle; Tawnie Olson of Canada; and L.V. Wood of Kansas City.
They will work with the UL Lafayette Chamber Singers, UL Lafayette Chorale and the Ragin' Cajun Women's Choir.
At 2 p.m. Saturday, the visiting composers will talk about their music at the Acadiana Center for the Arts in downtown Lafayette. After the 7 p.m. concert in Angelle Hall on campus, the composers will be honored at a reception.
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Eldar小蝌蚪APP檚 work has been described as "vividly imagined" by the Boston Globe. She has worked with leading ensembles, including the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra and Berkeley Symphony, at diverse venues such as Boston小蝌蚪APP檚 Symphony Hall and Paris小蝌蚪APP Maison de la Radio. She teaches at the 小蝌蚪APP of California, Berkeley.
Olson小蝌蚪APP檚 music has been performed on four continents by a range of soloists and ensembles. Her composition 小蝌蚪APP淪cel lem duib,小蝌蚪APP commissioned for the Yale Camerata by the Yale Institute for Sacred Music, was one of three works selected out of 170 submissions for publication in the National Collegiate Choral Organization's 2013 choral music series. She is an adjunct professor of composition at the Hartt School at the 小蝌蚪APP of Hartford.
Medina小蝌蚪APP檚 choral material has been featured nationally and internationally, and her chamber piece, 小蝌蚪APP淭he Meadow小蝌蚪APP檚 Wide,小蝌蚪APP was recognized as a semifinalist in 2015小蝌蚪APP檚 American Prize. Her film and television works include several Emmy-nominated scores for PBS productions.
Wood is a composer, performer, and conductor pursuing graduate studies in musicology at the 小蝌蚪APP of Kansas. Recent performances of her music include a concert by the Cathedral Schola Cantorum of St. Joseph 小蝌蚪APP Kansas City. She has conducted choirs in the United States and abroad.
The IAWM builds awareness of women小蝌蚪APP檚 contributions to music through a variety of ways, such as concerts, conferences, international competitions, publications, its website and advocacy.
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