First, a few words about William Wiley
Before we plow into the weekend s (and next week s) great art events, I would like to take a moment to remember first-generation UC Davis art faculty William Wiley. Some of my most fun and interesting days at the UC Davis campus were spent with Wiley. He came back to the university in 2014 to present his iconic Gong sculpture to campus. I wrote about that event here. Today, the San Francisco Chronicle published his obituary, which does a great job telling his life story from his days before UC Davis, at UC Davis, and after UC Davis. He was 83, passing away this week after battling Parkinson s disease. There will be more on Wiley later.
The concert “New Words and Music With Voice,” showcasing collaborative works among five UC Davis creative writing master of fine arts students and four doctoral students in music composition and theory, has been rescheduled from Jan. 14 to Feb. 4.
The noon concert will also include music, theater and dance students performing, as well as music faculty. The prerecorded concert will be shown on the department of music YouTube channel and available for viewing after its premiere.
The show will include: “Earrings,” a musical drama, with libretto by Mangai Arumugam and music by Emily Joy Sullivan; “Spaceman/Watchman” for soprano, readers and piano, with words by Sawyer Elms and Jordan Dahlen and music by Trey Makler; “Geographies I” for soprano and piano, with music by Daniel Godsil, music and words by Jennifer Soong; and “can you hear me?” for solo voice, with words by Anna Tuchin and music by Orkun Akyol.
UC Davis Creative Writing Series begins new year
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Collaborators for the “New Words and Music” concert are, from left: top row, Anna Tuchin, Kate Campbell, Mangai Arumugam, Jennifer Soong and Jordan Dahlen; and bottom row, Orkun Akyol, Trey Makler, Emily Joy Sullivan, Daniel Godsil and Sawyer Elms.
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Program includes award-winning authors, faculty readings and interdisciplinary student works
The UC Davis Creative Writing Series kicks off 2021 with readings by acclaimed visiting writers Jess Arndt and Carmen Maria Machado, a collaboration between music and writing students and a showcase of new works by faculty members. All events are at 4:30 p.m., free and accessible on Zoom unless otherwise noted.