First-year TIMARA major Paulus Van Horne has been selected as one of four composers for the 2013 Young & Emerging Electronic Music performance with Verb Ballet and the Cleveland Chamber Symphony. Young composers and students throughout Ohio submitted original electronic works to be considered for inclusion in this unique production. Once the four compositions were selected, Verb Ballet choreographers were assigned to the different works, crafting companion dance pieces to the accepted electronic music submissions. Paulus’ piece started out merely as an experiment with FM synthesis, but once he started time stretching and manipulating shifting polyrhythms, the experiment turned into a fully-realized composition with changing, varying speeds “allowing freedom and flexibility in tempo rates for the dancers and choreographers to follow.”
The performances will be on March 21, 22, and 23 at Cleveland’s Public Theater (CPT) at 7pm, in the James Levin Theatre (6415 Detroit Ave. Cleveland, OH 44102). Single tickets are available by calling the CPT Box Office at 216-631-2727 x501, or for purchase online. This event will serve as a precursor to a large CCS New Music Festival planned for the spring of 2014. Come show your support for the local arts, and join us in congratulating Paulus on this exciting opportunity! – MC
