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NOTES ON THE PROGRAM Florestan and Magister Raro are characters found in Schumann’s piano character pieces. Florestan is the wild, free tune that perhaps needs to be put in its place. Magister Raro (Schumann’s alter ego) is the wise, controlling voice that made sense of the proceedings. Quick cuts and tiny quotes (mainly Schumann and Messiaen reect the quick-cutting, hyperactive attention spans of television, especially cartoons.  -notes by the composer “… the highlight of the year came Nov. 9 with Justin Merritt's Five Preludes for piano…” -Peter Schimpf, Bloomington Independent In 2000 composer Justin Merritt (bn. 1975)  was the youngest-ever winner of the ASCAP Foundation/Rudolph Nissim Award for  Janus Mask. He is also the winner of a host of other awards including the 2008-09 Copland Award, the 2008 Minnesota Orchestra Composer Institute Prize for River of Blood  , and the 2006 Polyphonos Prize He received his Bachelors from Trinity University  and his Masters and Doctorate from Indiana Universi ty . He studied composition with Samuel Adler, Sven- David Sandström, Claude Baker, Timothy Kramer, Don Fre und , an d electronic and computer music with  Jeffrey Hass. He is currently Assistant Professor of Composition at St. Olaf College. He resides in Northeld, Minnesota with his wife Yuedong and their children Cullen Fang Ouxiang and Molly Fang Qinghe. “Several times I wrote "Wow!" next to a work being played...” -Peter Jacobi, Herald Times      j    u    s     t      i    n    m    e    r    r      i     t “…demands an audience's attention… Merritt's piece was the standout.” -Rob Hubbard, Pioneer Press 815 thye parkway northfield, mn • 507-645-4820  [email protected] www.mooneast.com

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NOTES ON THE PROGRAM

Florestan and Magister Raro are

characters found in

Schumann’s piano

character pieces.

Florestan is the wild,

free tune that perhaps

needs to be put in itsplace. Magister Raro

(Schumann’s alter

ego) is the wise,

controlling voice that

made sense of the

proceedings. Quick 

cuts and tiny quotes(mainly Schumann

and Messiaen reflect

the quick-cutting,

hyperactive attention spans of television,especially cartoons.

 

-notes by the composer

“… the

highlight of the year

came Nov. 9

with Justin

Merritt's

FivePreludes for

piano…”

-Peter

Schimpf,

BloomingtonIndependent

In 2000 composer Justin

Merritt (bn. 1975)   was theyoungest-ever winner of the

ASCAP Foundation/Rudolph

Nissim Award for  Janus Mask.

He is also the winner of a host

of other awards including the

2008-09 Copland Award, the

2008 Minnesota OrchestraComposer Institute Prize forRiver of Blood  , and the 2006

Polyphonos Prize

He received his Bachelors

from Trinity University   and

his Masters and

Doctorate from

Indiana University. H e s t u d i e dcomposition with

Samuel Adler, Sven-

David Sandström,

Cl au de Bake r ,Timothy Kramer, Don

F r e u n d , a n d

electronic and

computer music with

  Jeffrey Hass. He is currently AssistantProfessor of Composition at St. Olaf 

College. He resides in Northfield,

Minnesota with his wife Yuedong and

their children Cullen Fang Ouxiang and

Molly Fang Qinghe.

“Several times I wrote "Wow!" next toa work being played...”

-Peter Jacobi, Herald Times

     j   u   s    t     i   n   m   e   r   r     i    t

“…demands

an audience'sattention…

Merritt's

piece was the

standout.”

-Rob

Hubbard,

Pioneer Press

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