April 21, 1998 School of Music Contact Scott Barkhurst (541) 346-1163 or John R. Crosiar 346-3135 EUGENE--The farewell performance of the University Gospel Ensemble under John Gainer's baton, brassy pieces for trumpets, horns and trombones, and digital works by composer Dennis Miller and others are featured during the four concerts scheduled this week at the University of Oregon School of Music, 961 E. 18th Ave. For more information, call the UO School of Music weekdays at (541) 346-5678. To confirm concert times and ticket information, call GuardLine from a Touch-Tone phone at 485-2000, ext. 2533, for a 24-hours-a-day taped message of the week's events. Saturday, May 2--Future Music Oregon Dennis Miller, a noted composer and author, will be the featured artist in a concert by Future Music Oregon, the Computer Music Center at University of Oregon. The concert begins at 8 p.m. in Room 198 at the music school, 961 E. 18th Ave. Tickets, available at the door, are $5 general admission and $3 for students and senior citizens. Miller also will discuss his compositional work at 1 p.m. on Monday, May 4, in the Future Music Oregon studios. Among the compositions to be presented are new works created in the Future Music Oregon studios for live-performance instruments, real-time computer graphic animation and Yamaha Disklavier. Composers working in the Future Music Oregon studios have been tremendously successful, having had their work presented at national and international computer music events. Miller received his doctorate in composition from Columbia University in 1981 and since then has been on the faculty of Northeastern University in Boston, where he is now associate professor and director of the music and media lab. His concert works have been performed throughout the United States and Europe, and his music for the media, most recently the score for a nationally broadcast PBS special, also has been well-received. Miller is an associate editor of Electronic Musician magazine, and he was director of the Boston chapter of the League-ISCM for eight years. Wednesday, May 6--Bones and Brass The UO Trombone Ensemble and UO Horn Choir will be featured in a "Bones and Brass" concert at 8 p.m. in Beall Concert Hall, 961 E. 18th Ave. Tickets, available at the door, are $5 general admission and $3 for students and senior citizens. The Trombone Ensemble, directed by Associate Professor Jeffrey Williams, will perform "Stardust" by Hoagy Carmichael, "Christus factus est" by Anton Bruckner, and a special arrangement of "Tiger Rag." The Horn Choir, directed by Assistant Professor Ellen Campbell, will present "Salvation is Created" by Pavel Tchesnokov, and "The Sound of the Horn" by Arne Oldberg. A piece for brass octet, "Port Orford Fanfare" by UO graduate student Joseph Fancher, is also on the program. Thursday, May 7--University Gospel Ensemble The University Gospel Ensemble will give its farewell concert to director John Gainer at 8 p.m. in Eugene's First Baptist Church, 868 High St. Tickets, available at the door, are $5 general admission and $3 for students and senior citizens. The program, which also will feature a surprise guest artist, contains a variety of traditional and contemporary African-American gospel music: "Shall Not" by Shawn McLemore, "We Offer Praise" by David Minor, "He's a Keepa" by Patrick Love, "Stand" by Milton Biggham, "Serve You Lord" by Pamela Davis, "Step Back, Let God Do It" by Cynthia Nunn, and more. The University Gospel Ensemble, founded by Gainer 15 years ago, is an advanced group of gospel singers at the University of Oregon. The group strives for authentic performance of black gospel music, including the incorporation of gospel choral choreography into the program. The Gospel Ensemble concerts have been one of the most popular offerings at the music school for years, and this being Gainer's final concert with the group, a large crowd is expected. Tickets will go on sale at the church one hour before the performance. Thursday, May 7--Festival of Trumpets UO trumpet students, under the direction of Associate Professor George Recker, will be featured in a free brassy showcase titled "A Festival of Trumpets" at 8 p.m. in Beall Concert Hall. Sixteen trumpeters will perform in various combinations of solos, duets, quartets, octets and one brass quintet. Two selections also will feature all 16 students. Works by Mahler, Haydn, Vivaldi, Tull, Loeb, McLaughlin and Turchin will be on the program. -30- #P-2183/A&E