EUGENE–The University of Oregon School of Music’s two-week "Festival of the Millennium" and its three-day Gamelan Celebration both draw to a close this week with three concerts, a lecture-demonstration and a workshop

Also scheduled during Thanksgiving week at the UO music school, 961 E. 18th Ave., is an all-day workshop for high school horn players that will end with a free public performance.

For more information, call the music school 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.

The three-day Gamelan Celebration, part of the "Festival of the Millennium" showcasing contemporary music from the 20th century and beyond, concludes with a presentation and performance by two Javanese gamelans from Seattle and a workshop organized by the university’s Carlton Raymond and Wilberta Ripley Savage Endowment for International Relations and Peace.

• Javanese Gamelans

At 9 a.m., Gamelan Pacifica and the Seattle City Gamelan will give a talk-demonstration. A concert of new and traditional music for Javanese gamelan will follow at 10:30 a.m. in Beall Concert Hall, 961 E. 18th Ave. Admission is $3 for a pass to both events, available that morning at the Beall Hall box office.

• Savage Endowment Peace Workshop

Arun Gandhi, grandson of the legendary peace advocate and spiritual leader Mohandas K. Gandhi, will give a workshop at 2 p.m. in Beall Hall, titled "Waging Peace Through the Practice of Non-Violence." Tickets, limited to 300 persons, are available for $3 in advance from the EMU Ticket Office, (541) 346-4363, or at the door that afternoon.

An internationally acclaimed speaker offering first-hand insights on one of history’s most influential leaders, Gandhi has appeared before hundreds of college, university, corporate and civic organizations. His unique talents and cross-cultural experiences have brought him before governmental, social and educational audiences in countries all over the world, including Croatia, France, Ireland, Holland, Lithuania and Nicaragua.

The University Symphony, under the direction of Professor Wayne Bennett, will give a "Festival of the Millennium" concert at 3 p.m. in the Ballroom of the Erb Memorial Union,
1222 E. 13th Ave. Tickets, available at the door, are $5 general admission and $3 for students and senior citizens.

The program features three 20th-century works–"Mathis der Maler (Symphony)" by Paul Hindemith; "Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra" by Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, featuring UO faculty bassoonist Steve Vacchi; and "Elegy in Memory of Calvin Simmons" by composer-in-residence Lou Harrison, featuring faculty oboe soloist J. Robert Moore.

The Oregon Percussion Ensemble, under the direction of Professor Charles Dowd, will conclude the two-week "Festival of the Millennium" with a tribute to composer-in-residence Lou Harrison.

Harrison will attend the concert, which begins at 8 p.m. in Beall Hall. Tickets, available at the door, are $5 general admission and $3 for students and senior citizens.

The program, titled "Lou Harrison Percussion Music–A Millennium Tribute," will contain seven Harrison pieces, including "Labrynth No. 13 for Percussion Orkestra," "Song of Quetzalcoatl" (KWETS-uhl-KWAHT-uhl), "Fugue," "Canticle No. 1," "Double Music" (co-composed by John Cage), and two Northwest premieres by Harrison–"Simfony No. 13" and "The Drums of Orpheus."

Also scheduled is a special "programmed encore"–Eugene musician Art Maddox performing Harrison’s "Third Sonata" for piano.

The Oregon Percussion Ensemble, one of the premier contemporary ensembles on the West Coast, is celebrating its 28th season, specializing in the performance of modern classical percussion music. The ensemble has been broadcast worldwide by WGBH Boston, and in 1996 was nominated for the Laurel Leaf Award by the American Composers Alliance.

A free concert will conclude an all-day workshop at the School of Music for high school horn players. The performance begins at 5:30 p.m. in Beall Hall, featuring participants and members of the workshop faculty. Admission to the concert is free.

Associate Professor Ellen Campbell has put together a full day of activities for current and future horn section leaders. Included are master classes, performance rehearsals and sessions on ensemble techniques and section leadership.

Workshop faculty include Steve Durnin, a Los Angeles studio artist; Douglas Campbell, professor emeritus of Michigan State University; and Ellen Campbell, professor of horn at the University of Oregon.

The workshop itself will begin at 9:30 a.m. at the music school. Pre-registration is required, and there is a $15 fee. For more information about the workshop and concert, call Ellen Campbell, (541) 346-3776.

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