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New Music for Old Instruments
April 23, 2010
4 PM
Rare Book Room
Perkins Library, Duke University West Campus
Click here for parking information.
This Rare Music program will feature the three winning compositions in the New Music for Old Instruments Competition. Every effort will be made to have the three winning works performed in the program, and the winning composers will be invited to discuss their work. Three winners will receive $100 each, and their works, if performed, will be recorded in the performance and broadcast on iTunesU.
Click HERE for competition details.
Here is some information about each of the families of instruments included in this competition: