Erik Santos Composer-in-Residence

Thursday, April 19 | 12:30 - 2:00 PM | Old Little Theater, Room 154

Overview (both audio and video) - Erik Santos will present and discuss works for orchestra, percussion duo and tape, taiko ensemble, and more.

Friday, April 20 | 2:30 - 4:00 PM | Old Little Theater, Room 154

Words & Music

Presentation and discussion of works for voice, including settings of Langston Hughes, music featuring the poetry of Gozo Yoshimasu, and original solo songs in a variety of styles.

Erik Santos is a composer, multi-instrumentalist, and singer who is active in many musical genres, from rock, to classical, to electronic, world music, and music for theater and dance. In recent years, Santos has become increasingly preoccupied with presenting music in venues other than the classical concert hall — dance clubs, street corners, radio, theaters, churches, car stereos, movies, internet, iPods, etc. — where there is more emphasis given to the interaction of music with other spontaneous sensory elements, involving listeners at the hub of an experience. He is on the Music Composition faculty of the University of Michigan School of Music, Theater, and Dance.