Spring Break
60x60 Project presents 60 composers in 60 minutes
Rachel Slade
Issue date: 2/28/07 Section: ARTS
The project, which takes about 18 months to produce, premiered in 2003. The following year, Vox Novus began producing multiple mixes to represent different regions.
"This year we are currently producing a Pacific Rim Mix, Midwest Minutes Mix, New York Minutes Mix, and a United Kingdom Mix," Voisey said. "The goal is to promote the largest number of quality compositions which have not been selected for the international mix because of 60 being a limiting factor."
The forum was founded in 1995 by NT graduate students Joe Spaniola and Arnold Friedman and undergraduates Philip Ducote and Kevin Salfen. The group currently is comprised of 28 students advised by Joseph Klein of the music faculty.
Knudson, whose work was featured in Vox Novus' 2005 International and Midwest mixes as well as 2006's Midwest Minutes Mix, revived the group during the fall semester of 2005.
Knudson's goals for the organization are to encourage students to be active in their craft and get involved in activities and to create an avenue to bring new works to the public. To encourage a larger audience, admission to the 60X60 Project was free.
"I believe that our society does not place enough importance on the arts," Knudson said. "I hoped that by making the event free to the public, more people would attend and discover all the really great opportunities for cultural enrichment that are offered through the university."
"This year we are currently producing a Pacific Rim Mix, Midwest Minutes Mix, New York Minutes Mix, and a United Kingdom Mix," Voisey said. "The goal is to promote the largest number of quality compositions which have not been selected for the international mix because of 60 being a limiting factor."
The forum was founded in 1995 by NT graduate students Joe Spaniola and Arnold Friedman and undergraduates Philip Ducote and Kevin Salfen. The group currently is comprised of 28 students advised by Joseph Klein of the music faculty.
Knudson, whose work was featured in Vox Novus' 2005 International and Midwest mixes as well as 2006's Midwest Minutes Mix, revived the group during the fall semester of 2005.
Knudson's goals for the organization are to encourage students to be active in their craft and get involved in activities and to create an avenue to bring new works to the public. To encourage a larger audience, admission to the 60X60 Project was free.
"I believe that our society does not place enough importance on the arts," Knudson said. "I hoped that by making the event free to the public, more people would attend and discover all the really great opportunities for cultural enrichment that are offered through the university."
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