meet the composer—
new music for schools
“…commitment to educating the public about new music…”
—Journal of Musicology, 1986
Marilyn Shrude, composer-in-residence
The Montessori School of Bowling Green
630 S. Maple St.
Bowling Green, OH 43402
Dr. Marilyn Shrude, professor of music at Bowling Green State University, served as composer-in-residence at the Montessori School of Bowling Green from January to June 1997. The residency was made possible by a grant from Meet the Composer, New Music for Schools. Shrude performed her music for the students, observed and taught both the general music class and the string orchestra and worked with student composers. The students ranged from age seven to twelve. Shrude wrote five works for the ensembles and three of these works were performed at two final concerts on May 28, 1997. The children also studied two of her concert pieces, Drifting Over a Red Place and Shadows and Dawning, under the direction of Allison Poorman and Dr. Joyce Eastlund Gromko.
Composer-in-residence
- Dr. Marilyn Shrude
Montessori School Faculty
- Allison Poorman, music specialist
- Rachel Lauber, string orchestra
- Dr. Joyce Eastlund Gromko, music specialist
- Dr. Victor Ellsworth, string orchestra
- Marie Pendleton, director of education
- Dr. Char Scherer, operations manager
Guests
- Maria Sampen, violin
- Dr. John Sampen, saxophone
- Dr. Mary Natvig, violin
- Sharan Leventhal, violin
- Bowling Green High School Orchestra
Works Completed
- The Wave for String Orchestra
- Folk Song for String Orchestra
- Alphabet Scramble for Indeterminate Ensemble
- Boston Mode for Recorder/Keyboard Ensemble
- Getting Ready for String Orchestra
Concert Presentations
- January 15
- Montessori School of Bowling Green (John Sampen & Marilyn Shrude)
- March 3
- Montessori School (Maria Sampen)
- April 21
- Montessori School (Marilyn Shrude & String Orchestra)
- May 28
- United Methodist Church, Bowling Green Retirees Association (Shrude, String Orchestra, student composers, Recorder/Keyboard Ensemble)
- May 28
- Bryan Recital Hall, BGSU (Shrude, Sampen, String Orchestra, student composers, Recorder/Keyboard Ensemble)