In C is an important minimalist composition by Terry Riley. The 4th semester
theory class, taught by Zae Munn, does an in-class, 35-minute performance
each year, with theory alums and faculty bolstering the ranks of perfomers.
Here, this award-winning ensemble conducted by Nancy Menk, performs Ron
Jeffers' arrangement of "Amazing Grace."
Witness, an opera by faculty composer Zae Munn, is based on Karen Hesse's book
of the same name (published by Scholastic, Inc.). It was produced here at Saint
Mary's in 2006. This is an excerpt of the trio section of my opera Witness, Act 1,
Sc.1. Mallory O'Brien is Esther, a young Jewish girl; Minnita Daniel-Cox is Leanora,
an 18-year old black girl; and Erin Anhut is Sara, a middle-aged farm owner.
Jessica Sheehan wrote Page A-3 for her second project in Beginning Composition
Class, using "found" texts and a simple percussion set-up. It is performed here by
Zae Munn, Jessica Gorski and Jessica Sheehan.
