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University of Michigan |
Friday, March 30, 8:00pm
Michael Haithcock, conductor
- Toru Takemitsu: DAY SIGNAL (3') (Rental: Schott)
- Darius Milhaud: LA CREATION DU MONDE (18') (Rental: Boosey and Hawkes)
- Toru Takemitsu: NIGHT SIGNAL (3') (Rental: Schott)
- Michael Daugherty: RAISE THE ROOF (11') (Boosey and Hawkes)
Premiere, version for band
- Sofia Gubaidulina: HOUR OF THE SOUL (22') (Rental: G. Schirmer)
- Florent Schmitt: DIONYSIAQUES (11') (Rental: Durand)
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Michael Haithcock
Michael Haithcock assumed his duties as Director of Bands and Professor of Music (Conducting) at the University of Michigan in the fall of 2001 following twenty-three years on the faculty of Baylor University. Following in the footsteps of William D. Revelli and H. Robert Reynolds, Professor Haithcock conducts the internationally renowned University of Michigan Symphony Band, guides the acclaimed graduate band and wind ensemble conducting program, and provides administrative leadership for all aspects of the University of Michigan’s diverse and historic band program.
Professer Haithcock also serves the School of Music as Director of Instrumental Studies.
Ensembles under Haithcock’s guidance, have received a wide array of critical acclaim for their high artistic standards of performance and repertoire. These accolades have come through concerts at national and state conventions, performances in major concert venues, and recordings on the Albany, Arsis, and Equilibrium labels. Charles Ward of the Houston Chronicle wrote: “Haithcock consistently created a lyrical effect - a smooth line and a seamless flow of sound.” A review of recent recordings in Winds magazine proclaimed: “programming and execution of this caliber ought to be available worldwide...musically impressive, giving a sense of elation.” A review in the American Record Guide praised the “professional manner with which the group delivers...they show great skill and understanding in presenting a program of complex new music.”
Professor Haithcock was selected to conduct the world premiere of Daron Hagen’s Bandanna, an opera for voice and wind band, commissioned by the College Band Directors National Association and is a leader in commissioning and premiering new works for concert band. Haithcock has earned the praise of both composers and conductors for his innovative approaches to developing the wind ensemble repertoire. Professor Haithcock is in constant demand as a guest conductor and as a resource person for symposiums and workshops in a variety of instructional settings. Recent appearances included the University of Calgary, Duquesne University, Ithaca College, the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, the Interlochen Arts Academy, as well as festival and all-state appearances throughout the country.
A graduate of East Carolina University, where he received the 1996 Outstanding Alumni Award from the School of Music, and Baylor University, Haithcock has done additional study at a variety of conducting workshops including the Herbert Blomstedt Orchestral Conducting Institute. The Instrumentalist, the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association, the School Musician, the Southwest Music Educator, and WINDS magazine have published his articles on conducting and wind literature. Mr. Haithcock is active in a variety of professional organizations including the music honor society Pi Kappa Lambda, the American Bandmasters Association, the College Band Directors National Association (currently National Immediate Past President), the Conductors Guild, the Music Educators National Conference, the Texas Music Educators Association, and the World Association of Symphonic Bands and Wind Ensembles.
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