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“THE IDEAL SOUNDTRACK AND PERHAPS BALM FOR OUR CURRENT 'TOXIC'… times”
Jennifer's work draws toward subjects that are political and even provocative. Her collaboration with librettist Kendall A, Prisoner of Conscience, has been described as "the ideal soundtrack and perhaps balm for our current 'toxic'…times" by Frank J. Oteri of NewMusicBox. Her piece Blue Glacier Decoy, written as a musical response to the Olympic National Park, depicts the melting glaciers of the Pacific Northwest. Her partnership with writer Scott Woods, You Are Not Alone, evokes the fallout of the #MeToo Movement.
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Protector of the East Sea
Wind ensemble: flute 1-2, flute 3 (doubles piccolo), oboe 1-3, bassoon 1-2, e-flat clarinet, b-flat clarinet 1-3, bass clarinet, alto saxophone 1-2, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, trumpet 1-3 (1 player doubles piccolo trumpet), horn 1-4, trombone 1-3, bass trombone, euphonium, tuba, string bass, timpani, percussion 1-4
DUST
Solo brass quintet with wind ensemble: flute 1-3, oboe 1-2, english horn, Eb clarinet, clarinet 1-2, bass clarinet, bassoon 1-2, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone 1-2, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, trumpet 1-3, horn 1-3, trombone 1-2, euphonium, tuba, string bass, percussion 1-4
“Jennifer Jolley's The Eyes of the World Are Upon You, also commissioned for the UT Wind Ensemble, drew inspiration from the state's decision to allow guns on college campuses on the 50th anniversary of the UT Tower Shooting. This work is fittingly heavy considering the tragedy, with sudden blaring ensemble sounds and a haunting siren call throughout.”
News
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Renowned conductor Dr. Noble to conduct composition with over 60 students on June 27 at Carnegie Hall
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June 6, 2025
7:30 PM
Composer's Sandbox: Faculty Concert
Join us for a special Faculty Concert during Reunion Weekend featuring extraordinary compositions by four distinguished composers from our Hobart & William Smith Colleges Composer's Sandbox Summer Intensive program.
The evening will showcase works by Mark Olivieri, Associate Professor of Music at Hobart & William Smith Colleges, whose music has been performed at Carnegie Hall and featured on NPR; Marc Mellits, acclaimed composer and associate Professor at the University of Illinois Chicago and one of the most performed living composers in the United States; Jennifer Jolley, Associate Professor of Music and Composition at Lehman College, whose work explores the intersection of music and provocative subjects like climate change, #MeToo, feminist history and political abuses; and Evan Williams, Berklee College of Music faculty member whose music exploring social justice themes has been performed by the International Contemporary Ensemble and Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.
The Composer's Sandbox Summer Intensive gives emerging composers a unique opportunity to study with these renowned faculty while developing new works with musicians from the acclaimed Society for New Music. This two-week intensive culminates in professional performances and recordings of student compositions by the Society for New Music All Stars
St. John's Chapel
Blue Glacier Decoy on SHIFTING DIRECTION
A resilient voice for new music, Eric Allen conducts the Texas Tech University Contemporary Music Ensemble in SHIFTING DIRECTION, a collection of three works by composers Joan Tower, Jennifer Jolley, and Jennifer Higdon. Elevated by Allen’s precise conducting and careful attention to detail, SHIFTING DIRECTION provides three unique listening directions for contemporary music enjoyers to delight in.
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