Faculty artist Nash Ryder will coordinate a performance featuring works by visiting composer Dawn Avery. GRAMMY and NAMA nominated performer, composer, and professor Dawn Avery has worked with Pavarotti, Sting, Darling, Nakai, and Shenandoah, as well as composers John Cage, Charles Wuorinen, and Phillip Glass. Her exploration of sacred traditions and music around the world led her to study the relationship between spirituality and sound. She frequently composes works that connect specifically to the land upon which they are played. This event is free and open to the public.