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ONLINE COMPOSITION FESTIVAL 2020 (Jenni Brandon & Matthew Coley, co-artistic directors; Ujjal Bhattacharyya & Joe Millea, artists and productions; Scholarships sponsored by Iowa Composers Forum, American Composers Alliance, & Marimba One) PROGRAM: the season of Big rain (Mbura ya Njahĩ) by Nyokabi Kariuki Performed by Ujjal Bhattacharyya, Matthew Coley, and Joe Millea Divertissements: In the Spirit of Erik Satie by Carla Bartlett Performed by Ujjal Bhattacharyya Lost Forty by Erika Malpass Performed by Ujjal Bhattacharyya, Christina Cheon, Nathaniel Holman, and Marco Schirripa Sudden Depths by Gabriella Magnani Performed by Ujjal Bhattacharyya & Matthew Coley Snakes in My Skin by Ian Hardemon Performed by Ujjal Bhattacharyya, Matthew Coley, Joe Millea, and Hannah Weaver Landed Heart by Hanee Park Performed by Matthew Coley The Sea and the Man by Leah Ofman Performed by Matthew Coley and Joe Millea Touch: Physical/Sensual/Nurturing by Brooks Clarke Performed by Ujjal Bhattacharyya, Matthew Coley, & Joe Millea Machinations II by Ian Wiese Performed by Ujjal Bhattacharyya, Christina Cheon, Matthew Coley, and Joe Millea The Bee, the Flower, and the Hummingbird by Christine Araoka Performed by Matthew Coley Second Circle by Timothy James Brown Performed by Matthew Coley, Ryan Pearson, and Hannah Weaver Dawn Chorus by Snow Kim Performed by Ujjal Bhattacharyya & Joe Millea Into the Hive by Yuta Tanaka Performed by Ujjal Bhattacharyya, Matthew Coley, Joe Millea, and Marco Schirripa About OCF: Through a comprehensive plan, and an approachable and collaborative setting with other composers, each participant focused on writing a new work for marimba (solo, duo, trio, or quartet). Additionally, the composers had the opportunity to write two 30-second etudes in a style high-lighting a technique unique to the marimba. Heartland Marimba will publish these etudes through HMPublications in a brand new exercise book. www.HeartlandMarimba.com