▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California ▁at ▁Ber keley , ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Conserv atory ▁of ▁Music , ▁and ▁the ▁Royal ▁Irish ▁Academy ▁of ▁Music ▁in ▁Dublin . ▁ ▁Schw ending er ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Mexico ▁City ▁D . F . ▁Mexico . ▁Before ▁her ▁position ▁in ▁Mad ison , ▁she ▁taught ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Illinois ▁at ▁Chicago , ▁the ▁Music ▁Department ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Santa ▁Cruz , ▁Smith ▁College ▁and ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Conserv atory ▁of ▁Music ’ s ▁Pre par atory ▁Division , ▁where ▁she ▁started ▁a ▁program ▁for ▁young ▁compos ers ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁ ▁Career ▁Her ▁setting ▁of ▁in ▁Just - ▁spring ▁was ▁performed ▁on ▁tour ▁by ▁Da wn ▁U ps h aw ▁and ▁Gilbert ▁Kal ish ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁at ▁ven ues ▁including ▁Car neg ie ▁Hall , ▁W ig more ▁Hall ▁in ▁London , ▁the ▁ ▁Thé âtre ▁Ch âte let ▁ ▁in ▁Paris , ▁Morgan ▁Library , ▁the ▁National ▁Arts ▁Center ▁in ▁Canada ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁T angle wood ▁and ▁O ja i ▁Music ▁Fest iv als . ▁It ▁is ▁available ▁on ▁a ▁N ax os ▁T DK / D VD , ▁Vo ices ▁of ▁Our ▁Time , ▁with ▁U ps h aw ▁and ▁Kal ish ▁and ▁was ▁recorded ▁at ▁The ▁Theatre ▁Ch ata let . ▁ ▁Perform ances ▁of ▁her ▁music ▁include ▁a ▁" P ocket ▁Con cer to " ▁commission ▁by ▁Miller ▁Theatre ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁Ch iar