The Red Lodge Music Festival featured John David Earnest‘s Chimera Waltzes written for flute/bass flute, clarinet, and piano in a concert June 3, 2017. The performance highlighted the musicianship of the Scott/Garrison Duo (Shannon Scott, clarinet, Leonard Garrison, flute) along with Melissa Loehnig Simons on piano. The Red Lodge Music Festival marked its 54th season. LocatedContinue reading “Chimera Waltzes at Red Lodge Music Festival – John David Earnest “
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Music of the Spheres, Capitol Hill Chorale premiere — Kevin Siegfried
On June 3 & 4, the Capitol Hill Chorale’s 2016-2017 season ended with a celestial-themed program featuring the premiere of Music of the Spheres by Kevin Siegfried. Also on the program are works of Vincenzo Galilei (father of Galileo Galilei), William Herschel, Samuel Barber, and Gustav Holst. Music of the Spheres is a five-movement work forContinue reading “Music of the Spheres, Capitol Hill Chorale premiere — Kevin Siegfried”
Interview with May’s Composer of the Month: Frank Pesci
Frank Pesci (b. 1974) is a composer of “… sophisticated music with surprising harmonies” whose works have been performed across North America and Europe. His catalog includes 40 choral works, 11 song cycles, nearly 20 chamber and concert scores, and five operas, one of which – The System of Soothing – was selected for the 2017 FortContinue reading “Interview with May’s Composer of the Month: Frank Pesci”
Daron Hagen Conducts Orchestra Society of Philadelphia
Rehearsal/reading session with Orchestra Society of Philadelphia of the Beethoven Symphony No. 8 and Hagen’s Postcards from America. June 2, 2017. Daron Hagen and the Orchestra Society of Philadelphia have a long history which has endured for 34 years. Since 1983, Daron has returned to conduct and work with the ensemble 25 times to rehearseContinue reading “Daron Hagen Conducts Orchestra Society of Philadelphia”
Gwyneth Walker – Commission from Toledo Choral Society
As part of their 100th Anniversary Commissioned Work Project, the Toledo Choral Society commissioned a work from Gwyneth Walker. The piece will be debuted in June 2020. Dr. Walker was also welcomed on June 11, 2017 as a special guest at a Toledo Choral Society concert, which highlighted John Rutter’s Requiem. To an Isle in the Water focuses onContinue reading “Gwyneth Walker – Commission from Toledo Choral Society”
New Amsterdam Singers gives NY premiere – Work by Ron Perera
In a concert of new American works inspired poetry and folk song, the New Amsterdam Singers performed the New York premiere of Ronald Perera’s When Music Sounds. New Amsterdam Singers is an amateur chorus of 70+ skilled singers whose performances in New York City and abroad have won critical acclaim. Ronald Perera (b. Boston 1941) was bornContinue reading “New Amsterdam Singers gives NY premiere – Work by Ron Perera”
New to E. C. Schirmer’s Opera Catalog: Works from Tom Cipullo & David Mason, and Michael Ching
E. C. Schirmer is thrilled to announce two new additions to our opera catalogue. After Life (2015) by Tom Cipullo, libretto by David Mason, is a chamber opera in one act for soprano, mezzo, and baritone set in World War II Paris. Michael Ching’s Buoso’s Ghost (1996) is a comic sequel in one act afterContinue reading “New to E. C. Schirmer’s Opera Catalog: Works from Tom Cipullo & David Mason, and Michael Ching”
Univ of British Columbia performs Chatman’s A Song of Joys for choir and orchestra
Jonathan Girard led the UBC Symphony Orchestra and Choirs in a performance of Stephen Chatman’s newly released major work for SATB Chorus divisi, timpani and percussion soli, and orchestra, A Song of Joys. The performance was presented as part of the 20th Anniversary of the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts on April 8, 2017.Continue reading “Univ of British Columbia performs Chatman’s A Song of Joys for choir and orchestra”
Modern Classics: Michael Trotta’s Seven Last Words – MidAmerica Productions
“Michael John Trotta is an award-winning composer of choral music whose latest work, Seven Last Words, will be given its NY premiere in Carnegie Hall on May 27, 2017 as part of MidAmerica Productions’ 34th concert season. This will be the first time that Trotta will conduct his own composition in a MidAmerica Productions CarnegieContinue reading “Modern Classics: Michael Trotta’s Seven Last Words – MidAmerica Productions”
Opera Canada & Canadian Music Teacher Reviews: Music by Stephen Chatman
Stephen Chatman’s music has been the subject of review in recent Opera Canada and Canadian Music Teacher magazines. Opera Canada: Choir Practice by Stephen Chatman, CD Recording Choir Practice, a comic opera in one act composed by Chatman with libretto by Tara Wohlberg, was premiered and recorded by the University of British Columbia Opera Ensemble and Symphony. TheContinue reading “Opera Canada & Canadian Music Teacher Reviews: Music by Stephen Chatman”
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