Composer Daron Hagen’s memoir, Duet with the Past, was released this spring. A rare look at the depth and breadth of an artist’s experience, we had a chance to ask the author a few questions and get an understanding of how the book came to be. In just the first few pages of the book,Continue reading “Daron Hagen: Duet with the Past”
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Fall & Winter 2017 Performances
November and December are always busy months for concerts! Here’s a run-down of just some of what our composers have been up to. The Boston-based chamber music group Radius Ensemble performed a concert with works by E. C. Schirmer composers Elena Ruehr and Libby Larsen. Both works were programmatic in nature, with Ruehr’s Lucy titledContinue reading “Fall & Winter 2017 Performances”
Premieres this Month: Gibson, Hagen, and Walker
Among composers with premiers this month were Daron Hagen, Paul Gibson, and Gwyneth Walker. Paul Gibson’s piece Ring Out, Wild Bells! premiered on December 3 at Walt Disney Hall in Los Angeles, performed by all five choirs of the Los Angeles Children’s Chorus and members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. The piece will be performedContinue reading “Premieres this Month: Gibson, Hagen, and Walker”
“…[entails] learning all the jobs of the gifted people who will spray Febreeze on your work if you fail.” Celebrating National Opera Week with Daron Hagen
In honor of National Opera Week (Oct. 27 – Nov. 5), E. C. Schirmer explores the creative process behind writing and producing new opera. Join us as we commemorate the creativity, diligence, and hard work of the composers, librettists, and producers who bring those operas to life. Daron Hagen (b. 1961) was recognized in 2014 by the AmericanContinue reading ““…[entails] learning all the jobs of the gifted people who will spray Febreeze on your work if you fail.” Celebrating National Opera Week with Daron Hagen”
Daron Hagen: Residency at University of Wisconsin-Madison
Daron Hagen returns to the University of Wisconsin-Madison for a three-day residency during which he will work with composers, conductors, and singers. Engagement includes a masterclass for singers, collaborative pianists, composers, and conductors during which he will coach performances of standard repertoire arias and art songs alongside contemporary repertoire from the perspective of a workingContinue reading “Daron Hagen: Residency at University of Wisconsin-Madison”
Daron Hagen joins Chicago College of Performing Arts & related news
Daron Hagen has joined the artist faculty at Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of Performing Arts (CCPA). As part of Hagen’s new relationship with CCPA, he will bring his latest project, “Orson Rehearsed,” a multi-faceted collaborative work examining in non-linear narrative the Orson Welles story, to Roosevelt, where he plans to engage students, faculty, and guest artistsContinue reading “Daron Hagen joins Chicago College of Performing Arts & related news”
Daron Hagen: Shining Brow performance, Urban Arias
UrbanArias presents a new production of the Hagen-Muldoon opera Shining Brow at the Paul Sprenger Theatre of the Atlas Performing Arts Center in Washington, D.C. This new production has been dubbed the Usonian Version. It reinstates choruses and other material previously excised by the composer for the Fallingwater Version staged (by director Jonathan Eaton and conductor Robert Frankenberry)Continue reading “Daron Hagen: Shining Brow performance, Urban Arias”
Cory Schantz performs Daron Hagen song cycle
Baritone Dr. Cory Schantz will perform Daron Hagen‘s cycle Songs of Experience alongside the music of Jacques Ibert, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Erich Wolfgang Korngold and Mitch Leigh. The performance is part of a Guest Faculty Voice Recital at the University of South Alabama on September 24. Songs of Experience are six musical settings of texts by WaltContinue reading “Cory Schantz performs Daron Hagen song cycle”
Chamber Music on the Fox presents film score by Daron Hagen
On September 23, pianist Yana Reznik joins Chamber Music on the Fox in a live performance of Daron Hagen‘s Piano Concerto, No. 2: Chaplin’s Tramp. The performance occurs alongside a screening of Charlie Chaplin’s silent film, The Tramp, as part of the Elgin Short Film Festival. Hagen wrote the new score for the centennial of the classic film.Continue reading “Chamber Music on the Fox presents film score by Daron Hagen”
Butler University Wind Ensemble performs Daron Hagen
The acclaimed Butler University Wind Ensemble performs Daron Hagen‘s Bandana Overture on September 29, 2017, under the direction of Dr. Matthew J. Smith. The ensemble ranks as one with a reputation of excellence in musical performance. Commissioned by the College Band Directors National Association in 1998 as a derived work from the commissioned opera Bandanna, Bandanna Overture wasContinue reading “Butler University Wind Ensemble performs Daron Hagen”
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