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”
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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”
Vox Humana praised in recent Pastoral Music & American Organist reviews
Vox Humana was veteran organist Haig Mardirosian’s column in The American Organist, the official journal of the American Guild of Organists as well as the Associated Pipe Organ Builders of America, which ran monthly for exactly a decade. Appearing in an annotated collection for the first time here, Mardirosian creates an image encompassing both the breadthContinue reading “Vox Humana praised in recent Pastoral Music & American Organist reviews”
Interview with Composer of the Month: Robert Kyr
Robert Kyr (b. 1952) is a composer, writer, and filmmaker, who has composed twelve symphonies, three chamber symphonies, three violin concerti, a piano concerto, chamber music, and more than 100 works for vocal ensembles of all types, including oratorios, passions, and cantatas. In 2016, his music was recognized by the American Academy of Arts andContinue reading “Interview with Composer of the Month: Robert Kyr”
Brian Thorsett performs David Conte
David Conte‘s Elegy for Matthew will be performed by tenor Brian Thorsett on Saturday, October 7. The performance is part of the Episcopal Church of St. Mary the Virgin’s Candelight Concert Series. Elegy for Matthew was commissioned in memory of Matthew Shepard by James Geiger for the New York City Gay Men’s Chorus, Barry Oliver, conductor. TheContinue reading “Brian Thorsett performs David Conte”
Kareem Roustom: October Premieres – Berlin, Portland, Canada
Kareem Roustom‘s Aleppo Songs continues to receive world-wide attention, boasting three premieres this year alone. Originally scored for solo piano, the piece celebrates what Aleppo was known for, before the uprising of 2011 led the city to war. The composer writes, “To speak today of the richness of the arts and culture in Aleppo is toContinue reading “Kareem Roustom: October Premieres – Berlin, Portland, Canada”
Soprano Renee Calvo performs Juliana Hall and Gwyneth Walker
Soprano Renee Calvo presents a voice recital of poetry set to music on October 1, 2017 at the University of San Diego. The first half of the recital features music by Wolf, Honneger, and Obradors sung in Spanish, French, and German. The second half includes selection from Night Dances by Juliana Hall and a work by Gwyneth Walker, amongContinue reading “Soprano Renee Calvo performs Juliana Hall and Gwyneth Walker”
Alistair Coleman named Young Composer-in-Residence with National Philharmonic
The National Philharmonic named Alistair Coleman the Young Composer-in-Residence for the orchestra’s 2017-18 season. The National Philharmonic commissioned and performed Coleman’s Of Radiance and Light in November 2016. As part of his residency, another original work will be premiered in April 2018. In an interview with the National Philharmonic, Coleman recalled his first experience watching the orchestraContinue reading “Alistair Coleman named Young Composer-in-Residence with National Philharmonic”
Interview with Keyboard Composer of the Month: Robert J. Powell
Robert J. Powell (b. 1932) spent his career serving churches across the Southern and Eastern United States regions, and currently serves as organist at Trinity Methodist Church in Greenville, SC. He earned his Bachelor of Music in Organ and Composition from Louisiana State University and his Master of Sacred Music from Union Theological Seminary School ofContinue reading “Interview with Keyboard Composer of the Month: Robert J. Powell”
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