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”
Category Archives: Composers
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”
Empire City Men’s Chorus celebrates music of Conrad Susa, “The Treasured Volume”
May 13 & 16, 2017 at 8 pm The Church of the Holy Apostles 296 9th Avenue @ W.28th Street New York, NY 10001 Artistic Director, Vince Peterson Accompanist, Sam Shull For 2017, the Empire City Men’s Chorus (ECMC) celebrates American composer, Conrad Susa (1935-2013), who was teacher, mentor and great friend to their Artistic DirectorContinue reading “Empire City Men’s Chorus celebrates music of Conrad Susa, “The Treasured Volume””
Choral Arts Northwest premieres work by John David Earnest
Esteemed conductor Robert Bode, led Choral Arts Northwest and Lee Thompson on piano, in the recent premiere of John David Earnest‘s Be Thou My Vision (Homage to a Beloved Hymn) for SATB Chorus and piano. The performances took place May 6-7, 2017 at Plymouth Congregational Church (Seattle, WA) and St. Thomas Episcopal Church (Medina, WA). Comprised ofContinue reading “Choral Arts Northwest premieres work by John David Earnest”
New book celebrates life and legacy of The American Organist column, Vox Humana
MorningStar Music Publishers is pleased to announce the release of collected articles by veteran organist, Haig Mardirosian. Vox Humana is Mardirosian’s column in The American Organist, the official journal of the American Guild of Organists and the Associated Pipe Organ Builders of America, which ran monthly for exactly a decade from 2003 to 2013. HaigContinue reading “New book celebrates life and legacy of The American Organist column, Vox Humana”
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