“Despite its difficulties, there is nothing I can imagine I would rather be doing with my life than composing art songs…it is my world, and it is where I belong.” – Juliana Hall Known for its honest and fresh look a the opera scene, Schmopera is the first place for opera fans across the globe toContinue reading “Schmopera interview with Juliana Hall”
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New Chamber Opera from beloved American Composer, Gwyneth Walker: Evangeline
E. C. Schirmer is pleased to welcome a new addition to our opera catalog. Evangline is a chamber opera based on Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem of the same name, scored for soloists, piano, violin, and narrator. A tragic story based on historical and real events, this opera is an accessible addition to any catalog. EvangelineContinue reading “New Chamber Opera from beloved American Composer, Gwyneth Walker: Evangeline”
The Crucible goes to Chicago & Greenville
The Crucible continues to make its way to stages across the country. This month, the Pulizter Prize-winning opera based on the Arthur Miller classic novel took to stages in Chicago, Illinois and Greenville, South Carolina. Glow Lyric Theatre, Greenville, SC: July 13-28 Christian Elser, Executive Director Jenna Tamisiea, Artistic Director For a complete list of theContinue reading “The Crucible goes to Chicago & Greenville”
University Interscholastic League adds works from E. C. Schirmer & Galaxy Music
Two works from the E. C. Schirmer Catalog were added to the University Interscholastic League (UIL) Prescribed Music List. The Music Program of the UIL is designed to support and enrich the teaching of music as an integral component of the public school curriculum in the state of Texas. Each year approximately one half millionContinue reading “University Interscholastic League adds works from E. C. Schirmer & Galaxy Music”
Grant Park Music Festival & Fawzi Haimor – Kareem Roustom Premiere
Conductor Fawzi Haimor led the Grant Park Orchestra in a tour-de-force program featuring Haydn’s final symphony, London, Hindemith’s Symphonic Metamorphosis, and the Midwest premiere of Syrian-born composer Kareem Roustom‘s Ramal. The concert is scheduled for July 12, 2017. Fawzi Haimor recently completed his tenure as Resident Conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, and is setContinue reading “Grant Park Music Festival & Fawzi Haimor – Kareem Roustom Premiere”
Remembering Marie Stultz (1945 – 2017)
MorningStar Music is saddened to share of the passing of Marie Irene Stultz, composer, conductor, author, and music educator, on Wednesday, May 10, 2017 in Havervill, MA. She was 72. Marie’s life was devoted to developing vocal and choral excellence in the young singers and choirs she worked with. As a sought-after music educator andContinue reading “Remembering Marie Stultz (1945 – 2017)”
Kareem Roustom’s work for solo clarinet & electronics to receive European premiere: Pierre Boulez Saal
Fellow composers and clarinetists Jörg Widmann and Kinan Azmeh will lead audiences on a musical journey of discovery through three centuries, in a program that will include works from three continents by Mozart, Stravinsky, Poulenc, Elliot Carter, Steve Reich, Solhi al-Wadi, and Kareem Roustom, as well as Widmann and Azmeh. Kareem Roustom‘s A Muffled Scream forContinue reading “Kareem Roustom’s work for solo clarinet & electronics to receive European premiere: Pierre Boulez Saal”
E. C. Schirmer signs Juliana Hall Art Song Catalog
E. C. Schirmer is pleased to announce our new publishing relationship with renowned American Art Song Composer, Juliana Hall. E. C. Schirmer looks forward to adding Hall’s works to our vocal catalog, which also includes music by American composers such as David Conte, Daron Hagen, Libby Larsen, Henry Mollicone, and Gwyneth Walker. Hall (b. 1958)Continue reading “E. C. Schirmer signs Juliana Hall Art Song Catalog”
News from SongFest 2017: David Conte and Juliana Hall
SongFest provides the United States’ premier art song festivals and training programs: our summer institute held each June at The Colburn School in Los Angeles and a new winter intensive at Hidden Valley in Carmel Valley. SongFest attracts an internationally distinguished roster of artist teachers as well as students from some of the nation’s topContinue reading “News from SongFest 2017: David Conte and Juliana Hall”
ECS Publishing Group receives Paul Revere Awards for Graphic Excellence
Established in 1964 in honor of the 200th anniversary of the first music engraving in American by the famous silversmith Paul Revere, these awards were initially given as a means of alerting the music industry to the advantages of providing the best possible publication from the viewpoint of engraving, graphic arts and production standards. TodayContinue reading “ECS Publishing Group receives Paul Revere Awards for Graphic Excellence”
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