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”
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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”
Recent David Conte performances: New Zealand premiere, California, & Indiana
Recent performances across the globe included David Conte‘s choral, vocal, and orchestral repertoire. August 13, 2017: Inspirare, Wellington, New Zealand’s professional choir, premiered Invocation and Dance by Conte under the direction of Mark Stamper. Based on a text drawn from Walt Whitman’s “When Lilacs Last at the Dooryard Bloom’d,” Invocation and Dance is a hymn to nature andContinue reading “Recent David Conte performances: New Zealand premiere, California, & Indiana”
Juliana Hall September Performances
Several works from Juliana Hall‘s vocal catalog were featured in performances in September. On Sunday, September 17, East Granby Congregational Church’s Friends of Music Concert Series presented a concert featuring Bridget Scarlato, soprano, and Juliana Hall, piano. The duo performed the song cycle Syllables of Velvet, Sentences of Plush, a song from Upon This Summer’sContinue reading “Juliana Hall September Performances”
Gwyneth Walker: Composer-in-Residence with Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra
The Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra and Chorus, Petoskey, MI, named Gwyneth Walker as Composer-in-Residence for the 2017 – 2020 seasons. The ensemble scheduled several upcoming performances of her music in upcoming concerts, including the 2020 premiere of Walker’s new cantata The Great Lakes. The work was originally commissioned by the Toledo Choral Society in honorContinue reading “Gwyneth Walker: Composer-in-Residence with Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra”
Ann Patchett’s “Bel Canto” inspires new string quartet by Elena Ruehr
Elena Ruehr collaborated with the San Francisco-based Cypress String Quartet to create her fifth string quartet. Named after the book which served as the work’s inspiration, Bel Canto by Ann Patchett, this 10-movement piece receives its world premieres September 20 (San Francisco) and 24 (Saratoga). Bel Canto is based on the Japanese embassy hostage crisis (1996-1997) inContinue reading “Ann Patchett’s “Bel Canto” inspires new string quartet by Elena Ruehr”
Human rights prize ceremony features music of Kareem Roustom
In a concert and awards ceremony for the Nürnberg Human Rights Prize 2017, Marcus Bosch conducts the Nürnberg State Philharmonic Orchestra on a program that includes the German premiere of Ramal for orchestra and Dabke. The 2017 Nürnberg Human Rights Award will honor the “Group Caesar,” who published photos of people tortured to death in Syrian prisons. “Caesar” is theContinue reading “Human rights prize ceremony features music of Kareem Roustom”
SF Opera Orchestra Members, Lowell Trio, release new CD featuring David Conte & Juliana Hall
San Francisco’s Lowell Trio just released Volume II of its “Music to Save Our Endangered Lands” CD series, which includes Juliana Hall‘s Rilke Song for English horn and piano, and David Conte‘s arrangement of Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child for oboe, cello, and piano. The Lowell Trio consists of oboist/English horn player JanetContinue reading “SF Opera Orchestra Members, Lowell Trio, release new CD featuring David Conte & Juliana Hall”
Julian Wachner – Time’s Arrow Festival performs complete works of Anton Webern
Deemed as the New York Classical Review’s “Critic’s Choice for the 2017-18 season” the annual Time’s Arrow Festival is a celebration of music and arts in the new world. This highlight of New York’s musical season features The Choir of Trinity Wall Street and NOVUS NY, under the direction of Julian Wachner. The 2017-18 andContinue reading “Julian Wachner – Time’s Arrow Festival performs complete works of Anton Webern”
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