Clare Shore’s Day Tripping for violin, cello and piano will be performed in Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall on July 20th, 2019 by Trio Casals to celebrate the upcoming PARMA Recordings’ release of Trio Casals’ new CD MOTO QUARTO. Other composers whose works are represented on the CD features works are David Nisbet Stewart, Emma-Ruth Richards,Continue reading “Clare Shore News & Interview”
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E. C. Schirmer Classical
You might have noticed that recently we did a soft launch of a new area of our company, E. C. Schirmer Classical. So much of what we do caters towards church and school markets, it was definitely time to create an area especially for works for the concert hall. Here you’ll find a concert calendar,Continue reading “E. C. Schirmer Classical”
Juliana Hall Song Cycle to be premiered by renowned mezzo Stephanie Blythe
Post by David Sims Renowned mezzo soprano Stephanie Blythe will premiere a new song cycle by composer Juliana Hall on Saturday, January 19, 2019 at the Sparks & Wiry Cries’ first songSLAM Festival at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music in New York City. Complete information about the songSLAM Festival – including links to purchaseContinue reading “Juliana Hall Song Cycle to be premiered by renowned mezzo Stephanie Blythe”
Stephanie Blythe on Art Song
Our friends at Sparks & Wiry Cries did this excellent interview with mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe ahead of their songSLAM festival. The festival will feature world premieres by Juliana Hall and Scott Gendel. Watch to find out what this great artist has to say about connecting with an audience, the importance of modern composers, and beingContinue reading “Stephanie Blythe on Art Song”
David Conte Performances – Spring 2019
Thursday, February 14, 7:30pm “i thank you God” Plano West Senior High School, Kathy Hackett, Conductor TMEA Convention, San Antonio More info Saturday, February 23, 7:30pm “Madrigals for the Seasons” Cappella SF, Ragnar Bohlin, Conductor Mission Dolores, San Francisco More info Saturday, February 23, 5:00pm “Aria and Fugue” Emil Miland, Cello; Eric Choate, pianoContinue reading “David Conte Performances – Spring 2019”
Juliana Hall’s Art Songs March Across America for Women’s Rights
Guest post by David Sims Part I Every now and then a project comes along that is so unique and so meaningful that a composer cannot refuse the opportunity. So says composer Juliana Hall, whose new mezzo-soprano song cycle Through the Guarded Gate is the result of such a project.Through the Guarded Gate was commissionedContinue reading “Juliana Hall’s Art Songs March Across America for Women’s Rights”
From the Creators: Henry Mollicone + Judith Fein on Hotel Eden
Click here to watch the complete opera Judith Fein: When composer/conductor Henry Mollicone asked me to write the libretto for Hotel Eden, he said it had to be based on the Bible. I had one immediate thought: it has to be from the point of view of the women. No, that isn’t entirely true. IContinue reading “From the Creators: Henry Mollicone + Judith Fein on Hotel Eden”
Fall Island Vocal Arts Seminar Features Juliana Hall
American art song composer Juliana Hall was our January Composer of the Month, and is maintaining a very busy schedule of performances and new compositions. Among her most recent activities, she was asked by famed mezzo soprano Stephanie Blythe, Artistic Director of the Fall Island Vocal Arts Seminar (which she founded), to be this year’sContinue reading “Fall Island Vocal Arts Seminar Features Juliana Hall”
Featuring Allen Shawn
We’ve been noticing some great videos of Allen Shawn’s work lately, and thought it was about time we did a featured post on the composer, pianist, educator, and author! Read on to learn a bit about Shawn, and definitely check out the videos below to hear his work, listen to an interview, and watch aContinue reading “Featuring Allen Shawn”
Everyone Sang: Extended Notes
We’re so thrilled to release David Conte’s 2-disc vocal album Everyone Sang on the Arsis label, a project which has been several years in the making. A modest booklet is included in the physical copy (and viewable here), and we wanted to share extended performer information, program notes, and texts, below. Performers [In order ofContinue reading “Everyone Sang: Extended Notes”
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