Daron Hagen: Residency at University of Wisconsin-Madison

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”

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”

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”

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”

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