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Joseph Schwantner's New Work for Flute and Piano, Looking Back, Now Available in Edition Schott Publication
Joseph Schwantner saw the world premiere of his new work for flute and piano Looking Back at the 2009 National Flute Association Convention in New York City on August 15. The work is now available for sale in Schott Music's esteemed Edition Schott publication series.
Sep. 15, 2009- Beat Furrer was one of the featured composers at the Moving Sounds Festival 2009, a concert series celebrating new music and art of Austria with performances at multiple venues across New York City. Furrer saw the world premiere of his new work Xenos II at Le Poisson Rouge on September 12, where the composer himself was the featured guest performer alongside the Argento Chamber Ensemble.
Manitoba Chamber Orchestra to Tour Joe Duddell's Snowblind
This September the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra performs Joe Duddell's Snowblind for percussion and orchestra on its tour of Western Canada, featuring percussionist Evelyn Glennie.
Sep. 15, 2009The Fellowship of the Ring: Live to Projection Comes to Radio City Music Hall
Sep. 15, 2009Next month a rare concert experience graces the stage of New York City's Radio City Music Hall as Howard Shore's Academy Award-and Grammy-winning score to the film The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is performed live to projection of the film on October 9 and 10.
Georg Friedrich Haas and Victoria Borisova-Ollas Commemorate Mendelssohn's 200th Birthday with World Premieres
This season marks the 200th birthday of Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn. As countless orchestras and ensembles pay homage, composers Georg Friedrich Haas and Victoria Borisova-Ollas pay their respect with two new works that commemorate his music in new and innovative ways.
Sep. 15, 2009Peter Maxwell Davies at 75
Celebrated British composer Peter Maxwell Davies turns 75 this month and the occasion is marked with performances throughout Europe this season. The BBC kicked off the festivities with a double Prom concert of his music on September 8 and his new work entitled Overture, St. Francis of Assisi sees its world premiere on October 28 with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Glasgow.
Sep. 15, 2009Tobias Picker's Emmeline in New Chamber Orchestration
Sep. 15, 2009Emmeline, in its new chamber orchestration,finished its four-night run at Dicapo Opera Theatre on Sunday, September 13 and the production garnered critical acclaim.
Bruce MacCombie's Elegy in Performance at University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Bruce MacCombie was recently featured at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst's Five College New Music Festival with a performance of his work Elegy on September 11.
Sep. 15, 2009Tobias Picker's Emmeline Receives World Premiere in New Chamber Orchestration at Dicapo Opera Theatre
Sep. 09, 2009Emmeline returns to the New York stage at Dicapo Opera Theatre for four performances September 10 through September 13. The Dicapo run marks the world premiere of Tobias Picker's landmark …
A Tribute to David Drew (1930-2009)
Jul. 29, 2009We are deeply saddened by the recent passing of our friend and colleague David Drew, one of the most important leaders in Kurt Weill research and scholarship. A tribute to …