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World Premiere of Tobias Picker’s Awakenings at Rambert Dance Company and UK Tour
Sep. 03, 2010The Rambert Dance Company premieres Tobias Picker's ballet at the Lowry in Salford, UK on September 22, kicking off a fall tour of the ballet to seven other cities with over 30 performances.
Three for Three: Summer Festival Opera Premieres by Picker, Rihm and Subotnick
Sep. 03, 2010Three new operas, Morton Subotnick's Jacob's Room, Wolfgang Rihm's Dionysus and a new version of Tobias Picker's Fantastic Mr. Fox, saw successful world premieres this summer at three different European festivals and critics were quick to praise the debuts of each.
Holiday Programming Tip: Lee Hoiby’s A Hymn of the Nativity Available for Premiere in Newly Expanded Version
Sep. 03, 2010Lee Hoiby’s A Hymn of the Nativity, for soprano and bass soli, mixed chorus and orchestra, is now available in a newly expanded version incorporating the composer’s work The Christmas Tree.
Let the 2010/11 Season Begin!
Sep. 03, 2010Our annual sampling of featured events happening around the globe by composers in the Schott/EAM family is now available. Read on for details.
Rufus Wainwright Performs Selections from Prima Donna in Concert with Oregon Symphony
Sep. 03, 2010The opening night of the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art’s 2010 Time-Based Art Festival included a special performance by Rufus Wainwright alongside the Oregon Symphony conducted by music director Carlos Kalmar and featuring soprano Janis Kelly.
Toshio Hosokawa’s Woven Dreams Premieres at Lucerne Festival
Jul. 14, 2010The Cleveland Orchestra performs the world premiere of Toshio Hosokawa’s Woven Dreams conducted by Franz Welser-Möst.
In memoriam, David Fanshawe: April 19, 1942-July 5, 2010
Jul. 13, 2010British composer and explorer, David Fanshawe, passed away on July 5, 2010. He was 68 years old.
Mikis Theodorakis Celebrates 85th Birthday
Jul. 13, 2010Mikis Theodorakis occupies a unique position in the musical and intellectual history of our times. His global popularity, the great diversity of his artistic output, his political career and his eventful life have made him one of the most significant figures of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Matthew Hindson's Collaboration with William Barton, Kalkadungu, In US Premiere
Jul. 08, 2010Australian composer Matthew Hindson sees the US premiere of his work for orchestra and didgeridoo, Kalkadungu, written in conjunction with didgeridoo virtuoso William Barton, on August 5 and 6 at the Colorado Music Festival in Boulder, under the baton of Michael Christie.
Alvin Singleton to Play Vital Role in Innovative Columbia University Workshop
Jul. 08, 2010Alvin Singleton takes a leading role at the first-ever Jazz Composers Orchestra Institute at Columbia University on July 20–24.