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Kenneth Hesketh's Theatre of Attractions in North American Premiere
Feb. 28, 2008The North American premiere of Kenneth Hesketh's Theatre of Attractions takes place on March 11 at the hands of Maestra Véronique Lacroix and the Ensemble contemporain de Montréal in a …
Herbert Willi's Trumpet Concerto Eirene at The Philadelphia Orchestra
Feb. 28, 2008This month The Philadelphia Orchestra presents Herbert Willi's trumpet concerto Eirene featuring soloist David Bilger. Premiered in 2002 by the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Eirene is the first installment of …
Highlights for Pops Programming from EAM's Warner-Chappell Catalogue
Feb. 28, 2008Along with our many exciting events happening in the contemporary music world, EAM continues to maintain a special interest in pops music as each month many works from our active …
Morton Subotnick and Dieter Schnebel at Other Minds Festival in San Francisco
Feb. 28, 2008This month San Francisco's innovative Other Minds Festival presents works by Dieter Schnebel and Morton Subotnick. On March 6 Michael Bach performs Schnebel's Mit Diesen Händen for voice and cello …
Johannes Maria Staud's Apeiron Sees US Premiere by The Cleveland Orchestra
Jan. 31, 2008Music Director Franz Welser-Möst has named Austrian composer Johannes Maria Staud as the Orchestra's Daniel R. Lewis Young Composer Fellow for the 2007-08 and 2008-09 seasons. Franz Welser-Möst will conduct …
Alvin Singleton's Through It All in World Premiere by Imani Winds
Jan. 31, 2008This month Alvin Singleton's new work Through It All for wind quintet is given its world premiere performance by the Grammy-nominated ensemble Imani Winds at Clayton State University's Spivey Hall …
Fazil Say's 1,001 Nights in a Harem in World Premiere by John Axelrod and Lucerne Symphony Orchestra
Jan. 31, 2008Fazil Say sees the world premiere of his violin concerto 1,001 Nights in a Harem by the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra featuring violinist Patricia Kopachinskaya under the direction of John Axelrod …
George Friedrich Haas' Ein Schattenspiel Receives US Premiere by Pianist Richard Carrick
Jan. 31, 2008On Wednesday, February 20 Richard Carrick performs the US Premiere of George Friedrich Haas' Ein Schattenspiel (Shadow Games)at the Austrian Cultural Forum of New York. Written for piano …
Pierre Boulez Leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in World Premiere of Matthias Pintscher's Osiris
Jan. 31, 2008The Chicago Symphony Orchestra performs the world premiere of Matthias Pinstcher's Osiris on Thursday, February 21 at 8:00 PM under the baton of Pierre Boulez. Co-commissioned by the Chicago Symphony …
The Music of Tobias Picker Showcased at Dicapo Opera Theatre
Jan. 31, 2008On Saturday, February 2 at 8:00 PM New York's Dicapo Opera Theatre presents The Music of Tobias Picker: a full evening of selected scenes and arias from the composer's …