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Looking Ahead: 2009 Observes the 50 Year Anniversary of Bohuslav Martinu’s Death
Aug. 07, 2007August 2009 sees the 50 year anniversary of the death of Czech composer Bohuslav Martinu. The son of a bell ringer, Martinu’s birth on Dec. 8 1890, a public holiday, …
Joseph Schwantner Performances and New Transcription for Wind Ensemble
Aug. 06, 2007With multiple performances of works by Joseph Schwantner on the horizon, 2007 continues to be a busy year for the composer. Mr. Schwantner was recently selected by the League of …
Stephen Paulus Song Cycle Featured on New Albany Records Recording
Aug. 06, 2007Stephen Paulus’ song cycle Songs of Love and Longing is featured on the new Albany Record’s recording entitled The Unquiet Heart: American Song Cycles. Composed in late 1991 and …
Naxos Honors Stravinsky and Korngold Anniversaries with New Recordings
Aug. 06, 20072007 marks the 125 birthday of Igor Stravinsky and the 50 year anniversary of Eric h Wolfgang Korngold’s death. To celebrate the 125th anniversary of Stravinsky’s birth, Naxos has released …
New Interactive Performance Calendar at EAMDLLC.com
Aug. 06, 2007Our continuing development of the recently renovated eamdllc.com website continues with a new, easily searchable performance database. One can search on virtually any aspect of a performance: composer, title, conductor, …
Summertime, and Finding Gershwin Concerts is Easy
Jul. 03, 2007What’s an American summer without hot dogs, barbecue, apple pie, baseball, fireworks, insufferable heat and the music of George Gershwin? Well, it’s not a summer we would recommend, that’s for …
Universal Edition Signs Two Composers
Jul. 03, 2007Universal Edition proudly announces the addition of two composers to their roster: Luke Bedford and Saed Haddad. A British born composer, Luke Bedford’s music has been performed successfully throughout Europe, …
Tobias Picker Named Composer in Residence at Bard Conductors Institute
Jul. 03, 2007Tobias Picker takes up the position of Composer in Residence at this year’s Conductors Institute at Bard College, New York. The internationally acclaimed teaching institute, founded and directed by Harold …
Halffter’s Fandango at Aspen
Jul. 03, 2007Cristóbal Halffter’s Fandango for eight celli will be performed at the Aspen Music Festival this month by the Aspen Contemporary Ensemble. Under the baton of Sydney Hodkison, the performance takes …
Concert Highlights of the 20th and 21st Century from UE
Jul. 03, 2007Universal Edition has recently released a new brochure entitled Concert Highlights of the 20th and 21stCenturies, an anthology of selected orchestral works by key UE composers …