In March I had the privilege of visiting and working with the saxophonists in Dr. Paul Nolen's fantastic saxophone studio at Illinois State University. Here is a beautiful performance they gave in studio class of my Saxophone Quartet No. 2. Enjoy!
University of Delaware Wind Ensemble performs "This World Alive" Saturday
On Saturday March 16, 2013 the University of Delaware Wind Ensemble conducted by Chad R. Nicholson presents a co-commissioner world premiere performance of This World Alive. Best wishes for a great performance! University of Delaware Wind Ensemble, conducted by Chad R. Nicholson Saturday March 16, 2013 - 8:00pmMitchell Hall, University of Delaware
Upcoming "This World Alive" Co-Commissioner Premieres
Several of the 27 consortium ensembles who commissioned This World Alive have scheduled premiere performances of the piece in the coming days.
- March 1, 2013 - Henderson State University Wind Ensemble conducted by Steven Knight (details here)
- March 5, 2013 - Clemson University Symphony Band conducted by Dr. Mark Spede (details here)
- March 7, 2013 - Illinois State University Symphonic Band conducted by Dr. Dan Belongia (details here)
Best wishes to these ensembles and their directors!
Saxophone Quartet No. 2 - Performance Today
This afternoon at 4:30pm, the University of Central Florida Saxophone Quartet will perform my Saxophone Quartet No. 2 at the North American Saxophone Alliance Region 6 conference in Orlando, FL. The full schedule for the conference is available here. Thanks to Dr. George Weremchuk and the UCF Saxophone Quartet for programming this work!
Bethel College Concert Choir Performs "Filled With His Voice" Tomorrow at KMEA
In 2012, Dr. William Eash and the Bethel College Concert Choir (North Newton, KS) commissioned Filled With His Voice for mixed choir, saxophone, and piano. They have since performed the piece several times and will be including the work on their program tomorrow at the Kansas Music Educators Association Conference. Best wishes to Dr. Eash and the choir for a great experience at KMEA! When: February 21, 2013 - 2:35 PM Where: Century II MJT Little Theater, Wichita, KS More details: See a full schedule of KMEA here
A/B Duo to Perform Marimba/Flute Piece on Tour
The A/B duo, a collaboration between flutist Meerenai Shim and percussionist Chris Jones, is presenting a three-performance Southern tour February 15-18. They will be including my piece, Hers Was a Beautiful Soul for marimba and flute on their programs. You can find out more about the A/B duo and their tour here.
February 15, 2013 Jacksonville, FL University of North Florida
February 17, 2013 Atlanta, GA Poem 88 with Chamber Cartel
February 18, 2013 Columbus, GA RiverCenter for the Performing Arts
Performance Saturday at the South Carolina Music Educator's Conference
The Bob Jones Symphonic Wind Band is the featured college ensemble this year at the South Carolina Music Educator's Conference and they will be including Lauda on their concert at 2pm! The Symphonic Wind Band is conducted by Dr. Dan Turner. Best wishes for a great performance at the conference!
Performance Tomorrow at the Pacific Northwest Invitational Wind Band Festival
Tomorrow, February 5th, 2013, the Mercer Island High School Wind Ensemble will perform the first movement of Lauda at the Pacific Northwest Invitational Wind Band Festival. The Festival will be held at Meany Hall, The University of Washington. Thank you to Mercer Island High School for including Lauda on their program, and best of luck to them at this festival! Find out more about the Mercer Island High School Wind Ensemble here, and the Pacific Northwest Invitational Wind Band Festival here.
"This World Alive" - Coming Soon!
The new winds & film consortium piece that I have mentioned many times before is complete! The music and film are done and everything is about to be sent out to the 27 consortium members. We are thrilled with the response and support that this project has received, and we thank all of the consortium members for helping make this work possible! You can view the full list of schools and read the new program note for the piece here. In the program note I explain the inspiration for the title that we chose - This World Alive.
In the coming months, I will be providing updates here as the performances of this new piece are scheduled. After seeing the beautiful film produced by Cuyler Bryant on my little computer screen, I can't wait to experience the complete work with live film projection and wind ensemble. Stay tuned for more!
Advent Hymn Arrangements
This past Sunday, the church choir in which Ashley and I sing took on Vivaldi's Gloria under the direction of Music Director Dr. James Douthit and Organist Dr. Bruce Frank. It was wonderful! A few weeks ago, James asked if I would arrange the hymns that would be included as part of the service along with the Vivaldi. We were very fortunate to have a chamber orchestra (strings, oboe, trumpet, organ) to accompany the Vivaldi, and without special arrangements, the instrumentalists would not have music to play during the hymns.
It was so much fun to work with these three wonderful hymns: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel, Come Thou Long-Expected Jesus, and Jesus Comes With Clouds Descending.
I had a blast, and the sound of organ, choir, strings, trumpet, oboe and congregational singing was magnificent! If you are interested in these arrangements (there are still two Sundays left in Advent!), I have included links to the scores below. Contact me if you are interested in purchasing the scores and parts. I would be happy to customize these for slightly different instrumentations, if needed. Recordings will be forthcoming.
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