Nancy Galbraith

Galbraith: Such a Thrill

This past summer, Nancy Galbraith’s chamber piece Midnight Stirring premiered at the National Flute Association Convention. This fall, the work receives another premiere — this time in its new chamber orchestra version performed by the Chamber Orchestra of Pittsburgh. Music director Edward Leonard leads the ensemble on October 1 at Chatham University in Pittsburgh, PA. […]

Galbraith: A Stunning Addition

On August 15, the Columbia Flute Choir presents the world premiere of Nancy Galbraith’s new work Midnight Stirring. Commissioned by the ensemble, the one-movement, seven-minute work will be featured during the 2015 National Flute Association Convention (NFA) in Washington, DC. Sharyn Byer, the ensemble’s music director, comments, “Columbia Flute Choir is delighted to be premiering […]

Galbraith: A Great Fan

On March 28, Nancy Galbraith’s new setting of The Passion According to Saint Matthew receives its world premiere in Pittsburgh, PA, when the Maestri Singers join the Pittsburgh Festival Orchestra, conducted by Thomas Octave. Written in two parts, the composer’s new 60-minute oratorio features tenor and mezzo-soprano soloists, SATB chorus and small orchestra. Galbraith’s Passion […]

Galbraith: “March Madness” & More!

“March Madness” is here and Nancy Galbraith’s calendar is full! There’s so much happening this month including a world premiere. Strange Travels — Galbraith’s new chamber orchestra work — premiered on March 1st as Daniel Nesta Curtis conducted the Carnegie Mellon Contemporary Music Ensemble. “The title,” Galbraith explains, “alludes to the sensation of motion imparted […]

Galbraith: Fresh, Authentic and Fun

“The snowfall is so silent,  so slow, bit by bit, with delicacy it settles down on the earth and covers over the fields…”  This opening line of Spanish writer Miguel de Unamuno poem captured Nancy Galbraith’s imagination, and serves as the inspiration for her new choral piece Three Poems of Miguel de Unamuno. Commissioned by […]

Galbraith’s Tremendous Impact

This February, Nancy Galbraith will be honored by her alma mater Ohio University, and her new dance collaboration “Whispers of Light” premieres in Pittsburgh with the Bodiography Contemporary Ballet. “We are so excited to welcome Nancy back on campus in celebration of her music and career,” notes Dr. Andrew Trachsel, Ohio University Director of Bands […]

Nancy Galbraith: “Sparkling” and Full of Life

“Nancy Galbraith’s Effervescent Air is a piece that has her musical signature all over it: exciting and full of life.” Pianist Luz Manriquez introduces the composer’s new chamber work for amplified Baroque flute and amplified piano, with accompanying strings and two percussion players. The three-movement, 15-minute piece premieres on November 18th in Pittsburgh, as Manriquez […]

Galbraith’s Melodic and Nostalgic Side

Nancy Galbraith has enjoyed a long career at Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Music in Pittsburgh, PA. This fall, she celebrates the school’s centennial with the premiere of her new piece Euphonic Blues. Galbraith-colleague Ronald Zollman conducts the Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic Orchestra in the work’s first performance on September 16. “[When I was working on] […]

Galbraith: FEBRIS VER (Spring Fever)

Concert: Galbraith: FEBRIS VER (Spring Fever) Date: 2012-09-30 Location: Carnegie Mellon Wind Ensemble Concert Information: Thomas Thompson, conductor Carnegie Music Hall (Oakland) • Pittsburgh, PA

Nancy Galbraith’s Four Nature Canticles

Can We Sing that Again? What do you get when you support new music and foster young musicians? Nancy Galbraith’s Four Nature Canticles. Commissioned in celebration of the Lyrica Chamber Orchestra’s 25th anniversary (NJ), the four-movement, 20-minute work is scored for treble choir and chamber orchestra, and features texts by Robert Browning, Emily Dickinson, Robert […]