This summer, Dan Locklair traveled around the Mediterranean. This fall, he’s traveling again — first for a composer residency and September 17th performance of Dreamsteps at the Carolina Chamber Music Festival in New Bern, NC, followed by a trip in October to New York for the world premiere of Trumpets of Light on October 23rd. […]
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DBR “Dances” at BAM
“Symphonic music has always had an element of ‘dance’ in it….” And so, Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) invites audiences to take the floor with him at BAM’s Next Wave Festival, where, on October 13th — 15th, his Symphony for the Dance Floor receives its New York premiere. Directed by D.J. Mendel, Symphony for the Dance […]
Exciting to Choreograph!
“Paul Moravec is a wonderful composer.” That’s what Richard Weiss, artistic director of the Carolina Ballet said about Moravec on the eve of the Carolina Ballet’s revival of “The Time Gallery” which opens on September 15, 2011. Originally premiered in fall 2008, “Time Gallery” runs through October 2, 2011 for 11 performances. Weiss continues, “A […]
Kander’s “Garden” Premiere
On September 9, 2011, Missouri-gal Susan Kander celebrates the 90th birthday of Leslie Laskey — Washington University of St. Louis’ renowned educator — with the world premiere of A Garden’s Time Piece. Scored for soprano and violin, and featuring Kander’s settings of Laskey’s own poetry, performers Christine Johnson and Marc Thayer will premiere the 10-minute […]
Two Exciting Premieres for Roberto Sierra this August
A South American and World Premiere for Two Sierra Works August 9 — Roberto Sierra’s Cuentos will receive its South American premiere in San Paolo, Brazil by the cutting-edge, contemporary music ensemble Camera Aberta. Specializing in contemporary music, this versatile San Paolo-based group of 16 musicians will be conducted by Joel Sachs. Sierra’s Cuentos for […]
Catching up with Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR)
DBR’s Busy Summer Schedule It’s mid-July and we thought we’d check in with Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) to see what he’s up to after a busy spring. DBR had a world premiere of a new ballet – “Home in 7” for the Atlanta Ballet choreographed by Amy Seiwert; a NY premiere of Harvest by the […]
Composer Spotlight: Paul Moravec
What’s Composer Paul Moravec up to this Summer? Paul Moravec kicked off his busy summer itinerary at the Spoleto Festival in Charleston, where his 45-minute chamber work, The Time Gallery , was featured in John Kennedy’s Music in Time (MIT) Series. From South Carolina, the Pulitzer Prize-winner headed out to the mountains of New Hampshire, […]
New Roberto Sierra & James Carter Recording Named Jazz Station CD of the Month!
Sierra’s Caribbean Rhapsody, Featuring James Carter on Saxophone, Receives Rave Reviews! Named Jazz Station’s Instrumental CD of the month, Caribbean Rhapsody is the decade-long collaboration and first recording together of jazz virtuoso James Carter and Subito composer Roberto Sierra. Sierra’s Concerto for Saxophones and Orchestra, originally composed for Carter and premiered in Detroit in 2002, […]
Carnegie Hall Presents New York Premiere of DBR’s Harvest at 2011 Spring for Music Festival
New York Premiere of Harvest by Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) at Carnegie Hall On May 10, 2011, Albany Symphony will perform a set of religious inspired works in their “Spirituals Re-Imagined” concert. Conducted by David Alan Miller, the concert will feature the New York premiere of Harvest by Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR). “Harvest is my […]
European Premiere of Nancy Galbraith Orchestral Work this Summer
European Premiere of Nancy Galbraith’s De profundis ad lucem in the Netherlands July 2, 2011 will feature the European premiere of De profundis ad lucem, a one movement orchestral work by Subito composer Nancy Galbraith. This 20-minute piece will be performed by the Limburg Symphony Orchestra in the Netherlands, and will be conducted by Ed […]