May is National Chamber Music Month! Designated by Chamber Music America (CMA), May 2012 is a celebration of the many styles of small ensemble music performed and presented to today’s audiences and enthusiasts. “Chamber music is a vibrant and diverse field,” notes Margaret M. Lioi, CEO of CMA. “It includes contemporary music, jazz, world music, […]
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New from Subito Music! We the People by Sandy Wilbur
NEW for 2012 from Subito Music! We the People by Sandy Wilbur Subito Music is pleased to announce its brand new distribution of We the People, written by Sandy Wilbur and arranged by TONY and EMMY Award winning arranger Larry Hochmann (Spamalot!, The Book of Mormon) and Judith Clurman. A setting of the preamble to […]
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 […]
Another New Work by DBR
The Importance of Ritual Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) has another new work! The Order of An Empty Place premieres on March 29th, as DBR joins Rabbi Joy Levitt and the University of Maryland Wind Orchestra conducted by Michael Votta. Co-commissioned by the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center and the Jewish Community Center in Manhattan (where […]
Susan Kander’s “Giver” — Twin Cities Encore
A Rich, Musical Landscape In January, Susan Kander’s opera The Giver successfully premiered at the Lyric Opera of Kansas City. In April, The Giver receives an encore by the Minnesota Opera with its own new production directed by Octavio Cardenas and conducted by Dale Kruse. Based on the award-winning Lois Lowry novel and featuring Kander’s […]
Roberto Sierra’s 2 1/2 Minutes of Pure Fun!
On March 20th, Spring officially arrives! On March 22nd, Robert Sierra’s Mambo 7/16 arrives in New York City with the Artisan Quartet, when they feature it in their Carnegie Hall debut at Weill Recital Hall. “The Artisan Quartet first performed Mambo 7/16 last June at the Victoria Bach Festival in Texas,” explains violinist Paula Bird. […]
A Busy Spring for Paul Moravec
Sonic Possibilities & Exploration of Sound Paul Moravec’s spring calendar is full! On March 29th, his new Wind Symphony receives its world premiere by the University of Florida Concert Band (Gainesville) led by David Waybright. “It’s terrific to have an award-winning composer of Paul’s stature write a new work for the repertoire,” Waybright shares. “It’s […]
Subito Music Names Brian Ciach as Subito Composer Fellow
Subito Music Names Brian Ciach as Subito Composer Fellow “Following the recent success of our new partnership with the Minnesota Orchestra Composer Institute, Subito Music Corporation is pleased to announce that Brian Ciach has been named our inaugural Subito Composer Fellow.” “The Composer Institute,” notes Stephen Culbertson (Subito Music founder and CEO), “is a celebrated […]
Winter Music with Judith Lang Zaimont
At the Top of the List! Judith Lang Zaimont rang in her New Year by being named WFIU Radio’s January “Composer of the Month”. “Our monthly Wednesday night ‘spotlight’ programs are devoted to 20th and 21st century music, and Judith is a prolific composer,” comments David Wood, WFIU’s music director. “During the past few months, […]
Subito Music Announces Exclusive Distribution of Peermusic Classical Rental Catalog
Monday June 27, 2011, Verona, NJ: Subito Music Corporation is pleased to announce its new exclusive rental distribution of Peermusic Classical for the Western Hemisphere. Effective immediately, Subito Music Corporation is the exclusive agent for Peermusic Classical’s impressive library of over 1,000 rental works. Stephen Culbertson, founder and President of Subito Music Corporation, comments: “We […]