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SAI Philanthropies, Inc. Winter 2016 Digital Exclusive 67 ANNUAL AMERICAN COMPOSERS UPDATE

Dear Reader, Update: Premieres, new music, to students who crave music that Performances, is fresh and new. igma Alpha Iota Philanthropies is Publications, Most importantly, the SAI Composers pleased to bring you the newest Recordings, and Bureau is a project of SAI Philanthropies, Inc., Composers Bureau Update. From News.” In addition, supported by tens of thousands of donations the reports in this issue, it is obvious information in the small and large from SAI collegiate women and thatS composers are hard at work, having issue is used to update alumnae members who believe it is important success in getting premieres, second and third the information on to support American composers by publicizing performances, recordings, and publications. the SAI Composers their work. So, to all who use the Composers News tells of commissions and opportunities. Bureau website, a website that is visited Bureau Update, know that this is a part of And, as you will read, audiences around by performers, teachers, librettists, and Sigma Alpha Iota’s core mission: to encourage, the world hear the music of our Composers composers who are interested in finding new nurture, and support the art of music. We Bureau members! music by American composers. can’t do it without you! The American Composers issue goes not Composers Bureau members inspire only to members of SAI, but also to libraries through their annual updates and sharing Cordially, and schools. This magazine is listed in the of information with other composers. Our Susan Cohn Lackman, Ph.D., M.B.A. MUSIC INDEX, which includes a separate entry reports link composers to one another, to Director, Sigma Alpha Iota for each composer in the “American Composer performers eager to program and commission Composers Bureau A 2015 IAMA COMPOSITION COMPETITION WINNER igma Alpha Iota Philanthropies, Inc. “Prix Destellos” (First Prize), the Ninth was pleased to present the world International Musicacoustica-Beijing premiere of the Inter-American Composition Competition (First Prize), the Music Awards Competition at the First International Jean Sibelius Composition 2015S National Convention in St. Louis. “Salve Competition (Finalist), and the Ninth Edition Regina” by Timothy Roy was performed by of the International Composition Competition members of the St. Louis Chamber Chorus, “Città di Udine” (Finalist). From 2011–2013, conducted by SAI member Mary Ongjoco Timothy taught undergraduate courses Chapman. in music theory, ear-training, and music Timothy Roy composes music steeped technology at MidAmerica Nazarene University in imagery and allusion, which often seeks to in Olathe, Kansas. He has also served as conjure a sense of time, place, and feeling. Director of Music at Holy Family Catholic His work has been presented nationally and Church in Eudora, Kansas, since 2010. internationally, with performances at the Music He holds a Bachelor’s in Composition from Biennale Zagreb, Bowling Green New Music Southern Methodist University, where he was Festival, Toronto Electroacoustic Symposium, both a Charles S. Sharp Endowed President’s Denison University’s “Tutti” New Music Festival, Scholar and Theodore Presser Scholar, and Studio 300 Digital Art & Music Festival, Center a Master’s in Composition at the University of Cypriot Composers, Society for Electro- of Missouri-Kansas City. In Fall 2015, he Acoustic Music in the United States (SEAMUS) began a doctorate in composition at Rice National Conference, Sweet Thunder Music University’s Shepherd School of Music, where Festival, radioCona (Slovenia), Heidelberg Missouri Piano Project, and the International he will serve as the Teaching Fellow for the University’s New Music Festival, Electronic Electroacoustic Music Festival of Chile, “Ai- Rice Electroacoustic Music Labs (REMLabs). Music Midwest, Helianthus Ensemble concert maako.” Timothy’s primary teachers are James series (University of Kansas), Opensound He has received honors from several Mobberley, Chen Yi, Paul Rudy, Kevin Hanlon, (Boston), the Electronic Music Studios concert competitions, including the International and Martin Sweidel. His music is self-published series at the University of Iowa, Stacey Barelos’ Competition of Electroacoustic Composition under the moniker Slip Change Music (ASCAP).

2 Winter 2016 Digital Exclusive • sai-national.org ANNUAL AMERICAN COMPOSERS UPDATE SAI ALUMNA/PATRONESS • FRIEND OF THE ARTS • • NATIONAL ARTS ASSOCIATE • • • HONORARY MEMBER • • • • MEMBER LAUREATE • • • • • 67 SAMUEL ADLER •••• the Wall, soprano, clarinet, National Association Convention, New Orleans, LA, PREMIERES: The River That Mines the Silence of Wind and Percussion Instructors Conference, 7/11/15. Derivatives for brass of Stones, Bowling Green State University Wind Sioux Falls, SD, 10/11/15. octet, Brass Chamber Music Ensemble, Bruce Moss, conductor, 4/1/15. NEW PUBLICATIONS: Arrangement, Concerto Workshop, Humboldt College, Canto XXII, Christian Becher, solo euphonium, in D major, Telemann. Acadia, CA, 7/19-8/1/15. Cologne, Germany, 4/1515. Fable of Fables, PERFORMANCES: My Very 4-part treble choir Young People’s Chorus of AYALA ASHEROV-KALUS First Solo, alto saxophone, BACH New York City, Francisco Nuñez, conductor, New PREMIERES: Winters, Daniel Broniatowski, electric piano, William Street, York City, 4/25/2015. Solemn Soliloquy, Atis violin, Leslie Levi, viola, Cherry Kim, cello, saxophone master class, Bordeaux France, Bankas, violin solo, Kaunas, Poland, 5/10/15. Sergey Khanukaev, piano, (Mix Meter Music 4/10-11/15. Concerto for Steelpan and Five Related Miniatures, 2 violins, Duo Gallard, Publishing Company) Newton Library, Newton, Orchestra, Jayess LaCombe, steelpan, Timmins Gävleborg, Sweden, 5/20/15. MA, 9/24/15. (Ontario) Symphony Orchestra, 4/11/15. PERFORMANCES: Elegy for String Orchestra, NEWS: I have had another successful “Music Foliations, Faculty Brass Quintet, Whitmore The Berlin Philharmonic, Ward Duncan, Tells the Story” program, as a composer Recital Hall, University of Missouri School of conductor, 1/25/15. Ports of Call, Renée Jolas, and a performer in a public school, in the Music, Columbia, 4/16/15. The Happy Prince, Juliana Athayde, violins, Nicholas Goluses guitar, Charleston, SC area. In this program I reach orchestra and narrator, Lausanne (Switzerland) Rochester, NY, 4/1/15. Adler Festival, Sam out to children, in primary school level, expose Chamber Orchestra, Jamie Phillips, conductor, Houston State University, 4/9-11/15: Canto them to programmatic music, and connect it XII, solo bassoon; Canto IV, alto saxophone; to their storytelling. Together with “Composers Lausanne. 5/17-28/15. Eisteddfod, Myriad Trio, Canto XIV, solo clarinet; Histrionics; Brahmsiana and Schools in Concert”, we are developing a Kennedy Center, Washington D.C. 5/19/15; for Brass; Prophecy of Peace, mixed chorus; workshop that will enable and educate teachers also, Jennie Brown, flute, Faye Seeman, Harp, Requiescat in Pace, orchestra; Festive Prelude, on how to work with their own students, and use Rose Griffin, Viola, Edman Chapel, Wheaton Southwestern Sketches, band. Acrostics, In music and literature together to do a “Music College, Wheaton, IL, 9/22/15. Memory of Milton, Canto XIII, Quintalogues, Tells The Story,” on their own. This September NEWS: Jan Bach won two competitions this Hochschule, Mannheim, Germany, 6/26/15. Art I have released a new album with ten new folk summer: First Prize in the Humboldt College Creates Artist, Toledo, OH, Symphony Orchestra, songs (both lyrics and music written by me). Brass Workshop, Acadia, CA; First (and only) Stefan Sanderling, conductor, 9/24/15. I have started to perform my songs on piano, prize in the Phi Mu Alpha Composition Contest NEW PUBLICATIONS: All Theodore Presser singing together with a band, in the South East. for a work for male chorus and piano. Co.: Recitative and Rondo Capriccioso, flute and violin. Two Southern Appalachian Folk Songs, ELIZABETH R. AUSTIN • JOHN H. BECK violin and piano, A Solemn Soliloquy, violin solo. PREMIERES: Lithuanian Lieder (English PERFORMANCES: Fugue and Variations for In the Spirit of Bach, string orchestra. Seven setting), Christopher Grundy, baritone, composer timpani duet; Twos by Two, percussion duet; Variations on “God Save the King,” Beethoven, at piano, American Composers Andiamo, percussion quartet, Zagan, Poland, orchestrated by S. Adler. Forum/Connecticut Composers, 8/18/15, all published by Kendor Music. NEW RECORDINGS: Music for Eleven, for Inc. “Composers Night Out”, NEW PUBLICATIONS: The Prevailing Eighth 6 woodwinds and 5 percussion, U.S. Navy Universalist Church, West Note, percussion quartet, Kendor Music. Band, Capt. Brian O. Walden, conductor. Four Hartford, CT, 5/14/15. NEWS: I have been busy this summer and Dialogues, for euphonium and marimba, PERFORMANCES: Wachet following is my schedule of performances. I was Brian Meixner, euphonium, Nathan Daughtrey, Auf…Der Morgenstern, Jack AUSTIN either an adjudicator, clinician, marimba, Potenza Music Recordings. Elegy for Coen, organ; A Falcon Fantasy, held workshops, taught, or String Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic Digital Joshua McGuire, guitar, Jennifer performed at these events. Archive. McGuire, piano; Rose Sonata, Jerome Reed, 4/30-5/4/15: European Music NEWS: Adler will do master classes and piano; I am one and double too: Scene 12, Amy Festival for Young People, concerts during the 2015-16 season at Western Jarman, soprano, Mark Whatley, baritone, Ben Washington University, Central Washington Harris, piano, All Portrait Concert, Austin BMI/ Neerpelt, Belgium, judge University, Juilliard, Indiana University, and Vanderbilt Composer in Residence; Blair School and percussion workshops. BECK Cincinnati College Conservatory. of Music, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 6/4-6/6/15: Brass Band of 10/22/15. Battle Creek, MI, played in the band and was LORI F. ARDOVINO • a soloist on drum set. August 16-27, 2015: PERFORMANCES: Under Water, soprano, JAN BACH International Percussion Forum, Zagan, Poland, clarinet, piano, University of Montevallo, PREMIERES: Acrobotics, Jay Hunsberger, taught and performed a recital. 9/15-9/20/15: 6/15/15. Eloquence, solo clarinet, University tuba, Scott Kluksdahl, cello, University of International Competition of Compositions of Montevallo, 10/5/15 and also, Birmingham South Florida, Tampa, FL, 2/15/15. Clink! (a and Performers, Pescara, Italy, adjudicator New Music Festival, 10/8/15. From A Crack in drinking song), Men of Note, Phi Mu Alpha and clinics.

Winter 2016 Digital Exclusive • sai-national.org 3 ANNUAL AMERICAN COMPOSERS UPDATE SAI ALUMNA/PATRONESS • FRIEND OF THE ARTS • • NATIONAL ARTS ASSOCIATE • • • 67 HONORARY MEMBER • • • • MEMBER LAUREATE • • • • • ELIZABETH R. BEESON • • Orleans, LA, 10/24/15. “Five Songs on Poems PUBLICATIONS/RECORDINGS: The Ainu, PREMIERES: A Tribute, organ solo, Elizabeth of Robert Herrick,” Elisa Doughty, soprano, Kinko Ito, video, Boury, music via MIDI Beeson, organ, Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Hartford Independent Chamber Orchestra, technology, released 4/1/15. Compilation, Church, Houston, TX, 2/5/15. The New Birth, Dan D’Addio, conductor, Charter Oak Cultural Warren Criswell, video compilation of his Beeson, organ, Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Center, Hartford, CT, 10/10/15. “Trio for Brass,” drawings, music by Boury and other Arkansan Church, 4/16/15; also Memorial Drive United Orkesterakademie der Philharmoniker Hamburg, composers, released 8/15/15. Methodist Church, 2/17/15. Laeiszhalle, Hamburg, Germany. NEWS: I have been on sabbatical leave for PERFORMANCES: Russian NEW PUBLICATIONS: Theodore Presser: Blue the Fall of 2015, composing my third opera Medley, Beeson, piano, Monkey, for flute and violin, two clarinets, of a trilogy of short children’s operas with Memorial Drive United Methodist clarinet and violin, or flute and clarinet; librettist Madeleine St. Romain. The opera, Church, Houston, 10/28/15. Passacaglia, for brass quintet, trombone The Raspberry War, is about a cooking contest The Days in New England, ensemble, or brass ensemble; Pas de Deux, for that ends in a food fight with rubber chickens Hungarian, Adagio, Spanish violin and cello; Anacostia Journal, for string and marshmallows. It was dual premiered Waltz, Beeson, piano, Memorial quartet; Spring Song, for flute and piano. The on November 13th and 14th, in Logan, UT at Drive United Methodist Church, BEESON FJH Music Company: Raindrop Serenade, for Utah State University. It was directed by Dallas 2/17/15. string orchestra. Heaton and performed by students of the Opera NEWS: Elizabeth Beeson gave a lecture series NEWS: I enjoyed a week-long composer Theatre Program, during a one week residency and performed demonstrations on piano as well residency in October at Texas A&M-Corpus for the composer who gave a lecture to the Cane as on “Greek Music Thought” for the Honors Christi, where I worked with individual students Scholars, taught classes in Theory and Music College freshmen students at Houston Baptist and ensembles playing my works. I recently Therapy, and coached singers who performed University in Houston, TX, on 10/20/14 and finished a commission for trombonist Natalie a recital of his art songs, as well as premiering 10/24/14. She also gave a lecture and piano Mannix (Towson University), who will record the The Raspberry War. performance on “16th, 17th, and 18th Century piece on a CD of music by women composers. Instrumental Music Derived from Dance Forms” My latest children’s opera, “Roscoe and Rita,” ALLEN BRINGS at the home of Millie Eads in Houston, TX on was read by Reimagining Opera for Kids PREMIERES: In Paradisum, Virtuoso Singers 4/10/15. In addition, Beeson played a piano (Bloomington, IN), and they will give multiple of New York, Harold Rosenbaum, conductor, concert of all original compositions and lectured performances of the work during the 2016-17 New York, NY, 4/25/15; also, 6/14/15. A Brief on “Shared Experiences with Performing Artists season. I am especially looking forward to these, Encounter between Cello and Piano, Camden of All Kinds” at Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic because this work has a “flexible” libretto (where Archambeau, cello, Allen Brings, Church, Houston, 6/29/15. She gave further the audience votes on what happens next), and piano, West Hartford, CT, concerts on organ at the same location 2/5/15 the piece calls for a lot of improvisation, so it is 5/14/15. and 8/20/15, both featuring sacred, classical, bound to be different each time. PERFORMANCES: Duette, and original music. Additional piano programs www.laurenbernofsky.com Christopher Morrison, flute, Beeson played were at: First Baptist Church, Stephanie Watt, piano, Melville, Houston, 11/31/14; Park Shadows Clubroom, ROBERT BOURY • • • NY, 5/3/15; also, Buenos BRINGS Houston, 12/19/14; and First Baptist Academy, PREMIERES: Secret Designs Aires, Argentina, 4/14/15. Houston (also with band students), 1/29/15. (commissioned work), Andy Praetoriana, Valparaiso University Concert Wen, alto saxophone, Andy Wen, Band, Jeffrey Scott Doebler, conductor, Malone LAUREN BERNOFSKY video images of Arkansas moths, University, Canton, OH, 10/10/15. Sonatine, PREMIERES: Mesoamerican Suite, Don Simmons, International Allen Brings, piano, New York, NY, 5/18/15; Drumpetello, Fiesta Concert, Performing Arts Saxophone Conference in also, Campbell University, Buies Creek, NC, Center, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Corpus Strasbourg, France, 7/9/15; BOURY 3/12/15. Three Studies for Piano, Left-hand, Christi, TX, 10/7/15; also Lochaber Music for All also, University of Central Allen Brings, piano, Atlanta. GA, 11/15/14; Festival, Ft. William, Scotland, Florida, 11/13/15; Georgia Southern University, also, Campbell University, 3/12/15. Suite, Ray 11/27/15. What the Moon Said, 11/16/15; North American Saxophone Alliance Furuta, flute, Terry Keevil, oboe, Paul Won Jin Jay Ivey, baritone, with string Biennial Conference, Texas Tech University, Cho, clarinet; Amr Selim, horn, Shelley Monroe quartet, Jacksonville University, 3/11/16. The Raspberry War, Madeleine St. Huang, bassoon, Bellport, NY, 1/23/15. Jacksonville, FL, 2/4/16. Romain, libretto, Opera Theatre Department, PUBLICATIONS: All Mira Music Associates PERFORMANCES: The Thing Utah State University, Dallas Heaton, director, (ASCAP): High and Low, trumpet and tuba; Under the Bed, Roswell High BERNOFSKY Logan, UT, 11/13-11/14/15. Notable Declamations, 2 trumpets and 2 School Chamber Orchestra, PERFORMANCES: UALR Spirit (Alma Mater), trombones; Quartet, flute, violin, viola and cello; Sara Payne, conductor, The Midwest Clinic, University of Arkansas at Little Rock Concert Not So Serious, flute, oboe, clarinet; Touch and Chicago, IL, 12/18/15. The Tiger, Youth All-State Choir, Bevan Keating, director, Commencement, Go, solo harp; Again and Again, solo violin. Treble Choir, Louisiana ACDA Conference, New 12/18/15 and 5/15/16. RECORDINGS: Duo for Violin and Cello,

4 Winter 2016 Digital Exclusive • sai-national.org ANNUAL AMERICAN COMPOSERS UPDATE SAI ALUMNA/PATRONESS • FRIEND OF THE ARTS • • NATIONAL ARTS ASSOCIATE • • • HONORARY MEMBER • • • • MEMBER LAUREATE • • • • • 67 Deborah Wong, violin, Adam Grabois, cello, State University Music Center, Las Cruces, NM, for euphonium and percussion (1 or 2 players). Navona Records LLC, NV 5990. 11/2/14. Dreams from the Shadows, Gene Dreams from the Shadows for horn and Berger, horn, Braham Dembar, vibraphone, Ball vibraphone. Alien Loop de Loops for trombone CANARY BURTON State University, Muncie, IN, 1/10/15; also, (or bass trombone) and electronic recording; PREMIERES: Dust Bunnies, Fabio Schinazi, Southeast Horn Workshop, Louisiana State also euphonium (or bass tuba) and electronic Centre Cultural d’Evere, University, Baton Rouge, LA, 3/6/15. Alien recording; horn and electronic recording. Brussels, Belgium, 2/27-28/15; Loop de Loops, Craig Mulcahy, trombone with Reflective Journey for horn and 4 percussion. also, Sofia, Bulgaria, 5/16/15; electronic recording, Brucker Hall, Fort Meyer, Spectrum for bass clarinet and 4 percussion. also, Club de Musique, Duchy VA, 3/20/15; also, Adam Frey, euphonium, Pathways for horn quartet. Prayer: 12-part of Luxembourg, 10/18/15. The International Euphonium and Tuba Conference, tuba-euphonium ensemble/12-part trombone Tea Party, Janice Smith, Monika Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 6/22/15; also ensemble/12-part horn ensemble. Levi’s Dream Woods, clarinets, Open Mic BURTON Erika Binsley, horn, University of Maryland, for horn quartet or ensemble. Constellations for Classical, Unitarian Universalist College Park, MD, 10/1/15. Spectrum, Keith flute, piano, and percussion.In Memoriam for Church, Brewster, MA, 6/21/15. Koons, bass clarinet, University of Central basset horn and piano. PERFORMANCES: Midnight Ride, sound-in.org, Florida Percussion Ensemble, Thad Anderson, NEWS: You can learn more about the music month of May 2015. director, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing of Howard J. Buss on Wikipedia at http:// NEWS: I worked with a virtual band, World Arts, Orlando, FL, 4/14/15. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_J._Buss and Wide Musicians Unite, for two months. My Constellations, Kim McCormick, on his website at brixtonpublications.com/ song, Nightfall in the City, was performed in flute, Robert McCormick, howard_j_buss-2.html. During 2015 Howard England, Spain, Argentina, Canada, France; US- percussion, Dana Milan, piano, J. Buss received an ASCAPlus Award from produced a gypsy jazz version. It can be heard School of Music, University the American Society of Composers, Authors, at Soundcloud/femfleet. The next piece was of South Florida, Tampa, FL, and Publishers in recognition of significant one everyone made up and we called it WE Can 9/3/15. In Memoriam for basset BUSS performances of his music. His Alien Loop de Make the Sun Rise; it, too, is on Soundcloud. horn and piano; Keith Koons, Loops for trombone and electronic recording I have a new viola solo I’m working on AND a basset horn, Ghent Conservatory of Music, was winner of the 2015 American Trombone violist to play it for recording. I also picked up Belgium, 9/27/15. Moon Glow, Elena Cecconi, Workshop National Composition Contest some great lyrics and am writing a pop song flute, Tim Carey, piano, Teatro SOMS, Caldana, sponsored by the U.S. Army Band, “Pershing’s after seventy-seven years of only classical. Varese, Italy, 10/4/15. Own”. Howard J. Buss is founder and editor of Radio DJ at www.WOMR.org streaming 24/7 PERFORMANCES: Tennessee Suite, D=R x T Brixton Publications (ASCAP) and Howard J. Buss Soundcloud.com/femfleet Trio: Tabatha Easly, flute, Braunwiin Sheldrick, Publications (BMI), which publish concert music viola, Andres Gomez Braco, piano; Hobart and by American composers. During 2015 Brixton JEANNE ROWLEY BURULL • William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY, 9/15/15; Publications celebrated its 30th Anniversary. You PREMIERES: Theme song for the “Ol’ Bob Casa Teatro, Medellin, Colombia 7/31/15; can learn more about the music and composers Show,” a weekly one-half Sibelius Academy, Helsinki, Finland 5/23/15. represented in the Brixton catalog by visiting hour television interview Romance and Caprice, Angela Jones-Reus brixtonpublications.com. 2015 marks the 40th program, produced by Vernon and Nicole Esposito, flutes/piccolo/alto flute, consecutive year that his concert activity has Communications Co-op, Westby, Tim Carey, piano, Iowa Piccolo Intensive Gala been published in the “American Music” issue of Wisconsin, aired in surrounding Recital: Recital Hall, University of Iowa, Iowa PAN PIPES. communities and Stoughton, City, IA, 6/5/15. Modern Times, for narrator, Wisconsin, and on Youtube. BURULL flute, and percussion ensemble, Staatskapelle JERRY CASEY • NEW RECORDINGS: Theme Halle, Castle Glebichenstein, Halle, Germany, PREMIERES: Only for a time, (SAB/Piano), Adult song for the “Ol’ Bob Show,” Jeanne Rowley 5/21/15. Jazzical #4, for horn, trombone, tuba, Choir, William Vollinger, director, Burull, piano, Vernon Communications Co-op and piano, Gene Berger, horn, John Seidel, Church of the Savior, Paramus, studio, Westby, Wisconsin. trombone, Matt Lyon, tuba, Liz Seidel, piano, NJ, 10/4/15. A new beginning, Midwest Regional Tuba Euphonium Conference, (Unison/Piano), Church Choir, HOWARD J. BUSS Bowling Green State University, OH, 5/17/15. Richard Casey, director, North PREMIERES: Energico! for Band, University of Diversion, Vivianne Belanger, flute, David Cooke, Naples Baptist Church, Naples, South Florida Wind Ensemble, John Carmichael, trombone, Indiana University-Purdue University, FL, 10/11/15. Holy manna CASEY director, USF School of Music, Tampa, FL, Fort Wayne, 4/7/15. Three Euphonics, Benjamin (Variations for Flute Quartet), 10/2/14. Three Euphonics for Solo Bass Pierce, solo euphonium, U.S Army Band’s 32nd Amy Grooms, Kristin Gustafson, Samantha Clarinet, Keith Koons, bass clarinet, University Annual Tuba-Euphonium Workshop, Loboda Gossett, Sarah Luckay, flutes, concert sponsored of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 10/16/14. Studio, Ft. Meyer, Arlington, VA, 1/31/15. by Women in Music, Columbus, Otterbein Ventures, Patrick Nyren, euphonium, Daniel NEW PUBLICATIONS: All published by Brixton University, Westerville, OH, 11/15/15. Bells Lyons and Kenny Gross, percussion, New Mexico Publications: brixtonpublications.com: Ventures, of joy we’re ringing, ringing, (Unison/Piano), Winter 2016 Digital Exclusive • sai-national.org 5 ANNUAL AMERICAN COMPOSERS UPDATE SAI ALUMNA/PATRONESS • FRIEND OF THE ARTS • • NATIONAL ARTS ASSOCIATE • • • 67 HONORARY MEMBER • • • • MEMBER LAUREATE • • • • • children’s choir, Jerry Casey, director, North Maria). Cecconi-Bates placed as semi-finalist in PERFORMANCES: Strutting Butterflies, Maxim Naples Baptist Church, Naples, FL, 12/6/15. three categories in the American Prize: Opera: Lando, piano, Carnegie Hall, NYC, 2/21/15. PERFORMANCES: The simple words of Molly of the Mohawks; Orchestra: Essences of Toccata & Fugue for Solo Guitar, David Galvez, Christmas, Jerry Casey, soprano, taped the North Country; Chamber works: From the guitar, Tuesday Morning Music Club, Douglaston, accompaniment, North Naples Baptist Church, Tug Hill Plateau. She also gave several recitals NY, 2/24/15. Americana, Mirian Conti, piano, Naples, FL, 1/4/15. The Musicians of Bremen and lectures. DiMenna Center, NYC, 3/14/15. Sonata for (Chamber orchestra/narrator), McConnell Arts Violin & Guitar, Romulo Benavides, violin, David Center Chamber Orchestra, Anthony Clarke, NANCY HILL COBB • Galvez, guitar, Latin American Cultural Center, conductor, Susan Luckay, narrator, McConnell PREMIERES: Tread Softly on My Dreams, Long Island City, N.Y 3/29/15. Alleluia, Nonie Arts Center, Worthington, OH, 3/22/15. I (mixed chorus), Yukon High School (OK) Choir, Donato, solo soprano, All Souls Church, NYC, Woke Up This Morning on the Fourth of July, Darin Chapin, conductor, May, 2015. Set me as 5/3/15. 1st Piano Trio, The Velveteen Trio: Julia Jerry Casey, soprano, taped accompaniment, a seal, for soprano and piano, Katie Hallman, Meynert, violin, Marcel Krasner, cello, Nina North Naples Baptist Church, 7/5/15. Autumn, soprano, University of Northern Iowa, 1/31/15. Siniakova, piano, 6/7/15. Food, poetry by Ogden (SSAATB a cappella) Chamber Choir, Dr. Jon PERFORMANCES: Suite for Reeds, University Nash, Oyster Bay Music Festival Vocal Ensemble, Peterson, director, Annual Conference of of Northern Iowa Reed Trio: Amanda 7/12/15. The Little Circus, Queens Symphony Christian Fellowship of Art Music Composers McCandless, Heather Peyton and Cayla Orchestra, Matthew Kasper, conductor, Forest Malone University, Canton, OH, 10/8/15. I Can Bellamy, National Associate of Collegiate Wind Park Pavilion, Queens, NY, 8/9/15. Mozart Face Anything, Jerry Casey, soprano, taped and Percussion Instructors Fantasy for Wind Quintet, private concert, home accompaniment, North Naples Baptist Church, Conference, Sioux Falls, of Joseph Rosen, NYC. 11/7/15. Arkansas 10/18/15. SD, October 2015. Cantate Reel, Quintet of the Americas, ElmCor Offices, NEW PUBLICATIONS: A New Beginning, domino, Madchenkantorei Elmhurst, NY, 11/13/15. Homage, Northport NY (Unison/Piano), Jerry Casey Music. Only for a am Rottenburger Dom, Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hyman, conductor, Time (SAB/Piano), Jerry Casey Music. Diozesanmuseum, Rottenburg, 11/20/15. NEWS: The Istropolis Quintet (Slovakia) is Germany, May 2015. Gloria, PUBLICATIONS: Works transcribed by Guido COBB issuing a 2-CD set in honor of the group’s 20th Summit Choral Society Touring Six, conductor, Claribel Clarinet Choir, for a anniversary. My woodwind quintet, Gli intrighi Choir, Frank Jacobs, conductor, series titled James Cohn’s Musical Legacy for d’amore (The Intrigues of Love), will be a part Cleveland, OH, December 2014. Terminus, New Clarinet Choir: Clarinet Concerto #1. Evocations of the set. Release is expected to be at the Mexico All State Youth Choir, January 2015. (Clarinet Concerto #2). Song end of 2015. Tracks from my CD, Yet, I Will When Music Sounds, Dubrovacki komorni zbor, of the Waters (Variations on Rejoice, continue to be broadcast on Radio Arts Dubrovnik, Croatia. Shenandoah). Variations on The Indonesia on a regular basis. Completion of NEW RECORDINGS: Gloria, Laudate pueri, Wayfaring Stranger. Variations Pilate’s Wife (chamber opera) is now set for the Cantate domino, Haderslev Domkirkes Pigekor, on John Henry. The Mount end of 2015. Haderslev Cathedral, Denmark, on their CD Gretna Suite. Fiesta Latina. entitled “Gloria.” Caprice: Little Suite for Clarinet COHN AUGUSTA CECCONI-BATES • NEWS: Nancy Hill Cobb continues her work as Choir. Texas Suite. Arkansas PERFORMANCES: Menangerie: a composer in addition to being the Associate Reel. The Tailor Variations. The Little Circus. Mythical and Musical, Deborah Provost for Faculty at the University of Northern NEWS: I’m first very grateful that the good Lord Miller-Leach, soprano, John Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA. Current projects has seen fit to keep me around for another Slattery, bass, Selections from include works for the UNI Symphonic Band, a year, as I approach my 88th birthday. I’m next new opera: Skaters: Chaumont, commission for the Men’s Chorus at Bowling very grateful that everything I have ever hoped NY, 8/19/2015. Green State University, and solo works for for in my career as a professional musician/ NEW RECORDINGS: Not CECCONI- bassoon and clarinet. composer, seems to have been fulfilled. My the Bottom of the Barrel. A BATES music seems to have exploded throughout the collection of various works JAMES COHN • • • country and the world. The most important of (some new, some old) from the pen of Augusta PREMIERES: Homage for Orchestra, Queens all is that young musicians have discovered my Cecconi-Bates. Symphony Orchestra, Matthew Kasper, stuff and keep playing it. Guido Six, conductor of NEWS: At 82, Augusta has had a very busy conductor, Forest Park Pavilion, Queens, NY, the Claribel Clarinet Choir in Oostend, Belgium, year: composing a new opera: “Skaters” with 8/9/15. String Quartet #3, The Velveteen has performed my music since 1999 and just libretto by Henry Jelinek, Jr., telling the story of Quartet: Julia Meynert, violin, John Guarino, recently completed transcribing a good deal the family’s survival during the Nazi occupation violin, Matthew Cohen, viola, Marcel Krasner, of my output for clarinet choir. In the summer and their subsequent escape from the Soviet cello, Little Neck Community Church, Little of 2016, a good number of Maestro Six’s occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1948, leading Neck, NY, 9/27/15. Symphony #4, Queensboro transcriptions of my music will be performed by to their rise to World Championship in Pairs Symphony, Hyun Kim, conductor, Mary’s Nativity the Arizona State University Clarinet Choir – but Figure Skating in 1962 (brother/sister Otto/ Church, Flushing, NY, 9/27/15. at this date, I am not able to be more exact. I

6 Winter 2016 Digital Exclusive • sai-national.org ANNUAL AMERICAN COMPOSERS UPDATE SAI ALUMNA/PATRONESS • FRIEND OF THE ARTS • • NATIONAL ARTS ASSOCIATE • • • HONORARY MEMBER • • • • MEMBER LAUREATE • • • • • 67 received a very nice honor which was written up career as a caregiver for her loved ones came Concert Mass, Come Holy Spirit, Posies, and The in our local newspaper in New York: to a close. In August, 2015, she was invited to Nightingale; Parma Label. On Sunday, September 27th, 2015, I had a world work with Drake University’s Offices of Alumni premiere of my 3rd String Quartet at 3 o’clock Relations and Development to achieve an GREG DANNER • • in the afternoon. On the same day, at 7:00 PM, alumni-driven goal to rename the arena theater PREMIERES: With Wings Like Eagles, I heard the United States premiere of my 4th on campus to “The William S.E. Coleman Studio Tennessee Tech Wind Ensemble, 10/8/15. symphony and sometimes during the same day, Theatre.” In September, Coleman came out Rhapsody, Joshua Hauser, trombone, Paul Maestro Guido Six conducted 6 of my works for of a 17 year performing hiatus to appear on a Thurmond, piano, 9/22/15. Danzas Cubanos, clarinet choir with the Claribel Clarinet Choir public concert playing “Rag-O-Nata,” her trilogy piano quartet, Atlantic Ensemble at Symphony in Oostend, Belgium. In other words, I had 8 of of piano rags. She is slowly returning to music Space, New York, NY, 3/23/15. my pieces performed in 3 concert halls on 2 composition and is currently working on pieces PERFORMANCES: Cuico, for continents on the same day. This has given me for piano, chorus, and orchestra. In honor of three percussion soloists with great pleasure. her husband - who was also her mentor and band, Conservatory of Nantes business partner - she is completing his World Wind Symphony, Nantes, France, War 2 memoir, “Boyhood’s End.” It is scheduled Gael Coutier, conductor. Country LINDA ROBBINS COLEMAN • • • • • for publication in the spring of 2016. For more Dances TTU Symphony Band, PREMIERES: Rhapsody in information, please go to lindarobbinscoleman. Joseph Hermann, conductor, Rhythm for one piano, four DANNER com. 4/24/15. Mary’s Little Lamb, hands, was premiered by the United States Army Woodwind Fortnightly Musical Club, April Quintet (Pershing’s Own), in multiple educational 2015. RICHARD A. CROSBY • • • outreach concerts. Walls of Zion, Mississippi PERFORMANCES: In Good PREMIERES: EKU Documentary, 11/9/15, State University Symphonic Band, Clifton Taylor, King Charles’s Golden Days, COLEMAN original soundtrack. He Shall Cover Thee, SATB, conductor; also, Illinois Wind Symphony, Linda R. symphonic overture, Laredo 5/1/15. Remembrance for Marimba and Piano Moorhouse, conductor. Partita, for clarinet, horn, Philharmonic (TX) Orchestra, Brendan Townsend. (commission by performer), Felix Miguel Reyes, and piano, International Clarinet Symposium, Since its premiere by Orchestra Iowa in 1995, it 5/28/15. Baton Rouge, LA. has been performed more than a hundred times PERFORMANCES: Four Latin NEW PUBLICATIONS: C. Alan Publications: by orchestras ranging from university ensembles Dances, Op. 14, oboe and piano, Flourishes, concert band. Sledding, concert to the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. For a 3/22/15. Variations, Op. 13, band. Costumes of the Sky, chamber winds. Beautiful Land, symphonic poem, NorthEast 4/7/15. Delmar Street Rag, concert band. A Prairie Orchestra (TX), Thomas A. Connely, director, NEWS: In addition to Songbook, concert band. Avanti Music: April 2015; also, Westmont Orchestra, concerts performances of my Variations, CROSBY Rhapsody, for trombone and piano. Danzas in Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, CA, also, Op. 13, Viola Sonata, Op. 10, Cubanos, for piano trio. Rome, Cremona, Italy, May 2015; also, West and Four Latin Dances, Op. NEW RECORDINGS: The Music of Greg Danner, Coast Orchestra (CA) on July 4th. Rag-o-Nata, 14, the year has seen the world premiere of Vol. 3: New Frontier, Mark Records, featuring composer, piano, Temple of the Performing Arts, He Shall Cover Thee, Op. 15, for SATB chorus, the Tennessee Tech Symphony Band, Joseph Des Moines, September 2015. commissioned and conducted by Chase Moore, Hermann, conductor. NEW PUBLICATIONS: The orchestra music and the premiere of a documentary on the NEWS: Dr. Danner was recently presented of Linda Robbins Coleman is included in history of Eastern Kentucky University for which I with the Caplenor Award from Tennessee the 5th edition of Orchestral Music by David wrote the original score, released 11/9/15. Technological University--the university’s award Daniels, published by Scarecrow Press in 2015. recognizing contributions to research and This handbook is the most comprehensive MICHAEL G. CUNNINGHAM creative endeavor. Please visit gregdanner.com repertoire resource for conductors and orchestra PERFORMANCES: Urban for further information. organizations. Samba and Nassau Cabana for NEWS: From June, 2014, until September, Concert Bands, Subito/Seesaw 2015, Linda Robbins Coleman was on leave Publishing Corp. WALLACE EARL DE PUE, SR. • • from the music business in order care for her BOOKS: Written Music Ideation PERFORMANCES: Jubilee, Hold My Hand, husband following his heart attack, by-pass and European Music History in Rhodes College Chamber Choir, Dr. Wm. Skoog, surgeries, and the subsequent metastasis of Layers, AuthorHouse Publishing. CUNNINGHAM conductor, Rhodes College, in Memphis, TN, his prostate cancer. On July 8, 2015, author, NEW RECORDINGS: Choral 4/15/15. True Story of the Three Little Pigs, playwright, director, and Drake University CD: WISDOM – LOVE – ETERNITY, Mark Vorlicek Pittsburgh Opera, Elsie H. Hillman Auditorium, Emeritus Professor of Theatre, William S.E. and the Kuhn Choir of Prague, includes; A Hill House of Pittsburgh, 2/26-28/15; also, Coleman, died. They had been together for forty Psalm of Life, Gnosis, Shall I Compare Thee?, To Schenley Plaza, Carnegie Library, 6/7/15; Beaux years. With Bill’s death, Linda’s decades-long Daffodils, Analects, The West Wind, Memorial Arts Ballroom, The Twentieth Century Club,

Winter 2016 Digital Exclusive • sai-national.org 7 ANNUAL AMERICAN COMPOSERS UPDATE SAI ALUMNA/PATRONESS • FRIEND OF THE ARTS • • NATIONAL ARTS ASSOCIATE • • • 67 HONORARY MEMBER • • • • MEMBER LAUREATE • • • • • 7/11, 7/18, 7/25, 8/1/15. Donna Hagen, flute, Amanda Roberts, piano, Benjamin T. Rome School of Music (Catholic NEW PUBLICATIONS: Three Wright State University, Dayton, OH, April 2015. University of America) 50th Anniversary Instruments Conversing (piano, NEW PUBLICATIONS: Lament, oboe and Composition Contest). Suite for Sophia, bass clarinet and bassoon). string orchestra; Going Away, violin and piano; string orchestra. Day Music for Alexandria, NEWS: During 2015, I won the Toccata for Amanda, piano; Concerto for violin and piano. Procession and Dance for Artisti Affarmati International Violin: all published by Lauren Keiser Music the Renaissance V Brass Quintet. Toccata, Opera Competition. DE PUE Publishing. Five Limericks, women’s chorus, organ. Variations on “Christos Anesti,” organ. Performances of my True piano, and percussion: published by E.B. A Pleasaunce of Song, male voice and piano. Story of the Three Little Pigs, will take place Marks/Hal Leonard. My Apple Orchard, mixed Numerous choral titles, including: Alleluia (SSA) in Chattanooga, TN, Fall 2015. At present, I chorus and keyboard; published by Colla Voce for the Bodø (Norway) Damekor. From Your am finishing the engraving and revision of my Music. Dolphins, children’s chorus and piano: Nativity (SATB). My Voice (SSAA, piano, strings). grand opera, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (scene published by Santa Barbara Music Publishing. Come, My Way (SATB, organ). A Hymn to God eleven); only two more scenes need to be NEW RECORDINGS: Balaton Chamber Brass, the Father (SATB, organ). From H. T. FitzSimons: completed before I send it to the Boston Metro Amy Cherry, trumpet, Dan Cherry, trombone, Heavenly King (SATB, organ). Springs of Flowing Opera. In 2014, my opera, Something Special, Rebecca Wilt, piano. Includes The Answered Water (SATB, organ). won the Gold Medal in the B.M.O. worldwide Question: Albany Records. Pacific Ridge opera competition (625 submissions from six includes Santa Barbara Overture, Concerto ADRIENNE ELISHA • • • • continents). Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, is cued in One Movement for Marimba, Concerto in PREMIERES: Azure (string octet), The Chamber for a performance; it was given an Honorable One Movement for Piano: London Symphony, Orchestra of Boston, David Feltner, conductor, Mention in the same 2014 competition. Brynmore Llewelyn Jones; Slovak Radio Boston, MA, 9/20/14. Transcen- Symphony Orchestra, Joel Suben, Nathan Dance (commission), Chamber Daughtrey; Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra of Boston, April 2016. EMMA LOU DIEMER Vladimir Valek, Betty Oberacker: Navona PERFORMANCES: Inner Voices, PREMIERES: Big Blast from the Past, organ, Records. Album titled Emma Lou Diemer: Trio Adrienne Elisha, viola, Zurich, brass, and percussion, Alison Luedecke and for Violin, Cello & Piano, Laura Kobayashi, Switzerland, 11/21/15. In Millennia Consort West Region AGO Convention, Ellen Grolman, Joan DeVee Dixon; Quartet Cantation for Solo Bass, James Rancho Santa Fe Village Church, San Diego, ELISHA for Trumpet, Horn, Trombone, and Piano, Lori VanDemark, bass, Denver, CO, CA, June 2015. Lament, William Meredith, Anton, Sandra Woodward, Bryan Anton, Joan June 2015; also, In Cantation (ballet version) oboe, North/South Consonance, Max Lifchitz, DeVee Dixon; Seven Pieces for Marilyn. Emma (commission/premiere), Rochester City Ballet, conductor, Christ & St. Lou Diemer, piano: Albany Records. Album 1/30–2/1/14. Stephen’s Church, NYC, June titled Going Away, Violin Works by Emma Lou 2015. The Answered Question, Diemer includes Violin Concerto, Holiday SHEILA FIRESTONE • Amy Cherry, trumpet, Dan Madness Medley, Going Away, Philip Ficsor, PERFORMANCES: Selected Piano Works, Art Cherry, trombone, Rebecca violin, Westmont College Orchestra, Michael Reception, Parkland Library, FL, 3/14/15. A Wilt, piano, Western Carolina Shasberger, conductor, Emma Lou Diemer, Grandchildren’s Suite, Art Scholarship Awards University, 2014. Do You Know DIEMER piano/organ: Truetone Productions. Album Celebration, May, 2015. Seven the Land, Santa Fe Women’s titled Summer Day, The Complete Works for Programme Pieces dedicated to Ensemble, Linda Raney, conductor, Gregory Violin & Piano includes Aria & Scherzo, Before my Grandchildren, Boca Raton Schneider, guitar, Santa Fe, NM, June 2014. Spring, Suite for Violin and Piano (Summer Day), National League of American Dolphins, My Apple Orchard, Unpredictable, Homage to Paderewski, Three Hymns, Catch-A- Pen Women, Delray Beach, FL. chorus and instrumental ensemble, Huntsville, Turian Toccata: Philip Ficsor, violin, Emma Lou Prelude No. 1, Membership AL, Master Chorale, Patricia Ramirez Hacker, Diemer, piano: Triton Productions. Luncheon, NLAPW Boca Woods conductor, Huntsville, AL, May 2014; also, FIRESTONE NEWS: Judge for Composers Today, MTAC 2015. Country Club, 10/15/15. Alabama Choral Directors Association Juror for AGO National Competition in Organ NEW PUBLICATIONS: A Grandchidlren’s Suite, convention, Tuscaloosa, AL, July 2015. Improvisation 2015. Commissioned hymn and revised 2015. PERFORMANCES: Santa Barbara Rag, Philip hymn prelude for West Region AGO Convention NEW RECORDINGS: Farloren, Holocaust Ficsor, violin, Tamara Goldstein, piano, The Dairy in San Diego, July 2015; gave workshop on Memorial, Selah Gitlin, voice, Dr. Keith Paulson- Center, Denver, CO, April 2015. Nature Is What organ music by ELD at same convention. Thorp, piano, Bruce Firestone, videography, We See from Songs for the Earth, Jonathan Recipient of 53rd ASCAPLUS Award 2014-15. DVD. Youtube link: www.youtube.com/ Talberg, director, Christoph Bull, organist, First watch?v=jqTzfTlq4pk&feature=em-upload_ Congregation Church, Los Angeles, June 2015. ANTHONY DOHERTY owner#action=share Movement for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, and Piano, NEW PUBLICATIONS: From Swirly Music NEWS: Third World E-waste Graveyards, David Princeton Quartet, Jay Rosenfeld, conductor, (swirlymusic.org): Celebration, festive overture Solomon (UK), Eileen Levin, David Presler, Princeton, NJ, June 2015. Sonata for Flute, for symphony orchestra (Honorable Mention, voices, orchestral setting, visual footage

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Received commissions Nation, posted their Web Site solarnation.com. NEWS: Requiem: For the Living was the winner from the vocal duo Feminine Musique (New Sheila Firestone has placed 2nd in the National of the Gold Medal and Best in Show, Global York) for a small song cycle and a large single- League of American Pen Women Vinnie Ream Music Awards, for Composition/Composer and movement poem setting; from Lieder Alive (San 2016 Music Award for her choral piece Waters Album. Francisco) and Lyric Fest (Philadelphia) for of Transformation. songs to be included in special topical concerts; JULIANA HALL and from CelloPointe (New York) for a work for 2 ARTHUR GOTTSCHALK PREMIERES: A Certain Tune, Margaret Marco, cellos and dancers. PREMIERES: Rocco e Rollo: Concerto for Bass English horn, IAWM Online Conference, YouTube, Clarinet, Rocco Parisi, soloist, 4/13/15. Evening Sun, Juliana Hall, piano, Hall JACKSON HILL Galician Symphony Orchestra, Family Reunion, Westerville, Ohio, 6/13/15. PERFORMANCES: Tango-no-Tango, Silas Leonardo Ballarda, conductor, PERFORMANCES: Ding Dong Bell, Kate Bassa, piano, Salle Fort, Beaumont, France, Vigo, Spain, 10/29/15. Dillingham, cello, Spectrum, New York, NY, 2/7/15; also, Festival de Musique, Teatro PERFORMANCES: Amelia, 5/17/15. Lovestars, ANA Trio, SUNY Fredonia, Municipal, Mendoza, Argentina, 3/31/15; Budapest Symphonieorchester NY, 2/23/15. Night Dances, Ju Hyeon Han, Club Polença Premieres-Musicals Polença, MÁV, Miran Vaupotich, GOTTSCHALK soprano, Renate Rohlfing, piano, SUNY Majorca, Spain, 4/24/15; La scene du Canal, conductor, Wiener Musikverein, Stony Brook, NY, 5/2/15. Syllables of Velvet, Paris, France, 11/7/15; France Musique Vienna, Austria, 2/6/15. Amelia, Orchestre Sentences of Plush, Susan Narucki, soprano, radio broadcast, 11/8/15. Ma fin est mon d’Harmonique de Calonne Ricouart, Christian Steven Lewis, piano, San Diego Museum of Art, commencement, New York Polyphony, Spring Bogaert, conductor, Montigny-en-Gohelle, San Diego, CA, 3/19/15. The Holy Sonnets of 2015 tour, Kahului, Honolulu, Calais, France, 4/18/15. Benny, Zoot and John Donne, Jon English, tenor, Paul Plummer, and Hilo, HI, Phoenix, AZ, Teddy, Arthur Campbell, clarinet, Rocco piano, Saint Paul’s Cathedral, London, UK, Newport News, VA, Knoxville,TN. Parisi, bass clarinet, Helen Marlais, piano, 4/1/15. Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis Vivaldi Instituto di Alta Formazione Musicale, NEW PUBLICATIONS: Published by Juliana (Lichfield Saint-Chad Service), Alessandria, Italy, 5/26/15. Sonatina Casada, Hall Music (ASCAP): Crucifixus (cello, piano). Choir of St. John’s Episcopal Conservatory Concert, Marta Caccialanza, flute, Evening Sun (piano). How Do I Love Thee? Cathedral, Stephen Tappe, HILL Gaia Gaibazzi, clarinet, Villa dei Pini, Bogliasco (5 songs for soprano and piano on poems by director, Denver, CO, February Study Center, Bogliasco, Italy, 5/28/15. Western Elizabeth Barrett Browning). Julie-Jane (5 songs 15, 2015. Toro Nagashi (Lanterns of Hiroshima), Sonata, Scott Thornburg, trumpet, Sylvia for baritone and piano on poems by Thomas Khasma Piano Duo, Sursa Hall, Ball State Roederer, piano, 2015 International Trumpet Hardy). Lovestars (5 songs for soprano, cello, University, Muncy, IN, 4/16/15; Rooke Recital Guild conference, Columbus, OH, 5/28/15. and piano on poems by E. E. Cummings). Music Hall, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA, Arecibo, New York City Electroacoustic Music Like a Curve of Gold (2 songs for soprano, 8/30/15. Voices of Autumn (Aki no Ko-e), Festival, New York, NY, 6/26/15; also, Parma mezzo soprano, and piano on poems by Sara Taiwan Youth Festival Chorus, Matthew Oltman, Music Festival, Portsmouth, NH, 8/14/15; Teasdale). One Art (4 songs for mezzo soprano director, four performances in Taiwan City, Fontiers: Legacies in Technology, Birmingham and cello on poems by Elizabeth Bishop). Taichung City, Yunlin, and Taipei, Taiwan, 7/17- Conservatoire, Birmingham, UK, 11/1/15. The Roosters (setting for soprano, mezzo soprano, 21/15. Kaleidoscopic Pocket Hockets Boogaloo, The and piano of the poem by Elizabeth Bishop). NEW RECORDINGS: Tango-no-Tango, on Rico Reeds International Bass Clarinet All-Stars, The Ballad of Barnaby (cello solo). The Bells “Oscillations,” by Silas Bassa, pianist, released ClarinetFest, Asociación para el Estudio y el (setting for soprano and piano of the poem by October, 2015, by Paraty/Harmonia Mundi, Desarrollo del Clarinete (ADEC), Madrid, Spain Edgar Allan Poe). The Holy Sonnets of John (Paraty 15135). 7/24/15. Sonata for Tenor Trombone, Alan Donne (9 songs on sonnets of John Donne). The NEWS: Jackson Hill is Professor of Music Tomlinson, trombone, Robert Coleridge, piano, Poets (5 songs for bass and piano on poems by Emeritus at Bucknell University, Lewisburg, London New Wind Festival, Regent Hall, London, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow). Two-Bit Variations Pennsylvania. UK, 9/18/15. (piano). My Journey from Composer to Publisher, NEW RECORDINGS: Requiem: For The Living, Journal of the IAWM. From Words to Music: Alberto Mizrahi, tenor, Lauren Snouffer, soprano, Three Song Cycles of Juliana Hall, Dr. Katherine SYDNEY HODKINSON Timothy Jones, bass, Andrea Jaber, alto, Daniel Eberle, NATS Journal of Singing. PREMIERES: Symphony No. 10, Stetson Mutlu, tenor, St. Petersburg State Symphony NEW RECORDINGS: Sonnet (from the song University Band, Douglas Phillips, and Choir, Vladimir Lande, conductor, Navona cycle Night Dances) Cherie Caluda, soprano, conductor, Elizabeth Hall, Stetson University,

Winter 2016 Digital Exclusive • sai-national.org 9 ANNUAL AMERICAN COMPOSERS UPDATE SAI ALUMNA/PATRONESS • FRIEND OF THE ARTS • • NATIONAL ARTS ASSOCIATE • • • 67 HONORARY MEMBER • • • • MEMBER LAUREATE • • • • • Deland, FL, 10/17/14; also, Eastman Cookeville, TN, 9/28/15. Testament, Quad School of Music, Rice University, Houston, TX, Symphonic Band, Mark Davis Scatterday, City Wind Ensemble, Brian Hughes, conductor, 11/19/15. conductor, Kodak Hall, Eastman School of Galvin Fine Arts Center, St. Ambrose University, NEW PUBLICATIONS: Elegy, symphonic band, Music, Rochester, NY, 11/3/14. String Quartet Dubuque, IA, 10/25/15. Esprit de Corps, David Miller, arr. U.S. Navy Band, Carl Fischer. No. 7, Jupiter String Quartet, Harris Hall, Aspen Whatcom Wind Ensemble, Jacob Scherr, Fanfare and Celebration, symphonic band, Carl Music Festival and School, Aspen, CO, 7/25/15. conductor, Western Washington University, Simpson, Samuel Jones, arr., Campanile Music PERFORMANCES: A Pilgrim's Bellingham, WA, 11/1/15. Symphony No. Press/Carl Fischer. Counsel (A Warning to All), 1; Sinfonia Noblissima, Tokyo Kosei Wind NEW RECORDINGS: Violin Concerto, Naxos Ernest Murphy, tenor, Michael Orchestra, Takeshi Ooi, conductor, Tokyo DVD 2.110371. Anne Akiko Meyers, soloist, Rickman, piano, Elizabeth Metropolitan Theatre, Japan, 2/13/16. All-Star Orchestra, Gerard Schwarz conductor, Hall, Stetson University, NEW PUBLICATIONS: Festival of Winds and Program 12, “Mozart and a World Premiere.” Deland, FL 10/26/13. Some Percussion, Edward B. Marks Publisher, NY, NEWS: Samuel Jones’ new Violin Concerto Assembly Required, Musica HODKINSON September 2015. The War Prayer, Edward B. is being premiered on television over 80 PBS Nova Ensemble, Oliver Hagen, Marks Publisher, NY, October 2015. stations throughout the country in Fall-Winter conductor, Eastman School of Music, 11/3/14. NEW RECORDINGS: Sinfonia Noblissima, Tokyo 2015-16 in a spectacular performance by Kerberos, Marja Kerney, snare drum, Stetson Kosei Wind Orchestra, Takeshi Ooi, conductor, Anne Akiko Meyers and the All-Star Orchestra, University, 2/7/14. Stolen Goods, Barry Snyder, Denon. conducted by its music director Gerard Schwarz. piano, Eastman School of Music, 11/3/14; NEWS: Narrator for Twas the Night before Jones was honored by Whitman College and the as well as, III Rhapsody & II Chase, Barry Christmas as part of the Cookeville Hometown Walla Walla Symphony with a five-day festival Snyder, Lee Chapel, pianos, Stetson University, Christmas Concert featuring the Algood School of his music in Feb. 25-Mar. 1, 2015. Entitled 1/30/15. Organmusic, Boyd Jones, organ, Chorus and the Capshaw School Chorus, Looking Back, Reaching Forward…the Music of Stetson University, 2/7/14, 1/30/15. benefitting the Cookeville Regional Medical Samuel Jones, the festival celebrated Jones’s PUBLICATIONS: All Presser: Brain Drops: A Center, TN, 12/15/15. 80th Anniversary year and presented 10 of Serenade for Two Pianists, 6/14. his works. The keynote speaker for the festival SAMUEL JONES Three Dance Preludes (1981), alto saxophone, was noted musicologist Walter Simmons, and PREMIERES: Elegy, David piano 9/2014. Chalumeau, (1984), canonic works were performed by Whitman College Miller, arr., U.S. Navy Band, Cdr. prelude for solo clarinet and electronics. faculty and students, culminating with a Kenneth Collins, conductor, NEW RECORDINGS: A Keyboard Odyssey, performance of Jones’s Trombone Concerto, Bowie Center for the Performing Barry Snyder, piano, Boyd Jones, organ, Navona with Doug Scarborough, soloist, and the Arts, Bowie, MD, 11/19/15. Records 961. Walla Walla Symphony, conducted by Yaacov Fanfare and Celebration, Carl NEWS: Hodkinson will be Composer-in- Bergman. Rice University’s Shepherd School Simpson, Samuel Jones, arr., JONES Residence at Illinois State University in April, of Music celebrated Jones’s 80th birthday with U.S. Marine Band, Cmdr. Jason 2016 for the Red Note New Music Festival. performances of his music by the Fischer Duo Fertig, conductor, Schlesinger Center, Arlington, (Cello Sonata) and the Rice Chorale and the VA, 3/22/15. ROBERT JAGER Houston Masterwork Chorale (The Trumpet PERFORMANCES: Elegy for Strings, Saginaw PREMIERES: Festival of Winds and Percussion, of the Swan) in November, 2015. Jones was Bay Symphony, Brett Mitchell, conductor, Clarence Wind Ensemble, William Eicher, one of three composers (the others were Alan Temple Theatre, Saginaw, MI, 10/25/14. Cello conductor, Kleinhans Music Hovhaness and William Bolcom) spotlighted by Concerto, Julian Schwarz, cello, Northwest Hall, Buffalo, NY, 5/29/15; also, Melinda Bargreen’s new book, Classical Seattle, Sinfonietta, Christophe Chagnard, conductor, Tennessee Tech University Wind which “documents the lives of prominent figures Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, Rialto Theatre, Ensemble, Joseph Hermann, in Seattle’s classical music world.” conductor, Cookeville, TN, Tacoma, WA, and Pioneer Park Pavilion, KARL KOHN 10/7/15. The War Prayer, Puyallup, WA, 11/14-16/14; also, Amarillo Symphony, Jacomo Rafael Bairos, conductor, PREMIERES: Seven Brevities, Mark Twain text, Col. John JAGER Bourgeois, narrator, American News Globe Theatre, Amarillo, TX, 11/21- Karl Kohn, piano, Pomona Youth Philharmonic Orchestra, Carl J. Bianchi, 22/14. Symphony No. 3 (Palo Duro Canyon), College, 10/24/14; MSAG, conductor, George Mason University Center for Puerto Rico Symphony, Rafael Enrique Irizarry, Claremont, CA, 11/04/14. the Arts, Fairfax, VA, 5/31/15. Prelude on an conductor, Pablo Casals Symphony Hall, San Reflections, Quartet Euphoria, Old Southern Hymn Tune (Restoration), Martha Juan, PR, 1/31/15. Overture for a City, World Scripps College, Claremont, LAMB Sue Bonner, organ, First United Methodist Doctors Orchestra, Stefan Willich, conductor, CA, 04/01/15, Pasadena Church, Cookeville, TN, 11/1/15. Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA; also Chan Centre, Conservatory, 4/12/15. PERFORMANCES: PERFORMANCES: Mumblety-Peg (Children’s Vancouver, BC, Canada, 6/7-8/15. Cello Cantabile, Notes, Roger Games), Cumberland Woodwind Quintet, Bryan Sonata, Fischer Duo (Norman Fischer, cello, Lebow, cello, Pomona College, Pasadena, CA, Fine Arts Building, Tennessee Tech University, Jeanne Kierman, piano), Stude Hall, Shepherd 2/13-15/15. Soliloquy V, Jack Sanders, guitar,

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Rubrics, Peter King, organ, St. Mary’s Church, NEW RECORDINGS: Encounters: Music PUBLICATIONS: Karl Kohn’s compositions are Steeple Ashton, England, 7/4/15. The Playful Inspired by Our National Parks, Teal Creek published and distributed by All Material Press, Rainbow, poetry by Fred Chappell, Cantate - Music, various artists, available on iTunes, Frankfurt, Germany and Theodore Front Music Children’s and Youth Choir of Central Virginia, Amazon, or www.stephenlias.com/encounters. Literature, Inc. Peggy Howell, conductor, St. John’s Episcopal Range of Light, Teal Creek Music, Nathan Church, Lynchburg, VA, 5/3/15. Dream Nabb, saxophone, James Pitts, piano, available MARVIN LAMB Steps, Fire Pink Trio, Mary Flagler Cary Hall, on iTunes, Amazon, or at www.stephenlias. PREMIERES: Petite Suite, Hal Grossman violin, DiMenna Center, New York, NY, 4/17/15; also, com/range-of-light. Characters, Mark Custom Lisa Kristina, piano, Prairie State College, The Mansion at Cabrini College, Radnor, PA, Records, Brian Utley, saxophone. Chicago, IL, (2 performances) April 2015. 4/19/15. Concerto for Harp and Orchestra, Jill NEWS: 2015 was a busy year for adventurer- PERFORMANCES: Sacred Ground for Whitman, harp, Yakima Symphony Orchestra, composer Stephen Lias. In addition to Orchestral Brass & Percussion, Norman Lawrence Golan, conductor, 4th Street Theatre, completing new works for Glacier National Park Philharmonic, Richard Zielinski, conductor, Yakima, WA, 1/10/15. and the Oasis Quartet, he led the remarkable February 2015. In Memoriam, Benjy, North NEW PUBLICATIONS: Initial Memories, Subito “Composing in the Wilderness” field course American Saxophone Alliance, February Music Publishing, November 2015. Requiem offered jointly by Alaska Geographic and the 2015; also, N2 Saxophone Quartet, Oklahoma (SATB chorus, divisi, SATB soloists, string Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival for the fourth University, April 2015. Sounden Horn, OU orchestra, organ) Subito Music Publishing, year. Upcoming activities for 2016 include a Symphony Orchestra, Jonathan Shames, November 2015. Since Dawn (Tone Poem for residency at St. Gaudens National Historic Site, conductor, October 2105. Schubertiad, New Narrator, Chorus, Orchestra) based on Maya new commissions for the Arianna String Quartet Century Ensemble, OU, November 2015. Angelou's On the Pulse of Morning), new two- and the Boulder Philharmonic, and a new CD NEW PUBLICATIONS: SOLOWALK: Horn Call for piano accompaniment edition, Subito Music from Parma Records including his orchestral G.W.C., Carl Fischer, Inc. 2015. Publishing, Spring 2015. Angel Song (Christmas work Crown of the Continent. His orchestral NEWS: Marvin Lamb served as a State Anthem for SATB, organ with poetry by Moncure pieces will be performed in 2016 by both the Composition Contest Judge for the Texas Music David Conway), Subito Music Publishing, Shreveport and Fairbanks symphonies, and he’ll Teachers Association & the Oklahoma Music December 2014. The Lord Bless You and Keep be serving as guest speaker at locations all over Teachers Association affiliated with MTNA. You (SATB chorus, a cappella), in Short and Easy the country. Anthems, Novello, Summer 2014. SUSAN COHN LACKMAN • DAN LOCKLAIR • • NEW RECORDINGS: Swing Low, Patrick A. NEWS: Three Haiku, Bruce Cain, baritone, David PREMIERES: Initial Memories Scott, organ, Raven CD, Autumn 2015. Dream Asbury, guitar, on River of Words, Clear Note. (Divertimento for Organ and Steps (A Dance Suite for Flute, Viola and Harp), Professor of Music, Dr. Lackman is also on the Wind Quintet), (Commissioned on Poetry in Motion: Music for Flute, Viola and faculty of the Asian Studies program at Rollins by Indiana University of Harp, Fire Pink Trio, MSR Classics (Albany), College. Pennsylvania in honor of Spring 2015. Remembrance (SATB chorus, IUP’s newly installed Ronald divisi, trumpet, organ) on Into the House and STEPHEN LIAS ••• G. Pogorzelski and Lester LOCKLAIR Gate of Heaven,The Cathedral Choir and Schola PREMIERES: Scallywag, Oasis D. Yankee Memorial Organ), of the Cathedral of St. Philip, Atlanta, GA, Dale Saxophone Quartet, Alias Christine Clewell, organ, IUP Faculty Woodwind Adelmann, director, Gothic (Naxos), Autumn Press, Quad Cities Symphony Quintet, DiCicco Hall, Cogswell Music Building, 2014. Signature Series, Rock Island, IL, Indiana, PA, 11/7/15. Requiem, Emily Albrink, NEWS: A sabbatical from Wake Forest University 11/15/15. soprano, Emily Hull McGee, mezzo-soprano, during the 2015 Spring Semester allowed for PERFORMANCES: Songs of Jeffrey Ollarsaba, tenor, Richard Ollarsaba, concentrated time to compose. Completed a Sourdough, Scott LaGraff, LIAS bass-baritone, St. Paul’s Choir, Matthew works included Requiem and the new two- baritone, Hong Kong Institute Brown, organ, members of the Winston-Salem piano performance edition of Since Dawn. of Higher Education, Hong Kong, 1/21/15; Symphony, John Cummins, conductor, St. Paul’s Also during this period, I began work on my Alias Press. Sonata for Flute and Piano, Diane Episcopal Church, Winston-Salem, NC, 11/1/15. Symphony No. 2 (Holidays) (still in progress) Boyd Schultz, flute, various locations, Russia, Angel Song, (Commissioned by John and P.J. and oversaw recording sessions in England 4/14-24/15; Alry Publications. The Ghosts of Williams for the St. Paul’s Choir), St. Paul’s Choir, (March 2015 and September 2015) for a new Mesa Verde, Aella Flute Duo, Wooster United John Cummins, conductor, St. Paul’s Episcopal all-Locklair choral CD on the Convivium Records Winter 2016 Digital Exclusive • sai-national.org 11 ANNUAL AMERICAN COMPOSERS UPDATE SAI ALUMNA/PATRONESS • FRIEND OF THE ARTS • • NATIONAL ARTS ASSOCIATE • • • 67 HONORARY MEMBER • • • • MEMBER LAUREATE • • • • • label (release early in 2016). Dan Locklair is Museum, Garden City, NY, Child to the Cosmos; Kyrie, Gloria Laudamus Composer-in-Residence and Professor of Music 10/3/15. Four Piano Works: Te, all mixed chorus and piano, NoteNova, at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC. Intervals 2 (One Half-Step www.notenova.com. Tribute, three-movement His primary publishers are Ricordi and Subito Down), Intervals 8 (A Major commission for flute, clarinet, horn, cello and his website is at www.locklair.com. He is Third Down), Intervals 16 (A and piano, M. Mauldin, publisher. Senior represented by Jeffrey James Arts Consulting in Minor Sixth Down), Intervals 23 Pieces: Written for My Students at Their High New York ([email protected]). (An Octave Up), Andrea Lodge, MANDEL School Graduation, Book 5, MusicaNeo, www. piano, South Huntington Public musicaneo.com. Library, Huntington, NY, 5/31/15. NEWS: Ruth Striegel, orchestra director at SAM MAGRILL ••• PERFORMANCES: Young Lovers, Lauren Eldorado High School in Albuquerque, NM, told PREMIERES: Ba-rock Cello Quartet, written Wuerth, flute, Andrew Borkowski, cello, Dorothy Mauldin she was frustrated by students having especially for the UCO Cello Ensemble, Dr. Tess Chan, piano, Lefrak Concert Hall, Queens to miss group trips due to year-end scheduling Remy-Schumacher, director, Steve Fraser, Meryl College, NY, 4/1/15. Memories, Robert conflicts. She commissioned him to write a Geib, Dr. Tess Remy-Schumacher and Thresa Buonaspina, piano, Cory Sammartino-Guzzi, piece for her two string groups that was inspired Swadley, cellos, Michael Geib, double bass, violin, Hofstra University, Garden City, NY, by a place in New Mexico, which he and the University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK, 4/22/15. The Flute of Morning, Christina students would visit on a field trip early in the 1/20/15. Fiddle Tunes, Kristen Cinnamo, soprano, Elizabeth Marcinkiewicz, year. On September 11, 2015, Striegel, Mauldin, Underwood (commission), flute, Robert Buonaspina, piano, Cory and chaperones traveled with two bus loads of cello, Cameron University, Sammartino-Guzzi, violin, Hofstra University, students to Valles Caldera National Preserve Lawton, OK; on same concert Garden City, NY, 4/29/15. (http://www.nps.gov/vall/index.htm/index.htm) Sacred Suite, Pamela Richman, NEW RECORDINGS: The Pious Cat, story by in the Jemez Mountains. It was a treasured soprano, Kirsten Underwood, I.L.Peretz, music by Julie Mandel, Darcy Dunn, experience for everyone, including the staff at cello, 11/7/15, also 11/10/15. MAGRILL soprano, Daniel Dorrance, clarinet, Barbara the Preserve. Valle Grande: Overture for Double Rhapsody for Two, Keith Talley, Ames, piano, Mark Singer, narrator. String Orchestra will be premiered at the school alto saxophone, David Bessinger, marimba NEWS: A Glorious Day, musical theater work in May, 2016. (co-commission), “Mostly Magrill” Concert, based on an early George Bernard Shaw play, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK, Getting Married, will be produced by the Blue KIRKE MECHEM••• 11/10/15. Grass Opera Company in Lexington, KY, in PREMIERES: Satan Hates PERFORMANCES: Stone Poems, Natalie Syring, January 2016. Music, text adapted from Martin flute, Samuel Magrill, piano, College Music Luther, commissioned by the Society South Central Chapter Conference, MICHAEL MAULDIN •• Stockton (CA) Chorale, Magen Northeastern State University, Tahlequah, PREMIERES: Remembrance for String Bass Solomon, artistic director, Daniel OK, on lecture “Spelling Gems: Reverse and Piano, written for Ivan Aidun, string bass, Hughes, interim conductor, Solmization as an Approach to Composition Maki Kimura, piano, Dale E. Kempter Center for 5/15-16/15. Glory: With Joyful MECHEM in Stone Poems,” 3/14/15. Genius, poem by Music Education, Albuquerque NM, 5/31/14. Song and Tender Mirth, text Mark Twain, Robert Glaubitz, baritone, Dawn Celebration of the Sun, revised piano concerto, adapted from Martin Luther, commissioned Marie Lindblade, clarinet, Sallie Pollack, piano, Lawrence Blind and Natalia Tikhovidova, by the First United Methodist Church, Santa University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK, pianists, New Mexico School of Music, Monica, CA to celebrate Dr. James E. Smith on 4/28/15. Albuquerque, 9/27/15. his 50 years as Director of Music, 9/27/15. YOUR NEWS: Samuel Magrill is a Professor PERFORMANCES: Three Jemez Landscapes, of Music, Graduate Coordinator for Music, and Albuquerque Youth Orchestra, Sayra Siverson, PERFORMANCES: The Rivals, opera in 2 Composer-in-Residence at the University of conductor, Popejoy Hall, Albuquerque, NM, acts, University of Iowa, Bill Theisen, director, Central Oklahoma (UCO) School of Music in 5/3/14. Petroglyph for Strings, California All- William LaRue Jones, conductor, 4/9-12/15. Edmond. In the fall of 2015, he received his Region Honors String Orchestra, John Ashcraft, Songs of the Slave, suite from the opera John 28th consecutive ASCAP Award. Almost all of conductor, San Jose, CA, 2/15/15. Three Songs Brown, Long Beach (CA) Chorale and Orchestra, Samuel Magrill’s works are available through for Saxophone and Piano, Jennifer Macke, Eliza Rubenstein, conductor, 3/12-13/16. Lynn Morse Publishing, 1725 Westwood Lane, saxophone, Lawrence Blind, piano, concert Island in Space, Washington Master Chorale, Edmond, OK 73013. He is an SAI National Arts of Mauldin’s works at the New Mexico School Thomas Colohan, conductor, 12/14-15, 22/14. Associate. of Music, Albuquerque, NM, 9/27/15; also, Earth My Song, Exultate Chamber Singers, Legend; Souvenir of a Russian Journey, Natalia Hilary Apfelstadt, conductor, Toronto, Canada, JULIE MANDEL Tikhovidova, piano; Going Forth at Dawn With 5/29/15. Seven Joys of Christmas, chorus, PREMIERES: Star Clusters, Ray Furuta, flute, Power, Lawrence Blind, piano, written to honor orchestra (or keyboard or solo harp), hundreds Terry Keevil, oboe, David Gazaille, clarinet, the birth of Blind’s son, Wesley. of performances in December 2014. Jessica Kunttu, bassoon, The Cradle of Aviation NEW PUBLICATIONS: Introduction of the NEW PUBLICATIONS: All G. Schirmer: Green

12 Winter 2016 Digital Exclusive • sai-national.org ANNUAL AMERICAN COMPOSERS UPDATE SAI ALUMNA/PATRONESS • FRIEND OF THE ARTS • • NATIONAL ARTS ASSOCIATE • • • HONORARY MEMBER • • • • MEMBER LAUREATE • • • • • 67 Music, SSAA a cappella, commissioned by pianist, Decker Hall, Pilgrim Place, Claremont, Nicole Paiement, conductor, Peninsula Women’s Chorus, Martin Benvenuto, CA, 5/22/15. Mills Music Now, Mills College, conductor, 2014. Brothers and Sisters: Introit, PERFORMANCES: Nature Moves and Creation, Oakland, CA, 9/25/15. SATB, a cappella, commissioned by Judy a Symphony (poetry by Helen Meier, sister of PERFORMANCES: Liquid Payne for First Unitarian Universalist Church, composer), In God’s House, A Wise Woman Amber, Quicksilver, Berkeley Arts San Francisco, Dr. Mark Sumner, Director, is ---, and Brief Words from Emily (poetry by Festival, Berkeley, CA, 7/09/15. 2015. Laugh till the Music Stops, SATB, piano, Emily Dickinson), Carol Stephenson, soprano, Theremin Morph, interactive PAYNE commissioned by the Kirkland (WA) Choral Maggie Worsley, clarinet, Margaret S. Meier, installation, Garden of Memory Walk-Through Society, Dr. Glenn R. Gregg, conductor, 2014. piano, Dominant Music Club, Woodland Hills, Event #18, New Music Bay Area Chapel of Glory: With Joyful Song and Tender Mirth, CA, 11/14/15. Romantic Passacaglia on a Chimes, Oakland, CA, 6/21/15. Liquid Amber, SATB, piano, commissioned by the First United Twelve Tone Theme, Variations on ‘Southwell’, Quicksilver, The Second Act, San Francisco, Methodist Church, Santa Monica, CA, Dr. Kartonyal Processional, Geraldine Keeling, 6/17/15. Crystal—four channel version, Annual James E. Smith, conductor, 2015. Satan Hates organist, Musicians’ Club concert, Trinity United Electroacoustic Concert of Hiller Studios, Music, SATB (with optional children’s chorus) Methodist Church, Pomona, CA, 3/21/16. University at Buffalo Center for the Arts’ Black and piano, commissioned by the Stockton (CA) NEWS: In February of 2015 I gave a series of Box Theater, curator Cort Lippe, Buffalo, NY, Chorale, Daniel Hughes, interim conductor, 3 lectures on women composers for the Pilgrim 4/1/15. Black Ice, Sound Gallery, Ohrenhock 2015. The Gift of Singing, SATB and piano, a Place retirement community’s “Pilgrim College”. der Gerauschladen, Berlin, Germany, 3/15/15; gift to the University of Kansas in thanks for its The third lecture featured a video with scenes honorary Doctor of Arts Degree, 2015. from my opera On the Edges of Calm, which was 3/22/15. NEW RECORDINGS: Island in Space, a performed in 1987 by Redlands University. It is NEW RECORDINGS: Beyond, electroacoustic cappella mixed choir, BBC Choir, Martyn about the life of Louisa May Alcott but does not work for Steven M. Miller, Between Noise and Brabbins, conductor, RAF Museum, London rehash her Little Women. Silence CD, Innova Recordings, 04/15. BAM, in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of electroacoustic, on LP, published by The Lab, the Battle of Britain, broadcast and recorded ALICE A. MOERK • curated by Jaqueline Gordon, 11/15. for BBC, 9/27/15, iPlayer. Winging Wildly, The PREMIERES: Songs of Eire, Sarita Roche, Esoterics, Eric Banks, director, Seattle, CD soprano, Elanita Musgrove, cello, Sarasota, FL, EUGÉNE ROCHEROLLE Aaetheria, 2015. Blow Ye the Trumpet, National March 2015. PERFORMANCES: Jambalaya – Portrait of Catholic Youth Choir, Celebrating Ten Years, NEW PUBLICATIONS: The Old New Orleans, Colorful Piano Ensemble, CD1, 2014. Seven Joys of Christmas, Choral Entertainers, Peppertree Press, National Ilan Univeristy, Ilan Scholars, Elizabeth Colpean, harp, Gaudeamus. 2015. Historical fiction for young City, Taiwan, 5/5/15; also Fu The Caged Bird (from Winging Wildly, National adults. Jen Catholic University, Taipei, Luthern Choir, David Cherwien, Director, CD The NEWS: Magnificat, soprano and 5/21/15; National Recital Caged Bird Sings, 2015. piano, 1st place; also, Alianor, MOERK Hall, Taipei, 5/24/15. The Way OTHER NEWS: Mechem’s book, Believe Your opera in monologue, 2nd place, We Danced, Southwestern Ears: Life of a Lyric Composer published July, Florida State Conference of National League Music Academy, Southwestern ROCHEROLLE 2015 by Rowman & Littlefield. Composer-in- of American Pen Women, 2015. Shattered Baptist Theological Seminary, residence, Nagano-Kodama music festival, Mosaics, historical fiction. 2nd place;The Fort Worth, TX, 6/9/15. Roller Skates, Andrea San Francisco, August 2014. Composer–in- Singers, Pt. I, The Entertainers, 1st place young McCrady, Dominion Carillonneur, Peace Tower residence, Towson University, Baltimore, for adult fiction;Virginia Mac, 1st place essay, FL Carrillon, Parliament Hall, Ottawa Canada, Symposium: “Composing American Opera” NLAPW SC, 2015. 7/8/15; also 7/22, 8/5, 8/19. 2/21-22/15; delivered keynote address “The NEW PUBLICATIONS: All Hal Leonard: New Composer as Librettist.” Opera Pride and Orleans Sketches, solo piano; Little Blues MAGGI PAYNE Prejudice — final revisions, 2014-2015. Concerto, two pianos; Celebration Suite, piano PREMIERES: BAM, discrete eight channel four hands. electronic work diffused over 36 speakers MARGARET SHELTON MEIER NEWS: Commission: Suite for one piano, (commissioned by Jacqueline Gordon), The PREMIERES: The Song of the Chopped Down four hands, Huntsville, AL, Music Teacher Lab, San Francisco, CA, 5/30/15. Shimmering, Tree, choral work commissioned by Claremont Association; presenter of my new works, Hal Kronos Quartet (commissioned by the Kronos), Chorale, Gregory Norton, Leonard Publisher Showcase, MTNA Conference, director, Bridges Hall of Music, SF Jazz Center, San Francisco, CA, 6/27/15. Rio Casino, Las Vegas, 3/23/15; Feature Claremont, CA, 6/13/15. Through the Looking Glass, electroacoustic article The Music of Eugénie Rocherolle, by Three Delights of Aging: The video work, Mills Music Now, Mills College, Membi Shears, The Piano Teacher, May issue; Widower, Prayer, Childhood, Oakland, CA, 9/12/15. Medea Interlude, Biographical profileWho’s Who in America, Andrew Foster, baritone, Alice electroacoustic work performed between Acts 70th Platinum Anniversary Edition; A Christmas Cook, mezzo, Margaret S. Meier, MEIER I and II of Darius Milhaud’s opera, Medée, Lullaby, SSA, piano, Warner Brothers Music,

Winter 2016 Digital Exclusive • sai-national.org 13 ANNUAL AMERICAN COMPOSERS UPDATE SAI ALUMNA/PATRONESS • FRIEND OF THE ARTS • • NATIONAL ARTS ASSOCIATE • • • 67 HONORARY MEMBER • • • • MEMBER LAUREATE • • • • • included on a Christmas CD by Treble Choir of STEVEN L. ROSENHAUS Woman of Valor,” Proverb 31) was the Sol and Martin Luther College, New Ulm, MN. PREMIERES: Clementine, Helen Kaplan Commission administered by St. Switchback! (A Roller Coaster Mary’s University in Winona, MN. Dr. Rosenhaus ROBERT XAVIER RODRÍGUEZ ••• Thriller), and Faster, Softer, will give talks on “Commissioning New Works PREMIERES: Xochiquetzal (version for violin Fieldstone Middle School for Your Ensemble, and Why” at the 2016 Texas and percussion ensemble), SMU Percussion Eighth Grade Band, Dr. Charles Music Educators conference, and on “Copyright Ensemble, Jon Lee, conductor, Dallas, TX, Sommer, director, Woodcliff Basics for Composers and Arrangers” at the 11/4/15. Xochiquetzal, Chloé Trevor, violin, Middle School 7th/8th Grade ROSENHAUS 2016 American String Teachers Association Jeff Lankov, piano, University of Texas at Band, Michelle McGuire, national conference. Dallas; Richardson, TX, 2/20/16; also, Cutting director, Pascack Hills High School Band, Edge Series, Symphony Space, New York, NY, Dr. Christian Wilhjelm, director, Pascack JUDY STRUBHAR ROSS • 4/11/16. The Dot and the Line (co-commission Hills High School, Montvale, NJ, 3/25/15. PERFORMANCES: Goldenhair Carnegie Hall, Dallas Symphony), Saint Luke’s Quadtych (Commissioned by Delta Omicron (James Joyce); When I was One Orchestra, Rossen Milanov, conductor, Carnegie Foundation, Inc.), Adriana La Rosa Ransom, and Twenty (A.E. Housman), Hall; New York, NY, 4/10/16. cello, Tuyen Tonnu, piano, Delta Omicron Oneness (The White Heron), PERFORMANCES: Meta 4, Amernet Quartet, Triennial Conference, Hilton Indian Lakes Liana Valente, soprano, Sara University of Texas, Dallas, Richardson, TX, Resort, Bloomingdale, IL, 7/16/15. Thirteen Bong, piano, Sigma Alpha Iota Triennial Convention, St. Louis, 4/18/15. La Curandera, California State Ways of Looking at a Pigeon, Nadine Earl Carey, ROSS MO, July 2015. Eyes; Andrew University, San Bernardino, 5/1-2/15. Concert soprano, Prometheus Piano Quintet, Elebash Wentzel, baritone, Judy Strubhar Ross, piano; Suite from Frida, Stacy Fraser, mezzo-soprano, Hall, CUNY Graduate Center, New York, NY, also, Crossing the Bar (Tennyson), Jean Adams, Kazan Co-Op producer; Halifax, Nova Scotia, 11/11/15. Ayshet Chayil (A Woman of Valor), soprano, Anne Rhymer Schwabland, piano, 7/14-19/15. Fanfarria Son-Risa, San Antonio Alan Dunbar, baritone, St. Mary’s University Judy’s Story and Music, Lambuth Inn, Lake Symphony, Sebastian Lang-Lessing, conductor, Concert Band, Janet Heukeshoven, director, Junaluska, NC, 6/7/15. San Antonio, TX, 11/1/15. Agnus Dei for Steven L. Rosenhaus, conductor, Page Theater, Mozart’s C-Minor Mass, State School for Music St. Mary’s University, Winona, MN, 12/6/15. JAMES SCLATER and the Performing Arts, Harald Jers, conductor, PERFORMANCES: For the Gypsy in My Soul, PREMIERES: Epitaphs & Memorials, Fondren Mannheim, Germany, 12/15-16/15. four harpists from Niwot (Colorado) High School Quartet, Fondren Presbyterian Church, Jackson NEW PUBLICATIONS: All G. Schirmer: Orchestras, Stern Auditorium, Carnegie Hall, MS, 5/11/15; also, Mississippi College As: A Surfeit of Similes, SATB, piano solo. New York, NY, 3/30/15. Pastorale for Harp, Sala Chamber Music Series, 9/11/15. Menasherie, SSA, piano solo. di Notari, Perugia, Italy, 11/21/15. PERFORMANCES: For Fallen Heroes, NEW PUBLICATIONS: Music-Print Productions, Northwest MS Community College Wind SHARON ELERY ROGERS • distributed by LudwigMasters Publications: Ensemble, Glenn Triplett, conductor, NWCC PREMIERES: Choral Introit Prayer, concert band. Cinematic Escapades, Fine Arts Auditorium, Senatobia MS, 4/30/15. Come All Thankful People, Come, string orchestra and percussion. Christmas Summer Solstice at Night, Viola Dacus, mezzo- Venice (FL) Presbyterian Church Music for Wind Quintet. America’s Favorite soprano, Fondren Quartet; also, Nancy Hargrove Choir, Dr. Glen Olson, director, Folk Songs for Ukulele, and America’s Favorite (from Beyond the Rainbow), Viola Dacus, Monarch Music Publishers, Children’s Songs for Ukulele. Three Bach Angela Willoughy, piano; also, Light Upon Silver 11/22/15. And She Shall Bring Chorales, string orchestra; An American Medley (excerpts), Viola Dacus, Angela Willoughy, Forth A Son, Amy Olsen, soloist, ROGERS string orchestra, optional snare drum, Print Fondren Presbyterian Church, Jackson, MS, Glen Olsen, piano, Venice Music Source. 5/10/15. Morgana, Mississippi Wind Symphony, Presbyterian Church, Bourne Music Publishers, NEWS: In July Dr. Rosenhaus was honored Craig Young, conductor; St. Joseph’s HS 12/20/15. as a National Patron of the Delta Omicron Auditorium, Madison MS, 6/30/15. PERFORMANCES: Four Noels, Handbells and International Music Fraternity at the RECORDINGS: All CDs available in 2016: Viola Handchimes, Jan Daniels, director, Chapel of organization’s Triennial Conference in Dacus, mezzo-soprano and Theresa Sanchez, St. Andrews Episcopal Church, Boca Raton, FL, Bloomingdale, IL. Also in July Steven Rosenhaus piano, songs by Sclater. Joseph Milton, song Lorenz Pub., 12/24/15. Chorale & Fughetta on became the Associate Conductor of the Jackson cycle Beyond the Rainbow.Argot Trio, Sweet A Mighty Fortress Is Our God, Clay Christiansen, Heights Orchestra (Queens, NY), community Swingin’ Suite, clarinet, violin, piano. Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Temple Square, Salt orchestra under the direction of conductor NEWS: The Mississippi College Chamber Music Lake City, 11/24/15. Patricia Glunt. The song cycle Thirteen Ways Series named in honor of Sclater is in its sixth NEW PUBLICATIONS: The Snow Lay on the of Looking at a Pigeon was commissioned by year of performances. Ground, Handbells and Handchimes, Morning soprano Nadine Carey and the Prometheus JUDITH SHATIN Star Publishers. Were You There, Let Us Break Quintet for a premiere in November 2015. The PREMIERES: Bread, Jesus Christ Was Born Today, Essentials texts were written by the composer. A premiere Plain Song (piano and for Piano, Hope Co. Publishers, early 2016. in December 2015, Ayshet Chayil (Hebrew for “A electronics), a setting of four poems by US 14 Winter 2016 Digital Exclusive • sai-national.org ANNUAL AMERICAN COMPOSERS UPDATE SAI ALUMNA/PATRONESS • FRIEND OF THE ARTS • • NATIONAL ARTS ASSOCIATE • • • HONORARY MEMBER • • • • MEMBER LAUREATE • • • • • 67 poet laureate Charles Wright, TechnoSonics recordings that were shared by biacoustic 2015. The work featured John Sampen and XVI festival, Old Cabell Auditorium, UVA, researchers. Inspired by the troubled dream his 2014-15 Bowling Green State University Charlottesville, VA, 10/16/15. Gregor’s Dream in Kafka’s Metamorphosis, from which Gregor saxophone class in the Wolfe Center for the (piano trio and electronics), commissioned Samsa wakes to find himself transformed into a Arts at BGSU. It can be viewed at vimeo. by Atar Trio, for premiere at Ralli Museum, large insect, the piece was commissioned by the com/127083686. John Sampen, saxophone, Caesarea, Israel, 2/19/16. Atar Trio. I continue to be fascinated by purely Marilyn Shrude, composer and pianist, and PERFORMANCES: Trace Elements (2 acoustic, purely digital, and the myriad cross- Maria Sampen, violinist, will serve as guest pianos, 2 percussion), Ensemble Berlin Piano genres they afford. artists at the Sichuan Conservatory of Music in Percussion, Sinus~Ton Festival, Magdeburg, Chengdu, China in December 2015. MARILYN SHRUDE • Germany, 10/30/15. For the Fallen (trumpet PREMIERES: and electronics), Ivano Ascari, trumpet, Mondi energy flows FAYE-ELLEN SILVERMAN Sonori Festival 2015, Trento, IT, 10/30/15. nervously . . . in search of PREMIERES: Custom-made Shades Glyph (viola, string quartet and piano), James stillness, commission from (commission from Nicole Abissi), Nicole Abissi, Dunham, viola, Harris Hall, Aspen Music Assembly Saxophone Quartet trombone, Faye-Ellen Silverman, piano, Music Festival, Aspen, CO, 8/3/15. Penelope’s Song (Jeffrey Heisler, Ian Jeffress, Under Construction at Mannes, Mannes College, (amp. flute and electronics), Lindsey Goodman, Matthew Younglove, Adam The New School for Music, New York, NY, flute, Canadian Flute Association; Toronto, CA, Estes), 17th World Saxophone SHRUDE 2/8/15; also, Staller Center Recital Hall, Stony 6/21/15. For the Birds, Iracema De Andrade, Congress, Strasbourg, France, Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 3/2/15. XXXVII Foro Internacional de Music Nueva 7/10/15; also, 36th Annual New Music Festival, PERFORMANCES: Azure Skies, Harmonnia Manuel Enriquez, CMMAS; Bowling Green State University, 10/23/15. Junus, violin, Ji-Hyeon Yun, cello, Kathryn Sloat, PERFORMANCES: Morelia, Mexico, 6/13/15. Litanies, Trio Dionysius harp, Women Composers Concert, Mannes NEW PUBLICATIONS: Adonai (Allistair Wright, Dylan Ward, soprano College, 3/12/15; also, Upperwest Chamber Ro’i (Hebrew setting of Psalm saxophones, Juliana Witt, piano) locations Music, Mannes College, 3/29/15. Alternating 23 for SATB), by G. Schirmer, throughout the US (South Carolina, North Currents, Daniel Dunford, bass trombone, Inc., available from Hal Carolina, California, Indiana); also, United Dmitry Glivinskiy, piano, Women Composers Leonard. Plain Song (piano and Kingdom (Birmingham, Nottingham, Harrogate, Concert, Mannes College, 3/12/15. Danish SHATIN electronics), Wendigo Music. Edinburgh, York, London), March-May 2015. Delights (excerpts), Jihee Jeong, soprano, Tape Music (5.1 surround sound, Quad or Notturno: In Memoriam Toru Takemitsu, Kazuki Ueki, guitar, Myers Stereo), Wendigo Music. Verismo Trio (Nicole Riner, flute; J. Scott Turpen, Recording Studio, Manhattan NEW RECORDINGS: For the Birds (cello and saxophone; Theresa Bogard, piano), University School of Music, New York, NY, electronics), Madeleine Shapiro, Sounds Nature, of Nebraska at Omaha; also, Simpson College, 4/29/15; also, Composer’s Troy Records #1577. Love Song (oboe and February 2015; Central Wyoming College, Voice, Jan Hus Church, New English horn), recorded by Double Entendre October 2015; University of Minnesota-Duluth York, NY, 5/3/15; Composers and Minneapolis; also, Concordia College, (Martha Heller, oboe, Sarah Davol, English Voice/Make Music NY, SILVERMAN horn), Double Entendre, Troy Records #1515. November 2015; also, Inventia Trio (Agata Igras- International Preschools, New NEWS: It’s been a wonderful period, working Sawicka, flute; Dariusz Samol, saxophone; Ewa York, NY, 7/21/15; Composer’s Voice-Vox Novus with inspiring musicians including cellist Ruszala, piano), cultural exchange tour in China, 15th year Anniversary, Leonard Nimoy Thalia, Madeleine Shapiro, flutist Lindsey Goodman, June 2015. Recit, Conor Nelson, flute, Robert Symphony Space, New York, NY, 10/24/15. and violist James Dunham. It was terrific Satterlee, piano, Bowling Green State University; Dialogue; Dialogue Continued, Bend Brass returning to the Aspen for the premiere of Glyph, also La Follia II: Lacuna, Satterlee, 2/11/15. Quintet: Andreas Lang, horn, Sue Mudge, as my early studies there were so crucial. Other Lacrimosa, James Umble, saxophone, Marilyn trombone, Nathan Bastushcheck, tuba, Central news includes recordings in the works. First up Shrude, piano, 17th World Saxophone Congress, Oregon Symphony/Music in Public Places, First is For the Fallen (trumpet and electronics), with Strasbourg, France, 7/12/15. Fantasmi, John Presbyterian Church, Bend, OR; also, Grace the electronics fashioned from recordings of the Sampen, Kenneth Tse, Carrie Koffman, Chien- Lutheran Church at Eagle Crest, Redmond, OR, Maria Dolens bell in Rovereto, Italy. Originally Kwan Lin, Timothy McAllister, saxophones, 6/7/15. To Love? (excerpts), David Baldwin, cast from cannons melted after WWI, it is one American Saxophone Academy, Eastman School bass-baritone, Christopher Berg, piano, New of the largest ringing bells in the world. Next is of Music, 7/24/15. Brew Concerts, Opera on Tap, Barbes, Brooklyn, NEW RECORDINGS: To Keep the Dark Away, a CD by pianist Gayle Notturno: In Memoriam NY, 8/7/15. Xenium, Gavin Stewart, flute, Martin that includes this piece and Fantasy on Toru Takemitsu, Cloud Server|Verismo Trio, ACA Markus Kaitila, piano, Steinway Reformed St. Cecilia. The first was inspired by poetry of Digital Recording, Inc. CM20113. Church, Astoria, Queens, NY, 11/22/15. NEWS: Emily Dickinson, the second is a re-imagining Trope, a collaborative project with NEW PUBLICATIONS: Custom-made Shades, of my piano concerto, The Passion of St. Marilyn Shrude (music), Erwin Redl (kinetic light trombone, piano, Seesaw Music, a division of Cecilia. I’m also composing Gregor’s Dream, installation), John Sampen (saxophone) and Subito Music Inc. for piano trio and electronics made from beetle Michiko Saiki (video), was produced in January NEW RECORDINGS: Zigzags, Joanna Ross

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Mosaics, NEWS: All the composers works are available in Minding Your Business, June Middleton, Empire State Youth Orchestra print by contacting his email address. host. Broadcast of Dialogue Continued and Junior Percussion Ensemble, SPEARS Alpenquintett and selected other works can be Protected Sleep, from CD Manhattan Stories Genoveffz Vitale, director, heard at: www.soundcloud.com/glenn-spring-1 on WFCF, Flagler College Radio, St. Augustine, Storer Auditorium, Onendaga Community FL. (Music of Our Mothers, Ellen K. Grolman, College, Onendaga, NY, 4/18/15. A Wilderness MARY JANE TASHIRO host, 6/17/15. Broadcast of Pregnant Pauses Overture, University Summer Band, Tom Poshak, PREMIERES: Miniatures, Op. 69, Nos. 1, 2, 3 on "Me, Myself, and Why”, a radio show of conductor, Market In The Loop Plaza, University for one piano, 4 Hands, Michael Tong Joshua Frank Witzel on ByteFM-Zeitonline in Hamburg, City, MO, 6/16/15. The Lost Battalion, North Sun, pianos, 12/15/13. Pourquoi?, Op. 71, Germany on 9/1/15. Broadcast of Protected Little Rock Community Band, Rico Belotti, Gabriel Tevan, violin, Anthony Mubiala, viola, Sleep on Classical Discoveries with Marvin conductor, Patrick Henry Hays Center, North Mary Jane Tashiro, piano, 6/21/15. Rosen, streamed live on WPRB from Princeton, Little Rock, AR, 10/18/15. PERFORMANCES: The Water Is Wide, Irish Folk NJ, on 10/7/15. NEW PUBLICATIONS: The Winds Of Change, Tune, The Prayer by Sager & Foster, Tashiro, for symphonic band, Daehn Publications. arranger. Timeless Piano Solos, Tashiro, piano, HALIDE K. SMITH • Kickstarter March!, concert band, Ludwig Memorial Service teacher Dorothy Weiss, PERFORMANCES: Chopin Masters Music Publishing Company. Briar Street Leisure Village, Camarillo, CA, Goes Boogie, New Star, Mexican Strut, concert band, Ludwig Masters Music 6/8/13. Little Star, Sunshine, Whistle, Publishing Co. Fantasia On Native American NEW PUBLICATIONS: Sand and Water, Lolly Owens, Music, percussion octet, Kendor Music Children’s Piano Course: Fun Marge Bennett, Music to Art Publishing Company. Piano Solos in D, Duets in G & D, Demonstration, Dancing Crane NEW RECORDINGS: A Furious Fable, on CD, Op.50; Zara’s 1st Note Reading Art Gallery, Bradenton, FL, SMITH “Awaken the Greatness!”; At A Dixieland Jazz Songs, Op. 18-A; Familiar TASHIRO 2/7/15. Birinci, Song of Tajako, Funeral, on Quest to the Summit; Adventures, Tunes, Bks. 1 and 2 (2013 & Song of Tatuam, Amanda Lyon, flute, Stephanie Look To The Skies all, The Washington Winds, 2015). Advanced Works: Forever Music, Op. Daige, oboe, Mary Webb, piano; also Melody Edward Peterson, conductor, Walking Frog 68, Nos. 1 & 2 (2013); Uplifting Songs..... in G Minor, Sally Jenkins, violin, Frances Wood Records. The Winds of Change, on Band Music loved by audiences, Op. 67, Arr. by MJT 2013; Thompson, piano, 3/14/15. of Distinction, Vol. 20, Cleveland Symphonic Miniatures, Op. 69, Nos. 1, 2, 3, one piano, 4 NEWS: Halide K. Smith was honored by the Winds, Loras John Schissle, conductor, Daehn Hands (2013); Pourquoi?, Op. 71, Trio for Violin/ members of Sarasota-Manatee Chapter of Records. Viola/Piano (2015). Publisher: MJT Music. Sigma Alpha Iota at the season opening NEWS: SAI National Arts Associate Jared VIDEOS: youtube.com, Mary Jane Tashiro program, Francesca Veglia, presenter, 9/12/15. Spears continues to receive consecutive ASCAP In August, 2012, the president of the Northern awards for the past 32 years. He also has been Westchester Music School adopted the GAY HOLMES SPEARS• commissioned to compose two new percussion Children’s Piano Course to be used by the PREMIERES: Sinfonietta No. 1, commissioned ensembles for Kendore Music Publishing Co., as school. A year later on 10/20/13, a workshop by the University City Symphony Orchestra, Leon well as a work for the St. Dominic High School’s entitled, Piano Teaching with Love, was given in Burke III, conductor, All Saints Catholic Church, Jazz Band of O’Fallon, MO. Coldsprings, NY, at the request of a Broadway University City, MO, April 2016. singer, who couldn’t read notes and realized NEW PUBLICATIONS: Into the Ages, symphonic GLENN SPRING how easy it was to learn through this method. band, Daehn Publications. PREMIERES: Alpenquintett (co-commissioned Her teacher was her mother, my 1st teacher/ NEWS: SAI Alumna Gay Holmes Spears is an by Ventus Bläserquintett and Reicha Quintett, student who is on the faculty of the Northern instructor in the music department at St. Louis Luzern) Ventus Bläserquintett, Kirche Gsteig, Westchester Music School. The response was University. Interlaken, Switzerland, 5/9/15; enthusiastic and 3 teachers are now actively also Johanneskirche, Thun, teaching the course. The 1st published books JARED SPEARS ••• Switzerland, 11/14/15. Heidi are now in the WORLDCAT (catalogue) system PREMIERES: Introduction to End All Suite, Kathleen Spring, violin, of the Westchester Library: Magical Moving Introductions!, Saint Louis Wind Symphony, Donna Levene, piano, Zeta Moments, Bks. 1, 2, and 3 and the CD called Dan Presgrave, conductor, Thomas Keating Zeta Chapter of Delta Omicron, Piano Compositions by Mary Jane Tashiro are at Performance Center, Kirkwood, MO, 11/8/15. Denver, 10/26/14. SPRING the Warner library in Tarrytown, New York and

16 Winter 2016 Digital Exclusive • sai-national.org ANNUAL AMERICAN COMPOSERS UPDATE SAI ALUMNA/PATRONESS • FRIEND OF THE ARTS • • NATIONAL ARTS ASSOCIATE • • • HONORARY MEMBER • • • • MEMBER LAUREATE • • • • • 67 Greenburgh Library in Elmsford, New York. England accepted three of Mr. Thoms’ recent Theodore Presser Co., June 2015. Forest Devil It has been an “eye opener” for me to discover Shakespearean projects into their permanent Waltzes, flute choir, Elkan-Vogel, Inc., July 2015. that the high school seniors, who I have been collection: “O, know, sweet love, I only write of RECORDINGS: Places in the West, incl. Four specifically commissioned to compose for, you” (2010), an opera based on Shakespeare’s Places in the West, Symphony #4, University of continue to “step up to the plate” to launch a Sonnets; an article entitled “Composer Lost, Texas Wind Ensemble, Jerry Junkin, conductor, new work. At the Christmas 2013 premiere of Then Found,” PAN PIPES Journal, Winter Issue Longhorn (LHM2013003). Fate and Fire, incl. Miniatures, a rousing response was given to 2014; and, 50-page booklet entitled “The Arrival Woodwind Quintet #2, The Moerae, Westwood the two seniors for their performance. For the of William Shakespeare at St. John’s College, Wind Quintet, Crystal CD790. recent 2015 premiere of the trio, Pourquoi?, a Annapolis, Maryland.” For more information NEWS: Dan Welcher has had a busy year. th work for concert respected composer commented, “The level of on Hollis Thoms go to his composer website at Between premieres of his 19 band (Downshifting) and his fifth work for wind performance in some sections reached a more www.hollisthoms.com. quintet (Spring Music) he has begun work on advanced artistic level.” With the focus on his his 6th Symphony, a three-movement work for solo, the violist, the only senior performing in the ROGER C. VOGEL large wind ensemble based on three national group, was especially encouraged to hear this. PREMIERES: Temperaments, parks in the Eastern USA: Everglades, Great For further information, contact cafepress.com/ Lisa Hanson Bartholow, flute, Smoky Mountains, and Acadia. This work, mjtmusic. Stephen Fischer, saxophone, commissioned by a consortium of ten major Southeastern Composers college/university ensembles, will occupy HOLLIS THOMS League Forum, Converse Welcher for the Winter and Spring 2016. He PREMIERES: Piano Sonata, Andrew Stewart, College, Spartanburg, SC, has accepted an invitation from the Wurlitzer piano, St. John’s College, Annapolis, MD, 2/28/2015; also Region 6 VOGEL Foundation of Taos, NM, for a three-month 5/17/15. Rondo 2, Jonas Thoms, horn, Gerald Conference, North American fellowship/residency there, between January – Noble, marimba, An die Musik, Baltimore Saxophone Alliance, Georgia State University, April 2016 to complete the work. Composers Forum Concert, Baltimore, MD, Atlanta, GA, 4/10/15. 5/23/15. Conversations, one-act opera based PERFORMANCES: Love Letters, Renée ELIZABETH GRIEGER WIEGAND * on two short stories by Ernest Hemingway Clair, mezzo soprano, Donald Zimmer, violin, PERFORMANCES: Ms. Wiegand and her and James Joyce, Treva Foss, soprano, Tim Hinck, piano, University of Tennessee, colleague George Mares, tenor, George Heath, baritone, Kristopher Jean, Chattanooga, TN, 11/7/14. host a television series in tenor, Michael O’Hearn, bass, NEW PUBLICATIONS: All Howard J. Buss Michigan City on Channel 99 chamber ensemble, Jason Publications: Temperaments, flute, alto called Musical Interlude. They Thoms, conductor, Concordia saxophone. Fragments of Your Ancient Name, also perform musical programs College-New York, Bronxville, medium voice, flute.Taking Flight, vibraphone. regularly at the Laporte County NY, 10/29/15. O, know, sweet Take Time, medium voice, marimba. Museum, the Barker Mansion, WIEGAND love, I only write of you, one-act NEW RECORDINGS: Pas de Deux for flute and and nursing homes. NEW PUBLICATIONS: A new DVD being opera based on Shakespeare’s THOMS trombone appears on Out of Bounds, Pamela produced for Catholic Charities will include three Sonnets, to commemorate the Wallen, flute, Michael Eversden, bass trombone, of her compositions. 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, Treva Aliud Records CD. (ACD BR 078-2). NEWS: As a NCTM Nationally Certified Teacher Foss, soprano, Jason Thoms, baritone, chamber of Music, Elizabeth has been recognized by ensemble, Sonja Thoms Winkler, conductor, DAN WELCHER Remington Registry Biographies as a concert Annapolis, MD, 2/13/16. PREMIERES: Spring Music, University and an ASCAPlus Artist, receiving awards for PERFORMANCES: Spring Dancing, Jocelyn of Texas Faculty Wind Quintet, Austin, her sacred compositions. The latest publication Goranson, flute; Two Love Songs, Jacqueline 3/25/15. Downshifting, UT Symphony of the Remington Registry, “Inspiring the Thoms, soprano; Trio 1, Sonja (Thoms) Winkler, Band, Scott Hanna, conductor, Youth of America”, includes a picture of Ms. oboe, Todd Goranson, bassoon; Sonata, 12/5/14. Forest Devil Waltzes, Wiegand on the cover. The book, featured Gretchen Gettes, cello, all Andrew Stewart, flute choir, Karl F. Kraber, Austin, in the Book Review section of the New York piano, St. John’s College, Annapolis, MD, TX, 5/16/15. Times, contains biographies of people from all 5/17/15. Ascend O Mighty One on High, All PERFORMANCES: Museon walks of life who are selected as Outstanding Hallows Episcopal Church, Davidsonville, MD, Polemos, Miró Quartet, Aeolus Professionals and Humanitarian Contributors. WELCHER 5/17/15. Quartet (antiphonal), Chamber Ms. Wiegand received the 2014 World Peace NEWS: Hollis Thoms is president of the Music Tulsa, Tulsa, OK, 10/18/14; Skaneateles, Award for Interfaith Music, the 2015 Lifetime Baltimore Composers Forum, Baltimore, NY, 8/13/15. Vox Femina, SMU New Music Achievement Award for her distinguished MD, and on the board of directors of the Ensemble, Matt Albert, director. Harbor Music career, and the 2015 Visionary Award for National Capitol Area Chapter of the Fulbright (String Quartet #2), Shanghai Conservatory Humanitarian Contributions. A plaque with Alumni Association. In September 2015, the Graduate Quartet, Shanghai, PRC. these achievements was presented to her, and a Shakespeare Birthplace Trust in Stratford, PUBLICATIONS: Downshifting, Concert Band, framed photograph of this is now at SAI National

Winter 2016 Digital Exclusive • sai-national.org 17 ANNUAL AMERICAN COMPOSERS UPDATE SAI ALUMNA/PATRONESS • FRIEND OF THE ARTS • • NATIONAL ARTS ASSOCIATE • • • 67 HONORARY MEMBER • • • • MEMBER LAUREATE • • • • • Headquarters. Ms. Wiegand is an Emeritus Womack’s music at Seoul’s Bukchon Changwoo PERFORMANCES: Everlasting Member of Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Theater included Spiral Toward the Center of the Is His Love, Tracelyn Gesteland, Fraternity. She is also a Rose Fay Thomas Sky, 소리 (Sori), 졸타기 (Highwire Act), 무(Mu), mezzo-soprano, Brandon Fellow in the National Federation of Music and 太刀花 (Sword Flower). Hendrickson, baritone, USD Clubs. NEW RECORDINGS: Dancing With Spirits 혼무, Choir, Gary Reeves, horn, Susan a concerto for haegeum and Korean traditional Keith Gray, piano, USD Brass DONALD REID WOMACK ••• orchestra, was released on CD by the Busan and Percussion Ensembles, YARBROUGH PREMIERES: Across the Scattering Sky, Gugak Center Orchestra. The 23-minute piece, Rolf Olson, conductor, Aalfs concerto for gayageum and orchestra, Jiyoung which is based on Korean shamanic ritual, was Auditorium, University of South Dakota, Yi, gayageum, Ulan Ude Symphony, Ulan Ude, commissioned by the group. 소리 (Sori), for 2 Vermillion, SD, 4/24/14. With the Voice of Joy Russia; also Seoul Arts Center Main Hall, Seoul, haegeum, ajaeng and janggu, was released on and Praise, Big 9 All-State Orchestra, William Korea; Pyeongtaek, Korea; CD by members of the Seoul National Gugak LaRue Jones, director, Mankato, MN, 5/1/15. Jeonju, Korea. Ritual Resonance, Center Contemporary Orchestra. Angel’s Dances, Lincoln Civic Orchestra, for gayageum, ajaeng and OTHER NEWS: Womack’s CD 破天 Breaking Rob Salistean, conductor, Nebraska Music percussion, commissioned by Heaven (Albany Records) was named one of the Educator’s Conference, Lincoln, NE, 11/21/15. Gilseon Jung, Korea Culture year’s top 10 releases on New Music USA’s New RECORDINGS: Everlasting Is His Love; May, House, Seoul. Raijin 雷神, Music Box. The CD features five of Womack’s 2015; Sycamore Press. Includes Everlasting Is septet of Japanese instruments works for Japanese instruments. Composer His Love, Tracelyn Gesteland, mezzo-soprano, WOMACK commissioned by the Pro Musica advocate and senior editor for the prominent Brandon Hendrickson, baritone, SSAATB Nipponia ensemble, Yomiuri new music site, Frank J. Oteri, wrote "For the choir, Dr. Rolf Olson conductor, Gary Reeves, Otemachi Hall, Tokyo, Japan. An Enveloping past decade, Donald Reid Womack has been Horn, Susan Keith Gray, Piano, USD Brass Rain, for erhu, pipa and guzheng, Hong Kong- creating a fascinating body of chamber music and Percussion Ensembles; Some of the based Chinese Music Virtuosi, Honolulu. The utilizing both Western and Asian instruments. Hidden Stars, song cycle, Scott Piper, tenor, two-daegeum version of 太刀花 (Sword Flower) Breaking Heaven, Womack’s trio for cello, Nancy Hueber, piano; Julian’s Showings, song was premiered in Seoul. shakuhachi, and 21-string koto, is a great cycle, Hanna Lu, soprano, Susan Keith Gray, OTHER PERFORMANCES: 소리 (Sori), for starting point for listeners eager to hear the piano; Celebrate South Dakota! South Dakota haegeum, cello, and janggu, AsianArt Ensemble, exciting sonic result of this synthesis." Womack Symphony Orchestra, David Gier, conductor, for Berlin, Germany; also, version for two haegeum, is a SAI National Arts Associate, Professor of 125th Anniversary of South Dakota Celebration ajaeng and janggu, performed multiple times at composition/theory at the University of Hawaii, Concert, Capitol Dome Rotunda, Pierre, SD. All the Seoul Arts Center. a suspended liquid veil, and faculty member of the Center for Japanese compositions published by Sycamore Press. Jonathan Korth, piano, Shanghai, also, Beijing, Studies. NEWS: Awarded a South Dakota Artist China. 줄타기 (Highwire Act) for solo gayageum, Fellowship Grant to compose an orchestral received multiple performances in Taipei, STEPHEN YARBROUGH song cycle for Brandon Hendrickson, baritone, Taiwan, as well as dozens of performances PREMIERES: Julian’s Showings, Hannah Lu, and the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra. by different gayageum players throughout soprano, Susan Keith Gray, piano, Colton Recital Alleluias for Orchestra, published by Ars Nova Korea. The piece has become a staple of the Hall, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD, Press, was played during an interview with contemporary gayageum repertoire, and is 1/27/15; also, Robin Massie, Cairn University, Maestro Henry Charles Smith on Minnesota now a required piece for graduate gayageum Langhorne, PA, 10/23/15; Robin Massie, Public Broadcasting, 10/23/15. Alleluias for students at several universities. An Infinite Westminster Choir College, Princeton, NJ, Orchestra, Angel’s Dances, and In Memoriam, Moment, Varied Trio, violin and piano, Honolulu 1/31/16. Prairie Winds, Wyatt Smith, organ, St. can be found on the Ars Nova Press and Los Angeles. A portrait concert dedicated to Mark’s Church, Seattle, WA, Spring 2016. YouTube website. COMPOSERS BUREAU CRITERIA

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