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Alvin Singleton
Born: December 28th, 1940
Country of origin: United States of America
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05/07/2012
Work of the Week - Alvin Singleton: Different River
Alvin Singleton’s newest orchestral creation, Different River , receives a warm welcome by Robert Spano and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in its debut performances this month. The new piece will open the concert, serving as contemporary complement to iconic American masterworks by George ...
05/03/2012
Alvin Singleton’s Different River Debuts in Atlanta
Alvin Singleton’s newest orchestral creation, Different River , receives a warm welcome by Robert Spano and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in its debut performances this month, opening an evening of music that also features George Gershwin and Aaron Copland and serving as contemporary compliment ...
04/03/2012
On April 13, the Great Woods Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Delvyn Case, performs Alvin Singleton’s Miaka Kumi and Eine Idee ist ein Stück Stoff as part of Wheaton College's celebration of music by African-American composers. Miaka Kumi is a 4-minute concert-opener and was commissioned and ...
02/09/2012
Alvin Singleton’s After Fallen Crumbs in Jacksonville
On February 16, 17 and 18 the Jacksonville Symphony performs Alvin Singleton’s 1987 work After Fallen Crumbs . A key orchestral work in the Singleton catalogue, After Fallen Crumbs features brilliant timpani and brass fanfares in contrast with a more reserved, minimalist orchestral palette. ...
01/17/2012
Singleton and Schwantner Celebrate Martin Luther King
The music of Alvin Singleton and Joseph Schwantner plays a major role in the Martin Luther King, Jr. concert tributes this month in Atlanta and Alabama. Schwantner’s moving MLK text-setting New Morning for the World headlined the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s concert on January 12, under Robert ...
11/09/2011
Hot in Brooklyn: Alvin Singleton’s In My On Skin Premieres at Roulette
On November 17, New York City’s leading new music and performing arts center Roulette continues its extraordinary opening run at its new location in downtown Brooklyn as pianist Teresa McCollough premieres Alvin Singleton’s In My Own Skin . Composed for McCollough with a grant from the Fromm Music ...
10/24/2011
schott aktuell - the journal 6/2011 online
CHAMBER ORCHESTRA As orchestras continue to focus on innovation in the concert hall, chamber orchestra repertoire is increasingly becoming a fixture in concert programming. Perhaps one reason for this is clear: a smaller, more nimble ensemble opens up endless possibilities for alternative ...
07/06/2011
Hosokawa’s Blossoming II Premieres in Edinburgh; Music in Bloom from Schott Aktuell
The summer issue of Schott Aktuell is hot off the press, with a repertoire focus entitled Music in Bloom on the occasion of the world premiere of Toshio Hosokawa’s Blossoming II at the Edinburgh International Festival on August 21. This issue offers a specially curated repertoire listing of ...
02/08/2011
Alvin Singleton’s Miaka Kumi at the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra with Robert Spano
Alvin Singleton’s new fanfare for orchestra Miaka Kumi , which in Swahili is "10 Years", debuts with Robert Spano and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra on February 3. Written in honor of Maestro Spano on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of his tenure as Music Director, the work marks ...
11/04/2010
New and Upcoming Publications from Schott Music
The start of another busy performance season brings with it a rush of new scores into music stores from the offices of Schott New York, London and Mainz. First off, Schott Mainz announces the release of a series of Hebrew choral works , newly discovered and published for the first time, from Viktor ...
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