09/16/2008

Work of the Week - Joseph Schwantner: Chasing Light...

On September 20 Joseph Schwantner's Chasing Light… sees its world premiere at Reno, Nevada's Nightingale Concert Hall with the Reno Chamber Orchestra under the baton of Theodore Kuchar. The performance is part of the Ford Made in America program, spearheaded by Meet the Composer and ...

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09/09/2008

Joseph Schwantner's "Chasing Light..." in World Premiere by Reno Chamber Orchestra

As the selected composer in the second round of the Ford Made in America program, the largest orchestral co-commissioning program in US history, Joseph Schwantner sees the world premiere of his  Chasing Light... by the Reno Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Theodore Kuchar on September ...

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09/09/2008

Schott/EAM New Season Preview

September brings the start of another anticipated season packed with performances from the Schott/EAM family. Here is just a sampling of the many highlights from our catalogues this season.   Thomas Adès The Emerson String Quartet premieres Thomas Adès' new ...

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08/25/2008

schott aktuell - the journal 5/2008 online

Composing America Contents: pp. 2-7: World premieres.: Stewart Wallace: The Bonesetter's Daughter in San Francisco - Joseph Schwantner: Chasing Light... in Reno, NV Thomas Larcher - Die Nacht der Verlorenen in London pp. 8-9: Opera first nights: Aribert Reimann: Lear in ...

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08/11/2008

"Starry Sky" - Piano Concerto for the Olympic Games 2008

The opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Beijing was one of the most closely guarded secrets of this mega sports event. What exactly was on the programme was unknown to almost everybody before the ceremony began. Almost 4 billion viewers throughout the world watched the ceremony during which the ...

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08/06/2008

Lang Lang performs Xiaogang Ye's New Piano Concerto at the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony

Celebrated Chinese pianist Lang Lang will perform the world premiere of a new piano concerto by his countryman Xiaogang Ye at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Beijing. The title of the work translates literally as Music of Our Time , though an official translation will be announced during ...

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09/19/2007

New Publications from Schott New York

We are pleased to announce the arrival of two new publications available for purchase: a new edition of Joseph Schwantner's Velocities (ED 30002) for solo marimba and Lee Hoiby's choral octavo Last Letter Home (30013) for TBB chorus a cappella. Schwantner composed Velocities (Moto perpetuo) in ...

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02/16/2007

schott aktuell - the journal 2/2007 online

  Download Issue (1.8 MB)   Focus: New Orchestral Works Contents:  pp 2-4: World Premières: Chaya Czernowin:  Maim  - Christian Jost:  Konzert für Orchester  - ...

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02/07/2007

Joseph Schwantner Selected as Next Composer in America's Largest Orchestra Commissioning Consortium

New York , NY —The American Symphony Orchestra League and Meet The Composer  have announced that American composer Joseph Schwantner has been selected as the composer for the second cycle of the nation's largest commissioning consortium of orchestras.  The commission is ...

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10/20/2006

Eighth Blackbird Premieres Joseph Schwantner’s Rhiannon’s Blackbirds in Richmond

The modern music ensemble eighth blackbird presented the world premiere of Joseph Schwantner’s Rhiannon’s Blackbirds on October 12 at the Modlin Center for the Arts at the University of Richmond. Schwantner provides an explanation on the work’s thematic origins: “Rhiannon, ...

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