04/03/2012

Bernard Rands’ Danza Petrificada At Carnegie Hall

Ronald Zollman and the Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic had the honor of presenting the New York premiere of Bernard Rands’ Danza Petrificada at Carnegie Hall on April 2. Written for Riccardo Muti and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and premiered in May of 2011 to celebrate Maestro Muti's inaugural ...

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03/29/2012

Tobias Picker Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters

Many congratulations to Tobias Picker on his election to the American Academy of Arts and Letters. The composer joins an esteemed list of musicians in the Academy that includes John Adams, Steve Reich, Philip Glass, Charles Wuorinen, Stephen Sondheim, Elliott Carter and Schott composers Bernard ...

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03/06/2012

Bernard Rands Performances in Pittsburgh, New York, and Maryland

The Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic performs Bernard Rands’ Danza Petrificada on March 31 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and at Carnegie Hall on April 2. The performances of  Danza Petrificada , which Rands wrote on commission from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 2010 to honor Riccardo Muti's ...

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02/09/2012

Bernard Rands Headlines New Music Box

Live now on New Music Box , Bernard Rands is the subject of a wonderfully in–depth artist profile auteured by foremost new music polymath Frank J. Oteri. Including a video portrait of the composer, the profile is an enlightening dialogue with Rands that provides an unparalleled look into his processes ...

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11/09/2011

Bernard Rands’ Music in New York, Illinois, & Texas

This month three works of Bernard Rands each representing different stages of the composer’s remarkable career make their way to concert halls in three different regions of the US. On November 1, the Slee Sinfonietta performed Rands’ “now again”-fragments from Sappho at the University at Buffalo ...

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09/19/2011

Bernard Rands’ Preludes in US Premiere with Gloria Cheng

Pianist Gloria Cheng performs the US premiere of Bernard Rands’ Preludes, at The Colburn School on September 20 as part of the 2011/12 Piano Spheres season. Premiered by Robert Levin at the 2007 Ruhr International Piano Festival in Germany, Preludes was a joint commission between Maria and ...

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08/22/2011

Work of the Week - Bernard Rands: Danza Petrificada

Following its celebrated world premiere in May, 2011, Bernard Rands' Danza Petrificada sees its Austrian premiere on August 26 at the Salzburg Festival with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Led by Riccardo Muti, Danza Petrificada was commissioned by the CSO to celebrate Muti’s inaugural ...

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04/06/2011

Two Operas, Two World Premieres

We are proud to announce two landmark opera premieres in April, 2011 by two of the most prominent living composers of our time, Bernard Rands and Gerald Barry . On Friday, April 8, Indiana University Opera Theatre presents the world premiere of Bernard Rands' Vincent , a two-act opera based ...

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04/04/2011

World Première: Bernard Rands - Vincent

On Friday, April 8, Indiana University Opera Theatre presents the world premiere of Bernard Rands' Vincent , a two-act opera based on the life and work of Vincent van Gogh with a libretto by celebrated American poet J.D. McClatchy. The premiere run of Vincent brings to fulfillment ...

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03/04/2011

Bernard Rands’ “now again”-fragments from Sappho and Canti del Sole in Performance at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music

The New Music Ensemble of Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music features two works by Bernard Rands on March 8. Conducted by David Dzubay at the University’s Auer Hall, the program includes “ now again”-fragments from Sappho , for mezzo-soprano and chamber ensemble, as well as Canti del Sole ...

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