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Armand Ranjbaran
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FLASHPOINT
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When: 1st May, 2008
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Where/Who: Juilliard Orchestra, conducted by Jeffrey Milarsky. Juilliard School, New York, NY
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Duration: 7'
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Instrumentation: 3 2 3 3 - 4 3 3 1; Timp. 4Perc. Hp. Str.
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George Tsontakis
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GYMNOPODIES
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When: 25th, 27th April, 2008
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Where/Who: Network for New Music
(Edward Schultz/Fl.(Picc.),
Marshall Taylor/Sop.Sax.,
Sara Cyrus/Hn., Hirono Oka/Vln.,
Thomas Kraines/Vcl., Sarah Fuller/Hp., Linda Reichert/Pno., Christopher Deviney/Perc.), conducted by Jan Krzywicki.
Haverford College, Haverford, PA (25), Ethical Society, Philadelphia (27)
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Duration:
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Instrumentation: Fl.(d.Picc.) Sop.Sax. Hn. Perc. Pno. Hp. Vln. Vcl.
Commissioned by Network for New Music
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Marc-André Dalbavie (Billaudot)
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LA SOURCE D-UN REGARD
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When: 8th May, 2008
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Where/Who: Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by Christoph Eschenbach. Verizon Hall, Philadelphia, PA
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Duration: 16'
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Instrumentation: 5(Picc.) 3(E.H.) 4 3(Cbsn.) - 4 4 3(B.Tbn.) 1; Timp. 3Perc. Hp. Str.
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Robert Maggio
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DER HAAHNE GREHT (Seven Pennsylvania Dutch Songs)
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When: 4th May, 2008
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Where/Who: Berks County Children-s Chorus, conducted by Jennifer Adam, Artistic Director and Conductor.
Schaeffer Auditorium Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA
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Duration: 12'
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Instrumentation: SA Chorus, Pno.
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Chen Yi
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SUITE FROM CHINA WEST
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When: 18th May, 2008
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Where/Who: Metropolitan Wind Ensemble, conducted by Lewis J. Buckley. National Heritage Museum, Lexington, MA
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Duration: 15'
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Instrumentation: Band
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Stacy Garrop
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BECOMING MEDUSA
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When: 29th, 30th, 31st, May/1st June, 2008
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Where/Who: Detroit Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Peter Oundjian. Orchestra Hall, Max M. Fisher Music Center, Detroit, MI. Commissioned by the Detroit Symphony, as a result of the 2006/2007 Elaine Lebenbom Prize.
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Duration: 15'
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Instrumentation: 3 3 3 3 - 4 3 3 1; Timp. 3Perc. Hp. Pho. Str.
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Stephen Jaffe
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SONATA (in four parts)
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When: 18th May, 2008
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Where/Who: Kennedy Center Chamber Players (Lambert Orkis/Piano, David Hardy/Cello), Terrace Theater, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC
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Duration: 25'
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Instrumentation: Cello, Piano
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Stacy Garrop
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ARS POETICA
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When: 4th May, 2008
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Where/Who: Buffy Baggott/Mzo. Lincoln Trio, Lyon & Healy Harps Concert Hall, Chicago, IL (part of -The Billy Collins Suite- with music by 5 composers, commissioned by Music in the Loft)
1. Introduction to Poetry 2. Sonnet 3. Vade Mecum 4. Endangered
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Duration: 14'30"
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Instrumentation: Mezzo-Soprano, Violin, Cello, Piano
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Lowell Liebermann
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STOPPING BY WOODS ON A SNOWY EVENING 6 poems by Robert Frost
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When: 20th April, 2008
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Where/Who: David Neal/Bass Bari., Arts at Grace series, Grace Church, Cortland, NY
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Duration: 16'
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Instrumentation: Bass-baritone, Piano
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Kenneth Fuchs (Carl Fischer)
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CANTICLE TO THE SUN Concerto for Horn and Orchestra
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When: 20th, 29th April, 2008
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Where/Who: Richard Todd, horn, Hartford Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Edward Cumming, Hartford, CT
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Duration: 20'
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Instrumentation: Solo Horn, 1 1(E.H.) 1 0 - 0 1 1 0; Timp. 4Perc. Hp. Cel. Str.
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Lowell Liebermann
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MEDITATION, Op. 106 for Flute and Organ
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When: 24th March, 2008
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Where/Who: Hanna Turonek/Flute, Vincent De Pol/Organ, St. Bernard im Alstertal R.C. Church, Hamburg, Germany
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Duration: 9'30"
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Instrumentation: Fl. Org.
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Lowell Liebermann
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TRIO FOR VIOLIN, HORN AND PIANO, Op. 101
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When: 14th April, 2008
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Where/Who: Leslie Norton/Horn, Carolyn Huebl/Violin, Mark Wait/Piano, Steve and Judy Turner Recital Hall, Blair School of Music, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. Commissioned by the Blair School of Music.
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Duration: 16'
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Instrumentation: Vln. Hn. Pno.
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Lowell Liebermann
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A WHITMAN ORATORIO adapted from the poetry of Walt Whitman by the composer
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When: 5th April, 2008
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Where/Who: Boston Gay Men-s Chorus, conducted by Reuben M. Reynolds III.
Symphony Hall, Boston, MA. Commissioned for the 25th Anniversary of the Boston Gay Men-s Chorus.
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Duration: 45'
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Instrumentation: Baritone, Tenor soli, TTBB Chorus; 1 1(d.E.H.) 1 1 - 1 1 0 0; Timp. Perc. Hp. Pno. Str.(single or section)
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George Tsontakis
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CELLOBIUS
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When: 22nd March, 2008
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Where/Who: Sally Pendlebury, Cello Mobius Ensemble, Wigmore Hall, London, UK. Commissioned for the 10th anniversary of Mobius Ensemble.
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Duration: 4'
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Instrumentation: Solo Vcl. Fl. B.Cl. Hp.
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Chen Yi
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THE ANCIENT CHINESE BEAUTY for Recorder and String Orchestra
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When: 4th April, 2008
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Where/Who: Michala Petri, Recorder, EOS Orchestra of the Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing, conducted by Shen Hao.
Forbidden City Theater, Beijing, China. Written to celebrate the anniversary of the longest non-interrupted relation between the two countries, Denmark and China
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Duration: 15'
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Instrumentation: Rec. solo; Str. Orch.
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Chen Yi
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FROM THE PATH OF BEAUTY (String Quartet version)
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When: 23rd April, 2008
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Where/Who: Shanghai Quartet, Freer and Sacker Galleries, Washington, DC
(version with choir and string quartet premiered in March, 2008)
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Duration: 40'
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Instrumentation: 2Vln. Vla. Vcl.
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Martin Amlin
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THREE SONGS OF NATURE Poems by Anne Fessenden and Charles Pratt
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When: 13th March, 2008
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Where/Who: James Demler, Baritone, Na Sun, Violin
Boston University Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Richard Cornell. Town Hall, New York, NY
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Duration: 10'
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Instrumentation: Baritone, solo Violin; 2 2 2(in A) 2 - 2 2 2 1; 1Perc. Hp. Str.
Perc: Vibraphone, Suspended Cymbal, Tam-Tam
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Martin Amlin
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THREE RIVERS (arr. 2008 for Bass-baritone and String Orchestra)
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When: 13th March, 2008
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Where/Who: Simon Estes, Bass, Boston University Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Richard Cornell. Town Hall, New York, NY
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Duration: 6'30"
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Instrumentation: Bass-Baritone; Str. Orch.
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Daniel Asia
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WHY JACOB Orchestral Version
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When: 10th, 11th, 13th April, 2008
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Where/Who: Tucson Symphony Orchestra, conducted by George Hanson.
Tucson Music Hall, Tucson, AZ
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Duration: 10'
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Instrumentation: 3(d.Picc.) 3(d.E.H.) 3(d.B.Cl.) 3(d.Cbsn.) - 4 3 3 1; Timp., 3Perc., Hp., Pno., Str.
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Melinda Wagner
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SCAMP for Wind Ensemble
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When: 13th March, 2008
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Where/Who: Marine Band -The President-s Own-, conducted by Col. Michael Colburn. MENC conference, Milwaukee, WI
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Duration: 10'
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Instrumentation: Wind Ensemble
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Peter Schickele
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PRESENTS II
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When: 13th April, 2008
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Where/Who: Laura Leon, Piano,
Yamaha Piano Salon, New York, NY
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Duration: 7'30"
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Instrumentation: Solo Piano
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Jay Reise
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THE RIVER WITHIN (Violin Concerto)
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When: 12th, 13th April, 2008
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Where/Who: Maria Bachman, Violin
Orchestra 2001, conducted by James Freeman.
Kimmel Center, Philadelphia (12th), Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA (13th)
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Duration: 22'
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Instrumentation: 1(Picc.) 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 0; Perc. Pno. Str.
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James Primosch
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DARK THE STAR
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When: 5th April, 2008
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Where/Who: William Sharp, Baritone 21st Century Consort, conducted by Christopher Kendall. Nan Tucker McEvoy Auditorium, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC
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Duration: 17'
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Instrumentation: Baritone; Pno. Perc. Cl./B.Cl. Vcl.
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Chen Yi
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ODE TO THE EARTH for Chinese Ruan and Orchestra
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When: 18th April, 2008
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Where/Who: Xu Yang, Ruan (round lute)
China National Symphony, conducted by Apo Hsu.
Grand Concert Hall of the China Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China
Opening concert, 2008 Beijing International Congress on Women in Music
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Duration: 12'
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Instrumentation: Chinese Ruan and Orchestra
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Shulamit Ran
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-SONG AND DANCE-
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When: 25th and 27th April, 2008
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Where/Who: Marshall Taylor, Saxophones, Christopher Deviney, Percussion
Network for New Music, Haverford College, Haverford, PA (25), Ethical Society, Philadelphia (27)
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Duration: 11'
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Instrumentation: Sax.(Sop., Alto) Perc.(Vib., Mba., Bells) Commissioned by Network for New Music
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