King of Prussia, PA – Theodore Presser Company is pleased to announce the availability of a study score for James Matheson’s True South (416-41417 - Study Score - $40.00) for orchestra. Commissioned and premiered by the New York Philharmonic, True South captures Matheson’s fascination with reinterpreting traditional harmony and rhythm. Energetic, colorful, and grounded by underlying lyricism, the work transcends its scoring for chamber orchestra with textures that are sonorous, and evocative. True South’s loosely structured set of variations flows through moments of brightness and darkness, sparseness and density, motion and stillness. The work’s title evokes an inverted globe, presenting an opportunity for examining our preconceptions about the world, its politics and inhabitants. Performance materials and large score are available on rental.

Brooklyn-based composer James Matheson has rapidly emerged as one of the most distinctive, vital, and creative musical voices of his generation. Among his commissions are works for the New York and Los Angeles Philharmonics, the Chicago and Albany Symphony Orchestras, Carnegie Hall and the Borromeo String Quartet. In September of 2009, James joined the Los Angeles Philharmonic as Director of the LAP's innovative Composer Fellowship Program. Recent projects include the aforementioned True South, commissioned by the New York Philharmonic, Violin Concerto, co-commissioned by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Four Fanfares, commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and Borromean Rings, commissioned by the Cheswatyr Foundation for the Borromeo String Quartet and pianist Judith Gordon.

In addition to the Guggenheim, Matheson has received fellowships and awards from the American Academy of Arts and Letters (the Goddard Lieberson Fellowship in 2008 and the Hinrichsen Award in 2002), the Bogliasco and Sage Foundations, ASCAP, and the Robbins Prize. From 2005-2007, Matheson was Executive Director of the MATA Festival of New Music in New York, which commissions and performs the work of young composers who are making their entry into professional musical life. Matheson has held residencies at Yaddo and the Liguria Study Center, and has been a fellow at the Aspen Music Festival and the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival. Click here to learn more about James Matheson.

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