Neal just updated his web page and my Olmutz Concerto is front and centre! He’s a spectacular player and has also started a kickstarter program that specializes in classical music. Have a listen to his version of the Olmutz…
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A Celebration of Women Composers
Tubist Stephanie Frye is running a Kickstarter fundraiser for her project A Celebration of Women Composers. Take a look at her Kickstarter page and video and participate in this very worthy recording!
Pantheon II – Fates
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A lovely recording/video by Ashley Cumming.
Wayne Leechford plays Chagallian Scenes
Baritone Saxophone player, Wayne Leechford, was recently interviewed on radio station, WUNC 91.5 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina when he spoke about his new CD, “Works of Art,” which has my Chagallian Scenes on it. Listen to the interview here.
Saskatchewan Order of Merit
Elizabeth was invested into the Order November 23 at a ceremony in Regina. Find a complete list of this years inductees here.
Lito Fontana
Lito Fontana has recorded a fantastic new album entitled When I Walk Alone that includes some really fine recordings of my Three Jazz Moods for Piano and Trombone. Here are some samples to listen to:
Cocky
“Cocky”
Reflection
“Reflection”
Perplexed
“Perplexed”
You can hear more of the album and learn about Lito by visiting litofontana.com.
Sergio Carolino
This guy is amazing. Sergio Carolino, the fellow who recorded my Requiem for Wounded Knee with Roger Bobo narrating, has invented a sort of a tuba he calls the Lusophone (click the image to see it). Take a listen to his latest on his MySpace site at www.myspace.com/thetubab.
Arizona Friends of Chamber Music Commissioner’s Circle
Arizona Friends of Chamber Music has created the Commissioner’s Circle for our audience members who wish to sponsor new chamber works with us.
Participation gives you the thrill of making a significant contribution to the creation of important new chamber music and of influencing what will be composed in the 21st century.
I am honoured to be part of the group and you can visit the site to read about the program. Here is a link to a review of a concert featuring my Sonata for Piano Four Hands that was commissioned as part of this initiative.
A Princely performance
This is a picture of the woodwind quintet from the Regina Symphony Orchestra playing for a dinner at which Prince Charles and Camilla were present (as well as the Governor General and Prime Minister). As the Prince is the patron of the Regina Symphony but was unable to come to Regina on his November, 2009 Canadian visit, the RSO sent us as representatives.
I was asked to write a piece for the quintet to play especially for the Prince and I responded with a short work that celebrated the Royal visit and paid homage to several of the things about England that we hold dear. The piece is called Big Ben.
I also wrote a fanfare for the entrance of the principal guests.
Barnaby Kerekes premieres the bass trombone concerto
Barnaby Kerekes premiered my bass trombone concerto March 28, 2009 with the Brampton Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Robert Raines. More on Barnaby can be found on his website www.music-lessons.ca.