“Dead Man Walking makes the most concentrated impact of any piece of American music theater since West Side Story more than 40 years ago.” THE GUARDIAN (London) Since its premiere in 2000, Dead Man Walking, the first opera by composer Jake Heggie and librettist Terrence McNally, has become one of the opera world’s most performed […]
Slatkin gives the premiere of ARLINGTON SONS in Pittsburgh
Leonard Slatkin conducted the world premiere of Eyerly’s Arlington Sons with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra at Heinz Hall, Pittsburgh on three subscription performances (October 5, 6 and 7, 2012). Commissioned by Broadway and Metropolitan Opera star David Pittsinger, Arlington Sons is a unique 12-minute piece for baritone, boy soprano and orchestra. By turns moving and […]
Danielpour to write new concerti
Richard Danielpour has been commissioned to write three new concerti, each for very different virtuoso soloists. Anthony McGill, the young star clarinetist who is currently principle with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra will premiere Danielpour’s new Clarinet Concerto. The work will be a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King and the civil rights movement, written as […]
Kenji Bunch Concerti Commissions
Next season will bring two new Concerto Commissions for Kenji Bunch. The Orchestra Engagement Lab will be premiering an electric violin concerto written for legendary electric violinist Tracy Silverman. The OEL is assembling an impressive consortium of orchestras that will each give a performance of the work Additional information can be found here. The Corvallis […]
Jacksonville Symphony premieres Colina’s VARIATIONS ON SOBRE LAS OLAS
“Everybody will know this tune,” says Michael Colina. “I created variations on this theme, making it a journey from fancy and cute to profound and triumphant.” Arguably one of the most famous Latin-American melodies ever written, it rose to prominence at circuses and fairgrounds, in part because it was one of the tunes available for […]
Boyer’s The Dream Lives On: A Portrait of the Kennedy Brothers premieres in Boston
Peter Boyer’s new work The Dream Lives On: A Portrait of Kennedy Brothers was premiered in Boston’s historic Symphony Hall by the Boston Pops Orchestra, the Tanglewood Festival Chorus, and Conductor Keith Lockhart, who commissioned the work as the centerpiece of the 125th anniversary season of the Boston Pops. A stunning cast of Hollywood actors […]
Miguel Harth-Bedoya appoints Boyer as Fort Worth Symphony Composer-in-Residence for 2010-11
Music Director Miguel Harth-Bedoya has appointed Peter Boyer as Composer-in-Residence with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra for the 2010-11 season. The FWSO will give ten performances of three of Boyer’s works over the course of the season. The season will open with Celebration Overture (September 10, 11, 12, 2010). Later in the season, five performances […]
The Pasadena Symphony names Peter Boyer as Composer in Residence
The Pasadena Symphony has named Peter Boyer as its Composer in Residence for the 2012-13 season. It has also commissioned Boyer to compose his first symphony, to close its 85th anniversary season at Ambassador Auditorium on April 27, 2013, and invited him to conduct its premiere. The full announcement can be found here. “We are […]
Bates MOTHERSHIP with the London Symphony
Michael Tilson Thomas leads the London Symphony in Mason Bates’ Mothership
New Bates Violin Concerto premiered on December 7
Leonard Slatkin conducts the world premiere of the Composer of the year Mason Bates’ Violin Concerto, with the mesmerizing Anne Akiko Meyers as soloist. In order to give a truly idiomatic presentation of this challenging work, Meyer is working closely with a young consultant. Click here to learn more about the Composer of the Year […]
