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ANNUAL AMERICAN COMPOSERS UPDATE SAI Member • Friend of the Arts • • National Arts Associate • • • Honorary Member • • • • Member Laureate • • • • • Theory, Flat World Knowledge (Online Publisher), 2012. Dicta Musica, an Aural Skills Procedure Manual, South Mountain Music, 2012. NEW RECORDINGS: Waking, SRP. Sonata for Trumpet and Piano, Recording SMCM. Set Theory, Prime Form, South Mountain Music. RICHARD A. CROSBY • • • NEWS: Trumpet Concerto, Appalachian Variations for Band, and A Walt Whitman Portrait for chorus and band all being performed in Richmond, KY during 2012-13 academic year. Trumpet Concerto published by Prairie Dawg Press, Appalachian Variations by TRN Music Publications and Whitman by Northeastern Music Publications. Attended Phi Mu Alpha National Convention in July, crosby 2012 in Orlando Florida. Conducted Appalachian Variations with the Sinfonia Winds. Performances of all three can be found on YouTube by typing "Richard A. Crosby" in the subject line. PREMIERES: Trumpet Concerto Op. 12, Joseph Van Fleet, trumpet, EKU Symphony Orchestra Strings, Jeremy Mulholland, conductor, Dec. 27, 2012; also, concert band version, Joseph Van Fleet, trumpet, EKU Symphonic Band, Ken Haddix, conductor, Oct. 21, 2012. PERFORMANCES: Appalachian Variations for Band Op. 2, Phi Mu Alpha National Convention, Orlando, FL, April 14, 2012; also, Madison Community Band, Richmond, KY, Oct. 13, 2012. NEW PUBLICATIONS: Trumpet Concerto, w/ either piano accomp, string orchestra accomp, symphonic band accomp, 2012. By The Waters of Memory (cello and piano version) 2012. Both published by Prairie Dawg Press (prairiedawgpress.com) KAREN CUNNINGHAM NEWS: In the spring of 2012, Karen Cunningham's piano solo, View from my Window, was used in a short documentary called "Peggy." healingvoicespersonalstories.org/currentprojects.html The video is a story about a woman surviving abuse. The production company 'Healing Voices" is situated in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Her piano solo, My Heart Awaits, was used in a video montage for Trap Free New Mexico, in the spring of 2012. In 2011 and 2012 Karen participated in the 48 Hour Film Project in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She was paired up with filmmakers that produced a short film in 48 hours. She produced music for the films. Early in November 2012, she will work with 48 Hour Music Video Project. Her piano solo, Autumn will be premiered in a video by a filmmaker participating in the event. PREMIERES: The Three Crosses for SSATB and organ, St Chad's Episcopal Church in Albuquerque, New Mexico, April 6, 2012. MICHAEL G. CUNNINGHAM PREMIERES: What is Beauty? sung by a Phi Mu Alpha quartet, and Cassandra, the Predictor, Mitra Sagdapour, soprano, and the Phi Mu Alpha male speaking chorus, October 17, 2011, Univ. of Wisconsin, Eau Claire. PERFORMANCES: Piano Trio No. 3, WolfeHelton Duo, Amanda Fratangeli, Ball State Univ, (Indiana) Jan. 26, 2012; also, Preston Duncan, Marian Univ. (Wis.), Feb. 3, 2012. Figg and Bean Potpourri Overture, Eau Claire Chamber Orchestra, Ivar cunningham Lunde, conductor, Grace Lutheran Church, Nov. 19, 2011; also, Phoenix Park, June 21, 2012. All Cunningham program, UWisc-Eau Claire, Phi Mu Alpha included two premieres as well as Cathedral Music for Brass Choir, and the songs The Beatitudes, I Saw Eternity. NEW RECORDINGS: An orchestral CD entitled GALLERY, with music for three ballets: Nyadina, She, and Chrysalis, as well as the orchestration of the Schubert Gastein Masterwork. This CD will be relased by Parma/Navona in early 2013. String Quartet No. 5 was recorded by the New England SQ, on CD QUADRANTS, Sept. 25, 2012. The Nightingale (SSA, 1964), Come, Holy Spirit (1976), Posies (1988), and the Yeats Madrigals (2011), Kuhn Choir, Prague on choral compendium CD, early 2013. NEW COMPOSITIONS: The Yeats Madrigals, SATB (mentioned above), The Saint Joseph Hymn (SATB and organ), Schumann Brevities for concert band, Combat for percussion ensemble, the B minor Schubert Honorarium for orchestra, and the four-act opera (in piano score) Who Gets the Fortune? GREG DANNER • • NEWS: Danner received an ASCAP award for 2011. PREMIERES: Seven Wonders, Tennessee Tech Symphonic Band, Joseph Hermann, conductor. Twitter, flute ensemble, commissioned for the National Flute Association Collegiate Flute Ensemble, Annual Convention, Dr. Roger Martin, conductor. Partita, oboe, horn, and piano, commissioned by Trifecta Trio, East Tennessee State University Centennial Celebration. Clarinet Caprice, Tennessee Tech Concert Band, Dr. danner Eric Harris, conductor. Cuivre!, horn ensemble and percussion, Tennessee Tech Horn Ensemble, Dr. Jeremy Hanson, director, 2012 Southeast Horn Workshop. PERFORMANCES: Walls of Zion, J.W. Mitchell High School Band, New Port Richey, FL; also, Fremd Wind Symphony, Palatine, IL, Illinois State University Invitational Concert Band Contest; Nashville Wind Ensemble, Southern Regional Meeting, American School Band Directors Association, Chattanooga, TN. Mary's Little Lamb (wind quintet), Scirocco Winds, Houston, TX; also, Asheville Woodwind Quintet, Asheville, NC. Into the Blue (wind quintet), Waldegrave Ensemble, London, England; U.S. Army Woodwind Quintet, Fort Myer, VA. The Greatest Generation (concert band with narrator), Wheaton Municipal Band, Wheaton, IL. Pinnacle, University of Michigan Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble, Ann Arbor, MI. NEW PUBLICATIONS: Ballad for Band, concert band, Grand Mesa Music Publishers. By C. Alan Publications: Goosebumps, concert band; Cuico— Concerto for 3 Percussion and Winds. The Greatest Generation, narrator with concert band; Victory Fanfare, concert band; Clarinet Caprice, concert band; Seven Wonders, concert band. NEW RECORDINGS: The Music of Greg Danner, Vol. 1 : Walls of Zion, January, 2012. Vol 2, Danner's Wind Music, forthcoming. WILLIAM MAC DAVIS PERFORMANCES: Excursion New England Symphonic Ensemble, David Thye, conductor, Avery Fisher Hall, NYC, May 8, 2011; also, Fort Worth, TX, April 14, 2011; Southlake, TX, April 17, 2011; also, composer conducting, First United Methodist Church, Fort Worth, Sept. 9, 2012. Be Thou My Vision, TCU Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble, Richard Murrow, conductor, Pepsico Hall, Fort Worth, TX, April 18, 2012. WALLACE DE PUE • • NEWS: In February, I judged a composition contest for the 2012 MMTA Commissioned Composition Program. My Suite for Strings (string quartet) was accepted by the refereed "Quartet Website." I received my 26th consecutive ASCAP Award for the creation and performances of my compositions. I served as one of three judges for the Foothills Chorale Music Competition. Capital University (Columbus, OH) nominated me for the Alumni Achievement Award. PREMIERES: The Chosen Ones, Jason De Pue, violin, Kim Barosso, piano, St. Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA, April 17, 2011. Psalm 104 (congregation, SATB Choir, Organ), Wm. Schwepe, director, 1st United Methodist Church, Bowling Green, OH, Aug. 17, 2011. de pue A Chapel Prayer (SATB), The Michigan State University Russian Chorus and Renaissance Singers, Mary Black, director, Emanuel Lutheran Church, Lansing, MI, May 6, 2012. The La La Song," De Pue, tenor voice/guitar, National Fiddling Contest, Community Arts Center in Bowling Green, OH, Sept. 4, 2012. PERFORMANCES: Sing dem Herrn (5-part canon for voices) Lourdes College Choir, Karen Bisque, director, St. Lucas Lutheran Church, Toledo, OH, May 15, 2011. "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" (J.S. Bach – arr. W. De Pue) three violins/piano - 1st United Methodist Church, Bowling Green, OH, Dec. 24, 2011. An Old-Fashioned Waltz, The Fiddler's Fare, W. De Pue (four violins), The Manor House, Toledo, OH, Feb. 21, 2012. The Disciple Variations, Mark Munson, organ, 1st United Methodist Church, Bowling Green, OH, March 18, 2012. Alexander's Lullaby (SATB) A Cappella Choir, Dr. Mark Munson, director, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, April 15, 2012. NEW PUBLICATIONS: All by CadenzaOne Internet Publisher A Christmas Card. Hanukkah (SATB/ piano). Harry Wuzanelf (SATB). Harry Wuzanelf (children). O Sing Unto the Lord... One for the Little Bitty Baby. The Manger Scene. Picardie Court 22 PAN PIPES WINTER 2013 sai-national.org winter 13 PP.indd 22 2/12/2013 2:15:26 PM

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