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ANNUAL AMERICAN COMPOSERS UPDATE SAI Member • Friend of the Arts • • National Arts Associate • • • Honorary Member • • • • Member Laureate • • • • • STEVEN L. ROSENHAUS NEWS: Steven L. Rosenhaus' book The Concertgoer's Guide to the Symphony, was published in April, 2012, by The Music Gifts Company with distribution by LudwigMasters Publications. Written for first-time concertgoers, rosenhaus the book takes the reader from the initial impetus to attend a concert to what do afterward. Dr. Rosenhaus' most recent activities include commissions for a cello and piano work from the Delta Omicron Foundation, for a premiere in early 2015, and for a vocal work from soprano Nadine Carey for a premiere in February, 2013. Steven Rosenhaus is a frequent guest conductor of ensembles including U.S. military bands and local orchestras. PREMIERES: Fake Folk Song Suite No. 1, Barron Collier High School String Orchestra, Adam Michlin, director, Barron Collier High School, Naples, FL, Oct. 23, 2012. Nine Feet of Brass (A Concerto for Trombone and Band), Keith Johnston, trombone, Sacred Heart University Band, Keith Johnston, director, Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT, April 29, 2012. Horns of Plenty (Cornucopie), Ensemble of the 22° Incontro internazionale di Cornisti 'Guelfo Nalli' (trumpet, 8 horns, double bass, timpani), Giovanni Agostini, conductor, Supino, Italy, Aug. 7, 2011. Accordances (Symphony No. 2), David Leibowitz, conductor, New York Repertory Orchestra, St. Mary the Virgin Church, NYC, May 21, 2011. Lute Concerto, (premiere), Dieter Hennings, lutenist, Ivar Lunde, Jr., conductor, Eau Claire Chamber Orchestra, Eau Claire, WI, Feb. 26, 2011. PERFORMANCES: The Apian Way (movement 1), Philharmonic Preludes, The Kiss, Pro*Ject, Matilda Variations, Laura Leon, piano; A Blue Iris," Keith Johnston, trombone, Laura Leon, piano; Menasherie, Wendy Hill, soprano, Laura Leon, piano, Flushing Town Hall, Queens, NY, June 5, 2011. Variations on a Neapolitan Theme ('Cicerenella'), Fanfare, and The Brave and the Bold, S. Rosenhaus, conductor, U.S. Navy Band Northeast, LTJG Scott Mythen, director, Flushing Town Hall, Queens, NY, May 24, 2011; also, S. Rosenhaus, conductor, U.S. Naval Forces Europe Band, LCDR Kenneth Collins, director, Naples Conservatory, Naples, Italy, May 9, 2011. NEW PUBLICATIONS: The Concertgoer's Guide to the Symphony Orchestra, The Music Gifts Company, distributed by LudwigMasters Publications, 2012. Jewish Wedding Music, (arr. string quartet), Includes traditional selections and works by I. Ivanovici and S. Rosenhaus, LudwigMasters Publications, 2012. JAMES SCLATER NEWS: Sclater was selected as the 2012 Composer of the Year by the Mississippi Music Teachers Association. Since his retirement in 2010, he has kept busy with works commissioned by various performers and organizations. PREMIERES: Eight Bagatelles for woodwind trio, Stephanie Steelman, flute, James Sclater, clarinet, Ben Williams, bassoon, Belhaven College, Jackson, MS, Nov. 3, 2012. Brass Trio, Lloyd Turner, trumpet, Jerry Cogdell, horn, Donald Lewis, trombone, First United Methodist Church, Aberdeen, MS, Feb. 3, 2013. Bread of Heaven, FUMC, Aberdeen, MS Choir, brass and organ, Jerry Cogdell, conductor, Aberdeen, MS, Feb. 3, 2013. The Harp of the Dagda, Mna'Tri', Warren, PA, March, 2013. PERFORMANCES: Blessed, James Sclater, clarinet, Bob Knupp, piano, Reagan Lord, conductor, Galloway Memorial UMC Choir, Jackson, MS, Feb. 26, 2012. … for fallen heroes, MS Wind Symphony, Craig Young, conductor, Raymond, MS, June 12, 2012. 2012; also, Missouri Southern State U, Jan. 19, 2012; Sherman Clay Pianos, Portland, OR, Jan. 4, 2012; Indiana U-Purdue, Feb. 1, 2012. Lacrimosa and Trope, John Sampen, alto saxophone, Marilyn Shrude, piano, Paris Conservatory, April 5, 2012. Visions in Metaphor and Face of the Moon, Joseph Murphy and Matthew Slotkin, Universidad Nacional de la Plata, Buenos Aires, Aug. 6-13, 2012. How Lovely Is Your Dwelling Place, Mastersingers of Wilmington, DE, David Schelat, director, April 28, 2012. Notturno: In Memoriam Toru Takemitsu, Echo Trio (Radu Ropotan, Amy Green, and Alexandra Zlaitor), St. John's Notting Hill, London, England, June 21, 2012. HAROLD SCHIFFMAN NEWS: The University of North Carolina at Greensboro School of Music, Theatre and Dance renamed its music library The Harold Schiffman Music Library October 5, 2012. Harold Schiffman is Professor Emeritus of Composition in the Florida State University College of Music. He continues to reside in Tallahassee, FL. PREMIERES: Ballads and Lyrics (2012) (unaccomp mixed voices), Byron Herbert Reece, text, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Chamber Singers, Welborn Young, Director, Oct. 5, 2012. PERFORMANCES: Fanfare (1981), UNCG Brass Ensemble, Dennis Askew, Director WEBSITE: haroldschiffman-composer.com FAYE-ELLEN SILVERMAN NEWS: July 2, 2012, a radio interview by Birgitta Tolan for Scerigen (Swedish) radio; parts of Pregnant Pauses, Protected Sleep, Translations, Left Behind, In Shadow played. June 11, 2012, works from Transatlantic silverman Tales featured on Jay Sydeman's The Mind of the Composer KZYX (Mendecino, CA). Multiple radio performances on Radio Arts Indonesia and works performed on Marvin Rosen's "Classical Discoveries" (WKRB, Princeton), and Canary Burton's "The Latest Score" (WOMR, Provincetown, MA and WFMR FM in Orleans, MA ). June 7, 2012, Facilitator (moderator), featured composers panel, 7th IWBC Conference (International Women's Brass Conference), Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo. Edinboro Sonata (3rd movement) chosen for the solo tuba competition (category 2) for the 7th IWBC Conference Kalamazoo, MI. Standard Award, ASCAPlus. PREMIERES: Hymn of Compassionate Love (For Showing Truth also on program), Barnard-Columbia Chorus, Gail Archer, cond., Panel discussion and concert, Barnard Hall, Barnard College, NYC, Oct. 19, 2012. Sept. 9, 2012 Xenium, Mary Barto, fl, Yumi Suehiro, piano, The Composer's Voice, Jan Hus Church, NYC, Sept. 9, 2012. Shifting Colors, ZigZag Quartet (Francisco Roldan, guitar; Danny Mallon, percussion; Hillard Greene, double bass and Alexander A. Wu, piano), Music Under Construction, Mannes College, NYC, March 21, 2012. Fleeting Moments, composer at piano, NMFMFA concert series, Mannes College, NYC, Feb. 19, 2012. PERFORMANCES: Translations, Kim Kramer, violin, Meredith Wolfe, cello, Member musicale, Women in Music – Columbus, OH, May 8, 2012. Interval Untamed: Five Miniatures, Javier Oviedo, alto saxophone, F.R.E.D. Chamber Players, Space on White, NYC, May 5, 2012. Left Behind, Jo Williamson (mezzo) and Ann Ellsworth (hn), choreography by Michelle Ellsworth, Lang College, New School for Liberal Arts, NYC, April 6, 2012. No Strings, The Curiosity Cabinet, Whitney George, conductor, Central Connecticut State University, Women's Music Festival of Hartford (12th festival), New Britain, CT, March 9, 2012. MARILYN SHRUDE • NEWS: Marilyn Shrude was the keynote speaker for the 2012 Society of Composers, Inc., Student National Conference held at Capital University, Columbus, OH, Oct. 12-13, 2012. Marilyn Shrude was the featured guest at the conference, "Chamber Music: An Interdisciplinary Crossroads," at the Ohio State University, May 12, 2012. She presented her works, lead a composition master class, and heard a performance of shrude Notturno: In Memoriam Toru Takemitsu by Erin Torres, flute, Michael Torres, alto saxophone, and Thomas Wells, piano. PREMIERES: Avanti!, John Sampen, alto saxophone, Marilyn Shrude, piano, "Hemke Legacy Concert," Northwestern University, June 3, 2012. Sotto Voce Maria Sampen, violin, Norbert Lewandowski, cello, Cristina Valdes, piano, Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival, Walla Walla, WA, June 19, 2012. Litanies (new version for 2 soprano saxophones and piano), John Cummins and Elissa Kana, saxophones, Marilyn Shrude, piano, World Saxophone Congress XVI, St. Andrews, Scotland, July 11, 2012. Within Silence, Maria Sampen, violin, John Sampen, alto saxophone, and Marilyn Shrude, piano, World Saxophone Congress XVI, St. Andrews, Scotland, July 12, 2012. PERFORMANCES: La Folia II: Lacuna, Robert Satterlee, piano, University of Nebraska, Jan. 18, sai-national.org winter 13 PP.indd 29 WINTER 2013 PAN PIPES 29 2/12/2013 2:15:40 PM