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62 ANNUAL AMERICAN COMPOSERS UPDATE SAI Member • Friend of the Arts • • Connecticut State University Concert Choir in Danbury directed by Kathleen Theisen on 4/25/10. Alleluia (SSA a cappella chorus) by the Adesso Choral Society directed by Margaret Stoop at the Jesse Lee Memorial Church in Ridgefield, CT on 5/23/10. Jambalaya for two pianos, eight hands by Marienne Rubenstein, Diane Anderson, Caridad Galindo and Dalia Ouziel in St. Senoch, Varennes, France on 8/29/10. Variations on Red River Valley for 4-hand piano with Rachel Maurer and Janette Prickett on the All American Recital at the Methodist Temple in Evansville on 2/28/10. PUBLICATIONS: On the Jazzy Side a collection for solo piano with companion CD recorded by the composer; Souvenirs du Quebec for piano solo; Tour for Two, a collection of piano duets; Romantic Inspirations for solo piano, a compilation of eight pieces featuring the music of four composers; all by Hal Leonard. WEBSITE: rocherolle.com ROBERT XAVIER RODRÍGUEZ PERFORMANCES: El dia de los muertos by University of Illinois Percussion Ensemble in Urbana, IL on 4/11/10. The Dot and the Line, Jamie Bernstein, Narrator in the Music from Copland House Series at the Copland House at Merestead in Merestead, NY on 4/25/10. Bachanale (piano 4-hands version) at the Salkind International Piano Duo Festival in San Francisco, CA on 7/10/10. Tentado por la samba at NACUSA Texas in Dallas, TX on 9/17/10. Meta 4 at the The Menuhin School/Yorke Dance Project in Surrey and London, England on 10/14 – 11/3/10. WEBSITE: RobertXavierRodriguez.com SHARON ELERY ROGERS • PREMIERES: Jacob's Vision and Promised Land four piano pieces from Rogers new collection Musings On Early American Hymn Tunes; also, Simple Gifts, Mason's Songs of Faith and What Wondrous Love by Janet Daniels at the Chapel of St. Andrews Episcopal Church in Boca Raton, FL. PERFORMANCES: Several pieces taken from In the Silent Night, Rogers' new piano collection played during the Christmas season at Auburn Rd. Presbyterian Church by Sharon E. Rogers. Also, Prelude on Come Thou Font Of Every Blessing and Let Us Break Bread from same collection. PUBLICATIONS: The new pieces have been published and some ready to come out soon in Lorenz's Ring and Rejoice series which includes: O How I Love Jesus; God Of Our Life; Blest Be The Tie That Binds; All Hail The Power Of Jesus Name (both tunes: Coronation and Diadem). All are written for 2 or 3 octaves of Handbell or Handchimes music, Level 2 and 3 for the Ring and Rejoice series by the Lorenz Publishing Company. rorem 34 NED ROREM • • • PREMIERES: Bertha by New Hope Opera directed by Nadine Hellriegel at Opera stabile in Hamburg, Germany on 2/6/10. Evidence of Things Not Seen, The Prince Consort at Wigmore Hall, London, United Kingdom on 3/14/10. For Susan, The PAN PIPES WINTER 2011 sai-national.org National Arts Associate • • • Honorary Member • • • • Prince Consort, at Wigmore Hall, London, United Kingdom on 3/14/10. Sonnet 144 (Two Loves I Have), The Prince Consort, at Wigmore Hall, London, United Kingdom on 3/14/10. Psalm 110 by Central Bucks County High School West Chamber Choir conducted by Joseph Ohrt at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York, NY on 1/17/11. PERFORMANCES: That Shadow, My Likeness, The Prince Consort, at Wigmore Hall, London, United Kingdom. To a Young Girl, The Prince Consort, at Wigmore Hall, London, United Kingdom. What If Some Little Pain..., The Prince Consort, at Wigmore Hall, London, United Kingdom. Our Town by the University Of Colorado directed by Leigh Holman at the College of Music, Boulder, CO on 4/22 – 4/25/10; and by Opera Idaho directed by David Cox at Egyptian Theatre in Boise, ID on 10/8 – 10/10/10. Ariel by Laura Aikin, soprano; Nicola Jürgensen, clarinet; Donald Sulzen, piano; Max-Planck-Institut für Wissenschaftsgeschichte, Botzmannstr. 22, Berlin, Germany on 12/3/10. RECORDINGS: Double Concerto; Double Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra by IRIS Orchestra, Jaime Laredo, violin; Sharon Robinson, cello; conducted by Michael Stern. After Reading Shakespeare, Naxos Records 8.559316. On an Echoing Road, Music for voices and piano by Prince Consort / Alisdair Hogarth. Linn Records CKD 342. STEVEN L. ROSENHAUS NEWS: Steven L. Rosenhaus was one of two composers-in-residence for 2010 at the historic Flushing Town Hall in Flushing, Queens (NY). In addition to composing there, there will be a concert in the late spring of 2011 at the Hall featuring Rosenhaus' music. PREMIERES: World Premiere of New Work (title to be announced) for orchestra by New York Repertory Orchestra conducted by David Leibowitz on 5/21/11. Lute Concerto by Eau Claire Chamber Orchestra, Dieter Hennings, lute conducted by Ivar Lunde in Eau Claire, WI on 2/26/10. Unbreakable by U.S. Navy School of Music faculty concert band conducted by CDR rosenhaus Ralph Ingraham in Norfolk, VA on 6/24/10. PERFORMANCES: Concerto Grosso by Concord Chamber Orchestra conducted by Jamin Hoffman in Milwaukee, WI on 12/12/10. The Golden Gryphon from The Brave and the Bold by U.S. Navy Band Northeast (concert band) conducted by LT Carl Gerhard in Boston, MA on 6/26/10. PUBLICATIONS: The Concertgoer's Guide to the Symphony Orchestra (E.F. Kalmus) released 12/10. Pro*Ject for piano (Music-Print Productions, distributed through LudwigMasters Publications) released 12/10. Volume 1 of The Etude Project. This is the first of a series of graded performance etudes for chamber ensembles, composed in consultation with the faculty of the U.S. Navy School of Music. Volume 1 is in seven books: Instructor's Score, C Treble Clef, C Bass Clef, B-flat, E-flat, F, and Percussion released 12/10. WEBSITE: http://homepages.nyu.edu/~slr3 Member Laureate • • • • • JAMES PAUL SAIN NEWS: Dr. Sain served as Board Member in Composition for the College Music Society Southern Chapter. He is currently chair of the Society of Composers Inc. Executive Committee and an American Composers Alliance board member. Sain was named the 2005 San Diego State University Music Alumnus of the Year. PUBLICATIONS: His music is published by Brazinmusikanta Publications and American Composers Editions. RECORDINGS: His compositions can be found on CD on the Capstone, Electronic Music Foundation, Innova, University of Lanús [ARGENTINA], Mark Masters, Albany and NACUSA labels. WEBSITE: jamespaulsain.com MICHAEL SCHELLE • • • NEWS: Three extended 'Featured Guest Composer' residencies in Asia during 2009/2011. Other 'featured guest composer' residencies in the past year or two include the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, the Catholic University of America (Washington D.C.), the University of Oklahoma, St. Mary's College (IN), and California Lutheran University (March 2011). PREMIERES: Heartland by the Manhattan Chamber Orchestra directed by Richard Clark in New York City in Spring 2010. Struwwelpeter (1991; orch. 2007) a 35:00 cycle for tenor and large chamber ensemble with the new orchestration commissioned and premiered by the Manhattan Chamber Orchestra, Steven Stolen, tenor, conducted by Richard Clark in Merkin Hall, New York City on 2/10. Rain Has Flown (soprano and chamber orchestra), text by Vladimir Nabokov. by St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic, Julia Kogan, soprano, conducted by Jeffery Meyer in St. Petersburg, Russia on 1/10. Verboten for piano solo by Miho Sasaki, piano, commissioned by and premiered at Aichi Prefectural University, Nagoya, JAPAN on 12/2/10. Say Goodnight, Gracie for four wind players at Aichi Prefectural University, JAPAN on 12/10. PERFORMANCES: Wright Flight (Piano Concerto) by the South Shore Orchestra, Miho Sasaki, piano, conducted by Troy Webdell for eight performances throughout China, including Shanghai, Beijing, Ningbo, Hangzhou.in 1/10. The Beast of Brazil by the Toledo Youth Orchestra conducted by Kenneth Thompson in Toledo on 3/10, and at OMEA (Ohio Music Educators Assoc.) conference in Cincinnati, OH on 1/11. Vox Humana for large orchestra and prerecorded medium, performed during 2010 – 2011 by many orchestras including the Dayton Philharmonic conducted by Neal Gittleman; the Fort Smith (AR) Symphony conducted by John Jeter, Rockford (IL) Symphony Orchestra conducted by Steven Larsen; and the Butler Symphony Orchestra (IN) conducted by Richard Clark. Prayer (cello and chamber wind ensemble) received numerous performances during 2009 – 2011, including Indiana University, the University of Oklahoma, Millikin University, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Butler University, and the Lafayette Chamber Music Society. PUBLICATIONS: All new 2009 / 2010 pieces published Keiser Classical / Hal Leonard, St. Louis. This publishing house also holds most of my orchestral, wind band and chamber music, and my opera. RECORDINGS: Wright Flight (2002 piano concerto) was recently released on the Albany label, with the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Russo,

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