Richard Danielpour ushers in the vernal equinox this month with two worldpremieres: River of Light for violinist Sarah Chang and the orchestral workRocking the Cradle for the Baltimore Symphony.

River of Light — commissioned in memory of Isaac Stern by the Linda and IsaacStern Charitable Foundation — premieres on 18 March as Chang joins pianistAshley Wass. “I composed River of Light,” Danielpourexplains, “with a metaphor in mind — ‘crossing theriver,’ or… preparing to meet one’s maker…part of the

practice of living and dyingis grappling with the factthat a loved one, family

member or friend can be here one moment, and gonethe next. I found this to be especially true of IsaacStern…Mr. Stern seemed to be the kind of person whowould never actually die…and, although I hope to behere for many years to come, I know I must begin to practice, in simple ways, theart of dying — even as all of us practice the art of being alive.” Following thepremiere, Chang embarks on a 10-city US tour which includes the 10 April NewYork premiere at Carnegie Hall. She continues on 14 April with the Europeanpremiere in Istanbul and subsequent performances in Dublin and Lisbon.

On 22 March, Juanjo Mena leads the BaltimoreSymphony’s inaugural performance of Rocking theCradle. Danielpour, always concerned with socialjustice and conscience, notes that the title is a doubleentendre, and “the two-movement symphony exploresthe issues of war....It involves both the cradle ofcivilization and the cradle representing what we aredoing with ouryoung people inIraq...it’s a eulogynot only for thedeath of our young, but also for an America that mayno longer exist — or perhaps may only be asleep.”

…We all stand at a cross-road of history: war is nolonger a viable option. Itis no longer surroundedby any heroism. It is themost destructive and themost evil and the mostugly of all manifestationsof our human nature…

— Abba Eban, formerIsraeli Foreign Minister,

commenting on the DallasSymphony’s premiere of

Marvin Hamlisch’s“Anatomy of Peace”

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On 31 March, the celebrated duo of cellist David Finckel and pianist WuHan join the ProMusica Chamber Orchestra (led by Timothy Russell) forthe world premiere of Gabriela Lena Frank’s four-movement doubleconcerto Compadrazgo.

Compadrazgo is the word for aparticularly Latin Americanconcept: a special kind of “camaraderie,” such as the bond between godparentand godchild or the friendliness between neighbors who borrow sugar from oneanother. In composing this double concerto for David Finckel and Wu Han, Ifound this spirit particularly well-suited for exploring the camaraderie betweenthe soloists as well as between soloists and the orchestra.

The first movement, “Compadrazgo,” is a spirited romp in sonata-allegro form.The second movement, “Scherzo para Sipan,” is in homage to the windy north-ern plains of Perú made famous by the discovery of an ancient Moche royaltomb for El Señor de Sipan (Lord of Sipan). The third movement, “Adagio paraAmantaní,” is in homage to the island of Amantaní that I visited in the summerof 2006. Situated in the middle of Lake Titicaca between Perú and Bolivia, theisland is both beautiful and barren, and its inhabitants absolutely depend ontheir relationships of compadrazgo in order to survive the cold and arid cli-mate. This movement also serves as an extended cadenza for the soloists as itis written only for the duo. The final movement, “T’inku,” is inspired by anoddly violent form of compadrazgo in which people from two different commu-nities ritualistically engage in a fight. Stemming from pre-Colombian beliefsthat young men should fight to the death — sacrificing themselves so that theirvillages would receive a good harvest or a season free from illness, then thecombative spirit of the “t’inku” actually results in people coming together for acommon good.

Throughout all four movements of this work, motifs, harmonies, and rhythmsare inspired by the folk music of the Peruvian and Bolivian Andean mountains.

— Gabriela Lena Frank

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Comrades in ConcertDavid Finckeland Wu Han

More March Happenings¶ On 3 March, Danielpour’s String Quartet No. 4 (Apparitions) receives its Nordic premiere by the

Weber Quartet in Härnöand, Sweden.¶ New York City Opera recently announced their 2007-08 season, opening with Margaret Garner. ¶ On 23 March, Danielpour wraps up his Visiting Artist-Scholar Residency at Skidmore College

(Saratoga Springs, NY) with staged scenes from Margaret Garner, directed by Robert Driver(General and Artistic Director of the Opera Company of Philadelphia), conducted by LaurieRogers.

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Translate the Georgian title of Giya Kancheli’s AmaoOmi, a new work for chorus and saxophone quartet,and this short, direct comment drives the point home:War is Senseless. Composed for the NetherlandsChamber Choir and premiered in Europe last year,Amao Omi receives its American premiere this month

in New York (10March) andPhiladelphia (11March), performed byCantori New York andthe PRISM SaxophoneQuartet. Mark Shapiro conducts.

The anguish produced by conflict — and itsuniversality — is a pervasive theme in Kancheli’smusic. In AmaoOmi, he choseindividualGeorgian words

— related mostly to nature, Christianity and to the Georgian landscape — fortheir meaning and sound quality, and juxtaposed them without syntax.

photo: Sarah Ainslie

“War is Senseless”

Amao Omi (2005) 26'Text: traditional (Georgian)

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Giya Kancheli

“Considering that the basisof the composition consistsof intonations of the lament,in all their variety — frombarely audible keening,whispers and sobs mountingto wails of despair —Kancheli’s music remains sobeautiful in the moment thatthe large-scale, one-move-ment work lasting more thanhalf an hour, flies by imper-ceptibly.”

— Roman Berchenko, “Nezavisimaya Gazeta”

From 30 March to 1 April, Daniel Catán’s popular opera Florencia en elAmazonas receives a new production at the Michigan State University OperaTheatre. Melanie Helton directs and Raphael Jimenez conducts Catán’s andlibrettist Marcel Fuentes-Berain’s mystical, magicalopera, inspired by thewritings of Nobel LaureateGabriel Garcia Marquez.

In addition to the liveperformances, theproduction will be webcastlive on 1 April at 2:00pm(EST) on Mid-Michigan’sPublic Broadcastingnetwork. The webcastincludes backstageinterviews with Catán,Helton, and cast members.To view the production,simply log ontowww.wkar.org, and enjoythe voyage down theAmazon.

“Florencia” at MSU and on Web

Florencia en el Amazonas (1996) 100'Spanish libretto: Marcel Fuentes-Berain

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The First Emperor, Tan Dun’s new grand opera, returns to high-definition movietheatres around the USA and Canada for encore presentations on 7, 10, and 11March. Commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera, the presentation is a featureof the Met’s new “Live in HD” productions. For more details, log ontowww.metoperafamily.org/hdlive.

On the 29th, The First Emperor will be broadcast by the New York City’sThirteen/WNET, a PBS flagship television station.

photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

“The First Emperor” Goes HD

“The First Emperor”

2007 Grammy WinnerPeter LiebersonRilke Songs � Best Vocal RecordingLorraine Hunt Lieberson, mezzo-sopranoPeter Serkin, pianoBridge Records CD 9178

On 8 March, as part of the University of Louisville’s 75th anniversary celebration,the University’s Symphony Orchestra and Wind Symphony come to New York’sCarnegie Hall to headline a special Grawemeyer Award concert. DirectorsKimcherie Lloyd and Frederick Speck will conduct works by past prize-winningcomposers of the University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Music

Composition. The 2007 recipient of the$200,000 award will be announced.

“We want the 75th anniversarycelebration,” notes School of Music DeanChristopher Doane, “to reflect not only thelocal influence the School of Music has hadon the culture of this community, but alsoto illustrate the national and internationalinvolvement it has had and will have.”

Grawemeyer-winning composers on theconcert include: Witold Lutoslawski,Karel Husa, Joan Tower, JohnCorigliano, and Aaron Jay Kernis. Thefollowing day, a symposium and concerttake place at Lincoln Center’s New YorkCity Public Library for the Performing Arts.Washington Post music critic Tim Pagemoderates a panel discussion which includescomposers Corigliano, Husa, Kernis, Tower,and the 2007 recipient.

Grawemeyers @ Carnegie Hall

Music Sales GroupGrawemeyer Winners

1985: Witold LutoslawskiSymphony No. 3

1990: Joan TowerSilver Ladders

1991: John CoriglianoSymphony No. 1

1993: Karel HusaCello Concerto

1997: Simon BainbridgeAd Ora Incerta — Four Orchestral Songsof Primo Levi

1998: Tan DunMarco Polo

2002: Aaron Jay KernisColored Field

2003: Kaija SaariahoL’amour de loin

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Elliott Carter. John Corigliano. John Harbison. Joan Tower.

The year 2008 is a milestone for each of these composers. Carter, the respectedelder statesman of American music, reaches the century mark. YoungstersCorigliano, Harbison and Tower celebrate their 70th birthdays. Each composer isa force to be reckoned with: Carter sets the standard of the musical vista;Corigliano is an uncompromising adventurer of sonic landscapes; Harbison is amaster craftsman of creative artistry; and Tower is a trailblazer in independenceand rhythmic ingenuity. Below is a selected listing of their works; for moreprogramming ideas, log onto our website at: www.schirmer.com.

photo: Nicholas Tucker

Class of 2008

Elliott Carter John Corigliano

John Harbison Joan Tower

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Elliott CarterHoliday Overture 10'3333/4331/timp.perc/pf/str

The Minotaur, Suite from the Ballet 25'2(pic).2(ca).2(bcl).2/4220/timp.perc/pf/str

Variations for Orchestra 24'2(pic).2.2.2/4231/timp.perc/hp/str

John HarbisonCanonical American Songbook 15'2(pic).2(ca).2(bcl).2(cbn)/2200/timp.2perc/hp/str

Darkbloom: Overture for an Imagined Opera 7'3(pic).2+ca.3(bcl).3(cbn)/4221/timp.3perc/pf.hp/str

Milosz Songs 30'Soprano; 3(pic.afl).2(ca).2(bcl).2(cbn)/2.2.2(btbn).0/timp.3perc/hp.cel/str

John CoriglianoThe Red Violin: Chaconne 15'Violin; 3(2pic).2.2.2/4.2Ctpt[=Dtpt].2+btbn.1/timp.3perc/pf([cel]).hp/str

Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan 37'Soprano: 3(2pic).3(ca).3(Eflat+bcl).asx(barsx).3(cbn)/4.4.2+btbn.1/timp.3perc/pf.hp/str

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This sinister Grimmfairytale is the source ofPhilip Glass’s operaThe Juniper Tree, whichreceives its New Yorkpremiere on 20 Marchat Alice Tully Hall byThe Collegiate Choraleand the Orchestra ofSaint Luke’s.

Set to texts adapted byArthur Yorinks, TheJuniper Tree examinesthe primordial urges ofmurder and jealousy,while the musicexpresses an aura ofmagical innocence andredemption.

Welsh director andactor Roger Reesdirects the multi-mediaopera, which Glass co-composed with RobertMoran: each composerwrote three of the sixscenes, creating aremarkable work ofcollaboration thatincorporates the chorusinto contemporaryopera. Projectiondesigner WendallHarringtonincorporatesillustrations created byMaurice Sendak.

illustration: Maurice Sendakcourtesy: The Collegiate Chorale

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Celebrations of the Grawemeyer AwardsCorigliano (GS) Symphony No. 1: Tarantella Husa (AMP) Cheetah ���Cello Concerto Kernis (AMP) Musica Celestis Lutoslawski (CH) Fanfare for Louisville Tower (AMP) Fascinating RibbonsUniversity of Louisville Symphony Orchestra/Kimcherie LloydUniversity of Louisville Wind Symphony/Frederick Speck

Louisville, KY4 March

New York, NYCarnegie Hall8 March

On TourCorigliano (GS) L'invitation au voyageChanticleer

Petaluma, CA9 March

San Francisco, CA10, 11 March

Berkeley, CA17 March

Davis, CA18 March

Premiere TourDanielpour (AMP) River of Light (In Memory of Isaac Stern)Sarah Chang, violinAshley Wass, piano

La Jolla, CA18 March ���

Santa Fe, NM20 March

Philadelphia, PA23 March

Washington, DC25 March

Daytona Beach, FL27 March

Kansas City, MO30 March

Scottsdale, AZ1 April

Santa Barbara, CA3 April

Saratoga, CA5 April

Berkeley, CA7 April

New York City10 AprilCarnegie Hall

Istanbul, Turkey14 April ��

Dublin, Ireland14 April ��

Lisbon, Portugal21 April ��

This month, the Toronto Symphony preseCanadian premiere of Nathaniel Stookey’Composer is Dead.” Famed author Lemonarrates the performance as part of the sy“New Creations Festival.”

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Grofé (EMI) Grand Canyon SuiteUniversity of Memphis/Pu-Qi Jiang

Rodrigo (CH) Cuatro MadrigalesAmatoriosHofstra University/David Ramael

On 8 March, the SmithQuartet gives MichaelGordon’s “Potassium” itsIrish premiere at the SonicArts Research Center inBelfast.

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Schurmann (NOV) Partita ���Verhehr TrioWashington, DC

Carter (AMP) A Mirror On Which to DwellMet Chamber Ensemble/James LevineCarnegie Hall

Corigliano (GS) Fern HillCalifornia State UniversityFullerton, CA

Gould (G&C) Concertette for Viola andBandUS Marine Band/Lt. Col. Michael J. Colburn

Auerbach (SIK) Oskolki (Broken Pieces)��Borok-Ponochevny DuoWeill Hall, New York City

Kancheli (GSR) Amao omiCantori New York; PrismSaxophone Quartet/Mark ShapiroPhiladelphia, PA

Dorman (GS) Nocturne Insomniaque���Inon Barnatan, pianoNew York City

Corigliano (GS) The Red Violin: SuiteHudson ValleyPhilharmonic/Randall Fleischer

Glass (DUN) Cello ConcertoPost Komaba OrchestraJapan

Husa (AMP) Music for Prague 1968Classical Symphony/Joseph Glymph

Stravinsky (CH) L’Histoire du Soldat(Carewe translation) Staten IslandPhilharmonic

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Tower (AMP) CopperwaveAmerican Brass QuintetJuilliard SchoolNew York City

Tower (AMP) In Memory(March 11-12)Vancouver Symphony/Bramwell Tovey

Tower (AMP) Stepping StonesJoan Tower and Melvin Chen, pianosBard CollegeAnnandale-on-Hudson,NY

Lang (RP) Sunray ��Bang On a Can All-StarsParis, France

Stravinsky (CH) L’Histoire du Soldat(Carewe translation) (March 12-22)ACJW (Academy ofCarnegie Hall, JuilliardSchool and WeillInstitute); New York City

Maxwell Davies (CH) Linguae IgnisFulcrum Point New MusicProject/Stephen BurnsChicago, IL

Schuller (AMP) Journey into Jazz(March 13-22)Classics for KidsCoronado, CA

Sheng (GS) China DreamsFlute MoonThe Stream Flowsin the ballet “Chi Lin”San Francisco Ballet

Thomas (GS) Two EtudesMonica Jakuc Leverett,pianoSmith CollegeNorthampton, MA

Keuris (NOV) Arcade ��Azusa Pacific University/Christopher Russell

Glass (DUN) The Juniper Tree �The Collegiate Chorale/Robert BassNew York City

Abrahamsen (WH) Six PiecesNørgård (WH) Wenn die Rose sich selb-st schmücht...Ruders (WH) AbysmSørensen (WH) Weeping White RoomAventa EnsembleScandinavia HouseNew York City

Frank (GS) LeyendasALIAS“Live in Studio C” WPLN, Nashville, TN

Maxwell-Davies (CH) Caroline Mathilde(March 6-26)Royal Danish Ballet/Graham BondCopenhagen, Denmark

Kernis (AMP) Musica CelestisIndiana University/Uri Segal

New York TourRodríguez (GS) Monkey See, Monkey Do(March 25-27)Hudson VagabondPuppets

Music Off The WallsThomas (GS) ...a circle around the sun...Zwilich (MAR) IntradaBrooklyn Philharmonic

Musgrave (NOV) Voices of Power andProtest ���(March 26, 28)New York VirtuosoSingers/HaroldRosenbaumNew York City

Schnittke (GSR) Violin Concerto No. 4NDR Symphony/Christoph van DohnányiNew York City

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Salonen (CH) Helix ��Los Angeles Philharmonic

Catán (AMP)Florencia en el Amazonas(March 30-April 1)Michigan State University

Corigliano (GS)The Ghosts of Versailles(March 30-April 2)University of Houston

Frank (GS)LeyendasDel Sol Quartet

Gubaidulina (GSR)Hour of the SoulUniversity of Michigan

Harbison (AMP)Concerto for Bass ViolCincinnati Symphony

Laderman (GS)Interior LandscapesYale, New Haven, CT

Frank (GS) Compadrazgo ���ProMusica Chamber Orch.

Adams (AMP)HarmonielehreMahler (AMP)Symphony No. 10St. Louis SymphonyNew York City

Corigliano (GS)The Red Violin: ChaconneFort Collins Symphony

Gordon (RP)Yo ShakespeareMason (CH) Animals and the Origins ofthe DanceAlarm Will SoundDickinson College

Wiseman (CH)Fairy Tale of the SelfishGiantAnchorage CivicOrchestra/Tai Wai Li

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Stookey (GS) The Composer is Dead ��Lemony Snicket, narratorToronto Symphony/Peter Oundjian

Wargo (GS) The Music Shop(March 3, 4)Colmar, France

Corigliano (GS) Mr. Tambourine Man(March 3, 4)Buffalo PhilharmonicOrchestra /JoAnn Falletta

Kernis(AMP) Music CelestisBallettMainzAustria

Kapilow (GS) Play Ball!Family Musik/KapilowNew York City

Kirchner (AMP) String Quartet No. 1String Quartet No. 2String Quartet No. 3String Quartet No. 4 �Orion String QuartetChmaber Music Societyof Lincoln CenterNew York City

Frank (GS) LeyendasALIASNashville, TN

Sheng (GS) Tibetan DanceVerdehr TrioCleveland, OH

Thomas (GS) Spirit MusingsUniversity of Hartford/Harry Allen Smith

Gordon (RP) Potassium ��Smith QuartetBelfast, Ireland

Tan Dun (GS) Crouching Tiger ConcertoBellas Artes ChamberOrchestra/Jesus MedinaMexico City

Tan Dun (GS) Death and FireLuzerne Symphony/Muhai TangLucerne, Switzerland

Tan Dun (GS) Water ConcertoDanish Radio Symphony/Lan ShuiCopenhagen, Denmark

Lang (RP) Every Ounce of Strength���Delaware Symphony/David Amado

Diamond (GS) Symphony No. 4Syracuse Symphony/Gerard Schwarz

Harbison (AMP) Concerto for Bass ViolSan Diego Symphony/Jahja Ling

Kancheli (GSR) Amao omi ��Cantori New York; PrismSaxophone Quartet/Mark ShapiroNew York City

Corigliano (GS) The Red Violin: Suite(March 10-11)Acadiana Symphony/Mariusz Smolij

Gubaidulina (GSR) ConcordanzaColby College

Kernis (AMP) New Era DanceMinnesota Orchestra/David Alan Miller

Wyner (AMP) EpilogueLongwood Symphony/Jonathan McPhee

Music Nova FestivalSaariaho (CH) Notes on Light ��Finnish Radio Symphony/Jukka-Pekka Saraste

Adamo (GS) Little Women(March 14-18)Oberlin Opera Theater

Weill (GS) Down in the Valley(March 14-15)Voices of Canton

Diamond (GS) Symphony No. 4Rochester Philharmonic/Gerard Schwarz

Hamlisch (GS) Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin(March 15 - 21)Grand Rapids Symphony/John Varineau

Moore (GS) GallantryWashburn University/Norman Gamboa

Rieti (AMP) The Night Shadow(March 15-25)Pacific Northwest Ballet

Schoenberg (GS) Piano Concerto(March 15-16)Japan Philharmonic/Ryusuke Numajiri

Tower (AMP) Made in AmericaFairfax Symphony/Joan Tower

Sheng (GS) Nanking! Nanking! ��Tibetan Swing ��St. Petersburg AcademicPhilharmonia/Bright ShengRussia

Harbison (AMP) Abu Ghraib �Shostakovich (GSR) Piano Trio in E MinorEnsemble PiNew York City

Adams (AMP) HarmonielehreSt. Louis Symphony/David Robertson

Bacon (GS) Symphony No. 2Mill Valley Philharmonic/Laurie Cohen

Shostakovich (GSR) Romance from The GadflyEdmonton Symphony/William Eddins

Corigliano (GS) The Red Violin: ChaconneSan Luis ObispoSymphony/Michael Nowak

Danielpour (AMP) Celestial NightKentucky Symphony/James Cassidy

Composers in Red SneakersLaderman (GS) Violin/Marimba DuosBoston College

Saariaho (CH) BalladeLaura Mikkola, pianoBargemusic, Brooklyn, NY

Peaslee (MG) Arrows of TimePort Angeles Symphony/Adam Stern

Wyner (AMP) Three Informal PiecesThree Short FantasiesAdM EnsembleModena, Italy

Albéniz (UME) Suite EspañolaTurina (UME) Danzas fantásticasToronto Symphony/Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos

Danielpour (AMP) Rocking the Cradle���(March 22-24)Baltimore Symphony/Juanjo Mena

Joubert (NOV) Wings of Faith ���Birmingham Symphony/Jeffrey SkidmoreUnited Kingdom

Cooke (EMI)Concerto for SmallOrchestraAtlantic Classical Orch./Stewart Robertson

Harbison (AMP) Concerto for Bass Viol Knoxville Symphony/Lucas Richman

Prokofiev (GSR) CinderellaAlberta BalletCalgary, AB, Canada

Adams (AMP) HarmoniumSt. Francis In The Field/Harrods Creek, KY

Antheil (EWM) A Jazz SymphonyBrubeck (SHA) DialoguesEdmonton Symphony/William Eddins

Mechem (GS) TartuffeWashington University

Visiting ArtistDanielpour (AMP) Margaret Garner scenesSkidmore College

Lutoslawski (CH) Symphony No. 4Sheng (GS) Tibetan SwingSibelius (WH) Symphony No. 7(March 23-25)Colorado Symphony/Jeffrey Kahane

Lang (RP) Hunger excerpt ���String of PearlsUniversity of Iowa

Corigliano (GS) The Red Violin: ChaconneNorrkopingSymfonirokester/Alan BuribayevDenmark

Tan Dun (GS) Orchestral Theatre OMexico City

Tan Dun (GS) Crouching Tiger ConcertoNew Haven Symphony/Jung-Ho Pak

Wagner / Foss (GS) Parsifal: SymphonicExcerptsOrquesta Superior deMúsica de Valencia/Adolfo Ramírez Iborra

Wyner (AMP) Toward the CenterNew York Philomusica

Performances March ’07

Lindberg (CH) CorrentePowell (GS) ModulesOberlin College/Timothy Weiss

Sheng (GS) Nanking! Nanking!Stanford University/Jin-Dong Cai

Tower (AMP) Made In AmericaCoeur D’Alene Symphony

Kapilow (GS) Dr. Seuss’s Green Eggsand HamFort Worth Symphony

Lang (RP) IncreaseThis Was Written by Hand(March 28-April 1)Julliard Dance OrchestraNew York City

Tower (AMP) Turning PointsBard College

Harbison (AMP) Concerto for ViolinBerkshire Symphony/Ronald Feldman

Harbison (AMP) Remembering Gatsby(March 2, 3)Indianapolis Symphony/Larry Rachleff

Kyburz (B&H) Danse aveugleLocrian Chamber PlayersNew York City

Rodríguez (GS) La Curandera(March 2-24)Cinnabar Opera Theater/Nina ShumanPetaluma, CA

Shaw (MS) Concerto for Clarinet(March 2–April 24)Alabama Dance Theater

Schuller (AMP) Where the World Ends��� (March 29-31)Boston Symphony/James Levine

Dorman (GS)Variations Without ATheme (March 29-31)Nashville Symphony/Asher Fisch

Wyner (AMP)Toward the CenterNew York Philomusica

Gould (GS) The Jogger and theDinosaurHaddonfield Symphony/Petko Dimitrov

Kernis (AMP)Too Hot ToccataRadio Philharmonic/James MacMillanNetherlands

Previn (GS)Violin ConcertoFrench National Orchestra

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John AdamsChina GatesPhrygian GatesRalph van Raat, pianoNaxos CD 8.559285

Philip GlassHeroes SymphonyThe LightBournemouthSymphony/AlsopNaxos CD 8.559325

Gian Carlo MenottiHelp, Help the Globolinks!Hamburg State Opera/KuntzschArthaus Musik DVD 101281

John HarbisonDue Libri dei Mottetti di MontaleConcerto for Oboe, Clarinet and StringsPiano Sonata No. 1Mirabai SongsBridge Records CD 9200

Per NøgårdLygtemændene tager til byen(The Will-o'-the-Wisps go to Town)Bent SørensenDen lille havfrue (The Little Mermaid)Ars Nova CopenhagenDanish National Symphony/DausgaardDa Capo CD 8226046

Johannes BrahmsPiano Quartet in G minor (orch. Schoenberg)Arnold SchoenbergCello Concerto (after Monn)Fred Sherry, celloPhilharmonia Orchestra/CraftNaxos CD 8.557524

Virgil ThomsonThe Plow that Broke the PlainsFilm by Pare LorentzPost-Classical Ensemble/Gil-OrdóñezNaxos DVD 2.110521

Dmitri ShostakovichSongs and WaltzesSergei Leiferkus, baritoneRussian Philharmonic Orchestra/SanderlingDeutsche Grammophon CD 477 611-1

Richard DanielpourA Child’s ReliquaryViolin, violoncello, and pianoScore and parts 50486184 $35.00

New PublicationsJ.S. BachThe Well-Tempered Clavier (Complete)Keyboard 50485898 $14.95

Recent Recordings

John HarbisonTrio IIViolin, violoncello, and pianoScore and parts 50486369 $35.00

He Is By from Margaret GarnerSoprano and piano 50486359 $3.95

Three Mezzo-soprano Arias from Margaret GarnerVoice and piano 50486360 $9.95

Four Baritone Arias from Margaret GarnerVoice and piano 50486361 $10.95

Michael Tilson ThomasNotturnoFlute and pianoScore and part 50486389 $14.95

Richard PeasleeCataloniaTrumpet(flugelhorn) and pianoScore and part 50486187 $24.95

Augusta Read ThomasShakin’: Homage to Elvis Presley and Igor StravinskyOrchestra score 50486357 $19.95

Siz Piano EtudesScore 50486249 $12.95

Yehudi WynerQuartet for Oboe and String TrioScore and parts 50486239 $30.00

ReviewKaija SaariahoNotes on Light

I have never actually witnessed theatmospheric wonder known as the Northern Lights, but with its bright bursts of color against avast arctic sky, it must be similar to the music of Kaija Saariaho. This excellent Finnish composeris a master of sonic iridescence, a creator of blazing nightscapes for orchestra…Saariaho wrote[Notes on Light], a fascinating new work for her longtime collaborator, the Finnish cellist AnssiKarttunen…[It is] a cello concerto in all but name, with the orchestra and soloist engaged in anever-shifting dialogue…At work from the start is Saariaho’s sensitive ear and highly individualfeel for orchestral color, later enhanced by bright splashes of percussion...

— Jeremy Eichler, Boston Globe

Notes on Light (2006)Cello; 4(pic,afl).2.2+bcl.2(cbn)/4000/

timp.4perc/hp.cel.pf/strAnssi Karttunen, cello

Boston Symphony/Saraste22 February 2007; Symphony Hall, Boston, MA

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ReviewEsa-Pekka SalonenPiano Concerto

...On Thursday night with the New York Philharmonic, Salonen conducted thepremiere of his Piano Concerto, dedicated to the evening’s soloist, YefimBronfman. From its orchestral introduction (a halting yet urgent march withfidgety dotted-rhythm string figurations and lumbering syncopated riffs in thetimpani and drums) to its incandescent conclusion (with the tentativeintroductory music turned into a din of pungently harmonic triumph), this 30-minute concerto in three movements pulls you along its inexorable path....The

piano erupts with skittishriffs and pungent clusterchords, played againstshimmering orchestralsonorities....The entire piano part is formidably difficult....This [is a] dazzlinglyorchestrated piece...

— Anthony Tommasini, The New York Times

Piano Concerto (2007) 30'Piano; 3(1=pic;2=afl&pic;3=pic).3(ca).3(asx)+bcl+cbcl.2+cbn/

3220/timp.4perc/hp.cel/strYefim Bronfman, piano

New York Philharmonic/Salonen1 February 2007

Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, New York City

This month, Harold Rosenbaum presents a seminar and group rehearsal of Samuel Barber’srediscovered — and newly published — Motetto on Words from the Book of Job at the ACDANational Convention in Miami. Rosenbaum came across the work while preparing for a March2005 concert on the eve of Barber’s 95th birthday. The program featured the complete a cappellachoral works of Barber. Previously existing only in manuscript at the Library of Congress, theMotetto, edited by Rosenbaum, is available from your music dealer.

Motetto on Words from the Book of Job (1930)

Text: Job 3:17, 5:1, 11:7-8, 5:7-8 double chorus a capella

On 4 March, Yale’s Schola Cantorum, directed by Simon Carrington,premieres The Ecstasies Above, their commission to Tarik O’Regan. Scoredfor solo octet, chorus, and string quartet, the work is based on a phrase fromEdgar Allan Poe’s poem “Israfel.”

O’Regan elaborates, “Through his creative description of the angel, Israfel,and the heavens, Poe creates a virtuous image of the supernatural. Poecompares this heavenly vision to the harsh reality of human existence. While

the beauty of Israfel’s voice and lyre cansilence even the moon and the stars in theheavens, Poe suggests that if Israfel wereplaced in an earthly environment, he wouldnot sing with such zest...”

Following the premiere, the NationalConference of the American Choral DirectorsAssociation in Miami features O’Regan andthe Cantorum in three performances of TheEcstasies Above.

On 3 March, the Britten Sinfonia presents O’Regan’s Raï, a new work forensemble that he calls “an exploration of the Algerian pop-folk genre.” Onthe 4th, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir, conducted by ClarkRundell, performs Triptych, his recent work for choir and strings based onAndalusian rhythms.

Upcoming: O’Regan is composing StolenVoices, a 20-minute secular choral oratorio,in collaboration with poet MelanieChallenger — joint editor, along with ZlataFilipovic, of the soon-to-be-released volumeStolen Voices (a collection of children’s diarieswritten during times of war). The oratoriowill premiere later in 2007 to mark TheInternational Day of Peace in conjunction with the United Nations.

The Ecstasies Above (2007) 18'2 Alto, 2 Bass, 2 Soprano, 2 Tenor;

SATB chorus ; string quartet

Raï (2006) ca. 12'SATB chorus;

fl, cl(bcl), 2 perc, hp, str4t

Triptych (2005) 17'SATB chorus; string orchestra

Choral Cues O’Regan at Work

Barber “Motetto” Uncovered and In Print

Celebrate Thea Musgrave’s 80th birthday (27 May 1928) during theupcoming concert season with her rich catalogue published by Chesterand Novello, available on www.schirmer.com.

A dramatic work forunaccompanied chorus. Firstconceived in the 1970’s andsubsequently put on hold.Resurrected again in June 2006,when the Israeli and Hezbollahconflict erupted, filling ourtelevision screens and newspaperswith the horrors of war and tragicloss. Such is the impetus behindThea Musgrave’s choral workVoices of Power and Protest, whichreceives its world premiere on 26March by Harold Rosenbaum andthe New York Virtuoso Singers.

Musgrave originally planned to use existing poetry for the texts; but, shecame to realize that she must write her own words in order to convey theessential emotions of the work. Voices of Power and Protest features the singers

as a physical entity, and in followingthat concept, the ensemble takes onvarious staged formations tounderscore Musgrave’s drama.

Throughout the piece, the main chorus is a “block” and stands in contrast toindividual soloists who step out of the chorus to become assorted characters:The Recruit, The Husband, The Wife, The Coward, The Profiteer, and TheOrphan. Together, the soloists become The Survivors. Once they haveperformed, the soloists “disappear,” returning once again to the ensemble.The work ends as the complete ensemble sings, “We have all, all of us lost.”

Voices of Power and Protest (2006) 20'Text: the composer

SATB chorus a cappella

To war!There will be war.The rigor of war is nigh;inexorable, demanding;There will be war!Sacrifices must be made.You must bear it.You must obey.There will be no justiceThere will be no pity.No tears!

— Thea Musgrave

Musgrave’s “Voices of Power and Protest”

Daguerreotype: W.S. Hartshorn, 1848

Edgar Allen Poe

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Peter LiebersonNeruda Songs

This beautiful,touching cycle of fivelove songs on poemsby Pablo Neruda wascomposed by Peter Lieberson for his wife, the late mezzo-soprano Lorraine Hunt Lieberson....This recording,released just months after HuntLieberson’s untimely death, is afitting tribute to her art...thesongs are as arrestingly lovelyand moving as are HuntLieberson’s performances of them....The marriage ofwords and music rarely has been so happy — the sign of agreat song cycle — and the mood of longing, satisfaction,and leisurely sensuality carries us from start to finish. Thiscycle may just be the Four Last Songs of the 21st century.A must.

— Robert Levine, ClassicsToday.com

Lorraine Hunt Lieberson,mezzo-soprano

Boston Symphony/LevineNonesuch CD 79954-2

Opening bars from Richard Danielpour’s River of Light.Premiere: 18 March 2007. Sarah Chang, violin and Ashley Wass,piano. La Jolla, CA. Copyright © 2007. Associated MusicPublishers (BMI). New York, NY. International CopyrightSecured. All Rights Reserved. Used by permission.

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Joan TowerIn Memory

One of several reasons for the overwhelmingpublic rejections of contemporary classicalmusic is its sterility, alack of genuineemotion or, at thevery least, a seeminglyuniversal inability toexpress any depth ofemotion effectively.One exception…is the music of Joan Tower’sIn Memory…. While Ms. Tower was writingher string quartet in memory of [someone]who had recently passed, the events ofSeptember 11, 2001 happened and…quite alot of anger welled up within. The resultingwork is devastatingly rich in emotion andalmost painful to experience.

— Fred Kirshnit, New York Sun

Reviews

In Memory (2002) 12'string quartet

members of theOrchestra of St. Luke’s

8 February 2007Morgan Library,

New York City