Omaha,
NE - The Heartland Festival High School Women’s Honor Choir
January 18 & 19, 2008
The
University of Omaha Heartland Festival
High School Women's Honors Choir, directed
by Dr. Matt Harden, will perform
The White
Rose
FEBRUARY
Peoria, IL - Rock
Valley College Chamber Singers
February 1, 2008
The Rock Valley College Chamber Singers, directed by Paul LaPrade, will
premiere Thou
art the Skyat the Illinois MENC convention
Jonesboro, Georgia (near Atlanta) - The Georgia
MEA All -State Sixth Grade Chorus
February 1,2 2008
The Georgia MEA All -State Sixth Grade Chorus, directed by guest
conductor Emily Ellsworth will perform
Loosin Yelav (SA/piano version)
Milwaukee, WI - The Milwaukee Choral Artists
February 16, 2008 The Milwaukee Choral Artists will premiere of a piece,
Lake Song,
commissioned for the MCA's 10th anniversary
Grand Rapids, MI - ACDA Central Division
Convention
February 20-23, 2008 The ACDA Central Division Convention
Children's Honors Choir, directed by Mary Alice Stollak, will sing
Thanksgiving (also,
Alley Cat Love Song will be in
a convention reading session of women's choir music)
MARCH
Mexico - University of Nebraska (Omaha)
Chamber Choir tour of Mexico
March 2008
My Friend
Elijah will be part of the
tour program
Los Angeles, CA - Vox Femina
Women's Choir
March 8, 2008 Vox Femina,
directed by Dr. Iris Levine will sing
God Says Yes to Me
Miami, FL - The University of
Miami Chorale
March 28, 2008
The University of Miami Chorale (arguably the best collegiate choir in
the country) directed by Jo-Michael Scheibe, will sing
Bright Morning
Stars
APRIL
Normal, IL - The Illinois
State Concert Choir
April 27, 2008
The Illinois State Concert Choir, directed by Karyl Carlson, will sing
HUSH
Grand Rapids, MI - Michigan State
Univ Women's Chamber Ensemble
January 26, 2007
DeVos Place
Second Annual
Michigan Music Conference
(conference runs Jan
25-27)
The Michigan State University Women’s Chamber Ensemble, directed
by Dr,. Sandra Snow, will premiere
God
Says Yes to Me
FEBRUARY
Fort Collins, CO - Colorado All-State
Women's Choir
Feb 4-07, 2007 The Colorado All-State Women's Choir, directed by guest
conductor Lynne Gackle, will perform The
White Rose (to be published by Walton)
Milwaukee, WI - Milwaukee Choral Artists
Feb 9, 2007
Milwaukee Choral Artists, directed by Sharon Hansen will sing Alley Cat Love Songin a
program called: ONE PERFECT ROSE, Love and
Passion in Music and Word - A Valentine's Day Concert;
7:30 pm; Women's Club of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
813 East Kilbourn Avenue
MARCH
Kalamazoo, MI
- Western MI University Choir March 15, 2007
The Western Michigan University Choir, directed by
Dr. James Bass, sings Loosin Yelav,
at the 69th Annual Western Michigan Choral Festival
Chicago, IL - Honors Choir for the American
Kodaly Educators' Annual Convention
March 22-24, 2007 The Honors Choir for the Annual Convention of the
Organization of American Kodaly Educators, directed by Emily
Ellsworth, will perform Where go the
Boats (published by Roger Dean)
Santa Clara, CA - The Choral
Project March 25, 2007
The Choral Project, directed by Daniel Hughes, sings
Go Down, Moses in a guest
artist concert for the Santa Clara Concert Association
Indianapolis, IN - University of
Indianapolis Women's Choir
March 31, 2007
The University of Indianapolis Women's Choir, directed by
Dr. Paul Kraznovsky, will perform Alley
Cat Love Song
Holland, MI - Hope College Concert Choir Hope College Concert Choir, directed by Dr. Brad
Richmond, will perform My Friend Elijah
(published soon by Walton)
Rochester, NY - University of Rochester
Women's Choir The University of Rochester Women's Choir will perform
the Lark in the Clear Air
(to be published 2008 by Walton)
APRIL
Pittsburgh, PA - University of
Pittsburg Women's Ensemble
April 13, 2007
The University of Pittsburgh Women's Ensemble, directed
by Lorraine Milovac, will perform God Says
Yes to Me, and A City called
Heaven, in a concert at Heinz Chapel.
Ann Arbor, MI - University of Michigan
Men's Glee Club April 14, 2007 The University of Michigan Men's Glee Club, directed by Paul
Rardin, will premiere Jenny Kiss'd Me,
to be published by Santa Barbara in June.
Various tour venues in
Pennsylvania,
April 15-17, 2007
Edinboro, PA
April 22, 2007 The University Singers of Edinboro University (PA), directed by
Peter van den Honert, will perform My Friend
Elijah,Hear de Lambs a-cryin',
and Peter Go Ring-a dem Bells
in a concert on campus. They will perform the same music on a tour of
Pennsylvania later in April.
Tampa, FL - University of
South Florida Bel Canto Women's Choir
April 26, 2007
University of South Florida Bel Canto Women's Choir, directed by
Lynne Gackle, will perform
The White Rose
MAY Milwaukee, WI
- University of WI/Milwaukee Women's Choir
May 5, 2007 The University of Wisconsin/Milwaukee Women's Choir, directed
by Gloria Hansen, will perform The Mashed
Potato Love Song from Play
with your Food!
Grand Rapids, MI - Calvin College
Capella May 6, 2007, 8pm, free admission
The Calvin College Capella will perform
El
Limonar Florido (The Lemon Grove in Blossom), a
large scale piece with texts by Antonio Machado. Many thanks to
their director Joel Navarro for taking on this piece for its Midwest
premiere
Charleston, SC - Motet Singers of
Myers Park Baptist Church The Motet Singers of Myers Park Baptist Church
performed Behold I tell you a Mystery
(published by Oxford) in concerts at their Charlotte, NC church
Spring 2007 and at a special concert at the famous Piccolo Spoleto
Festival in Charleston, SC May 26, 2007.
JULY Green Lake,
WI - National Conference of the Fellowship of American Baptist
Musicians
July 14-21, 2007 Sharon Hansen, guest clinician, will direct
Bright Morning
Stars with the grade 8-12 Youth Choir at the National
Conference of the Fellowship of American Baptist Musicians.
Evanston, IL -
National High School Institute of Music
July 27, 2007 The choir of the National High School Institute of
Music, held at Northwestern University, will sing
Peter, Go Ring-a dem Bells,
directed by Grammy-winner Mary Alice Stollak
OCTOBER
Ithaca, NY- The Ithaca
College Women's Chorale October 7, 2007 The Ithaca College Women's Chorale,
directed by Janet Galvan will perform three movements from Cantigas de Amigo
Indianapolis, IN - University of Indianapolis Women's Choir,
October 17, 2007 The Univ of Indianapolis Women's Choir, directed by Paul
Krasnovsky will performGod Says Yes to Me
Mount Pleasant, MI - Central Michigan
University Chamber Singers October 21, 2007 The Central Michigan University Chamber Singers, directed by Nina
Nash-Robertson will perform The Blind Man,
plus two other selections TBA
St Johns University, Minnesota
- The Women's Choral of Northwestern College
Oct 27, 2007 The Women's Chorale of Northwestern
College, directed by Mary Kay Geston, performed El Noi De
la Mare,
as part of the Minnesota ACDA 18Th Annual Men's and Women's Choir
Festival
Ithaca, NY - The Cornell University Chorus October 28, 2007 The Cornell University Chorus, directed by Scott Tucker will
performThe Lark in the Clear
Air
NOVEMBER
Notre Dame, IN - The University of St. Mary's
Collegiate Choir
Nov. 8, 2007 The University of St. Mary's Collegiate Choir, directed by
Nancy Menk will perform Cantigas de Amigo
Blair,
Nebraska - The EMC Choral Clinic
November 12, 2007
My Friend
Elijah
will be showcased at the EMC Choral
Clinic
Des Moines, Iowa - The Drake
Chorale
November 18 - Cavalcade of Choirs Concert The Drake Chorale, conducted by Barbara Sletto, will perform
The White Rose
DECEMBER
East Lansing, MI - The Michigan State
University Children's Choir
December 1 and
December 16, 2007 A
new Hanukkah piece, Unending Flame,
for children's choir with orchestra, commissioned by the Grammy winning
Michigan State University Children's Choir will be premiered Dec. 1st.
The piece will
also be sung Dec. 16th by the MSU Children's Choir with the Lansing
Symphony Orchestra
visit
www.lansingsymphony.org
MSU's Home for
the Holidays:
Date: 12/1/2007 Time: 8 p.m.
Location: Cobb Great Hall, Wharton Center, Shaw Lane at Bogue
Street
East Lansing, MI
Symphony Orchestra, Women’s Glee Club, Men’s Glee Club, Children’s
Choir, and State Singers
Madison, WI - The Festival Choir of Madison
Dec. 1, 2007 The Festival Choir of Madison, directed by Drew Collins will
premiere the harp accompanied version ofDing Dong
Merrily on High
http://www.festivalchoir.org/
Chicago, Illinois - The Women's Choir of North Park College Dec. 1 & 2,
2007 The women's choir of North Park College,
directed by Margie Johnston, will perform A Cradle Song
Normal, Illinois
- The Women's Choir of Illinois State University
Dec 2, 2007 The women's choir of Illinois State
University, under the direction of Dr. Karyl Carlson, will perform the
orchestrated version of
I Saw three Ships.
East Lansing, MI - The Michigan State
University Children's Choir
Dec 2007 (exact date TBA) The Michigan State University Children's Choir, directed by
Mary Alice Stollak will premiere of a commissioned arrangement ofThe Teddy Bear's
Picnic, for the choir's annual Teddy Bear Tea (the
arrangement is very silly)
Omaha, NE - The Nebraska Choral Arts Society
December 7 & 8, 2007 The Nebraska Choral Arts Society will premiere of a
commission to celebrate their 25th anniversary, Winter Night's Carol,
for SATB, children's choir and brass. Plus the premiere of the
choral/brass version ofDing Dong Merrily on
High
http://www.choirmusic.org/
Wheaton, IL - The Glen Ellyn
Children's Chorus (Concert Choir)
December 15, 2007 The Glen Ellyn Children's Chorus (Concert Choir) will perform
Peace on Earthand
Hope
as part of their holiday concert in Edman Chapel,
Wheaton College
http://www.gechildrenschorus.org
2006
DECEMBER
Lancaster, CA - Belle Voci Dorate
December 3
Belle Voci Dorate, directed by Heather KinKennon, will perform the
Christmas carol
Cantarcillo de la Virgen
Grand Rapids, MI - Calvin College
Capella Dec 8, 2006 The Calvin College Capellawill perform
Il est ne le Divin Enfant
Pittsburgh,
PA - Pittsburgh University Women's Ensemble Dec 9, 2006 The Pittsburgh University Women's
Ensemble, directed by Lorraine Milovac, will perform
The Wexford Carol Lansing, MI - Lansing Symphony &
MI State Univ Children's Choir December 17 The Lansing (MI) Symphony Orchestra with Grammy winning
Mary Alice Stollak and her
Michigan State University Children's Choir
will perform the orchestrated version of I Saw Three Ships
Santa Fe, NM
December 3, 8, 10, 15, 17 - Santa Fe Women's Ensemble The
Santa Fe Women's Ensemble will premiere a new piece they have
commissioned from me, Winter Solstice,
for SSA/harp or piano. The texts are by New Mexico poets Lonnie
Howard and the late Elizabeth Searle Lamb.
NOVEMBER
South Bend, Indiana - St.
Mary's University Women's Choir
November 9, 16, 17
The St. Mary's University Women's Choir, directed by Dr. Nancy Menk,
will perform Alley Cat Love Song
OCTOBER 2006
Milwaukee, WI - The
Milwaukee Choral Artists
October 14, 2006 The
Milwaukee Choral Artists will sing A
City called Heaven in a concert called Songs of
Survival -- musical profiles in courage that illuminate the
indomitable human spirit. From the songbook of our own country, the
evening will resound with African American spirituals and sacred
songs as well as songs from everyday life and from diverse social
movements.
Rome, GA - The Shorter
College Choir
October 15
The Shorter College Choir, directed by Matthew Hoch, will give the
premiere of the spiritual arrangement
Peter Go Ring-a dem Bells
Indianapolis, IN - University of
Indianapolis Women's Choir
October 22 (also March 31, 2007)
The University of Indianapolis Women's Choir, directed by
Dr. Paul Kraznovsky, will perform Alley
Cat Love Song
Grand Rapids, MI - ACDA State
Convention
Calvin College
October 28
The
Michigan State University Children's Choir,
directed by Grammy winner Mary Alice Stollak will premiere my
arrangement of Loosin Yelav,
an Armenian folk song (to be published by Santa Barbara Music
Press).
JULY 2006
Pasadena, CA - Nat'l Assn of
Church Musicians Convention
Date TBA "God is My Salvation",
performed by a special auditioned chamber choir, directed by guest
conductor Charles Bruffy, as part of the National Assocation of Church
Musicians annual convention. The program also holds the Rutter Gloria.
website:
http://www.nacmhq.org/content/summer_conference/
JUNE
New York, NY - C4, a Choral Composer/Conductor Collective June 9, 2006 Premiere of Briefly It Enters, and Briefly
Speaks by "C4", a new choir comprised of young composers and choral
conductors, in New York City. For more info on C4, go to
www.c4ensemble.org
My Friend
Elijah, performed by the Michigan All-State Choir,
directed by Dr. Sharon Hansen
APRIL
LaGrange, Illinois - Lyons
Township High School
April 6, 2006; 7:30 pm Lyons Township HS Treble Choir, directed
by Connie Lyda, will premiere the new arrangement of
A City Called
Heaven. The program also features my SSAA version of
Dan Gawthrop's classic,
Sing me to Heaven.
Chicago and Midwest
March 17-27, 2006
The Cappella
of Calvin College, directed by Dr. Joel Navarro, will perform
A Million
Miracles on their March Midwest tour concerts. It will
be sung at all the concerts except the concert at Fourth Presbyterian
Church in Chicago.
The SSAA arangement of Dan Gawthrop's
Sing Me to Heaven will be
one of the selections on a program entitled A Spring Offering.
website:
www.sfwe.org
Holland,
Michigan
Saturday, March 18, 2006
Holland Chorale Community Enrichment Concert Guest Conductor Charles Bruffy Zeeland Community Reformed Church - 7:30pm Concert; 7:00pm pre concert talk
Guest conductor Charles Bruffy will lead the Holland Chorale in the
beautiful Faure “Requiem” and the Rutter “Gloria”. Bruffy will
complement these featured works with a variety of high-powered choral
selections, including my own God is
My
Salvation, originally written for Charles' Kansas City
Chorale. website:
www.hollandchorale.org
FEBRUARY
Oak Park & Chicago, IL -
Chicago a Cappella
FEBRUARY 11 & 18, 2006
Chicago a cappella will be singing the
world premiere of Here da Lambs a-cryin
as part of their concert of American spirituals.
JANUARY
Peoria, Ilinois
JANUARY 262006
Premiere of Alley
Cat Love Song, a new piece commissioned by the
Naperville North High School Treble Choir, directed by JimYabrough,
at the Illinois IMEA convention.
2005
DECEMBER
Northfield, Minnesota - St. Olaf
Manitou Singers
DECEMBER
1,2,3,4
I Saw Three Ships,
performed by the St.Olaf Manitou SIngers conducted by Sigrid Johnson,
as part of the St, Olaf Christmas Festival. Visit the Christmas
Festival website at
www.stolaf.edu/christmasfest/ for ticket info, radio broadcast
listings around the country, and CD sales. This is the big Christmas
concert that is broadcast on TV and radio around the country. If you
attend in person there is a Scandinavian smorgasbord!
Santa Fe, New Mexico - Santa Fe
Woman's Ensemble
DECEMBER
4.9.11.16.18
The new arrangement of The
Wexford Carol will be sung by the Santa Fe Women's Ensemble in a
concert celebrating the holiday season and the beginning of their 25th
year of concerts. The concerts, conducted by Linda Raney, will be held
in the beautiful Loretto Chapel.
Chicago, Illinois - Roosevelt
University Women's Choir
DECEMBER
5, 7:30 PM
The Roosevelt University Women's Choir,
directed by Anne Heider, will perform "I
Saw Three Ships" at Ganz Hall, 430 S. Michigan Avenue
in Chicago.
Lansing, Michigan - Michigan
State University Children's Choir
I Saw Three Ships
will be performed at the St. Mary's College Lessons and Carols in
Loretto Chapel - accompanied by liturgical dancers
NOVEMBER
Oak Park, Illinois - OPRF
Children's Choir
November 6
"Thanksgiving"
performed by the Oak Park and River Forest Children's Choir
Canterini Singers, directed by Rosetta Sellers-Varela
Minneapolis, Minnesota -
VocalEssence
Nov. 27
Summer's Bounty,
the first movement of Play with your Food!, will be sung by
one of the great choirs in this country, VocalEssence
directed by Philip Brunelle, in a special collaborative Thanksgiving
concert with Garrison Keillor entitled "We Gather Together". For
more info, visit
http://www.vocalessence.org/concerts/2gather.php
Fredericksburg, Virginia -
Univ. of Mary Washington Women's Choir
November 28
Premiere of a new arrangement of "The
Wexford Carol" and also a performance of "El
Noi de la Mare" by the University of Mary Washington
Women's Choir, directed by Jane Tavernier
OCTOBER
Chicago (and suburbs), Illinois
Oct. 1,7,8
Play with your Food!
will be sung by Chicago A Cappella in a concert entitled "The
Musical Food Groups". In a new twist, director Jonathan Miller
will ask the audience to choose the order of the five movements of
the piece, like designing a menu at a restaurant. If you haven't
heard the "Mashed Potato/Love Song", this will surely be a
great performance of that ditty! visit
www.chicagoacappella.org for further info.
Oct 1st in Oak Park;Oct. 7th in Chicago; Oct. 8th in
Evanston
Grand Rapids, MI - MI State Univ
Children's Choir
Oct. 28
"little tree"
and "Thanksgiving", two new
pieces commissioned by
The Michigan State University Children’s Choir,
will be premiered at the Michigan ACDA Fall convention. Both pieces
will be published soon by Santa Barbara Music Press.
MAY
May 1
— The White Rose will be premiered
by the Manitou Singers of
St. Olaf College, directed by Sigrid
Johnson
Spring (date?) Play with Your Food!
performed by Treble by Nature, Denver, CO
APRIL
April 9, 15, and 17
— Will
You Be Sensible, Girl!
will be premiered by
chicago a cappella, directed by Jonathan Miller, in Oak Park,
Evanston, and Chicago, IL
April 25— Play with Your Food! will be
performed by The Boston Conservatory Women's Chorale, directed by
John Delorey
April 29
— Cantigas de Amigo (in the four
cello version) performed by the Santa Monica High School Women's
Ensemble, directed by Christopher Rhodes
MARCH
March 5, 12
— My Friend Elijah(SSA and piano)
will be premiered by
Vox Caelestis Women’s Chorus in Oak Park,IL
and Chicago, IL
March 6
— The mixed chorus version of
Play with
Your Food! will be premiered by
South Bend Chamber Singers, directed by
Nancy Menk
March 17 — The Night is Young will be
premiered by Elgin High School Treble Choir, directed by Roz Zager
March 17
—
Drop Thy Still Dews of Quietness will
be premiered by the University of Missouri Kansas City Conservatory
Chorale, directed by Charles Robinson
March 26
— World Premiere of
God is my Salvation
for double SATB choir and two trumpets by the
Kansas City Chorale, under the direction of Charles Bruffy. This
piece was composed especially for this Easter concert at the
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. The Kansas City area’s musical pride
and joy, the Kansas City Chorale, returns to perform its much-lauded
Easter Saturday concert. The 24-artist Chorale, led by artistic
director Charles Bruffy, earns its reputation as a word-class
ensemble through live performances and numerous recordings which
have received rave reviews nationwide.
FEBRUARY
February 2-5— Sing me to Heaven
performed at
the national ACDA convention in Los Angeles by Greece Arcadia High
Women's Choir, directed by Kristy Kosko
Feb 6
— A Cradle Song sung as an
All-State choir selection at the Georgia MENC convention, conducted
by my pal Rollo Dilworth
Feb 10
— Play with Your Food! performed by The Alden Voices of
The Worcester Polytechnic Institute, directed by John Delorey
Feb 12
— The Lark in the Clear Air will
be performed by the
Milwaukee Choral Artists, directed by Dr. Sharon Hansen
Feb. 27—El Limonar Florido
will be
premiered by the Worcester
Polytechnic Institute Men's Glee Club, assisted by women form
the Boston Conservatory at the Worcester, Massachusetts Art Museum.
Also, the premiere of Eine Klezmer Nachtmusik on the
same concert.
Feb. 27—My Friend Elijah (SATB) will be
premiered by
The Grinnell Singers, under the direction of Dr. John Rommereim,
with subsequent performance on their March midwest tour
JANUARY
January 28
— Drop thy still Dews of Quietness
premiered by the University of Missouri at Kansas City Conservatory
Choir, directed by Chuck Robinson, at the Missouri MENC convention
2004
Jan 30 —
Cantigas de Amigo (in the new piano
version) performed by Naperville North (IL)High School Treble Choir,
directed by Jim Yarbrough at the IMEA
All-State music conference in Peoria, IL
May 6,8,15,16
— World premiere of Esta Tarde, mi bien (This Evening,
my love), first prize winner of the Cambridge Madrigal
Singers International Composition
Competition for 2004. The May 6thpremiere
was by the Cambridge Madrigal
Singers, directed by Dr. Raymond Fahrner, at the McDowell Colony in New Hampshire; subsequent
performances in Boston
June
— Performances of various pieces by the Naperville North High
School Mixed Choir on tour of Boston and New York City
Performances by the
Ft. Wayne’s Children’s Choir, directed by Fred Meads, at
PICCFest (part of the Oregon Bach Festival)
Summer
Various pieces featured in ACDA reading sessions in New York,
Massachusetts, Ohio, Alabama, Florida, Illinois
Fall
Various pieces featured in ACDA reading sessions in Michigan,
Colorado and Wisconsin
Oct 29 — Cantarcillo de la
Virgen, performed by The Western Michigan University Women’s
Chorale, directed by Dee Gauthier, at the Michigan Fall ACDA
conference
Oct 30 — Behold, I Tell You a
Mystery, by Howl!, directed by mixologist supreme Jonathan
Davids, In New York City
Nov 6 — A Cradle Song,
performed by Belle Voci, directed by Margaret Green, in Portland,
OR
Nov 14-15 — Sing me to Heaven,
performed by Vox Femina, directed by Dr. Iris Levine, in Los
Angeles,CA
Dec 18 — I Saw Three Ships,
performed by Bel Canto (The Mississippi Childchoir) directed by
Lillian Lee
Dec 19 — World premiere of The
Bethlehem Star, a large scale SATB a cappellapiece commissioned by the
South Bend Chamber Singers, Dr. Nancy Menk, director
December — A Cradle Song performed by the North Park
College Choir, directed by Dr. Rollo Dilworth
2003
Performances of various pieces by:
The Affinity String Trio premiers Tiny Stars
•The Boston Conservatory
Women’s Ensemble, directed by John Delorey
Feb 1, 2008
Peoria, IL The Rock Valley College Chamber
Singers, directed by Paul LaPrade, will premiere Thou art
the Skyat the Illinois MENC convention
Feb 16, 2008
Milwaukee, WI The Milwaukee Choral Artists will premiere of a piece,
Lake Song,
commissioned for the MCA's 10th anniversary
Mar 28, 2008
Miami, FL The University of Miami Chorale (arguably the
best collegiate choir in the country) directed by Jo-Michael
Scheibe, will sing
Bright Morning
Stars
