Kirke Mechem - Winter 2003

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Premieres

Tartuffe, a three-act opera by National Arts Associate Kirke Mechem, had its first Austrian production, with the Wiener Kammeroper, 18 performances May 2-June 11, 2002, in Vienna, Daniel Hoyem-Cavazza, conductor, and Peter Pawlik, stage director. Scene 1 from The Newport Rivals had its orchestral premiere at a New York City Opera Showcasing American Composers program, May 9, 2002, with George Manahan conducting.

Performances

Besides its Austrian premiere, Tartuffe was produced by the University of Southern Maine, in Portland, April 20, 2002; by Southeastern Louisiana University March 20-23; and by the University of Arizona, in Tuscon, April 10-22, 2001. Songs of the Slave, a suite from the opera John Brown, presented by the Claremont Colleges, March 2-3, 2002, and by the Los Angeles Concert Orchestra with Santa Monica College Chorale and First United Methodist Choir, James E. Smith, conductor, June 2, 2002, will be performed by the University of North Texas chorus and orchestra, under Randall K. Horton, February 22, 2003. Sean Deibler led the Music Group of Philadelphia in Singing Is So Good A Thing: An Elizabethian Recreation, a cantata for choir and orchestra, May 17-19, 2002. In June-July 2002, the German Radio Choir, conducted by André Thomas, toured Germany with Blow Ye The Trumpet. Haydn's Return, Variations on the "Farewell" Symphony was played by the Peninsula Symphony Orchestra, under Mitchell Klein, May 10-11, 2002, in San Mateo, CA.

Publications

The Winds of May: Five Short Songs for Chorus, SATB a cappella choir; Two Ballads for Christmas, SATB or SSA choir with guitar or keyboard (new accompaniment); G. Schirmer, taken over from ECS Publishing.

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The 2003 American Composers Update

Kirke Mechem***

Premieres

Performances

Publications

Further Information




		The 2003 American Composers Update as published in PAN PIPES, Volume 95, Number 2 Kirke Mechem* Premieres** Tartuffe, a three-act opera by National Arts Associate Kirke Mechem, had its first Austrian production, with the Wiener Kammeroper, 18 performances May 2-June 11, 2002, in Vienna, Daniel Hoyem-Cavazza, conductor, and Peter Pawlik, stage director. Scene 1 from The Newport Rivals had its orchestral premiere at a New York City Opera Showcasing American Composers program, May 9, 2002, with George Manahan conducting. Performances Besides its Austrian premiere, Tartuffe was produced by the University of Southern Maine, in Portland, April 20, 2002; by Southeastern Louisiana University March 20-23; and by the University of Arizona, in Tuscon, April 10-22, 2001. Songs of the Slave, a suite from the opera John Brown, presented by the Claremont Colleges, March 2-3, 2002, and by the Los Angeles Concert Orchestra with Santa Monica College Chorale and First United Methodist Choir, James E. Smith, conductor, June 2, 2002, will be performed by the University of North Texas chorus and orchestra, under Randall K. Horton, February 22, 2003. Sean Deibler led the Music Group of Philadelphia in Singing Is So Good A Thing: An Elizabethian Recreation, a cantata for choir and orchestra, May 17-19, 2002. In June-July 2002, the German Radio Choir, conducted by André Thomas, toured Germany with Blow Ye The Trumpet. Haydn's Return, Variations on the "Farewell" Symphony was played by the Peninsula Symphony Orchestra, under Mitchell Klein, May 10-11, 2002, in San Mateo, CA. Publications The Winds of May: Five Short Songs for Chorus, SATB a cappella choir; Two Ballads for Christmas, SATB or SSA choir with guitar or keyboard (new accompaniment); G. Schirmer, taken over from ECS Publishing. ***Sigma Alpha Iota National Arts Associate Further Information 2000-2001 American Composers Update 1999-2000 American Composers Update 1998-1999 American Composers Update 1997-1998 American Composers Update 1996-1997 American Composers Update SAI's Composers Bureau Online. SAI's Music for Young People section
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