Annual American Composers Update

Warren Benson is Professor Emeritus at the Eastman School of Music. Recent works include Aurora Morning, an organ meditation; Tango en la Tarde, for piano; and Daughter of the Stars, for band, commissioned by an Alexandria, VA high school. In addition the Eastman School of Music has commissioned About Love, a set of songs for voice, guitar, and viola, to celebrate the school's 75th anniversary. Two CD's are in process with Albany Records.

On July 12, 1997, The Drums of Summer (Theodore Presser) premiered in Schladming, Austria, with the Meadows Wind Ensemble and Chorale, conducted by Jack Delaney. Scored for 18 winds, 16 voices, six percussion, piano, celeste, and bass viol, the work was commissioned by Southern Methodist University.

Symphony II -- Lost Songs; Carl Fischer, Inc.

Songs for the End of the World; Jan DeGaetani, English horn, French horn, cello, and marimba; Albany Records. Danyon -- Memory; Shadow-Wood,with mezzo-soprano Virginia DuPuy; Dawn's Early Light; Gasparo Records, winter 1997-98.