Annual American Composers Update
A. Oscar Haügland
A. Oscar Haügland is retired as a professor of theory/composition
at Northern Illinois University, in DeKalb. Recently completed
pieces are
Concertino for Bassoon and Strings,
and piano works
Kelly's Melody and
Zarja's Waltz.
Premieres
In 1998, works heard first at Northern Illinois University
were
Suites 22, 23, 24, 25 (selected movements),
for two bassoons, with Lisa J. Weiss-Cornelius and Emily
Suzanne Miller (Mar. 29); and
The Flag, with the
Northern Illinois Children's Concert Choir, Carol Stubbs
conducting (May 31).
Performances
: Kristen Cuneo, French horn, performed
Lento at
the First United Methodist Church, in Elmhurst, IL, Mar.
29, 1998. DeKalb's Westminster Presbyterian Church Chancel
Choir, Jasper Zili conducting, sang
Son of God, Eternal
Saviour, Apr. 26, 1998. In 1998, the Northern Illinois
Children's Concert Choir, led by Stubbs, presented
The
Flag at George Washington's home, Mt. Vernon, VA (June
8); and at the Navy Memorial, Washington, DC, for the
Festival of States Celebration (June 9).
Publications
:
Concertino for Bassoon and Strings; Hoa Music
Publisher.
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