Annual American Composers Update
M. William Karlins
SAI National Arts Associate M. William Karlins, on the
faculty of Northwestern University, in Evanston, IL, lives
in Northbrook, IL. Information about his music is available
through the Garlic Press. In 1998, he received an Artists
Fellowship Award from the Illinois Arts Council. At the
Stefan Wolpe Festival at Temple University, Philadelphia,
PA, Mar. 19-22, 1998, he served on two panels, "Wolpe
Students with Experience in both Jazz and New Music,"
and "Reminiscences of Wolpe, the Man and the Teacher."
Performances
The Stepan Wolpe Festival included performances of
Music
for Tenor Saxophone and Piano and
Quartet No. 1,
with the Temple University Saxophone Quartet and pianist
Charles Abramovic, Mar. 19, 1998. In 1998, the North American
Saxophone Alliance, held at Northwestern University, featured
Nostalgie, for 12 saxophones, played by prominent
saxophonists (Mar. 26);
Impromptu, for alto saxophone
and organ, with Paul Bro and Terry Spina (Mar. 27); and
Music for Tenor Saxophone and Piano, with Craig
Beery and Yoko Yamada-Selvaggio (Mar. 28). Roland Dowdy,
alto saxophone, played
Seasons, for solo saxophone,
at the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA,
Apr. 5, 1998. Sponsored by the Fulbright Commission, an
American Culture Center program presented
String Trio,
Drei Kleine Cembalostücke, Song for Soprano, Alto Flute,
and Cello, and
String Quartet with Voice, Sept.
27, 1998 in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Recordings
Music for Alto Saxophone and Piano; George Wolfe
and The New Millennium Ensemble; Soundwind Records
Lifting
the Veil SW1133.
Music for Tenor Saxophone and
Piano; Thomas Walsh and Kari Miller-Magg; RIAX
Shaking
the Pumpkin RICA-2001.
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