World Premieres
In perhaps the most important World Premiere of
Dan Locklair's music in recent years, his
Symphony No. 1 ("Symphony of Seasons"), which is
being commissioned by a consortium of American
orchestras, will be given its World Premiere by
the Louisville Symphony Orchestra, Uriel Segal,
Music Director, on 19 October 2002, Louisville,
KY. Future performances will take the work to the
North Carolina Symphony, the Salisbury Symphony
(also in NC) and the Salt Lake Symphony in Utah,
as well as others throughout the country.
For more information about this project, visit
http://www.jamesarts.com/lock-consort.htm
Duke University commissioned Dr. Locklair for
a new organ work celebrating the 70th anniversary
of the installation of the 1932 Æolian
Organ. The Æolian Sonata was given its
World Premiere by Chapel Organist David Arcus, on
2 June 2002, Duke Chapel, Duke University,
Durham, NC. The three-movement composition is
written "in remembrance of the darkness of
Sept.11 from which emerged hope for peace and joy
in Thanksgiving,"
Classical Voice North Carolina wrote of the
premiere, "(this was) a successful piece in all
senses-appropriate to the times, and for showing
off the variety of the capabilities of this
particular organ on this occasion." The score is
published by Subito Music Corp. (http://www.subitomusic.com/) and
distributed by Theodore Presser.
ASCAP Award
Dan Locklair was awarded his 22nd consecutive
ASCAP Award in June from the American Society of
Composers, Authors and Publishers.
Locklair in
Residence
Dan Locklair will be Composer-in-Residence for
the Brevard Music Festival 2002 (14 June - 4
August). In this post he will oversee rehearsals
and performances of his works, present two public
lectures, teach and present masterclasses to the
Center's composition students. Selected pieces to
be performed and composer activities are listed
below:
Performance of Locklair's Hues for Orchestra
(Three Brief Tone Poems) by the BMC Festival
Orchestra (David Effron, Conductor), Brevard
Music Center, 3:00 P.M., 30 June. Performance
also includes soprano Deborah Voigt in arias by
Verdi, Weber and Strauss and the Orchestra
performing Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade.
Performance of Locklair's Dream Steps (A Trio
for Flute, Viola and Harp) by a trio of Brevard
Music Center faculty (Jennifer Nitchman, flute,
Royce McLarry, viola, Fran Duffy, harp), Brevard
Music Center, 7:30 P.M., 8 July.
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Performance of Freedom's Gate (A Fanfare for 2
Antiphonal Brass Quartets and Percussion) on the
Canadian Brass Alumni and Friends Concert,
Brevard Music Center at 7:30 P.M., 10 July.
Performance of Locklair's A Pilgrim's Lot (A
Concert Piece for Band) on the Transylvania Wind
Ensemble and Band Concert, Brevard Music Center,
1:30 P.M., 27 July.
Performance of Locklair's Reynolda Reflections
(A Trio in Five Movements for Flute, Cello and
Piano) by a trio of Brevard faculty (Helen
Blackburn, flute, Mike Daniels, cello, Douglas
Weeks, piano), Brevard Music Center, 7:30 P.M.,
31 July.
Vocal works (yet to be announced) of Dan
Locklair will appear on the Brevard Art Song
Recital concert, 7:30 P.M., 21 July.
Dan Locklair will be featured in two
Composer's Lectures. Both are free. 6:30 P.M. 11
July 2002, Brevard Music Center and 6:30 P.M. 24
July, Brevard Music Center.
For more information about these concerts,
visit Brevard online at
http://www.brevardmusic.org/
Upcoming
Performances
Dan Locklair has a number of performances of his
music upcoming during 2002. These include: Sonata
da chiesa (for organ and flute) will be performed
by American organist Marilyn Keiser and flutist
Mimi Stillman on 2 and 4 July 2002, American
Guild of Organist's 2002 National Convention,
Philadelphia, PA, First Baptist Church, [Not open
to general public.]
Reynolda Reflections (A Trio for Flute, Cello
and Piano) by Dan Locklair will be performed on
the Fall concert series of the Mid-Atlantic
Chamber Music Society, Wilmington, DE, on 13
October 2002.
Locklair on the Web
For more information about composer Dan
Locklair, including a bio, list of works,
discography and much more, please visit http://www.locklair.com. For a
calendar of recent and upcoming performances and
other events for the balance of 2002, visit
here.
You can also contact Jeffrey James Arts
Consulting at 516-586-3433 or jamesarts@worldnet.att.net.
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