I'm happy to announce that on April 18th, Steve Knight will conduct the Henderson State University Symphony Band in a performance of Goodnight, Goodnight. Here are more details: Henderson State University Symphony Band Performance When: Wednesday, April 18, 2012 7:30 PM Where: Arkansas Hall Auditorium Webpage: here
Thank you to Steve Knight and Dr. Jesse Leyva for their support of my music, and best wishes for a great performance!
Dr. Mark Walker, Director of Bands at Troy University in Troy, Alabama leads a performance tomorrow, March 6, of Lauda. Lauda was also recently performed by Gary Green and the University of Miami Wind Ensemble on February 27, and the Bethel College Wind Ensemble at KMEA on February 23rd. Best wishes to the Troy University Symphony Band for a great performance tomorrow!
Last year's Westminster Chamber Music Workshop was a great success and we are looking forward to sharing more wonderful music experiences with the community this year. For our second season, the WCMW will present four exciting events - one on each of the Saturdays in May - May 5, May 12, May 19, May 26. These special events are intended to be educational, entertaining, and fun, combining the performance of music with insight from our esteemed guest artists. Best of all, in keeping with our mission to provide all people with exposure to excellent musical opportunities, all events are FREE of charge and OPEN to ALL! If you are anywhere near central MA or the Boston area, please join us! Saturday May 5, 2012 – 7:00pm First Congregational Church of Westminster 138 Main Street, Westminster, MA 01473 THE SAMIRAH EVANS JAZZ TRIO Co-Presented by CenterStage at FSU
Saturday May 12, 2012 – 7:00pm First Congregational Church of Westminster 138 Main Street, Westminster, MA 01473 COMMUNITY SING Led by Dr. Susan Conkling
Saturday May 19, 2012 – 7:00pm First Congregational Church of Westminster 138 Main Street, Westminster, MA 01473 THE SAXOPHONE QUARTET Directed by Lynn Klock
Saturday May 26 – 7:00pm First Congregational Church of Westminster 138 Main Street, Westminster, MA 01473 THE COPERNICUS DUO Jamecyn Morey - violin, David Bebe - cello
Tomorrow morning, bright and early, I head out to Kansas for the KMEA Workshop. The Bethel College Wind Ensemble directed by Timothy Shade will be performing "Lauda" and I sure hope my plane is on time - I only have 40 minutes from landing to the start of the concert! Also, on Friday morning I will be participating in a panel discussion about composing and commissioning, organized by Tim. Here is an article that appeared in the Bethel College News yesterday.
February 18, 2012"Goodnight, Goodnight" included in the JW Pepper "Directors Reading Band" Session at CA All-State Directed by Dr. Jesse Leyva Fresno, CA
February 23, 2012 Bethel College Wind Ensemble performs "Lauda" Directed by Timothy Shade Kansas Music Educators Association Workshop Wichita, KS
February 27, 2012 University of Miami Wind Ensemble performs "Lauda" Directed by Gary Green University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
March 9, 2012 Troy University Symphony Band performs "Lauda" Directed by Dr. Mark Walker Troy, Alabama
March 31, 2012 University of Central Florida Saxophone & Flute Ensemble premieres "Nocturne IV" Annual UCF SaxFest - Orlando, FL
May 20, 2012 Greater Gardner Community Choir performs "Goodnight, Goodnight" Directed by Diane Cushing Gardner, MA
Today Ashley and I presented a short musical program for preschoolers - it was a blast! We had an incredible turnout - 56 children plus teachers and parents! "Saxophone Steve" (my made-up superhero saxophone character!) made a surprise entrance playing some jazzy saxophone, and we sang a bunch of fun songs with the joyful crowd. We even handed out stickers at the end! See Ashley's post here for a full description of our program.
As many of you know, last year my wife and I started the Westminster Chamber Music Workshop - a series of free community music events. We just posted a sneak peek of the 2012 WCMW over at the WCMW blog here. Be sure to hold the following dates - we have some free events you will NOT WANT TO MISS!
All events will be held at the First Congregational Church of Westminster, MA. Save the dates, and join us for the 2012 WCMW! More details coming soon...
I'm excited to announce that Goodnight, Goodnight for Band will be included in the "Directors Reading Band" session at the California All-State Music Education Conference on February 18th! Dr. Jesse Leyva will be conducting the session, which is being sponsored by JW Pepper. For the complete schedule of the Conference, click here.
Goodnight, Goodnight for concert band was recognized as an Honorable Mention in the recent CBDNA Young Band Composition Contest! Check out the winner and other honorable mentions here.
My good friend Chung Park called last night to tell me that the grade 9-10 Florida All-State Orchestra is going to start off their concert Saturday with my arrangement of the Star Spangled Banner! Chung is this year's Guest Conductor for the All-State Concert Orchestra (which is sure to be an awesome experience for those kids because Chung is an amazing, inspiring musician). If you are in Tampa Bay on Saturday, here are the details: When: Saturday January 14, 2012 - 2:00pm Where: Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center Room: Morsani Hall
You can find out more about the Florida All-State Conference here. And, here is the concert page with info on Chung.
If you are interested in the arrangement, contact me directly, as the music isn't available through my website (yet).
