Abelson Foundation Prize ...  

 

As the inaugural winner of the Abelson Foundation Prize, organized and administered by the Chicago Composers Forum, Geoffrey Gordon has been commissioned to write a new work for voice and mixed chamber ensemble.  Fallen Eve, after texts by British poet Ted Hughes and scored for mezzo soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, one percussion and piano, will premiere, in Chicago, as part of the International Contemporary Ensemble's (ICE) 2005-06 season. Additional performances, in Paris and Washington, DC, will be featured as part of a collaboration between Ensemble Aleph and the Contemporary Music Forum, in early 2006. 

Barlow Commission ...

 

The Barlow Endowment has awarded Geoffrey Gordon a commission as part of the 2004 adjudications.  A new work for the Cyprus-based Duo46, in residence at Eastern Mediterranean University, will premiere during the 2005-06 season. Fancywork, scored for guitar and violin,  takes inspiration from the colonial American aesthetic movement of the same name. 

 

The American Composers Forum, through the Composer Commissioning Program, has awarded a commission for a new work for the Galhano/Montgomery Duo, featuring recorder virtuoso Clea Galhano and harpsichordist Vivian Montgomery. Echoes of Ferrara--the title refers to the town of Ferrara, Italy, a home and haven to the arts during the reign of Duke Borso d’Este, for whom Francesco del Cossa (c. 1435-c.1476), painted a series of frescoes for his Palazzo Schifanoia, circa 1469-1470--will premiere in the United States in 2005. Subsequent performances, including a premiere in Brazil the following season, are also planned. Additional details to follow in this space.

CSMTA Commission ...  

 

The Connecticut State Music Teachers Association, in connection with the national organization, has awarded a commission for a new chamber work: A Canticle in Shards, for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and piano, will premiere at the State Music Convention in Hartford, in October, 2005.  This work, which derives music materials and inspiration from vocal works of Thomas Tallis and William Byrd, will be recorded by L'Ensemble Portique, and will soon be available through the streaming audio feature on this site.  More information to follow.

Collaboration with Ensemble Aleph and the DC Forum ...  

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