Annual American Composers Update
Leslie Bassett
Leslie Bassett lives in Ann Arbor, MI, where he is the
Albert A. Stanley Distinguished University Professor Emeritus
of Music at the University of Michigan.
Premieres
Richard Beene and the University of Michigan Wind Ensemble,
under Robert Reynolds, introduced
Wood and Reed Transformed,
for solo bassoon with wind ensemble, Feb. 12, 1999 in
Ann Arbor.
Performances
On Nov. 21, 1998, John Lynch led the Emory Univ. Wind
Ensemble in
Colors and Contours, in Atlanta. Pianist
Gary Kirkpatrick played
Elaborations in Albacete,
Zucalga, Madrid, and Santa Clara, Spain, Feb. 1999. At
the University of Missouri, Kansas City, Jane Carl presented
Fantasy for Clarinet and Wind Ensemble, Dec. 8,
1998. Works heard in Ann Arbor included
Metamorphoses,
with bassoonist Winston Collier, May 2, 1999; and
Pierrot
Songs, with soprano Anne Adams and the University
of Michigan Contemporary Directions Ensemble, Oct. 9,
1998.
Publications
Song and Dance; tuba and piano; 1999;
Wood and
Reed Transformed; 1998; both by
C.
F. Peters Corp.
Recordings
Arias for Clarinet and Piano; Nathan Williams and
Audrey Andrist;
Albany
Troy 311, 1999.
Duo Concertante, for alto saxophone
and piano; Clifford Leaman and Derek Parsons; Equilibirum
Records Equilibrium 21, 1999.
Colors and Contours,
KCD-11091, 1999, and
Lullaby for Kirsten, KCD-11089;
both with the North Texas Wind Symphony, Eugene Corporon,
conductor, by Klavier.
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