Annual American Composers Update
Michael Mauldin
Michael Mauldin lives and works in Albuquerque,
NM, where he teaches piano and composition and directs
the Albuquerque Boy Choir.
Premieres
On Feb. 15, 1999, organist W. Michael
Brittenback gave the first performance of Kokopelli,
His Flutesong, commissioned by the Saint Margaret's
Episcopal Church in Palm Desert, CA for the dedication
of its new Quimby pipe organ. Three Songs for Sax
and Piano, commissioned by the University of New
Mexico, was premiered by Carrie Koffman, saxophone,
and Lawrence Blind, piano, Mar. 30, 1999 at the university
as part of the John Donald Robb Composers Symposium.
Performances
Conducted by the composer, the Albuquerque
Boy Choir performed Come, Holy Spirit at the
Music Teachers National Association national convention,
Mar. 21, 1999 in Los Angeles. The New Mexico Woodwind
Quintet played Canyon Light: Four Scenes for Woodwind
Quintet, Apr. 15, 1999 at Robertson Recital Hall,
in Albuquerque. The Sangre de Cristo Chorale sang Introduction
of the Child to the Cosmos, June 26, 1999 at St.
Francis Auditorium in Santa Fe. At the Festival Internacional
de Musica y Danza de Granada, Elisa Mediero presented
Birds in Winter: Six Preludes for Harp, June
28, 1999. In 1999, the Symphony Orchestra of Albuquerque
included Dawn at San Juan Mesa on its July 1,
24, and 25 concerts.
Publications
Come, Holy Spirit (based on the
plainsong chant
Veni Spritus Sanctus), SATB choir
and piano;
Neil A. Kjos
Music Co.
Mountain Winds: Episodes for Flute,
Oboe (or Violin) and Harp, Vanderbilt Music Co.
Recordings
Introduction of the Child to the
Cosmos, Sangre de Christo Chorale I Have Had
Singing CD. Come, Holy Spirit, Albuquerque
Boy Choir Tomorrow Shall Be . . . CD.
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