Annual American Composers Update
Walter S. Hartley
Walter S. Hartley, of Fredonia, NY, Professor Emeritus
at the SUNY College at Fredonia School of Music, has received
his 38th annual ASCAP Standard Award. He has participated
in local, regional, and national Sacred Harp singings.
Premieres
On Oct. 23, 1998, R. Myers led the University of Buffalo
Trombone Choir in the premiere of
Memorial Music
(1998). The Fredonia Concert Band with Wind Symphony soloists,
conducted by Sarah McKoin, introduced
Birds in Space,
for clainet quartet and band, Nov. 11, 1998.
Variants
of a Southern Song (1998), for soprano, alto, and
tenor saxophones, was heard first at the National Conservatory,
in Yerevan, Armenia, Nov. 10, 1998. The Mars Hill (NC)
Coll. Wind Ensemble presented
Angel Band Suite
(1999), Mar. 29, 1999. On July 30, 1999,
Trio Concerto
for Saxophones (1999) had its first performance, with
the Lexington (KY) Trio and pianist Krista Wallace-Boaz.
Performances
Heard in 1998 at Florida State Univ. were
Quartet Concerto
for Saxophones and Wind Ensemble (1992), with the
Florida State Univ. Wind Symphony, led by Bentley Shellahamer,
Nov. 18; and
Dance Suite (1985), with Matthew McKenzie,
alto saxophone; Mozelle McKenzie, violin; and Yu Chien
Chen, piano, Nov. 19. The Syracuse Univ. Saxophone Ensemble,
conducted by Ronald Caravan, played
Music for 12 Saxophones
(1997), Apr. 8 and 18, 1998. Donovan Cox soloed with the
University of Southern Mississippi Symphonic Winds, Gary
Adam, conductor, in
Concerto No. 1 for Alto Saxophone
and Band (1966), Apr. 29, 1999. At SUNY College at
Fredonia, July 2, 1999, Bruce Weinberger directed the
Rascher Quartet Workshop Ensemble in
Sinfonia No. 6
for Saxophones (1985).
Publications
Memorial Music (1998); Nichols Music Co.
Angel
Band Suite (1999);
Southern
Music Co.
Quartet for Clarinets (1998);
Andante
and Scherzo (1998) for bassoon quartet;
Birds in
Space (1998);
Sinfonia No. 12 (1998) for woodwind
choir; all by Masters Music Publications.
Recordings
Two Dances for Clarinet, Trumpet, and Piano (1984);
Pastiche and added percussion;
Innova
Records 522.
Concerto for Tuba and Percussion Orchestra
(1974); Jeff Jarvis and the East Carolina Univ. Percussion
Ensemble, Mark Ford, conductor; University of Arizona
Records, AUR CD 3061.
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