Annual American Composers Update
William Bolcom
Premieres
William Bolcom's Concert Suite
for Saxophone and Band was played first Apr. 9,
1999 in Ann Arbor, MI, with Donald Sinta and the University
of Michigan Symphonic Band, led by H. Robert Reynolds.
The first production of A View from the Bridge
(libretto by Arnold Weinstein and Arthur Miller) occurred
Oct. 9, 1999, with the Lyric Opera of Chicago, under
Dennis Russell Davies, featuring singers Kim Josephson,
Catherine Malfitano, Juliana Rambaldi, Greg Turay,
and Mark McCrory. At Carnegie Hall, mezzo-soprano
Marilyn Horne and pianist Martin Katz premiered The
Digital Wonder Watch, Jan. 16, 2000 in New York,
NY. Patrick Gardner conducted the Rutgers University
Glee Club in the first performance of Ucello Madrigals,
Mar. 4, 2000 in New Brunswick, NJ.
Performances
A list of Bolcom's performances is
available on his Internet
website.
Recordings
Songs as Is and
Songs as
Was; Joan Morris, mezzo-soprano, and Bolcom, piano;
Moonlight Bay Troy 318; John Murphy;
William
Bolcom: The Complete Rags for Piano Troy 325 and
Troy 326; all by
Albany
Records. Benita Valente, soprano; Cyntha Raim,
piano; Michael Tree, viola; Morris, mezzo-soprano,
Bolcom, piano;
Centaur
Records Music of William Bolcom. New York
Concert Singers, St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble, Judith-Clurman,
conductor; Margaret Kampmeier, piano;
New
World Records The Mask 80547-2.
Further Information
