as published in PAN PIPES, Volume 95, Number 2

Edmund Cionek

Premieres

As part of her July 2002 Celestial Railroad Tour in Amsterdam, Bologna, Rome, Salerno, Reggio Calabria, New York, and Denver, Australian-based American pianist Donna Coleman, who commissioned the work, gave the first performances of Edmund Cionek's Veni Creator Spiritus Boogie. Peace Is Always Beautiful (text by Walt Whitman) was commissioned and premiered by the West Chester (PA) University Women's Choir, Jane Wyss, conductor, November 2002.  The a cappella vocal group The Accidentals presented Magnum Mysterium, for SATB choir, in New York, December 2002.

Performances

As part of the September 11 memorial concert at St. John The Divine Cathedral in New York, The Accidentals sang Agnus Dei. Mis Flores Negras, for woodwind quintet, was performed by the Quintet of the Americas at the Americas Society in New York, June 2002.

Publications

Serenade for String Orchestra, Veni Creator Spiritus Boogie, both by Editions Amsterdam.

Recordings

Earth and Man and Prayers of Steel, both for a cappella SATB choir; The Accidentals; Sharpflat Records Poetry album.  Mis Flores Negras; Quintet of the Americas; Musicians Showcase Dancing in Colombia MS1077.

Further Information

• 2000-2001 American Composers Update
• SAI's Composers Bureau Online.
• SAI's Music for Young People section