Mollie O'Meara

Mollie O'Meara, a free-lance composer, music instructor, and a pianist/organist for Paradise Hills United Methodist Church (PHUMC), is active in the Albuquerque Music Teacher's Association (AMTA) and the Professional Music Teachers of New Mexico, Inc.  Originally from Columbus, OH, where she earned Bachelor and Masters degrees in composition from The Ohio State University, she has been a resident of Rio Rancho, NM since 1990.  At a wedding at PHUMC, soprano Jessica Bachicha and harpist Donese Mayfield presented Love is of God, which was commissioned for the wedding.

Premieres

2002 premieres in Albuquerque included the Easter anthem Rejoice, the Lord is Risen, at PHUMC with the composer at the piano, March 31; Phantom Cat, for piano, played by O'Meara at an AMT Student Composer program for which she was a mentor, April 14; and Aftermath (Basta, Basta!), for a cappella voices, sung by Quodlibet, April 21.

Performances

Other works performed by Quodlibet in 2002 were Canzona di Cucina Italiana, April 21, and Delilah, for SATB choir and piano, commissioned by the group, November 24.  At the Conservatory of Music, in Washington, DC, January 26, 2002, Drew Owen played Mountain Spirit, for solo cello.  Cynthia Mahaney and Jonathan Marzluf presented Whirlwind, for soprano, oboe, and electronic tape, at The Ohio State University, April 8, 2002.