Leslie Bassett

Premieres

Leslie Bassett’s Come Thou Long-Expected Jesus was first heard December 7, 2003, in a performance by the First Methodist Church Choir, directed by Braxton Blake, Ann Arbor, MI.

Performances

Love Songs was presented February 9, 2003, by soprano Jill Pearson and pianist Eric Melear. During his tenure as guest composer at the New Music Festival at the University of Louisville (KY) November 8-9, the following compositions by Mr. Bassett were heard: Thoughts That Sing, Breathe and Burn, University of Louisville Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Kimcherie Lloyd; Fantasy for Clarinet and Wind Ensemble, with clarinetist Dallas Titwell and Colors and Contours, both presented by the University of Louisville Wind Ensemble, conducted by Fred Speck. On April 8, 2004, clarinetist Robert Spring was featured in another performance of Fantasy for Clarinet and Wind Ensemble, with the Arizona State University Wind Ensemble, directed by Gary Hill.

Recordings

Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra, Clifford Leaman, saxophone, University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra conducted by Kenneth Kiessler; Equilibrium Records EQ63.

Further Information

• 2002-2003 American Composers Update
• 2001-2002 American Composers Update
• 2000-2001 American Composers Update
• 1999-2000 American Composers Update
• 1998-1999 American Composers Update
• 1997-1998 American Composers Update
• 1996-1997 American Composers Update
• SAI's Composers Bureau Online
• SAI's Music for Young People section