Ned Rorem***

Ned Rorem’s eighteenth book, Wings of Friendship: Selected Letters 1944-2003, was published in June 2005 by Shoemaker & Hoard. You are invited to visit the composer’s website at www.nedrorem.com.

Premieres

The two-act opera Our Town, based on the play by Thornton Wilder, was introduced February 24, 2006, in Bloomington, IN.

Recordings

Songs of Ned Rorem: mezzo-soprano Susan Graham, pianist Malcolm Martineau, Ensemble Oriol; Erato 8573-80222-2. More Than A Day and Other Songs: Briana Asawa, countertenor, with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra conducted by Jeffrey Kahane; BMG/RCA Victor 63512. Two-Piano Works of Ned Rorem: Phoenix USA PHCD 138. Thirty Songs of Ned Rorem: soprano Carol Farley accompanied by the composer; Naxos. Ned Rorem Chamber Music: Newport Classic NPD85663. Sing My Soul: Choral Works of Ned Rorem: Albany TROY 307. Violin Concerto; violinist Philippe Quint, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic under the direction of Jose Serebrier; Naxos. In 2006, soloist Jeffrey Khaner is scheduled to release a recording of Rorem’s Flute Concerto, a work he commissioned.

***Sigma Alpha Iota National Arts Associate

Further Information

• 2002-2003 American Composers Update
• 2000-2001 American Composers Update
• 1999-2000 American Composers Update
• 1998-1999 American Composers Update
• 1996-1997 American Composers Update
• SAI's Composers Bureau Online