Annual American Composers Update

Robert Linn

Robert Linn is Professor Emeritus at the University of Southern California, in Los Angeles. New 1997 works are Suite for Oboe, Violin, Viola, and Cello, commissioned by Stuart Horn, and Piano Variations.

Premieres

Commissioned by the Baroque Music Festival of Corona del Mar, CA for its 1997 season, Cantata Jovialis (In Praise of Love and Music) premiered June 11, 1997 at Sherman Gardens, with Burton Karton, conductor; Linda Williams Pearce, soprano; Alejandro Garri, countertenor; Mark Goodrich, tenor; Christopher Lindbloom, baritone; a string quartet, and harpsichord.

Performances

The 11th World Saxophone Congress, held in Valencia, Spain, featured Kenneth Fischer in Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Wind Ensemble, Sept. 30, 1997. Divertimento for Oboe, Two Horns, and String Quintet, commissioned and premiered by the Southwest Chamber Music Society, was presented Oct. 10-12, 1996 in Los Angeles and Pasadena, with Horn soloing on the oboe. In addition, there have been many other performances of Linn's published compositions.