Annual American Composers Update

Arthur Frackenpohl

Arthur Frackenpohl is Professor Emeritus of the SUNY College at Potsdam Crane School of Music. In May 1999, soprano Susan Ball is scheduled to premiere Two Songs for Soprano and Organ in Basel, Switzerland.

Premieres

Sonata for Clarinet and Piano had its premiere at a graduate recital at The Ohio State University, in Columbus, May 20, 1997. Choruses and instrumentalists from five area high schools joined to present We the People for Chorus, Brass, and Percussion in Syracuse, NY, Nov. 18. 1997. At the International Tuba-Euphonium Conference, at the University of Minnesota, June 27, 1998, Ronald Davis gave the first performance of Five Sketches for Solo Tuba.

Performances

The Florida Brass Quintet played Adirondack Brass Rag in Sarasota, FL, Feb. 8, 1998. On Apr. 16, 1998, the William Paterson University Saxophone Ensemble gave a performance of Sax Lix in Wayne, NJ. A SUNY College at Potsdam Crane School of Music faculty recital included Largo and Allegro, July 14, 1998. A New England Music Camp faculty recital presented Sonatina for Clarinet and Piano, July 15, 1998 in Oakland, ME. Along with the Sarasota (FL) Concert Band, Fernanco Traba soloed in Concerto for Bassoon and Band, Nov. 29, 1998.

Publications

Brass Quintet No. 5; Manduca Music Publications. Divertimento for Flute Trio; Nourse Wind Publications. Divertimento for Euphonium or Trombone and Band; Tuba-Euphonium Press. Suite for Brass Trio and Percussion; Editions Marc Reift. Concerto for Bassoon and Band; Editions VIENTO.