Annual American Composers Update
Howard J. Buss
Howard J. Buss lives in Lakeland, FL, where he serves
as editor of
Brixton
Publications (ASCAP) and of Buss Publications (BMI).
His recent commissions include
Into Each Life,
from the Florida Flute Association, the Branner-Cooper
Fund, Barbara Jacobsen, and Deborah Heller, as a tribute
to the late Albert Tipton; and
Sky Blossoms, for
flute and percussion, from G. B. Lane for Connie and Brandie
Lane. In recognition of significant performances in non-commercial
media, Buss received a 1998-99 ASCAP award.
Premieres
The Florida Flute Association State Convention, held in
Tampa, featured the premiere of
Into Each Life,
with Kim McCormick, flute; Lowell Adams, cello; Corey
Holt, piano; and Robert McCormick, percussion, Jan. 31,
1998. During the International Trombone Festival, at the
University of Colorado, Boulder, Paul Hunt, trombone,
and Roger Schupp, percussion, presented
Boom Time,
May 28, 1998. In 1998,
Postcards from Vienna, for
clarinet and piano, was introduced by Kathleen Gardiner
and Gail Novak at The Ohio State University, in Columbus,
as part of the International Clarinet Society's Clarinetfest
'98 (July 12); and was heard again with Jonathan Cohler
and Cheng Wei at the Beijing (China) International Clarinet
Festival.
Performances
Wave Train, for flute and marimba, was performed
by the McCormick Duo, Jan. 18, 1998 at the Pasco County
Library in Hudson, FL; and Jan. 25, 1998 at the Arts on
the Park Gallery in Lakeland, FL. On Mar. 29, 1998 at
Temple (TX) Coll., Robb Belcher and Steve Crawford played
Night Tide, for trombone and marimba.
Escapade,
for alto saxophone and percussion ensemble was heard with
Barry McGinnis and percussionists Susan Powell, Fred Selvaggio,
Scott Herring, and Jeff Smith, conducted by John Boyd,
Mar. 27, 1998 at the North American Saxophone Conference,
hosted by Northwestern University, in Evanston, IL. Patrick
J. Cotter presented
Camel Music, for solo trombone,
Apr. 23, 1998 at the University of Miami (FL). A Wilfrid
Laurier University program recorded by the CBC for later
broadcast featured The Canadian Chamber Ensemble Brass
Quintet in
Sonic Fables: Lessons from Aesop, for
brass quintet and percussion, Apr. 28, 1998 in Waterloo,
Ontario.
Publications
Into Each Life; flute, cello, piano, percussion;
Boom Time; trombone and percussion;
Postcards
from Vienna; clarinet and piano; all by
Brixton
Publications.
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