Annual American Composers Update

Margaret Brouwer

Margaret Brouwer, of suburban Cleveland, OH, is the head of the composition department and the Vincent K. and Edith H. Smith Chair in Composition at The Cleveland Institute of Music. On Feb. 9, 1998, her Symphony No. 1 aired nationally on NPR's "Performance Today" program.

Premieres

Recent premieres include Symphony No. 1 (Lake Voices), by the Akron Symphony, Oct. 1997; Pluto, (a Sequel), by the Roanoke Symphony, Mar. 1997; and Celebration, by the Institute Brass Quintet for the 250th anniversary of Washington and Lee University, Sept. 8, 1998. In June 1997, the Audubon String Quartet presented Demeter Prelude, and then played it on their 1998 tour (June-Oct.).

Performances

In 1998, Skyriding was performed by the League of Composers at Merkin Hall, New York, NY (May 13); and by Cleveland Orchestra members at a Cleveland Composers Guild concert at the Cleveland Art Museum (June 24). Boston's Dinosaur Annex presented Brouwer's Chamber Concerto, Mar. 22, 1998. On Oct. 16, 1998, the Bowling Green University Annual New Music Festival included Two Pieces for Viola. Diary of an Alien was heard with Continuum, Mar. 3, 1997, and on the National Musical Arts concert held at the National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC, Oct. 25, 1998. Richard Stolzman and the Roanoke Symphony played the composer's Clarinet Concerto, Jan. 1997.

Publications

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