Opera in three acts. Par STRAWINSKY IGOR. New edition of Stravinsky?s largest work, his only full-length work for the theatre, and his first major work in English. It also represents the culmination of his neoclassical years, after which he started to rethink his musical language. Inspired by an exhibition in Chicago in 1947 of a series of Hogarth prints, the depiction of the ironic progress of th…

Par DE HAAN JACOB. Everest is the name of a restaurant on the 40th floor of a skyscraper in Chicago. In 2003 the composer Jacob de Haan had dinner there together with his publishers and other fellow composers. The idea of composing a march to honour the excellent cuisine, the magnificent view of the skyline and the pleasant atmosphere in the restaurant arose during the visit. The results can be he…

Par PRICE FLORENCE. Florence Price (1887-1953) is noted as the first African-American female composer of symphonic works, and is only in recent years beginning to receive the recognition so richly deserved. Her Symphony No. 1 was completed in 1932 and first performed in 1933 by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Here is a sparkling transcription for band of the third movement (Juba Dance). (Grade 4) …

Par SCHOCKER GARY. Have Flute, Will Travel by American composer Gary Schocker for Two Flutes and Piano was premiered at the 50th Annual Convention of the National Flute Association in Chicago in 2022. In three movements: By Camel, By Canoe, and By Private Appointment. / Date parution : 2022-11-29/ Répertoire / 2 Flûtes Traversières et Piano

Many students only need a few opera arias in their vocal study. Selected Opera Arias extracts 10 arias useful to the typical voice student from the G. Schirmer Opera Anthology, with plot notes, translations and IPA, and combines them with the diction lessons recorded by top coaches in New York, and accompaniments recorded by coaches on staff at Lyric Opera of Chicago. The voice student gets a valu…

L'original blues guitar hero qui, selon le folklore musical, vendu son âme à un carrefour désolé en retour de virtuosité musicale, Robert Johnson a inspiré involontairement une révolution de la guitare. Dans les mains d'Eric Clapton, John Mayall, Peter Green et autres, les chansons de la légendaire bluesman est devenu le fondement même de la British blues sonore et les racines du rock moderne que …

Par MOLNAR-SUHAJDA ALEXANDRA. A Lantern Lit With Borrowed Light by Alexandra Molnar-Suhajda, was commissioned by Pam Youngblood for the Texas Woman's University Flute Choir and was premiered at the 50th Annual Convention of the National Flute Association in 2022 (Chicago, Illinois). In four movements: Stag Moon (The Monarch of the Glen), Flower Moon (Yozakura), Falling Leaves Moon (October), and H…

Depuis de nombreuses années, le célèbre bar, Kitty O’Shea’s de l’hôtel Hilton & Towers de Chicago, est le lieu de rencontre favori des participants au Salon du Midwest Band & Orchestra Clinic. C’est là que le compositeur se lia d’amitié avec un américain d’origine irlandaise qui lui demanda de composer une suite basée sur la musique traditionnelle de ses ancêtres. Et c’est avec grand plaisir que J…

Walter Brown Mcghee (1915-1996) était un éloquent porte-parole pour les blues qui, a fait un en partenariat avec Sonny Terry, prosélyte le Campania-blues-style flottant à des auditoires folkloriques une décennie avant plus jamais entendu parler du Delta du Mississippi. Bien qu'il est largement associé à la boom folk qui fait des noms familiers de Sonny & Brownie dans le monde entier, carrière d'en…

Many students only need a few opera arias in their vocal study. Selected Opera Arias extracts 10 arias useful to the typical voice student from the G. Schirmer Opera Anthology, with plot notes, translations and IPA, and combines them with the diction lessons recorded by top coaches in New York, and accompaniments recorded by coaches on staff at Lyric Opera of Chicago. The voice student gets a valu…