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Dan Locklair’s Constellations for Organ and Percussion Performed on July 9 at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Lynchburg, Virginia
For Immediate Release
Contact: Jeffrey James Arts Consulting
516-586-3433 or jamesarts@att.net
Dan Locklair’s Constellations - A Concerto for Organ and One Percussion Player, will be performed by organist Peggy Haas Howell and percussionist Kevin Super on Wednesday, July 9 – 7:30 PM at St. John's Episcopal Church, Elmwood Avenue, off Rivermont Avenue in Lynchburg, Virginia. This will be part of A Star-Spangled Recital.
The composer writes, “A concerto for organ and one percussion player, Constellations was completed in November of 1980 and was composed for percussionist Joe Roma, to whom it is dedicated. The piece explores two of the most potent musical sound sources: percussion and the pipe organ. Constellations‘ four movements are named after stellar constellations - 1. Caput serpentis (The Serpent Head), 2. Cygnus (The Swan), 3. Pegasus (The Winged Horse) and 4. Cauda serpentis (The Serpent Tail).” More about the piece at http://www.locklair.com/wp/compositions/organ/constellations.
St. John's Organist and Choirmaster Peggy Haas Howell will also play patriotic works by Dudley Buck, James Hewitt, and Charles Ives as well as "The Stars and Stripes Forever" by John Philip Sousa.
The July 9 event is free and open to the public, but an offering will be taken. For more information, call 434-528-1138 or visit http://www.stjohnslynchburg.org/.
Dan Locklair's music is widely performed throughout the U.S. and around the world. His catalog includes symphonic works, a ballet, an opera, chamber, instrumental, vocal and choral compositions. Performers have included the Helsinki Philharmonic, Buffalo Philharmonic, Saint Louis Symphony, The Louisville Orchestra, North Carolina Symphony, Kansas City Symphony, Winston-Salem Symphony and Omaha Symphony, and by the Gregg Smith Singers, BBC Singers, St. Thomas Choir of Men and Boys (New York City), Cathedral Choral Society of Washington National Cathedral, Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble, Elmer Iseler Singers of Toronto and The Oxford Players of England. Broadcasts have included Vatican Radio, Czech Radio, Radio Finland, NPR, the BBC and the CBC.
MSR Classics has issued Tapestries – The Choral Music of Dan Locklair (MS 1463), a 2-CD set featuring 15 of the composers’ finest choral works in performances by the Bel Canto Company, conducted by David Pegg and The Choral Arts Society, led by Robert Russell. Much more about the release at http://www.msrcd.com/catalog/cd/MS1463. Other recordings of his works are available on Naxos, Ondine, Koch, Albany, Loft, Priory (UK) and other labels. His primary publishers are Ricordi and Subito. Dan Locklair is Composer-in-Residence and Professor of Music at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
More information about him, including a bio, list of works and discography at http://www.locklair.com. You can also contact Jeffrey James Arts Consulting at 516-586-3433 or jamesarts@att.net.
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Contact: Jeffrey James Arts Consulting
516-586-3433 or jamesarts@att.net
Dan Locklair’s Constellations - A Concerto for Organ and One Percussion Player, will be performed by organist Peggy Haas Howell and percussionist Kevin Super on Wednesday, July 9 – 7:30 PM at St. John's Episcopal Church, Elmwood Avenue, off Rivermont Avenue in Lynchburg, Virginia. This will be part of A Star-Spangled Recital.
The composer writes, “A concerto for organ and one percussion player, Constellations was completed in November of 1980 and was composed for percussionist Joe Roma, to whom it is dedicated. The piece explores two of the most potent musical sound sources: percussion and the pipe organ. Constellations‘ four movements are named after stellar constellations - 1. Caput serpentis (The Serpent Head), 2. Cygnus (The Swan), 3. Pegasus (The Winged Horse) and 4. Cauda serpentis (The Serpent Tail).” More about the piece at http://www.locklair.com/wp/compositions/organ/constellations.
St. John's Organist and Choirmaster Peggy Haas Howell will also play patriotic works by Dudley Buck, James Hewitt, and Charles Ives as well as "The Stars and Stripes Forever" by John Philip Sousa.
The July 9 event is free and open to the public, but an offering will be taken. For more information, call 434-528-1138 or visit http://www.stjohnslynchburg.org/.
Dan Locklair's music is widely performed throughout the U.S. and around the world. His catalog includes symphonic works, a ballet, an opera, chamber, instrumental, vocal and choral compositions. Performers have included the Helsinki Philharmonic, Buffalo Philharmonic, Saint Louis Symphony, The Louisville Orchestra, North Carolina Symphony, Kansas City Symphony, Winston-Salem Symphony and Omaha Symphony, and by the Gregg Smith Singers, BBC Singers, St. Thomas Choir of Men and Boys (New York City), Cathedral Choral Society of Washington National Cathedral, Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble, Elmer Iseler Singers of Toronto and The Oxford Players of England. Broadcasts have included Vatican Radio, Czech Radio, Radio Finland, NPR, the BBC and the CBC.
MSR Classics has issued Tapestries – The Choral Music of Dan Locklair (MS 1463), a 2-CD set featuring 15 of the composers’ finest choral works in performances by the Bel Canto Company, conducted by David Pegg and The Choral Arts Society, led by Robert Russell. Much more about the release at http://www.msrcd.com/catalog/cd/MS1463. Other recordings of his works are available on Naxos, Ondine, Koch, Albany, Loft, Priory (UK) and other labels. His primary publishers are Ricordi and Subito. Dan Locklair is Composer-in-Residence and Professor of Music at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
More information about him, including a bio, list of works and discography at http://www.locklair.com. You can also contact Jeffrey James Arts Consulting at 516-586-3433 or jamesarts@att.net.
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