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Dan Locklair’s Autumn Impromptu Performed on September 25 at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
For Immediate Release
Contact: Jeffrey James Arts Consulting
516-586-3433 or jamesarts@att.net
Dan Locklair’s Autumn Impromptu will be performed by guitarist John Kossler on Thursday, September 25 – 7:30 PM at Wake Forest University’s Scales Fine Arts Center, Brendle Recital Hall, 1834 Wake Forest Road Winston-Salem, North Carolina, as part of his Alumnus Recital.
The composer writes, “Autumn Impromptu for guitar was composed in the autumn of 2011 and is dedicated to my Wake Forest University colleague, Patricia Dixon. Four pitches, E/G/F-sharp/D, form the melodic basis of the piece. The order of these melody notes recycles throughout the composition, with each of the piece’s four sections beginning its melody with a different note of the four pitches. In addition to terraced dynamics being an integral part of the piece, the reverberant nature of the guitar’s open strings is also explored throughout this short, one-movement composition.”
John Kossler started his guitar studies through the Suzuki Method with his father, William Kossler, at the age of four. He eventually attended the North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, studying under Joseph Pecoraro. Placing in competitions such as the ECU Guitar Festival in Greenville, North Carolina, the Young Arts Festival in Miami, Florida, and the Music Academy in Greensboro, North Carolina, John then attended Wake Forest University, studying under Patricia Dixon. During his education at WFU, he performed in European cities, including Milan, Italy and Postojna, Slovenia. John currently attends the Yale School of Music, pursuing a master's degree in guitar performance with Ben Verdery.
The September 25 event is free and open to the public. For more information call 336-758-5026 or visit http://events.wfu.edu/event/john_kossler_guitar_alumnus_recital#.VCG50Rbggud.
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 Autumn Impromptu will be performed by guitarist John Kossler on Thursday, September 25 – 7:30 PM at Wake Forest University’s Scales Fine Arts Center, Brendle Recital Hall, 1834 Wake Forest Road Winston-Salem, North Carolina, as part of his Alumnus Recital.
The composer writes, “Autumn Impromptu for guitar was composed in the autumn of 2011 and is dedicated to my Wake Forest University colleague, Patricia Dixon. Four pitches, E/G/F-sharp/D, form the melodic basis of the piece. The order of these melody notes recycles throughout the composition, with each of the piece’s four sections beginning its melody with a different note of the four pitches. In addition to terraced dynamics being an integral part of the piece, the reverberant nature of the guitar’s open strings is also explored throughout this short, one-movement composition.”
John Kossler started his guitar studies through the Suzuki Method with his father, William Kossler, at the age of four. He eventually attended the North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, studying under Joseph Pecoraro. Placing in competitions such as the ECU Guitar Festival in Greenville, North Carolina, the Young Arts Festival in Miami, Florida, and the Music Academy in Greensboro, North Carolina, John then attended Wake Forest University, studying under Patricia Dixon. During his education at WFU, he performed in European cities, including Milan, Italy and Postojna, Slovenia. John currently attends the Yale School of Music, pursuing a master's degree in guitar performance with Ben Verdery.
The September 25 event is free and open to the public. For more information call 336-758-5026 or visit http://events.wfu.edu/event/john_kossler_guitar_alumnus_recital#.VCG50Rbggud.
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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