March 2010
» Choral Music of Dan Locklair Performed by Providence Singers on March 6 in Providence, Rhode Island
Composer Dan Locklair’s Stirring the Silence will be performed by the Providence Singers, Andrew Clark, artistic director, on Saturday, March 6 – 8:00 PM at the VMA Arts and Cultural Center, 1 Avenue of the Arts (Brownell Street) in Providence, Rhode Island. They will be joined by the Rhode Island Children’s Chorus, Christine Noel, founding director.
Stirring the Silence, for divided SATB choir, children’s voices and string orchestra, is based on a poem by Fred Chappell, and was commissioned by the Virginia Chorale. The piece was premiered in March 2007 by the Chorale and Virginia Symphony Orchestra in Virginia Beach, as part of a telecast concert surrounding the Virginia Festival of American Voices.
For tickets and more information, call 401-751-5700 or visit Ticket Purchase. More about the Providence Singers.
» Loft Recordings has issued The Music of Dan Locklair (LRCD-1110), a collection of some of the composer’s finest organ music, performed by the internationally renowned Marilyn Keiser.
Selections on the disk are Rubrics (A Liturgical Suite for Organ) [1988], Salem Sonata for organ [2003], PHOENIX Processional (Solo Organ Version) [1996 - from PHOENIX Fanfare and Processional) [1979/85], Celebration (Variations for Organ) [2003], The Æolian Sonata for organ [2002] and In Mystery and Wonder (The Casavant Diptych) [2004].
For complete program notes about the pieces and more about the CD.
More about Marliyn Keiser.
November 2009
» Dan Locklair Naxos CD Featured for November on Pytheas Center for Contemporary Music Website.
American composer Dan Locklair’s Naxos CD, which includes his Symphony of Seasons, Harp Concerto, In Memory H.H.L. and other orchestral works is a featured recording for the month of November on the Pytheas Center for Contemporary Music website. The page about the disk is at http://www.pytheasmusic.org/new_music_recordings.html#featured_recordings. More about the CD at the Naxos site.
The Pytheas Center for Contemporary Music is a wide ranging web nexus for contemporary concert music. Their mission is to promote contemporary composers and their music through information, understanding and performances. Visit them at http://www.pytheasmusic.org/.
» Music of Dan Locklair to Be Performed by Saint Thomas Choir in Manhattan on November 18.
American composer Dan Locklair’s Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis (Montréal) for SATB (divisi) and organ will be performed by the Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys, John Scott, Conductor, at their choral evensong service on Wednesday, November 18 at 5:30 PM at Saint Thomas Church, 1 West 53rd Street in Manhattan.
The pieces were commissioned by the Montreal Boys’ Choir Course (of the Royal School of Church Music) in 1999 for SATB choir and organ and was premiered there in August, 2000, conducted by John Scott.
For more information about Saint Thomas Church, visit them at http://www.saintthomaschurch.org.
» See Photos of Dan Locklair at Indiana State University Contemporary Music Festival 2008
October 2009
» Dan Locklair’s In Mystery and Wonder (The Casavant Diptych) will be performed by Dr. Marilyn Keiser, one of America’s finest organists, on Tuesday, October 20 – 7:30 PM as part of her recital at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, 1047 Amsterdam Avenue in Manhattan. This recital is part of the inaugural season of The Great Organ: Great Artists series at the Cathedral .
Composed late in 2003, In Mystery and Wonder (The Casavant Diptych) for organ was commissioned by Casavant Frères, Limitée, of Saint-Hyacinthe (Quebec), Canada, in honor of this distinguished pipe organ builder’s 125th anniversary. Multiple premieres of one or both movements of the piece were given by a host of organists worldwide on Casavant organs during the November 13, 2004 anniversary weekend.
Marilyn Keiser is Chancellor’s Professor of Music Emeritus at Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University, Bloomington, where she taught courses in sacred music and applied organ for 25 years. Prior to her appointment at Indiana University, Dr. Keiser was Organist and Director of Music at All Souls Parish in Asheville, North Carolina and Music Consultant for the Episcopal Diocese of Western North Carolina, holding both positions from 1970 to 1983. Early in 2010 a new CD will be released on the Loft label featuring Marilyn Keiser playing the organ music of Dan Locklair. More about her at Concert Organists. http://www.concertorganists.com/site2009/artist2.aspx?id=59
» Music of Dan Locklair Premiered by Saint Thomas Choir in New York City Available Online
The World Premiere performance of American composer Dan Locklair’s anthem for SATB chorus, a cappella, In the Sight of God, is available for listening online. The new work was performed by the Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys, John Scott, Conductor, at their service on Sunday, October 4 at Saint Thomas Church in New York City.
The service will be available for streaming for the rest of this week at http://www.saintthomaschurch.org/stream.html. More about the service and its music at http://www.saintthomaschurch.org/leaflet.html.
In the Sight of God, dedicated to the St. Thomas Choir and its Director, John Scott, can be heard at 51 minutes into the service. Dan Locklair’s Brief Mass and motet, Pater Noster, can also be heard during this service. The choir has previously recorded Brief Mass and Pater Noster as part of their American Music from Saint Thomas CD for Koch International Classics.
July 2009
» Videos now available.
June 2009
» World Premiere of Organ Music by Dan Locklair Performed by Thomas Murray on June 29 at Walt Disney Hall in Los Angeles
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» Organ Music by Dan Locklair Performed by Marilyn Keiser on June 5 in Charlotte, North Carolina
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April 2009
» Dan Locklair’s Phoenix for Orchestra was featured on KBAQ 89.5 FM’s Arizona Musicfest broadcast and webcast on Tuesday, April 21 – 7 PM Mountain Standard Time.
» Dan Locklair’s The Lilacs Bloomed (A Choral Triptych for SATB Chorus and piano) was given its World Premiere by the Wake Forest University Concert Choir, Dr. Brian Gorelick, Conductor, and Dr. Joanne Inkman, accompanist on Thursday, April 23 – 7:30 PM as part of the Spring Chorale Concert at Wake Forest University, 1834 Wake Forest Road in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
March 2009
» Dan Locklair’s St. John’s Suite for organ was featured on American Public Media’s Pipedreams radio show on March 2.
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