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	A Catalan's Centennial The centenary of Barcelona-based composer Xavier Montsalvatge (1912-1992) is being celebrated in 2012 with the CD release of key orchestral works and the first biography of the composer in English. More information.

	Craig Leon signs with Peermusic London Craig Leon, born and raised in the U.S., is a composer, arranger, and record producer based in the U.K. He has arranged, orchestrated and produced best-selling albums for leading labels including Deutsche Grammophon, Decca, EMI Classics and Sony Classical. Just released on Sony Classical is Midwinter's Eve, chamber orchestra arrangements of songs ranging from medieval carols to traditional holiday fare. Click on photo for more.

	ENO's "The Passenger" in U.S. media's spotlight The English National Opera's performances of Mieczyslaw Weinberg's opera "The Passenger" drew the attention of NPR's "All Things Considered" on October 24. 88-year old Auschwitz survivor Zofia Posmysz, author of the book on which the opera is based, is interviewed in the piece. Just prior to the ENO performances, Alex Ross wrote in August 29 issue of The New Yorker about the DVD of "The Passenger" from the Bregenz Festival's production in the summer of 2010. Reviews of both productions can be found here.

	The "Ingenious" Later the Same Evening at Glimmerglass John Musto's opera "Later the Same Evening," with a libretto by Mark Campbell, has received enthusiastic reviews in its Glimmerglass Festival performances. Anthony Tommasini writes in the New York Times: "I admire the skill that Mr. Musto demonstrates in this score, which combines elements of the Copland/Bernstein style with snatches of popular songs and urban razzle-dazzle. Mr. Musto knows how to write for voices so that singers can make words clear. The ensemble scenes are expertly rendered." Here are links to Heidi Waleson's review in the Wall St. Journal and George Loomis's in the Financial Times

	"A small gem" from Derek Bermel Derek Bermel's Mar de Setembro (September Sea), settings of five poems by Portuguese poet Eugenio de Andrade for mezzo and chamber orchestra, was premiered by Luciana Souza with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra conducted by Jeffrey Kahane on May 14 and 15. The work was commissioned by LACO's Sound Investment. "Bermel takes De Andrade at his word, with dreamy music of the senses and pure pleasures for Souza’s tongue" writes Mark Swed. Click on photo for more.

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Jan. 30 - Lou Harrison's Concerto for Organ with Percussion Orchestra performed at The Juilliard School. Benjamin Sheen is the soloist; Daniel Druckman conducts the Juilliard Percussion Ensemble.

Jan. 31 - U.S. Relase of Montsalvatge: Canciones & Conciertos on Haenssler Classics (Naxos, U.S. distr.); Soloists Jenny Lin, Rachel Barton Pine and Lucia Duchonova with the NDR Radiophilharmonie conducted by Celso Antunes.

Feb. 3 - The Dessoff Choirs present Ingram Marshall's Holy Ghosts and September Canons in their Midwinter Festival; Church of St. Paul the Apostle, NYC.

Feb. 4 - Richard Wilson's Three Songs on poems by John Ashbery and Gnomics for woodwind trio; Mohammed Fairouz's Dabkeh for wind quintet are performed in the Music of Now Marathon at New York City's Symphony Space.

Feb. 10 - Acana for orchestra by Tania Leon is performed at Florida State University.

Feb. 16 - Symphony No. 3 for soloists, chorus and orchestra by Mohammed Fairouz has its world premiere in the Miller Theatre in New York City. Mezzo Rachel Calloway, baritone David Kravitz, clarinetist David Krakauer, Ensemble 212 and the Young New Yorkers' Chorus are conducted by Yoon Jae Lee.

Feb. 25 - Lux Aeterna by Morten Lauridsen performed by The Singers - Minnesota Chorale.

Feb. 26 - Lauridsen's Lux Aeterna is performed by the Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra and Pacific Chorale.

Feb. 29 - MIchael Daugherty's Bells for Stokowski for symphonic band is performed at the University of Rochester.

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2011:
The centenary of the birth of
Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000)

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The centenary of the birth of
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