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The Form Without a Name: American Music Theater
April 1, 2001 / By

Barry DroginPhoto by Lindsay Drogin

Here’s a frustrating parlor game:
Come up with a term for the form that includes the operas of Gian Carlo Menotti, the musicals of Leonard Bernstein, the dance-theater of Meredith …

Improvisation on a Theme
March 1, 2001 / By

Just what is improvisation?

Masterprize Semi-Finalist: Anthony Iannaccone
March 1, 2001 / By

Anthony IannacconePhoto by Dick Schwartz

Anthony Iannaccone’s Waiting for Sunrise on the Sound was commissioned by the NOVA fund. It was given its premiere in 1998 by the Plymouth Symphony, with the composer conducting, …

First Arts Endowment Grants of 2001: Michigan Opera Theatre
March 1, 2001 / By

Richard Danielpourby Bill Bernstein, courtesy G. Schirmer/Associated Music Publishers

Michigan Opera Theatre received $25,000 to support the commission of an American opera, Margaret Garner by Richard Danielpour, with libretto by author Toni Morrison. The …

First Arts Endowment Grants of 2001: Portland Stage Company
March 1, 2001 / By

Kim D. Shermanphoto of by John Sheehy

The Portland Stage Company, in partnership with the Women’s Project and Productions, received $22,000 to support the development and co-production of Leaving Queens, with book and …

First Arts Endowment Grants of 2001: Minnesota Orchestra
March 1, 2001 / By

The Minnesota Orchestra received $75,000 to support the creation and performance of 11 commissions for the 2001-2002 and 2002-2003 by the Minnesota Orchestral Association.
To celebrate the 2003 centennial, the Minnesota Orchestra committed to commissioning, performing …

First Arts Endowment Grants of 2001: Albany Symphony
March 1, 2001 / By

The Albany Symphony received a $25,000 Creativity Grant to support Composing the Future, a multi-faceted project celebrating American composers and their music. During 2001-2002, the Albany Symphony Orchestra (ASO) and two smaller ensembles made up …

Masterprize Semi-Finalist: Pierre Jalbert
March 1, 2001 / By

Pierre Jalbertphoto by Louise J. Greenfield

Pierre Jalbert‘s In Aeternam was commissioned by the California Symphony and was premiered and recorded by them in May 2000 under the direction of Barry Jekowsky.
In Aeternam was …

Masterprize Semi-Finalist: Carter Pann
March 1, 2001 / By

Carter Pannphoto by Carolyn Lukancic

Carter Pann’s nine-minute Slalom depicts the awesome thrill and beauty of downhill skiing at Steamboat Springs, Colorado. The American Composers Orchestra read the work in the summer of 1998 …

Masterprize Semi-Finalist: Derek Bermel
March 1, 2001 / By

Derek Bermelphoto by Tom LeGoff

Derek Bermel‘s Dust Dances was premiered and recorded by Norwalk Symphony in 1998, and will be performed three times by the Memphis Symphony in March 2001. Dust Dances was …