81. William Bolcom And Joan Morris To Perform As Part Of The Arts In Action Series - william bolcom and Joan Morris to perform as part of the Arts in Action Series, bolcom, a Pulitzer Prize winning composer and pianist, Morris, http://www.theseahawk.org/news/2003/01/16/UncwLife/William.Bolcom.And.Joan.Morri

document.write(''+''); The Seahawk Extras: Student Resources Scholarships Movies Travel ... GradZone The Student Newspaper of UNC Wilmington Contact us Advertising Index [ Login ] ... Local Surf Info showNetworkBanner(1); var story_id = 346362; Home UNCW Life William Bolcom and Joan Morris to perform as part of the Arts in Action Series By Lindi Whittemore Published: Thursday, January 16, 2003 Viewed as one of the great musical partnerships of our time, award-winning duo William Bolcom and Joan Morris are coming to UNCW. As the third performance in UNCW's Arts in Action series, this husband and wife pair have been delighting audiences since 1981 with their cabaret-like song-and-dance performances. Bolcom, a Pulitzer Prize winning composer and pianist, Morris, a mezzo-soprano, bring an evening full of American song classics by artists such as Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Richard Rogers and Eubie Blake. Known for their energetic performances and satirical lyrics, they perform songs such as the hilarious "Lime Jell-O Marshmallow Cottage Cheese Surprise" that are sure to make the evening memorable. The duo is highly acclaimed for their vivid interpretations of American popular songs from the late nineteenth century through the twenties and thirties. They have preformed in places such as the prestigious Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, the Chamber Music Society of Philadelphia and other locations around the world.

82. Articles Written For AUFBAU By Leonard J. Lehrman CULTURE THE A william bolcom premiere is an event not be missed, especially when the pianist Cynthia Raim accompanied her in the New York premiere of bolcom s cycle http://artists-in-residence.com/ljlehrman/articles/aufbau48.html

Articles written for AUFBAU by Leonard J. Lehrman Premieres by William BolcomWith and Without Him AUFBAU 63:26 Dec. 19, 1997 p13 by Leonard Lehrman Dec. 11, 1997 780 words A William Bolcom premiere is an event not be missed, especially when the composer/pianist is himself a participant. I first heard him perform his own 12 Etudes for Piano in the early 1960s at Tanglewood, and have been an avid follower of his career through numerous stage works and awards, including a Pulitzer Prize, since then. Malfitano at Tully Announced as Catherine Malfitano's accompanist for a varied program at Alice Tully Hall November 26, he unfortunately had to cancel. Chicago Lyric Opera Assistant Conductor Robert Tweten filled in instead, in a program of Rodrigo, Barber, Satie, Poulenc, Weill, and Bolcom - with Gershwin's "My Man's Gone Now" as an audacious second encore. All, the singer noted from the stage, were written in the 20th century, including the delightful "Three Songs" of Satie, written in 1916 (not 1887 as misnoted on the program). Bolcom is writing for her both a role (Beatrice) in his new opera ( A View from the Bridge , after the play by Arthur Miller, to be premiered in Chicago in fall, 1999) and a new song cycle ("on a mythical figure whose name begins with M - and it's not Malfitano!" - she asked that no more than that about the new work be revealed), with collaborator Arnold Weinstein, to be premiered in 2000, in English, though translations have already been made of the text into Italian and German. For this concert, she gave the professional premiere of his 1978 "Mary," on a William Blake text.

83. New Acquisitions: Sound Recordings Composer or Performer bolcom, william. Title Songs of innocence and ofexperience sound Composer or Performer Lewis, Paul, pianist, Performer. http://www.library.ohiou.edu/libinfo/news/2005-01/audio.htm

Library News:New Acquisitions Lists January 2005 Sound Recordings New Acquisitions Main Menu January 2005 Menu Page Jump to beginning of list Finding Locations of Items on This List To find the Location and current Status of an item on the list below, just copy its Call Number, Author (i.e., composer or performer), or Title into the search box. Then choose the appropriate type of search and click on the Search button. Choose a type of search: Call Number Composer or Performer Title Arranged by Composer or Performer Call Number: CD 5531. Composer or Performer: Adams, John, 1947- Title: On the transmigration of souls [sound recording] / John Adams. Publication Info: New York, NY : Nonesuch Records, p2004. Call Number: CD 5572 Vol.11 No.2. Composer or Performer: Adams, John, 1947- Title: Orchestra music. Selections. Title: Short ride in a fast machine ; The chairman dances ; Harmonium / Adams. De Snelheid / Louis Andriessen [sound recording] Publication Info: [England] : BBC Music Magazine, p2002.

84. "New American Piano" Series To Feature Competition Winner Korean pianist Ji Sun Lee will headline this year s concert with her performanceof the Pulitzer Prize winning pieces of william bolcom, The New Etudes. http://herbergercollege.asu.edu/news/newsreleases/2002/som_amerpiano_032902.htm

For Immediate Release: March 29, 2002 back to music press releases back to current press releases Media Contact: Mary Brennan, 480-965-3587 mary.brennan@asu.edu printable version "New American Piano" series to feature competition winner WHAT : New American Piano, IV, Concert WHEN : 7:30 p.m., (Monday) April 15 WHERE : Katzin Concert Hall, Music Building, 40 E. Gammage Parkway, Tempe TICKETS : Free admission, no tickets required; doors open at 7 p.m. INFORMATION : 480-965-TUNE (8863) New American Piano, IV showcases innovative and infrequently performed works for the piano from the 20th and 21st centuries. It is presented by the School of Music in the Herberger College of Fine Arts at ASU. Admission is free to the event, which will be held at 7:30 p.m. April 15 (Monday) in Katzin Concert Hall, which is in the Music Building on the main ASU campus at 40 East Gammage Parkway in Tempe. Doors open at 7 p.m. Now in its fourth season, this always-intriguing event is dedicated to showcasing more infrequently performed works for the piano from the 20th and 21st centuries. According to founder and concert coordinator, ASU professor of piano, Madeline Williamson, special interest to the series "are innovative works for the piano that utilize the vast resources of timbre inherent to the instrument as well as programming which draws upon the wide diversity of American composers in ethnicity, locale, style, and gender."

85. Premiere By William Bolcom Highlights Beaux Arts Trio And Richard Stoltzman Conc the acclaimed Beaux Arts Trio pianist Menahem Pressler, violinist Ida Kavafian, Premiere by william bolcom Highlights Beaux Arts Trio and Richard http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/1996/96-173.html

The Library of Congress The Library Today News All Library of Congress Pages Public Affairs Office 101 Independence Avenue SE Washington, DC tel (202) 707-2905 fax (202) 707-9199 e-mail pao@loc.gov November 29, 1996 Contact: Helen Dalrymple (202) 707-1940 Concert Line: (202) 707-5502 Premiere by William Bolcom Highlights Beaux Arts Trio and Richard Stoltzman Concert Under the auspices of the Library of Congress, the acclaimed Beaux Arts Trio pianist Menahem Pressler, violinist Ida Kavafian, and cellist Peter Wiley returns to the Terrace Theater of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Dec. 11 at 7:30 p.m. Famed clarinetist Richard Stoltzman will join the Beaux Arts Trio in the world premiere of William Bolcom's Second Piano Quartet, commissioned by the Isenbergh Clarinet Fund in the Library of Congress. The concert will also include the Trio in C major, H. XV, No. 27 by Haydn and the Trio in B major, Op. 8 by Brahms. Since the Beaux Arts Trio became the first trio- in-residence at the Library of Congress in 1982, it has enjoyed great success through concerts the world over. The group performs regularly in cities across the country, as well as Europe, Japan, South America, the Middle East, Australia, and New Zealand. At the group's 30th anniversary celebration at Indiana University in 1985, the president of the university presented the trio with the University's Medal of Excellence, and President Ronald Reagan awarded each member a silver medallion and commended the group's artistry.

86. Piano Sheet Music By William Bolcom: - William Bolcom - Complete Rags For Piano william bolcom Complete Rags For Piano - Piano (Piano Solo) http://www.pianolagoon.com/1701536.html

Pop And Rock Music Jazz Music Country Music Disney Music ... Free Downloads William Bolcom - Complete Rags For Piano Click on the image above to see a larger version. Item 1701536BV, 123 pages, $17.95 William Bolcom is a modern day composer influenced by the piano stylings of Scott Joplin and Eubie Blake. This piano style is commonly refered to as "rag" or "ragtime" piano and usually includes a 2/4 time signature, a key of 4 flats, and inspiring cadences throughout the music. This book captures the best of William Bolcom's modern day ragtime compositions for you, the aspiring pianist looking to draw from this revered piano style. "William Bolcom - Complete Rags For Piano - Piano (Piano Solo)" has a sales rank of 1766. Song Titles Eubie's Luckey Day (Rag Obsession) - Written by: William Bolcom - © MCMLXXI Graceful Ghost Rag - Written by: William Bolcom - From: Album "Heliotrope Bouquet Piano Rags" - © MCMLXXI The Poltergeist (Rag Fantasy) - Written by: William Bolcom - © MCMLXXXI Dream Shadows - Written by: William Bolcom - © MCMLXXXI Raggin' Rudi - Written by: William Bolcom - © MCMLXXXI The Gardenia (Slow Drag) - Written by: William Bolcom - © MCMLXXI Tabby Cat Walk ((No. 2: Three Popular Rags)) - Written by: William Bolcom - © MCMLXXI

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William Bolcom - Complete Rags For Piano Category: Piano Sheet Music Type: Piano Solo Click on the image above to see a larger version. 123 pages, $17.95, Item number 1701536EC William Bolcom is a modern day composer influenced by the piano stylings of Scott Joplin and Eubie Blake. This piano style is commonly refered to as "rag" or "ragtime" piano and usually includes a 2/4 time signature, a key of 4 flats, and inspiring cadences throughout the music. This book captures the best of William Bolcom's modern day ragtime compositions for you, the aspiring pianist looking to draw from this revered piano style. Browse All Piano Sheet Music Composed By William Bolcom This music has a difficulty rating of 6 on a scale of 1 to 6 with 6 being the hardest. This Product Contains These Songs Sort songs by popularity Sort songs alphabetically The Poltergeist (Rag Fantasy) - Composed by: William Bolcom Dream Shadows - Composed by: William Bolcom Raggin' Rudi - Composed by: William Bolcom The Gardenia (Slow Drag) - Composed by: William Bolcom Tabby Cat Walk ((No. 2: Three Popular Rags)) - Composed by:

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PIANO PEDAGOGY FORUM v. 4, no. 2/June 1, 2001 FORUM ON PIANO PERFORMANCE Tony Caramia Tony Caramia Eastman School of Music 26 Gibbs Street Rochester, NY 14604 tocr@mail.rochester.edu The Art of Recital Programming by Tony Caramia The art of creatively choosing recital repertoire for the modern pianist seems at times a monumentally impossible task, a project and process taking on Herculean proportions. After all, if we really contemplate all the marvelous pieces written for the keyboard in the last three centuries, and then consider which small part of this literal "ton" of music might make for an interesting recital program, our mind goes numb (if not our fingers...). Too often we proceed only with the familiar; we take the safe route and avoid the mystery of the un-traveled, the undiscovered. We hear program after program that features a list of pieces that is seldom chronologically-challenged, as though it is written in some impresario’s code of conduct that " Since Bach lived before Beethoven and Bartok, we are obliged to perform them in the precise order of their birth " What this can lead to is an audience that is neither stimulated by creative programming nor challenged to listen with new ears, an audience immune to fresh ideas and exciting concepts. (I vividly and fondly remember an all-Russian recital I once heard performed impeccably by Vladimir Ashenazy. As I left the concert hall, I overheard someone remark... "I would have liked some Beethoven".)

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93. William Bolcom  Born In Seattle May 26th Born in Seattle May 26th, 1930, william bolcom entered the University of Washingtonat age 11 as a private student in composition with John Erall and in http://www.dranoff2piano.org/wbolcom.htm

William Bolcom Born in Seattle May 26th, 1930, William Bolcom entered the University of Washington at age 11 as a private student in composition with John Erall and in piano with Beth Poncy Jacobson , and took his BA there in 1958. Later, the study with Darius Milhaud in California and Paris. He received his Master's degree from Mills College and was the first confreree of a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Stanford University. Bolcom has been the recipient of many honors, including BMI-SCA awards, Guggenheim fellowships and commissions and grants from the Koussevitsky Rockefeller foundations. In 1965, with Arnold Wienstein, Bolcom received the Marc Blitzstein Award from The American Academy of Arts and letters for their opera and actors, Dynamite Tonight. Bolcom's work with American vernacular styles and in theatrical modes has been a strong impulse in his music-making both as a composer and a performer. Recognized today as the major voice in American music he has preformed worldwide and much works have been recorded (Advance, CRI, Folkways, Jazzology, New World, Nonesuch, Phillips, Pantheon, RCA, among others). With his wife, Joan Morris, Paul, Bolcom has recorded a number of albums of American songs. In 1984, his epic setting of William Blake's the Songs of Innocence and of Experience, a three-hour entertainment utilizing nine soloists, three choirs, rock band and concert orchestra, had its successful world premiere in Stuttgart, Germany, under the direction of Dennis Russell Davies. It's American premiere to place Ann Arbor, Michigan the same year. This three-hour work has also been performed at Grant Park, Chicago (1986) and at New York's New Wave Festival with the Brooklyn Philharmonic (1987).

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95. Inside WSU pianist Christopher Taylor has come a long way since age 8, when he came to his In 1990 he took first prize in the william Kapell International Piano http://www.wichita.edu/insidewsu/@1-24-2002/Conn_Series_Taylor.htm

Volume 18, Number 9, January 24, 2002 Issue Connoisseur Series recital to feature young pianist Pianist Christopher Taylor has come a long way since age 8, when he came to his piano teacher Julie Bees, armed with the first movement of Beethoven’s "Moonlight" sonata. Bees, now a WSU piano professor, was then a doctoral student at the University of Colorado. In the past few years Taylor has emerged as one of the nation’s foremost young musicians. Audiences and critics alike hail the intensity and artistry he brings to the works of masters ranging from Bach and Beethoven to Boulez and Bolcom. The Washington Post, for instance, deems Taylor "one of the most impressive young pianists on the horizon today." His program includes works by Ludwig van Beethoven, Olivier Messiaen and Robert Schumann. In recent seasons Taylor has performed in France, Korea, Spain, the Philippines, and the Caribbean. In the United States he has appeared with such orchestras as the New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Detroit Symphony, St. Louis Symphony, Atlanta Symphony, Houston Symphony, Utah Symphony and Boston Pops, and has toured with the Polish Chamber Philharmonic.

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98. Miller Theatre: American Piano Michael Daugherty, Fred Hersch, william bolcom, Gerald Levinson, Joel Hoffman, Emanuele Arciuli, piano, Thelonious Monk Photo william Gottlieb http://www.millertheater.com/series/piano.html

The piano looms large in the development of American music (and in the 2002-2003 Miller Theatre season). From Jelly Roll Morton and Duke Ellington to Charles Ives and John Cage, many of our greatest musical minds have honed their craft at the keyboard. The American Piano concerts pay homage to this fact by offering several premiere performances of music by some of our boldest and most distinct composers for the instrument. Click on the links below to order single tickets online. A small surcharge applies to all online orders. You can also order by calling the Box Office at 212-854-7799, or you can download an order form Please note that artists and programs are subject to change. An homage to Thelonious Monk, composed for Emanuele Arciuli and sponsored by the University of Cincinnati, with two commissions from Miller Theatre First recorded by Thelonious Monk in 1944, "'Round Midnight" has come to be recognized as the national anthem of jazz. Italian new music superstar Emanuele Arciuli has commissioned some of today's leading composers to write variations on Monk's original.

99. PSO Taking 'Rhapsody In Blue' Back To Its Origins 01/23/03 Prizewinning American composer william bolcom, opens at the Irvine Barclayon Tuesday. The American Composers Festival this year focuses on bolcom, http://www.irvineworldnews.com/Bstories/jan23/rhapsody.html

NEWS SPORTS CONNECTIONS OPINIONS ... HOME Jan. 23, 2003 What: Pacific Symphony Orchestra, Carl St. Clair, music director, opens its first annual American Composers Festival with a partial recreation of George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" premiere, Steven Mayer, piano soloist; festival continues through Feb. 6. When: Tuesday, Jan. 28, at 8 p.m. (with 7 p.m. pre-concert discussion). Where: Irvine Barclay Theatre on the UC Irvine campus, off of Campus and West Peltason drives. Tickets: $12-$59 per event. Information: (714) 755-5799; or on-line at www.pacificsymphony.org. PSO taking 'Rhapsody in Blue' back to its origins By Michael Rydzynski For Irvine World News George Gershwin The real "Rhapsody in Blue" is about to stand up and make itself heard. The Pacific Symphony Orchestra's inaugural American Composers Festival, occurring mostly at the Orange County Performing Arts Center in Costa Mesa and honoring Pulitzer Prize-winning American composer William Bolcom, opens at the Irvine Barclay on Tuesday. The program features America's version of the three Bs of classical music - Bolcom, Leonard Bernstein and Derek Bermel.

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Scott Joplin (c.1867 - 1917) Alfred Ernst, director of the St. Louis Choral Symphony Society, declared in 1901 that ragtime composer Scott Joplin was a genius. He further described Joplin's enthusiasm for the music of Wagner. Two years later, an interviewer wrote that Joplin "affirms that it is only a pastime for him to compose symcopated music and that he longs for more arduous work." Joplin was then completing his first opera. Scott Joplin made his name as "The King of Ragtime Writers," but his success in writing popular, syncopated piano pieces did not satisfy him. He aspired for success as a composer for the serious, lyric stage. Many (though by no means all) turn-of-the-century writers categorized music according to a strict scale of values: classical music was the "best" music, having excellence that was moral as well as artistic. Opera was at the very peak of this scale. Ragtime, which was perceived as having African American origins, was placed at the bottom. Opponents of ragtime claimed that the music not only lacked artistic merit; it was harmful, as well, to listeners' intellectual, moral, and physical well-being. Joplin naturally did not subscribe to such sentiments. However, he realized that ragtime would never bring him the artistic respect that he desired. His musical interests were also considerably broader than what could be expressed in ragtime. He therefore composed two operas, a ballet, and two orchestral works (a symphonic poem and a piano concerto, both of which are lost).

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