Performances and Events
Premiere of La Fiammeggiante Luce by the University of Missouri University Singers
Sat., April 14, 2012
The University Singers, "the most prominent choral representatives of the University of Missouri" directed by Paul Crabb, will give the premiere performance of La Fiammeggiante Luce (The Flaming Light). Composed for this concert -- which features guest conductor Peter Phillips of the Tallis Scholars, and repertoire by contemporary composers written in response to earlier (often 16th century) music or text -- this piece is a setting of 16th century Italian texts by St. Catherine de' Ricci (1522-1590) combined with remarkably similar texts taken from testimonies of American Shakers in 1842-3, describing miraculous visions. 7:00 pm, First Baptist Church, 1112 E. Broadway, Columbia, Missouri.
Premiere of Possivel a Rosa at the Festival Musica nas Montanhas, in Pocos de Caldas, Brasil
Wed., Jan. 18, 2012
A new (just completed, 12-6-11) chamber trio, Possivel a Rosa, for tenor saxophone and two bass clarinets, will be premiered at the Festival Musica nas Montanhas, in Pocos de Caldas, Brasil, by Eleri Ann Evans, tenor saxophone, and Henri Bok and Louis Afonso Montanha, bass clarinets. 20:30, Wednesday, January 18, 2012, Teatro da Urca, Pocos de Caldas, Brasil. (Ann Evans sent the following, after the premiere: "... we absolutely loved performing your piece! You have once again composed such beautiful music that totally captivated the audience.")
Performance of Six of One... at the 2012 Jazz Education Network National Conference in Louisville, KY
Thurs., Jan. 5, 2012
The University of Missouri Concert Jazz Band, Arthur White, director, has been invited to perform at the 2012 Jazz Education Network National Conference in Louisville, Kentucky, and plans to include my 2011 composition Six of One... in its conference program. 2:00 p.m., Grand Ballroom, Galt House Hotel, Louisville, KY. This piece is also included in the Band's 2011 CD, Tunnel Vision.
Premiere of Some place where your spirit sounds... , commisioned by the Odyssey Chamber Music Series
Fri., October 14, 2011
The Odyssey Chamber Music Series, in Columbia, Missouri, has announced the commission of a new work to be premiered in the Gala Concert presented on Friday, October 14. This composition, Some place where your spirit sounds, will feature tenor saxophone, played by my colleague at the University of Missouri, Leo Saguiguit, and a chamber ensemble: oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, violin, cello and piano. Christopher Baumgartner will conduct. 7 p.m., First Baptist Church, 1112 E. Broadway, Columbia, Missouri 65201. $20 for adults, $10 for students. More information here as it becomes available.
New Chamber Music at the Calumet Art Center, Calumet, MI
Thurs., August 11, 2011
A conversation last summer with Ed Gray, executive director of the Calumet Art Center, about my past work organizing New Chamber Music concerts for the Pine Mountain Music Festival, and also the beautiful performing space that recently became available at the CAC, led naturally to the idea of organizing a New Music concert at the CAC for summer 2011. Joining me, as composer and violist, for a program of recent music (including several world premieres) will be Libby Meyer, composer/violinist, Thomas Bjoraker, percussionist/composer, John Peiffer, hornist/composer, Christine Seitz, soprano, Jon Ensminger, piano, Sylvia Ensminger, violin, Pat Quimby, cello, Nathan R. Barber, composer, and Robert Suits, composer. An open rehearsal of some of the music from the program will be offered on the morning of the concert from 10 - 11:30 am. Concert is 7:30 pm, Calumet Art Center, 57055 Fifth Street, Calumet. Admission is $5.00. More information at Calumet Art Center, 906-281-3494, or at the Ed Gray Studio, 906-5970.
Premiere of Tempore nobis, for Ten Bass Clarinets, Ávila, Spain
Thurs., July 21, 2011
My new (2011) composition, Tempore Nobis, for 10 Bass Clarinets had its premiere at the XVI Curso Internacional de Clarinete - "Julián Menéndez" - 2011 at the Universidad de Salamanca, Ávila, Spain, performed by Clarinetes Bajos, which includes: Luis Gomes (Portugal), Lucas Cavelius (Germany), Sergio Fernández Diez-Picazo (Spain), William Hayter (USA), Alejandro Loveira (USA), Eric Man (Hong Kong), Eduardo Molero Illán (Spain), Ramón Moreno Monteagudo (Spain), Peter Nÿssen (Netherlands), Lucia Otaegui Guridi (Spain), Harmen Reygoudt (Belgium), Roberto Rodriguez Perales (Spain), Igor Urruchi Salas (Spain), Mutsumi Watanabe (Japan), Holger Werner (Germany), Matt Wurtzel (USA). This performance was conducted by Dutch bass clarinet activist Henri Bok who is participating as guest artist and master teacher. After the concert, Henri wrote to say, "The audience, the course/concert organizers, the 10 performers and the conductor LOVED your piece. In my opinion it was maybe the most amazing work of the whole concert...."
Premiere of Six of One... at University of Missouri
Fri., Apr. 22, 2011
The premiere performance of Six of One..., composed for the University of Missouri Concert Jazz Band, Arthur White, director, will be presented in a concert by the MU Jazz Program at the Missouri Theatre, 8:00 p.m., Columbia, Missouri. This piece will be included in an upcoming CD by the MU Concert Jazz Band, to be recorded in May for release in Fall, 2011.
Art Songs Performance and Discussion
Tues., Feb. 22, 2011
The Columbia, Missouri Women’s Symphony League presents a performance of art songs by Paul Seitz, with introduction by the composer. Performers: Christine Seitz, soprano, Nathan Ward, piano. 1 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, Columbia, Missouri.
Fri, Feb. 11 2011
Performing, as violist, in Odyssey Chamber Ensemble. J. S. Bach, Triple Concerto for Flute, Violin and Harpsichord, with Roberto Maggio, flute, Susan Jensen, violin, andEnrico Baiano, harpsichord, . Odyssey Chamber Music Series, First Baptist Church, 1112 E. Broadway, Columbia, Missouri, 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 and $5.
"and that the moon survives..." on the Odyssey Chamber Music Series
Fri, Dec. 3 2010
"and that the moon survives..." for violin and piano, will be included in the December 3 program in the Odyssey Chamber Music Series at the First Baptist Church, 1112 E. Broadway, Columbia, Missouri, 65201. Tickets are $15 and $10. More details soon.
Fri, Nov. 12 2010
Performing, as violist, in Kerry Turner's Rhapsody, for woodwind quintet, violin, viola. cello and bass, in performance featuring the Missouri Quintet (resident faculty, University of Missouri). Odyssey Chamber Music Series, First Baptist Church,1112 E. Broadway, Columbia, Missouri, 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 and $5.
Performance of Five Witnesses by Missouri Quintet
Mon, Nov. 8 2010
The Missouri Quintet, the faculty woodwind quintet of the University of Missouri School of Music will perform Five Witnesses in their Faculty Recital, 8 pm, November 8, Whitmore Recital Hall, University of Missouri, Columbia Missouri.
Sun, Oct. 24 2010
Performing, as violist, with Columbia Civic Orchestra, Beethoven Symphony No. 6, Vaughan Williams, Concerto for Oboe and Strings, Copland, Outdoor Overture. 7 pm,Missouri Theatre, 203 South 9th Street, Columbia, Missouri. Tickets are $10 and $5.
Art Song and Aria Performance at University of Missouri
Tue, Oct. 19 2010
Christine Seitz, soprano, and Guest Artist Jessica Paul (Luther College), piano, will perform the art song "Reasons" and the aria "I am of this place," from the opera, The Children of the Keweenaw (with members of the MU Opera Workshop as chorus) on their Faculty Recital at the University of Missouri School of Music, Columbia, Missouri, 8 pm, Whitmore recital Hall.
2010-2011 ASCAPLUS AWARD
Fri, Sep. 17 2010
I'm pleased to have received notification of another ASCAPLUS Award for 2010-2011, an award that recognizes value in a composer's catalog of work, based on activity, in the form of recent live concert and recital performances in venues outside of commercial broadcast media. This year's Concert Division panel included Judith Clurman, noted conductor and Director of Choral Activities at The Juilliard School, H. Robert Reynolds, Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan, and Steve Smith, Classical Music editor for Time Out New York.
1 8 3 9 performance at the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
Sun, May. 2 2010
1 8 3 9, for clarinet, viola, guitar, cello and percussion, will be performed as part of an afternoon recital by the University of Missouri New Music Ensemble, Stefan Freund, director, for whom the piece was composed, at the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, 3750 Washington Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63108, at the corner of Spring Avenue and Washington Boulevard. Details about the time of this afternoon event, and exact location, as these become available.
Premiere of 1 8 3 9, at University of Missouri
Fri, Mar. 12 2010
Premiere performance of 1 8 3 9, for clarinet, viola, cello, guitar and percussion, written for the University of Missouri New Music Ensemble. 8:00 p.m., Whitmore Recital Hall, University of Missouri School of Music.
Performance of Keeps the Sweetest Time at North American Saxophone Alliance 2010 Conference
Thu, Mar. 4 2010
The Missouri Saxophone Quartet: Leo Saguiguit, soprano saxophone; Jose Zayas-Cabán, alto saxophone; Neil Ostercamp, tenor saxophone; Matt Kendrick, baritone saxophone, will perform Keeps the Sweetest Time in their recital at the North American Saxophone Alliance 2010 Conference, 4:00 p.m., Ramsey Hall, University of Georgia, Athens, GA.
Keeps the Sweetest Time performance at the University of Central Missouri
Mon, Mar. 1 2010
The Missouri Saxophone Quartet: Leo Saguiguit, soprano saxophone; Jose Zayas-Cabán, alto saxophone; Neil Ostercamp, tenor saxophone; Matt Kendrick, baritone saxophone, will perform Keeps the Sweetest Time in their Guest Artist recital at the University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, Missouri.
Keeps the Sweetest Time at the University of Missouri
Sat, Feb. 27 2010
The Missouri Saxophone Quartet: Leo Saguiguit, soprano saxophone; Jose Zayas-Cabán, alto saxophone; Neil Ostercamp, tenor saxophone; Matt Kendrick, baritone saxophone, will present the world premiere performance of Keeps the Sweetest Timein their February 27 faculty recital at the University of Missouri School of Music. 3:00 p.m., Whitmore Recital Hall.
Spanish Premieres at the IV Congreso Nacional de Clarinete -- Madrid
Sun, Dec. 6 2009
In a Place of Deep Color and A Deeper Pulse is Stirred, for bass clarinet and tenor saxophone, were performed on December 6 by DUO HEVANS, the duo of Henri Bok (Netherlands) and Ann Evans (England) at the IV Congreso Nacional de Clarinete, held at the Real Conservatorio Superior de Musica de Madrid.
Performance of song cycle, Of House and Home, at University of Missouri
Mon, Oct. 19 2009
The song cycle, Of House and Home, will be presented in faculty recital by Christine Seitz, with visiting artist, pianist Jessica Paul, on October 19, 2009, at Whitmore Recital Hall, School of Music, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri.
Performances at VIIIth Encontro Brasileiro de Clarinetistas
Fri, Oct. 16 2009
In a Place of Deep Color and A Deeper Pulse is Stirred, for bass clarinet and tenor saxophone, were performed on December 6 by DUO HEVANS, the duo of Henri Bok (Netherlands) and Ann Evans (England) during the VIIIth Encontro Brasileiro de Clarinetistas, Conservatorio Pernambucano de Música, Recife, Brazil.
Performances at the Universidad de São Paulo, Brazil
Wed, Oct. 14 2009
In a Place of Deep Color and A Deeper Pulse is Stirred, for bass clarinet and tenor saxophone, were performed on December 6 by DUO HEVANS, the duo of Henri Bok (Netherlands) and Ann Evans (England) at the Universidad de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Austrian Premieres at Linzer Schloss
Thu, Oct. 8 2009
In a Place of Deep Color and A Deeper Pulse is Stirred, for bass clarinet and tenor saxophone, were performed on December 6 by DUO HEVANS, the duo of Henri Bok (Netherlands) and Ann Evans (England) at the Schloss Weinberg (Linzer Schloss) in Kefermark (Linz Upper Austria.
2009-2010 ASCAPLUS Award
Fri, Sep. 18 2009
I'm pleased to have received notification of another ASCAPLUS Award for 2009-2010, an award that recognizes value in a composer's catalog of work, based on activity, in the form of recent live concert and recital performances in venues outside of commercial broadcast media. This year's Concert Division panel included Judith Clurman, noted conductor and Director of Choral Activities at The Juilliard School, H. Robert Reynolds, Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan, and Steve Smith, Classical Music editor for Time Out New York.
Song Cycle, Of House and Home, performance at Benefit Concert
Fri, Jul. 31 2009
The song cycle, Of House and Home, will be performed as part of a benefit concert to raise money for Omega House hospice in Houghton, Michigan. Performing the cycle will be soprano Christine Seitz and pianist Lynne Lanczy. 7:30 p.m., at Gloria Dei Church, 1000 W Quincy St., Hancock, Michigan. Admission is $5.00.
New Appointment at the University of Missouri !
Thu, May. 7 2009
I'm delighted to have accepted appointment, beginning in Fall 2009, teaching Music Theory at the University of Missouri School of Music where my wife, Christine Seitz, is Opera Director. We're very lucky to be able to work in the same place, and especially in a great university! Go Tigers!
Within Your Private Sky to be performed at Montana Day of Percussion
Sat, Apr. 4 2009
A new solo marimba piece, Within Your Private Sky, will be performed by Las Vegas marimba artist Alex Stopa, who commissioned the work, at the Montana Percussive Arts Society Day of Percussion on Saturday, April 4th in Cisel Hall on the Montana State University-Billings Campus in Billings, Montana. This composition will be featured in a 2009 CD by Alex Stopa.
Performances at Adelaide Fringe Festival
Sun, Mar. 8 2009
One or both of two recent works by Paul Seitz, To Juggle (2) for two marimbas andWithin Your Private Sky, for solo marimba, will be performed in the second of two appearances at the Adelaide Fringe Festival by marimba artists Timothy Jones and Alex Stopa (faculty, UNLV) at the Adelaide Fringe Festival in Australia. In the event "Sin City at the Vines" at the Paxton Winery in McClaren Vale, South Australia. For more information visit the Fringe Guide site.
Performances at Adelaide Fringe Festival
Mon, Mar. 2 2009
One or both of two recent works by Paul Seitz, To Juggle (2) for two marimbas andWithin Your Private Sky, for solo marimba, will be performed in the first of two appearances at the Adelaide Fringe Festival by marimba artists Timothy Jones and Alex Stopa (faculty, UNLV) at the Adelaide Fringe Festival in Australia. 7:30pm, Madley Space, University of Adelaide, Elder Conservatorium, South Australia: Works for marimba solo & ensemble. Featuring Alex Stopa, Tim Jones, Ryan Simm, Jamie Adam & Fleur Green.
Las Vegas performance of To Juggle (2) for two marimbas
Sun, Feb. 22 2009
To Juggle (2) for two marimbas will be presented by marimba artists Tim Jones and Alex Stopa (UNLV) in a program of works for marimba solo and ensemble, 3:00 p.m. at the beautifully restored, historic Fifth Street School Auditorium, Downtown Las Vegas, Nevada.
Performance at the University of Oklahoma
Wed, Feb. 4 2009
A new version of Relevant Dialogues will be performeded by The Irrelevants, the duo of violist Tim Deighton (Penn State) and saxophonist Carrie Koffman (the Hartt School) in their Norton Artist Series Recital at the University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma. 8:00 p.m., Morris R. Pitman Recital Hall. This new version of the piece was commissioned for an upcoming (2009) CD by The Irrelevants.
Premiere at the University of Texas at Tyler
Tue, Feb. 3 2009
A new version of Relevant Dialogues will be premiered by The Irrelevants, the duo of violist Tim Deighton (Penn State) and saxophonist Carrie Koffman (the Hartt School) in their visiting artists recital at the University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, Texas, 7:30, Braithwaite Recital Hall. This new version of the piece was commissioned for an upcoming (2009) CD by The Irrelevants.
Performance of Relevant Dialogues at Westfield State College
Thu, Nov. 13 2008
Performance of the original 2005 version of Relevant Dialogues, for viola and alto saxophone, on a faculty recital by Sonya Lawson, asst. professor of viola at Westfield State College, Westfield, Massachusetts. 7:30 p.m. in Dever Auditorium.
ASCAPLUS Award Notification for 2008-2009
Wed, Sep. 17 2008
I am delighted to have again been selected by the ASCAPLUS Concert Division panel to receive a 2008-2009 ASCAPLUS Award which recognizes value in a composer's catalog of work, based on activity in the form of recent live concert and recital performances in venues outside of commercial broadcast media. This year's panelists were noted conductor JoAnn Faletta, Steve Smith, Classical Music editor for Time Out New York, and conductor H. Robert Reynolds, Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan. I am very grateful to all the artists who have performed and recorded my music in the past year.
Imaginary Dances in Brazil
Wed, Aug. 27 2008
Imaginary Dances, for viola and double bass, will have its South American premiere on August 27 at the Federal University of Goias, Goiana, Brazil, performed by Deborah Dakin, viola and Sonia Ray, bass. Belkiss Mendonça Theatre, School of Music -- Campus II.
Two Premieres at ClarinetFest 2008
Fri, Jul. 4 2008
Duo Hevans, the duo of Henri Bok, bass clarinet, and Ann Evans, saxophones, will give the world premiere performance of a deeper pulse is stirred, for tenor saxophone and bass clarinet, and the American premier of an earlier commissioned piece from 2006, In a Place of Deep Color, at the ClarinetFest 2008, sponsored by the International Clarinet Association and University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music.
Imaginary Dances at Pan American Music Festival
Mon, Jun. 2 2008
Imaginary Dances, for viola and double bass, was performed by Joel Pagan, viola and Sonia Ray, bass, at the Pan American Music Festival, Joel Pagan, artistic director. 8 p.m., Recital Hall, the University of Texas-Pan American, Edinburg, Texas.
Premiere for Two Marimbas at Adelaide Fringe Festival
Sat, Mar. 1 2008
Percussionists Tim Jones and Alex Stopa will present the world premiere of a new work for two marimbas (in progress) at the Adelaide Fringe Festival, Adelaide, Australia, with preliminary performances tentatively scheduled in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and Brisbane. NOTE: Artist illness prevented this performance from taking place, but plans are being made by the artists to perform this piece at the 2009 Adelaide Fringe Festival. More details as they are available.
World premiere of In Beauty, for symphony orchestra
Sun, Feb. 10 2008
February 10, 2008, is the date of the world premiere of In Beauty, for symphony orchestra, commissioned by the Henderson Symphony Orchestra, Henderson, Nevada (Las Vegas metro), Taras Krysa, music director. Click to read the announcement of the commission and premiere in the League of American Orchestra's newsletter, From the Field. For more background on this project, visit the "Current Projects" page on this site.
Performance of From the Wood, for string orchestra, at Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic, Chicago, Illinois.
Wed, Dec. 19 2007
The nationally recognized Duluth (Georgia) High School Chamber Orchestra, Peter Lemonds and Shawn Morton, directors, will perform From the Wood, for string orchestra, at the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic, December 19, 2:30 p.m., Merle Reskin Theatre. 60 E. Balbo Drive Chicago 60605. For details on time and venue, visit www.midwestclinic.org.
American premiere of In Now, for solo bass clarinet
Sun, Sep. 30 2007
The incomparable Dutch bass clarinetist Henri Bok will include the American premiere ofIn Now, for solo bass clarinet, which he commissioned, in his solo recital at the 6th Annual International New Music Festival at the College of Southern Nevada, 3200 E. Cheyenne Avenue, North Las Vegas, Nevada, Sunday, September 30, in the Recital Hall.
ASCAPLUS Award notification for 2007-2008
Mon, Sep. 24 2007
I am delighted to have again been notified of a ASCAPLUS Award (2007-2008), which recognizes value in a composer's catalog of work, based on activity, in the form of recent live concert and recital performances in venues outside of commercial broadcast media. This year's Concert Division panel included Judith Clurman, noted conductor and Director of Choral Activities at The Juilliard School, H. Robert Reynolds, Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan, and Michael Morgan, Music Director of the Oakland East Bay Symphony. I am grateful to all the artists who have performed and/or recorded my music in the past year.
World premiere of Imaginary Dances, for viola and double bass
Sat, Jul. 14 2007
Imaginary Dances, for viola and double bass, will be performed by Paul Seitz, viola, and Anders Dahlberg, bass, on the 2007 New Chamber Music concert, July 14, Portage Lake United Chuch, Houghton, Michigan (near the Michigan Tech University campus) as part of the Pine Mountain Music Festival.
New Chamber Music concert at the Pine Mountain Music Festival
Sat, Jul. 14 2007
Paul Seitz will return to organize and host the New Chamber Music concert, July 14, Portage Lake United Chuch, Houghton, Michigan (near the Michigan Tech University campus) as part of the 2007 Pine Mountain Music Festival. The 2007 program (tentatively) will include performance by the Bergonzi String Quartet of Different Trains, by Steve Reich (which they recently performed for the composer). Oboist Jennet Ingle, with pianist Bernice Harbaugh, will perform the Michigan premiere of Concertino for Oboe and Orchestra, by Doug Lofstrom, composed especially for Jennet and premiered last March. Facets - Subtle Variations for Trumpet and Piano, by Steve Ingle (2007) will be premiered by Scott Quackenbush, trumpet, with the composer. New Green, by Robin Oye (2007) will be premiered by Leelo Basham, piccolo, and Michael Crawford, contrabass. Anders Dahlberg, bass, will perform with Paul Seitz, viola, in the premiere of Imaginary Dances (2007). Additional program pieces will be added here, as they are known.
In a place of deep color performed in Rotterdam
Wed, May. 16 2007
Duo Hevans, saxophonist Ann Evans and bass clarinetist Henri Bok, performed In a place of deep color on the "Jazz Meets Classic" concert -- one of two concerts at the Lantaren/Venster Theatre in Rotterdam celebrating the 25 year (so far) career of saxophonist/composer Dick de Graaf.
World premiere of Where Dream Begins at UNLV
Mon, Apr. 30 2007
The world premiere Where Dream Begins, a cycle of six songs for soprano and piano, with texts by American poet May Sarton, will be presented at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, by soprano Christine Seitz and pianist Jessica Paul on April 30, in Rando Recital Hall, Beam Music Center, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 7:30 p.m.
In a place of deep color at the World Press Photo Awards, Amsterdam
Sun, Apr. 22 2007
Bass clarinetist Henri Bok and saxophonist Ann Evans recently performed at the opening of the 2007 World Press Photo Awards in the Oude Kerk in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Their performance began with In a place of deep color (featured on their soon to be released CD) and segued into improvisations with organist Willem Tanke. Click here to see a PHOTO of their performance.
Animas (There is a wild river...) on Musica Nova concert at Penn State University
Thu, Apr. 19 2007
Animas (There is a wild river...), will be performed by the Penn State Viola Ensemble, Tim Deighton, director, in the Musica Nova Concert, Thursday April 19th at 8 pm in Esber Recital Hall, Penn State University, State College, PA, 8:00 p.m.
Performance of Animas (There is a wild river...)
Thu, Apr. 5 2007
Animas (There is a wild river...), will be performed by the Penn State Viola Ensemble, Tim Deighton, director, in the "Bach's Lunch" program at 12:10 p.m. on April 3, 2007 at the Eisenhower Chapel, Penn State University, State College, PA.
Performance of Animas (There is a wild river...) at Penn State University
Tue, Apr. 3 2007
Animas (There is a wild river...), will be performed by the Penn State Viola Ensemble, Tim Deighton, director, in concert on April 3, 2007 at the Esber Recital Hall, Penn State University, State College, PA, 8:00 p.m.
World premiere of Animas (There is a wild river...) in New York
Sun, Apr. 1 2007
The world premiere of Animas (There is a wild river...), will be given by the Penn State Viola Ensemble, Tim Deighton, director, in a "Collegial Concert" presented by theNew York Viola Society, at St Paul's and St. Andrew's Church (on the northeast corner of W.86th St and West End Ave), at 3 pm on Sunday, April 1st.
Performance of Iowa Spring at Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic, Chicago, Illinois
Tue, Dec. 19 2006
Iowa Spring, commissioned by the West Des Moines Public Schools, and published by Latham Music Ltd., will be performed at Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic by the Winter Park High School Orchestra, Winter Park, Florida, Charles Laux, director. The Midwest Clinic, Hilton Chicago, 720 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Illinois. For details on time and venue, visit www.midwestclinic.org.
Relevant Dialogues in New York
Mon, Dec. 4 2006
Relevant Dialogues, for alto saxophone and viola, will be included in "Mixed Doubles: An Evening Featuring Violists Daniel Avshalomov and Tim Deighton" with saxophonist Carrie Koffman, on December 4 at 7:30 p.m. at Christ and St. Stephen's Church, 120 West 69th Street, New York City. The event is sponsored by the New York Viola Society.
Two more premieres at Theatre Lantaren/Venster in Rotterdam, Netherlands
Wed, Nov. 29 2006
In a Place of Deep Color (2006), for tenor saxophone and bass clarinet will receive its world premiere and Three Stories (2006), for alto saxophone and bass clarinet will have its European premiere, in performances by Duo Hevans the duo of saxophonist Ann Eleri Evans (France) and bass clarinetist Henri Bok (Netherlands), for whom these pieces were composed, as part of a two day special event celebrating Henri Bok's 25 years a professor of bass clarinet at the Rotterdam Conservatoire. Venue is the Theatre Lantaren/Venster, Gouvernestraat 133, Rotterdam. For details, check (closer to the date) the "Jazz en Nieuwe Muziek" Schedule on the Lantaren/Venster website.
World premiere of In Now in Rotterdam, Netherlands
Tue, Nov. 28 2006
A new piece, In Now, for solo bass clarinet is in progress for a concert and CD recording project by bass clarinet virtuoso Henri Bok which will be a "resume" of collaborations between Bok and many composers who have written music for him over the years. A concert of some of these pieces, including the world premiere of In Now, will be given on November 28 at the Theatre Lanteren/Venster in Rotterdam, Netherlands, as part of a celebration of Bok's 25 years as professor of bass clarinet at the the Rotterdam Superior Conservatoire. For details, check (closer to the date) the "Jazz en Nieuwe Muziek" Schedule on the Lantaren/Venster website.
Kennedy Center Performance of Five Witnesses and Relevant Dialogues
Fri, Nov. 17 2006
Hornist John Peiffer leads an ensemble of musicians from the National Opera Orchestra in a concert of new compositions and improvisations. Included in this program are two works by Paul Seitz: Five Witnesses, for woodwind quintet and Relevant Dialogues, for viola and alto saxophone. Millennium Stage Concert Series, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C., 6:00 p.m.
2006-2007 ASCAPLUS Award
Sun, Oct. 1 2006
I am pleased to have been notified of an ASCAPLUS Award for 2006-2007, an award that recognizes value in a composer's catalog of work, based on activity, in the form of recent live concert and recital performances in venues outside of commercial broadcast media.
Las Vegas premiere of Three Stories, for alto saxophone and bass clarinet
Sun, Sep. 24 2006
Three Stories, for alto saxophone and bass clarinet, composed (2006) at the suggestion of Dutch bass clarinetist Henri Bok especially for Henri with saxophonist Eleri Ann Evans (performing as Duo Hevans), will be premiered in recital at the Fifth Annual International New Music Festival, September 24, 4 p.m., Recital Hall, Cheyenne Campus, Community College of Southern Nevada - 3200 E. Cheyenne Avenue - N Las Vegas, Nevada .
Performance of Party Mode Mixture at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Sat, Jul. 22 2006
Party Mode Mixture, for string quartet, will be performed on a Special Marvin Rabin Appreciation Concert, 7:30 pm, Mills Concert Hall, Humanities Building, UW-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, as part of the Marvin Rabin String Pedagogy Symposium. Performers are Erin Aldridge and Teresa Campbell, violins, Paul Seitz, viola, and Matt Turner, cello. The concert is free for Symposium and National String Workshop participants, but additional tickets may be purchased at the door for $10. Reception follows the concert.
Relavant Dialogues at Festival Internationale del Sassofono
Mon, Jul. 17 2006
The Irrelvants, the duo of saxophonist Carrie Koffman and violist Tim Deighton, included Relavant Dialogues, for alto saxophone and viola, in their clinic/master class/performance (as part of the “In Contemporanea” event) at Festival Internationale del Sassofono in Faenza, Italy.
Performance of To Juggle at the Pine Mountain Music Festival
Sat, Jul. 15 2006
To Juggle (2005), for two clarinets, will be performed as part of the New Chamber Music concert of the Pine Mountain Music Festival, Hancock, MI. Performers will be Linda Baker of the Lyric Opera of Chicago and Margaret Donaghue, University of Miami faculty. For details and ticket information visit www.pmmf.org.
World Premiere of Party Mode Mixture performed by the Bergonzi String Quartet
Sat, Jul. 15 2006
The Bergonzi String Quartet will give the world premiere of Party Mode Mixture(2006) as part of the New Chamber Music Concert at the Pine Mountain Music Festival. For details and ticket information visit www.pmmf.org.
World premiere of Three Stories at World Saxophone Congress, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Sat, Jul. 8 2006
Three Stories, for alto saxophone and bass clarinet, composed (2006) at the suggestion of Dutch bass clarinetist Henri Bok especially for Henri with saxophonist Ann Evans (performing as Duo Hevans), will be premiered in recital at the 14th World Saxophone Congress, 10:30 a.m., July 8, Kosovel Hall, in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
New Zealand premiere of Relevant Dialogues
Thu, May. 25 2006
The Irrelevants, the duo of Carrie Koffman, saxophone and Tim Deighton, viola, will present the New Zealand premiere of Relevant Dialogues in a guest recital at the New Zealand School of Music, 1:10 p.m., Adam Concert Room, Wellington, New Zealand
Performance of In the Moment's Light at the University of Illinois
Sat, Apr. 29 2006
In the Moment's Light will be performed by the University of Illinois Philharmoniasymphony orchestra, Louis Bergonzi, conductor. 7:30 p.m., April 29, 2006, Foellinger Great Hall, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois.
Performance of Relevant Dialogues at Reading Public Museum
Sat, Mar. 11 2006
Relevant Dialogues (2005) will be performed by The Irrelevants, the duo of Carrie Koffman, saxophone and Tim Deighton, viola, in theri recital on the Museum Concert Series at the Reading Public Museum, Reading, Pennsylvania. 3:00 p.m. For more information call 610-376-3395.
Performance of Relevant Dialogues at the University of Northern Colorado
Fri, Feb. 3 2006
Relevant Dialogues (2005) will be performed by The Irrelevants, the duo of Carrie Koffman, saxophone and Tim Deighton, viola, in a Guest Recital at the University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO, 8:00 p.m., Kepner Hall, UNC Milne Auditorium. Call the Box Office at 970-351-1921.
Performance of Relevant Dialogues at the University of Wyoming
February 4, 2006
Performance of Relevant Dialogues by the Irrelevants in a Guest Artist Recital at the University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming.
World Premiere of Relevant Dialogues at Las Vegas International New Music Festival
Fri, Sep. 23 2005
The world premiere of Relevant Dialogues, commissioned by The Irrelevants, the duo of Carrie Koffman, saxophone and Tim Deighton, viola, will be given as part of the 4th Annual International New Music Festival at the Community College of Southern Nevada, Cheyenne Campus, 3200 E. Cheyenne Avenue - North Las Vegas, Nevada. 4 p.m., Recital Hall. Admission is free.
World Premiere of To Juggle at Las Vegas International New Music Festival
Fri, Sep. 23 2005
The world premiere of a new work To Juggle, commissioned by Clarion Synthesis, the duo of F. Gerard Errante and D. Gause-Snelson, will be given as part of the 4th Annual International New Music Festival at the Community College of Southern Nevada, Cheyenne Campus, 3200 E. Cheyenne Avenue - North Las Vegas, Nevada. 12:00 noon in the Recital Hall. Admission is free.
Paul Seitz to host New Chamber Music Concert at Pine Mountain Music Festival
Sat, Jul. 9 2005
Paul Seitz hosts the "New Chamber Music" concert of the Pine Mountain Music Festival. Recent works chosen by the artists, including premieres by John McGinn, Nathan Barber, Brett Richardson, Cristian Macelaru and Paul Seitz, as well as pieces by Paul Paccione (2004), Robin Oye (2002) and Marcel Dick (1987). Performers include Penny Fischer, flute, Jennet Ingle, oboe, Linda Baker, clarinet, John Peiffer, horn, Steve Ingle, bassoon, Corina LaBont, violin, John Poupoure, viola, Jessica Schaeffer, harp, Bernice Harbaugh, piano and the Bergonzi String Quartet (University of Miami). 7:30 p.m., Portage Lake Church, Houghton, Michigan.
Preview performance at Pine Mountain Music Festival
Sat, Jul. 9 2005
Linda Baker, clarinet, and Pamela McConnell, viola, gave a preview performance of a movement from a new piece, (working title) Internal Dialogue on the "New Chamber Music" concert at the Pine Mountain Music Festival. This piece explores spoken and unspoken threads of conversation. Linda performs with the Lyric Opera of Chicago and Pamela with the Bergonzi String Quartet, University of Miami.
World Premiere of The glacier stopped here..., for String Orchestra & Harp
Wed, May. 25 2005
Paul Seitz will conduct the world premiere of The glacier stopped here..., for String Orchestra & Harp, commissioned (as part of a composer residency) by the Middleton (Wisconsin) High School Orchestra, Steven Kurr, director.
Performance of Five Witnesses for woodwind quintet
Tue, May. 3 2005
Chicago's, Barossa Quintet will perform Five Witnesses for woodwind quintet in a concert at Lakeview Presbyterian Church in Chicago. Details soon.
Performance of Iowa Spring for string orchestra
Wed, Apr. 27 2005
String Orchestra students from 15 schools in Bismark, North Dakota will join in a performance of Iowa Spring, Laura Prokopyk, director. Venue, TBA. This piece was originally commissioned (2004) by the West Des Moines, Iowa, School District. See the "Residencies & Clinics" page on this site for more background on this piece.
Performance of Five Witnesses for woodwind quintet at Valparaiso University
Thu, Apr. 7 2005
Chicago's, Barossa Quintet will perform Five Witnesses for woodwind quintet in a concert at the Valparaiso University Center for the Arts. For details, call 219.464.6950.
Carnegie Hall performance of Seitz orchestration
Sat, Mar. 19 2005
The New England Symphonic Ensemble, Virginia-Gene Rittenhouse, music director, Randy Pagel, conductor, performed the orchestration by Paul Seitz of Peter Williams'Agnus Dei, originally for SATB Chorus and Piano, in an Ensemble Spotlight concert, Carnegie Hall, New York. The Chorus was comprised of students from across the U.S.
Performance of In the Moment’s Light, for symphony orchestra
Fri, Mar. 4 2005
Performance of In the Moment’s Light, for symphony orchestra, by the Georgia All State High School Orchestra, Louis Bergonzi (Eastman School of Music), conductor. Savannah, Georgia. Details TBA.
World Premiere of Selamiut:The Sky Dwellers, for Wind Orchestra
Wed, Mar. 2 2005
This work was commissioned by the University of Nevada Las Vegas Wind Orchestra, which will present the world premiere, Thomas Leslie, conductor, at the Ham Performing Arts Center, UNLV, Las Vegas, Nevada.
UNLV African-American Music Festival
Thu, Feb. 17 2005
Dr. Alfonse Anderson, tenor, UNLV voice faculty, will be the solost in the premiere of a new arrangement by Paul Seitz of the traditional spiritual, "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child," for string orchestra. Greenspun Chamber Orchestra, Kimberly Anderson, director. Ham Performing Arts Center, UNLV, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Performance of In the Moment’s Light, for symphony orchestra
Wed, Oct. 27 2004
Performance of In the Moment’s Light, for symphony orchestra by the Wisconsin All State Symphony Orchestra, Louis Bergonzi, conductor. Overture Center, Madison, Wisconsin.
Performance of "Canticle" from Three by May Sarton
Tue, Oct. 5 2004
"Canticle," from the song cycle Three by May Sarton, music by Paul Seitz, poems by May Sarton, will be performed by soprano Christine Seitz, and artist-in-residence Jessica Paul, pianist, on a program celebrating women as writers and composers. Doc Rando Recital Hall, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
International New Music Festival performance
Sat, Sep. 25 2004
Performance of "Now Voyager" (2003 version) on the 3rd Annual International New Music Festival, Horn Recital Hall, Community College of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada. September 26 at 4:00 p.m. Performers include: Christine Seitz, soprano; Kelly Collier, flute; Tim Bonenfant, clarinet; Moonlight Tran, cello; Gary Thomas, piano.
Performance of Five Witnesses, for woodwind quintet.
Wed, Jun. 9 2004
Performance of Five Witnesses, for woodwind quintet, on the New Chamber Music concert -- an event of the Pine Mountain Music Festival, Hancock, Michigan. Performers: Flute, Penelope Fisher; Oboe and English horn, Jennet Ingle; Clarinet and Bass Clarinet, Linda Baker; Horn, John Peiffer; Bassoon, Steven Ingle.
Performance of I am Loath to Close, for SATB chorus
Wed, Apr. 14 2004
Performances of I am Loath to Close, for SATB chorus and harp (text by Abraham Lincoln), by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Concert Choir, David Weiler, conductor, Doc Rando Hall, UNLV, Las Vegas, Nevada (and on annual choir tour).
World premiere: Iowa Spring for string orchestra
Mon, Apr. 12 2004
World premiere Iowa Spring(commissioned by West Des Moines (Iowa) Public Schools for District Orchestra), Paul Seitz, conductor/clinician. West Des Moines, Iowa. See also the link, on "Residencies" page, to a feature article in Des Moines Registerabout this premiere.
Performance of “…and that the moon survives”, for violin and piano
Fri, Mar. 12 2004
Performance of “…and that the moon survives” for violin and piano by UNLV artist-in-residence Laura Martin-Prokopyk, violin, with Katya Melkimini, piano, on NEXTET Concert, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Doc Rando Hall, UNLV.
World premiere of Gymnopedie, for flute, oboe, harp and percussion
Thu, Mar. 4 2004
World premiere of Gymnopedie, for flute, oboe, harp and percussion, as part of Metamorphosis, a dance event at McArdle Theatre, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan. John Manno, artistic director. Also performed on March 6 and 7.
World premiere of The Thought of Returning, for symphony orchestra
Sat, Feb. 7 2004
World premiere of The Thought of Returning, for symphony orchestra, by the Henderson Symphony, Peter Aaronson, conductor, Henderson Community Arts Series, Henderson, Nevada.
Performance of In the Moment’s Light, for symphony orchestra
Fri, Jan. 30 2004
Performance of In the Moment’s Light, for symphony orchestra, by the Illinois All State High School Orchestra, Louis Bergonzi (Eastman School of Music), conductor. Peoria Civic Center, Peoria, Illinois.
Performance of Sailing to America, at Midwest Band & Orchestra Clinic
Mon, Dec. 15 2003
Performance, at the 2003 Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic, Chicago, Illinois, ofSailing to America, for string orchestra (published by Latham Music) by Las Vegas Performing Arts Academy Orchestra.
