Performances and Premieres
Performance of Some Things That Fly, for voice and guitar, on Odyssey Chamber Music Series
October 13, 2023
Christine Seitz, soprano, and Paul Seitz, guitarist, will perform the world premiere of the song cycle, Some Things That Fly, by Paul Seitz, as part of the 2023-2024 Odyssey Chamber Music Series. 7 pm, Friday, October 13, First Baptist Church, 112 E. Broadway, Columbia, Missouri. Tickets and information available at www.odysseymissouri.org.
World premiere of Wild Geese, for violin, guitar, and cello.
June 3 and 4, 2023
Danielle Simandl, violin, Paul Seitz, guitar, and Adam Hall, cello, will perform the world premiere of Wild Geese, by Paul Seitz, in a recital - part of the 2023 Pine Mountain Music Festival, Houghton, Michigan. June 3, at the McCardle Theatre, Michigan Technological University, and June 4 at St. Paul's Episcopal Chapel, Marquette, Michigan. Tickets and information at www.pinemoutainmusicfestival.com.
World premiere of Some Things That Fly, for voice and guitar.
June 3 and 4, 2023
Christine Seitz, soprano, and Paul Seitz, guitarist, will perform the world premiere of the song cycle, Some Things That Fly, by Paul Seitz, in their recital at the 2023 Pine Mountain Music Festival, Houghton, Michigan. June 3, at the McCardle Theatre, Michigan Technological University, and June 4 at St. Paul's Episcopal Chapel, Marquette, Michigan. Tickets and information at www.pinemoutainmusicfestival.com.
World premiere of On Being an Artist, for voice, violin, guitar, cello, and piano
June 3 and 4, 2023
Christine Seitz, soprano, and Paul Seitz, guitarist, will perform the world premiere of the "On Being an Artist," for voice, violin, guitar, cello, and piano, by Paul Seitz, in their recital at the 2023 Pine Mountain Music Festival, Houghton, Michigan. June 3, at the McCardle Theatre, Michigan Technological University, and June 4 at St. Paul's Episcopal Chapel, Marquette, Michigan. Tickets and information at www.pinemoutainmusicfestival.com.
World Premiere of ...als andere Seite der Luft, for bass clarinet and piano
Macrh 20, 2022
Dutch bass clarinetist Henri Bok will perform in the world premiere of ...als andere Seite der Luft, for bass clarinet and piano, by Paul Seitz, with pianist Rainer Maria Klaas, in an Integral 332 recital at the Burgerhaus Recklinghausen Sud. Sunday, March 20, 2022, Recklinghausen, Germany.
American premiere performance of To Vincent's Stars, for bass clarinet and wind ensemble, at 2020 International Clarinet Association conference, Reno, Nevada
Wednesday, June 29, 2022
The Dutch bass clarinet virtuoso Henri Bok will perform as soloist with the USAF Band of the West, in the American premiere of To Vincent's Stars, for bass clarinet solo and wind band, headlining the final concert on Saturday evening, June 27. Peppermill Reno Hotel Resort, Reno, Nevada. (This performance is rescheduled from June 27, 2022, cancelled bcause of the pandemic.)
Performance of To Vincent's Stars, for bass clarinet and wind band, at the University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
Monday, October 5, 2020
The Dutch bass clarinet virtuoso Henri Bok will perform as soloist with the Wind Ensemble of the University of Missouri, Brian Silvey, conductor, in a performance of To Vincent's Stars, for bass clarinet solo and wind band. Missouri Theatre, Columbia, Missouri.
Performance of To Vincent's Stars, for bass clarinet and wind band, at the University of Missouri Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance
Friday, September 25, 2020
The Dutch bass clarinet virtuoso Henri Bok will perform as soloist with the Wind Ensemble of the University of Missouri Kansas City Conservatory, Joseph Parisi, conductor, in a perfromance of To Vincent's Stars, for bass clarinet solo and wind band.
Performance of To Vincent's Stars, for bass clarinet and wind band, at 2020 International Clarinet Association conference, Reno, Nevada
Saturday, June 27, 2020
The Dutch bass clarinet virtuoso Henri Bok will perform as soloist with the USAF Band of the West, in the American premiere of To Vincent's Stars, for bass clarinet solo and wind band, headlining the final concert on Saturday evening, June 27. Peppermill Reno Hotel Resort, Reno, Nevada.
Performance of To Vincent's Stars, for bass clarinet and wind band, in San Sebastian, Spain
Saturday, March 7, 2020
The Dutch bass clarinet virtuoso Henri Bok will perform as soloist with the Banda Sinfonica of the Centro Superior de Música del País Vasco (Higher Education Center for Music of the Basque Country) in the Spanish premiere of To Vincent's Stars, for bass clarinet solo and wind band. San Sebastian, Spain, March 7, 2020.
Performance of Three Stories, for alto saxophone and bass clarinet at 2019 BASSAX - Popayán, Colombia
Sunday, June 2, 2019
Duo Hevans - comprised of bass clarinetist Henri Bok and saxophonist Eleri Ann Evans (UK) will perform my 2006 composition, Three Stories, for alto saxophone and bass clarinet, in an International Concert at BASSAX 2019 - the Encounter of Bass Clarinet and Saxophone at the Universidad del Cauca, Popayan, Columbia. Concert is at 6 pm at the wonderful Teatro Municipal Guillermo Valencia in Popoayan, Colombia.
Performance of O Vos Angeli by Vox Nova on Odyssey Chamber Music Series.
Sunday, June 2, 2019
Vox Nova, the award-winning vocal chamber group based in Columbia, Missouri, will perform my composition, O Vos Angeli, in their concert in their concert on the Odyssey Chamber Music Series, 3 pm, Sunday, June 2, 2019. First Baptist Church, Columbia, Missouri.
Performance of O Vos Angeli by Vox Nova in Kansas City.
Saturday, June 1, 2019
Vox Nova, the award-winning vocal chamber group based in Columbia, Missouri, will perform my composition, O Vos Angeli, in their concert at the Asbury United Methodist Church, 5400 W. 75th St., Prairie Village, KS 66208, at 7 pm, June 1, 2019.
Performance by Copper Country Chorale of "Arrival of St. Nicholas" from The Children of the Keweenaw
Sunday, December 2, 2018
The Copper Country Chorale will perform "Arrival of St. Nicholas" from my opera The Children of the Keweenaw, libretto by Kathleen Masterson, in their concert on Sunday, December 2, 2018. 3:00 pm at the First United Methodist Church, Hancock, Michigan.
Performance of In a Place of Deep Color at Florida International University
Thursday, November 8, 2018
Duo Havens, the Dutch new music chamber ensemble consiting of bass clarinetist Henri Bok and tenor saxophonist Eleri Ann Evans will include a performance of my composition In a Place of Deep Color in their recital at Florida International University, in the Wertheim Performing Arts Center, Concert Hall, 10910 SW 17th St., Miami, FL 33199, 7:30 pm.
Performance of ReSounding Music at Northest Louisiana State University
Monday, October 8, 2018
A Guest Artist Recital by ensemble Drei Bones at the Northeast Louisiana State University will include my composition ReSounding Music. The piece was commissioned by the ensemble, premiered at the International Trombone Festival, and is included in a CD to be released in early 2019. 7:00 p.m..
Performance of ReSounding Music at University of Missouri-Kansas City
Monday, October 1, 2018
A Guest Artist Recital by ensemble Drei Bones at the University of Missouri-Kansas City will include my composition ReSounding Music. The piece was commissioned by the ensemble, premiered at the International Trombone Festival, and is included in a CD to be released in early 2019. 7:00 p.m., Swarthout Hall, UM-KC.
Performance of ReSounding Music at University of Missouri-Columbia
Sunday, September 30, 2018
A Guest Artist Recital by ensemble Drei Bones at the University of Missouri-Columbia will include my composition ReSounding Music. The piece was commissioned by the ensemble, premiered at the International Trombone Festival, and is included in a CD to be released in early 2019. 3:00 pm, Whitmore Recital Hall, University of Missouri School of Music, Columbia, Missouri.
World premiere of ReSounding Music for three trombones at International Trombone Festival
Thursday, July 12, 2018
The premiere of a new piece for three trombones, ReSounding Music, will be presented by the ensemble Drei Bones (who comissioned the piece) at the 2018 International Trombone Festival, 10:00 am, Thursday, July 12, Vox 2301 Recital Hall, at the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.
World premiere of To Vincent's Stars, for Bass Clarinet and Wind Band, at ClarinetFest 2018, Ostend, Belgium.
Sunday, July 8, 2018
The world premiere of To Vincent's Stars, for bass clarinet and wind band, commissioned by my friend, Henri Bok , will be presented in a Gala Concert featuring Henri as soloist with the Luxembourg Military Band, at the 2018 conference of the International Clarinet Association in Ostend, Belgium. Concert Hall of the Casino Kursaal, 12:00 noon, July 8.
Performance of In a Place of Deep Color at the Festival Internacional de Clarinete y Saxofón de Medellín
Friday, June 8, 2018
My composition, In a Place of Deep Color, for tenor saxophone and bass clarinet, will be performed in a concert by Duo Hevans (Eleri Ann Evans, saxophone and Henri Bok, bass clarinet) at the Festival Internacional de Clarinete y Saxofón de Medellín on Friday, June 8, 2:30 p.m., at the historic Paraninfo of the University of Antioquia, Medellin, Columbia.
Performance of Tempore nobis, for Ten Bass Clarinets, at Encuentro Internacional de Clarinete Bajo y Saxofón, que organiza la Fundación Universitaria de Popayán -FUP, Columbia
Monday, June 4, 2018
Dutch bass clarinet performer and composer Henri Bok, will conduct a performance of my composition Tempore nobis, for 10 bass clarinets, in a concert presented by the Encuentro Internacional de Clarinete Bajo y Saxofón, que organiza la Fundación Universitaria de Popayán -FUP (International Encounter of Clarinet Bass and Saxophone, organized by the University Foundation of Popayán -FUP- ) in Popayán, Colombia, on 5:00 p.m., June 4, Iglesia de San Jose, Monday, Popayan, Colombia.
Performance of O Vos Angeli by Vox Nova in Odyssey Chamber Music Series event
Sunday, June 3, 2018
The Vox Nova vocal chamber ensemble will perform my composition, O Vos Angeli, in their concert presented by the Odyssey Chamber Music Series. 3:00 p.m., June 3, 2018, First Baptist Church, Columbia, Missouri. Vox Nova commissioned the work in 2017.
Performance of Possivel a Rosa at SUNY Potsdam
March 14, 2018
The American premiere of my composition Possivel a Rosa will be performed by duo Hevans, the Dutch ensemble comprised of Eleri Ann Evans, saxophone and Henri Bok, bass clarinet, for whom the piece was composed, joined by bass clarinetist, Christina Rawady, in a guest artist recital at the State University of New York at Potsdam, in Potsdam, New York. Recital Hall.
Performance of In a Place of Deep Color at Ohio State University
March 6, 2018
My composition In a Place of Deep Color will be performed by duo Hevans, the Dutch ensemble comprised of Eleri Ann Evans, saxophone and Henri Bok, bass clarinet, for whom the piece was composed, in a guest artist recital at the Ohio State University School of Music, Columbus, Ohio. Recital Hall, 11:30 am.
Performance of Iowa Spring at Midwest Clinic
December 22, 2017
My composition for student string orchestra, Iowa Spring, was included in the concert performed by the Carmel (Indiana) Middle School Chamber Orchestra at the prestigious Midwest Clinic (international conference), 12:00 noon, Ballroom W190, McCormack Convention Center, Chicago, Illinois.
World premiere of Bright Promise From the Fire by the Akropolis Reed Quintet
October 13, 2017
The world premiere of Bright Promise From the Fire, commissioned by the Odyssey Chamber Music Series, was presented by the Akropolis Reed Quintet, in their Odyssey season opening concert on October 13, 2017, First Baptist Church, 1112 E. Broadway, Columbia, Missouri.
World premiere of O Vos Angelis by Vox Nova Ensemble
Friday and Saturday, May 27 and 28, 2017
The world premiere of O Vos Angelis was presented by the Vox Nova ensemble on their Composer's Concert on Saturday, 7:30 pm, May 27, 2017, at the First United Methodist Church, 201 Monroe St., Jefferson, City, Missouri, and 3:00 pm, at the First Baptist Church, 112 E. Broadway, Columbia, Missouri.
World premiere of On Being an Artist (text by Noelle Kocot)
July 29, 2016
World premiere of On Being an Artist (text by Noelle Kocot), for mezzo soprano, violin, viola, cello and marimba, performed by Christine Seitz with Erica Flyte, violin, Paul Seitz, viola, Monica Skahra, cello and Tom Bjoraker, marimba, at New Chamber Music, 7:30 pm, Calumet Art Center, Calumet Michigan.
World premiere of Tempore Nobis, for ten cellos, at University of Missouri School of Music
Sunday, February 28, 2016
The world premiere of Tempore Nobis, for ten cellos, will be presented by the University of Missouri School of Music's Cello Ensemble, directed by Darry Dolezal. Whitemore Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
Performance (violist ) in "Elizabethan Baroque" concert, Odyssey Chamber Music Series
Friday, February 19, 2016
I 'm looking forward to rejoining the Odyssey Chamber Ensemble, as violist, in the performance of Handel's "Let God arise, HWV 256a, "Chandos Anthem No. 11," conducted by Paul Crabb, in the Odyssey Chamber Music Series concert, "Elizabethan Baroque." For more information and tickets, visit: http://www.odysseymissouri.org/
Premiere of "The Woolly Mammoth (or "Dance Evolution!")" -- Odyssey Chamber Music Series
Saturday, January 16, 2016
The Odyssey Chamber Music Series "Kids@Heart# concert will feature a performance of Saint-Saen's beloved "Carnival of the Animals" with the addition of several "new" animals commissioned from a variety of composers. I'll be contributing "The Woolly Mammoth (or Dance Evolution!)," inspired by recent scientific discussions about reintroducing woolly mammonths to the great plains of North America. This has been a fun project. 3 pm. First Baptist Chuch, Columbia, Missouri. Information and tickets at: http://www.odysseymissouri.org/
New Chamber Music at the Calumet Art Center
Friday, August 7, 2015,
Paul Seitz (composer and violist) will be joined by Erica Flyte (violin/viola), Sylvia del Real (composer and violinist), Patrick Quimby (cello), Christine Seitz (soprano), Jon Ensminger (piano), and Bryan Suits (flute), in an evening of "new and used chamber music" including new and recent works by Paul Seitz (including And Be Beautiful, for soprano, viola and piano) and Animas (There is a Wild River) for three violas) and the Michigan premiere of Keweenaw Snowmelt, for violin, viola and piano, by Sylvia del Real, plus other recent music, and some older pieces (including Bartok, Gershwin and Purcell) that relate in interesting ways to the newest works. Calumet Art Center, 57055 5th Street, Calumet, MI. $8.00 admission.
Release of New CD by Timothy Howe featuring There is a Threeness About You
Friday, July 31, 2015
Across the Wide Missouri, New Music for Trombone, features works commissioned by trombonist Timothy Howe for himself and an ensemble of fellow applied faculty members at the University of Missouri School of Music in Columbia, Missouri. The recording includes my composition, There is a Threeness About You, for trombone, flute, english horn, alto saxophone and bassoon, premiered by Timothy Howe and MU coleagues in July, 2013 at the Mizzou International Composers' Festival. The score and parts for this piece are available for purchase on this web site in the Chamber Music category. For the CD: http://cdbaby.com/cd/timothyhowe
Performance of In the Summer Green, for string orchestra
Saturday, May 9, 2015_
Performance of In the Summer Green by the String Orchestra of the Pasadena Youth Symphony Orchestras, Pin Chen, conductor, at the Ambassador Auditorium, 2:00 pm, 131 S. St. John Avenue, Pasadena, CA.
Premiere of The Cranes of Autumn, for string orchestra
Thursday, May 7, 2015
The premiere performance will be given of The Cranes in Autumn, for string orchestra, by the Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, High School orchestra, Erica Flyte director, Paul Seitz, conductor. The piece was commissioned by the Fort Atkinson, WI, High School Orchestra. 7:00 pm, Fort Atkinson High School Performing Arts Center.
Performance of Tempore Nobis at the Festival Musica nas Montanhas, in Pocos de Caldas, Brasil
Fri., Jan. 16, 2015
My composition Tempore Nobis, for ten bass clarinets, will be performeded at the Festival Musica nas Montanhas, in Pocos de Caldas, Brasil, led by Dutch bass clarinet virtuoso Henri Bok. Specific venue TBA. Visit: www.festivalmusicanasmontanhas.com.br
Performance of Three Thoughts (Like a Hero), for viola and guitar
Friday, August 8, 2014
A new version of my 1991 composition, Three Thoughts (Like a Hero) will be performed by violinist/violist Erica Bjoraker and Paul Seitz, guitar, as part of the New Chamber Music concert at the Calumet Art Center, Calumet, Michigan, 7:30 pm, Friday, August 8, 2014. $8.00 suggested donation.
World premeire of Chasing Joy for soprano, violin, guitar and cello
Friday, August 8, 2014
Chasing Joy, for soprano, violin, acoustic archtop guitar and cello, with text by Elwin Mick McKeller, will have its world premiere performed by soprano Christine Seitz, Erica Bjoraker, violin, Paul Seitz, guitar, and Patrick Quimby, cello, as part of the New Chamber Music concert at the Calumet Art Center, Calumet, Michigan, 7:30 pm, Friday, August 8, 2014. $8.00 suggested donation.
2014 New Chamber Music concert at the Calumet Art Center, Calumet, Michigan
Friday, August 8, 2014
The third installment of the New Chamber Music concerts at the Calumet Art Center will be presented, hosted by Paul Seitz, and featuring world premieres and very recent works by composers with ties to Michigan's Upper Peninsula. More details soon.
Performance, All for One, at Calumet Art Center, Calumet, Michigan
Friday, July 18, 2014
The song cycle for soprano and guitar, All for One, will be performed as part of a recital by Paul Seitz with soprano Christine Seitz and Ann Campbell and baritone Greg Campbell, at the Calumet Art Center in Calumet, Michigan. 7:30 pm, Friday, July 18.
Performing (Renaissance lute and guitar) in recital, Columbia, Missouri
Sunday, May 11, 2014
Performing (Renaissance lute and guitar) in recital, accompanying baritone D. J. Jordan (five songs by John Dowland) and tenor Nathan Ward (Songs From the Chinese, Op. 58, by Benjamin Britten). 6:30 pm, Sunday, May 11, Missouri United Methodist Chapel, Columbia, Missouri.
Performance of Iowa Spring at 2014 National Orchestra Festival, Louisville, Kentucky.
Thursday, March 6, 2014
The National Orchestra Festival, ASTA's (American String Teachers' Association) premiere festival features outstanding student ensembles, by invitation, from across the United States. Each group presents a program for a panel of adjudicators as well as participating in master classes and sessions with prominent teachers and clinicians. The opening concert of the 2014 festival began with a performance of Iowa Spring, by the Greenspun Junior High School Orchestra, Kimberly Anderson, director, at the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts, Louisville, Kentucky.
Performance of Iowa Spring at University of Chicago
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
The University of Chicago Laboratory School Orchestra will perform Iowa Spring on December 10, 2013 at 7:30 pm, Mandel Hall, University of Chicago.
Performance of Relevant Dialogues at the Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia.
Sunday, November 17, 2013
Relevant Dialogues, for alto saxophone and viola, will be performed in a graduate recital by Brandyn Taylor, saxophone and Hannah Kate Evans, viola, at 4:30PM at Koppleff Recital Hall, on Sunday, November 17, at Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA.
New Chamber Music at the Calumet Art Center, Calumet, MI
Fri., August 9, 2013
I am excited to be again coordinating a program of new music in the beautiful performance venue at the Calumet Art Center, Calumet MI. This will be our third annual program and we are planning a diverse program that will include several world premieres of brand new compositions, as well as music related to the 2013 centennial of the 1913 Calumet strike and the Italian Hall disaster. Many of the musicians who have performed in the first two seasons will be returning along with many new faces. For more information, visit the "new music at CAC - 2013" link, at left.
Performance of There is a Threeness About You at Mizzou International Composers Festival
Friday, July 26, 2013
There is a Threeness About You, for trombone and an ensemble of flute, English horn, alto saxophone and bassoon, has been selected for performance in a program of new chamber music at the Mizzou International Composers Festival on the campus of the University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri. 7:30 pm, Friday, July 26. More details as they become available.
Performance of "and that the moon survives..." on the Odyssey Chamber Music Series
Fri, May 3, 2013
"and that the moon survives..." for violin and piano, will be performed by Amy Kulmann Appold, violin and Ayako Tsuruta, piano, in the May 3, 2013, program in the Odyssey Chamber Music Series at the First Baptist Church, 1112 E. Broadway, Columbia, Missouri, 65201. Tickets $20, $10 for students (subject to change for 2012-13).
Performance of There is a Threeness About You at College Music Society Regional Conference
March 15-16, 2013
Dr. Timothy Howe, my colleague and trombone professor at the University of Missouri School of Music , has invited me to join other MU composers in a project to create some new compositions for trombone and chamber ensemble. The new piece, There is a Threeness About You, for trombone and an ensemble of flute, English horn, alto saxophone and bassoon, will be presented at the CMS Regional Concerence, March 15-16, 2013, at the University of Nebraska, Kearney.
World premiere of Sinquefield Commission composition, La Terra Illuminata, for Chorus and Orchestra
Saturday, March 9, 2013
I am delighted to have been awarded a Sinquefield Commission to compose a new piece, La Terra Illuminata, for the Columbia Chorale, directed by Marci Major, and the Columbia Civic Orchestra, conducted by Stefan Freund. The venue will be the Broadway Christian Church, 2601 W Broadway, Columbia, MO 65203. As the piece explores the intersection between the scientific and artistic imagination, the texts are taken from writings by Galileo Galilei, Michelangelo Buonnoroti and John Muir. Click here for a background article on the event, Columbia Tribune Article, and here to purchase tickets online.
Performance of John Donne Songs in Arnhem, Netherlands
March 7, 2013
Performance of my John Donne Songs ("The Martyrs," "The Virgins"), for mezzo-soprano and horn, will be included in a recital by the Netherlands-based Codigo Trio, Janneke Schaareman, mezzo-soprano, José Luis Sogorb Jover, horn, and Celia Garcia Garcia, piano, in connection with the release of their new CD, MARTYRS, as part of the AMP (Arnhem Muziek Platform) concert series at the historic Waalse Kerk, Gasthuisstraat 1Arnhem, Netherlands., Arnhem, Netherlands.
Performance of Relevant Dialogues at the Hartt School of Music, West Hartford, Connecticut.
February 23, 2013
Relevant Dialogues, for alto saxophone and viola, will be performed in a recital by Taryn O'Keefe, saxophone and Kate Schifferli, viola, on February 23, 5:00 p.m., at the Hartt School of Music, West Hartford Connecticut.
Performance of There is a Threeness About You at Truman State University
February 8, 2013
Dr. Timothy Howe, my colleague and trombone professor at the University of Missouri School of Music , has invited me to join other MU composers in a project to create some new compositions for trombone and chamber ensemble. The new piece, There is a Threeness About You, for trombone and an ensemble of flute, English horn, alto saxophone and bassoon, will be performed in a guest recital by Dr. Howe and ensemble at Truman State University, Kirksville, Missouri, February 8, 2013. More details will be posted as they are available.
Performance of Relevant Dialogues by Bent Frequency contemporary music ensemble in Atlanta.
February 1, 2, 3, 2013
Bent Frequency (contemporary music ensemble in Atlanta), featuring saxophonist Jan Berry Baker, will be programming Relevant Dialogues for their upcoming collaboration with CORE Dance Company. CORE and Callanwolde Fine Arts Center present Secret February 1-2 at 8 p.m. and February 3rd at 3 p.m. at Callanwolde Fine Arts Center 980 Briarcliff Road, Atlanta, 30306. $15; Students, artists and seniors $10. 404.373.4151 for tickets.
Performance of There is a Threeness About You at University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
January 29, 2013
Dr. Timothy Howe, my colleague and trombone professor at the University of Missouri School of Music , has invited me to join other MU composers in a project to create some new compositions for trombone and chamber ensemble. The new piece, There is a Threeness About You, for trombone and an ensemble of flute, English horn, alto saxophone and bassoon, will have its Missouri premiere at the MU School of Music on January 29, 2013, 7:30 pm, Whitmore Recital Hall.
Performance of And Be Beautiful at the University of Missouri, Columbia, MO.
January 28, 2013.
And Be Beautiful was originally composed in 1981 for a memorable concert at Bargemusic Ltd, beneath the Brooklyn Bridge, in New York City. In 1991 I revised the original version for performance at the Pine Mountain Music Festival. This is a slight reworking of that version and will be performed in a faculty recital by soprano Christine Seitz, guest pianist Jessica Paul (Luther College) with MU faculty Dan Willett, English horn and Derry Dolezal, cello. 7:30 p.m., Whitmore Recital Hall, University of Missouri School of Music, Columbia, Missouri.
World Premiere of There is a Threeness About You, at Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.
January 11-13, 2013
Dr. Timothy Howe, my colleague and trombone professor at the University of Missouri School of Music, has invited me to join other MU composers in a project to create some new compositions for trombone and chamber ensemble. The new piece, There is a Threeness About You, for trombone and an ensemble of flute, English horn, alto saxophone and bassoon, will have its world premiere at Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, as part of the Big 12 Trombone Conference, January 11 - 13, 2013.
Dutch Premiere of John Donne Songs in Arnhem, Netherlands
September, 9, 2012
Performance of my John Donne Songs ("The Martyrs," "The Virgins"), for mezzo-soprano and horn, will be included in a recital by the Netherlands-based Codigo Trio, Janneke Schaareman, mezzo-soprano, José Luis Sogorb Jover, horn, and Celia Garcia Garcia, piano, in connection with the release of their new CD, MARTYRS, at the Bosch Classique, Apeldoornsestraat 4A, 6828 AB, Arnhem, Netherlands.
New Chamber Music at the Calumet Art Center.
Friday, August 3, 2012
I am again organizing and hosting a concert of New Chamber Music on Friday evening, August 3 at the Calumet Art Center, 57055 5th Street Calumet, MI 49913. We anticipate premieres and performances of new works by composers with ties to the Upper Peninsula, several of whom will be present at the concert to introduce their music. For a sample of this event and this venue, visit the "new music at cac" link at left. More details at they become available.
Premiere of Within Your Private Sky, for solo marimba.
Friday, August 3, 2012
Percussionist Thomas Bjoraker will perform the Michigan premiere of my solo marimba piece, Within Your Private Sky, on the 2nd Annual New Chamber Music at the Calumet Art Center concert. Calumet Art Center. 57055 5th Street Calumet, MI 49913. More details at they become available.
Performance of Six of One... at the Mizzou New Music Summer Festival.
Friday, July 27, 2012
This concert will feature composers and musicians from the University of Missouri, including the Mizzou New Music Ensemble–the flagship ensemble of the Mizzou New Music Initiative. After working closely with each composer, these elite players will perform music by Mizzou New Music Summer Festival guest composers Donnacha Dennehy and Steven Stucky, as well as a piece by MU Professor W. Thomas McKenney. The second half of the concert adds to the scope of the festival, bringing to the stage the MU Concert Jazz Band. Their set will include selections from their recent album "Tunnel Vision"—a collection of new compositions and arrangements by MU students and faculty members—as well as new music by Stefan Freund, Six of One... by Paul Seitz, and compositions by Arthur White. The production of “Tunnel Vision” was sponsored in part by the Mizzou New Music Initiative. Missouri Theatre, $16 adults/$8 students.
UK Premiere of In a Place of Deep Colour at the 16th World Saxophone Congress in St. Andrew's, Scotland.
July 11, 2012
Henri Bok (Rotterdam, Netherlands), bass clarinet and Eleri Ann Evans (Rotterdam and Huddersfield, UK) will be performing my composition, In a Place of Deep Colour, at the 16th World Saxophone Congress in St. Andrew's, Scotland. This piece was composed for Henri and Ann and premiered by them in Rotterdam, and also Kansas City (ClarinetFest 2008) and is recorded in the live concert DVD In a Nutshell capturing highlights of a two day live concert event by Henri and friends. 10:00 am, St. Salvator's Chapel, St. Andrew's, Scotland, UK.
Performance of John Donne Songs in Benaguasil, Spain
July 12, 2012
Performance of my John Donne Songs ("The Martyrs," "The Virgins"), for mezzo-soprano and horn, will be included in a recital by the Netherlands-based Codigo Trio, Janneke Schaareman, mezzo-soprano, José Luis Sogorb Jover, horn, and Celia Garcia Garcia, piano, in connection with the release of their new CD, MARTYRS, at the Auditori de la Unió Musical de Benaguasil, in Benaguasil, Spain.
Spanish premiere of John Donne Songs in Alicante, Spain
July 11, 2012
Performance of my John Donne Songs ("The Martyrs," "The Virgins"), for mezzo-soprano and horn, will be included in a recital by the Netherlands-based Codigo Trio, Janneke Schaareman, mezzo-soprano, José Luis Sogorb Jover, horn, and Celia Garcia Garcia, piano, in connection with the release of their new CD, MARTYRS, at Las Cigarreras, Cultura Contemporanea (Museum/Art Gallery) c/San Carlos, 78, 03013, Alicante Spain.
Premiere of la fiammeggiante luce by the University Singers, Paul Crabb, director.
Sat. April 14, 2012
In December 2011, my colleague, Dr. Paul Crabb, choral director at MU, invited me to compose a piece for a concert culminating a week-long residency by Peter Phillips, founder and music director of the Tallis Scholars. The concert, by the 50 voice University Singers, was being planned to include 16th century music and contemporary music written in response to earlier works. I composed a piece, la fiammeggiante luce with 16th century Italian text by the mystic Catherine D’ Ricci, combined with remarkably similar American English texts from the 1842-3 testimonies of several specific American Shaker women describing their own miraculous visions. I was humbled by the deep commitment of the singers and Dr. Crabb to the preparation of a very beautiful and fluent performance, on April 14, 2012, and by the positive comments, and spontaneous contributions to the final coachings of the ensemble, by Peter Phillips. 7 pm, First Baptist Church, 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.
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.
Performance of Iowa Spring at Florida All-State Festival
Jan. 9, 2010
The Florida Music Educators Association (FMEA) All State Middle School Orchestra, Robert Phillips, conductor, performed Iowa Spring. FMEA All State Festival. (Recorded performance of this piece, from Midwest Clinic, is available on the "Compositions" page on this site.
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 of In 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 Firepantset and Piano, by Steve Ingle (2007) will be premiered by Scott Quackenbush, firepantset, 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.