Events for 1999
Archived Events for 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
June 2, 1999
Awakening
for Chorus
The Ensemble Singers
Philip Brunelle, Conductor
Chorus America National Conference
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Performances also for:
International Federation of Choral Music
Conference in Rotterdam
June 6, 1999
Art Suite
(Minnesota Premiere)
Cello and Piano
Bjorn Ranheim, Cello
Carrie-Ann Matheson, Piano
Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center
Macalester College 4:00pm
St. Paul, Minnesota
June 13, 1999
The Spirit That Sets Us Free
(World Premiere)
Cantata for Chorus and Organ
Highland Park Presbyterian Church
David Davidson, Conductor
Dallas, Texas
Additional performances by Highland Park:
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June 21, 1999
St. Giles Church, Edinburgh, Scotland
June 28, 1999
Stratford, England
July 2
St. Martin-in-the-Fields, London, England
Scotland and England
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June 16 - 18, 1999
ASCAP Board of Directors Meetings
Paulus/Board Member & Concert Music Representative
New York, New York
June 20, 1999
The Guiding Light of Eternity
(World Premiere)
Chorus and Organ
American Guild of Organists (Michigan convention)
Don Williams, Conductor
Ann Arbor, Michigan
June 21, 1999
The Spirit That Sets Us Free
Cantata for Chorus and Organ
Performance at St. Giles Church
Edinburgh, Scotland
June 23, 1999
Organ Concerto
Craig Dobbins, Organ
The Presbyterian Church
Sewickley (Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania
June 28, 1999
The Spirit That Sets Us Free
Cantata for Chorus and Organ
Performance in Strattford, England
July 1999
Pilgrims' Hymn
First Presbyterian Church of Houston
Chancel Choir Tour of Scotland
July 2, 7:30 pm, Holy Trinity Parish Church, St. Andrews
July 3, 7:30 pm, The Abbey Church, Dunfermline
July 4, 6:00 pm, St. Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh
July 6, 7:30 pm, St. Machar's Cathedral, Aberdeen
July 8, 12:00 pm, Iona Abbey, Island of Iona
July 10, 7:30 pm, Dryfesdale Church, Lockerbie
Scotland
July 2, 1999
The Spirit That Sets Us Free
Cantata for Chorus and Organ
Performance at St. Martin-in-the-Fields
London, England
July 12, 1999
King of Glory, King of Peace
Chorus and Organ
West End United Methodist Chancel Choir
Don Marler, Conductor
National Convention of the Fellowship of
United Methodists in Worship, Music and Other Arts
Nashville, Tennessee
July 12, 1999
American Composers Forum
Board of Directors Meeting
Paulus/Board Member & Vice President
St. Paul, Minnesota
July 12 & 13, 1999
Awakening for Chorus
The Ensemble Singers
Philip Brunelle, Conductor
(see June 2 for Minneapolis performance)
International Federation of Choral Music
Conference in Rotterdam
July 12- Old Church/Delfshaven
July 13- Sintlarsenjskerk
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
August 4 - August 26, 1999
Summer
*** Featured Work ***
Opera in Two Acts
Rehearsals for Aug 28 - Sept 4 World Premiere concerts
(see details under August 28 entry)
August 14 & 24, 1999
I Cannot Dance, O Lord
Treble Choir and Piano
(Movement II from Songs of Meditation)
American Youth Choir
Julian Ackerly, Conductor
International Children's Choir Festival
August 14 - Hong Kong, China
August 24 - Beijing, China
August 16, 1999
The Age of American Passions
Orchestra
Chautauqua Music School Festival Orchestra
Timothy Muffitt, Conductor
Chautauqua, New York
August 19, 1999
Dramatic Suite
Flute, Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello
National Flute Convention
Atlanta, Georgia
August 24, 1999
I Cannot Dance, O Lord
(see entry for Aug 14)
Beijing, China
August 27, 1999
Quartessence
String Quartet
"Prelude Concerts"
Seiji Ozawa Hall at Tanglewood Music Festival
Members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
Elita Kang & Bonnie Bewick, Violins
Rachel Fagerburg, Viola
Owen Young, Cello
Lenox, Massachusetts
6:00 pm
August 28 - September 4, 1999
Summer
*** Featured Work ***
(World Premiere)
Opera in Two Acts
Libretto by Joan Vail Thorne
After the novella by Edith Wharton
Commissioned by the Berkshire Opera Company and
Edith Wharton Restoration
Premiere Performances August 28, 31, September 2, 4
Koussevitsky Arts Center in Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Berkshire Opera Company
Joel Revzen, Conductor
Mary Duncan, Stage Director
Cast:
Principal--
CHARITY ROYALL, Mezzo Soprano
LUCIUS HARNEY, Baritone
LAWYER ROYALL, Bass Baritone
Supporting--
LIFF HYATT, Baritone
MISS HATCHARD, Soprano
VERENA MARSH, Mezzo Soprano
ALLY HAWES, Soprano
REVEREND MILES, Tenor
ANNABEL BALCH, Soprano
Margaret Lattimore
Michael Chioldi
John Cheek
Matthew Lau
Joanna Johnston
Emily Lodine
Jane Jennings
Mark Schowalter
Michaela Gurevich
August 4-6 Vocal rehearsals
August 19-20 Orchestra rehearsals in NYC
August 22 Piano Dress
August 23 Sitzprobe
August 24 Wandelprobe
August 25 1st dress rehearsal (with Orchestra)
August 26 Final dress rehearsal (with Orchestra)
August 28 World Premiere and Gala Opening Night
August 31 Performance #2
September 2 Performance #3
September 4 Performance #4
Additional Information from Featured Works
September 7 - 11, 1999
CIAM Conference
Stephen Paulus attending as ASCAP Representative
and presenting a paper on the state of the composer in the U.S.
Helsinki, Finland
September 12, 1999
Behold This Man! George Washington
(World Premiere)
Narrator and Orchestra
In tribute to George Washington
on the 200th anniversary of his death
Text by Joan Vail Thorne based on quotes and
anecdotes by and about George Washington
Commissioned by Mount Vernon Ladies' Association
through the generosity of
Mr. Frederick L. Graham and Mr. Wilmer J. Thomas, Jr.
The Kennedy Center Open House Arts Festival
National Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, Conductor
Jay O. Sanders, Narrator
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Washington, D.C.
September 15 - 16, 1999
ASCAP Board of Directors Meetings
Paulus/Board Member & Concert Music Representative
Washington, D.C.
September 26, 1999
Paean
Organ
Elaine Ehlers
Coker United Methodist Church
San Antonio, Texas
3:00 pm
October 24, 1999
Echoes Between the Silent Peaks
Chorus and Chamber Ensemble
La Crosse Chamber Chorale
Paul Rusterholz, Conductor
La Crosse, Wisconsin
October 25, 1999
Paean
Organ
Elaine Ehlers
University of Oklahoma
3:00 pm
October 27 - 28, 1999
ASCAP Board of Directors Meetings
Paulus/Board Member & Concert Music Representative
Los Angeles, California
November 11, 13, 14, 1999
Ordway Overture
The Houston Symphony
Jones Hall
Philip Brunelle, Conductor
Houston, Texas
November 14, 1999
The Spirit That Sets Us Free
(World Premiere of version for Chorus & Orchestra)
Highland Park Presbyterian Church
David Davidson, Conductor
Dallas, Texas
November 21, 1999
O Sacred Breath, O Blazing Love
(World Premiere)
Anthem for Chorus and Organ
Commissioned by Trinity Presbyterian Church
Norman Mackenzie, Conductor
Atlanta, Georgia
November 21, 1999
Jubilate Domino
(World Premiere)
Chorus and Organ
Matthew Walsh, Conductor
Cathedral of the Holy Name
Chicago, Illinois
December 3, 11, 12, 1999
Joy to the World and Wassail Song
Mixed Chorus
"Holidays A Cappella" Concerts
Chicago a cappella
Jonathan Miller, Artistic Director
Chicago, Illinois
December 5, 1999
Three Nativity Carols
The Feast of Carols
College-Conservatory of Music Chamber Choir
Conducted by Earl Rivers, Director of Choral Studies
University of Cincinnati
CCM Box Office (513) 556-9443
Corbett Auditorium
Cincinnati, Ohio
December 7, 9, 12,13, 14, 16, 17,18 and 19, 1999
"The Holly and the Ivy" from Three Nativity Carols
Mixed Chorus, Oboe and Harp
Dallas Symphony Orchestra Chorus
David Davidson, Conductor
Meyerson Hall
Dallas, Texas
December 8 - 9, 1999
ASCAP Board of Directors Meetings
Paulus/Board Member & Concert Music Representative
New York, New York
December 10, 11 and 12, 1999
Dec 10, 8:00 pm
Dec 11, 4:00 pm, 8:00 pm
Dec 12, 3:00 pm
Canticum Novum
Mixed Chorus, Flute, Oboe, Percussion and Harp
Valley Chamber Chorale
Carol Carver, Conductor
Washington County Historic Court House
Stillwater, Minnesota
December 11, 1999
So Hallow'd Is The Time
Chorus, Orchestra and Soloists
Billings Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
Uri Barnea, Conductor
Billings, Montana
December 11, 1999
How Far is it to Bethlehem?
Chorus with Oboe
DeKalb Choral Guild
Mary Evelyn Root, Conductor
Lupton Auditorium, Oglethorpe University
Atlanta, Georgia
December 11, 1999
Three Nativity Carols
Chorus, Oboe and Harp
Magnum Chorum
David Dickau, Conductor
Colonial Church of Edina
Edina, Minnesota
December 12, 1999
Three Nativity Carols
Chorus, Oboe and Harp
Magnum Chorum
David Dickau, Conductor
University of St. Thomas Chapel
St. Paul, Minnesota
December 12, 13, 14,16, 17, 18 and 19, 1999
"The Holly and the Ivy" from Three Nativity Carols
Mixed Chorus, Oboe and Harp
Dallas Symphony Orchestra Chorus
Performances also on December 7 and 9 (see above)
David Davidson, Conductor
Meyerson Hall
Dallas, Texas
December 20, 1999
Three Nativity Carols
Chorus, Oboe and Harp
Orpheus Chamber Singers
Willa Henigman, Oboe
Gaye LeBlanc, Harp
Don Krehbiel, Conductor
St. Rita Catholic Church
Dallas, Texas
8:00 pm
