Composer News
June 6, 2008
Mezzo-soprano Jessica Timman will perform 5 of Scott's re-imagined classic Italian Art Songs and Arias, including the premiere of his "Caro Mio Ben" arrangment. Christ Presbyterian Church, Madison, WI, 6:30 PM.
April 27, 2008
"Invocation to the Muse" and "Persephone's Spring" will receive their world premiere performance by the Madison Youth Choirs in their staged concert entitled Greek to Me: A choral Extravaganza. Capitol Theatre, Overture Center for the Arts, Madison, WI, 1:00 and 4:30 PM.
April 22, 2008
"The Space Between" will be performed by soprano Emily Albrink and pianist Wilson Southerland on a concert by New Music New York entitled The Peace of Wild Things: Wendell Berry in Song. Christ & St. Stephens, New York, NY.
April 13, 2008
"The Night Knight," a concert-length Madrigal Comedy for 5-part mixed choir will receive its premiere performance by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Madrigal Singers, conducted by Dr. Bruce Gladstone. Mills Recital Hall, Madison, WI.
March 26, 2008
Soprano Claudia Waite will perform "For Miriam" in a recital in North Carolina.
December 5, 2007
Scott will discuss the composition of his song cycle "The Space Between" for the UW-Madison composition department in their masterclass. Humanities Building, 3:15 PM.
November 18, 2007
"Ave Verum Corpus, After Byrd" for double choir, and "Ten Thousand Miles" for quadruple choir will receive their premiere performances on the University of Wisconsin-Madison Chorale and Madrigal Singers' concert entitled "Double Your Pleasure: A Polychoral Spectacular," conducted by Dr. Bruce Gladstone.
November 15, 2007
Scott and soprano Beth Allred will perform "The Peace of Wild Things" from The Space Between in a masterclass for soprano Dawn Upshaw. Old Music Hall, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2:30 PM.
October 20, 2007
Premiere performance of "My Beloved," a solo a cappella setting of selections from the biblical Song of Solomon. Kelly Bremner, soprano. Marlborough, MA. 4:00 PM.
June 18, 2007
"The Space Between" will receive its Canadian premiere as part of the Vancouver International Song Institute, an 11-day festival of art song. The cycle, on texts of Wendell Berry, will act as the centerpiece of an evening concert entitled "Our Lasting World." "The Space Between," commissioned by the Lotte Lehmann Foundation, will be performed by soprano Martha Guth and pianist Alison D'Amato. University of British Columbia School of Music Recital Hall, Vancouver, BC, 8:00 PM. Tickets may be purchased online via Tickets Tonight.
May 1, 2007
Premiere performance by New Music New York of "Since I Left You," written for the ensemble, as part of their "21st Century Shakespeare" concert, featuring Steven Ebel, tenor. St. Peter's Church, 54th and Lexington, NYC, 8:00 PM.
April 20, 2007
The New York Singing Teachers' Association will feature Scott's "Violi Songs" as well as some of his "Italian Art Songs and Arias, Revamped" on their concert entitled "Poets, Prophets, and Queens." With Amy Synatzske, soprano; Matthew Garrett, tenor; and Jocelyn Dueck and Charis Dimaras, pianists. The Yamaha Showroom, 689 5th Avenue, NYC, 7:30 PM.
April 15, 2007
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Madrigal Singers, directed by Dr. Bruce Gladstone, will premiere Scott's piece, "The Road of Excess," on a proverb by William Blake. Mills Hall, UW-Madison, 7:30 PM.
March 17-24, 2007
Premiere performance of the English language translation of Dutch playwright Heleen Verburg's "Hibernation," for which Scott was commissioned to write 7 songs and incidental music. Directed and translated by Manon van de Water. Presented by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Theatre for Young Audiences program in the Hemsley Theatre, Vilas Hall, Madison, WI. Click here to purchase tickets.
February 24, 2007
Premiere performance of "The Space Between," a song cycle on poetry of Wendell Berry, commissioned by the Lotte Lehmann Foundation. The premiere is to be presented by Joy In Singing on their annual Composers Concert, and will be performed by Martha Guth, soprano, and Bradley Moore, piano. Bruno Walter Auditorium, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, 40 Lincoln Center Plaza, NYC, 3:00 PM.
December 5, 2006
"A Gleam in Her Eye" for 3 percussionists will receive its premiere performance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Western Percussion Ensemble. Mills Concert Hall, Madison, WI, 7:30 PM.
