• Christopher O’Riley to première Falling Man Canons

  
  On July 30, pianist Christopher O'Riley will give the première performance of the complete "Falling Man Canons" at the Caramoor Festival in Katonah, New York. Last fall, O'Riley gave preview performances of three of the seven canons based on the theme from Fuchs's aria Falling Man, for baritone and orchestra. J. D. McClatchy adapted the text by Don DeLillo from his novel Falling Man. O'Riley wrote on his blog, "I'm having a great time working on the whole set, as rarified as they are rigorous, and was honoured to bring the first canon its premiere as part of the show."

  

  Falling Man Canon No. 1

  

  Falling Man Canon No. 2

  

  Falling Man Canon No. 3

• NPR broadcasts An American Place

  On Friday, May 28, the following performance ended the second hour of Performance Today:
  Kenneth Fuchs: An American Place
  Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
  JoAnn Falletta, conductor
  Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, New York
  The complete program is listed at the Performance Today program archive.

• Grand Symphonic Winds performs United Artists in China

  Kenneth Fuchs’s United Artists was the opening selection on two concerts performed by the Grand Symphonic Winds (below) during the 2010 World Expo Shanghai International Band Festival, April 25–May 4. Under the direction of Dr. Matthew George, the 55-member civic wind ensemble from Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, performed United Artists both in Shanghai and at the National Center for the Performing Arts (known as “The Egg”) in Beijing.
  

• Trio21 Commission

  

  Right: Biegel, deMaine and Kang
  Trio 21, a distinguished group of musicians de­voted to de­vel­op­ing new rep­er­toire for piano trio, has com­missioned Kenneth Fuchs to com­pose a new work for their in­au­gu­ral season 2011–2012. The members are Jeffrey Biegel, piano, Robert deMaine, cello, and Judy Kang, violin. For more information about Trio 21, visit their website at www.trio-21.com

• Air Force Academy Band Records United Artists

  The U.S. Air Force Academy Band (Colorado Springs, Colorado), has released Windscapes, a disc that includes Kenneth Fuchs’s United Artists. Lt. Col. Larry H. Lang, commander and conductor, commissioned the band transcription from the original work for orchestra. Score and parts available here. Hear an excerpt from United Artists:
  

  United Artists (for Band)

• Hal Leonard publishes United Artists for wind ensemble

  Hal Leonard Corporation has published United Artists (Fanfare-Overture for Winds, Brass and Percussion) as part of its Concert Band Series. The company, America's largest seller of band music, describes the piece: "From the striking opening chords to the blazing woodwind passages and dynamic brass and percussion writing, you are in for a special treat with this powerful concert opener by acclaimed composer Kenneth Fuchs. Commissioned by the USAF Academy Band, Colorado Springs, CO, this is certain to become an important addition to the repertoire for winds. Dur: 5:30." Score and parts available here.

• Fuchs completes residency with the Adrian Symphony

  The Adrian Symphony in Michigan performed world premières of five works by Kenneth Fuchs during the 2009 and 2010 seasons. The works included Divinum Mysterium, a concerto composed for Paul Silverthorne, principal violist of the London Symphony Orchestra, who performed it on April 10. Hear the ASO perform Discover the Wild and an excerpt from American Rhapsody, with conductor John Thomas Dodson and violin soloist Janet Sung:
  

  Discover the Wild
  

  American Rhapsody
  Sung, Dodson and Fuchs

• Recorded interview with Kenneth Fuchs

  Fuchs discusses his latest Naxos release at the Naxos Blog. (Click on the right arrow below the CD cover.)

• Second Fuchs CD with the London Symphony Orchestra

  Naxos released a new disc of orchestral and chamber works by Kenneth Fuchs recorded by conductor JoAnn Falletta leading the LSO. A conductor visiting London reported, "The orchestra started raving about your music the moment I got here! And don’t forget: that praise is coming from the musicians." The disc is available for sampl­ing and down­loading at Amazon, Naxos and iTunes, and available for pur­chase as a CD at Amazon. Repertoire includes
  • United Artists (for Orchestra)
  • Canticle to the Sun (Concerto for Horn and Orchestra), composed especially for principal Timothy Jones
  • Autumn Rhythm (Idyll for Woodwind Quintet After a Painting by Jackson Pollock)
  • Fire, Ice, and Summer Bronze (After Two Works on Paper by Helen Frankenthaler), for brass quintet
  • Quiet in the Land (American Idyll), for flute, clarinet, English horn, viola, and cello.
  See photos from the recording sessions here.   Falletta photo: Jim Bush

• Kenneth Fuchs tracks available on iTunes

  Three albums of music by Kenneth Fuchs — Canticle to the Sun and An American Place, both recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra, and String Quartets 2, 3, 4, recorded by the American String Quartet — are available for sampling and downloading from iTunes. Also available is Christina’s World, recorded by the University of Miami Wind Ensemble. See links here.
  Left: 2005 Grammy^®Award nominee, "Best Instrumental soloist with Orchestra" (Thomas Stacy, English horn, and JoAnn Falletta, conductor, for Eventide) and "Producer of the Year, Classical" (Michael Fine)

• Air Force Band of Liberty records On Silver Wings

  The U.S. Air Force Band of Liberty (Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts), has released On Silver Wings, a disc that includes Kenneth Fuchs’s piece of the same title. Lt. Col. Larry H. Lang, commander and conductor, commissioned three of the nine works, including On Silver Wings. The CD is sent primarily to the military, libraries, schools, and universities. To request a copy, write to
  SSgt Jason Millot
  NCOIC Media
  USAF Band of Liberty
  25 Chennault St.
  HAFB MA, 01731
  Five tracks are available online in MP3 format. Hear an excerpt from On Silver Wings, by Kenneth Fuchs:
  

  On Silver Wings

• New compositions

  • In progress: Falling Man (for Baritone Voice and Orchestra), text by Don DeLillo from his novel Falling Man, adapted by J. D. McClatchy, composed especially for Nathan Gunn.
  • Falling Canons, completed June 2009, composed especially for Christopher O'Riley. Seven canons for piano develop the descending 12-note Falling Man theme.

Performances

• On Silver Wings (Fanfare-Overture for Winds, Brass, and Percussion)

  Tallahassee Winds
  Bentley Shellahamer, conductor
  September 29, 2009, 7:30 p.m.
  Opperman Music Hall at Florida State University
  Tallahassee, Florida

• Falling Canon No. 1 (for Piano)

  Christopher O'Riley, piano
  From the Top (radio taping)
  October 9 (7:30 p.m.)
  Libby Gardner Hall at University of Utah
  Salt Lake City

• An American Place (for Orchestra)

  Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
  JoAnn Falletta, conductor
  October 17 (8 p.m.) and 18 (2:30 p.m.), 2009
  Kleinhans Music Hall
  Buffalo, New York

• Atlantic Riband (for Orchestra) — world première

  Adrian Symphony Orchestra
  John Dodson, conductor
  October 24, 2009, 8 p.m.
  Dawson Auditorium
  Adrian, Michigan

• The Great Nebula in Orion
  A Betrothal

  Two chamber musicals by Lanford Wilson and Kenneth Fuchs
  Jewel Theatre Company, Santa Cruz, California
  November 5–8 and 12–15

• Falling Canon No. 2 (for Piano)

  Christopher O'Riley, piano
  From the Top (radio taping)
  November 11, 2009, 7 p.m.
  Jones Concert Hall at Baylor University
  Waco, Texas

• Falling Canon No. 3 (for Piano)

  Christopher O'Riley, piano
  From the Top (radio taping)
  November 13, 2009, 7 p.m.
  Winspear Opera House at the AT&T Performing Arts Center
  Dallas, Texas

• Discover the Wild (for Orchestra)

  University of Connecticut Symphony Orchestra
  Jeffrey Renshaw, conductor
  December 10 (8 p.m.)
  von der Mehden Recital Hall
  University of Connecticut, Storrs

• Florida Music Educators Association

  "The Creative Mind and Musical Composition"
  Session Presentation
  FMEA Annual Clinic-Conference
  January 8, 2010, 4 p.m.
  Tampa Convention Center
  Tampa, Florida

• United Artists (for Band)

  Lake Orion High School Symphonic Band
  Lauren Peterson, conductor
  January 22, 2010
  Michigan Music Conference
  Grand Rapids, Michigan

• Residency at Christopher Newport University, Newport News, Virginia

  Concert, March 29, 2010
  
  Program
  Canticle to the Sun (Concerto for Horn and Orchestra — performed with piano reduction)
  Christina's World (Idyll for Winds, Brass and Percussion)
  Evensong (for Horn and Guitar) — world premiere
  Fire, Ice, and Summer Bronze (Idyll for Brass Quintet)
  Summer Banner (for Horn and Chamber Ensemble)
  Artists
  David Wick, horn
  JoAnn Falletta, guitar and conductor
  Mark Reimer, conductor
  Christopher Newport University Wind Ensemble
  Members of the Virginia Symphony Orchestra
  

• Canticle to the Sun (Concerto for French Horn and Orchestra)

  Orquesta de Valencia
  Pinchas Steinberg, conductor
  Maria Rubio, horn (principal)
  Palau de la Música, Valencia, Spain
  April 9, 2010

• Divinum Mysterium (Concerto for Viola and Orchestra) — world première

  Adrian Symphony Orchestra
  John Dodson, conductor
  Paul Silverthorne, viola
  April 10, 2010, 8 p.m.
  Dawson Auditorium
  Adrian, Michigan

• United Artists (for Orchestra)

  Connecticut All-State Orchestra
  David Commanday, conductor
  April 10, 2010
  Connecticut Convention Center
  Hartford, Connecticut

• On Silver Wings

  Adrian College Four O'clock Concert Band
  Marty Marks, conductor
  April 18, 2010, 3 p.m.
  Dawson Auditorium
  Adrian, Michigan

• United Artists (for Band)

  University of South Florida Wind Ensemble
  John C. Carmichael, conductor
  April 20, 2010, 8 p.m.
  College of Fine Arts,
  Tampa, Florida

• United Artists (for Band)

  Illinois State University Wind Symphony
  Stephen K. Steele, conductor
  April 25, 2010, 3 p.m.
  Center for the Performing Arts
  Normal, Illinois

• United Artists (for Band)

  Grand Symphonic Winds
  Matthew George, conductor
  
  • 2010 World EXPO Shanghai International Band Festival
    April 25-May 4, 2010
    Shanghai, China
  • May 8, 2010, 7 p.m.
    Central Lutheran Church
    Minneapolis, Minnesota

• On Silver Wings

  Fort Hays State University Symphonic Band
  Jeff Jordan, conductor
  May 6, 2010, 8 p.m.
  College of Arts and Sciences
  Fort Hays, Kansas

• United Artists (for Band)

  UCLA Wind Ensemble
  Thomas Lee, conductor
  May 19, 2010, 8 p.m.
  Schoenberg Hall
  Los Angeles, California

• Falling Canon No. 5 (for Piano)

  Christopher O'Riley, piano
  From the Top (radio taping)
  June 18, 2010, 10:00 p.m.
  Gettysburg Fesitval
  Majestic Theater
  Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

• United Artists (for Band)

  The 338th U.S. Army Band
  Marty Marks, conductor
  Michigan and Ohio Tour
  (Performances in Hamburg, Lake Orion, Livonia, Port Austin, Lakeside, Lancaster, Toledo, Troy)
  July 3-9, 2010

• Falling Canon No. 6 (for Piano)

  Christopher O'Riley, piano
  From the Top (radio taping)
  July 13, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
  Young Artist World Piano Fesitval
  Bethel University
  Minneapolis, Minnesota

• Falling Canons (for Piano) — world première

  Christopher O'Riley, piano
  July 30, 2010, 8 p.m.
  Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts
  Katonah, New York

• Residency with the Tallahassee Winds, Tallahassee, Florida

  Concert, October 5, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
  Bentley Shellahamer, conductor
  Opperman Music Hall at Florida State University
  
  Program
  Christina's World (Idyll for Winds, Brass, and Percussion)
  Discover the Wild (Overture for Winds, Brass, and Percussion) — world première
  United Artists (Fanfare-Overture for Winds, Brass, and Percussion)

• String Quartet No. 4

  Delray String Quartet
  (Mei Mei Luo and Tomas Cotik, violins; Richard Fleischman, viola; Claudio Jaffé, cello)
  
  • All Saints Episcopal Church
    Fort Lauderdale, Florida
    Friday, December 3, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
  • Colony Hotel
    Delray Beach, Florida
    Sunday, December 5, 2010, 4 p.m.
  • Saint Stephens Episcopal Church
    Coconut Grove, Florida
    Sunday, December 12, 2010, 4 p.m.
  Program
  Haydn: Quartet in C major, Op. 33, No. 3, “The Bird”
  Kenneth Fuchs: String Quartet No. 4
  Johannes Brahms: Quartet in a minor, Op. 51, No. 2

• Divinum Mysterium (Concerto for Viola and Orchestra)

  Las Colinas Symphony Orchestra
  Robert Carter Austin, conductor
  Paul Silverthorne, viola
  February 17-19, 2011
  Irving Arts Center
  Las Colinas, Texas

• Eventide (Concerto for English Horn and Orchestra)

  Greenwich Symphony Orchestra
  David Gilbert, conductor
  Thomas Stacy, English horn
  April 17-18, 2011
  Dickerman Hollister Auditorium
  Greenwich, Connecticut

• Canticle to the Sun (Concerto for Horn and Orchestra)

  Orquesta Sinfonica de Chile
  JoAnn Falletta, conductor
  Jacek Muzyk, horn
  July 8-9, 2011
  Santiago, Chile