- Fuchs work at 40th International Horn Symposium
The Colorado Symphony, wth horn soloist Randy Gardner and Associate Conductor Scott O’Neil, will perform Kenneth Fuchs’s horn concerto, Canticle to the Sun in Denver on July 23, 2008. - Recorded interview with Kenneth Fuchs
Fuchs discusses his latest Naxos release at the Naxos Blog. - Naxos releases second Fuchs CD with the London Symphony Orchestra
In January 2008, 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.
- 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. - Hartford Symphony Orchestra premières Canticle to the Sun
Richard Todd, principal horn of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, joined the Hartford Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Edward Cumming in the première performances of Canticle to the Sun (Concerto for French Horn and Orchestra) on April 29 and 30, 2008, at the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts, in Hartford, Connecticut. Right: Fuchs, center, confers with Cumming at a rehearsal with soloist Todd, right. Photo by Peter Morenus - 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 toSSgt Jason Millot
NCOIC Media
USAF Band of Liberty
25 Chennault St.
HAFB MA, 01731Five tracks are available online in MP3 format. Hear an excerpt from On Silver Wings, by Kenneth Fuchs:
- Marin Alsop premières United Artists at the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music
Conductor Marin Alsop led the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra in the première performance of United Artists (for Orchestra), on August 12, 2007, at the Mission San Juan Bautista, near Santa Cruz, California. Kenneth Fuchs was one of ten composers resident at the festival, July 30 to August 12, 2007. Alsop photo by R.R. Jones - Fuchs wins artist grant
The Greater Hartford Arts Council in Conecticut announced in May that Kenneth Fuchs was one of 10 recipients of a 2007 Individual Artist Grant. - New compositions
- Divinum Mysterium (Concerto for Viola and Orchestra), completed in March 2008, was composed especially for Paul Silverthorne, principal violist of the London Symphony Orchestra.
- Discover the Wild, orchestral overture for the PBS television series, completed in October 2007.
- Movie House (Six Poems by John Updike for Baritone, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, String Trio, and Harp), completed May 2007.
- Songs of Innocence and Experience (Four Poems by William Blake for Baritone, Flute, Oboe, Cello, and Harp), completed November 2006.
- On Silver Wings (for band), completed in August 2006, was composed especially for the United States Air Force Band of Liberty (Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts), in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Air Force. Recorded on October 14, 2006.
- United Artists (for Orchestra), completed in May 2006, was composed especially for the London Symphony Orchestra. Recorded at LSO-St. Luke’s, London, November 21, 2006.
- Autumn Rhythm (Idyll for Woodwind Quintet After a Painting by Jackson Pollock), completed in May 2006, was commissioned by the University of Miami School of Music. First performance September 17, 2006, at Maurice Gusman Concert Hall, Coral Gables, FL. Recorded at LSO-St. Luke’s, London, November 22, 2006.
- Orion Nocturne (for Oboe and Piano), completed in July 2005, was composed especially for Johanna Cox, who gave the first performance October 7, 2006, at Weill Recital Hall, New York City.
- Canticle to the Sun (Concerto for Horn and Orchestra), completed in April 2005, was composed especially for Timothy Jones, principal hornist of the London Symphony Orchestra. Recorded at LSO-St. Luke’s, London, November 21, 2006.
- United Artists (for orchestra) — world première
Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music, Marin Alsop, conductor
August 12, 2007, 4 p.m. & 8 p.m.
Mission San Juan Bautista, California - Autumn Rhythm (Idyll for Woodwind Quintet After a Painting by Jackson Pollock)
Valerie Watts, flute; Johanna Cox, oboe; Jozsef Balogh, clarinet; Carl Rath, bassoon; Eldon Matlick, French horn
October 21, 2007, 8 p.m.
University of Oklahoma
Stanley B. Catlett Music Center
Norman, Oklahoma - Fireflies in the Garden and Nothing Gold Can Stay,
Two Poems by Robert Frost (for full chorus of mixed a cappella voices)
Concert Choir, Constance DeFotis, conductor
November 4, 2007, 3 p.m.
University of Connecticut
von der Mehden Recital Hall
Storrs, Connecticut - The Great Nebula in Orion (chamber musical based on the play by Lanford Wilson)
Watson Heintz plays Carrie and Lynelle Johnson plays Louise
Wallace Norman, director; Michael Conley, musical directorJudson Memorial Church Music Series:
Saturday, December 1, 2007, 8 p.m.
Friday, January 25, 2008, 8 p.m.
Saturday, January 26, 2008, 8 p.m.
Sunday, January 27, 2008, 4 p.m.
Friday, February 1, 2008, 8 p.m.
Saturday, February 2, 2008, 8 p.m.Encore presentation:
Saturday, April 5, 2008, 8 p.m.
Sunday, April 6, 2008, 3 p.m.
Kleinert/James
34 Tinker Street
Woodstock, NY
Ticket Information: (845) 810-0123 - In the Clearing: Three Poems by Robert Frost (for full chorus of mixed a cappella voices)
Chorus pro Musica, David Hodgkins, conductor
A Celebration of New England Composers
March 7, 2008, 8 p.m.
St. Paul's Cathedral
138 Tremont Street
Boston, Massachusetts
Ticket information: (617) 267-7442 - Christina's World (Idyll for Winds, Brass, and Percussion After a Painting by Andrew Wyeth)
University of Central Oklahoma Wind Symphony, Brian Lamb, conductor
March 13, 2008, 7:30 p.m.
Mitchell Hall Theater
Edmund, Oklahoma - Canticle to the Sun (Concerto for French Horn and Orchestra) — world première
Hartford Symphony Orchestra, Edward Cumming, conductor
Richard Todd, horn
April 29 and 30, 2008, 7:30 p.m.
Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts
Hartford, Connecticut - Canticle to the Sun (Concerto for French Horn and Orchestra)
40th International Horn Symposium
Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Scott O’Neil, conductor
Randy Gardner, horn
July 23, 2008
Denver, Colorado - Canticle to the Sun (Concerto for French Horn and Orchestra)
Virginia Symphony Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta, conductor
David Wick, horn
September 18, 2008, St. Bede Church, Williamsburg
September 20, 2008, Regent University, Virginia Beach