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Welcome to Theophilous Music. In Latin, Theophilous is "Amadeus." In German, it is "Gottlieb;" and in English it is ...? 2009 Events Presidential Suite, 7 pieces for a cappella chorus, broadcast on WQXR-FM, NYC, Presidents' Day, 16 February in the 9 PM hour. Tone-rows at Lincoln Center, originally compiled and recorded by Jack Gottlieb in 1965 to alert audiences to their seats at Philharmonic/Avery Fisher Hall concerts, and heard there for forty years, were used at the re-opening of Alice Tully Hall on 22 February. Twilight Crane for woodwind quintet and narrator. Woodward Corridor Musician's WQ, Douglas Bianchi, conductor, 2 March, Clawson City Hall, MI. Gershwin Medley for Piano Four-Hands. With Bernadette Hoke & Eric Birk. Benefit recital for the Dalton Chorale, 8 March, venue in NYC, TBA. Rick’s Place, Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano. World premiere performances with Ani Kavafian, vioiin, Carter Brey, cello and Benjamin Pasternack, piano. 18 April, at 2:30 pm in Maplewood, NJ, at Morrow Church, and at 7:30 pm in Westfield, NJ, at Temple Emanu-El. Downtown Blues for Uptown Halls, 3 songs. Michelle Howard-Hanson, soprano, David Chapman, piano. Memorial Universalist Church, Camp Springs, MD, 19 April. Tzur Yisrael, organ recital by Paul Vander Weele, Elliott Chapel, Evanston, IL, 18 May. Supervised recording and wrote narration for Bridal Suite by Leonard Bernstein, for piano four-hands. With Phyllis Newman, narrator & co-author, Eric Birk & Bernadette Hoke, pianists. To appear on Bernstein web-site. A Choral Quilt, for SATB Chorus, Soloists & Piano. Music by Leonard Bernstein, Concept & Arrangement by Jack Gottlieb. Forthcoming publication, Hal Leonard Corp. Funny, It Doesn’t Sound Jewish to be used as text for "Jews, Music and Identity in America," a course led by Judith Pinnolis, Spring 2009 at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Brandeis University. Recently completed: The Listener's Guide to Old-Time Movies, An Opera in Nine Scenes for Six Singers. Words by the composer & Edward Field. Seeking premieres (all inquiries welcome):
Belly Dance for Bassoon & Piano. Three Frankenstein Portraits, settings of poems by Edward Field for Mixed A cappella Chorus & Soloists. |
