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Performances

These are selected performances, events and so forth, from the years following Collins’s death. For performances during the composer’s lifetime, please go to CHRONOLOGY.


1956

Aug 19

Piano Concerto No. 2 (Concert Piece)

Mayne Miller, pf/Thor Johnson, cond/Peninsula Music Festival Orchestra

Fish Creek, WI

 

1957

Aug 17

Three Songs for Bass-Baritone & Orchestra: A Piper; Prayer; Daffodils (arr. Verne Reynolds)

Donald Gramm, bass-bar/Thor Johnson, cond/Peninsula Music Festival Orchestra

Fish Creek, WI

 

1957

May 5

Cowboy’s Breakdown

Walter Heermann, cond/Madison Civic Symphony Orchestra

Madison, WI

 

1959

Aug

Cowboy’s Breakdown

Thor Johnson, cond/ Peninsula Music Festival Orchestra

Fish Creek, WI

 

1970s

Tango (in Form of a Rondo); Cowboy’s Breakdown; Six Valses Caractéristiques, Op. 18 (Nos. 1, 2, 4, 6)

Gunnar Johansen, pf (recorded in Johansen’s home studio)

Blue Mounds, WI

 

1970s

Six Valses Caractéristiques, Op. 18

William Browning, pf (American Conservatory of Music; released in 1999 on the St. Charles Art & Music Festival CD William Browning: A Legacy of Recordings, Barry Rifkin, restorationist and producer)

Chicago, IL

 

1980

American Conservatory of Music LP 7051 N7: Piano Concerto No. 2 (Concert Piece), Tango (in Form of a Rondo); Six Valses Caractéristiques, Op. 18

Piano Concerto No. 2: Mayne Miller, pf/Thor Johnson, cond/Peninsula Music Festival Orchestra; Remaining works: Gunnar Johansen, pf

Chicago, IL

1981

Tragic Overture

Christopher Keene, cond/Long Island Philharmonic

Long Island, NY

 

1983

Allegro piacevole (for string quartet)

The Manhattan String Quartet: Eric Lewis and Roy Lewis, vlns/John Dexter, vla/Judith Glyde, vcl

New York, NY

 

1989

Jun 2

Hymn to the Earth

Coleen May Downey, sop/Donna Kaye Simonton, mez/John Vorrasi, ten/William Diana, bass/William Ferris, cond/William Ferris Chorale & Orchestra (later released on WFC Live! CD 60289)

Chicago, IL

 

1990

Apr 25

Tango (in Form of a rondo); Passacaglia (Merkin Concert Hall, Carnegie Hall)

Grant Johannesen, pf

New York, NY

 

1991

Jan 4

Set of Four; Ballet–Suite: Masque of the Red Death (selections); Waltz (for soprano) from Hymn to the Earth; Four Songs (A Piper; Prayer for C.H.S., Daffodils; and, Song and Suds) arr. for chamber/string orchestra by Verne Reynolds; Concerto No. 2

Anna Singer, sop/Nana Mukhazde, pf/Anton Guadagno, cond/Palm Beach Chamber Orchestra

Palm Beach, FL

 

1991

Arabesque (for violin and piano)

Juan Carlos Rybin, vln/Andrea Dindo, pf (for the Societa’ dei Concerti di Santa Margherita Ligure)

Santa Margherita Ligure, ITALY

 

1992

May 7

Allegro piacevole (for string quartet); Song’n Suds; Payer, The Daffodils (songs arr. for string/chamber orchestra Verne Reynolds)

Drexel Halloway, bar/The Sotheby’s Chamber Players (for Schubertiades at Sotheby’s)

London, ENGLAND

 

1993

Apr 7

Two Songs arr. for string/chamber orchestra by Verne Reynolds (Prayer for C.H.S., The Daffodils)

Lauren Broglia, sop/Steven Guadagno, cond/Palm Beach County School of the Arts Orchestra

Palm Beach, FL

 

1993

May 2

Allegro piacevole

The Lark Quartet: Eva Gruesser, vln/ Robin Mayforth, vln/ Anna Kruger, viola/ Laura Sewell/vcl (National Gallery of Art: 50th American Music Festival)

Washington, D.C.

 

1993

May 30

Allegro piacevole

The Lark Quartet (WGTS-FM broadcast of May 2 National Gallery of Art concert)

Washington, D.C.

 

1994

Apr 2

Arabesque (for violin and piano); Cowboy’s Breakdown (piano solo version)

Dancing Bear Music Series Resident Musicians: Julia Bushkova, vln/Victoria Mushkatkol, pf

Traverse City, MI

 

1994

May 4

Prayer for C.H.S., Daffodils (arr. for string/chamber orchestra Verne Reynolds)

Sonia Gonzalez, mez/Seymour Schonberg, cond/Palm Beach Chamber Orchestra

Palm Beach, FL

 

1994

May 15

Tragic Overture

Dennis Russell Davies, cond/American Composers Orchestra

New York, NY

 

1994

Jul 11

Tango (in Form of a Rondo)

William Koehler, pf (for the Guest Artist Series, University of Texas-Austin)

Austin, TX

 

1994

Jul 24

Allegro piacevole

The Lark Quartet: Eva Gruesser, vln/ Robin Mayforth, vln/ Anna Kruger, viola/ Laura Sewell/vcl

Music Mountain, Falls Village, CT

 

1994

Aug 11

Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel; Little David Play on Yo’ Harp

Justin Kolb, pf (at Byrdcliffe Barn)

Woodstock, NY

 

1995

Jan 29-31

Allegro piacevole (for string quartet)

The Ad Hoc String Quartet: Paul Vanderwerf & David Beldn, vls; Diedre Buckley, vl/Richard Yeo, vcl (released on the Door County Voices CD DCV008 Peninsula Music Festival Presents: Ad Hoc String Quartert, with Cynthia Stiehl, mexzzo-soprano)

Evanston, IL; Madison, WI; Sister Bay, WI

 

1995

Mar 2

Piano Concerto No. 2

Leslie Stifelman, pf/Marin Alsop, cond/Concordia Orchestra (Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center)

New York, NY

1995

tbd

Allegro piacevole (for string quartet)

CD: Ad Hoc String Quartet (Paul Vanderwerf & David Beldn, vlns/Diedre Buckley, vla/Richard Yeo, vcl) for Peninsula Music Festival Presents (on Door County Voices, DCV008)

Fish Creek, WI

 

1996

May 18

Song and Suds (arr. Sylvia Norris)

Dancing Bear Music Series Resident Musicians: Jayne Sleder, mez; Sylvia Norris, hp

Traverse City, MI

 

1996

Aug 6

Piano Concerto No. 2

William Wolfram, pf/Victor Yampolsky, cond/Peninsula Music Festival Orchestra

Fish Creek, WI

 

1998

Jul 2

Piano Concerto No. 3

Jodie De Salvo, pf/Brian Groner, cond/Birch Creek Symphony

Egg Harbor, WI

 

2001

May 9

Cowboy’s Breakdown

Andrew Sewell, cond/Mansfield Symphony

Mansfield, OH

 

2001

Jun 21

Various art songs

Patrice Michaels, sop/Elizabeth Buccheri, pf (for the First Unitarian Society Music Series)

Madison, WI

 

2001

Jun 23

Various art songs

Patrice Michaels, sop/Elizabeth Buccheri, pf (for the Newberry Library Center’s Special Programs)

Chicago, IL

 

2001

Jun 26

Cowboy’s Breakdown

Andrew Sewell, cond/Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra

Madison, WI

 

2001

Nov 10

Various art songs and piano solo works

Patrice Michaels, soprano/Jeffrey Sykes, pf (for the Ruth Crawford in Chicago Symposium of the College Music Society)

Elmhurst, IL

 

2002

Jan 20

Various art songs; Arabesque (for violin and piano); Suite for Violoncello and Piano

Patrice Michaels, soprano/Frank Almond, vln/Parry Karp, vcl/Jeffrey Sykes, pf (Sunday Afternoon Live concert, Chazen Museum of Art series, University of Wisconsin)

Madison, WI

 

2002

Jan 20

See above

Patrice Michaels, sop/Frank Almond, vln/Parry Karp, vcl/Jeffrey Sykes, pf (Wisconsin Public Radio simulcast of Sunday Afternoon Live concert)

Madison, WI

 

2002

Aus 31

Suite for Violoncello and Piano

Midsummer’s Music Festival: Walter Preucil, vcl/William Koehler, pf

Door County, WI

 

2002

Sep 22

Suite for Violoncello and Piano

Walter Preucil, vcl/William Koehler, pf

Freeport, IL

 

2002

Nov 3

Suite for Violoncello and Piano

Walter Preucil, vcl/William Koehler, pf (Merkin Concert Hall, NYC premiere)

New York, NY

 

2004

Mar 16

Irish Rhapsody

Marin Alsop, cond/Colorado Symphony Orchestra

Denver, CO

 

2004

Oct 6-8

Tragic Overture

Marin Alsop, cond/Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Lighthouse, Exeter, and Portsmouth, ENGLAND

 

2004

Sep 18

Piano Concerto No. 1, in E-flat Major (excerpt)

Marin Alsop, guest; Scott Simon, host (The Art and Challenges of Conducting an Orchestra, National Public Radio Weekend Edition)

Washington, D.C.

 

2004

Nov 6

Cowboy’s Breakdown

Anne Harrigan, cond/Lafayette Symphony Orchestra

Lafayette , IN

 

2004

Nov 7

Irish Rhapsody

A. J. Hoefer, cond/Seven Rivers Honors Orchestra

La Crosse, WI

 

2004

Nov 20

Hymn to the Earth

Christine Buckstead, sop/Jennifer Clark, alt/Thomas Dymit, ten/Myron Meyers, bass/Richard Hynson, cond/Bel Canto Chorus & Orchestra

Milwaukee, WI

 

2005

Mar 17

Hibernia (Irish Rhapsody)

Klauspeter Seibel, cond/Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra

New Orleans, LA

 

2005

Mar 19

Irish Rhapsody

A. J. Hoefer, cond/Rhode Island All-State Orchestra

Providence, RI

 

2005

Apr 1-3

Piano Concerto No. 3

William Wolfram, pf/Marin Alsop, cond/Colorado Symphony Orchestra

Denver, CO

 

2005

May 7

Irish Rhapsody

A. J. Hoefer, cond/UW-LaCrosse Symphony Orchestra

LaCrosse, WI

 

2005

Nov 19-20

Concerto No. 3

Andrew Armstrong, pf/Kevin Rhodes, cond/Traverse Symphony Orchestra

Interlochen, MI

 

2006

Jan 14

Cowboy’s Breakdown

Albert-George Schram, cond/Columbus Symphony Orchestra

Columbus, OH

 

2006

Mar 4

Mardi Gras

Brian Groner, cond/Fox Valley Symphony

Appleton, WI

 

2006

Jul 27

Arabesque; Suite for Violoncello and Piano

Michelle Makarski, vln/Debra Faroian, vcl (for Chamber Music North, formerly the Manitou Music Festival)

Glen Lake, MI

 

2007

Jun 1

A New Perspective: Showcasing American Composers

Marin Alsop; guest/Frank Oteri, host

New York, NY

 

2009

Apr 18

Piano Concerto No. 2

Sylvia Wang, pf/Victor Yamplosky, cond/Northwestern Symphony Orchestra

Evanston, IL

 

2010

Sep 1, 2, 4

Allegro piacevole (for string quartet)

David Parry, vln/Stephanie Preucil, vln/Sally Chisum, vla/Walter Preucil, vcl (for Midsummer’s Music Festival)

Door County, WI

 

2011

Oct 22

Daughter of the South (abridged concert version, by G. Stelluto)

Kara Shay Thomson, sop (MARY LOU RANDOLPH)/Mark A. Thomsen, ten (ROBERT WARREN)/Paul Kreider, bar (COL. EDMOND RANDOLPH)/Lee Wenger, narr/George Stelluto, cond/Peoria Symphony Orchestra

Peoria, IL

 

2011

Nov 10, 13

Tragic Overture

Marin Alsop, cond/Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

Baltimore, MD

 

2014

Mar 13

Valse Elegante

Brian Groner, cond/Fox Valley Symphony

Appleton, WI

 

2016

Jun 14

Arabesque

David Perry, vln and Jeannie Yu, pf; Midsummer’s Music Festival players, on WFMT-FM's live broadcast program Impromptu

Chicago, IL

 

2016

Oct 29

Cowboy's Breakdown

Adam Stern, cond/Seattle Philharmonic

Seattle, WA

 

2017

tbd

Arabesque

CD: Midsummer's Music Festival players (David Perry, vln/Jeannie Yu, pf) on Solstice Records

Sister Bay, WI

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