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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.
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1956
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Aug 19
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Piano Concerto No. 2 (Concert Piece)
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Mayne Miller, pf/Thor Johnson, cond/Peninsula Music Festival Orchestra
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Fish Creek, WI
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1957
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Aug 17
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Three Songs for Bass-Baritone & Orchestra: A Piper; Prayer; Daffodils (arr. Verne Reynolds)
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Donald Gramm, bass-bar/Thor Johnson, cond/Peninsula Music Festival Orchestra
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Fish Creek, WI
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1957
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May 5
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Cowboy’s Breakdown
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Walter Heermann, cond/Madison Civic Symphony Orchestra
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Madison, WI
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1959
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Aug
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Cowboy’s Breakdown
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Thor Johnson, cond/ Peninsula Music Festival Orchestra
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Fish Creek, WI
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1970s
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Tango (in Form of a Rondo); Cowboy’s Breakdown; Six Valses Caractéristiques, Op. 18 (Nos. 1, 2, 4, 6)
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Gunnar Johansen, pf (recorded in Johansen’s home studio)
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Blue Mounds, WI
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1970s
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Six Valses Caractéristiques, Op. 18
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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)
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Chicago, IL
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1980
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American Conservatory of Music LP 7051 N7: Piano Concerto No. 2 (Concert Piece), Tango (in Form of a Rondo); Six Valses Caractéristiques, Op. 18
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Piano Concerto No. 2: Mayne Miller, pf/Thor Johnson, cond/Peninsula Music Festival Orchestra; Remaining works: Gunnar Johansen, pf
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Chicago, IL
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1981
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Tragic Overture
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Christopher Keene, cond/Long Island Philharmonic
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Long Island, NY
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1983
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Allegro piacevole (for string quartet)
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The Manhattan String Quartet: Eric Lewis and Roy Lewis, vlns/John Dexter, vla/Judith Glyde, vcl
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New York, NY
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1989
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Jun 2
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Hymn to the Earth
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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)
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Chicago, IL
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1990
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Apr 25
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Tango (in Form of a rondo); Passacaglia (Merkin Concert Hall, Carnegie Hall)
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Grant Johannesen, pf
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New York, NY
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1991
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Jan 4
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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
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Anna Singer, sop/Nana Mukhazde, pf/Anton Guadagno, cond/Palm Beach Chamber Orchestra
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Palm Beach, FL
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1991
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Arabesque (for violin and piano)
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Juan Carlos Rybin, vln/Andrea Dindo, pf (for the Societa’ dei Concerti di Santa Margherita Ligure)
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Santa Margherita Ligure, ITALY
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1992
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May 7
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Allegro piacevole (for string quartet); Song’n Suds; Payer, The Daffodils (songs arr. for string/chamber orchestra Verne Reynolds)
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Drexel Halloway, bar/The Sotheby’s Chamber Players (for Schubertiades at Sotheby’s)
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London, ENGLAND
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1993
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Apr 7
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Two Songs arr. for string/chamber orchestra by Verne Reynolds (Prayer for C.H.S., The Daffodils)
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Lauren Broglia, sop/Steven Guadagno, cond/Palm Beach County School of the Arts Orchestra
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Palm Beach, FL
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1993
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May 2
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Allegro piacevole
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The Lark Quartet: Eva Gruesser, vln/ Robin Mayforth, vln/ Anna Kruger, viola/ Laura Sewell/vcl (National Gallery of Art: 50th American Music Festival)
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Washington, D.C.
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1993
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May 30
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Allegro piacevole
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The Lark Quartet (WGTS-FM broadcast of May 2 National Gallery of Art concert)
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Washington, D.C.
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1994
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Apr 2
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Arabesque (for violin and piano); Cowboy’s Breakdown (piano solo version)
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Dancing Bear Music Series Resident Musicians: Julia Bushkova, vln/Victoria Mushkatkol, pf
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Traverse City, MI
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1994
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May 4
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Prayer for C.H.S., Daffodils (arr. for string/chamber orchestra Verne Reynolds)
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Sonia Gonzalez, mez/Seymour Schonberg, cond/Palm Beach Chamber Orchestra
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Palm Beach, FL
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1994
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May 15
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Tragic Overture
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Dennis Russell Davies, cond/American Composers Orchestra
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New York, NY
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1994
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Jul 11
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Tango (in Form of a Rondo)
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William Koehler, pf (for the Guest Artist Series, University of Texas-Austin)
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Austin, TX
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1994
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Jul 24
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Allegro piacevole
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The Lark Quartet: Eva Gruesser, vln/ Robin Mayforth, vln/ Anna Kruger, viola/ Laura Sewell/vcl
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Music Mountain, Falls Village, CT
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1994
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Aug 11
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Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel; Little David Play on Yo’ Harp
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Justin Kolb, pf (at Byrdcliffe Barn)
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Woodstock, NY
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1995
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Jan 29-31
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Allegro piacevole (for string quartet)
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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)
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Evanston, IL; Madison, WI; Sister Bay, WI
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1995
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Mar 2
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Piano Concerto No. 2
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Leslie Stifelman, pf/Marin Alsop, cond/Concordia Orchestra (Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center)
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New York, NY
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1995
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tbd
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Allegro piacevole (for string quartet)
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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)
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Fish Creek, WI
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1996
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May 18
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Song and Suds (arr. Sylvia Norris)
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Dancing Bear Music Series Resident Musicians: Jayne Sleder, mez; Sylvia Norris, hp
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Traverse City, MI
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1996
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Aug 6
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Piano Concerto No. 2
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William Wolfram, pf/Victor Yampolsky, cond/Peninsula Music Festival Orchestra
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Fish Creek, WI
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1998
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Jul 2
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Piano Concerto No. 3
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Jodie De Salvo, pf/Brian Groner, cond/Birch Creek Symphony
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Egg Harbor, WI
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2001
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May 9
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Cowboy’s Breakdown
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Andrew Sewell, cond/Mansfield Symphony
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Mansfield, OH
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2001
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Jun 21
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Various art songs
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Patrice Michaels, sop/Elizabeth Buccheri, pf (for the First Unitarian Society Music Series)
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Madison, WI
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2001
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Jun 23
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Various art songs
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Patrice Michaels, sop/Elizabeth Buccheri, pf (for the Newberry Library Center’s Special Programs) |
Chicago, IL
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2001
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Jun 26
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Cowboy’s Breakdown
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Andrew Sewell, cond/Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra
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Madison, WI
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2001
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Nov 10
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Various art songs and piano solo works
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Patrice Michaels, soprano/Jeffrey Sykes, pf (for the Ruth Crawford in Chicago Symposium of the College Music Society) |
Elmhurst, IL
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2002
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Jan 20
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Various art songs; Arabesque (for violin and piano); Suite for Violoncello and Piano
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Patrice Michaels, soprano/Frank Almond, vln/Parry Karp, vcl/Jeffrey Sykes, pf (Sunday Afternoon Live concert, Chazen Museum of Art series, University of Wisconsin)
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Madison, WI
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2002
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Jan 20
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See above
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Patrice Michaels, sop/Frank Almond, vln/Parry Karp, vcl/Jeffrey Sykes, pf (Wisconsin Public Radio simulcast of Sunday Afternoon Live concert)
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Madison, WI
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2002
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Aus 31
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Suite for Violoncello and Piano
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Midsummer’s Music Festival: Walter Preucil, vcl/William Koehler, pf
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Door County, WI
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2002
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Sep 22
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Suite for Violoncello and Piano
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Walter Preucil, vcl/William Koehler, pf
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Freeport, IL
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2002
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Nov 3
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Suite for Violoncello and Piano
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Walter Preucil, vcl/William Koehler, pf (Merkin Concert Hall, NYC premiere)
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New York, NY
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2004
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Mar 16
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Irish Rhapsody
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Marin Alsop, cond/Colorado Symphony Orchestra
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Denver, CO
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2004
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Oct 6-8
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Tragic Overture
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Marin Alsop, cond/Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
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Lighthouse, Exeter, and Portsmouth, ENGLAND
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2004
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Sep 18
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Piano Concerto No. 1, in E-flat Major (excerpt)
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Marin Alsop, guest; Scott Simon, host (The Art and Challenges of Conducting an Orchestra, National Public Radio Weekend Edition)
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Washington, D.C.
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2004
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Nov 6
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Cowboy’s Breakdown
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Anne Harrigan, cond/Lafayette Symphony Orchestra
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Lafayette , IN
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2004
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Nov 7
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Irish Rhapsody
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A. J. Hoefer, cond/Seven Rivers Honors Orchestra
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La Crosse, WI
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2004
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Nov 20
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Hymn to the Earth
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Christine Buckstead, sop/Jennifer Clark, alt/Thomas Dymit, ten/Myron Meyers, bass/Richard Hynson, cond/Bel Canto Chorus & Orchestra
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Milwaukee, WI
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2005
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Mar 17
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Hibernia (Irish Rhapsody)
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Klauspeter Seibel, cond/Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra
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New Orleans, LA
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2005
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Mar 19
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Irish Rhapsody
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A. J. Hoefer, cond/Rhode Island All-State Orchestra
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Providence, RI
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2005
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Apr 1-3
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Piano Concerto No. 3
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William Wolfram, pf/Marin Alsop, cond/Colorado Symphony Orchestra
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Denver, CO
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2005
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May 7
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Irish Rhapsody
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A. J. Hoefer, cond/UW-LaCrosse Symphony Orchestra
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LaCrosse, WI
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2005
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Nov 19-20
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Concerto No. 3
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Andrew Armstrong, pf/Kevin Rhodes, cond/Traverse Symphony Orchestra
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Interlochen, MI
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2006
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Jan 14
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Cowboy’s Breakdown
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Albert-George Schram, cond/Columbus Symphony Orchestra
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Columbus, OH
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2006
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Mar 4
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Mardi Gras
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Brian Groner, cond/Fox Valley Symphony
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Appleton, WI
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2006
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Jul 27
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Arabesque; Suite for Violoncello and Piano
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Michelle Makarski, vln/Debra Faroian, vcl (for Chamber Music North, formerly the Manitou Music Festival)
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Glen Lake, MI
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2007
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Jun 1
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A New Perspective: Showcasing American Composers
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Marin Alsop; guest/Frank Oteri, host
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New York, NY
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2009
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Apr 18
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Piano Concerto No. 2
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Sylvia Wang, pf/Victor Yamplosky, cond/Northwestern Symphony Orchestra
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Evanston, IL
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2010
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Sep 1, 2, 4
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Allegro piacevole (for string quartet)
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David Parry, vln/Stephanie Preucil, vln/Sally Chisum, vla/Walter Preucil, vcl (for Midsummer’s Music Festival)
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Door County, WI
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2011
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Oct 22
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Daughter of the South (abridged concert version, by G. Stelluto)
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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
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Peoria, IL
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2011
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Nov 10, 13
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Tragic Overture
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Marin Alsop, cond/Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
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Baltimore, MD
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2014
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Mar 13
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Valse Elegante
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Brian Groner, cond/Fox Valley Symphony
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Appleton, WI
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2016
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Jun 14
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Arabesque
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David Perry, vln and Jeannie Yu, pf; Midsummer’s Music Festival players,
on WFMT-FM's live broadcast program
Impromptu
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Chicago, IL
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2016
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Oct 29
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Cowboy's Breakdown
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Adam Stern, cond/Seattle Philharmonic
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Seattle, WA
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2017
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tbd
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Arabesque
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CD: Midsummer's Music Festival players (David Perry, vln/Jeannie Yu, pf) on Solstice Records
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Sister Bay, WI
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