{"product_id":"contemporary-art-music-in-texas-stephen-lias-9781936205158","title":"Contemporary Art Music in Texas: A Guide to Composers, Organizations, and Degree Programs [With CD (Audio)]","description":"With a population of close to 25 million and a size greater than many independent countries, Texas is home to an incredible variety of vibrant musical communities. Contemporary art music flourishes in disciplines ranging from experimentalism to concert music to film-scoring. While cataloguing the full extent of composing and performing in this diverse landscape would be a near-impossible task, it is our hope that this volume (and others that will follow) will begin to fill the conspicuous gap in the materials currently available.\u003cbr\u003eOur decision to focus this first edition on thirty representative composers, along with some organizations and academic degree programs, was simply a result of needing a practical and achievable place to start. Texas is home to world-class symphonies, opera and ballet companies, performing venues, and countless other performers and ensembles that regularly feature new works. We hope that future editions will allow us to expand to include these things, as well as additional information such as recordings available and competitions within the state.\u003cp\u003eFeatured in this book: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKarin Al-Zand, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary Jeanne van Appledorn, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLarry Austin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Bithell\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMartin Blessinger\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnthony K. Brandt\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBJ Brooks\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter Fischer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArthur Gottschalk\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDonald Grantham\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Heuser\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Horbit\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePierre Jalbert\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard Lavenda\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen Lias\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter Lieuwen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Mackey\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarcus Karl Maroney\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Nelson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Owens\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRussell Pinkston\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWieslaw Rentowski\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Xavier Rodriguez\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYevgeniy Sharlat\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRob Smith\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKurt Stallmann\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDan Welcher\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Ashley White\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteve Wiest\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen Yip\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Contents on CD\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eCadence - Fantasy on Rhythms on Nick Angelis (2009) by BJ Brooks. Performed by West Texas A\u0026amp;M University Symphonic Band, Don LeFevre, conductor. Available from Octatone. 8:54*\u003ci\u003eWhack! (1994) by Arthur Gottschalk. Performed by The Shepherd Percussion Ensemble, Richard Brown, director. 4:50\u003ci\u003eSymphony for Winds and Percussion: Movement III, \"Stomp\" (2009) by Donald Grantham. Performed by the University of Texas Wind Ensemble, Jerry F. Junkin, conductor. Available from Piquant Press. 7:14\u003ci\u003eTurbulent Blue (2009) by Jon Christopher Nelson. 9:27\u003ci\u003eFour Observations for Saxophone Quartet: Movement 2, \"Learning\" (2008) by Walter Nichols. Performed by Walter Nichols. 3:26\u003ci\u003eConcerto for Orchestra (2006) by Rob Smith. Performed by the Texas Music Festival Orchestra, Giuliano Silveri, conductor. 21:43\u003ci\u003eTake This Hammer (2008) by Steven Snowden. Performed by Travis Pruitt and Kyle Rightly (euphoniums), and Mike Musick and Tony Rossi (tubas). Available from Talking Rocks Press. 5:47\u003ci\u003eIce-Nine (2009) by Steve Wiest. Performed by the North Texas One O'Clock Lab Band, Steve Wiest, director. Available from Walrus Music. 6:01* \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e* Works selected to be presented at the 2011 ISCM World New Music Days in Zagreb, Croatia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen Lias\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1936205157\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781936205158\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen F. 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