Albuquerque: Young Composers to Share Stage with NMSO

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From: Princess Bride
Date: 2007-08-27 15:03:03
Reply: http://www.abqhomelearners.org/reply.php?topic_id=836

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August 22, 2007 CONTACT: Brookes McIntyre: 505-250-2341



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Young Composers To Share Stage with NMSO





On Friday, September 7, 2006 at 7 pm at the National Hispanic Cultural Center’s Journal Theatre, Hey, Mozart! New Mexico will recognize the pre-teen composers whose works were selected for inclusion in the 2007 Hey, Mozart! New Mexico CD.







Over 100 students 12 and under from across the state submitted original melodies for consideration in this second year of the project. 16 of these melodies were selected for orchestration and recording. In addition, the quality of many of the others was considered so high that an honorable mention category was added.







At the September 7 concert each child will perform his/her melody and then members of the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra under the direction of David Felberg will play the orchestrated versions. Bob Bishop of Classical KHFM 95.5 & 102.9 will emcee the event. The CD with the orchestrated melodies will be released at the ceremony. The concert and the reception afterwards are free and open to the public. Brookes McIntyre, president of the non-profit organization, says the free tickets are going fast. Tickets may be picked up at the NHCC box office or ordered through TicketMaster for a $0.75 fee.







The child composers include: from Albuquerque, Jocelyn Boyack, Stephanie Brener, Dylan Cuellar, Angela Jerkins, Simon Laird, Maia Scarpetta, Tankred Steinbach and Maya Vansuch; from Aztec, Sierra Stackhouse; from Bosque Farms, Benjamin D. Harris; from Corrales, John Paul Norman; from Las Cruces, Quintin Dean and Philip Miller; from Las Vegas, Sophia Wickert; from Placitas, Ian Kingsolver and from Rio Rancho, Christopher Musson.







The honorable mention category includes Las Cruces composers: Andrew Scott McLaughlin, Tiffani Montoya, Susana Navarro, Jazmine Quintela and Amalia Zeitlin. From Albuquerque come Tanner Boyack, Juliana Runnels, Sage Sarason, Abigail Schneebeck, and Emma Stevens. Toby Mueller of Tijeras completes the category.







At the free reception following the concert, children and audience members can speak with the project’s artistic and music directors, arrangers of the works and the NMSO musicians.







The concert is preceded by a free teacher workshop in composition with Maestro Alejandro Rutty, creator of the Hey, Mozart! project at 5:30 pm at the NHCC. As part of the NMSO, NHCC and Hey, Mozart! partnership, concerts also will be given at Edward Gonzales Elementary School on September 20. For more information call 505-250-2341 or check the website: www. heymozartnm.org. -END-