INITIAL MEMORIES will be presented by members of the IUP music faculty including: Dr. Joseph Baunoch, bass; Dr. Rosemary Brumbelow, clarinet; Dr. Stephanie Caulder, oboe; Dr. Christine Clewell, organ; Dr. Mary Logan Hastings, soprano; Dr. Heidi Lucas, horn; Dr. See-Yin Lo, tenor; Dr. Therese Wacker, flute; Dr. Jason Worzbyt, bassoon; and Brianna Brickner, alto (IUP Class of ’13).
A four-movement divertimento, INITIAL MEMORIES was conceived to highlight the unique tonal aesthetic of the Ronald G. Pogorzelski and Lester D. Yankee Pipe Organ, built by R. J. Brunner & Company of Silver Spring, Pa. The composition was commissioned by IUP in honor of the newly installed organ which is being used by special arrangement with the American Guild of Organists (AGO).
Named the 1996 AGO Distinguished Composer of the Year, Dan Locklair is Composer-in-Residence and Professor of Music at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. His compositional catalog, influenced by a wide variety of traditions, includes internationally performed symphonic works, a ballet, an opera, and numerous solo, chamber, vocal, organ, and choral compositions.
In addition to the Locklair premiere, the concert will include organ solo and ensemble works that showcase the Pogorzelski and Yankee Organ. Representative composers include J. S. Bach, PDQ Bach, Gladys Fisher, Libby Larsen, John Knowles Paine, and Wayne Bernard Sanders.
On the eve of the premiere, Friday, November 6, there will be a “Meet-the-Composer” presentation featuring Dan Locklair. This program will be facilitated by IUP Assistant Professor of Theory and Composition Dr. John Levey. Beginning at 5 p.m. in the DiCicco Rehearsal Hall, Cogswell Music Building, this event is also free and open to the general public.
For more information contact Christine Clewell
