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Congratulations to IFCA composers and performers for a wonderful YouTube concert. Many thanks to Roya Farzaneh for a great performance of my work for solo flute, Fusion! I am very honored to be part of the brilliant conductor Anna Edwards’s wonderful project “100 Days of Social Distance Listening” introducing 100 underrepresented composers! Many thanks to Dr. Edwards for this fantastic opportunity and looking forward to future projects and collaborations. www.annaedwardsconductor.com/  Please join us TOMORROW, July 24, for a YouTube concert of works by Iranian Female Composers Association - IFCA composers and musicians. I am very excited to be one of the featured composers with my work Fusion, for solo flute, performed by the talented flutist Roya Farzaneh. Thanks to IFCA for planning this wonderful program. Tune in at 1:30 pm EDT, 10:30 am PDT, 10:00 pm IRDT, and 6 pm CET to listen to my work and works by my brilliant colleagues and friends! The YouTube link will be soon available on IFCA’s Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.  I am thrilled to share with you all the excellent news that I will receive an orchestral commission of $15,000 as part of the Women Composers Readings and Commissions program, an initiative of the League of American Orchestras, in partnership with American Composers Orchestra and supported by the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation. This program is embedded in EarShot, an initiative of American Composers Orchestra in collaboration with American Composers Forum, the League of American Orchestras, and New Music USA. I look forward to working with the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra and its wonderful music director Delta David Gier. Many thanks to James Barry and other professionals at League of American Orchestras and American Composers Orchestra for their support. americanorchestras.org/conducting-artistic-programs/women-composer-readings-and-commissions.html?fbclid=IwAR12NZcsA9vZCpzXLLjEoNL-4h9gVrl6q138Tt7Vx634ZXit6er4r3kHn8U  I would like to invite you all to check out an excellent performance of my work Insomnia for solo cello by an exceptional musician and cellist Professor Paul Christopher. This virtuosic performance features a unique presentation of sound, color, texture, expression, and musicality. I am extremely honored for this brilliant performance recorded by Dr. Masahito Kuroda at Magale Recital Hall at Northwestern State University of Louisiana on June 23, 2020. Many thanks for bringing such a beautiful life into Insomnia, Professor Paul Christopher. I cannot wait for future projects and collaborations. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfrvW-nzMKo  Ph.D. Dissertation successfully defended on April 29, 2020! I would like to acknowledge the limitless and constant support of Dr. Dinos Constantinides, Major Advisor and Committee Chair, during every step of the entire degree program. I also appreciate the endless guidance of Dr. Jeffrey Perry, Minor Advisor and Committee Member, and kind support and encouragement of Dr. Griffin Campbell, Committee Member; Dr. Jonathan Earle, the Dean’s Representative; and Dr. Joseph Skillen, Associate Dean for Graduate Studies in Music and Theatre. Special thanks are extended to LSU School of Music for being a sweet home to me for almost five years and to all my teachers, past and present, who helped me reach this milestone. A very special note of thank you to my family and friends for their unconditional love and continuous inspiration.  There is no doubt that the current worldwide uncertainty due to the coronavirus pandemic has been a warning sent by our planet earth to make us stop the ignorance. It is simply a message to invite us to reconsider our environmental outlook and behavior and develop our endeavors to protect the one and only Mother Nature. I hereby invite you to the Earth Day Art Model, an international telematic festival held in recognition of the International Earth Day by the Donald Louis Tavel Arts and Technology Research at the Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis. The event will begin on April 22 at UTC midnight (April 21 at EST 8 pm/CDT 7 pm) spanning 24 hours. There are over 100 performers presenting telematics, fixed media of all kinds, and commentary. The entire festival is online through the streaming website below, free to the public. https://earthdayartmodel.org/index.php I am more than honored that my fixed Media work Seven is part of this fantastic festival and will be featured among many great works all concerning the theme of the festival “living with the earth”. Live stream tonight from 10:37 pm to 10:46 pm.  It was a pleasure to spend the weekend at the 2020 Darkwater Women In Music at UNC Pembroke to listen to some great music and meet excellent musicians and scholars. I have been selected as the third prize winner of the composition competition. I would like to thank my wonderful performers Jillian Storey Storey, flute, and Andrea Tiffany, clarinet, for learning my work Perceptions so accurately and performing it so beautifully. I would also like to thank Sarah Busman, Professor of Flute at UNCP and Founder of the Darkwater Women in Music Festival, for the opportunity and the organization of this wonderful festival. Looking forward to the performance of my work for solo alto saxophone, Vision, by the great musician and dear friend Taylor Barbay Assad at North American Saxophone Alliance 2020 Biennial Conference on March 6-9, 2020, at Arizona State University.  Happy International Women's Day, y’all (March 8). I am very grateful to be part of two festivals featuring music by women. First, being part of Prof. Paul Christopher’s program (Insomnia, for solo cello) on March 5 at 2020 Music by Women Festival at Mississippi University for Women. Second, being selected as a finalist (Perceptions, for flute and clarinet) for the composition competition at 2020 Darkwater Women In Music Festival at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke which will be held tomorrow, March 7. Stay tuned!  It is truly an honor that Insomnia, for solo cello, has been performed by the excellent cellist Paul Christopher at various concerts including the recent concert on February 9, 2020, in Shreveport, Louisiana, featuring music of Mendelssohn, Vivaldi, and Saint-Saëns. I really appreciate the opportunity and looking forward to future collaborations. Thank you very much, dear Prof. Christopher.  Congratulation to the guest artists Esther J. Waite, flute, and Nathan Carterette, piano, for a fantastic concert of music for flute and piano on February 3, 2020, at LSU School of Music. Many thanks for a very beautiful performance of my work for flute and piano, Departure. Super excited for the performance of my work for flute and piano “Departure” by brilliant performers Esther Waite, flute, and Nathan Carterette, piano, TODAY, February 3, at 7:30 pm at LSU School of Music Recital Hall. This is a free concert for flute and piano by LSU composers and outstanding musicians that you don’t want to miss. See you all soon.  I am very excited to announce that I have been selected as a finalist for the Composition Competition at the second annual Darkwater Women In Music Festival. This is a festival that celebrates women in music through papers, panels, and performances to be held on March 6-7 at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. The selected compositions including my work for flute and clarinet “Perceptions” will be performed by Catchfire Collective in a live concert at the festival and first, second, and third prizes will be given after the performance. Looking forward!  Very excited and looking forward to performances of my flute works "Fusion" and "Departure" by excellent flutist Roya Farzaneh (https://www.royafarzaneh.com/) in her presence at various festivals - Flute New Music Consortium (FNMC) New Music Festival on January 19, 2020, at SUNY Stony Brook University in Stony Brook (NY), Florida Flute Association on January 26, 2020, in Orlando (FL), and possibly Mid Atlantic Flute Festival and Mid South Flute Festival. Many congratulations on such an active career as an artist and scholar, dear Roya. I am truly honored to be part of it and very looking forward to future collaborations.  Many thanks to Dr. Esther J. Waite (https://www.estherwaite.net/) for performing my music for solo flute "Fusion" at Smoky Mountain Flute Day at the University of Tennessee School of Music in Knoxville on December 4, 2019, and at 2019 Flute Fiesta at UNCSA School of Music in Winston-Salem on December 7, 2019. Looking forward to meeting her very soon in February at LSU School of Music.  I am very looking forward to the performance of my work for solo flute "Fusion" by excellent flutist Dr. Esther J. Waite at 2019 Flute Fiesta at UNCSA School of Music on December 7, 2019. Thank you very much, dear Dr. Waite.  Another upcoming opportunity for my work Fusion for solo flute will be its performance at Smoky Mountain Flute Day at the University of Tennessee School of Music in Knoxville on December 4, 2019, by excellent flutist Dr. Esther J. Waite who will be featured as a guest artist.  The performance of my work for violin, alto saxophone, and piano "The Midnight Train" at Nicholls State University on November 8, 2019, by Nicholls State University faculty Taylor Barbay Assad, saxophone, James Alexander, violin, and Luciana Soares, piano. Special thanks to my dear friend and wonderful saxophonist, Taylor. Honored to be part of an amazing program of contemporary music including great works by Dinos Constantinides and a wonderful programmatic work "Monument - Dance Variations" by Stanley Friedman. Today was very special to me. I was officially featured as Louisiana Music Teachers Association (LMTA) 2019 Commissioned Composer at the LMTA Conference at Louisiana State University and had the premiere of the commissioned work “Perceptions, for Flute and Clarinet” - funded by LMTA and MTNA - by excellent performers Shanna Reid Drescher, flute, and Victor Drescher, clarinet. I am very grateful for this amazing opportunity and huge milestone in my career. Many thanks to Dr. Al Benner, the Commissioned Composer Chair, for his very kind support. Also, special thanks to Shanna and Victor Drescher for their commitment and dedication and for bringing life into Perceptions. Congratulations to Constantinides String Quartet (Mireille Lopez, violin; Perla Del Rocío Fernández López, violin; Christopher Lowry, viola; and Caio Alves Diniz, cello) for a wonderful concert at LSU School of Music on October 3, 2019. Great success by super talented musicians! Very glad to be part of this wonderful concert with my work for string quartet Shadows in Chase. Thank you very much, guys! I will be looking forward to working with you again. I would like to invite you to the free admission LSU Composers Forum Concert titled "Music for String Quartet" on Thursday, Oct. 3, at 7:30 PM at LSU School of Music Recital Hall. The concert will feature soprano Sandra Moon and Constantinides String Quartet: Mireille Lopez, violin; Perla Fernandez, violin; Christopher Lowry, viola; Caio Diniz, cello.  "The Constanta Symphony Orchestra in Romania presented a concert of music of Dinos Constantinides, Boyd Professor at Louisiana University, on September 20, 2019. Many works from Louisiana were performed and some of them will be appeared again at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall on September 30, 2019. The concert was conducted by Jonathan Griffith, Artistic Director of DCINY of New York. The composers featured in the concert were Dinos Constantinides, Athanasios Zervas, and Niloufar Iravani. The featured soloists were Iris Gross Derke, Esther J. Waite, Gabriela Werries, Isaac Casal, Luis Casal, and Johanna Cox Pennington." Facebook Post by Dinos Constantinides  Today is very special to me because my latest orchestral work Phoenix is going to be premiered by the internationally recognized conductor Dr. Jonathan Griffith and Constanta Symphony Orchestra in Constanta, Romania. I regret I could not be there to attend the concert, but my soul is there. Actually, my heart beats stronger right now because the concert is happening now. I am super honored to be involved in this fantastic concert dedicated to the music of my dear teacher Dr. Dinos Constantinides. Thank you very much, Maestro!  Thank you very much, dear Prof. Paul Christopher, for bringing a soul into my work for solo cello "Insomnia"! I am very blessed for being part of your recital at Noel Memorial Library at Louisiana State University Shreveport. CONGRATULATIONS AND MANY THANKS.  |
