Last updated 3/17/2010 OTHER RECENT PERFORMANCES MISCELLANEOUS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Daniel Adams presented a poster entitled Vocalization, Body Percussion, and Parody in Selected Compositions for Hand-clapping Ensemble at the South Central Regional Conference of the College Music Society, held at the Downtown Campus of the University of Texas at San Antonio, March 11-13.
Diffusion One for marimba quintet has been released on a CD entitled Music for Keyboard Percussions recorded by the McCormick Percussion Group, Robert McCormick, Director. The recording is available on Ravello Records, a division of Parma Records.
Extremities for xylophone solo was released in March by Bachovich Music in the Massachusetts Percussive Arts Society Chapter Xylophone Collection.
Adams received several world premieres of his compositions during the first quarter of 2010.
Intrusions for oboe, bassoon, and piano was premiered by Trio 488 at Texas State University, San Marcos, February 2. Trio 488 subsequently performed Intrusions, again at Texas State University for the NACUSA Texas Chapter Conference on February 26.
Brett Dietz performed Five Marimba Miniatures on February 6 at the Southern Regional Conference of the College Music Society held at Loyola University in New Orleans. This performance included the premiere of three miniatures composed especially for Dr. Dietz. Robert Guilford the miniatures also performed by at the Texas NACUSA Conference on March 27.
From a Visible Darkness for contrabass solo received its world premiere on February 26 at the NACUSA Texas Chapter Conference held at Texas State University, San Marcos. Frank Murry was the bass soloist.
Daniel Adams received the world premiere of Camouflage for contrabass solo and percussion trio on November 23 in Tampa, Florida at the College of Fine Arts of the University of South Florida. The USF Percussion Ensemble, conducted by Robert McCormick, performed Camouflage. The contrabass soloist was Dee Moses, principal double bassist of The Florida Orchestra.
Concerto for Euphonium and Percussion Quintet was performed at Slippery Rock University (Pennsylvania) on January 24 as part of a Faculty Euphonium Recital. The concerto was also performed on January 29 the United States Army Band Tuba-Euphonium Conference held in Ft. Myer, Virginia. Dr. Brian Meixner was the euphonium soloist for both performances, accompanied by the Slippery Rock University Percussion Ensemble conducted by Dr. David Glover.
The University of Puget Sound Percussion Ensemble performed Camaraderie for timpani solo and percussion ensemble in Tacoma, Washington on March 5 as part of the Society of Composers, Inc. Region VIII Conference. Amy Putnam conducted the performance. Hamiruge, the Louisiana State University Percussion Group, also performed Camaraderie on November 12 as part of the New Literature for Percussion Ensemble session at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention held in Indianapolis, Indiana. The performance was conducted by Brett Dietz with Shawn Galvin as solo timpanist.
Daniel Adams is the author of two entries published in the Oxford University Press Encyclopedia of African-American History 1896 to the Present. The titles of the articles are Composers and Miami.
The entry on composers begins with the early contributions of Harry T. Burleigh and other early twentieth century African-American composers who wrote music based on Negro spirituals. The article traces the development of African-American music through the twentieth century and addresses the unique challenges and obstacles that Black composers faced in presenting their music to the general public. The contributions of William Grant Still, Scott Joplin, Ulysses Kay, Hale Smith, and others are discussed and a section on African-American women composers includes mention of Florence Price and Margaret Bonds. The article concludes by acknowledging the diverse influences on modern African-American classical music.
The entry on Miami discusses the social, political and cultural aspects of life in the city since its incorporation in 1896. There is discussion of educational desegregation, Jim Crow laws in Miami Beach, and the historic entertainment venues in Miami's "Colored Town" where musicians such as Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, and Josephine Baker performed. The tense relations between law enforcement and Miami's black community is discussed with a particular emphasis on the 1980 riots that followed the acquittal of four police officers accused of beating black motorcyclist Arthur McDuffie to death. The article concludes with a discussion of African-Americans' co-existence with Miami's diverse immigrant population.
Adams's Concerto for Marimba and Percussion Ensemble was cited in an article by Geary H. Larrick entitled "The Concerto on Percussion: Discussion and Bibliography"published in the Winter 2008-09 issue of theJournal of the National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors.
The Solo Snare Drum: A Critical Analysis of Contemporary Compositional Techniques, originally published by HoneyRock, has been republished by Daniel Adams,the author. It is available from Steve Weiss Music.
Daniel Adams received an ASCAPLUS Award from the American Society of Composers, Authors,and Publishers for 2009-10.
The library of the Percussive Arts Society,located in Indianapolis, Indiana, has established the Daniel Adams Collection. The collection is an archive consisting of the composer's sketches, notes, and several original manuscripts. Additional information is available at the PAS website
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