Marcus Karl Maroney - Composer
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Copland House Residency
Plans are being made for my second (!) Copland House residency. I have a lot of exciting projects in the pipeline for my six-week stay (May 7-June 8). My 2005 residency was fruitful - now I'm prepared to make this one sensational! Stay tuned for further developments.
Upcoming Concerts and Commissions
2012
21 Feb 2012 - Scherzo for Piano ("How a Mosquito Operates") (World Premiere) - Tali Morgulis - Moores Opera House - Houston, TX
09 Mar 2012 - Pastorale (World Premiere) - Three Reeds Duo - Magale Recital Hall - Northwestern State University
15-17 Mar 2012 - Pastorale - Three Reeds Duo - North American Saxophone Alliance Biennial Concert - Arizona State University
28 Mar 2012 - The Ever-Fixed Mark - Northern Iowa Symphony Orchestra cond. Rebecca Burkhardt - Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center - University of Northern Iowa
31 Mar 2012 - Cinque Ricordi - Tali Morgulis - Zilkha Hall (presented by Musiqa)
15-20 July 2012 - Pastorale - Three Reeds Duo - World Saxophone Conference - St. Andrews, Scotland
Iron Composer Finalist!
I have been selected as a finalist for the 2010 Iron Composer competition held by the Analog Arts Ensemble at Baldwin-Wallace College. This looks like an exciting, unique event. The finals will be broadcast live on WCLV 104.9 and online at their website. Wish me luck!
Suspiria wins Longfellow Prize
Suspiria, my setting of Longfellow's poem for chorus and orchestra, has won the 2009-10 Longfellow Chorus International Composers competition. The work was given its world premiere and encore performances at First Parish Church in Portland, ME (Longfellow's childhood church) on Feb. 27-28, 2010. An excerpt of the premiere performances is available on the Music page of my website.
CODA Winner
I am honored to have been chosen as the winner of the inaugural College Orchestra Directors Association (CODA) Composition Competition. The Ever-Fixed Mark was presented in an anonymous reading session on Sep. 5, 2009 by the Baylor Symphony Orchestra alongside four other finalists. A distinguished panel of judges selected The Ever-Fixed Mark as the winner. The piece will be featured (in its world premiere performance!) at the CODA National Conference at Kennesaw State University, Feb. 4-6, 2010.
CD Release:
Pantheon has been released on Albany Records' Not Here, But There, a recording of all new music by the University of Houston Percussion Ensemble conducted by Blake Wilkins.
Learn about Houston's composer-led new music ensemble: Musiqa
Read my blog: Sounds Like New
Read my reviews: Concertonet.com
