Please forgive the cross-post, but I don't have this kind of thing happen very often:
Lowly bass trombonist-composer actually has some performances upcoming. Details and links are on my website: rayhortonmusic.com Links for the combined concert by the Louisville Orchestra members and National Symphony members will have more info very soon, as that program was only finalized today. The flyer the went out tonight says "Musicians from the Nation's Capital," so I guess I am not supposed to say if they are members of the National Symphony, but since the National Symphony is playing an orchestral concert in Louisville the night before and a chamber concert the night of, it is pretty obvious who the "Musicians from the Nation's Capital" are. This list includes three performances of *Make Gentle the Life of This World *, which uses the 1968 speech by Senator Robert Kennedy on the night of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., PLUS a commission-premiere in early May, if all goes well*. (*For* **Fire and Freedom *there are, currently a few problems locating budget and musicians, and uh, well, the music isn't written either, but we have big plans! The coordinator swears this is going to come off, no matter what, so I am going to write it before she kills me.) ----- *Make Gentle the Life of This World* "A Celebration of Symphonic Music in America" Joint concert by "Keep Louisville Symphonic" (Musicians of the Louisville Orchestra) and "Musicians from our Nation's Capital" (members of the National Symphony Orchestra) Jason Seber, Conductor Louisville Marriott Downtown Hotel, 280 West Jefferson, Louisville, KY 40202 Friday, February 18, 2011, 5:30 PM ---- *Make Gentle the Life of This World* National Philharmonic Orchestra Of Trinidad and Tobago National Academy for the Performing Arts, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad Saturday, February 26, 2011 ---- *Make Gentle the Life of This World* The Susquehanna Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sheldon Bair Bel Air High School, 100 Heighe Street, Bel Air, MD, 21014, Saturday, May 21, 2011, 7:30 PM ---- Commissioned by the Cheaha Dance Alliance, Robin Bauer, Coordinator: *Fire and Freedom* (Premiere) *A Dance Drama inspired by the events* in Anniston May 14th, 1961 *(*attack and bombing of the first Freedom Riders Bus) Cheaha Dance Alliance Choir and Instrumental Group conducted by the composer Anniston Performing Arts Center 1301 Woodstock Avenue Anniston, AL 36207 Monday, May 9, 2011 7:00 PM Please come and hear any and all performances! I hear Trinidad is wonderful (I wish I could make that one, myself, but I have to play a concert here!). I will be (playing) at the Louisville performance, will be attending and speaking at the Susquehanna Symphony Orchestra, (looking forward to that one very much - it will be conducted by o-list member and good friend Sheldon Bair), and I will be conducting in Anniston, AL. (The Freedom Riders survived that first attack - I do hope all of us involved survive the fiftieth anniversary.) Raymond Horton Bass Trombonist, Louisville Orchestra Minister of Music, Edwardsville (IN) UMC Composer, Arranger VISIT US AT rayhortonmusic.com _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
