Erin Rogers - Composer/saxophonist

Finally, saxophone in the symphony!

The Astoria Symphony opens its 6th season with a remarkable program. Miranda Cuckson performs Alban Berg’s haunting Violin Concerto, one of the few orchestral pieces to feature saxophone as part of the symphonic palette. We will also hear the world premiere of Steve Horowitz’s Mix/Remix. In honor of Hispanic heritage month, we also feature a Latin American Folk Song Suite, a newly commissioned work by the young Puerto Rican composer Angelica Negron, and Mexican composer Silvestre Revueltas’ bombastic tour de force La Noche de los Mayas, featuring the Queens College Percussion Ensemble, directed by the Aaron Copland School of Music Professor of Percussion, Michael Lipsey.

Friday, October 10, 2008, 8:00 pm
Good Shepherd Faith Church
152 West 66th Street, New York, NY, 10023

Saturday, October 11, 2008, 8:00 pm
LaGuardia Performing Arts Center – Main Stage
31-10 Thompson Ave., Long Island City, NY 11101
For more information, or to order tickets, go to :

http://astoriamusic.org/programs/transformaciones.html

Random Access Music, together with the Lost Dog Ensemble, presents 6 exciting premiers by RAM composers. Join us as we Bring in Spring with a colorful, dynamic program at Manhattan’s Tenri Cultural Institute.

$15, 8pm
visit: www.RAM-NYC.org for more information

Tenri Cultural Institute
43A West 13th Street
New York, NY  10011
www.tenri.org

Shallow for alto and tenor saxophones in duo, commissioned by performers Jessica Simms and Carl Wiggins, will be premiered on Friday, April 18th at 1:00pm in Columbia, South Carolina, as part of the 2008 NASA Biennial Conference.

For a complete schedule of conference events, including more information about this performance, please visit the University of South Carolina School of Music home site, or click on the link below:

http://www.music.sc.edu/fs/leaman/NASAHome.html