Annual American Composers Update, SAI
MICHAEL MAULDIN
PREMIERES: "Silence," Peggy Pond Church, poet, Ariacella DelGrande, soprano, M Mauldin, piano, Albuquerque Academy, 4/22/17.
PERFORMANCES: "Canon in F," "Seshukwa: Eagle Dwelling Place," Faculty Recital, Keller Hall, New Mexico School of Music, Albuquerque, 1/29/17, M. Mauldin, piano. Preludes 1, 2 and 4 of "Birds in Winter," Beste Toparlak, harp, Indianapolis Matinee Musicale Competition Winners Recital, Landmark Center, Indianapolis, March 2017. "Enchantment: Three Meditations for Two Pianos," Michelle Bickham, Lawrence Blind, piano, New Mexico School of Music, 4/23/17. "Petroglyph for Strings," Virginia Chamber Orchestra, David Grandis, conductor, "America’s Musical Keepsakes," Ernst Community Cultural Center, Annandale VA, 5/7/17. "High Places," The Lancaster Symphony Orchestra, Stephen Gunzenhauser, conductor, Lancaster, PA, 5/20/17; also school performances, 5/22-23/17.
PUBLICATIONS: "Valle Grande: Overture for Double String Orchestra," published by M. Mauldin. "Spirit Tree: Soliloquy for Native American Flute," Zalo/JP-Publications.
NEWS: Several chamber works from the CD “Earth Spirit” were included in a revised video about DH Lawrence Ranch, “Rananim,” released February 23, 2017. David Grandis and the William and Mary Orchestra took “Petroglyph for Strings” with them on tour to Paris in May, 2017.