New York, New York!
Spectacularly successful performance at Lincoln Center with the Emory Youth Symphony Orchestra – Weber: Concertino for Clarinet and Shostakovich: Symphony No.5. The Atlanta performance only got better!...
View ArticleYampolsky!
My thanks to the inimitable Victor Yampolsky and the orchestra at Northwestern for a GREAT performance of my Symphony No. 3! So looking forward to continuing our relationship in the coming seasons....
View ArticleOctatonic modes – my favorite!
Apparently, they are the modes of choice as I am finding them permeating the last piece for the Atlanta Symphony and now the cello concerto for Matt Haimovitz!
View ArticleSymphony No. 3 in Cairo!
After several years of delays due to some reorganization in Egypt…. we are a GO for Cairo. We get to close the 55th season of the Cairo Symphony, June 28, 2014: Finzi, Clarinet Concerto with the...
View ArticlePremiere with Matt Haimovitz!
So happy to have launched the Cello Concerto into the world with the phenomenal Matt Haimovitz and the musicians of the Emory University Symphony Orchestra! We’ll be cleaning up the sound files of the...
View ArticleAtlanta Symphony/Spano: Symphony No. 3
A whirlwind of rehearsals and three terrific performances of my Symphony No. 3 with Robert Spano here with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra! The rehearsal process was quite extraordinary – and inspiring....
View ArticleCritical acclaim for Symphony No. 3
“Richard wrote us a fantastic piece last season, and, as with many of our family of composers, we wanted to follow up this season with more of his music. His music is so powerful, dramatic and...
View ArticleRoads leading away from Rome…
As has now been announced by the RSO, I will be stepping down at the end of the season as conductor of the Rome Symphony Orchestra. It has been a privilege to make music with the many fine musicians of...
View ArticleLaGrange Symphony Orchestra
Delighted to announce that – in addition to my position at Emory University – I am now the new Music Director and Conductor of the LaGrange Symphony Orchestra, effective July 1st! The LSO is an...
View ArticleFlute Concerto announced!
Thrilled to announce a commission/premiere date for a flute concerto with flutist Jonathan Keeble! An extraordinary musician, educator and advocate for new music, you can read about Jonathan at...
View Articlecall of the sirens: new work for flute and harp!
I have a new work for flute and harp: call of the sirens commissioned by Jonathan Keeble and Ann Yeung (the Alethea Duo and also professors at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign School of...
View ArticleLaGrange Symphony Orchestra 2015-2016
Thrilled to complete my first season as the LSO’s new Music Director and Conductor. What an extraordinary group of fine musicians and a wonderful organization overall. I cannot wait to release the...
View ArticleAnnouncing a new commission for the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra!
The premiere of this as yet untitled work will be in early 2017. Orpheus is truly an iconic ensemble in American musical culture.
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