more kudos for symphony #5
DATE OF EVENT: Friday, January 1st, 2010
From the "best of the year" highlights from the Austin Chronicle, in the January 1st edition:
TOP NINE DANCE AND CLASSICAL MUSIC TREASURES OF 2009:
#2 Welcher: SYMPHONY #5", Austin Symphony Orchestra
"A Symphony of the old school - sweeping, lush, robust - scored with notable complexity by local hero Dan Welcher, whose dear friend Peter Bay propelled its premiere to stirring heights through ASO's full-bodied performance. A work I'm eager to hear again."
-Robert Faires
new website launched: wind band select
DATE OF EVENT: Monday, August 3rd, 2009
You may listen to all of Dan Welcher's wind ensemble works on this new website, launched by Theodore Presser Company and Carl Fischer, Inc.
Go to:
www.windbandselect.comnew recording released!
DATE OF EVENT: Saturday, August 1st, 2009
The Cassatt String Quartet's brilliant new recording of all three of Dan Welcher's string quartets was released August 1st by Naxos American Classics (catalogue 8.559384).
symphony #5 wins two awards!
DATE OF EVENT: Monday, June 1st, 2009
Dan Welcher's SYMPHONY #5, which premiered on May 1 and 2 of this year, was awarded OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL COMPOSITION at the annual Austin Critics Table Awards ceremony on June 1st. Additionally, it garnered an award for OUTSTANDING SYMPHONIC PERFORMANCE for the Austin Symphony, which premiered it under the direction of its Music Director, Peter Bay.
symphony #5 premiere: first review!
DATE OF EVENT: Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
"There was no doubt that at least some in the audience Friday night found such a premiere thrilling with Welcher receiving heartfelt cheers and a very considered standing ovation. Such a reception was deserved. Welcher's Fifth is a 21st-century symphony for Austin: urbane, expressive, filled with touches of whimsy and expansively American in its artistic references."
-Jeanne Claire van Ryzin Austin American-Statesman (more: see "reviews")