Compositions
Current Activities
CURRENT ACTIVITIESConcerts: 2010-11 Chamber Symphony, Sept. 30, 2010, Auer Hall, Indiana University; Indiana University New Music Ensemble, David Dzubay conductor Evocations, Nov, 12, 2010, Festival of New American Music, Sacramento State University, Sacramento, CA; Jean Kopperud, clarinet, Tom Kolor, percussion Evocations, Dec. 3, 2010, Saunders Center for Music Studies, Columbus State University, Columbus, GA; Jean Kopperud, clarinet, Tom Kolor, percussion Evocations, Jan. 28, 2011, Lippes Concert Hall, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY; Jean Kopperud, clarinet, Tom Kolor, percussion Voyages, Dec. 1, 2010, Moore Musical Arts Center, Bowling Green State University; John Cummins, alto saxophone Evocations, Friday, Jan, 31, 2011, LeFrak Hall, Queens College, NY, Jean Kopperud, clarinet, Tom Kolor, percussion Evocations, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011, Traina Center for the Arts, Clark University, Worchester, MA, Jean Kopperud, clarinet, Tom Kolor, percussion Evocations, Saturday,Feb. 19, 2011, Music on the Edge, The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA, Jean Kopperud, clarinet, Tom Kolor, percussion Evocations, Wednesday, March 2, 2011, School of the Arts, Purchase College, SUNY Purchase, NY, Jean Kopperud, clarinet, Tom Kolor, percussion Matrix and Dream, To the Sun, Thursday, March 25, 2011, Tenri Cultural Institute, East Coast Contemporary Ensemble, Jo Ellen Miller, soprano, Keith Kirchoff, piano Gods of Winter, Wednesday, April 6, 2011, 8 PM, Merkin Concert Hall, Thomas Meglioranza, baritone, Washington Square Ensemble, Karchin conducting Rhapsody for Violin and Piano, Friday, June 3, 2011, 8 PM, Bargemusic (Fulton Ferry Landing near the Brooklyn Bridge), Miranda Cuckson, violin, Steven Beck, piano Capriccio for Violin and Seven Instruments, Rhapsody for Violin and Piano, Thursday, June 23, 2011, 8 PM, Mannes College of Music, 150 W. 85th St. Veronique Mathieu, violin, Marc Ponthus conducting Chamber Symphony, Sunday, August, 7, 2010, 10:00 AM, Seiji Ozawa Hall, Tanglewood, Fellows of the Tanglewood Music Center, Karchin, conducting Other Activities: Composer-in-residence, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, Sept, 27-30, 2010 Colloquium Presentation: Harvard University, Oct. 18, 2010 Colloquium Presentation: Boston University, Oct. 19, 2010 Conductor, the Washington Square Ensemble, Merkin Concert Hall, March 24, 2011; Bernard Rands, now, again; Karchin, Gods of Winter Conductor, Orchestra of the League of Composers, Miller Theatre, Columbia University, Saturday, June 18, 2011, 8:00 PM; Elliott Carter, Concertino for Bass Clarinet and Chamber Orchestra (U. S. Premiere), Virgil Blackwell, soloist); Arthur Kreiger, Sound Mergers (World Premiere); Missy Mazzoli, Violent, Violent Sea, (World Premiere); David Rakowski, Talking Points (Right Wing Echo Chamber), Fred Sherry, soloist, (World Premiere); Shulamit Ran, Silent Voices (U. S. Premiere). Naxos Records release of [Karchin] Romulus, a Comic Opera in One Act, June 2011; Katrina Thurman, soprano (Martha), Steven Ebel, tenor (Wolf), Thomas Meglioranza, baritone (Celestus), Wilbur Pauley, bass (Babenhausen), the Washington Square Ensemble, Karchin conducting.
The debut of the Orchestra of the League of Composers took place on June 10, 2009, at Miller Theatre, an event that brought together some supremely talented composers, performers and soloists. We presented works by Christopher Dietz, Alvin Singleton, Elliott Carter, Julia Wolfe and Charles Wuorinen. Host John Schaeffer of WNYC interviewed all five composers just before their works were performed. I was honored to conduct this concert, greatly aided by the contracting efforts of Sue Ann Kahn, and the energetic fundraising and administrative work of League President David Gordon. Click to read Anthony Tommasini's New York Times review.
We recorded my one-act comic opera, Romulus, for Naxos Records on Aug. 30, 31, and Sept. 1, 2009. The original cast from the Guggenheim performances and almost all of the original musicians returned for a week of rehearsals and three days of five-hour recording sessions at SUNY Purchase. We had outstanding help from our producer and recording engineer, Marlan Barry, assistant conductor Scott Voyles, and rehearsal pianists, Dan Beliavsky, and Matt Quayle. Our talented cast, Katrina Thurman (soprano), Steven Ebel (tenor), Thomas Meglioranza (baritone), and Wilbur Pauley (bass) continues to win notable honors: Katrina was the winner of Classical Singer Magazine's 2008 National Vocal Competition, Steve was selected for roles by both James Levine and Lorin Maazel, and began a two year apprenticeship at the Royal Opera House at Convent Garden. Tom performed the premiere of John Harbison's Symphony # 5, with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and Wilbur continued his travels around the world, performing this summer in Japan, and at the Ravinia Festival in Chicago. Contrabass player Kurt Muroki, also an avid photographer, found time to take these photos at the recording sessions:
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