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The Return of Orpheus!

armando — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:14:28 +0000

Orfei Mors, Armando’s 2009 cello concerto, will be presented twice in 2011. First by the Columbia Civic Orchestra, under the direction of Music Director Stefan Freund, on February 26, 2011 in Columbia, Missouri. A little over a week later, on March 5, 2011 Great Noise Ensemble, under Armando’s direction, will present the Washington, D.C. premiere of Orfei Mors as part of their “Homespun Tales” program featuring music by GNE associated composers. Both performances feature cellist Philip von Maltzahn, for whom the work was written.

Fanfares at Peabody

armando — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:10:43 +0000

The Peabody Wind Ensemble, Harlan Parker, Music Director, presents Armando’s Fanfares (2004) for wind ensemble on Wednesday, February 16, 2011.

Absolute Music in Denmark

armando — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:05:34 +0000

Armando’s new trombone concerto, Absolute Music, will receive its world premiere by trombonist Philip Brown and the South Jutland Symphony Orchestra, under maestro Maximiano Valdez on January 21 and 23, 2011 in Sorderborg, DK.

Karnatic Lab

armando — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:03:18 +0000

Caprichos, a new work commissioned by Dutch group Hexnut, will receive its world premiere on January 11 at the Karnatic Lab, Amsterdam.

Beatles-inspired music at LeMoyne College

armando — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:01:49 +0000

Armando will be the guest composer at LeMoyne College in Syracuse, NY on December 7, 2010, presenting two Beatles-inspired pieces: Calm Down, Ringo! (1998) for four drum sets and Two Beatles, based on songs from the “White Album,” commissioned by LeMoyne College’s chamber orchestra.

De Materie

armando — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:55:51 +0000

Armando conducts the Washington, D.C. premiere of Louis Andriessen’s monumental music theater work, De Materie (1984-88) with Shane Hurst, tenor, Tracy Cowart, soprano, Alexandra Philips, speaker (”De Stijl”) and Pamela Witcher, actress (”Marie Currie”), with the Peabody De Materie Chorus and Great Noise Ensemble. This is the first professional performance by an American ensemble of this work, and is an event not to be missed! Sunday, October 24, 6:30 p.m. at the National Gallery of Art.

Colorfields in Puerto Rico

armando — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:52:02 +0000

Armando’s 2007 orchestral diptych, Colorfields, will be presented by the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra, Maximiano Valdez, conductor, at the Interamerican Festival for the Arts in San Juan on Saturday, September 4, 2010.

Sequenza 21

armando — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:50:02 +0000

Armando has become a regular contributor to the Sequenza 21 new music blog. Look for his writings at www.sequenza21.com and at http://www.sequenza21.com/forum/

New York State of Mind

armando — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:46:59 +0000

Why is the new music community so focused on New York, with the rest of the U.S. seemingly ignored by those working in that city? Read Armando’s article for New Music Box about the “New York Problem” to find out: http://newmusicbox.com/article.nmbx?id=6483

New Commissions!

armando — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:03:38 +0000

Armando Bayolo is the recipient of two new commissions: a trombone concerto for Philip Brown and the South Jutland Symphony Orchestra of Denmark, to be premiered in January, 2011 and a symphony, Canto America, for a consortium of wind ensembles led by the University of Oregon Wind Ensemble, Robert Ponto, Music Director, to be premiered during the 2010-11 and 2011-12 concert seasons. Stay tuned for more details on these pieces!