Michela Cupello has been elected chair of the commission; Martha Anderson as vice chair; and Parice Bowser as secretary. Membership is made up of representatives from faculty, staff and students.
The nine works on the album benefit from a range of instrumentation of varying combinations of flute, oboe, English horn, bassoon, saxophone, violin, viola, cello and piano.
"The changing of seasons always reminds me of Vivaldi s Four Seasons," says Jason Miller, executive director of the Arkansas Philharmonic Orchestra, "and Er-Gene found a wonderful quartet arrangement that is perfect for [an] intimate space."
"The changing of seasons always reminds me of Vivaldi s Four Seasons," says Jason Miller, executive director of the Arkansas Philharmonic Orchestra, "and Er-Gene found a wonderful quartet arrangement that is perfect for [an] intimate space."
Emmy-winning composer Amos Cochran is looking forward to performing in Van Buren. After all, that s where he lives. The Fort Smith Symphony String Quartet will present a collection of his compositions for the Perspectives Chamber Concert: Sonic Dreamscapes at 7 p.m. Feb. 25 at King Opera House. Tickets are $10, available at tickets.fortsmithsymphony.org. He answered these questions for What s Up! (Some answers have been edited for space.)