On stage in Brahms Hall, Vienna, Austria
Musikverein Premiere
The "Ambassadors in Concert" gala fundraiser took place in the Brahms-Saal (Brahms Hall) of Vienna's famed Musikverein on November 25, 2011. For the occasion, Christopher J. Hoh composed "I Breathed A Song: Four Fireside Poems." Contralto Solmaaz Adeli, Saxophonist Paul Chuey and Hoh performed these art songs: "The Arrow and the Song," "Contentment," and "The Autumn-Tme" to great applause from the audience. Concert time limits meant "The Yellow Violet" has only been heard in private circles, but it will be performed publicly in 2012.
Performances:
July 2012 -- TBD -- Nis, Serbia
Choir of the Academy of Nis is to perform "Ecumencial Meditation" for SATB, flute, clarinet, cello & piano
June 2012 -- TBD -- Vienna, Austria
Metropolitan Museum of New York Vienna tour includes performance of "I Breathed A Song: Four Fireside Poems" for Mezzo-Soprano, Tenor Saxophone & Piano
April 19, 2012 -- 7:30 p.m. -- Vienna, Austria
Musikanten tour includes concert with music of C.J. Hoh at the Otto Wagner Kirche am Steinhof
February 19, 2012 -- 4:00 p.m. -- Wyomissing, PA
Reading Choral Society concert includes performance of "Old American Beauties: 19th-Century Parlor Songs" for a cappella chorus
December 25, 2011-- 10:00 a.m. -- Washington, D.C.
Christmas Day Service at St. Monica & St. James Episcopal Church includes "Good People All, This Christmastime" (Wexford Carol) for solo treble, SAB choir and piano
December 24, 2011-- 9:00 p.m. -- Racine, WI
Christmas Eve Service at Lutheran Church of the Resurrection includes "Rejoice And Be Merry In Songs" for SAB Choir, Flute & organ
November 25, 2011-- 7:30 p.m. -- Vienna, Austria
Ambassador's in Concert premieres "I Breathed A Song: Four Fireside Poems" for Mezzo-Soprano, Tenor Saxophone & Piano
November 24, 2011-- 10:00 a.m. -- Boston, MA
Thanskgiving Service at King's Chapel includes "Agimus Tibi Gratias" for SSATBB Choir
November 11, 2011 -- 3:30 p.m. -- Carnuntum Archaeological Park, Austria
Commemoration of the "Four Emperors" Meeting, entitled "The Emperor from Carnuntum Changed the World" includes "Ecumencial Meditation" for SATB, flute, clarinet, cello & piano performed by the Choir of the Academy of Nis (Serbia).
October 2, 2011 -- 10:00 a.m. -- Washington, DC
Michelmas Service at St. Monica & St. James Episcopal Church includes "Angele Dei" for SSATBB choir
April 30, 2011 -- 5:00 p.m. -- Carnuntum Archaeological Park, Austria
Commemoration of the 1700th anniversary of the Edict of Nikomedia premieres "Ecumencial Meditation" for SATB, flute, clarinet, cello & piano
April 17, 2011 -- 10:00 a.m. -- Boulder, CO
Pine Street Palm Sunday premieres "Hosanna, Son of David" for SATB & handbells
February 28 - March 2, 2011 -- 6:30 p.m. -- McLean, VA
Friends of C.J. Hoh records "A Few Plain Hints: William Walker's Words for Singers" and "From Heaven There Came A Sound" for children, SATB choir, percussion & piano
December 24, 2010 -- 8:00 p.m. -- Washington, DC
Christmas Mass at St. Monica & St. James Episcopal includes "Good People All, This Christmastime" (Wexford Carol) for solo treble, SAB choir and piano
September 30 - October 2, 2010 -- various times -- Turkey
"Musikanten" Tour performs American choral gems including "Dona Nobis Pacem" in Izmir, Ephesus and Istanbul
July 4, 2010 -- 10:00 a.m. -- Washington, DC
Service at St. Monica & St. James Episcopal includes "Not Alone For Mighty Empire" for SAB choir and organ
January 24, 2010 -- 5:00 p.m. -- Boston, MA
Concert at King's Chapel premieres "Aromimcha Adonai Ki Dilitani" (Psalm 30) for solo tenor and SATB choir a cappella
December 24, 2009 -- 10:30 p.m. -- Washington, D.C.
Christmas Mass at St. Monica & St. James Episcopal includes "Good People All, This Christmastime" (Wexford Carol) for solo treble, SAB choir and piano
September 27, 2009 -- 10:00 a.m. -- Reading, PA
Service at St. John's Lutheran includes "Our Father, Who In Heaven Art" (Vater Unser in Himmelreich) for SAB choir and organ
November 25, 2009 -- 4:00 p.m. -- Reading, PA
Concert of Reading Choral Society includes "There's A Wideness in God's Mercy" for SATB Choir & Organ
April 12, 2009 -- 11:00 a.m. -- Boston, MA
Easter Service at King's Chapel includes "This Is The Day" for SATB Choir & Organ
April 14 - 24 -- Vilnius, Lithuania; Tallinn, Estonia; Riga, Latvia
"Musikanten" Baltic Tour performs American choral gems including "Dona Nobis Pacem"
Multiple locations
April 16, 2009 -- 5:30 p.m. -- Vilnius, Lithuania
Service at St. Casimir's Church includes "Dona Nobis Pacem" for six-part choir a cappella
April 18, 2009 -- 5:00 p.m. -- Riga, Latvia
Concert at Latvian Society White Hall, C.J. Hoh singing with "Musikanten"
April 19, 2009 -- 12 noon -- Riga, Latvia
Service at Cathedral includes "Dona Nobis Pacem" for six-part choir a cappella
April 22, 2009 -- 5:00 p.m. -- Tallinn, Estonia
Concert at Jaani Church, C.J. Hoh singing with "Musikanten"
May 31, 2009 -- 10:00 a.m. -- Washington, D.C.
Mass at St. Monica & St. James Episcopal Church includes "There Came A Voice From Heaven"
Premiere of commissioned Pentecost anthem for children, SATB choir, piano and percussion
May, 2009 -- TBD -- Norfolk, VA
Vox Moderne and The Millennium Orchestra (Robert Ian Winstin, conductor) record "Sanctus & Benedictus" for SATB Choir & Strings
For ERM Media "Made in the Americas" CD
June 15 - 16 -- 7:30 p.m. -- McLean, VA
Friends of C.J. Hoh record various accompanied & unaccompanied pieces
St. Luke Catholic Church
June 28, 2009 -- 10:00 a.m. -- Washington, D.C.
Mass at St. Monica & St. James Episcopal Church includes "There's A Wideness In God's Mercy"
February 16 - 17, 2009 -- 7:30 p.m. -- McLean, VA
Friends of C.J. Hoh records various accompanied & unaccompanied pieces
St. Luke Catholic Church
February 8, 2008 - 10:15 a.m. -- Helena, MT
Choir of St. Peter's performs "To the Spirit Land We're Hastening"
St. Peter's Episcopal Cathedral, N. Park Avenue
December 31, 2008 - 7:45. 9:15 & 10:45 p.m. -- Alexandria, VA
Musikanten (Kerry Krebill, director) premieres "Dona Nobis Pacem"
Washington Street United Methodist Church
December 24, 2008 - 10:30 p.m. -- Washington, D.C.
Choir of St. Monica & St. James performs "Sweet Little Jesus Boy"
St. Monica & St. James Episcopal Church, Capitol Hill
November, 2008 -- Prague, Czechoslovakia
The Prague Radio Symphony & Chorus (Robert Ian Winstin, conductor) records "You Are God"
For "Masterworks of the New Era" CD series
November 2, 2008 - 10:00 a.m. -- Washington, D.C.
Choir of St. Monica & St. James performs "Blest Zion, I Love Thee"
St. Monica & St. James Episcopal Church, Capitol Hill
August 10 -12, 2008 -- 7:30 p.m. -- McLean, VA
Friends of C.J. Hoh records various accompanied & unaccompanied pieces
St. Luke Catholic Church
June 28, 2008 -- 8:00 p.m. -- Helena, MT
Helena Choral Week Final Concert: "A 20th Century Sacred Sampler"
Helena Choral Week premieres "Holy, Holy, Holy Is the Lord God of Hosts" for double SATB choirs, along with works of Martin, Thompson, Britten, Lauridsen
St. John's Lutheran Church
June 27, 2008 -- 12:00 Noon -- Helena, MT
Musikanten Montana Chamber Singers perform music of Christopher J. Hoh
Myrna Loy Theater
June 2008 -- TBD -- Norfolk, VA
Vox Moderne (Robert Ian Winstin, conductor) records "Snow-Flakes" for SATB & celesta
For ERM Media "Made in America" CD
April 14, 2008 -- 7:30 p.m. -- Alexandria, VA
Friends of C.J. Hoh records various unaccompanied pieces
Resurrection Episcopal Church
March 16, 2008 - 10:00 a.m. -- Washington, D.C.
Children and adult choirs perform "Behold, Behold Your King" for children, SAB choir & piano
St. Monica & St. James Episcopal Church, Capitol Hill
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| Two Premieres and Two Recordings These months have been active musically. Plans are afoot for a new mutli-lingual meditation on religious tolerance for choir, flute, clarinet, cello and piano. Hot off the press, it is to premiere in connection with the April 30 commemoration at Carnuntum Archaeological Park in Austria of the 1700th anniversary of the Edict of Nikomedia. Coincidentally, Nikomedia is now Izmit, Turkey, a country I visited last fall before I ever knew about this composition request! April 17th will be the premiere in Boulder, Colorado, of "Hosanna, Son of David," for choir and handbells, commissioned by Evanne Browne and Pine Street Palm Sunday, Meanwhile, conductor Patrick Walders and other friends recorded two works of mine at St. Luke Catholic Church in McLean, VA. "From Heaven There Came A Sound" for children, SATB, piano and percussion tells the Pentecost story with drama and new age sounds. "A Few Plain Hints" gives advice to singers from William Walker in 11 short movements combining soloists, SATB and piano. Mezzo Barbara Hollinshead, baritone Brian Ming Chu, pianist Paul Skevington and percussionist Harold Summey were part of this great gang. Look for the recordings to appear elsewhere on this site any day now. | Holiday Wishes If you haven't seen my Facebook composer page recently, check out the new tabs for music and videos. That's what I've been up to, while others in Vienna have opened up Christkindl markets all over town. With today's first big snow and tonight's Menorah-lighting the holiday spirit is definitely in the air. I know musician friends are busy this time of year; try to stay healthy and take time to smell the chestnuts roasting! Of course these days are hard times too, full of economic, political and personal problems for many. Whatever your circumstances, location and beliefs, I wish you the peace and joy that the Christmas season is meant to convey and all the best for the coming year. |
