AHJ, Vol. 7 No. 1, Summer 1979

PEOPLE and PLACES
Compiled by Catherine Gotthoffer
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Nicanor Zabaleta gave the American premiere of the
Montsalvatage Concerto and the world premiere of
Terna y Variaciones, Op. 100, by Turina on March 6, in
Washington, D.C., with the National Orchestra. On
February 15 he gave the world premiere of the Surinach
Concerto with the Grand Rapids Orchestra.
Barbara Skully Dechario recently performed the
premiere performance of the opera Galileo Ga/i/ei written
by Ezra Laderman and Joe Darion and performed
by the Tri-Cities Opera Company in Binghamton, New
York. This past Christmas she played the premiere performance
of A Solemn Music for Christmas, for
chorus, harp and string quartet written by Jack
Johnston. In March Ms. Dechario will perform the
Mozart Concerto with the Geneseo Chamber Symphony
and in June will play the same work with the Binghamton,
NY Symphony.
Cynthia Gordon is playing the Cape Festival Orchestra,
the Cape Chamber Players, the Cape Cod Symphony
and the Fall River Symphony. She was featured
at the Tenth Sandwich Youth Concert at the Conservatory
in West Branstable. Following are some of the
recent appearances of the Paulson Harp Ensemble;
Historical Society, Spring Lake New Jersey; First Congregational
Church, Union New Jersey; Morristown
Woman's Club, Morristown, NJ; Prospect Presbyterian
Church, Maplewood, NJ; Ukranian Arts Center, New
York, NY; Bloomfield College, Bloomfield, NJ; Seton
Hall University, South Orange, NJ; South Orange
Woman's Club, South Orange, NJ.
In November, Jude Mollenhauer, harpist with the
Pennsylvania Ballet Company, was soloist with the
Marple-Newton String Ensemble playing the Handel
Concerto in Bb and the Danses of Debussy. In December
she played the Premiere of Professor Edward Con'e
Duo for violin and harp at Princeton University. Also
on the program were the Debussy Sonate for flute, viola
and harp and Serenade # 10 for flute and harp by Vincent
Persichetti. She performed Britten's Ceremony of
SUMMER/ 1979
Carols with various choral groups in Philadelphia, as
well as twenty performances of The Nutcracker with the
Ballet. She will be heard in the Choral Hymns from the
Rig Veda by Gustav Holst with The Phildelphia Singers
March 5, 1979. On February 24, Miss Mollenhauer will
play two short recitals of ancient Irish music for the
opening of the exhibit of "Ancient Treasures of Ireland
-1500 B.C. - 1500 A.D." at the Philadelphia Museum of
Art. At Temple University Center City on March 12, she
will play another premiere of a work by Ron Thomas -
Sacred Song for alto voice, alto saxophone and harp.
Also on this faculty recital with saxophonist, Marshall
Taylor, will be Villa-Lobo~ Quatuor for harp, flute,
saxophone and celeste with women's voices and Pierre
Vellones' Rapsodie for alto saxophone, harp, celeste
and percussion. Future concerts include the lbert Trio
for violin, violincello and harp April 6, Upper Black
Eddy, and April 8, Bethlehem, PA with the Lenape
Chamber Ensemble.
In its 1978-79 concert season the New York Harp
Ensemble performed in Berrien Springs, Michigan; Rexburg,
Idaho; Salt Lake City, Provo, Logan and Ogden,
Utah; Hayward, California; Portland, Eugene and
Forest Grove, Oregon; Kerrville and Sequin, Texas; St.
Frances, Kansas; Big Rapids, Michigan; Cherokee
Village, Arkansas; New York City, N.Y. Performances
in Canada included Nanaimo, Port Alberni, Kitimat,
Terrace, Smithers and Prince George, British Colombia;
Calgary and Claresholm, Alberta; Pinawa and Carman,
Manitoba; Guelph and Brantford, Ontario. On
December 24 the Ensemble appeared on the Today
Show, NBC Television. In May and June they will tour
Mexico, Honduras, Nicaragua, Colombia, Bolivia,
Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela, Aruba, Martinique,
St. Maarten, and Ecuador.
Amy Winchell was harpist in several performances of
Amah/ and the Night Visitors at the School for the Performing
Arts in Louisville, Kentucky. Therese Elder
was the winner of the Junior High School Strings Division
of the McDowell Music Club competition. She will
go on a three weeks tour of Romania with the Floyd
Country Youth Orchestra this summer. Lisa Petrilli was
soloist with the Louisville Jefferson County Youth Orchestra,
performing the Handel Concerto. She won the
McDowell Music Club competition for Senior High
School students; and will be featured soloist with the
Kentucky All-State Symphony in March, playing Grandjany's
Aria in Classic Style. While at Interlochen
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