[Sing to the Sun: Chamber Music by Alvin Singleton, Troy 902 (2007)]
On Oct. 15, 2007 AfriClassical published a profile entitled: Alvin Singleton, African American Composer: “Sing to the Sun”. The composer's website is: http://www.AlvinSingleton.com
The February 2008 issue of European American Music Distributors News and Notes reports: “Alvin Singleton's Through It All in World Premiere by Imani Winds”. Here is an excerpt:
This month Alvin Singleton's new work Through It All for wind quintet is given its world premiere performance by the Grammy-nominated ensemble Imani Winds at Clayton State University's Spivey Hall in Morrow, Georgia. The premiere performance comes as the culmination of a two day residency in which Singleton collaborates with the ensemble for an in-school performance at Fayette County High School and a master class at Spivey Hall for composition students in Clayton State University's Department of Music. Singleton remarks on writing Through It All for Imani Winds:
Imani Winds is such an exciting group, I got excited just from the idea of composing a new piece for them. They play well as an ensemble and individually as soloists, and my composition Through It All takes advantage of these attributes. There are solo opportunities for all five instruments, as well as duo, trio, quartet, and tutti combinations. What a fun experience it was to work with them.
Through It All, Singleton's second work scored for wind quintet, is commissioned by the ASCAP Foundation and Spivey Hall in honor of the tenth anniversary of Imani Winds. The world premiere of Through it All by Imani Winds at Spivey Hall takes place on Friday, February 8 at 8:15 PM.
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