(North Carolina's) Dan Locklair (1949 - )

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Scion7

-Locklair was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, in 1949
-played the organ professionally as a teen
-attended Mars Hill University in NC; obtained masters in music at Union Theological Seminary in NY; finally a doctrate from Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY
-taught at Hartwick College in Oneonta, NY 1973-1982,
-Presbyterian church musician in Binghamton
-became professor and composer-in-residence at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC in 1982
-gave recitals at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, St. Thomas Church, and St. Patrick's Cathedral, all in New York.
-a section of Rubrics was performed at the funeral of President Ronald Reagan in 2004
-first American composer invited to have his music performed at the Czech Festival of Choral Arts
-long list of awards includes an American Guild of Organists Composer of the Year honor in 1996, a Friedheim Award from New York's Kennedy Center, and multiple ASCAP awards
-his music has been performed by major orchestras and choirs across the U.S. and the Helsinki Philharmonic, the BBC Singers, and the Elmer Iseler Singers of Toronto, etc.
-Hail the Coming Day was commissioned to celebrate the joining of the North Carolinian cities of Winston and Salem into today's Winston-Salem

website:  https://www.locklair.com/

Works list (incomplete)

Orchestral works     
   -Hues
   -In The Autumn Days
   -Dayspring
   -Creation's Seeing Order
   -When Morning Stars
   -"Ere long we shall see ..." - Concerto brevis for Organ & Orchestra
   -Symphony No.1 'Symphony of Seasons'   
   -Symphony No.2, 'America'   
   -Phoenix and Again, overture for orchestra   
   -In Memory - H.H.L., for string orchestra 
   -Hail the Coming Day, for orchestra
   -Phoenix-Fanfare & Processional   
   -Harp Concerto   
   -Organ Concerto   
   
Chamber music   
   -Ayre from Arias and Dances, for harpsichord and chamber ensemble
   -Reynolda Reflections, for Flute, Cello & Piano
   -In The Almost Evening, Nocturne for Soprano, Clarinet & Piano
   -Music of Quince, Tone Poem for Flute, Clarinet, Violin & Piano
   -Constellations, Concerto for Organ & Percussion
   -Dream Steps, Dance Suite for Flute, Viola & Harp
   -"...the moon commands...", Nocturne for Flute, Soprano, Percussion & Piano

Keyboard   
   -Windows of Comfort, for organ
   -The Breakers Pound, dance suite for harpsichord   
   -Ayre for the Dance, for organ
   -Cluster's Last Stand (on the Ground), for harpsichord   
   -Rubrics, liturgical suite for organ   
   -Salem Sonata for organ   
   -Variations for organ ("Celebration")   
   -The Aeolian Sonata, for organ   
   -In Mystery and Wonder (The Casavant Diptych), for organ     

Vocal 
   -Lairs of Soundings, tryptich for soprano & string orchestra   

Choral works   
   -Remembrance, for chorus, trumpet, and organ
   -Windswept (the trees)
   -Brief Mass
   -Changing Perceptions
   -Epitaph
   -Three Christmas Motets
   -Holy Canticles
   -Alleluia Dialogues
   -A Christmas Carol
   -Proclaim the Lord
   -Dona Nobis Pacem 
   -On Cats
   -Instant Culture
   -Break Away

His music (to date) is thoroughly tonal.  Can be utilized for an antidote after delving into an afternoon of Krenek.  ;D
When, a few months before his death, Rachmaninov lamented that he no longer had the "strength and fire" to compose, friends reminded him of the Symphonic Dances, so charged with fire and strength. "Yes," he admitted. "I don't know how that happened. That was probably my last flicker."

Scion7

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When, a few months before his death, Rachmaninov lamented that he no longer had the "strength and fire" to compose, friends reminded him of the Symphonic Dances, so charged with fire and strength. "Yes," he admitted. "I don't know how that happened. That was probably my last flicker."

Scion7


Had not heard this one - but it is on YT.
Have to update the works list ....

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When, a few months before his death, Rachmaninov lamented that he no longer had the "strength and fire" to compose, friends reminded him of the Symphonic Dances, so charged with fire and strength. "Yes," he admitted. "I don't know how that happened. That was probably my last flicker."

Scion7

When, a few months before his death, Rachmaninov lamented that he no longer had the "strength and fire" to compose, friends reminded him of the Symphonic Dances, so charged with fire and strength. "Yes," he admitted. "I don't know how that happened. That was probably my last flicker."