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- Steven C. Edwards
- New Orleans, LA, United States
- Steven Edwards has served as Music Director of Symphony Chorus of New Orleans since 1990. Under his direction the chorus has enjoyed critical acclaim and garnered numerous awards for the quality and variety of its performances, including the Arts Council of New Orleans 2009 Community Arts Award. In addition to his work with SCNO, Edwards is Professor of Music and Coordinator of Music & Music Business at Delgado Community College. He also serves as Organist and Choirmaster at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in Metairie. A popular guest conductor and clinician, he has worked with orchestras, choruses, opera companies, festivals, contests, and honor choirs throughout the United States. He maintains an active schedule as vocal coach-accompanist and as pianist in recital and chamber music.
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Some of my friends and former conductors suggested the following:
"Ingrian Evenings" by Veljo Tormis (Estonia)
"Magnificat" or "Nunc Dimmitis" by Arvo Part (Estonia)
"Mata del Anima" by Antonia Estevez (Venezuela)
On Earthsongs there are some folk songs from the Phillipines that I thought could work for us.
When I was at Grinnell, we performed "Curse Upon Iron" by Tormis, which is quite dissonant and dramatic. I loved it, but it may not be a good fit for us.
Estonia and Venezuela have robust classical (and folk) choral traditions. With only seven rehearsals - and Mardi Gras in between - we probably can't do justice to the excellent repertoire you have listed. The Tormis and Pärt are definitely too hard for us!
Thanks for the response - and sorry that I'm just responding now. I'm still getting used to the RW nature of blogging and still figuring out what needs to be checked when...
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