2012
2012 ORCHESTRA CONSORTIUM COMMISSION: a new 10:00 work for large symphony orchestra
The Revenge of the Sugar Plum Fairy (a.k.a. The Exorcism of the Sugar Plum Fairy)
CONSORTIUM COMMISSION GROUP:
Alabama Symphony Orchestra (Birmingham)
Albuquerque Youth Symphony
Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
District 99 Orchestra (Chicago)
Fort Smith (AR) Symphony Orchestra
Missouri Symphony Orchestra
Nashville Symphony Orchestra
Purdue University Symphony Orchestra
South Shore Orchestra (Chicago)
Toledo Youth Orchestra
Tulsa Symphony Orchestra
Premieres begin October 2012
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2011 THE END OF THE WORLD
LA FIN DU MONDE CONSORTIUM COMMISSION GROUP: Michigan, Eastman, Texas, Indiana, Nebraska, Illinois, Florida, Purdue, Michigan State, Kansas State, Arizona State, Wisconsin, Ithaca, Southern Illinois, UNC Greensboro, Minnesota, New Mexico, Louisiana, Trinity (TX), Missouri, the Hartt School, Lawrence Conservatory, Virginia Commonwealth, Illinois Wesleyan, Tarleton, Capital, Indiana Wind Symphony, etc.
THE END OF THE WORLD (2011) AUDIO THE END OF THE WORLD (2011)
1. The Exhausted Sun
2. Bullet Train to Hell
3. After Afterlife
BELOW:
Composer Michael Schelle (L) and conductor Robert Grechesky work out the timing and technical details
(pre-recorded thunder claps, fog machines, lighting and offstage/onstage bagpipers, etc.) for the end of
THE END OF THE WORLD
Rehearsal : September 11, 2011 : Butler University Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Indianapolis
Youtube : rehearsal video
Illinois Wesleyan University, February 2012 : the end of THE END OF THE WORLD
University of Louisiana-Lafayette, March 2012 : the end of THE END OF THE WORLD
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SCHEDULE . CALENDAR . EVENTS
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2013
CLARKE UNIVERSITY, Dubuque, Iowa - April 11 - 13, 2013
Guest Composer
Lectures, composition masterclass(es), rehearsals and performances of Schelle's chamber music
AICHI PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MUSIC AND FINE ARTS, Nagoya, JAPAN - Fall 2013
Composer in Residence
Extended residency for lectures, composition lessons, presentations, rehearsals, performances, etc.
NAGOYA * AZAKO NAGAKUTE * JAPAN * Fall 2013
現 代 音 楽 の 諸 相
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2012
RYOTA HIBI, pianist - Nagoya, JAPAN - January 7, 2012 and "on tour"
Ryota Hibi's final DMA recital concludes with Schelle's STRAIGHT, NO LITHIUM (2010)
Aichi Prefectural University of Music and the Arts : Nagoya, Azako, Nagakute, JAPAN
ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, Bloomington, IL - February 1 - 3, 2012
Guest Composer
Lectures, composition masterclass, rehearsals and performance of THE END OF THE WORLD
Illinois Wesleyan Symphonic Wind Ensemble : Steve Eggleston, Music Director and Conductor
JCFA FACULTY ARTIST SERIES Indianapolis - February 28, 2012
Eidson-Duckwall Recital Hall, Butler University
Concert includes Michael Schelle's HEARTLAND (2007) for large chamber ensemble
DISTRICT 99 SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Chicago - March 7 - 9, 2012
Performance of WRIGHT FLIGHT (2002 Piano Concerto)
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA - LAFAYETTE March 26 - 29, 2012
Composer-in-Residence
Four day residency : University of Louisiana 5th annual "Festival of the Arts" and UL-L Symphonic Wind Ensemble
William J. Hochkeppel, Music Director and Conductor
* Wind Ensemble concert featuring THE END OF THE WORLD and INVOCATION (1989)
* and a chamber concert featuring SAY GOODNIGHT, GRACIE and the premiere of RED KNUCKLES (2012)
for flute and saxophone (commissioned for the festival)
DAYTON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA, Dayton, OH - April 29, 2012
"Pirates of the Philharmonic"
Concert includes Michael Schelle's SWASHBUCKLER (1985) for large orchestra
Originally commissioned / premiered by the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra : Neal Gittleman, Music Director and Conductor
2011/12 Harvard New Music series features music by Elliott Schwartz, Carson Cooman,
and Michael Schelle's THE VIOLA THE WIND SWEPT AWAY (2007) for solo viola and
chamber ensemble. One Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA
CULVER MILITARY ACADEMY ORCHESTRA, Northern Indiana. May 4 - 6, 2012
Guest Composer
Premiere of GUARDIAN (2011) for violin and orchestra
Commissioned by Culver Academies for violinist Sohyoung Kelly Lee
Chad Gard, CMAO music director and conductor
FORT SMITH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Fort Smith, AR. May 17 - 19, 2012
Guest Composer
Performances of WRIGHT FLIGHT (2002 Piano Concerto)
subscription series program that includes Elgar's Enigma Variations and Debussy's
Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune. John Jeter, conductor; Miho Sasaki, piano
MANHATTAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA, New York City June 27, 2012
Guest Composer
NYC premiere of STRAIGHT, NO LITHIUM (2010) for solo piano
Symphony Space, New York City / Merkin Concert Hall / Lincoln Center, New York City
KUALA LUMPUR NATIONAL WIND SYMPHONY, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - September 2012
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Asian premiere of THE END OF THE WORLD
Kuala Lumpur "Performing Arts Center" Wind Symphony : Cheryl Mah, Music Director and Conductor
FAITH DEBOW, pianist - September 2012
Texas premiere(s) of STRAIGHT, NO LITHIUM (2010) for solo piano
Trinity University, Texas State University, Baylor University and the San Marcos Library Concert Series
Faith DeBow, piano
BUTLER SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Indianapolis, IN - 28 October 2012
Guest Composer
Premiere of THE EXORCISM OF THE SUGAR PLUM FAIRY (2012)
Commissioned by a consortium of 12 American orchestras (see above)
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, Orange, NY - November 2 - 3, 2012
Guest Composer
Lectures, composition masterclass, rehearsals and performance of THE END OF THE WORLD
SUNY Orange Symphonic Band : Kevin Scott, Music Director and Conductor
TRINITY UNIVERSITY, San Antonio, TX - November 9 - 12, 2012
Guest Composer
Lectures, composition masterclass, rehearsals and performance of THE END OF THE WORLD
Trinity University Wind Symphony : Jim Worman, Music Director and Conductor
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, Edwardsville - December 2 - 5, 2012
Guest Composer
Lectures, composition masterclass, rehearsals and performance of THE END OF THE WORLD
Southern Illinois University Wind Symphony
John Bell, Music Director and Conductor
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, Champaign-Urbana - December 12 - 14, 2012
Guest Composer
Lectures, composition masterclass, rehearsals and performance of THE END OF THE WORLD
University of Illinois Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Robert Rumbelow, Music Director and Conductor
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Guest Composer
OHIO STATE MUSIC EDUCATORS CONFERENCE : Cincinnati, OH
Performance of THE BEAST OF BRAZIL (2005) : Toledo Youth Symphony
CALIFORNIA LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY, Los Angeles, March 24 - 27, 2011
Cal Lutheran's 9th Annual New Music Festival : featured guest composer for lectures, masterclasses
and an all-Schelle concert program (March 26) - included The Viola the Wind Swept Away, Prayer,
Gimme Shelter, Blue Plate Special, Say Goodnight Gracie and Straight, No Lithium
URBAN QUARTET, Phoenix, AZ - 3 April 2011
BUTLER UNIVERSITY SYMPHONIC WIND ENSEMBLE
Indianapolis - April 3, 2011
Performance of WHEN HELL FREEZES OVER (1996) : Double Concerto
for bass clarinet, baritone sax and large wind ensemble
ILLINOIS IWC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Bloomington, IL - April 14, 2011
Guest Composer
Performances of WRIGHT FLIGHT (2002 Piano Concerto)
ALBUQUERQUE YOUTH ORCHESTRA, Albuquerque, NM - April 3 and 17, 2011
Guest Composer
Performance of VOX HUMANA (2005) for orchestra, lights and pre-recorded medium.
Also performance of Michael Schelle's WRIGHT FLIGHT (2002) concerto for piano and orchestra
Albuquerque, NM. Sayra Siverson, conductor, Miho Sasaki, piano
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO, Albuquerque, NM - April 18, 2011
Guest Composer
University of New Mexico School of Music
BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY, Minnesota - April 27, 2011
Performance for PRAYER (2004) for cello and winds
Bemidji State University Wind Ensemble: Erika Svanoe, conductor, Patrick Riley, cello
MANHATTAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA, New York City : July - August 2011
Composer in Residence
NYC premiere of HEARTLAND (2007) for large chamber ensemble
Symphony Space, New York City / Merkin Concert Hall / Lincoln Center, New York City
BUTLER UNIVERSITY SYMPHONIC WIND ENSEMBLE - September 11, 2011
Premiere performance of THE END OF THE WORLD
Robert Grechesky, music director and conductor
ELGIN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA - October 29, 2011
Performance of EXTRACTION ON NO. 8 (2005) for large orchestra
Randal Swiggum, conductor
INDIANA WIND SYMPHONY - October 30, 2011
Guest Composer
The Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts : Carmel, IN
Consortium performance of THE END OF THE WORLD
Charles Conrad, music director and conductor
CINCINNATI COLLEGE-CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC - November 4, 2011
Guest Composer
Lecture, masterclass and performances : CCM Composers Symposium
DEL MAR COLLEGE (Corpus Christi, TX) - November 23, 2011
Peformance of PRAYER (for solo cello and wind ensemble)
Darrell Brown, music director and conductor. Robyn Brown, cello
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY - November 28 - 30, 2011
Guest Composer
Lectures, composition masterclass, rehearsals and performance of THE END OF THE WORLD
Virginia Commonwealth University Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Terry Austin, Music Director and Conductor
TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY (TX) - December 3 - 6, 2011
Guest Composer
Tarleton State University Wind Ensemble
Anthony Pursell, Music Director and Conductor
2010
and
NAGOYA IMPERIAL GRADUATE UNIVERSITY, Nagoya, JAPAN
Featured Guest Composer: Michael Schelle
of my chamber music including Hammerstein, Subwoofer, Gimme Shelter, etc.
Also, the premieres of Say Goodnight, Gracie (chamber winds) and Straight,
No Lithium (solo piano) - both new pieces commissioned for the festival.
NAGOYA * AZAKO NAGAKUTE * JAPAN * December 4 - 7, 2010
現 代 音 楽 の 諸 相
ROCKFORD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Rockford, IL - October 2010
Performances of VOX HUMANA for Orchestra and Tape (2005), Steven Larsen, conductor
TIPPECANOE CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY, Lafayette, IN - March 21, 2010
Featured Guest Composer : performances of PRAYER, INIZIO and GIMME SHELTER
MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MUSIC (Illinois) March, 2010
SAINT MARY'S COLLEGE, Notre Dame, IN - February 22, 23, 2010
TOLEDO YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Toldeo, Ohio
Performances of THE BEAST OF BRAZIL (2005) - February 7, 2010: 3:00 pm
ORKESTRA PROJEKT (Indianapolis, IN) - 30 January 2010
SOUTH SHORE ORCHESTRA (Chicago) CHINA TOUR
Sponsored by the Confucius Institute for International Knowledge, the concert tour highlighted
Schelle's WRIGHT FLIGHT (2002 Piano Concerto), featuring Miho Sasaki, piano, on each program
2009
"Technology of New Pleasures" Symposium, An international symposium focusing on the 'new',
eclecticism and bricolage in the arts. The three featured guests were: a Chinese multi-media
visual artist, a British writer, and me, the featured Guest Composer. I was also commissioned
to compose a new multi-media work for premiere at the symposium (NAGOYA SPIRAL) and write
/ deliver the Keynote Address. November 18 - 23, 2009
Nagoya Imperial University, Japan : November 2009
ROCKFORD (IL) SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA - October 2009 Performances of EXTRACTION ON NO. 8 (2005) - Steven Hansen, Music Director and Conductor
ALABAMA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (Birmingham) Sept 2009 - Guest Composer
MANHATTAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA (New York City) - May 2009
HEARTLAND (2007) for large mixed chamber ensemble : Richard Auldon Clark, Music Director and Conductor. New York City premiere of THE VIOLA THE WIND SWEPT AWAY (2007) for viola and chamber ensemble : Merkin Concert Hall, NYC
Guest Composer
Residency including performances of GODZILLA (1997) with the LeMoyne College Professional
New Music Ensemble, Andrew Russo, music director, Michael Schelle, piano
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA February 2009
Guest Composer
Composition seminars, masterclasses, and performances of PRAYER (for cello and winds) by the
University of Oklahoma Wind Symphony, William Wakefield, conductor
FORT SMITH (AR) SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA February 2009 - Guest Composer residency included four performances of VOX HUMANA (2005) - FSSO Earquake Series : John Jeter, Music Director and Conductor
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA, Washington D.C. January 2009 - Guest Composer
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA - December 2009 Performances of SAMURAI : UNC-Greensboro Symphony Orchestra, Kevin Giraldi, Music Director and Conductor
INDIANAPOLIS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA - November 2009: Performances of SPIDER BABY (1996) : Indiana State Univ. Annual Contemporary Music Festival (11/14), and ICO subscription series at the Indiana Historical Society Theatre, Indianapolis (11/15) - Kirk Trevor, Music Director and Conductor
DAYTON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA - October 2009 - Guest Composer
Neal Gittleman, Music Director and Conductor : Performance of EXTRACTION ON NO. 8 (2005) at the Schuster Arts Center
MISSOURI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (Columbia, MO) - 16 July 2009 - SPIDER BABY (1996) : Missouri Symphony Orchestra, Kirk Tervor, conductor : MSO "Hot Summer Nights" Music Festival, Missouri Center for the Arts
CHINA : DECEMBER 2009 / JANUARY 2010 14 day / nine concert China tour by the South Shore Orchestra (Chicago) - featured Michael Schelle's 'Wright Flight' Piano Concerto; Miho Sasaki, piano on each program. Sponsored by the Confucius Institute
SHANGHAI, BEIJING, HANGZHOU, NINGBO, ZHOUSHAN, JIAXIN
Composer MICHAEL SCHELLE and pianist MIHO SASAKI
The Chinese children in the streets often called him SANTA CLAUS !!
SOUTH SHORE ORCHESTRA
MIHO SASAKI, pianist
MIHO SASAKI, pianist
SOME OF THE AMAZING CHINA CONCERT HALLS WHERE THE SOUTH SHORE ORCHESTRA PERFORMED (concerts that included Michael Schelle's WRIGHT FLIGHT Piano Concerto : Miho Sasaki, piano)
BEIJING NATIONAL THEATRE :
featuring the Bosendorfer Ten-Foot Imperial Grand !!
Beijing, early January 2010 :
the coldest and snowiest Beijing in 35 years ..... yeow
THE HAT
Beijing State Electric Power Grid and Agricultural University
Pianist MIHO SASAKI, following the Beijing performance of WRIGHT FLIGHT
Sample concert programs:
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You can find breathtaking urban skyline panorama photos anywhere, so instead, here are a few "off the beaten path" shots . . .
NINGBO, ZHEJIANG PROVENCE
EVERYWHERE . . .
EVERYWHERE . . .
EVERYWHERE . . .
Restaurant chefs looking for street food to add to the soup
EVERYWHERE . . .
Friendly, but cautious HANGZHOU STREET CAT
THE FUTURE OF CHINA IS IN HIS HANDS . . .
Ferry to the Sacred Island
Groupies ... on the streets of Hangzhou City, China
GIVE HER A FULL SCHOLARSHIP !!!
DINNER
Very cool iron piece @ The Beijing Airport International Terminal
Crossing the International Dateline
Somewhere over Siberia
Wait . . . I can see Sarah Palin
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JAPAN 2008, 2009 and 2010
ARTS COUNCIL GRANT for EXTENDED TRAVEL IN JAPAN : January 2008
GUEST COMPOSER: NAGOYA IMPERIAL UNIVERSITY : November 2009
GUEST COMPOSER: AICHI PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY : December 2010
In TOKYO, with legendary composer HIFUME SHIMOYAMA
HIFUMI SHIMOYAMA LIVES IN A HIGH-RISE APARTMENT OVER-LOOKING THE AMAZING TOKYO DOME URBAN ROLLER COASTER NETWORK THAT WINDS THROUGH THE CITY :
NAGOYA SPIRAL TOWER
TOKYO
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MIYA JIMA ISLAND OFF THE SOUTHERN COAST OF JAPAN
CONFUSED, ON MIYA JIMA ISLAND
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HIROSHIMA
HIROSHIMA DOWNTOWN PEACE PARK
HIROSHIMA AT NIGHT
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NAGOYA CASTLE
- BULLET TRAIN BACK TO TOKYO . . .
TOKYO AT NIGHT
Ahhhhhhhh . . .
SEA OF JAPAN . . . MY NEW FRIEND
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TOKYO STREET FAIR / KINDERGARTEN NEW YEAR FESTIVAL . . .
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HIMEJI CASTLE, JAPAN
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TERRIFYING SAMURAI WARRIOR @ HIMEJI CASTLE
ANOTHER TERRIFYING SAMURAI WARRIOR, HIMEJI CASTLE
Aichi Prefectural University of Music and Fine Arts . ナホヤジャマ
NAGOYA, JAPAN
December 2010 Michael Schelle, Guest Composer
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
2010 . 12 . 4［土］
14：00～15：30
MICHAEL SCHELLE（バトラー大学・作曲）
基調講演 ［20世紀音楽における＜境界＞John Cage］
通訳とピアノ演奏：佐々木みほ
15：45～17：30
シンポジウム ［20世紀芸術における＜境界＞］
パネリスト 小林英樹（愛知県立芸術大学・油画）
井上さつき（愛知県立芸術大学・西洋音楽史）
藤井たぎる（名古屋大学・音楽思想）
2010 . 12 . 5［日］
14：00～14：50
MICHAEL SCHELLE 作品コンサート
曲目：《Straight, No Lithium》世界初演（ピアノ：佐々木み ほ）ほか
15：00～15：50
Zane Merritt のトーク＆ギター・コンサート
曲目：下山一二三《N氏へのオマージュ》、自作ほか
16：00～17：30
作曲ワークショップ［＜境界＞をめぐって］
愛知県立芸術大学音楽学部作曲科専攻有志
2010 . 12 . 6
MICHAEL SCHELLE 寺井尚行（愛知県立芸術大学・作曲）
小林聡（愛知県立芸術大学・作曲）山本裕之（愛知県立芸術大学・作曲）
主催：名古屋大学大学院国際言語文化研究科・愛知県立芸術大学音楽学部
連絡先：fujii@lang.nagoya-u.ac.jp（藤井）
境界の消失と再生
現代音楽の諸相
シンポジウム・トークコンサート・ワークショップ
会場：愛知県立芸術大学合奏棟大合奏室
EUROPE 2008
BUTLER UNIVERSITY SYMPHONIC BAND EUROPEAN TOUR - March 2008. Program included Michael Schelle's PRAYER (2004) for solo cello & winds, percussion, harp & piano - multiple performances in Prague, Vienna, Luxemberg and Amsterdam
SALZBURG
VIENNA
Composer Michael Schelle w/ cellist William Grubb
AMSTERDAM
LUXEMBERG
PRAGUE
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DACHAU
DACHAULIED
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