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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000091.txt from 2007/03

From: Richard Ramey <rcramey@-----.edu>
Subj: [DR-L] still in need of commissioners for Douglas WW5 commission
Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 00:18:34 -0400

> Dear Colleagues:
>
> The Bill Douglas Woodwind Quintet commission project is in full
> swing. Bill has almost completed two movements and expects to have
> the project done by late April, at the earliest. We have a number
> of groups and individuals from around the U.S. and Canada signed
> on. However, we're still in need of additional commissioners to
> meet Bill's commission fee and copying costs. If you or your group
> are interested, please let me know and I'll add you to the list.
> If you aren't interested but still know someone who might be, I'd
> certainly appreciate it if you could forward this message to as
> many quintet players as possible. Thanks again for reading this!
> I'll put the details of the commission below.

Richard Ramey

> Bill is being commissioned to write a woodwind
> quintet. The work will be 4-5 movements, 15-18 minutes in duration
> and in his usual style of long, lyrical, singing lines influenced by
> Bach, lyrical jazz, African, Afro-Cuban, Renaissance music, etc.
>
>
> In the past few years, Bill has been commissioned to write several
> major works for woodwinds including the Bassoon Partita, Lyric Suite
> for Contrabassoon and Piano, and last year's Suite Cantando
> for Clarinet, Bassoon, and Piano. He has just finished a new oboe,
> bassoon, and piano trio for the International Double Reed Society and
> will premiere this work and also play the Lyric Suite at next
> summer's IDRS
> Conference in Ithaca, New York. This is your chance to be part of the
> creation of a major new woodwind quintet and be recognized on the
> music
> for your contribution.
>
> Bill and I have suggested the following fee to join this project: $90
> for single commissioners; $125 for a quintet as a commissioner (this
> is only $25 per person). All participants would be listed on the
> title page as contributors, and groups would be listed by group name
> and personnel; commissioners will receive a set of parts and score.
> All participants would have a one-year exclusivity agreement on
> performances before the piece is made available for the general
> public.
>
> Bill anticipates completing the quintet sometime this Spring.
>
> For more information on Bill and his music, please visit his website:
>
>
> http://www.billdouglas.cc
>
>
> If interested in this historic commission project, please contact me
> off the list at: rcramey@-----.edu
>
> Thanks...
>
> Richard Ramey
> Professor of Bassoon
> University of Arkansas

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