mark ing. And I will be really interested to see if what I th ink about owne rship now is actua lly true. We 'll see! •
., May Sky is bnsed 011Haiku poetry of Japanese inmntes living i11vnriom Am ericn11 intemment cn111ps during World War II. The text, in both Jnpn11esen11dEnglish, is set inn highly descriptive 111n111w; evoking diffirellt imnges of 11nt11re (cf next pnge). The work wns premiered by The Okubo Mixed Choir- Mnsnyuki Tsuji, conductor, in A11gust 2002 flt the Sixth World Symposium on Choral Music held in Mi1111enpolis, Minnesotn, USA. Reference: May Sky - SATB, a cappella, Tok11jiHirai, Neiji Oznwn, Reiko Gomyo, Suiko Matmshita, text; 4 min; 2002 (OUP)
, artiwlnte champion Larsen is also a vigoro11s of the 11111sic and musicians of our time. In I 973, she co-fau11ded(with Stephen Paulus) the Minn esota ComposersForum, 110wthe Americnn ComposersFonun. She hns been Vice-Presidentof the American Mmic Cemer nnd n director of rhe CollegeM11sicSociety. Consistentlysought-after /IS n lender in the ge11emtio11 of 111ille11niu111 thinkers, Libby Larse11's music and idens have refreshedthe concert 111usic tmdition and the composer's role in it. Email: infa@libbylarsen.com Website:1vw111.lihbylnrsen.co111
Kn thy Saltzman Romey is an nssistantprofessor of choral music at the University of Minnesota and the artistic director of the Minnesota Chomle. This i11terview is a11 excerptfrom a longer discussion which was part of a researchproject entitled "FromPageto S1age- The Documentation ofTe11World Premiers''. The resenrchfocused 011 the creative processoften internationally renowned composerswho were commissioned to write new works ns part of the 2002 Sixth World Symposium'sofferings. Chosenfar their unique styles, thefantured composerscamefi·om Lntin America, Canada nnd the USA nnd were in residencefar rhepremier performances, presented by some of the world'sfinest choirs. Email: romey@unm.edu
Libby Lnrse11is one of America's most prolific and most pe,form ed living composers. She has createda cntalogue of over 20 0 works spanning virtually eve1ygenrefi"Olnintimate vocal and chamber music to mnssive orchestraand choral scores. Her mmic has been praisedfar its dynamic, deeply inspired nnd vigorous co11te111pormy Am ericn11spirit. Ill April 2003, the Libmry of Congress as the a1111oun ced Libby Larsen'sappoi11tme11t first holder ofthe HarissiosPapt11narkouChair i11l::. cl11mtionand Technology in the John W. l<l11ge Ce11te1:Ltll"S ell hns received1111111erous 11wm,lsnnd aCt"olades, including a 1994 Gm111my11sprod11cerofth e CD: "The Art of Arleen A11ger''. a11acc!t1i111ed recording that f eatures L.arsen's ··sonnetsfrom the Portuguese". to seme /IS a resident composer T'l,efirst wn1111111 with a major orr!ll'Strtl,she hns held residencies with the Califamia Institute of1he Arts, the Amold Schoenberg l11stit11te, the PhilacMphitt School ofthe Arts, tht• Ci11ci1111t11i ("onsem11101y, rhe Mi1111esota Orchestra,the UJt1rlo1t1 • S)111p ho11 y, m,rl the (,'o/omdo Sy111pho11y.
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