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Frank La Rocca reports: "O Magnum Mysterium," which was premiered at the 10th Anniversary CFAMC conference in
Durham, will be published by Walton Music in January, 2008. Two other works - "Magnificat" and "Expectavi Dominum" - will be
published by Boosey and Hawkes in 2008. The orchestral version of my "Veni Sancte Spiritus," which was
premiered at Houghton with Mark conducting and Kelly singing the soprano part, will receive its European premiere by the Knighton Chamber Orchestra in Leicester, England in December. On November 15, a CD with my "Cantate Domino" (chorus and orchestra) will be released on the ERM Media label, which is distributed by Naxos. The performance is by the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus.

Jesse Ayers reports: I am pleased to announce that tubist Kenyon Wilson will be on tour in a few days with a program that includes my THE DANCING KING for solo tuba and synthesized accompaniment track (composed 1988). ("David danced before the Lord with all his might.") If you live near one of the venues, I'm sure it will be a quality
recital, and I'd love for you to hear my piece.
October 18 Wayne, NE Peterson Fine Arts Center 402-375-7359
October 19 Brookings, SD Lincoln Hall 605-688-5188
October 20 Grand Forks, ND Hughes Fine Arts Center 701-777-2644
October 21 River Falls, WI Abbott Concert Hall 715-425-3183
October 22 Iowa City, IA Harper Hall 319-335-1603

Three premieres by noted young Christian composers take place next spring. "Gilead" by 2004 CFAMC Scholarship winner Devin Arrington will be performed March 8, 2008 by the Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra at the Palace Theatre in Greensburg, PA. Jake Bancks' piano concerto "Lumen de Lumine" will be presented by the South Dakota Symphony March 15-16, 2008 in Souix Fall, SD. "The Fiery Furnace", an oratorio by 1999 CFAMC Scholarship winner Daniel Kellogg will be premiered by the the San Diego Symphony and the San Diego Master Chorale April 25-27, 2008. We encourage members who live near these venues to attend.

Greg Scheer's commissioned composition "Spring & Fall: to a young child" (text by Gerard Manley Hopkins) will be performed at the 20th Anniversary Festival of the Iowa Composers Forum, held on November 3 & 4 at St. Ambrose University in Davenport.

Naxos has released a new CD by CFAMC member Carson Cooman, Cooman: Piano Music (Naxos 8.559350). All works are performed by the exceptional pianist Donna Amato. Also available is an April 2007 Naxos release of his orchestral music.

Society of Composers, Inc. events can be found on an ongoing basis at http://www.societyofcomposers.org/calendar.html. Be sure to click on the “Show Big Calendar” link near the bottom of the page. Note especially the SCI National Conference in Atlanta, GA Feb 20-23, 2008. Information: http://www.societyofcomposers.org, and click on the “Conferences” button at the top of the page. DEADLINES FOR SUBMISSIONS: Scores: SEPTEMBER 15, 2007 (Postmark); Papers/Panels/Lecture Recitals: OCTOBER 15, 2007 (Postmark)

College Music Society events can be found on an ongoing basis at http://www.music.org, under the “Professional Activities” button near the top of the page. Note especially the CMS Super Regional conference March 14-15, 2008 at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, CA (SCORE SUBMISSION DEADLINE SEPTEMBER 19, 2007, electronic submission on CMS website), and the 2008 National Conference in Atlanta, GA Sept 24-28, 2008 (SCORE SUBMISSION DEADLINE TBA)

Please be in prayer about a possible CFAMC conference at Houghton College (NY) in September or October, 2008. More info will be posted as it becomes available. If, however, more of us plan to attend the CMS conference September 24-28, we may have CFAMC events within that conference instead… let us know which you’d be more interested in… (cfamc@cfamc.org)

In addition to SCI and CMS regional groups, a few other organizations host activities that members in specific locations may be interested in:

Iowa Composers Forum: http://www.iowacomposers.org

American Composers Forum (lots of events in Minnesota): http://www.composersforum.org

Society for New Music (central New York): http://www.societyfornewmusic.org

The Hill Country Institute is hosting a conference entitled "Transforming Culture: A Vision for the Church and the Arts", April 1-3 2008 in Austin, TX. Plenary speakers included Eugene Peterson, Jeremy Begbie, and John Witvliet. This is billed as the beginning of a thirty-year conversation. Some of the questions they are raising are of pertinence to CFAMC members: Does it matter how we the church view art? Does it matter how we treat the artists in our communities? What is our hope to speak as the church to the culture through the arts?

Special Note:

Composers, Inc. Lee Ettelson Award. Information: http://www.composersinc.org, and click on the “Lee Ettelson Award” link. SUBMISSION DEADLINE NOVEMBER 1, 2007. Normally we will not include competitions on this page; however, one of Composers, Inc. founders is our very own Frank La Rocca!

A brand new listening page: "O Ignis Spiritus" by Mark Hijleh. Visit Listening Page #33.

CFAMC member Warren Gooch alerts us that the 2008 Truman State University/MACRO Composers Competition is underway. This year submissions will be accepted for symphony and chamber orchestra works. The deadline is October 15, 2007. Read the complete entry guidelines for more information.

CFAMC members Larry Warkentin and Walter Saul have just released a new CD entitled Songs of Requited Love. Consisting of love songs that they have penned for their wives over their marriages of a combined 70 years, Songs of Requited Love celebrates the love triangles of marriage with the Lord as the first Lover. The 28 love songs on this album are performed by Walter Saul's wife and elder daughter, Daphne Saul and Charity McCallum, sopranos, and Milton Friesen, baritone, with the composers at the piano. The CD is available from Walter Saul, 4926 E Townsend Avenue, Fresno, CA 93727-5007, for $18.00 including postage and handling. Questions? Contact Walter Saul at waltersaul@sbcglobal.net or (559) 252-4064.

Read the latest issue of the CONCERTed offering, the CFAMC's quarterly newsletter.

On March 15 at 7pm, Greg Scheer's Brass Quintet in Three Movements and 12 for viola and cello was performed at the "New Music at Calvin" concert.

The CFAMC 2006 National Conference took place in partnership with the Iowa Composers' Forum from September 29 to October 1 at Northwestern College in Orange City, IA.

Adam Sovkoplas wins the 2005 CFAMC Scholarship.

Forging Links: Composers and Community, the Composition of Worship; September 17-19, 2004 (conference CDs available)

Devin Arrington named winner of the 2004 CFAMC Scholarship.

CLICK HERE for information on the CFAMC Western Regional Chapter Conference, January 30-31, 2004

Selected Discography of CFAMC Composers

Read the 2003 Midwest Regional Conference Report

Notes from the 2002 CFAMC National Conference (conference CDs available)

CFAMC President Mark Hijleh releases new book titled The Music of Jesus: From Composition to Koinonia.

The CFAMC CD "...from everlasting to everlasting..." is now available. This recording features works by CFAMC members Scott Robinson, Namyoung Pak, Mark Hijleh, Larry Mumford, Steve Butler, Greg Scheer, and Andrew Dionne. Click here for more information about the content of the CD. To obtain one or more copies of our exciting new release, please send a gift of $15 or more (US funds only, please) for each CD, along with your name and mailing address, to CFAMC CD, 9837 Meadow Lane, Houghton NY 14744 (please indicate how many copies of the CD you are requesting). Your contribution, minus $5 for the value of each CD, is a tax-deductible, charitable gift to further the work of CFAMC. MEMBERS, PLEASE NOTE: Any amount you send in order to receive the CD DOES NOT count toward your regular annual membership contribution. Thank you for your continued support of this ministry!

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