July, 2009

The La Porte County Symphony played "Liberty for All" for a fourth performance in 2009 on July 4.  Philip Bauman was conducting.

The United States Air Force Band performed "I Am the American Flag" at the Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC on July 4, 2009 at 7:30.  Lt Col Alan Sierichs was conducting.

Ronald Demkee conducted the Allentown Band in a performance of "Liberty for All" on July 5, 2009.

The New Jersey Symphony played "Liberty for All" on 7/7 and 7/27/09 with Jeffrey Grogan conducting.

The Syracuse Symphony played "Liberty for All" on six concerts between June 29 and July 25, 2009.  Ron Spigelman was conducting.

June, 2009

Ernest Richardson conducted the Beckel arrangement of "Amazing Grace" for a concert with the Omaha Symphony on June 9, 2009.

Philip Bauman led the La Porte County Symphony in a performance of "Liberty for All" on June 28, 2009.

The Lancaster Symphony Orchestra, led by Stephen Gunzenhauser,  performed "Liberty for All" on June 26, 2009.

The Greater Bridgeport Symphony performed "The American Dream" on June 27, 2009 with Matthew Savery conducting.

Jeffrey Grogan  led the New Jersey Symphony in performances of "Liberty for All" on 6/27, 6/28 and 6/29/09.

On June 13 and 14, 2009, the Allentown Band performed "Liberty for All".  They were conducted by Ronald Demkee.

The International Festival-Institute at Round Top performed the brass choir version of "Musica Mobilis" on June 19, 2009 with Lawrence Isaacson conducting.

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May, 2009

David Ramadanoff conducted members of the Young People's Symphony Orchestra of Berkeley, CA in a performance of the brass choir version of "Musica Mobilis" on May 9, 2009.

The Syracuse Symphony was led by Ron Spigelman on May 15 and May 16, 2009 in two performances of "Gardens of Stone" on their Patriotic Pops concerts at Mulroy Civic Center.

The Gulf Coast Symphony presented two Sounds by the Sea outdoor concerts on May 23 and May 24, 2009 where they played "Liberty for All", conducted by Dr. John W. Strickler.

On May 22, 2009, David Bowden conducted the Columbus Indiana Philharmonic in a performance of "Gardens of Stone".

April, 2009

Thomas Wilkins led the Utah Symphony in performances of "Toccata for Orchestra" on April 17 and April 18, 2009.

The Kansas State University Symphony Band, under the direction of Dr. Frank Tracz,  performed "Symphony for Band" on their concert on April 26, 2009.

Members of the Vallejo Symphony will performed the brass choir version of "Musica Mobilis" on their April 25, 2009 concert led by David Ramadanoff.

March, 2009

The La Porte County Symphony, under the direction of Philip Bauman, performed "Liberty for All" on their March 7 & 8, 2009 concerts.

Stephen Pratt conducted the Indiana University Wind Ensemble in a performance of "Symphony for Band" on March 31, 2009 in the Musical Arts Center.

Lawrence Golan  conducted the Lamont Symphony Orchestra of Denver University in a performance of "Toccata for Orchestra" on March 12, 2009.

On March 8, 2009, the Metropolitan Wind Symphony of Boston, conducted by Lew Buckley, performed the first movement of "The Glass Bead Game".

The University of Indianapolis band performed "Symphony for Band" on March 19, 2009 with Dr. James Spinazzola conducting.  On this same concert, the Indianapolis Chamber Winds played "Music for Winds, Piano, and Percussion."

The Eastman Horn Choir, coached by Peter Kurau, performed "Portraits of the American West" on March 22, 2009 in Kilbourn Hall at 7:00.

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February, 2009

Harvey Benstein led the Campolindo Symphonic Band in the West Coast premiere of "Symphony for Band" on February 26. 2009.

Brandywine Wind, conducted by Jerry Bell, performed the first movement of "The Glass Bead Game" on February 27, 2009.

The Furman Symphony Orchestra performed "Liberty for All" on February 13, 2009.  Dr. Thomas Joiner was conducting.

The World Premiere of "Symphony for Band" was performed by the Butler University Wind Ensemble on February 15 at 2:00 at Clowes Hall in Indianapolis.  It's director, Bob Grechesky, was the organizer of the consortium of 14 bands that commissioned the piece.

The Indianapolis Symphony played "Fantasy after Schubert" for their two Family Concerts on February 22, 2009.  Sean Newhouse was the conductor.

Winter, 2008

"A Christmas Fanfare" was performed by the following orchestras during November and December of 2008.

"A Gospel Christmas Medley" was performed by the following orchestras during December of 2008.

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The wind ensemble from Collegium Musicum at the Aachen University performed "A Christmas Fanfare" on December 11 & 13, 2008.

November, 2008

The Topeka Symphony played "Musica Mobilis" on November 1, 2008 with John Strickler conducting.

Neal Gittleman conducted the Dayton Philharmonic in performances of "Gardens of Stone" on two joint concerts with the US Air Force Band of Flight at the National air Force Museum in Fairborn, OH.  These concerts took place on November 7 & 8, 2008.

Dr. Eldon Matlick performed the first movement of "The Glass Bead Game" at a concert on November 24, 2008 with the University of Oklahoma Wind Ensemble under the direction of Dr. William Wakefield, Director of Bands.

The Campolindo Symphonic Band performed "Liberty for All" on November 20, 2008.  Harvey Benstein is the conductor.

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October, 2008

"Portraits of the American West" was performed by Rob Danforth, Jeff Nelsen, Julie Beckel and students from Indiana University and DePauw University on a recital on October 2 at 7:30 on the DePauw campus.

Soo Han conducted the Carmel High School Orchestra in a performance of "Musica Mobilis" on October 21, 2008 at the Hilbert Circle Theater in Indianapolis.

Jeff Nelsen, horn soloist,  performed "The Glass Bead Game" with the Atlanta Youth Wind Symphony on October 20, 2008.  Dr. Scott Stewart conducted.

September, 2008

Barry Jekowsky led the California Symphony in a performance of "Liberty for All" on September 20, 2008 at Todos Santos Plaza in Concord, CA.

Orcenith Smith conducted "The American Dream" with the DePauw University Orchestra on September 28, 2008.

July, 2008

The Missouri Symphony Orchestra performed "Liberty for All" on July 5, 2008, with Kirk Trevor conducting.

Dr. Robert Tomaro led the Beloit Janesville Symphony in two performances of "Liberty for All" on July 3 and July 4, 2008.

The Fort Worth Symphony played "Liberty for All" at three performances with Miguel Harth-Bedoya conducting.  The concerts were held in the Fort Worth Botanic Gardens and were on July 2, 3, and 4, 2008. 

"Gardens of Stone" was played by the Duluth Superior Symphony (MN) on July 4 and July 5, 2008 with Markand Thakar conducting.

Daniel Hege conducted the Syracuse Symphony in multiple performances of "Gardens of Stone" in July, 2008.

The Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra performed "Liberty for All" on July 4, 2008 in Centennial Park.  Jere Flint was conducting.

Brass members from the Vallejo Symphony performed "Musica Mobilis" for brass choir on July 4, 2008.  The conductor was David Ramadanoff.

June, 2008

The Fairfax Symphony Orchestra performed "Liberty for All" on their final concert of the season, June 14, 2008, as part of their International Heritage Series.  This was William Hudson's last concert as Music Director of Fairfax Symphony.

Maestro Tsung Yeh led the South Bend Symphony in a performance of "Liberty for All" at their Blast! concert on June 28, 2008 in the St. Patrick's Count Park at 8:00 PM.

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May, 2008

On May 10, 2008, Maestro Joel Levine conducted the Oklahoma City Philharmonic in a performance of "Toccata for Orchestra".

Pat Hughes performed "The Glass Bead Game" on May 2, 2008 with the University of Texas Wind Symphony in Austin, TX.  Rob Carnochan was conducting. 

The San Antonio Symphony played "The American Dream" four times in May on the following dates:

5/21 in Boerne, TX
5/22 in Bandera, TX
5/23 in Cibolo, TX
5/25 in San Antonio, TX

Susan Kitterman conducted the New World Youth Orchestra of Indianapolis in a performance of "The American Dream" on May 18, 2008 at the Hilbert Circle Theater at 3:00.

The Kansas City Symphony played "Liberty for All" under the direction of Michael Stern at the 'Celebration at the Station' concert on May 25, 2008.  

On May 25, the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra performed "Gardens of Stone" with Neal Gittleman conducting.  

John Strickler conducted the Gulf Coast Symphony in two performances of "Gardens of Stone" on May 24 and May 25, 2008.

The Columbus Indiana Philharmonic performed "Gardens of Stone" on their Salute! concert led by Dr. David Bowden on May 23, 2008.

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April, 2008

Larry Williams performed "The Glass Bead Game" with the Peabody Wind Ensemble on April 9, 2008.  Dr. Harlan Parker was conducting.

The Carmel, IN Symphony, led by David Bowden, performed "Make a Joyful Noise" on Saturday, April 19, 2008.

The University of Calgary Wind Ensemble performed "The Glass Bead Game" with Alliszon Zaichkowski as horn soloist and Simon Tillier conducting on April 11, 2008 at the Rozsa Center in Calgary, Alberta.

March, 2008

Harvey Benstein conducted the Walnut Creek Concert Band in a performance of "Liberty for All" in March, 2008.

"The Glass Bead Game" was played by Larry Williams and the Loudoun Symphony on March 8 at Dominion High School and March 9, 2008 at the Loudoun County High School.  Mark Allen McCoy was conducting.

The brass choir at the Boston Conservatory performed "Musica Mobilis" on March 8, 2008.

The DePauw University Band performed "Music for Winds, Piano, and Percussion" on March 9, 2008, under the direction of Craig Pare.  They have included this work on their most recent CD.

February, 2008

The "Sonata for Trumpet and Organ" was performed by Dr. Heather Hinton and Daniel Golando on February 17, 2008 at the Pipedreams Live! concert at St. Luke's United Methodist Church.

Kent Leslie performed "Primitive Modern" in Fishers, IN on February 24, 2008.

Kirk Muspratt and the Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra performed "Liberty for All" for school concerts on February 26 and 27, 2008.

Dr. Jeffrey Renshaw led the University of Connecticut Wind Ensemble in a performance of "The Glass Bead Game" on February 28, 2008.  Robert Hoyle was the soloist.

January, 2008

The Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra performed "Fantasy after Schubert" on their concerts on January 10 and 12, 2008, along with Schubert's Symphony No. 9.  Neal Gittleman was conducting.

December, 2007

In addition to "A Gospel Christmas Medley", North Carolina also played "Amazing Grace" on their December 22, 2007 concert.

The Lone Star Wind Orchestra, Under the direction of Frank Troyka, performed the brass choir version of "A Christmas Fanfare" on December 16, 2007.

Winter, 2007

"A Christmas Fanfare" was performed by the following orchestras during November and December of 2007.

"A Gospel Christmas Medley" was performed by the following orchestras during December of 2007.

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November, 2007

The Walnut Creek Concert Band performed "Liberty for All" on November 11, 2007.  Harvey Benstein was conducting.

The Cedar Rapids Symphony, under the direction of Tim Hankewich, played "Waltz of the Animals" for two Discovery concerts on November 3, 2007."

On November 11, 2007, the Oakland Youth Orchestra performed the brass choir version of "Musica Mobilis" under the direction of Brian Nies.

Musical Masque (for the Seasons)" is a chamber work inspired by the James Whitcomb Riley poem entitled Masque of the Seasons.  The Peaceful Valley Chamber Players performed it on Sunday, November 18, in the atrium of the Indiana University Art Museum to honor the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Brown County Art Colony by T.C. Steele in 1907.

October, 2007

The Virginia Symphony played "Toccata for Orchestra" on a concert featuring Joshua Bell on October 4, 2007, with Maestro JoAnn Falletta conducting.

Maestro Thomas Wilkins led the Omaha Symphony in a performance of "Toccata for Orchestra" on October 5 and 6, 2007.

Wayne Feller conducted the Star of the North Concert Band in a performance of the first movement of "The Glass Bead Game" at the Edinborough Indoor Park in Edina, MN on October 21, 2007 at 7:00 PM and performed it again in mid-November.  The guest soloist was Rob Schmitke.

September, 2007

Maestro Alfred Savia and the Evansville Philharmonic performed "Toccata for Orchestra" on September 15, 2007.

The Dayton Philharmonic and the Air Force Band of Flight combined to perform "Liberty for All" at their concert at the Air Force Museum on September 8, 2007.  Neal Gittleman was conducting.

The Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra played "Liberty for All" on September 2 and September 15, 2007 with Kirk Muspratt conducting.

The Peaceful Valley Chamber Players performed "Musical Masque (for the Seasons)" at the University of Indianapolis on September 24, 2007.

Spring and Summer, 2007

"Liberty for All" performances:

"The American Dream" performances:

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"Gardens of Stone" performances:

The Air Force Band of Flight performed "Gardens of Stone" in Indianapolis on July 4, 2007. 

June, 2007

Dan Golando premiered "Sonata for Trumpet and Organ" at the Second Presbyterian Church in Indianapolis on June 24, 2007.  This piece was written for natural trumpet.

May, 2007

The Broward Youth Chamber Orchestra in Ft. Lauderdale performed "The Glass Bead Game" on May 20, 2007 in the Dillard Center for the Arts Concert Hall and the soloist was the winner of the Concerto Competition, Jaclyn Perez.  The conductor was Bradford Chase.

On May 31, 2007 at 7:00 PM, the Citrus Wind Symphony in Riverside County, CA performed the band version of "Liberty for All" on their patriotic concert titled Let Freedom Ring.  The concert, conducted by Stephen Razo, was at the Moreno Valley Conference and Recreation Center.

April, 2007

The Columbus Indiana Philharmonic performed "Make a Joyful Noise" on their concert in Erne Auditorium on April 28, 2007 with David Bowden conducting.

The Wichita Symphony performed "Waltz of the Animals" April 17, 18, and 19, 2007.  Maestro Jay Decker was conducting.

Tim Hankewich directed the brass choir made up of members of the Cedar Rapids Symphony in a performance of "Musica Mobilis" at their spring chamber concert at Westminster Presbyterian Church.

Jim Beckel and Jared Rodin performed "Lament for Two Trombones" at DePauw University on April 25, 2007.

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March, 2007

Jeff Nelsen, horn soloist, performed "The Glass Bead Game" with The Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra's Wind Symphony on March 11, 2007 at 2:00 PM in the Caruth Auditorium at the SMU Meadows School of the Arts in Dallas, TX.

The Naples Philharmonic performed "The American Dream" on March 17, 2007 at Gazebo at the Brooks, Estero, FL.  Matthew Savery was conducting.

The World Premier of "Toccata for Orchestra" was played on a Classical Subscription pair by the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra on March 16 and March 17, 2007.  Maestro Mario Venzago conducted this premier and the audience was very enthusiastic.

On March 18, 2007, the Peaceful Valley Chamber Players performed the World Premier of "Musical Masque (for the Seasons)" at the Nashville United Methodist Church in Nashville, IN as part of Nashville's Centennial Celebration.  This piece is interspersed with one of James Whitcomb Riley's poems, "A Masque of the Seasons."

February, 2007

The Illinois Symphony played a Side-by-Side concert with the Sangamon Valley Youth Symphony in an Educational Concert led by Karen Deal on 
February 6 and 7, 2007.  They performed "Waltz of the Animals."

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Winter, 2006

"A Christmas Fanfare" was performed by the following orchestras during November and December of 2006.

"A Gospel Christmas Medley" was performed by the following orchestras during December of 2006.

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November, 2006

The Johnstown Symphony performed "Liberty for All" on November 11, 2006.  Istvan Jaray was on the podium.

October, 2006

The Indianapolis Chamber Winds, Darin Sorley, Music Director, played the World Premier of "Music for Winds, Piano and Percussion" on October 19, 2006 at the University of Indianapolis.

Matthew Savery directed the Naples Philharmonic on October 29, 2006, when they performed "The American Dream".

"Liberty for All" was played by The Harrisburg Symphony, conducted by Stuart Malina, on October 28 and October 29, 2006 for their Pops concert. 

On October 22, Dr. Wayne Bennett led the University of Oregon Symphony Orchestra in a performance of "Fantasy after Schubert".

The Missouri University Faculty Brass Quintet performed "Freedom's Hope" at the Odyssey Benefit Gala Concert on October 6, 2006.

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September, 2006

"Liberty for All" was played twice by the Virginia Symphony.  JoAnn Falletta  led the orchestra September 1, 2006  and on September 3, 2006.

July, 2006

The United States Air Force Band in Washington, DC performed "Liberty for All" on July 25, 2006 on the US Capitol Steps and July 28, 2006 at the Sylvan Theatre located at the base of the Washington Monument.  These concerts were conducted by Capt. Michael Willen.

Spring and Summer, 2006

"Liberty for All" performances:

"The American Dream" performances:

Rachael Worby also conducted a Beckel arrangement of "Amazing Grace" at the Pasadena Pops July 4th concert at the Rose Bowl.

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May, 2006

On May 5 and May 6, 2006, Caity Stuart, a graduating horn student at Highland High School, performed the first movement of "The Glass Bead Game" with the Highland High School Band under the directorship of Douglas Fletcher.  Caity studied horn with Suzanne Rice.

April, 2006

Jeff Nelsen, horn soloist, performed the band version of "The Glass Bead Game" with the University of Ottawa Wind Ensemble in Tabaret Hall on April 10, 2006 in a concert conducted by Daniel Gress.

On April 5, 2006, Pat Boone narrated a performance of "Liberty for All" with the Pepperdine University Orchestra in Malibu, CA with Tony Cason conducting.

The Greensburg Junior High School 8th Grade Band of 2006 premiered a piece commissioned by their band director, Nick Parcell, entitled "American Journey".  It was performed for the first time at contest, where they won a first place, on April 1, 2006 .

February, 2006

"Primitive Modern" was performed by horn soloist Brian Kilp on February 19, 2006 at Indiana State University and again at the 2006 Midwest Horn Workshop of the International Horn Society in Stevens Point, WI on February 25, 2006.

The Percussion Plus Project gave two performances of "Concerto for Tuba and Percussion", one at the Chicago Cultural Center on February 26, 2006 and one at DePauw University on February 28, 2006.  Velvet Brown was the tuba soloist.

In concerts at the 24th Annual Concert Band Festival on February 27 and February 28, 2006, Jeff Nelsen played the horn concerto, "The Glass Bead Game" with the University of Montana Band, Steve Bolstad conducting.

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January, 2006

George Del Gobbo conducted a performance of "Liberty for All" with the Columbus, GA Symphony on January 27, 2006.

Winter, 2005

"A Christmas Fanfare" was performed by the following orchestras during November and December of 2005.

"A Gospel Christmas Medley" was performed by the following orchestras during November and December of 2005.

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Spring and Summer, 2005

"Liberty for All" performances:

* Band Version

"The American Dream" performances:

* Band Version

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June, 2005

Orcenith Smith led the Indianapolis Philharmonic on June 9, 2005 when they performed "Waltz of the Animals", a narrated children's piece.

April, 2005

String Quartet No. 1 was commissioned and premiered by the New Century Quartet on April 4, 2005 at the Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center on the campus of the University of Indianapolis, where Jim Beckel is Professor of Trombone.

"Fantasy after Schubert" was featured on 18 Discovery Educational Concerts with the Indianapolis Symphony between April 13 and May 13, 2005.  Neal Gittleman was the conductor for these concerts and Linda Noble was the administrator in charge of planning the concerts and distributing workshop materials to the schools for "pre-educating" the students who attended the concerts.

The band version of "Make a Joyful Noise" was performed by the Indiana Wind Symphony with Charles Conrad conducting on April 17, 2005.

"Primitive Modern", a work for horn and recorded sounds, was played by Kent Leslie.  He was a guest on a Faculty Chamber Music Recital at DePauw University on April 18, 2005.

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March, 2005

John Strickler conducted the orchestral version of "Musica Mobilis" with the Topeka Symphony  in White Concert Hall on March 5, 2005.

Verle Ormsby, Jr., horn, performed the 1st movement of "The Glass Bead Game" with the University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, Symphony Band on March 13, 2005, Phil Ostrander conducting.

February, 2005

Neal Gittleman conducted two performances of "Fantasy after Schubert" on the Indianapolis Symphony Family Series on February 20, 2005.

January, 2005

The New Haven Symphony Orchestra performed "Liberty for All" on January 15, under the leadership of Jung-Ho Pak.

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Winter, 2004

"A Christmas Fanfare" was performed by the following orchestras during November and December of 2004.

"A Gospel Christmas Medley" was performed by the following orchestras during December of 2004.

Fall and Winter, 2004

The Orlando Philharmonic performed "The American Dream" three times in October of 2004, with Andrew Lane conducting.

"Fantasy after Schubert" was premiered by the Indianapolis Symphony as part of their 75th season celebration for the opening concerts on September 18 and 19, 2004.

"Liberty for All" was performed by the Roswell Symphony Orchestra on September 6, 2004 and was conducted by John Farrer and narrated by Senator Rod Adair.

Thomas Joiner conducted the Hendersonville Symphony in "Liberty for All" on September 2, 2004.  The narrator was Chuck Rowell for this concert.

Kent Leslie, an Indianapolis free-lance horn player,  performed "Primitive Modern" on one of the concerts for the 38th Contemporary Music Festival on November 12, 2004.

"Waltz of the Animals" was performed by the NOVA Manassas Symphony Orchestra in Manassas, VA on 12/4/04 under the direction of James Villani.

Orcenith Smith conducted the Indianapolis Philharmonic in a performance of "Waltz of the Animals" in the Fall of 2004.  Jim Beckel was the narrator.

The University of Indianapolis Band performed "The American Dream" on its "Salute to Veterans" concert November 11, 2004 with Thomas McCauley conducting.

Eldon Matlick performed the chamber version of "The Glass Bead Game" at the Doc Rando Recital Hall in the Beam Music Center, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, on October 28, 2004 as part of the Western U.S. Horn Symposium.

Spring and Summer, 2004

"Liberty for All" performances:

* National Broadcast on the Great American Country Network.

"The American Dream" performances:

* Band Version

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Spring, 2004

The DePauw University Wind Ensemble performed "Make a Joyful Noise" twice under the direction of Craig Pare.

Trombone soloists Joe Burnam and Fabio Sampo performed "Lament for Two Trombones" in May of 2004 at the Istitutio Civico Musicale and Piemonte IN Music.

Nancy Joy, horn soloist, performed "The Glass Bead Game" with the Mesilla Valley Concert Band in the Spring of 2004.

Also performing "The Glass Bead Game" was horn soloist Andrew Vercruysse.  He played the piece with the Augustana College Band on 5/13/04.

Hornist Kent Leslie performed "Primitive Modern" twice at Ball State University on 2/6/04, and at Butler University on 3/6/04.  He also played "The Glass Bead Game" on 4/15/04 at Indiana State University.

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December, 2003

"A Christmas Fanfare" was performed by the Orlando Philharmonic, Andrew Lane conducting and by The Greater Lansing Symphony, Matthew Savery conducting.

October, 2003

September, 2003

July, 2003

Spring and Summer, 2003