Anon
for oboe and piano
Anon - for oboe and piano was written in 1984 as a commission for the Michigan Music Teachers Association and was premiered in Grand Rapids, Michigan that same year.
It is in one movement with three sections. The title, an archaic word meaning "soon, presently", is used typically as a response to a imperative inquiry (esp. in Shakespeare). This kind of dialogue is an integral part of the musical flow between oboe and piano. The timbres of both instruments are intrinsically and wildly different in nature; elevating and honoring those differences in the form of dialogue are given an opportunity in this work.
Performances
-Moscow Conservatory of Music, May 11, 1999
-On tour by Mark Weiger, throughout Middle East, Spring 1997,
sponsored by the USIS, Artistic Ambassador Program
-CMS National Convention, San Diego, October 31, 1992
-New Hampshire Music Festival, Plymouth, New Hampshire, August 12, 1992
-Faculty Recital, University of Iowa, January 25, 1992
-Iowa Composers Forum, Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, Iowa, September 22, 1991
-SCI Regional Conference, University of Texas, Arlington, March 7, 1991
-Dallas Composer Showcase (Texas Composers Forum), Public Lib., January 29, 1990
-Texas Composer's Recital, Steve F. Austin State University, April 22, 1989
-Faculty Recital, University of Texas, Arlington, April 19, 1989
-Faculty Recital, University of St. Thomas, Houston, April 16, 1989
-Festival of Contemporary Music, Louisiana State University, March 3, 1988
-University of Michigan, Flint, March 19, 1987
-New Music Festival, Memphis State University, February 7, 1986
-Festival of New Music, Florida State University, March 9, 1985
-Michigan Music Teachers Association, Grand Rapids, October 15, 1984
