There's a nice "blog" by Atlanta-based saxophonist-clarinetist Jeff Crompton: http://jeffcrompton.blogspot.com/2009/11/wilder.html describing rehearsals for a...
The Loonis McGlohon Endowment Presents Marlene VerPlanck "…one of the finest interpreters of 20th century popular song." … Jazz Journal Marlene VerPlanck...
In an October 12 recital at the Center for Performing and Fine Arts (Seventh and Chestnut Streets), Indiana State University, Shannon (McAllister) Ford will...
Here's the track listing for the Heidi Grant Murphy "Lullabies and Night Songs" CD: Chinese Baby Song Rock a Bye, Baby Tip Toe Night Night; Hark, Hark, the...
Please join us to celebrate Heidi Grant Murphy's newest recording, Alec Wilder's "Lullabies and Night Songs," and the 20th anniversary of her debut with the...
The Chamber Music 2010 giant membership directory is out and includes articles, reviews, etc. The big feature this year is a section called "The Great...
I'm the euphonium/tuba professor at the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire (and have been for 27 years). I was speaking with my long-time friend and...
Desmond at the Curtis Arboretum If you want a picture-perfect setting with a "soiree" feeling for a jazz group, the Curtis Arboretum is it. Located in the...
Pianist Joe LoCascio and saxophonist Woody Witt have teamed up for a new CD "Seasons Ago: The Songs of Alec Wilder" on the Heart Music label. The track...
On Tuesday, 25 new recordings were added to the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry. This is the seventh induction of new recordings, bringing the...
Jazz vocalist Lorri Hafer performed the Wilder-McGlohon song "Blackberry Winter" on Thursday September 8th, in her St. Petersburg FL concert at the Palladium...
Fascinating five-part interview of Jackie Cain: http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/entity.php?id=11322 (You have to click one of the archive links at the bottom...
Speaking of New York cabaret performances (ref: recent post about Barbara Cook)... On Thursday evening, April 2, while in New York for the annual AW concert),...
From the Barbara Cook New York Times Review Stephen Holden April 15, 2009 Of the many cabaret performances of hers I have attended, Tuesday's opening night was...
Twenty-Fourth Annual Concert CELEBRATING THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF ALEC WILDER Saint Peter's Church, New York City Saturday, April 4, 2009 John Biderman, Honorary...
Hilary Kole performed tonight at Dizzy's Club Coca Cola at the Jazz at Lincoln Centre complex. The performance centered on her new (and I understand first...
Maude Maggart, the critically-acclaimed chanteuse - hailed as "bewitching" by The New York Times, "utterly enchanting" by the New York Post and "stunning" by...
I just ran across this blog post by one Joe Sarno from February of '08 with a nice, brief tribute to AW and Marian McPartland's wonderful album of Wilder...
As a part of the "Music of the Americas" concert on March 19 at Lamar University, Robert Culbertson will play Wilder's Sonata for Horn and Piano, accompanied...
Subject: Wilder music in concert Daniel Katzen, faculty hornist at the University of Arizona performed the "Sonata No. 3 for Horn and Piano" by Alec Wilder on...
Yesterday, I inadvertently deleted a posting from someone before I had a chance to even read it or notice the sender. Could this person possibly re-post his...
The latest issue of the UK magazine "Crescendo & Jazz Music' has a piece about Alec Wilder in their 'Composers Corner' series by Bernard McAlinden. The 7000...
Included in his program at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Sunday February 22, hornist Timothy Thompson will perform Alec Wilder's Sonata No. 3 for...
The annual Friends of Alec Wilder Newsletter went out in the mail this week. Those who are not on the Newsletter mailing list can read a web version at the...
The annual Alec Wilder Celebration at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY is scheduled for Thursday, February 12, 8:00 PM in Kilbourn Hall. John...
Some Xmas-y Nostalgia Here's a couple of stories I didn't include in my earlier Nostalgia series because they're not directly about Alec. But they're...
The annual Alec Wilder Concert in New York City will be held on Saturday, April 4th at 3PM, St. Peter's Church, Lexington Ave. at 54th Street. Concert details...
A reissue of the 1960 Moodsville LP by the Frank Wess Quartet [Original Jazz Classics] features Wilder's "It's So Peaceful In The Country." Wess on flute is...
It's nice to be reminded. But this is not exactly new information, and interested parties should not spend too much time trying to locate this item in their...
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