On stage in Brahms Hall, Vienna, Austria
Musikverein Premiere
The "Ambassadors in Concert" gala fundraiser took place in the Brahms-Saal (Brahms Hall) of Vienna's famed Musikverein on November 25, 2011. For the occasion, Christopher J. Hoh composed "I Breathed A Song: Four Fireside Poems." Contralto Solmaaz Adeli, Saxophonist Paul Chuey and Hoh performed these art songs: "The Arrow and the Song," "Contentment," and "The Autumn-Tme" to great applause from the audience. Concert time limits meant "The Yellow Violet" has only been heard in private circles, but it will be performed publicly in 2012.
Performances:
2014
July – JSerra High School choir premieres commission for European tour
June – Helena, MT
Choral Week presents music of C.J. Hoh
June 21 & 22 – Orange County, California
Meistersingers, Brian Dehn, director, premiere Shakespeare commission for a cappella chorus
May 11, 2014 – Washington, DC
Premiere of commissioned hymn in honor or St. Frances Perkins
St. Monica & St. James Episcopal Church, Capitol Hill
March 23, 29 & 30 – Orange County, California
Meistersingers, Brian Dehn, director, premiere Psalm 27 commission for choir & string orchestra
January – Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Concert tour by Musikanten, Kerry Krebill, director, includes C.J. Hoh compositions
2013
December 7, 8 & 15 – Tustin, Laguna Hills & Hollywood, CA
Meistersingers, Brian Dehn, director, premieres “Ein Kind Geborn in Bethlehem”
October 13, 2013 — 10:00 a.m. – Washington, DC
Michelmas service includes "Angele Dei" for SSATBB a cappella
St. Monica & St. James Episcopal Church, Capitol Hill
June 9, 2013 — 4:00 p.m. — Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt, Germany
The Stuttgart German-American Community Chorus, Thomas L. Carter, director, premieres “Memories of Lincoln,” arrangement for chorus and piano of Wm. Neidlinger’s art song
Kleinen Kursaal, Bad Cannstatt
May 2013 TBD — Washington, DC
The T-Tones concert includes "Aura Lee" & “Reuben and Rachel" arranged for SATB a cappella
Dept. of State Marshall Auditorium
May 2013 TBD – Alexandria, VA
Concert by George Washington Middle School Chorus, Anne Provencher, director, premieres commission for chorus and piano
April 21, 2013 — 11:00 a.m. — Falls Church, VA
Worship service includes "Unto The Hills" (Psalm 23) for solo mezzo, choir and organ
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
March 3, 2013 — 7:00 p.m — Orwigsburg, PA
Choral Cascades Concert of Reading Choral Society, Peter Hopkins, director, includes “There’s a Wideness In God’s Mercy” for choir and organ
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
2012
November 5, 2012 — 12:15 p.m. — Washington, DC
The T-Tones concert of American composers includes "Blest Zion" and “Peace Be With You" for SATB a cappella
Dept. of State Marshall Auditorium
October 2012 — Rome, Italy
Commemoration of St. Constantine features "Ecumenical Meditation" for choir, flute, clarinet, ‘cello & piano
June 25, 2012 — 6:00 p.m. — Vienna, Austria
Metropolitan Museum of New York tour to Austria hears performance of "I Breathed A Song: Four Fireside Poems" for mezzo-soprano, tenor saxophone & piano with Solmaaz Adeli, Paul Chuey and Antoinette van Zabner
U.S. Embassy
June 16 & 17, 2012 — Perchtoldsdorf & Vienna, Austria
Salto Vocale, Johannes Wenk, director, performs "Agimus Tibi Gratias" for six-part mixed choir
Spitalskirche/Schloß Pöltzleinsdorf
June 1, 2012 — Nis, Serbia
The Academic Choir of Niš, Suzana Kostić, director, performs "Ecumencial Meditation" for choir, flute, clarinet, ‘cello & piano
May 27, 2012 — 11:00 a.m. — Washington, DC
Pentecost service at All Souls, Benjamin Hutchens, music director, includes "From Heaven There Came A Sound" for children, SATB choir, percussion & piano
All Souls Memorial Episcopal Church
April 19, 2012 — 7:00 p.m. — Vienna, Austria
Tour by Musikanten, Kerry Krebill, director, includes concert with music of C.J. Hoh
Otto Wagner Kirche am Steinhof
April 17, 2012 — 6:30 p.m. — Baden, Austria
Tour by Musikanten, Kerry Krebill, director, includes concert with music of C.J. Hoh
St. Stephan Pfarrkirche
April 5, 2012 — 8:00 p.m. — Philadelphia, PA
Ken Lovett, organist, plays Chorale Prelude on "Ubi Caritas" for Maundy Thursday service
Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill
February 19, 2012 — 4:00 p.m. — Wyomissing, PA
Concert of Reading Choral Society, Peter Hopkins, director, includes "There's A Wideness in God's Mercy" for choir and organ
Atonement Lutheran Church
2011
December 25, 2011— 10:00 a.m. — Washington, DC
Christmas Day service includes "Good People All, This Christmastime" (Wexford Carol) for solo treble, choir and piano
St. Monica & St. James Episcopal Church, Capitol Hill
December 24, 2011 — 9:00 p.m. — Racine, WI
Christmas Eve Service includes "Rejoice And Be Merry In Songs" for choir, flute & organ
Lutheran Church of the Resurrection
November 25, 2011 — 7:30 p.m. — Vienna, Austria
Ambassadors in Concert premieres "I Breathed A Song: Four Fireside Poems" for Mezzo-Soprano, Tenor Saxophone & Piano with Solmaaz Adeli, contralto, Paul Chuey, saxophone, and Christopher Hoh, piano
Musikverein
November 24, 2011 — 10:00 a.m. — Boston, MA
November 11, 2011 — 3:30 p.m. — Carnuntum Archaeological Park, Austria
Commemoration of the "Four Emperors" Meeting, entitled "The Emperor from Carnuntum Changed the World," includes "Ecumencial Meditation" for SATB, flute, clarinet, cello & piano performed by the Choir of the Academy of Niš (Serbia), Suzana Kostić, director
October 2, 2011 — 10:00 a.m. — Washington, DC
Michelmas Service includes "Angele Dei" for SSATBB a cappella
St. Monica & St. James Episcopal Church, Capitol Hill
April 30, 2011 — 5:00 p.m. — Carnuntum-Petronell, Austria
Members of the Wiener Singakademie and the 1. Frauen-Kammerorchester von Österreich, Oliver Stech, director, premiere "Ecumencial Meditation" for SATB, flute, clarinet, cello & piano for the Commemoration of the 1700th anniversary of the Edict of Nikomedia
Carnuntum Archeological Museum & Park
April 30, 2011 — 10:00 a.m. — Vienna, Austria<
Interfaith service for the 1700th anniversary of the Edict of Nikomedia includes "Ecumencial Meditation" for SATB, flute, clarinet, cello & piano performed by members of the Wiener Singakademie and the 1. Frauen-Kammerorchester von Österreich, Oliver Stech, director
Stephansdom/St. Steven’s Cathedral
April 17, 2011 — 10:00 a.m. — Boulder, CO
Combined Choirs of Pine Street Palm Sunday, Evanne Browne, director, premiere "Hosanna, Son of David," commissioned anthem for SATB & handbells
Pine Street
February 28 - March 2, 2011 — McLean, VA
Friends of C.J. Hoh, with Patrick Walders, director, record "A Few Plain Hints: William Walker's Words for Singers" for soloists, chorus & piano; and "From Heaven There Came A Sound" for children, adult choir, percussion & piano
St. Luke, Catholic Church
2010
December 24, 2010 — 8:00 p.m. — Washington, DC
Christmas Mass includes "Good People All, This Christmastime" (Wexford Carol) arr. treble, choir & piano
St. Monica & St. James Episcopal Church, Capitol Hill
September 30 — October 2, 2010 — various times — Turkey
"Musikanten,” Kerry Krebill, director, performs American choral gems including "Dona Nobis Pacem" for six-part choir a cappella in Izmir, Ephesus and Istanbul
July 4, 2010 — 10:00 a.m. — Washington, DC
Independence Day service includes "Not Alone For Mighty Empire" for choir and organ
St. Monica & St. James Episcopal Church, Capitol Hill
January 24, 2010 — 5:00 p.m. — Boston, MA
Concert by King's Chapel choir, Heinrich Christensen, director, premieres "Aromimcha Adonai Ki Dilitani" (Psalm 30), commissioned anthem for solo tenor and SATB choir a cappella
King’s Chapel
2009
December 24, 2009 — 10:30 p.m. — Washington, DD
Christmas Mass includes "Good People All, This Christmastime" (Wexford Carol) arr. treble, choir & piano
St. Monica & St. James Episcopal Church, Capitol Hill
September 27, 2009 — 10:00 a.m. — Reading, PA
Festival service includes "Our Father, Who In Heaven Art" (Vater Unser in Himmelreich) for choir and organ
St. John’s Lutheran Church
November 25, 2009 — 4:00 p.m. — Reading, PA
Concert of Reading Choral Society, Peter Hopkins, director, includes "There's A Wideness in God's Mercy" for choir & organ
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church
April 12, 2009 — 11:00 a.m. — Boston, MA
Easter Service includes "This Is The Day" for choir & organ
King’s Chapel
April 14 - 24 — Vilnius, Lithuania; Tallinn, Estonia; Riga, Latvia<
Concert tour by Musikanten, Kerry Krebill, director, includes "Dona Nobis Pacem"
April 16, 2009 — 5:30 p.m. — Vilnius, Lithuania
Service at St. Casimir's Church includes "Dona Nobis Pacem" for six-part choir a cappella
April 18, 2009 — 5:00 p.m. — Riga, Latvia
Concert at Latvian Society White Hall, C.J. Hoh singing with "Musikanten"
April 19, 2009 — 12 noon — Riga, Latvia
Service at Cathedral includes "Dona Nobis Pacem" for six-part choir a cappella
April 22, 2009 — 5:00 p.m. — Tallinn, Estonia
Concert at Jaani Church, C.J. Hoh singing with "Musikanten"
May 31, 2009 — 10:00 a.m. — Washington, DC
Pentecost service premieres "From Heaven There Came A Sound," commissioned anthem for children, adult choir, piano and percussion
St. Monica & St. James Episcopal Church, Capitol Hill
May, 2009 — Norfolk, VA
Vox Moderne and The Millennium Orchestra, Robert Ian Winstin, conductor, record "Sanctus & Benedictus" for choir & strings for ERM Media CD "Masterworks of the New Era”
June 15 - 16 — McLean, VA
Friends of C.J. Hoh, including Paul Skevington, organ, record various pieces
St. Luke Catholic Church
June 28, 2009 — 10:00 a.m. — Washington, DC
Worship service includes anthem "There's A Wideness In God's Mercy" for choir and organ
St. Monica & St. James Episcopal Church, Capitol Hill
February 16 - 17, 2009 — McLean, VA
Friends of C.J. Hoh, including Paul Skevington, organ, record various pieces
St. Luke Catholic Church
February 8, 2008 — 10:15 a.m. — Helena, MT
Worship service includes Shaker hymng "To the Spirit Land We're Hastening" arr. SATB a cappella
St. Peter's Episcopal Cathedral, N. Park Avenue
December 31, 2008 — 7:45. 9:15 & 10:45 p.m. — Alexandria, VA
First Night Alexandria presents Musikanten, Kerry Krebill, director, premiering "Dona Nobis Pacem
Washington Street United Methodist Church
December 24, 2008 — 10:30 p.m. — Washington, DC
Christmas Eve service includes "Sweet Little Jesus Boy" arranged for mezzo solo and SATB a cappella
St. Monica & St. James Episcopal Church, Capitol Hill
November, 2008 — Prague, Czechoslovakia
The Prague Radio Symphony & Chorus, Robert Ian Winstin, conductor, records "You Are God" for ERM Media CD "Masterworks of the New Era"
November 2, 2008 — 10:00 a.m. — Washington, DC
All Saints service includes "Blest Zion, I Love Thee" for SATB a cappella
St. Monica & St. James Episcopal Church, Capitol Hill
August 10 -12, 2008 — McLean, VA
Friends of C.J. Hoh, including Paul Skevington, organ, record various works
St. Luke Catholic Church
June 28, 2008 — 8:00 p.m. — Helena, MT
Helena Choral Week Final Concert: "A 20th Century Sacred Sampler" premieres "Holy, Holy, Holy Is the Lord God of Hosts" for double SATB choirs, along with works of Martin, Thompson, Britten, Lauridsen
St. John's Lutheran Church
June 27, 2008 — 12:00 Noon — Helena, MT
Musikanten Montana Chamber Singers present concert devoted to music of Christopher J. Hoh
Myrna Loy Theater
June 2008 — Norfolk, VA
Vox Moderne, Robert Ian Winstin, conductor, records "Snow-Flakes" (Longfellow text) for chorus & celesta for ERM Media CD "Made in the Americas"
March 16, 2008 — 10:00 a.m. — Washington, DC
Palm Sunday service includes "Behold, Behold Your King" for children, SAB choir & piano
St. Monica & St. James Episcopal Church, Capitol Hill
Previous Articles:
| Reprises and Choral Connections They say one of the toughest things for a composer is to get a second performance of a new work: the excitement of the premiere is over but the piece has not yet caught on. So I'm delighted that three of my compositions have recently gotten "another chance." The ensemble Salto Vocale under Johannes Wenk chose "Agimus Tibi Gratias" from my Three Latin Prayers for their Austria-Amerika concerts this weekend. They sounded great in rehearsal and I'm sorry I won't be there. Meanwhile, in Nis, Serbia, the Akademski Hor under Suzana Kostić reprised "Ecumenical Meditation" June 1 for the observance of Emperor Constantine and unveiling of a new monument there. And contralto Solmaaz Adeli is performing selections from I Breathed A Song: Four Fireside Poems in a program for Metropolitan Museum of Art Patrons in Vienna June 25. I also have news about works (old and new) being scheduled for the 2012-13 season, but will save that for another time. Today, I'm thrilled to be in Minneapolis for the first time, renewing ties and making new friends during the Choral Connections conference of the American Composers Forum. Tomorrow is "speed dating" with conductors from Chorus America and we'll see where that leads! | Spring Blooms All the budding and blooming now (in the Northern Hemisphere) has been beautiful and rejuvenative. My contribution is "Salvation Shall Be All My Song: Six Holyoke Hymns." Celebrating this seminal American psalmodist\'s 250th birth anniversary, these arrangements present six of his tunes as choral anthems. Matt Curtis' superb, musical recordings really bring them to life, and I'm excited they will also be available at Matt's site, ChoralTracks.com. Meanwhile, April included Kerry Krebill's "Musikanten" on concert tour in Austria and Slovakia, singing some of my works. Other pieces are being performed in Philadelphia, Vienna and Washington these days as well, so it's an exciting time. I'll have to update my concert calendar... But I also have some other projects in the works, which I'll save for my next update. Here's wishing you the chance to enjoy and appreciate nature wherever you are, and I hope some good music too! |
