THE FACE, Donald Crockett’s new chamber opera, premieres in Los Angeles and Boston to Critical Acclaim.

The music is a treasure chest of sounds, intimate effects and bursts of lyrical beauty which sometimes provide background and often participate in the musical dialogue; the book delivers poetry that travels along synapses of the English language directly into private recesses of the heart. The production has a great sense of physical proportion and uses its simple set of materials even on a sparse stage to very great effect. — Huffington Post

More information at http://www.thefaceopera.com.

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  • The Face — rehearsal
  • The Face — rehearsal
  • The Face — rehearsal
  • The Face — rehearsal
  • The Face — rehearsal
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News

Premiere of Dance Concerto April 20 in Washington, D.C.

The 21st Century Consort, under the direction of Christopher Kendall, will present the world premiere of Donald Crockett's new Dance Concerto for Clarinet/Bass Clarinet and Eight Instruments.  Paul Cigan is the soloist in the concert at the Smithsonian American Art Museum.  The concert is at 5pm.

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American Academy of Arts and Letters Awards Ceremony |
May 15, 2013

American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City

Donald Crockett will receive an Arts and Letters Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters for exceptional artistic achievement as a composer. 

Bennington Chamber Music Conference |
July 28-August 18, 2013

Bennington College, Vermont

Donald Crockett will return to the Bennington Chamber Music Conference as Senior Composer-in-Residence, where he will work with Resident Composers Caroline Mallonee, Jeffrey Mumford and John Fitz Rogers, composition fellows, conference faculty and participants in the Composers' Forum activities.