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Bay Area Performances


Bay Area Performances

PIANO QUARTET IN D MINOR – for Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola & Pianoforte
Premiere Performance: March 1996
Palo Alto High School Auditorium Palo Alto, CA
Performed by Teresa Merchant, Mary Driscoll,
Cynthia de Lamar & B.J. Floersheim.

SINFONETTA IN D MAJOR (1st Mov) – for String Orchestra
Premiere Performance:
Spangenburg Auditorium - Palo Alto, CA
Performed by The All-City Orchestra of PAUSD,
Mary Driscoll Conducting

PIZZICATO TIME – for String Orchestra
Premiere Performance:
Spangenburg Auditorium - Palo Alto, CA
Performed by The District Festival Orchestra of PAUSD,
Mary Driscoll Conducting

THE SALAMANDER RAG – for Small Orchestra
Premiere Performance: March 1997
Palo Alto High School Auditorium - Palo Alto, CA
Performed by Members of the
Palo Alto Unified School District Music Faculty

ANONYMOUSE – A Cat and Mouse Poetic Narration set to Music
Music by Daniel Leo Simpson
Text by R. Scott Penza
Commissioned by the Palo Alto Foundation For Education
Premiere Performance: March 1998
Palo Alto High School Auditorium - Palo Alto, CA
Performed by Members of the
Palo Alto Unified School District Music Faculty and Student Scholorship Recipients.
Narated by Al ________

PIANO TRIO IN Bb – for Violin, Viola & Pianoforte
Premiere Performance: March 1998
Palo Alto High School Auditorium - Palo Alto, CA
Performed by Mary Simpson, The Composer, and Luba Kardonchic.

SOLILOQUY – for Solo Violin & Pianoforte
Premiere Performance: March 1999
Palo Alto High School Auditorium - Palo Alto, CA
Performed by Mary Simpson, and Luba Kardonchic.

POÉME - for Violoncello & Orchestra
Commissioned by the El Camino Youth Symphony
Premiere Performance: March 21,1999
Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts
Performed by the El Camino Symphony Youth Symphony,
Dr. Camilla Kolchinsky Conducting
Featuring World-renowned Cellist Dr. Michail Gelfandbein as Soloist

BERCEUSE - for Solo Violin & Piano
Premiere Performance: March 1999
Jordan Middle School- Palo Alto, CA
Performed by Andrew & Luba Kardonchic

SOLILOQUY - for Two Cellos & String Orchestra
May 31, 2000
J.L. Stanford Middle School - Palo Alto, CA
Soloists April Dinwiddie & Shimon Kolkowitz

TOAD PIZZA - for Flute, Clarinet & Bassoon
Premiere Performance: June 10, 2000
Palo Alto Cultural Center - Palo Alto, CA
Performed by Diana Tucker-Flute, Michael Kimbell-Clarinet,
Kathleen Johannessen-Bassoon

SOLILOQUY - for Solo Violin & Piano
June 17, 2000
Jewish Community Center - Palo Alto, CA
Performed by Anat Kardontchik, soloist

POLONAISE in D minor - for Piano 4 Hands
Premiere Performance: October 26, 2000
The Palo Alto Two Piano Club, Portola Valley, CA
Performed by Marge Cassingham and Helen Price

BERCEUSE - for Soprano Voice and Pianoforte accompaniment
November 11, 2000
Palo Alto Cultural Center - Palo Alto, CA


SOUVENIR OF SALZBURG - Concerto for Pianoforte & String Orchestra
Premiere Performance: May 24, 2001
Spangenberg Theater, Gunn High School, Palo Alto, CA
Performed by the Gunn High School String Orchestra
Susan Macy, Director; Chris Chung, Piano

SOUVENIR OF SALZBURG - Concerto for Pianoforte & String Orchestra
Premiere Performance: June 6, 2001
(This Orchestra actually premiered the first rehearsal of the piece)
Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle School, Palo Alto, CA
Performed by the Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle School String Orchestra
Mary Simpson, Director; Julian Habdank-Kolaczkowski, Piano

SOUVENIR OF SALZBURG - Concerto for Pianoforte & String Orchestra
Premiere Performance: June 5, 2002
Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle School, Palo Alto, CA
Performed by the JLS Middle School String Orchestra
Mary Simpson, Director; Alexandra Makarova, Piano

FLORENCE'S FAREWELL - Arco Bass & String Orchestra
Premiere Performance: June 5, 2002
Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle School, Palo Alto, CA
Mary Simpson, Director; Florence Mcgee,Soloist

SOUVENIR OF SALZBURG - Piano & String Orchestra
March 2003
Spangenburg Theatre, CA
Mikail Gelfenbein Conductor;








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