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Music of Tomas Svoboda
(Website Additions - Current Activities)
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Jan. 20, 2012 WORLD PREMIERE PERFORMANCE:

# TWO CANONS for 14 Pianos
Date: Sat. Jan. 21, 2012 [3PM & 7PM]
Concert Presenter: Cascadia Composers
Concert Title: Bang on a Canon!
Venue: Sherman-Clay Moe's Pianos
Location: 131 NW 13th Aveenue, Portland, OR 97209
Google Map: here.
Concert Details at: Oregon Music News.
Additiional information at: Cascadia Composers.


AUDIO SAMPLES: There are now 260 audio samples of Tomas Svoboda's music on this website.

SHEET MUSIC SAMPLES: There are now 900+ pages of sample sheet music on this website. Additional audio clips and pages of sheet music will be added for those compositions not yet having them.

SHIPPING POLICY: FREE SHIPPING now available for all orders over $20.00 (U.S. retail sales only). Choose "Media Mail" when ordering.


Dec. 23, 2011 NEW RECORDINGS:

Belgique CD

SONATA for Viola & Piano, Op. 36
Performers: Joël Belgique (vla.) & Tomas Svoboda (pno.)
CD Title: Mid-Century Modern: Four Sonatas for Viola and Piano
Record Label: Joël Belgique
Additiional information & audio samples at: CD Baby.



Zuzannah L'ark CD

Božena Němcová Pohádky
Narration of a Czech folktale "O Slunečníku, Měsíčníku a Větrníku" by Božena Němcová.

Performers: Zuzannah L'ark (narrator) with music by Tomas Svoboda (pno.)
(Music from "Children's Treasure Box, Vols. 1-4")
CD Title: Božena Němcová Pohádky
Record Label: Zuzannah L'ark
Additiional information & audio samples at: CD Baby.


Jan. 28, 2011 PERFORMANCES:

AGNIESZKA LASKA DANCERS (Portland, OR)
Event: Fertile Ground Festival
Showcase Series: Dance Coalition of Oregon presents:
   "Botanical Madness"
Selected Music: "Nine Etudes in Fugue Style (Vol.II),
     Op. 98 (movts. 15 & 16)"
Choreographed by: Agnieszka Laska
Date: Jan. 29, 2011 (8PM)
Venue: Polaris' Groovin' Greenhouse
Location: Portland, OR


Nov. 14, 2010 PERFORMANCES:

MTAC CONTEMPORARY MUSIC FESTIVAL
    (Music Teachers Association of California))
Date: Nov. 14, 2010
Location: Los Angeles Valley College
Students of Nobuyo Nishizaka

SUITE for Piano, 4-hands, Op. 124 (1st mov.)
    (Claire Diaz and Hannah Reynoso)
SONATA for Two Pianos, Op. 55 (3rd mov.)
    (Eri Wong and Tabitha Reynoso)
AUTUMN for Piano, Op. 110a (1st mov.)
    (Sabrina Tsoi)
SUITE for Piano, 4-hands, Op. 124 (3rd mov.)
    (Ayaka Omoto and Nicole Feng)
FOUR WALZES for Piano, Op. 68 (1st mov.)
    (Rintaroh Shima)

Nov. 11, 2010 WORLD PREMIERE:

STRING QUARTET No. 11
Performers: Third Angle Ensemble
Date: Nov. 11th & 12th, 2010
Location: Portland, OR
Venue: Lincoln Recital Hall; Portland State University

Nov, 5, 2010 PERFORMANCES:

BRASS QUINTET, Op. 112
    (The Oregon Brass Quintet)
SUMMER FRAGMENTS for Sopr. & Piano, Op. 139
    (Tomas Svoboda, pno.; Nancy Wood, sopr.)
CHILDREN'S TREASURE BOX (Vol. 5), Op. 199a
    (Tomas Svoboda, pno.)

Concert Series: Cherry Blossom Musical Arts
Program: "Art Music Live in the 21st Century"
Date: Nov. 5, 2010
Location: Eugene, OR


Oct. 16, 2009 FEATURE ARTICLE on Tomas Svoboda (with audio)

OREGON MUSIC NEWS
Date of Publication: Oct. 16, 2009
Title: "Tomas Svoboda: Retired? Hardly!"
Writer: James Bash
To read article, visit Oregon Music News.

Aug. 5, 2007 PUBLISHED ARTICLE:

THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN
Date: Aug. 5, 2007
Title: "What's age got to do with it? Music in the key of time."
Author: David Stabler [The Oregonian Staff]
Subject matter: A look at the concept of "late style" artistic endeavors in general, with a focus on two of Oregon's musical elder statemen, Tomas Svoboda and David Schiff.

July 27, 2007 CD RECORDING REVIEW:

Sequenza21 reviews Tomas Svoboda's new Children's Treasure Box CD recording. Full review of CD at Sequenza21.com.

"These are fun little pieces that will engage and entertain young beginners...and I think there is charm and wit for any level of pianist."

"...any piano educator should have these pieces in their bag for their students."
[Jay Batzner]


WEBSITE UPDATE:

Created 410 new webpages containing 894 pages of sheet music in the GIF format. Faster page loads, plus Adobe Acrobat Reader no longer needed to view music samples. PDF files, however, have been retained for use in printing or downloading music samples for offline perusal.

Feb. 20, 2007 WEBSITE UPDATE:

Added new CD recording by Mitsuki Dazai:

Koto CD

Autumn - Music for solo Koto

...to the Recordings (Discography) webpage, with a link to the CD's own page, which now contains mp3 audio clips of Tomas Svoboda's AUTUMN for Koto, Op. 110.


Year 2006 Oregon Public Broadcasting program Oregon Art Beat, features a video profile on Tomas Svoboda and his music. View this video on the OPB-TV website.


Nov. 30, 2006 SHEET MUSIC SAMPLES: added more sample pages of music:

THREE FUGHETTAS for Piano, 4-hand, Op. 12 (1956)
BAROQUE QUINTET, Op. 37 (1962)
LEGACY for Brass Septet, Op. 133 (1962)
PRELUDE & FUGUE for String Quartet, Op. 5 (1954-1986)
PROLOGUE for Clarinet, Harpsichord & Percussion, Op. 61
SONATA for Violin & Piano, Op. 73 (violin part)
CHORALE in E flat for Piano Quintet, Op. 118
SYMPHONY No. 6 for Clarinet & Orch., Op. 137 (clarinet part)

Oct. 27, 2006 NEW PUBLICATIONS: Nine additional works now available; 198 pages of score; 102 pages of performance parts:

BALLADE for Bassoon & Piano, Op. 35
BAROQUE QUINTET for Fl., Ob., Clar., Cello & Pno, Op. 37
BENEDICTUS for Piano, Op. 162
CLASSICAL SONATINE for Oboe & Piano, Op. 28
FUGUE in c-minor on a Theme by Bach, for Piano, Op. 9
FUGUE in d-minor (on Bulgarian National Anthem), Op. 17
DREAMS OF A DANCER, for Flute, Clarinet & Piano, Op. 164
SONATA for Clarinet & Piano, Op. 167
TROIKA in Taiga, for Piano, Op. 21


Oct. 5, 2006 AUDIO SAMPLES: added audio clips of:

STRING QUARTET No. 1, Op. 29 (1961)
STRING QUARTET No. 2, Op. 151 (1996)
from the upcoming "String Quartets - Nos. 1-4" CD.

CONCERTO No. 1 for Piano & Orchestra,, Op. 71
CONCERTO No. 2 for Piano & Orchestra,, Op. 134
from the "Piano Concertos" CD.

OVERTURE OF THE SEASON, Op. 89
CONCERTO for Marimba & Orchestra, Op. 148
SYMPHONY No. 1 (of Nature) for Orchestra, Op. 20
from the "Orchestral Works" CD.

June 24, 2006 AUDIO CLIPS: 51 sample mp3 audio clips from Tomas Svoboda's upcoming CD recording of his "Children's Treasure Box", four-volume piano series, have been posted on the Piano Works and Audio Clips webpages. Additional sample sheet music will be posted, as well.

April 6, 2006
OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING (TV): Featured profile of Tomas Svoboda on television program "Oregon Art Beat."
Jan. 7, 2004
Sequenza21.COM: lists Oregon Symphony's "Tomas Svoboda - Orchestral Works" CD as one of their "favorite" CD's of 2003.

To see complete list: visit Sequenza21.com homepage. Look for "Duane's Favorite's 2003".
Dec. 4, 2003 GRAMMY AWARD NOMINATION (2003):
CONCERTO for Marimba & Orchestra, Op.148
"Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance With Orchestra"
James DePreist, cond.; Niel DePonte, marimba; Oregon Symphony [ Albany Records ]
Visit Orchestral Works CD recording webpage.
Nov. 10, 2003
CD Reviews: Sequenza21.com" review of Oregon Symphony "Tomas Svoboda - Orchestra Works" CD.

"Amazon.com" customer review of the Oregon Symphony "Tomas Svoboda - Orchestra Works" CD.
July 6, 2003
Boston Symphony Orchestra: Tanglewood; "Overture of the Season, Op. 89" performance; James DePreist, cond.
Feb. 9, 2003
Radio Broadcast: "Radio New Zealand" airs entire "Nine Etudes in Fugue Style (Vols. 1 & ) for piano" CD.
Dec. 5, 2002
CD Review: Andante.com: reviews 4 different "All-Svoboda" CDs.



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