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Music of Tomas Svoboda
(Website Additions - Current Activities)
# = Added or updated today
Aug. 10, 2010 RADIO BROADCASTS: discovered this week.

# WICR-FM (Indianapolis, IN)
Mar. 30, 2010
TRIO (van Gogh) for Violin, Cello & Piano, Op. 116
(from Piano Trios CD.)

# WQXR-FM (New York, NY)
Aug. 1, 2010
SYMPHONY No. 1 (of Nature), for Orchestra, Op. 20
(from Orchestra Works CD.)


SELECTED PERFORMANCES (2009-2010)

OVERTURE OF THE SEASON, for Orchestra,
Op. 89

Performers: Maryland Symphony Orchestra
Oct. 9th, 10th & 11th 2009
Conductor: Elizabeth Schulze
Additional information can be found here.

CONCERTO for 2 Violins and Strings, Op. 191
(70th Birthday Celebration Concert of Tomas Svoboda)
Date: Nov. 9, 2009 [7:30 PM]
Performers: Dvorak Chamber Orchestra
Conductor: Jaroslav Vodnansky
Soloists: Pavel Hula & Lucie Sedlakova Hulova (violins)
Location: Prague, Czech Republic
Venue: Atrium in Zizkove

NINE ETUDES in Fugue Style, Vol 1, Op. 44
Date: Nov. 20, 2009 [8 PM]
Performer: Nicole Kim
Location: Seattle, WA
Venue: Daniels Recital Hall
For artist bio and ticket information, visit BPT USA.

TRIO for Flute, Oboe & Bassoon, Op.97
Performers: The Weiss Family Woodwinds
[ Dawn Weiss, David Weiss, Abraham Weiss ]
Date: Sat., April. 3, 2010 [8PM]
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Venue: Alfred Newman Recital Hall;
Univ. Park Campus; University of Southern Calif.
Additional information can be found here.

MIGRATING MESSAGE for Xylophone & Tape,
Op.195
Venue: "Beijing Modern Music Festival"
Performer: Mark Goodenberger, soloist (Third Angle New Music Ensemble)
Date: Fri., May 28, 2010
Location: Beijing, China
Additional information at Third Angle website.


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.


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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