An Opera in Two Acts. Par BOLCOM WILLIAM. Manhattan socialite Millicent Jordan plans a lavish dinner party for visiting English nobility, unaware that her guest list abounds with people linked by business intrigues and romantic entanglements. In adapting the witty and biting depression-era play by Kaufman and Ferber, Pulitzer Prize- and Grammy-Award winning composer William Bolcom (A View from the Bridge, A Wedding) and renowned librettist Mark Campbell (Silent Night, The Shining), have created a winning opera that successfully weds American musical comedy and opera. / Opéra-opérette / Répertoire / Chant et Piano

Piano Reduction for 2 Pianos 4 Hands-A reduction for 2 Pianos 4 hands of Bolcom's Concerto for Piano and large Orchestra arranged by the composer. Commossioned by the Seattle Symphony and premiered in March 1976 with William Bolcom at the Piano.

William Bolcom's work is challenging awe-inspiring and always provocative. This substantial work commissioned by the New York City Gay Men's Chorus with a text by Bolcom's frequent librettist Arnold Weinstein is a rhythmic andincantational soundscape with dramatic contrasts of articulation rhythm and vocal range. Duration: ca. 4:00.

for Solo Violoncello-For Solo Cello. Presented in five movements Bolcom's Suite No.1 in C Minor for solo violoncello is adapted from the score for the Arthur Miller play Broken Glass used in part in the Long Wharf (New Haven CT) and Booth (New York City) Theatres in the Spring of 1994. Duration ca: 17 minutes.

Voice and Piano-The unforgettable satirical masterpiece Lime Jello Marshmallow Cottage Cheese Surprise as sung by Joan Morris and written by William Bolcom in its original arrangement for Piano and Medium voice.

The first major comprehensive collection of William Bolcom's Piano music.Contents: 'Bird Spirits' 'Conversations with Andre' 'Estela: Rag Latino' 'The Garden of Eden' 'A Little Night Fughetta' 'Lost Lady Rag' 'New York Lights' 'Night Meditations' 'Nine Bagatelles' 'Nine New Bagatelles' 'Romantic Pieces' 'Seabiscuits' 'a 60-Second Ballet' 'Spring Dances' 'Three Dance Portraits' 'Three Ghost Rags'.

Adapted from the well-known piano composition Graceful Ghost Rag here is William Bolcom's own very elegant and effective version for symphonic band. Written in a moderate ragtime tempo this work utilizes a transparentscoring style along with soloistic passages contrasted with brief soli features for various sections of the ensemble. Unique and rewarding. Dur: 4:00 (Grade 4)

The Mask is a cycle of five poems by various authors set to music and arranged for SATB chorus and piano accompaniment. Composed in 1990 by William Bolcom these settings present a challenge to both the choir and the pianist. Available: SATB.

Medium Voice and Piano-Medium Voice and Piano. This collection of 5 art songs comes from Ancient Greek poetry. The music was written by William Bolcom and the poems were translated into English by Arnold Weinstein. Songs: On a Statue of a Runner · Unlucky Eutichus · An Encaustic Painting · Timomarchus's Picture of Medea in Rome · Praxiteles' Aphrodite.

With relentless energy and a driving pulse the Finale from William Bolcom's Fifth Symphony lends itself quite naturally to an interpretation for the contemporary percussion ensemble. Impressive!

Commissioned by the Friends of Today's Music program of the Music Teachers' Association of California this publication is a great follow-up to Bolcom's previous work Nine Bagatelles (00294028). Includes notes from the composer for each selection.