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REGIONAL CONFERENCE TO FEATURE WORK
On March 25, 2010, Brandon Hendrix's Landscapes for solo piano will be performed at Kansas State University in Manhattan as part of the Society of Composers, Inc. Region VI Conference. The performer of the work, pianist Slawomir Dobrzanski, is a graduate of the prestigious Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw and currently serves on the faculty of Kansas State University. Click here for more information on the conference.PERFORMANCE AT NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Brandon Hendrix's Brass Quintet was performed on March 5, 2010 at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia as part of the Society of Composers, Inc. National Student Conference. The two-day, five-concert event featured composers from all over the United States, including a keynote address given by Frank Oteri, the editor of the American Music Center's Webzine, NEWMUSICBOX.INCLUSION AT NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL
Brandon Hendrix's Bahrah for percussion quartet was performed on February 4, 2010 as part of the 2nd Annual New Music Festival at the University of Alabama in Huntsville (click here for photo – .jpg, 69 kb). Fifteen composers from across the country were represented in a one-day, three-concert event. Joseph Schwantner, recipient of the 1979 Pulitzer Prize, served as Composer-in-Residence for the festival. Read the Huntsville Times newspaper article here.REVIEW IN PERCUSSIVE NOTES
Brandon Hendrix's Bahrah for percussion quartet was reviewed in the January 2010 issue of Percussive Notes, the bi-monthly journal of the Percussive Arts Society (PAS). The author,
F. Michael Combs, praised the work for its “wealth of ideas” and “ferocious ending.” Combs is the Principal Timpanist for the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra in Knoxville, Tennessee, a former professor at the University of Tennessee, and a composer with several published percussion works. Click here (pdf, 93.2 kb) to view the article.PUBLICATION BY IMAGINE MUSIC PUBLISHING
Brandon Hendrix's The Rise of the Incans for concert band was released in December of 2009 by Imagine Music Publishing. The publication was a result of the Pathways Band Composition Competition, a nationwide call for level 1-4 band scores. Located in historic Medina, New York, Imagine Music Publishing offers high-quality music for band, orchestra, choir, marching band, chamber ensembles, and soloists.PUBLICATION BY HONEYROCK
HoneyRock Publications released Brandon Hendrix's Bahrah for percussion quartet in August of 2009. Since 1992, HoneyRock has been devoted to publishing a broad range of high quality percussion literature.
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RECOGNITION IN PLAYBACK MAGAZINE
Playback, the official magazine of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP), recognized the performance of Brandon Hendrix's Quintet for Winds in their spring 2009 issue (online edition). The work was performed on February 28, 2009 at the Society of Composers, Inc. Region VI Conference at Oklahoma City University. The article can be viewed online here.
PERFORMANCE FOLLOWING NATIONWIDE COMPETITION
The Holcomb High School Band, under the direction of Paul White, performed The Rise of the Incans in Holcomb, Kansas on May 12, 2009. The performance was a result of the Pathways Band Composition Competition, a nationwide call for level 1-4 band scores.
RECOGNITION IN PLAYBACK MAGAZINE
Playback, the official magazine of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP), recognized the performance of Brandon Hendrix's Bahrah for percussion quartet in their summer 2008 issue (print and online editions). The work was performed on February 23, 2008 at the Society of Composers, Inc. National Conference at Georgia State University in Atlanta. The article can be viewed online here.
REVIEW OF PERFORMANCE
Brandon Hendrix's Bahrah for percussion quartet was performed on February 23, 2008 at the Society of Composers, Inc. National Conference at Georgia State University in Atlanta. Click here (pdf, 664 kb) and go to p. 5 for a review of the work, as well as reviews of other works from the conference.
RADIO BROADCAST
Brandon Hendrix's Bahrah for percussion quartet was aired on WOBC 91.5 FM in Oberlin, Ohio on February 20, 2008. WOBC serves as the musical voice of Oberlin College.
PERFORMANCES AT QUEENS COLLEGE
Brandon Hendrix's Brass Quintet was performed at the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College in Flushing, New York on November 15, 2007 as part of the Society of Composers, Inc. Region II Conference. It was also performed on December 11, 2007 as part of a Queens College Brass Ensemble concert.
PERFORMANCE BY STONE FORT WIND QUINTET
On October 31, 2007, the Stone Fort Wind Quintet performed Brandon Hendrix's Quintet for Winds as part of a concert titled “Old and New,” featuring composers of the past and present. The Stone Fort Wind Quintet is the resident woodwind quintet at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. The complete news release can be found here.
WORK CHOSEN AS THEME MUSIC
On September 1, 2007, Brandon Hendrix's Fanfare for brass quintet aired for the first time as the recurring theme music for “Music from UT,” a radio program on KMFA Classical 89.5 FM in Austin, Texas. The show airs weekly and highlights the most exceptional live and local performances at the University of Texas at Austin. To hear the broadcast, simply tune-in to “Music from UT” any Saturday at 8pm CST. The broadcast is streamed live over the internet as well; simply click here at the aforementioned time and choose a streaming method from one of the two provided options. This honor was also mentioned in the University of Texas School of Music's publication Words of Note in the spring of 2008.
HENDRIX RECEIVES GRANT
In May of 2007, Brandon Hendrix was awarded a grant from the John Anson Kittredge Educational Fund. This fund awards grants to artists and scholars for travel to conferences, research, and other artistic scholarly projects. The award was given to Hendrix because of his performances throughout the United States, including Arizona, Tennessee, Iowa, Missouri, Georgia, Illinois, and New York. Hendrix was recognized on October 18, 2007 in OnCampus, an online newsletter used to publicize the accomplishments of the University of Texas at Austin. The article can be viewed online here.
PREMIERE BY QUINTET ATTACCA
Quintet Attacca, the resident woodwind quintet at Lake Forest College in Lake Forest, Illinois and winner of the 2002 Grand Prize at the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, premiered Brandon Hendrix's Quintet for Winds on April 15, 2007 after a nationwide call for scores. Quintet Attacca is one of Chicago's most dynamic chamber ensembles, and is one of only two wind quintets in the 34-year history of the Fischoff Competition to have received the Grand Prize.
REVIEW OF PERFORMANCE
Brandon Hendrix's Anniversary Portrait for trumpet and piano was performed on February 24, 2007 at the Society of Composers, Inc. Region VI Conference at Clarke College in Dubuque, Iowa. Click here (pdf, 3.9 mb) and go to p. 7 for a review of the work, as well as reviews of other works from the conference.
REGIONAL PREMIERE
Adam Hayes, Artist-in-Residence and Professor of Trumpet at Berry College in Rome, Georgia, performed Brandon Hendrix's Anniversary Portrait for trumpet and piano on February 22, 2007 at North Georgia College & State University in Dahlonega.
PREMIERE BY CENTRAL BRASS QUINTET
The Central Brass Quintet, the resident brass quintet at the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, premiered Brandon Hendrix's Brass Quintet on February 10, 2007 as part of the Society of Composers, Inc. Region VI Conference.
HENDRIX APPOINTED ASSISTANT EDITOR
Brandon Hendrix was named the Assistant Editor of the Society of Composers, Inc. official newsletter in February of 2007. To read the news release in his first issue, click here (pdf,
4 mb).
PERFORMANCE AT NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Brandon Hendrix's String Quartet was performed on October 13, 2006 at the Society of Composers, Inc. National Student Conference at Arizona State University in Tempe.
COMPOSITION WINS AWARD
Brandon Hendrix's Legend for viola and piano was awarded the best composition for an intermediate-level player as part of the University of Texas Solo String Music Competition in 2005. This award was mentioned in the University of Texas School of Music's publication Words of Note in the fall of 2006.
PREMIERE OF WORKS FOR BAND
On May 12, 2005, the Bridge Creek Bands of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma premiered Brandon Hendrix's The Rise of the Incans and Triumphant Overture under the direction of Carissa Hendrix.
ORCHESTRAL PREMIERE
Brandon Hendrix's Caricature was premiered by the University of Oklahoma Symphony Orchestra on February 13, 2004, under the direction of Gene Moon. The concert also featured Brahms' Violin Concerto (op. 77) and Debussy's La Mer.