Dan Locklair's Freedom to be Premiered Throughout Northeast U.S.  by New
York City Gay Mens Chorus - Performances in Washington, D.C., Boston and
New York

Dan Locklair's Freedom for TTBB chorus and piano will receive its World
Premiere performances by the New York City Gay Men's Chorus on Saturday,
March 24, 8 PM at Linser Auditorium in Washington, D.C., at Boston's
Symphony Hall on Saturday, March 31, 3 PM and on Monday, April 2, 8 PM
at Carnegie Hall.  The NYCGMC will be joined at Carnegie Hall by the
Washington Gay Men's Chorus.

This new work, commissioned by the New York City Gay Men's Chorus, is based
on Maya Angelou's poem "Equality".

The music of internationally recognized composer Dan Locklair is influenced
by a wide variety of traditions, ranging from Medieval to modern music.
The works of Benjamin Britten and Aaron Copland have had a significant
impact on his writing.  His music has been performed throughout Europe and
North America by many major orchestras, choral groups, chamber ensembles
and soloists.  Several of these works have received major awards, including
the 1989 Barlow International Competition Award for changing perceptions &
Epitaph and the 1996 American Guild of Organists Composer of the Year
Award.  He is currently Professor of Music and Composer -in-Residence at
Winston-Salem's Wake Forest University.  Dan Locklair's website is located
at http://www.wfu.edu/~locklair.

For more information about the New York Gay Men's Chorus, please visit
their website at http://www.nycgmc.org.

Dan Locklair is represented by Jeffrey James Arts Consulting -
516-797-9166, or [log in to unmask], to whom inquiries about his
music can be directed.

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