Haskell Small Wins Marin Ballet Dance Score Competition and American
Composers Forum Grant for New Mount Vernon Chamber Orchestra Work

Haskell Small's Trio for Flute, Violincello and Piano has been named the
winner of the Marin Ballet Dance Score Competition.

The trio, published by Brixton Publishing, was selected by the competition
judges and has served as the inspiration for Marin Ballet choreographer
Cynthia Pepper's new work, titled "Babes" - a multi-generational piece
based on the relationships of sisters, aunts and girlfriends.  David
Shepard, Music Director of the Marin Ballet, stated, "The purpose of this
competition was to create an opportunity for contemporary composers and
choreographers to collaborate; to foster a new language in dance by
introducing choreographers to cutting-edge sound."

Haskell Small, who is also a renowned pianist, has recorded the work for
the Northeastern label along with flutist Virginia Nanzetta and cellist
Douglas Wolters.

Mr. Small has also been awarded a grant by The American Composers Forum
to work with the Mount Vernon Chamber Orchestra of Virginia and students
at Mt.  Vernon's Hunt Elementary School to create a complete musical
production.  The students will work with Mr.  Small to create a story and
develop musical themes to enhance the works theatricality.  The composition
will be performed in its final form by the Mount Vernon Chamber Orchestra.
This project is part of the business partnership between the Mount Vernon
Chamber Orchestra Association and the school.

This project fits in nicely with Ongaku Records recent release of Once
Upon a Time - Children's Tales for Piano and Narrator, with Mr. Small on
piano, joined by narrator Robert Aubry Davis.  Selections on the disk
include Poulenc's The Story of Babar, Richard Wilson's A Child's London,
Soulima Stravinsky's Three Fairy Tales and Henry Barraud's Histoires pour
les Enfants.  The Washington Post has described this collection as "an
imaginative recording...There is a sophistication in this material and
performance that will appeal to adults as much as to the children.."

Haskell Small's compositions have been commissioned and performed by the
National Chamber Orchestra, the Washington Performing Arts Society, the
Three Rivers Piano Competition, the Paul Hill Chorale, the Washington
Ballet and the Amadeus Orchestra.

As a pianist, Mr. Small has performed at Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall,
Columbia University's Miller Theater, the Kennedy Center, the National
Gallery, Wolf Trap Farm, and the Spoleto Festival.

For more information about Haskell Small, visit his website at
www.jamesarts.com/h-small/, or contact Jeffrey James Arts Consulting at
516-797-9166 - phone and fax, or [log in to unmask]

Jeffrey James