Lawrence Dillon's "Amadeus ex machina" To Receive Russian Premiere with
St.  Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic - March 20 Performance at Shuvalovsky
Palace

Lawrence Dillon's "Amadeus ex machina" will be given its Russian
Premiere by the St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic under their Music
Director Jeffery Meyer on Sunday, March 20 - 7:00 PM in the spectacular
Shuvalovsky Palace on the city's Fontanka River.

The concert will also include Alexander Tcherepnin's Chamber Concerto,
Timofey Buzina's Shaman Suite, Sergei Slonimsky's Symphony No. 8 and
Samuel Barber's Violin Concerto, with guest soloist Anastasia Khitruk.

Premiered by the Carolina Chamber Symphony in 2002, Amadeus ex machina
has already gone on to international recognition, winning a special
commendation from the Masterprize Panel in London and serving as
contemporary competition piece for the Vakhtang Jordania International
Conducting Competition in Kharkov, Ukraine.  It has also been performed
by the Louisville Orchestra and the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra.  The
composer has described the work as "a whimsical re-imagining of Mozart's
40th symphony from the perspective of a sophisticated - but somewhat
disoriented - machine." Read his complete program note and view score
excerpts at http://www.lawrencedillon.com/amadeus.php.

Hailed by the Louisville Courier-Journal for his "compelling, innate
soulfulness," Lawrence Dillon has produced an extensive body of work
characterized by a keen sensitivity to color and a mastery of traditional
forms.  A student of Vincent Persichetti, Milton Babbitt, Elliott Carter,
David Diamond, and Roger Sessions, Dillon became at the age of 26 the
youngest composer to earn a doctorate at the Juilliard School (1985),
also winning the Gretchaninoff Prize and an ASCAP Young Composers Award.
Currently Composer-in-Residence at the North Carolina School for the
Arts, Dillon holds residencies at numerous summer festivals, and has
been awarded grants from the American Music Center and National Endowment
for the Arts, among others.  His works have received special commendation
from the 2003 Masterprize of London, been chosen for the 2002 Jordania
International Conducting Competition in Kharkov, Ukraine and been performed
and broadcast throughout the Americas and Europe.  His music is on Albany
("Chamber Music by Lawrence Dillon" -
http://www.jamesarts.com/releases/july02/LD_cd.htm), Channel Crossings,
and CRS.  Read his latest Cadenza Newsletter online at
http://www.jamesarts.com/releases/oct04/LD_nws_100704.htm and visit his
website at http://www.lawrencedillon.com/.

He is represented by Jeffrey James Arts Consulting - 516-797-9166 - phone
and fax, to whom inquiries about his music can be directed.

The St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic and their Music Director Jeffery
Meyer promote cultural exchange and understanding, and the integration
of the repertoire of our time into the standard repertoire of the concert
hall.  It provides high-quality performance opportunities for local
Russian musicians as well as insights into less familiar music, and
up-and-coming soloists and composers with performance opportunities
in Russia and links to the extraordinary Russian musical culture.  By
employing contemporary and innovative programming ideas, the orchestra
provides audiences in St.  Petersburg with a unique concert experience
that is otherwise not available in the area.  Visit them online at
http://www.st-pcp.org/.

Jeffrey James Arts Consulting
Tel/Fax: 516-797-9166
Website: http://www.jamesarts.com