Judith Lang Zaimont's "Growler" for Wind Orchestra" To Be Performed by Florida State University Symphonic Band - February 4 Concert Part of FSU Festival of New Music New York, NY - Judith Lang Zaimont's "Growler" for wind orchestra" will be presented by the Florida State University Symphonic Band, Richard Clary, Conductor, on Friday, February 4, 2005 - 4 PM at Opperman Music Hall, Copeland Street on the FSU campus, Tallahassee, Florida. Other composers whose works will be presented on this concert include Daniel Godfrey, Mark Kilstofte, James Barry and Scott McAllister. This concert is free and open to the public and will be the fourth of eight concerts that FSU School of Music is presenting from February 3 through 5 as part of their Twelfth Biennial Festival of New Music. For more about the other concerts, contact the FSU School of Music at 850-644-3424 or visit them online at http://www.music.fsu.edu/Theory/newmusicfest05.html. Judith Lang Zaimont's "Growler" for wind orchestra, is the first movement of her Symphony for Wind Orchestra in Three Scenes, the other two movements being "Dreamz" and "Tattoo." Commissioned in 2003 to honor the Centennial of the School of Music at the University of Minnesota, for the university's Wind Ensemble, Professor Craig Kirchhoff, conductor, the work has been described as follows - "Inside six brief minutes a seething, inflected wall of sound appears, evaporates, chases itself round and round, and then rebuilds two more times. In between these brutal walls the percussion section first marches past and later on wildly drums in two sharply designed solo turns. Low instruments, and swirling, muscular harmonies predominate." Judith Lang Zaimont is internationally recognized for her distinctive style, characterized by its expressive strength and dynamism. Most recently she has been Featured Composer for the National Federation of Music Clubs, Commissioned Composer of the California Music Teachers Association, Commissioned Composer for the International San Antonio Piano Competition, and recipient of an Aaron Copland Award. Her music is widely performed throughout the U.S. and Europe and has been recorded for the Koch International Classics, Arabesque, Milken Family Foundation, Albany, Jeanne, Leonarda, Northeastern, and 4Tay labels. Ms. Zaimont was awarded First Prize in the international 1995 McCollin Competition for Composers (for "Symphony No. 1", performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1996). Her biography is found in most standard reference works (e.g., New Grove's), and she is the subject both of individual chapters in specialist volumes and major articles in professional journals, including Clavier and Chamber Music magazine, the latter of which can be read at http://www.jamesarts.com/releases/dec03/JLZ_121903.htm. An Electronic Dialogues interview with Ms. Zaimont can be read at Sequenza 21 - http://www.sequenza21.com/Zaimont.html. Her music also appears on two Best of the 20th Century lists (Chamber Music America; Piano & Keyboard Magazine). More information about Ms. Zaimont, including sound clips of many of her compositions, is available at her website http://www.jzaimont.com/. She is represented by Jeffrey James Arts Consulting, who can be contacted at 516-797-9166 or at [log in to unmask] Jeffrey James Arts Consulting Tel/Fax: 516-797-9166 Website: http://www.jamesarts.com