Welcome to The 2006 Delian Suite web page!
By visiting the following links, you can listen to mp3s of each
composer's musical contribution, read program notes, and view images
evoking each movement of this international creative collaboration by
members of the Delian Society. You will also find links to the
composers enabling you to acquire free PDF files of each movement.
- Carlos Caicedo (Carabobo, Venezuela): "Poema"
- Jean Chatillon (Québec, Canada): "La dame blanche"
- Sheila Firestone (Florida, USA): Ezekiel XXXVII
- Joseph Dillon Ford (Florida, USA): Requiem in tempore belli
- Edward Gold (New York, USA): "Glee — Ghosts"
- John Graham (Montana, USA): "Prysm"
- Kevin Marshall (California, USA): "Bach's Ghost"
- Thomas Matyas (New York, USA): "From the Tomb of Marcus Statius Chilo"
- Warren Park (Minnesota, USA): "Gargoyles"
- David Solomons (Manchester, United Kingdom): "The Door"
The Delian Suite was composed just
before and during the 2006 Delian Games, held annually in the month of
May by the Delian Society. All composer members of the DS, whether
professional or amateur, were eligible to participate in this
noncompetitive collaborative project. Each was asked to create a short
work of his/her choice based on the overall theme of "Spooks, Spirits,
and Sprites." It was understood in advance that the movements could be
performed individually or combined to form a suite, such that the
choice of movements and the order in which they are performed is left
entirely to the players (or, in the case of those who visit this web
page, to the listeners). All those contributing to the project display
a gold 2006 Delian Games medallion on their web pages in acknowledgment
of the Society's appreciation for their creative gifts.
We hope you enjoy our music, and that if you
or one of your colleagues or students performs our work, that you will
contact us at the e-mail address below with the news. If you are
interested in commissioning any of our composers for new works, feel
free to contact her/him directly. You may also post a message to
him/her by using the Society's e-mail link at the bottom of the Delian
Suite II web pages.
To learn more about the Delian Society:
The Delian Society
The Delian Society Roster
The Delian Society Honors
Ye New Music Fayre (2008)
The Delian Society Pantheon
The Delian Society Manifesto
The Delian Suite No. I (2005)
The Delian Suite No. 2 (2006)
The Delian Suite No. 3 (2007)
The Order of the Cynthian Palm
"The Colors of Peace" Movement
The Delian Society Resources Page
Nu Mu[sic!] Unlimited Festival 2006
Nu Mu[sic!] Unlimited Festival 2007
The Delian Society Composers' Scores
The Delian Society Cabinet of Seals and Medals
The Delian Society Keyboard Scores (free for Members)
The
views expressed in this document, elsewhere on the Delian Society web
pages, and by individual members of the Delian Society are not
necessarily those of the Delian Society as a whole. Our membership is
extremely diverse, as is to be expected of a body that does not
discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation,
handicap, religion, national origin, political affiliation, or marital
status.
delian@newmusicclassics.com
Last updated November 6, 2006
WebMaster: Sebastian Proteus, proteus@newmusicclassics.com
© Copyright 2006 by Joseph Dillon Ford
