William Bolcom

On April 20, 2022, The Mahler Chamber Orchestra gave the world premiere of William Bolcom's Piano Concerto No. 2 at their annual residency at the Heidelberger Frühling festival.

A concerto grosso is a Baroque-era form involving a small group of instrumentalists, called the concertina, in dialog with the ripieno or large orchestra. William Bolcom’s Concerto Grosso for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra was commissioned by the PRISM Quartet. A new recording by the PRISM Quartet and Temple University Wind Symphony is now available for streaming and download.

The piece originally premiered with the Detroit Symphony in 2000, and was later recorded by PRISM with the Boston Modern Orchestra Project for innova Records.

Mr. Bolcom has adapted the work for sax quartet and wind ensemble, which PRISM recorded with the Temple University Wind Symphony under Dr. Patricia Cornett for an April 22, 2022 release on BCM&D Records, the label of  Temple University Boyer College of Music & Dance.

Now available for streaming and download

Originally released in 1975, Joan Micklin Silver's theatrical feature debut Hester Street was re-released in October 2021 in a new 4K restoration from the original negative.

In this age of virtual performances, the saxophone sextet The Moanin' Frogs took a unique approach to filming an elegant, ghostly version of Bolcom's Graceful Ghost. 

Composer-pianist William Bolcom fulfills a lifetime passion for Schumann's Album for the Young, pieces designed for young children. 

William Bolcom & Gabriela Lena Frank will discuss Bolcom's Symphony No. 9 online on Wednesday, January 13 - live streamed on Facebook and YouTube.

Horticulturist Robert Hollingworth wrote us to share a photo of the Graceful Ghost Iris, which he hybridized and named after Bolcom’s beloved ragtime piece.

From October 10-12 the 2020 Music+Festival: George Gershwin, Steve Reich, and William Bolcom will present the lives and music of these three composers within a rich and broad humanistic framework. All events will be online, free admission and open to the public. 

A story of love, conflict and profound depth, Alyson Cambridge's powerful performance is captured in a beautifully designed and recorded video. 

William Bolcom's Trombone Concerto with Joseph Alessi, trombone now available on iTunes, Apple Music