New Crystal Recording
Crystal Records has released Three Rivers Trios, featuring Cynthia DeAlmeida, Oboe; William Caballero, Horn; and Rodrigo Ojeda, Piano. The performers are principals in the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, and this release is one of the rare recordings of oboe/horn duos (with piano). In their liner notes, DeAlmeida and Caballero comment that while many orchestral compositions employ the timbre and blend of these two instruments, this new efforts shows these instrumental colors in a chamber setting.
crystalrecords.com
Two Editors Join Hal Leonard
Milwaukee-based Hal Leonard has expanded its instrumental and choral teams by adding Joe Snyder and Zachary Moore as editors. Snyder, who has been named Instrumental Editor, has served as a band director and general music teacher for 17 years in Pennsylvania and Florida. Zach Moore, who joins the Choral Department, is a composer, conductor, and speaker.
halleonard.com
2025 Buehlman Composition Contest
The Midwest Clinic has announced that this year’s Barbara Buehlman Prize for Composition will be given for a work created for high school band. To participate, composers must have been born in 1991 or later and submit a composition no longer than 6 minutes by the January 15, 2025 deadline. The winner will be premiered at the 2025 convention. Buehlman, a decorated band director and composer, helped transform the Midwest during a 16-year tenure as Executive Administrator starting in 1980.
midwestclinic.org