An important donation to the ICAMus Special Collections: The Personal Archive of American Composer Douglas Hedwig.
Dr. Douglas Hedwig is an American composer, trumpeter, conductor, scholar, and music educator, who recently (August 2023) donated to ICAMus his extensive personal archive of compositions, sketches, recordings, documenting his extraordinary musical career as a composer and performer. A selection of the Douglas Hedwig Collection will be on display at the new American Music Center in Prato, Italy; the entire Collection will remain accessible for study and research.
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Dr. Douglas Hedwig: Composer, performer, conductor, scholar. Photo credit: Neelu Eldurkar.
THE COLLECTION
Dr. Douglas Hedwig’s donation began in February 2017, when ICAMus received a first selection of his CDs. Now the donated music scores, recordings and publications that he has produced constitute an outstanding complete Archive. We are committed to the preservation of the Collection, to making it accessible to researchers and students, and displaying it at the Center. Our objective is to encourage the study and performance of Dr. Hedwig’s compositions, and to promote the international resonance of his work.
Dr. Douglas Hedwig’s Collection donated to ICAMus consists of: music scores, both published and unpublished, including sketches and other preparatory materials; CDs, including recordings of Douglas Hedwig’s own compositions, and his performances as an instrumentalist and member of prestigious orchestras; books, booklets and concert programs; memorabilia and miscellany collection.
Alongside published and unpublished scores and parts, with sketches, drafts, notes, fragments, work-in-progress, and alternate versions, the Collection includes: parts and scores related to specific premieres; hand notated ideas & sketches for various compositions; research materials; Julliard School syllabi, teaching materials, research and lecture materials; framed posters, citations, full-size conductor scores; Dr. Hedwig’s doctoral diploma from Juilliard; documents, programs, and information related to Dr. Hedwig’s teaching and activities at The Conservatory of Music at Brooklyn College; materials related to Dr. Hedwig’s performance career; documents related to some of the 20th-century composers who wrote works for Dr. Hedwig; jazz-related materials; works for trumpet composed for, dedicated to and/or premiered by Dr. Hedwig; technical studies for trumpet by various authors; publications by Dr. Hedwig as music critic; photographs.
Composer Douglas Hedwig. Photo credit: Rich Smith.
PREMIERES OF WORKS BY DOUGLAS HEDWIG IN THE ICAMus PROGRAMS.
Dr. Hedwig’s Hodie Canamus II for SABT Choir & Organ (2018/2023) was premiered in the Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista-Chiesa dell’Autostrada, Campi Bisenzio-Florence, Italy on December 1st, 2023, in a concert presented by Fondazione Arte Sacra Contemporanea under the auspices of ICAMus:
AMERICAN COMPOSERS FROM THE PAST AND THE PRESENT. Lucia Baldacci, organist and music director. Vocal Ensemble Estro Armonico Fiorentino. Art historian Giovanni Guidetti introduced the modern architecture by Giovanni Michelucci; Lucia Baldacci provided a musicological introduction to the program.
The program also included rarely performed organ works by Romantic composer Anthony Philip Heinrich (1781-1861) and two pieces by contemporary composer Jerome N. Margolis: Alleluiah for Choir & Organ (from Unison Mass; 1973) and Sectional Resonance for the Organ (2019; dedicated to Lucia Baldacci).
DOUGLAS HEDWIG (1951) - Hodie Canamus II for SABT Choir & Organ (2018/2023): I. Introit (Choir); II. Gladness and Delight (Maria Martelli, soloist); III. Psalmus in confessione (Choir & Maria Martelli, soloist) - World premiere.
Find out more about the program at THIS PAGE.
Douglas Hedwig’s Journey Al(l)one for solo violin, “Dedicated to Aloma Bardi, Artistic Director, International Center for American Music, Prato, Italy,” will be premiered by Alberto Bologni on May 18, 2024, at the much-anticipated opening of the new American Music Center (Centro di Documentazione sulla Musica Americana) in Palazzo Martini-Palazzo della Musica, Prato, Italy.
Discover the May 18, 2024 ICAMus Inauguration Program at THIS PAGE.
Composer Douglas Hedwig. Photo credit: Rich Smith.
DOUGLAS HEDWIG
WORKS LIST
(Updated January 22, 2024)
ORCHESTRA:
Journey in 4 Movements for orchestra (2022) 23', Premiere March 30, 2023 by the
Chattanooga Symphony & Opera, Chattanooga, TN
The Primal Seal for chamber orchestra: Reverie on Dante’s Paradiso, Canto XI (2023) 8'
Vision for symphony orchestra (2023) 8'
Symphony in 3 Movements: “Sādhana” (2020) 12', for chamber orchestra
Fanfare Alegre: Dia de la Fiesta for orchestra (2018) 4', commissioned by the
Chattanooga Symphony Orchestra. Premiere, Sept. 27, 2018.
Hodie Canamus for chamber orchestra, chorus, soprano, and trumpet ensembles (2018) 9'
Premiere, June 24, 2018 at the Orvieto Cathedral, Italy.
Hymn and Dance for string orchestra (2017) 11'. Premiere, May 27, 2018
Orchestra d’archi [string orchestra] NED Ensemble, Desenzano, Italy
Movable Borders for string orchestra (2017) 20'. Premiere, June 19, 2018 by the North/South
Chamber Orchestra, New York City.
CONCERT BAND / BRASS BAND
Chesapeake Overture for brass band (2021) 5'. Commissioned by the Chesapeake Brass
Band. Premiere, November 21, 2021, Newark, Delaware.
Fanfare Alegre: Dia de la Fiesta for band (2019) 4'. Band version commissioned by the
University of Louisiana at Monroe (ULM). Premiered February 18, 2020.
Hodie Canamus for wind ensemble and chorus (2020) 9'. Band version commissioned by
ULM. Premiered February 18, 2020.
Promenade for a Great City for concert band(2010/2020) 3'. Commissioned by NYC
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg. Premiere, NYC City Hall, January 1, 2010
Wilking Quickstep for concert band (2019) 4', by Thomas Coates (1803-1895).
Concert band arrangement and orchestration by Douglas Hedwig.
Tone Poem on “Taps” for concert band (2012) 5'. Premiere, September 2, 2012, by the
United States Army Band at West Point; the West Point Band.
Naval Militia March for concert band (2011) 4'. Commissioned by the New York Naval
Militia and the New York Division of Military and Naval Affairs, August 6, 2011, Patterson, NY
New York Guard March for military band (2007) 3'. For the New York Guard, New York
Division of Military and Naval Affairs. Premiere, Feb. 24, 2007, West Point, NY
CHAMBER MUSIC: Music for Brass Instruments
Sonata for Trumpet & Piano (2023). Commissioned by Dr. Louie Eckhardt. Premiere
June 2024, International Trumpet Guild Conference, Los Angeles, CA
Antarā for trombone and organ (2021). Premiere, Kreuzkirche, Dresden, Germany,
October 25, 2023
Heliodor for brass quintet (2022). Commissioned by the University of Louisiana Monroe
Brass Faculty. Premiere, University of Louisiana, June 2022
Lontano for three trumpets, three flugelhorns, trombone & horn (2022). Premiere,
University of Louisiana, Monroe, June 2022
Obsidian for solo trumpet (2021). Commissioned by the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra.
Premiere in Knoxville, TN, 2021
Uddmāya for six trumpets (2020), Commissioned by Eric Siereveld and the Altus
Trumpet Ensemble. Premiere, University of Oklahoma, June 2021
Mut(e)nt Colors for six trumpets (2021), for Eric Siereveld and Altus Trumpet Ensemble
Premiere, 8th Annual William Adam International Trumpet Festival, OK, 2022
Brooklyn Fanfare for four trumpets (1998, rev. 2021). Premiere by Brooklyn College
Trumpet Ensemble, Royal Academy of Music, London, UK 1998.
Sonata for trombone and piano (2020). Three-moments, commissioned by Dr. Adam
Johnson. Premiere, International Trombone Associate Conference, 2021
New Worlds for trumpet, soprano & piano (2019). Commissioned by Dr. Stanley Curtis
and Colorado State University. Premiere at Lee University, Cleveland, TN 2021
Its Soul of Music Shed (2005; Revised 2016) for solo flugelhorn & narrator. Premiere
by composer, International Trumpet Guild Conference, Bangkok, Thailand, 2005
Onyx for brass quintet (2007, Rev., 2014): For brass quintet. Premiere, Walt Whitman
Theater, Brooklyn College, April 26, 2007
A Certain Slant of Light (2015) for brass quintet, organ and percussion. Five movements.
Commissioned by St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral, Chattanooga, TN
CHAMBER MUSIC: Vocal Music
A Species Stands Beyond for soprano and piano (2020). Five-song cycle based on poetry
of Emily Dickinson. Premiere, Lee University, Cleveland, TN, Sept. 24, 2021
Rowing in Eden for soprano and piano (2019). Three-song cycle based on poetry
of Emily Dickinson. Premiere, October 2019, University of Texas at San Antonio
We can find no scar for mezzo soprano and piano (2017). Premiere, Frontwave New
Music Festival, Palm Beach Atlantic University, 2017
New Worlds for soprano trumpet & piano (2019). Commissioned by Dr. Stanley Curtis
and Colorado State University. Premiere at Lee University, Cleveland, TN 2021
Gitanjali; Song of Devotion (2016) for SATB choir. Text by Rabindranath
Tagore. Premier, by Choral Arts of Chattanooga, October 29, 2016
No Time to Hate (2020) for SATB choir. Poetry by Emily Dickinson
I Had No time to Hate (2020) for male choir (incl. counter tenor
Non Avevo Tempo (2020) for SATB choir. Italian translation of Dickinson poem.
Enough for Me (2020) for SSAA choir.
Stotra (2018) for female chorus or vocal trio, SSA (2018)
Hodie Canamus (2018)for soprano, SATB choir, chamber orchestra, trumpet ensembles
Premiere, June 24, 2018 at the Orvieto Cathedral, Italy.
Hodie Canamus II for organ and SATB choir (2018/2023)
Amici e Patrioti Addio: Omaggio a Francesco Mario Pagano (2021) for narrator (voice), clarinet, 2 violins, viola, cello
Three Scenes from “Finite Infinity” (2019) for soprano, tenor and piano.
CHAMBER MUSIC: Music for Strings & Guitar
Journey Al(l)one (2020, revised 2023) for solo violin
l’Altre Stelle: Reverie on “The Divine Comedy” for solo guitar (2021). Premiere,
Conservatorio di Musica “Giuseppe Verdi” (Milan, Italy), November 2021.
Futile the Winds (2019) for violin & piano. Premiere, Festival Osmose, Brussels,
Belgium, December 3, 2022
Muse Noir for three cellos (2020). Premiere, Festival Osmose, Brussels,
Belgium, November 27, 2020
Two Caucasus Reflections (2023) for string quartet. Premiere, June 24, 2023, Teatro
Nuovo, Salsomaggiore Terme, Italy
Distant Thunder: Reflections on Themes by Hajibeyli for string quintet (2021)
Canzoni Antifonali for string quartet & wind quartet. Three movements. Premiere by
Dedalo Ensemble, Brescia, Italy, October 17, 2021
Movable Borders (2016)for string quintet (w/double-bass), three movements.
Commissioned by the Chattanooga (TN) Symphony. Premiere Feb. 19, 2017
Progression to… (2019) for violin, viola & piano. Premiere, July 2019,
Musicaphoria New Music Festival, Jakarta, Indonesia
Ontogeny (2018) for violin, clarinet & piano. Premiere, March 1, 2019, University of
Central Florida, Orlando.
Invisible as Music (2019) for violin & piano
Paesaggio (2017)trio for violin, clarinet/bass-clarinet, & piano
Viaggio (2017) for violin, flute, clarinet, cello, & piano
Roamer I (2021) for violin, flute, clarinet, cello, vibraphone and piano
A Different Journey (2017) for flute, cello and piano
Brief Journey for string quartet (2017, rev. 2022)
Two Meditations on Indian Themes for cello and piano (2022)
CHAMBER MUSIC: Music for Winds
Four Third Streams for Wind Quintet (2018). Four movements. For the Chattanooga
Symphony Wind Quintet. Premiere, Chattanooga, TN, January 27, 2019
Ontogeny (2018) for clarinet, violin & piano. Premiere, March 1, 2019, University of
Central Florida, Orlando.
Canzoni Antifonali for string quartet & wind quartet. Three movements. Premiere by
Dedalo Ensemble, Brescia, Italy, October 17, 2021
Were I With Thee for flute & piano (2019)
DoDec Shuffle for wind quintet (2019)
DoDec Shuffle for reed quintet (2019)
Quintal Grooves for wind quintet (2019/2021
Quintal Grooves for reed quintet (2019/2021)
Viaggio II (2023) for saxophone quartet
Paesaggio (2017)trio for violin, clarinet/bass-clarinet, & piano
Viaggio (2017) for violin, flute, clarinet, cello, & piano
Roamer I (2021) for violin, flute, clarinet, cello, vibraphone and piano
A Different Journey (2017) for flute, cello and piano
Intonement for bass clarinet and piano (2021)
Misterio Energético for two clarinets and piano (2023)
Onyx II for solo clarinet (2020)
Onyx II for solo flute (2020)
Red Jasper for solo bassoon (2023)
Two Meditations on Indian Themes for bass clarinet and piano (2022)
Piano & Organ
Shadow Reflections (2018, rev. 2022) for solo piano
Due Voci Groovz for solo piano (2020)
A Certain Slant of Light (2015) for brass quintet, organ and percussion. Five movements.
Commissioned by St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral, Chattanooga, TN
Hodie Canamus II for organ and SATB choir (2018/2023)
EXPERIMENTAL
TransSonic Awakenings in D (2016): Electro-Acoustic composition for 2-channel
stereo. Premiered in Glasgow, Scotland.
Please visit Dr. Hedwig’s Website.
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