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The World Premiere performances of American composer Dan Locklair’s Phoenix for Orchestra will be presented by the Winston-Salem Symphony, Robert Moody conducting, as part of their “Fanfare” concerts on Saturday, September 15 at 7:30 PM, Sunday, September 16 at 3:00 PM and Tuesday, September 18 at 7:30 PM. All three performances will be given at the Stevens Center of the North Carolina School of the Arts, 405 W. 4^th St. in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Dan Locklair originally composed the Phoenix Fanfare, a three-minute piece for organ, brass, and timpani.  At the request of Maestro Robert Moody, Locklair the composer has transformed the piece into Phoenix for Orchestra especially for these season-opening concerts. The work will also be performed later this season by Robert Moody with the Arizona MusicFest Orchestra and the Portland (ME) Symphony.

The September 15 performance will be part of the Symphony’s “Kicked-Back Classics” series and the September 16 and 18 will be part of the Classics Series. Other works of these concerts include Weber’s Jubel Overture, J. 245, op. 59, Elgar’s Cello Concerto in E minor, featuring cellist Zuill Bailey and Tchaikovsky’s “1812” Overture.

Tickets for the September 15 concert are $10 to $35 and tickets for the September 16 and 18 concerts are $15 to $50. For tickets, call the Symphony Box Office at 336-725-1035 or the Stevens Center Box Office at 336-721-1945. For more information visit the Winston Salem Symphony’s website: http://www.wssymphony.org.

Naxos has issued a new CD featuring his Symphony of Seasons, Harp Concerto, In Memory H.H.L. and other orchestral works, performed by Kirk Trevor and the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. More about it at http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.559337. Other recent CDs, “Dan Locklair Orchestral Music” (Albany Records Troy 517), and “Dan Locklair Chamber Music” (Albany Records Troy 701-02) have also been released to great critical acclaim.

For more information about composer Dan Locklair, including a bio, list of works, discography and much more, please visit the redesigned http://www.locklair.com.

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