CURRENT NEWS
An interview with Ballet X regarding the inspiration for the November 2011 premiere of Jackson Sounds, for two cellos, choreographed by Matthew Neenan
Read the Q&A with composer Robert Maggio regarding his exciting new collaboration with choreographer Matthew Neenan, BalletX, the Wilma Theatre, and the Andrew Jackson Public School in Philadelphia: http://www.balletx.org/interview_robert_maggio.html
New recording of Robert Maggio's TOUCHING HEAVEN by ELECTRUM DUO released
Listen to tracks 1-8 on the new CD by ELECTRUM DUO for the world premiere recording of Robert Maggio's flute/percussion duo, TOUCHING HEAVEN, originally conceived as JLS, a ballet for Roxey Ballet, commissioned by the American Music Center's LIVE MUSIC FOR DANCE program. http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/electrumduo
Robert Maggio receives 2011 Fellowship from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts
The New Jersey State Council on the Arts awarded 22 fellowships to composers, painters and choreographers in 2011. The fellowships are the council’s only program that directly funds fine and performing artists. The winners were selected from a pool of 215 applications.
Robert Maggio ~ String Quartets CD released March 2011, now available on iTunes, Amazon, and CD Baby
Robert Maggio's new CD, String Quartets, is now available on iTunes, Amazon and CD Baby. Lyrical, passionate, melodic, and rhythmically charged chamber music, featuring soulful variations on American and Italian folk songs; brilliantly performed by the world-class Corigliano and Borromeo String Quartets. Click here to order.
The American Composers Forum, Philadelphia Chapter, awards Robert Maggio a Community Partners Grant for a commissioning and educational project with Ballet X and Andrew Jackson School in Philadelphia
The American Composers Forum, Philadelphia Chapter announced the results of the Spring 2011 round of Community Partners Grants. An independent panel of local composers and music educators carefully reviewed the applications and made the following funding recommendations, which were unanimously approved by the ACF board. Robert Maggio received a grant for a project with Ballet X and Andrew Jackson School. "Inside the Mind of the Composer and Choreographer" involves the creation of a new ballet to be used as a vehicle for engaging directly with the K - 8 community at the Andrew Jackson School. A series of activities will give students the opportunity to participate in the entire creative process (from brainstorming before the piece is written to considering the work-in-progress to rehearsals and the final performance). Composer Robert Maggio and choreographer Matthew Neenan and Co-Artistic Director Christine Cox will teach the students about composition and choreography via lectures, demos and "hands-on" workshops. The new Neenan/Maggio ballet will premiere at the Wilma Theater in Philadelphia, November 16-20, 2011.
