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Biography
John Beeman studied with Peter Fricker and William Bergsma at the University of Washington where he received his Master’s degree.
His first opera, The Great American Dinner Table was produced on National Public Radio. Orchestral works have been performed by the Fremont-Newark Philharmonic, Santa Rosa Symphony, and the Peninsula Symphony. The composer’s second opera, Law Offices, premiered in San Francisco in 1996 and was performed again in 1998 on the steps of the San Mateo County Courthouse. "Concerto for Electric Guitar and Orchestra" was premiered in January 2001 by Paul Dresher, electric guitar.
Mr. Beeman has attended the Ernest Bloch Composers’ Symposium, the Bard Composer-Conductor program, the Oxford Summer Institutes, and the Oregon Bach Festival and has received awards through Meet the Composer, the American Music Center and ASCAP.
Compositions have been performed by Ensemble Sorelle, the Mission Chamber Orchestra, the Ives Quartet, Fireworks Ensemble, the Oregon Repertory Singers and Schola Cantorum of San Francisco.
Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0714288074225 Label: Santa Clara Manufacturer: Santa Clara Number Of Discs: 1 Publication Date: 1996 Publisher: Santa Clara Release Date: January 01, 1996 Studio: Santa Clara
Product Description: The Violeto Trio is an established group which performs at special events throughout California. Listeners are usually surprised at the full sound the trio achieves, especially with pieces like Bolero and Rhapsody in Blue, originally written for symphony orchestra. The trio achieves this full sound partly by the use of double-stops and chords played by the string players and the unique blending sound of the clarinet with the string instruments.
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