Posted on Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Gloamin, a composition for flute and piano written by Dr. Daniel Perttu, Westminster College assistant professor of music, was recently published by BRS Music, Inc., in Indianapolis.
Gloamin was premiered by Dr. Andrea Loewy on flute and Dr. Yuling Huang-Davie on piano in Louisiana in 2009 and has been performed in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Florida, Iowa, and on tour in China.
BRS Music publishes the works of over 40 composers from the United States and Europe. The editors accept works for publication in a peer-review process.
Perttu, who joined the Westminster faculty in 2008, is the music theory program coordinator. He earned an undergraduate degree from Williams College, two masters from Kent State University, and doctorate from Ohio State University. His compositions have been performed regionally, nationally, and internationally in arts festivals, concerts, conferences, and solo recitals. His peer-reviewed articles have been published in three journals. He was recently commissioned by the Johnstone Fund for New Music at the Columbus Foundation and is working on a commission for chorus and orchestra from the Shenango Valley Chorale in Sharon.
Contact Perttu at (724) 946-7024 or e-mail perttude@westminster.edu for additional information.
