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April 6, 2008
Michael Huebner, Arts Columnist
The Birmingham News

Musicians flaunt innovative styles with fulfilling Artburst program.

"On Monday, the Birmingham Art Music Alliance presented four more recent works...  William Price's inventive "Sans Titre IV" conjured a huge noise with cymbals, bass drum and four timpani, Laura Noah performing percussion acrobatics in a circle of instruments."


Read the entire review at: http://mhuebner.blogs.al.com/

 

September 26, 2007


William Price receives his ninth ASCAP Award


September 15, 2007 - William Price, Assistant Professor of Music Theory at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, has been selected as a 2007 ASCAPlus Standard Award recipient.


Chosen by an independent panel of classical music professionals, recipients of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers standard awards are chosen based upon the unique prestige value of each writer's catalog of original compositions as well as recent performances, recordings and publications.


This is the ninth consecutive year that Dr. Price has been honored with this award.

 

June 5, 2007

Michael Huebner, Arts Columnist

The Birmingham News


Music Review: Cello, saxophone pieces keep show in sound shape


"UAB professor William Price's moody saxophone piece, 'Sans Titre II,' starts with a plaintive cry before it explodes in flourishes of finger-twisting virtuosity."


Read the entire review at: http://www.al.com/entertainment/birminghamnews/arts.ssf?/base/entertainment/118103160380880.xml&coll=2

 

March 9, 2007
Michael Huebner, Arts Columnist
The Birmingham News

MUSIC AT A GLANCE: E-cello meets computers, acoustics at BAMA event

Who performed: On Monday, the usual suspects at Birmingham Art Music Alliance " Craig Hultgren, Adam Bowles and Kurt Carpenter " joined other avant-gardists and a stubborn computer at Hulsey Recital Hall in the first of two BAMA events last week.


..."Price's swirling, ominous "Three Short Pieces" made wise use of acoustic space with its multi-channel tape."


Read the entire review at: http://mhuebner.blogs.al.com/

 

November 14, 2006
Michael Huebner, Arts Columnist
The Birmingham News

MUSIC AT A GLANCE: Composers offer up whimsy, drama in new pieces

Who was featured: Composers and performers from the Birmingham Art Music Alliance mixed it up Monday at the University of Montevallo.

The highlights: Cellist Craig Hultgren gave a gritty performance of "San Titre V" for amplified cello, by newly hired UAB composer William Price. Its alt-sound, sci-fi echoes and evocations were molded into a cohesive, dramatic whole.

Read the entire review at: http://mhuebner.blogs.al.com/

 

September 16, 2006


William Price receives his eighth ASCAP Award


September 16, 2006 - William Price, Assistant Professor of Music Theory at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, has been selected as a 2006 ASCAPlus Standard Award recipient.


Chosen by an independent panel of classical music professionals, recipients of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers standard awards are chosen based upon the unique prestige value of each writer's catalog of original compositions as well as recent performances, recordings and publications.


This is the eighth consecutive year that Dr. Price has been honored with this award.

 

August 8, 2006

Price Joins UAB Department of Music

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. William Price, D.M.A., has joined the faculty of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Department of Music. Price will teach as assistant professor of music theory.

As a composer, Price has received awards and commissions from numerous organizations, including the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, the Percussive Arts Society, the American Composers Forum, the National Association of Composers U.S.A., the Louisiana Music Teachers Association and the Southeastern Composers League. His music has been performed and premiered by the Contemporary Ensemble of the Conservatory in Athens, Greece, the Louisiana Sinfonietta, the Ensemble Rosario, the Thelema Trio, the Macedonian Saxophone Quartet and the U.S. Coast Guard Saxophone Trio, among others.


 

Release: April 12, 2006

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The Stephen F. Austin State University Percussion Ensemble will present its annual spring concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 18, in Cole Concert Hall.

Under the direction of Scott Harris, SFA assistant professor of music, the 14 members will perform works from a wide variety of percussion and musical styles.

The concert will open with "Quiet" by David MacBride. "This is an exciting and aggressive theatre piece that uses traditional drum playing combined with vocals and choreography," explained Harris.

Members of the Stephen F. Austin State University Percussion Ensemble perform during a recent recital. The group will present its annual spring concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 18, in Cole Concert Hall.

A highlight of the concert will be William Price's "Boogaloo: Rough and Tumble," which was the third place winner in the 2004 Percussive Arts Society Composition Contest and is based on New Orleans funk and soul rhythms.

Other works to be performed are a marimba chorale, a new percussion quintet and some traditional African drumming pieces that will include rhythmic improvisations by many of the student members.

The concert will close with the entire ensemble performing a calypso tune by Arthur Lipner called "City Soca. "

The concert is a joint presentation of the SFA College of Fine Arts and School of Music. Tickets are $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and $2 for students. For tickets or more information, please call (936) 468-6407 or (888) 240-ARTS, or order tickets on-line.

 

For Immediate Release

Steve Bradley's "art@radio" webcast on WBMC will feature seven electro-acoustic works by composer William Price on its weekly broadcast program on Wednesday, April 19, 2006, 08:45 a.m. EST, New York, NY; other time zones: 14:45, Amsterdam; 15:45, Helsinki.

The program will include "A Crime of Passion," "Ignorant Bliss #3," "Spline," "Interstice: Grist for the Mill," "2 Days in the Tank," "Tantric Dreams of a Lotus Blossom," and "Let Freedom Ring."

This program consists of a live feed/podcast available at:
http://broadcast.umbc.edu:8000/artradio.m3u


 

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Brian Utley, Stephen F. Austin State University assistant professor of music will present a faculty saxophone recital at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, in Cole Concert Hall.

The recital will feature two works by William Price, who will be on campus working with SFA composition students.

Joining Utley on Price's "Hook, Line, and Sinker" will be clarinetist Christopher Ayer, SFA assistant professor of music, and pianist Kae Hosoda-Ayer, instructor with the SFA Music Preparatory Division. Utley describes the work as "an energetic piece, influenced heavily by rock and roll music."

Ron Petti, SFA assistant professor of music, will provide piano accompaniment for Price's other piece, "Remembrance II," and J.S. Bach's "Sonata in G Minor, BWV 1020."

Utley will also perform "Billie" by Jacob ter Veldhuis, a piece written for saxophone and accompanied by pre-recorded music. According to the composer, much of this pre-recorded music is "based on the voice of Billie Holiday, from various interviews during her career."

The recital is a joint presentation of the SFA College of Fine Arts and School of Music.

 

For Immediate Release: 9/15/2005


William Price receives his seventh ASCAP Award

September 15, 2005 - William Price, an adjunct professor of music at the University of Montevallo, has been selected as a 2005-2006 ASCAP Standard Award recipient.

Chosen by an independent panel of classical music professionals, recipients of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers standard awards are chosen based upon the unique prestige value of each writer's catalog of original compositions as well as recent performances, recordings and publications.

This is the seventh consecutive year that Dr. Price has been honored with this award.

 

For Immediate Release: 6/15/2005

Price choral work selected for Nebraska ACDA Reading Session

"Song of Sharon," a mixed a cappella choral work (SATB) by Dr. William Price, will be featured as a part of the Nebraska American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) Conference. Hosted by Doane College in Crete, Nebraska on July 10-13, the six minute work will be a part of a reading session for self-published, sacred choral music.

 

Press Release May 1, 2005

NEW TERTIAN RECORDINGS DEBUT RELEASE Resonance: Chamber Works Volume I
New Tertian Recordings (NTR) is pleased to announce the release of their debut CD Resonance: Chamber Works Volume I. Resonance features newly composed chamber works by a talented and eclectic group of prize-winning American composers including John M. Crabtree, Carlo Vincetti Frizzo, Aaron Johnson, and William Price. This album contains expressive works by composers who bring forth an originality and freshness to the music of our century.

Featuring studio recordings and live performances by world-class musicians such as tubist Joseph Skillen, pianist Jennifer Hayghe, guitarist Mathew Daniels, saxophonist Theofilos Sotiriades, clarinetist Kristina Belisle, and the Red Stick Saxophone Quartet, the music on this CD celebrates contemporary classical art music and its overwhelming diversity of styles and ideas. Resonance: Chamber Works Volume I is available directly from the New Tertian Recordings web site at www.newtertianrecordings.com/featuredcds.html or from other trusted online music retailers such as CDBaby.com, Amazon.com, and Towerrecords.com. Please visit the NTR web site for more details and to hear samples of every track.

About New Tertian Recordings: Dedicated to releasing the best in contemporary classical art music, we at New Tertian Recordings are devoted to promoting the most compelling artists of our time. Regardless of style or genre, NTR is committed to recording the newest works by today's emerging composers. With performances by upcoming new talent as well as established professional artists, we bring the future of music to you today, and provide a needed option in contemporary classical art music. An integral part of our success, we hope that you, the listener, will play a major role in continuing the evolution of this company. NTR serves not only the composer and the performer, but more importantly, it serves the listener. We would appreciate having your input and suggestions of how to make our company your choice for contemporary music.

 


"William Price's tasty little "Three Short Pieces for Tape #3 [Spline]"...is a good example of variety, unity and economy that some of the other composers on this compilation would do well to pay attention to..."

- Diffusion: Sonic Arts Network, review of "Sonic Circuits X" CD

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"...William Price's "Three Short Pieces for Tape #3", also apparently called "Spline", ... makes one wonder what John Zorn's Godard tribute might have sounded like if he'd had C-Sound and ProTools back in 1985."

- Paris Transatlantic Magazine, review of "Sonic Circuits X" CD

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"....William Price's "Prayer for the Forgotten," performed by the Red Stick Saxophone Quartet, offers harmonies that are warm and solemn... Then the piece moves gradually into more unsettled territory, which sounds striking after the chorale-like beginnings. ...also represented by "Sans Titre II," ...the piece is a nine-minute [saxophone] solo, it remains intriguing. Price's lines are melodic, pretty, but agitated."

- Sequenza 21 Contemporary Music Weekly

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"...'Remembrance' is a lovely, mournful meditation"

- Style Weekly, review of "Masks"




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