Robert
J. Frank
composer
Recent and Upcoming Performances:
West of Argyle, world premiere, The Argyle Wind Quintet. Monday,7:00 PM, May 17, 2010, Sweetwater, Denton, TX. Free admission. click here for directions.
A Terribly Tangled Tarantella, Cuernavaca, Mexico, Teatro Ocampo, May 27, 2010, 8:00PM.
Figaronacht Overture, Cuernavaca, Mexico, Teatro Ocampo, Ferbruary 11, 2010, 8:00PM.
Passages, Lewis Wong, Violin, Festivalul International REGINA VIOARA, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova, Oct. 2, 2009.
Passages, Manhattan Chamber Soloists, Lewis Wong, Violin, European Tour: The Scots Kirk, Paris; Mendelssohn-Haus,Leipzig; Bertramka W.A. Mozart Museum, Prague; and Galerie Wilhelmina, Amsterdam; June, 2009.
Taberah, Francesco Mastromatteo, Cello, 8:45 PM, O'Donnell Recital Hall, SMU, May 8, 2009.
Taberah, Francesco Mastromatteo, Cello, 11:30 AM Yom Hashoah (Day of Rememberance) Service, Perkins Chapel, SMU, April 22, 2009.
String Quartet No. 2: "para mis amigos Mexicanos...", Voices of Change, Tatum Elementary School, Dallas, TX, April 9, 2009.
Sanctus and Agnus Dei from Mass of the Penitent Man, Palm Sunday Mass (9:00 & 11:00 AM), Church of the Incarnation, Dallas, TX, April 6, 2009.
Sanctus and Agnus Dei from Mass of the Penitent Man, Lenten Choral Concert, Church of the Incarnation, Dallas, TX, 7:00 PM, March 27, 2009.
String Quartet: "... A smoldering wick..." in memorium Witold Lutoslawski, Mexico City String Quartet, XII International Festival of Contemporary Music, San Salvador, El Salvador, February 25, 2009.
Figaronacht Overture, Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, Markand Thakar, Dir. January 24 and 25, 2009.
Shadows of Notre Dame, Orquesta de Camara Tenerife, Tenerife, Spain, Michael Meissner, dir. December 13, 2008.
Shadows of Notre Dame, Orquesta de Camara Garajonay, Garajonay, Spain, Michael Meissner, dir. December 13, 2008.
String Quartet No. 2: "para mis amigos Mexicanos...", Voices of Change, Pegasus Charter School, Dallas, TX, November 4, 2008.
Figaronacht Overture, Orquesta de Camara Tenerife, Tenerife, Spain, Michael Meissner, dir. October 12 and 13, 2008.
Viva Vivaldi, Orquesta de Camara Tenerife, Tenerife, Spain, Michael Meissner, dir. October 12 and 13, 2008.
String Quartet No. 2, Voices of Change, Dallas, TX, September 14, 2008.
Shadows of Notre-Dame, World Premiere 2008 Viva Vivaldi Summer Festival of the Arts, Casino Espanol, Mexico City, Michael Meissner, dir. August 17, 2008
Figaronacht Overture Bellas Artes Chamber Orchestra, Mexico City, Hector Guzman, dir. May 30 and 31, 2008.
Viva Vivaldi Bellas Artes Chamber Orchestra, Mexico City, Hector Guzman, dir. May 30 and 31, 2008.
Taberah, World Premiere Francesco Mastromatteo, Cello, Spring of Harmony Concert Series at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, 3204 Skillman, Dallas, Texas, May 10, 2008. click here for details
Psalm for the House, Spring of Harmony Concert Series at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, 3204 Skillman, Dallas, Texas, April 26, 2008. click here for details
Fast Falls the Eventide, San Luis Potosi State Orchestra, Michael Meissner, Dir. April 6, 2008.
Mass of the Penitent Man, Church of the Incarnation, Dallas, TX. 11:15 AM Mass, Sunday, March 2, 2008.
Recent and Upcoming Presentations:
Mass of the Penitent Man: Composing Modern Liturgical Music, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, February 17, 2009.
Analyzing Structure in Musique ConcrÂÂÂte Via Temporal Elements . Electroacoustic Music Studies Network 5th International Conference, University of Paris Sorbonne, France. June 3-7, 2008.
Structure and Cadences in Musique ConcrÂÂÂte: An Analysis of Temporal Elements in the Works of Schaefer and Ussachevsky. SEAMUS 2008, Salt Lake City, UT. April 3-5, 2008.
Quotation, Stylistic Imitation, and Found Art in Music. Music Now Series, College of Music, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, March 24, 2008.
updated Oct. 20, 2009
If you will be performing any of Robert Frank's compositions email him at RobFrank@smu.edu