| The string quartet
"Passages," composed by David Sartor, was performed at the
conference's Premiere Concert on Friday, July 17, 2009. Sartor received
the Foundation's triennial Thor Johnson Memorial Commission. At
right, Sartor posed with the members of the Atlantis String Quartet,
who premiered the work. From left, violinist Xiaoqing Yu, cellist
Jose R. Dubon Tovar, composer David Sartor, violist Alvoy Bryan Jr.,
and violinist Norman E. Bernal. |
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| The Delta Omicron
Foundation, Inc. commissioned a new work, "Carmina Whitmania" by
Marshall Onofrio, for its triennial Thor Johnson Memorial Commission in
2006. The
work was premiered at the Delta Omicron Triennial Conference on July 29,
2006 in Bloomington, Illinois. Robert Hall was the baritone soloist,
accompanied by saxophone, flute, trumpet, trombone, horn, and
percussion.
On that same concert, the winner of the Delta Omicron Triennial
Composition Competition, "Songs for Emmy" by Jay Anthony Gach,
was premiered by Desiree Baxter, mezzo-soprano, and Kathy Vail, piano. The
Foundation contributed toward the prize amount for the competition.
Both composers were present for the premieres and were installed as
National Patrons of Delta Omicron.
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Composers Jay Anthony Gach (above, left) and Marshall
Onofrio had works premiered at the 2006 Delta Omicron conference in
Bloomington, Illinois. Below, the two are installed as National Patrons of
Delta Omicron. From left: Jonny Ramsey, president
of Delta Omicron; Onofrio;
Kay Wideman, president
of the Delta Omicron Foundation, Gach, and Judith
Turner Eidson, chair of the Triennial Composition
Competition. 
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