{"id":11234,"date":"2022-10-07T15:37:07","date_gmt":"2022-10-07T22:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trueconcord.org\/?p=11234"},"modified":"2022-11-07T16:45:17","modified_gmt":"2022-11-07T23:45:17","slug":"true-concords-first-composers-in-residence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trueconcord.org\/2022\/10\/07\/true-concords-first-composers-in-residence\/","title":{"rendered":"TRUE CONCORD&#8217;S FIRST COMPOSERS-IN-RESIDENCE"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1665082663818{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Jocelyn Hagen and Timothy C. Takach Jointly Engaged by Tucson\u2019s Grammy-nominated ensemble<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>The Hagen\/Takach Composers Residency is made possible in part by a gift from Barbara and John McLean.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1665082285085{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]Furthering Founding Music Director Eric Holtan\u2019s commitment to new music, True Concord proudly announces its first Composers-in-Residence, noting that the organization has engaged\u00a0<em>two<\/em>\u00a0highly-sought composers of national prominence,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jocelynhagen.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jocelyn Hagen<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/timothyctakach.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Timothy C. Takach<\/a>.\u00a0<strong>Stars in the American choral world, Hagen and Takach are a rare married couple who are singers, instrumentalists and composers of renown.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;11235&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; title=&#8221;Jocelyn Hagan&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;11063&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; title=&#8221;Timothy C. Takach&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1665082541238{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<strong>\u201cJocelyn and Tim have longtime associations with True Concord and I am thrilled that both have agreed to join our organization in these important roles. It is rare to have a couple both reaching a level of prominence in the composing world.<\/strong>\u00a0One thinks of Gustav and Alma Mahler, Dory and Andr\u00e9 Previn, Clara and Robert Schumann, Samuel Barber and Gian-Carlo Menotti, Johana and Roy Harris, Johana Harris and Jake Heggie, but in none of those prestigious cases have both parties been engaged by the same ensemble in these roles, nor are the couples equally adept in the worlds of classical and popular music. We feel fortunate and unique in those respects.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>These important appointments have even more resonance for True Concord as it approaches its 20th anniversary season in 23-24 but first,\u00a0<strong>each composer will have major premieres in the 22-23 season \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/trueconcord.org\/performances\/2022-23-helios\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Takach\u2019s HELIOS in September\/October<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/trueconcord.org\/performances\/2022-23-here_i_am\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hagen\u2019s HERE I AM in January<\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0They are both actively involved in the creation of engagement activities for these debut performances including but not limited to separate performances as their performing duo,\u00a0<em>Nation<\/em>. Hagen and Takach noted, \u201cWe are honored by True Concord\u2019s invitation to join them in fulfilling their mission in Arizona and look forward to doing our best in enhancing that mission through our work, our ideas and concepts, our joint knowledge of the composing world and composers, and in particular our friend Eric\u2019s desire to expand the reach of music through as many avenues as possible including projections and spoken word.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The initial two-year agreement involves performances, consultations, vibrant engagement with Tucson\u2019s musical community as well as the community as a whole, and an ever-deepening relationship with the True Concord family. Both Takach and Hagen, based in Minnesota and parents of two boys, are conversant in the American choral experience and will bring their knowledge to bear in Southwest Arizona. They will serve as adjudicators for True Concord\u2019s annual\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/trueconcord.org\/stephen_paulus-emerging-composers-competition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stephen Paulus Emerging Composers Competition<\/a>\u00a0and look forward to encouraging young composers in this regard.<strong>\u00a0They are particularly excited to assist in the planning for True Concord\u2019s milestone 20th anniversary season, 2023-2024.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jocelyn Hagen and Timothy C. 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