By: David Froom, St. Mary’s College of Maryland

Professor of Music David Froom’s clarinet concerto, “Canzoni di Notte” has been announced as the first prize-winner of the Riverside Symphony’s National Composers Competition. As the winner, this work will receive its premiere performance in Alice Tully Hall (New York City), conducted by George Rothman and featuring clarinet soloist Narek Arutyunian.

The concert will be on Saturday, April 18, beginning at 8 p.m.

The program can be found here:https://vuvuzela-koi-hz7c.squarespace.com/current-season/symphony-at-tully

Information about the orchestra can be found here: https://vuvuzela-koi-hz7c.squarespace.com/


David M. Higgins II is an award-winning journalist and founder of The Southern Maryland Chronicle. A Baltimore native raised in Southern Maryland, Higgins founded the Chronicle in 2017 and has built it...