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FALL 2019 NEWS!

​​2018-19 3rd Place: The American Prize in Orchestral Programming / Vytautas Marijosius Memorial Award—community & youth division,
The Jewish Community Orchestra of Portland
        
 
The American Prize ERNST BACON MEMORIAL AWARD for the PERFORMANCE of AMERICAN MUSIC, COMMUNITY ensemble division Honorable Mention - Clark College Orchestra
(Concerto for Cello and Orchestra—Donald L. Appert) 


NATIONAL FINALISTS: The American Prize in Orchestral Performance—community orchestra division,
                    Clark College Orchestra and Oregon Sinfonietta

NATIONAL FINALISTS: The American Prize ERNST BACON MEMORIAL AWARD for the PERFORMANCE of AMERICAN MUSIC, COMMUNITY ensemble division, 2018-19

Donald L. Appert
Clark College Orchestra
Vancouver WA
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra—Donald L. Appert  

2018-19 3rd Place: The American Prize in Orchestral Programming / Vytautas Marijosius Memorial Award—community & youth division,
Donald L. Appert
The Jewish Community Orchestra of Portland
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UPCOMING CONCERTS!

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JULY 2019 UPCOMING OREGON SINFONIETTA CONCERT ON THE LAWN
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JUNE 2019
​Excited to announce the Louis Setzer duo will be recording my work Sehnsucht for Trombone and Harp, as part of their upcoming album!
more info about Louis here https://www.louissetzer.com/
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JUNE 2019
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APRIL 2019

I am pleased to announce that TAP Music Sales www.tapmusic.com  has agreed to publish my most recent compositions:
Contrapunctus (Mirrors) for flute and trombone commissioned by Dr. Philip Martinson and Dr. Shelly Martinson on the faculty of Southwest Oklahoma University and members of the Oklahoma City Symphony who will premiere it this year.
Cortege for Low Brass and Percussion commissioned by the Clark College Concert Band, Dr. Doug Harris Director to be premiered on the June15 concert at the Royal Durst Theatre of the Vancouver School of Arts and Academics.

American Prize Update: 
NATIONAL FINALISTS: The American Prize in Orchestral Programming / Vytautas Marijosius Memorial Award—community & youth division, 2018-19

Donald L. Appert 
The Jewish Community Orchestra of Portland 
Portland OR  
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http://theamericanprize.blogspot.com/

SUMMER 2018 - Pleased to announce the following awards and nominations! 

2017-18 The American Prize ERNST BACON MEMORIAL AWARD in the PERFORMANCE of AMERICAN MUSIC, COMMUNITY division -
finalist - Honorable Mention Oregon Sinfonietta (Concerto for Viola and Orchestra—Appert)

The American Prize ERNST BACON MEMORIAL AWARD in the PERFORMANCE of AMERICAN MUSIC, COMMUNITY division -
semi-finalist -Clark College Orchestra (Sacred Song Cycle—Appert)
The American Prize in Orchestral Performance—community orchestra division, FINALIST - Oregon Sinfonietta ; SEMI-FINALIST: Clark College Orchestra 

 JUNE 14, 2018
ARTICLE ABOUT UPCOMING CONCERTS IN THE COLUMBIAN NEWSPAPER
http://www.columbian.com/news/2018/jun/15/clark-college-don-appert-debut-concerts/


April 9, 2018
​FINALISTS: The American Prize ERNST BACON MEMORIAL AWARD for the PERFORMANCE of AMERICAN MUSIC, COMMUNITY division, 2017-18

"In the community division, finalists were advanced for a variety of reasons. What unites all these artists is their obvious commitment to American music—worthy of honor."—DK

Donald L. Appert 
Oregon Sinfonietta 
Vancouver WA 
   Concerto for Viola and Orchestra—Appert

 

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CONGRATULATIONS! FEBRUARY 5, 2018
SEMI-FINALISTS: The American Prize in Orchestral Performance—community orchestra division, 2017-18

Donald L. Appert 
Clark College Orchestra
Vancouver WA 

Donald L. Appert 
Oregon Sinfonietta
Portland OR
 


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JUNE 2017
I am pleased to report that I will be conducting the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra on July 20th at the Esther Short Park as part of Riverview’s Six to Sunset concert series. My wife Linda, our adjunct voice instructor, will be the featured soloist on the program and in addition the orchestra will perform the last movement of my Northwest Tryptych, “Riffs”. The concert begins at 6:00 P.M. and is free and open to the public.
 
APRIL 2017
FINALISTS: The American Prize in Orchestral Performance—community orchestra division
Clark College Orchestra- Donald L. Appert of Vancouver, WA
 Stay tuned for results!

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UPCOMING CONCERTS IN ROMANIA
SATU-MARE STATE PHILHARMONIC (Romania) March 30, 2017
Parry – Overture to an Unwritten Tragedy
Appert – Concertino for Bass Clarinet and String Orchestra
Monti – Czardas
                Rocco Parisi (Italy), Bass Clarinet
Brahms – Symphony No. 2 in D
​Some of you may recall that we commissioned Variations for Orchestra from Matt Doran and all three of my orchestras have performed it. In addition I performed it with the Slovak Philharmonic in Kosice in 2011. I just received the notice below:

Matt Doran passed away yesterday, August 3rd, at 3:00 P.M. He would have been 95 on September 1st.

In Memory of Marianne was composed by Matt Doran after he lost his daughter to cancer on September 9, 2006. He brought the score to me in the summer of 2007 and I was so taken by its poignancy that I immediately programmed its premiere on the November 2007 Oregon Sinfonietta concert. This performance by the Clark College Orchestra is from December 5, 2012.

new season posters and schedules are here for 2016-2017


Article on the 25th anniversary concert with Maestro Appert and the Clark College Orchestra
http://news.clark.edu/2015/07/take-a-bow-maestro/

Check out the new Facebook page!
www.facebook.com/maestroappert

Click here for a link to Clark College Orchestra's latest concert from CVTV: http://hosted.invintus.net/invintustream/v2player/?clientID=2917038973&eventID=2917038973_2015060090


composition news

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  • Pleased to announce Maestro Appert has been awarded the 2015 Honored Artist Award, 2nd place in the programming award (both part of American Prize) and the ASCAPLUS Award for 2015!
  • Fantasy for Contrabass and String Orchestra received its world premiere by William Athens, soloist, and the Oregon Sinfonietta in November of 2014 with the composer conducting.
  • In April of 2015 Concerto in Mi for Piano and String Orchestra was performed in Valcea, Romania by Maurizio Barboro and the Valcea Philharmonic and then in Grosetto, Italy with the ORCHESTRA SINFONICA CITTA DI GROSSETO. Maestro Appert was joined by Renato Fabbro for a performance with the Clark College Orchestra in June celebrating the final concert of his 25th anniversary season as their Music Director/Conductor.
  • In July he will conduct a performance of his Nara Variations with the Academy of Soloists Kazakhstan in Massa, Italy. To finish out the year he will conduct his full orchestra work Northwest Triptych with the Oradea State Philharmonic in Romania.
  • 2016 will be a big year for world premieres! Brett Deubner, international viola virtuoso, will premiere Fantasy for Viola and String Orchestra with the Clark College Orchestra in Vancouver, WA in March; that same week he will premiere the Concerto for Viola and Orchestra that he commissioned with the Oregon Sinfonietta.
  • In April Douglas Webster (of Les Mis fame) will perform the premiere of Sacred Song Cycle for Baritone and Orchestra with the Jewish Community Orchestra of Portland. He also commissioned this work from the composer.

upcoming concerts and events

2015-2016
  • ORADEA STATE PHILHARMONIC (Romania) December 10, 2015 - Linda Appert, soprano soloist
Program: Appert – Northwest Triptych Mozart – Exsultate, jubilate, k. 165 Romeo Rîmbu- Lacul, for soprano and orchestra, with lyrics by M. Eminescu  Stanford – Symphony No. 4 in F

  • Academy of Soloists Kazakhstan (Massa, Italy) July 30, 2015   Program: Foote – Suite in E major, op. 63 Appert – Nara Variations Tchaikovsky – Serenade for strings
Performing Schedule
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