New for brass! 7:30 pm Tuesday, April 29, 2008 First Free Methodist Church 3200 - 3d Ave W, Seattle The Seattle Pacific University Brass Choir, under the direction of Brian Chin, will present the world premiere of the Lucky Seven Fanfare for seven piece brass in a free concert on Tuesday, April 29, 2008.	Voyageur Suite 4:30 pm Friday, April 18, 2008 Killinger Auditorium Hunstville, Texas Raven Brass will perform the Voyageur Suite for brass quintet on April 18, 2008, in Huntsville, Texas, at the Society of Composers Region VI Conference at Sam Houston State University. Pleasure for the Ear Seattle Composers Seminar presented Pleasure for the Ear, a free concert on Friday, February 8, featuring the world premiere of Beneath the Apple Tree as well as the Seattle premieres of both the Voyageur Suite for brass quintet and the String Trio for George Crumb. Other composers featured on the program include Gloria Swisher, Dale Dykins, Georgia Lockwood, Bernard Super, Nancy Kern, Lauren Geertsen and Fabio Ciofini.
Langroise Trio record String Trio for George Crumb The Langroise Trio, ensemble in residence at Albertson College of Idaho, performed Bartholomew's String Trio for George Crumb on March 8 and 10, 2007, in Boise and Caldwell, Idaho. They have recorded the work for their upcoming CD to be released in April 2008.
The 21st Century (A Girl Born in Afghanistan) European Premiere April 19, 2008, in Bremen April 20, 2008, in Groningen April 27, 2008, in Deventer May 3, 2008, in Amsterdam May 4, 2008, in Groningen The 4 mei project, under the direction of Pieter Kole, will present the European premiere of The 21st Century (A Girl Born in Afghanistan) in five performances in the Netherlands and Germany, in a concert that also features Howard Hanson's "Song of Human Rights" and John Tavener's "Butterfly Dreams." Maryland & Delaware Premieres April 27, 2008, Smyrna Opera House, Smyrna, Delaware May 4, 2008, Avalon Historic Theater, Easton, Maryland The Bach to the Future ensemble, conducted by Kevin Thomas, will perform the Maryland and Delaware premieres of The 21st Century (A Girl Born in Afghanistan) as part of a concert entitled "Songs of Struggle and Hope" on April 27 and May 4, 2008. Also featured on the program will be Donald McCullough's Holocaust Cantata. CD Release CONCORA, Connecticut's premiere professional choir, under the direction of Richard Coffey, released The 21st Century (A Girl Born in Afghanistan) on their new CD entitled "Songs & Stories of Lberation."	Three Gnostic Poems and A Country Boy in Winter May 11, 2008, in Grayslake, Illinois May 17, 2008, in Evanston, Illinois Three Gnostic Poems, three new a cappella settings of poems by Fletcher LaVallee Bartholomew (1918-2006), "An Open World," "When I Land," and "And the Wind," will be premiered by the chamber ensemble Coriolis in Illinois in May 2008. These performances will also feature A Country Boy in Winter for men's chorus.
	27th Performance of The Tree 8 pm Saturday April 26 3 pm Sunday April 27 Garrison Theater 241 East 10th St, Claremont, California The Claremont Chamber Choir, under the direction of Charles Kamm, will present the 26th and 27th performances of The Tree in a concert of American choral music on April 27 & 27, 2008. The piece is dedicated to Richard Hutter. Since its 2004 premiere by the American University Chamber Singers, The Tree has been performed 25 times in Washington, DC, Pennsylvania, New York, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Kansas, California, Washington State and Ontario.
On the Ground Where We Live recorded by Czech Philharmonic for Masterworks of the New Era CD Bartholomew's first work for full orchestra, On the Ground Where We Live, is now available on CD recorded by the Czech Philharmonic. The piece was premiered on February 10, 2007, at the Society of Composers Region 6 Conference by the University of Central Missouri Orchestra under the direction of Dr. John Rutland. A "city symphony" film featuring an excerpt from the piece can be viewed at right. A second film can be viewed on YouTube.