AGORA
A CONCERT BAND FANFARE

By Carl Schroeder

Commissioned by the
MINNESOTA SYMPHONIC WINDS
of Minneapolis, MN (Timothy Mahr, conductor)
for the 25th anniversary season of 2002-2003

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about the composition

Agora (2003) was commissioned by the Minnesota Symphonic Winds, a Twin Cities (Minnesota)-based adult concert band under the direction of Dr. Timothy Mahr, in commemoration of the group's 25th anniversary season of 2002-2003. The title refers to the ancient Greek word for a gathering place.

Agora, composed by Carl Schroeder (b. 1982) of Minneapolis, MN, has an approximate performance time of 4 minutes.

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Generously recorded by the
Minnesota Symphonic Winds
Timothy Mahr, conductor

about the composer

Carl Schroeder (b. 1982) of Minneapolis, Minnesota, a graduate of St. Olaf College, writes music for concert band, orchestra, choir, chamber ensembles and piano that often draws inspiration from American history and current events. His large ensemble works have been performed by more than 30 concert bands, orchestras and choirs, including the Air Force Band of Mid-America and Ukraine's Chamber Choir Kyiv. 

Schroeder has studied composition primarily with Timothy Mahr and Peter Hamlin, and has also taken lessons with composers Mark Camphouse, Donald Grantham and Dana Wilson. In 2001, he was named "Composer with Most Potential" by the Minnesota Music Educators Association, and in 2004 he was one of three under-25 American composers chosen to participate in the National Band Association’s Young Composer Mentor Project. In 2006 his choral work Two December Carols received the ERM Media Masterworks Prize. He composed Agora during the winter of 2003 and completed a revised version in July 2005.

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AWARDS & HONORS
Selection, 2004 National Band Association Young Composer Mentor Project
Second Place, 2004 Claude T. Smith Composition Contest
Selection, 2006 California State University (Bakersfield) Concert Band Guest Composer Concert
Finalist, 2006 Penfield (NY) Music Composition Contest

CONCERT PERFORMANCES
May 3, 2003: Minnesota Symphonic Winds; Timothy Mahr, conductor - Minneapolis, MN premiere
June 8, 2003: Minnesota Symphonic Winds; Timothy Mahr, conductor - Plymouth, MN
Nov. 8, 2003: St. Olaf Band; Timothy Mahr, conductor - Northfield, MN
June 21, 2004: Air Force Band of Mid America; Andre Feagin, guest conductor - Normal, IL
March 6, 2006: California State University Bakersfield Concert Band; Patricia Childress, conductor - Bakersfield, CA
March 25, 2006: Randolph County Senior High All-County Band; Andre Feagin, conductor - Asheboro, NC
Nov. 29, 2006: Appalachian State University Concert Band; John Stanley Ross, conductor - Boone, NC

NEWS ARTICLES
April 27, 2003: "Three musical anniversaries held this week" (Michael Anthony, Star Tribune) Article in paid archives
April 30, 2004: "St. Olaf student, alumnus, selected for prestigious mentoring project for musicians" (David Gonnerman, St. Olaf College News)
Aug. 28, 2004: "Mentoring the Leaders of Tomorrow" (Elizabeth Dallman, BandDirector.com)
Nov. 22, 2006: "Appalachian Concert Band performs Nov. 29" (Appalachian State University News)

RECORDINGS
The Minnesota Portraits and Other Music by Carl Schroeder - Minnesota Symphonic Winds; Timothy Mahr, conductor
Music from the Hill 2005 - Minnesota Symphonic Winds; Timothy Mahr, conductor