Warren Gooch
Fauxmanian Dance No. 3
The music of Warren Gooch has been performed widely throughout North America, Latin America, Asia and Europe, and he has been recognized through awards, grants, and commissions by numerous national and regional arts organizations. Dr. Gooch is Chair of the Theory Composition Area and Coordinator of the Master of Arts in Music program at Truman State University (Kirksville, Missouri), where he has been a finalist for both "Educator of the Year" and "Advisor of the Year" awards. A native of Duluth, Minnesota, he received his doctorate in composition from the University of Wisconsin, and his publishers include Kjos, Alliance, Flammer, Plymouth, and Southern. He is active in the field of sacred music, and his Clockwork for orchestra has been recorded on the MMC label.
About today's work the composer says,
The Three Fauxmanian Dances were written for my sister on her fiftieth (um … 29th) birthday. A fine amateur violinist, she was looking for something new that she and a cellist friend could play. As my sister and I have always been fond of Slavic music, I took that as a point of departure. Consequently the 'flavor' (but not the substance) of these three dances is vaguely East European. These pieces were composed in June of 2006 and received their premiere at the Truman State University New Music Festival in fall of 2007."