Author Archives: ocaplan
Postponed: 3/15 AVMS Performance of ‘We Exist’
Due to COVID-19, The Assabet Valley Mastersingers have postponed their performance of We Exist with the Algonquin Regional High School Chamber Choir. The program will be rescheduled for Fall 2020.
April 4: Juventas Performs ‘The New Colossus’
In its spring program “Encore,” Juventas will reprise The New Colossus, Oliver’s setting of the iconic Emma Lazarus words that grace the Statue of Liberty (“Give me your tired, your poor.”). The concert, which brings back audiences favorites from the 2019-20 Season, also includes music by Ursula Kwong-Brown, Dayton Kinney, Mari Kotskyy, Dayton Kinney, Libby […]
3/15: Assabet Valley Mastersingers perform ‘We Exist’
The Assebet Valley Mastersingers (Robert Eaton, Director) will perform We Exist (lyrics by Naseem Rakha) in Shrewsbury, MA. We Exist responds to the 2017 violence in Charlottesville, VA with a call for love and respect of people of all races, faiths, and genders. The Mastersingers will combine forces with the Algonquin Regional High School Chamber […]
Ragdale Foundation Residency
Oliver is on residency at the Ragdale Foundation February 3-28. Located on the former estate of renowned architect Howard Van Doren Shaw, Ragdale offers artists time and space to work in an inspirational setting. While, in residence, Oliver is working on two new works for chorus and orchestra: Worth the Wait (lyrics by Meghan Guidry) and […]
2019-20 Honored Artist of the American Prize
This morning, the American Prize named Oliver a 2019-20 Honored Artist of the American Prize. Honored Artists of The American Prize are individuals who have proven themselves to be artists of “sustained excellence” over a number of seasons as laureates in the competition. The 2019-20 Honored Artists of The American Prize are: Oliver Caplan, composer […]
11/2 Dartmouth Wind Ensemble Premieres New Symphony
The Dartmouth College Wind Ensemble will premiere Oliver’s new piece Symphony for Winds ‘Dartmouth’ this Saturday in Hanover, NH. Dartmouth commissioned this major new work in commemoration of the college’s 250th anniversary. Its four movements each paint a tone poem of a beloved Dartmouth place, with the epic grand finale bringing sounds of the iconic Baker Tower bells […]