By Daily Press staff
The Crossroads Chamber Orchestra this weekend will honor the legacy of composer and educator Dorrance Stalvey, who passed away in July 2005, with a free concert at Crossroads School.
Stalvey was the Director of Music Programs at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) from 1984 until his passing, and made an indelible mark on the field of contemporary music. Stalvey’s compositions, which have been performed in more than 20 countries, are in various media and forms, including chamber, solo, vocal, orchestral, electronic, musical theater, multi-media and dance. He was working on his first opera, Kursk, when he passed away, and although it is unfinished, there are plans for a performance.
Stalvey was actively involved in the promotion of contemporary music in Los Angeles through the many concerts he produced and presented as the director of “Monday Evening Concerts” series at LACMA, for which he received six awards.
Through his participation in new-music seminars and service on numerous advisory panels, including eight years as a panelist and consultant for the National Endowment for the Arts, he worked to encourage the propagation of contemporary music.
The free concert will be held on Sunday, Nov. 20 at 6 p.m. at the Crossroads School’s community room on the Norton Campus, 1715 Olympic Blvd. Take a peek at free arts this weekend
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on November 18, 2005. Read the original PDF.