On May 30 and 31, 2026, the Winston-Salem Symphony performed composer Dan Locklair’s Since Dawn, A Tone Poem for Narrator, Chorus, and Orchestra., based on poetry by Maya Angelou, as part of their concerts at Reynolds Memorial Auditorium in Winston-Salem, NC. See the performance at https://www.wssymphony.org/fanfare/since-dawn/. Locklair’s piece was inspired by Angelou’s On the Pulse of Morning, which … Read more
On May 30 and 31, 2026, the Winston-Salem Symphony performed Dan’s Since Dawn for narrator, chorus, and orchestra based on Maya Angelou’s On the Pulse of Morning), as part of their concerts at Reynolds Memorial Auditorium in Winston-Salem, NC. Performers were the Winston-Salem Symphony and Chorus, led by Michelle Merrill, Conductor and Chris Gilliam, Chorus Director with Poet Laureate … Read more
April 3, 2026, the West Coast premiere of Dan’s Requiem was presented by Pasadena, CA’s Presbyterian Church’s resident and guest singers with the Friends of Music Orchestra, conducted by Timothy Howard, and paired with Maurice Duruflé’s Requiem – https://ppcmusic.org/friends-of-music/2025-2026/good-friday-devotional-concert/. More about the Locklair Requiem.
Photos from the Saturday, March 16th performance at Manhattan’s St. Malachy’s – The Actors’ Chapel, the New York Premiere of Dan’s Requiem, along with several of his other vocal works, presented by the Central City Chorus, directed by Bryan Zaros. Both photos © 2024 by Perry Bindelglass
On November 5, Requiem and other works by Dan Locklair were presented by St. John’s Choir, the Cantate Youth and Children’s Choir, soloists, string orchestra, and organ, played by Peggy Haas Howell, with Dan conducting, at an All Saints Sunday concert at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Lynchburg, VA. Read an article about it here.
On Wednesday, May 31, 2023, works of composer Dan Locklair were performed by The Choir of Royal Holloway at the Chapel of Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey, UK. They presented his O magnum mysterium, The Spacious Firmament, A Brief Mass, Dona nobis pacem, and Spirit of Mercy, Truth and Love. Visit the choir … Read more
Tuesday, April 4 @ 7:30 PM, Dan’s Requiem will be presented by the Sanctuary Choir of Parkway Heights United Methodist Church in Hattiesburg, MS. Dr. Gregory Fuller, director of music at Parkway Heights, will conduct the presentation and will be joined by special guests.
Coming on March 23 @ 5:30 PM to Harvard Memorial Church in Cambridge, MA and Sunday, March 26 @ 4:00 PM to Ashmont Church in Boston, MA, the World Premiere performances of Dan’s Harvard/Ashmont Evening Service for SATB & TTBB choruses & two organs – https://www.singatharvard.com/locklair.html. Performers will be the Harvard Glee Club, Harvard University … Read more
Dan’s In Memory – H.H.L. for strings will be presented on February 19 at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 115 W 7th St in Charlotte, NC, by members of the Charlotte Symphony, conducted by William Osborne, along with other works for strings and organ. More about the concert here. More about In Memory – H.H.L.
Dan’s Requiem was performed on October 30 @ 3 PM by conductor Christopher Gilliam leading musicians of the Winston-Salem Symphony and the Winston-Salem Symphony Chorus at Wait Chapel of Wake Forest University in North Carolina – https://www.wssymphony.org/event/locklairs-requiem/. Read Locklair: A Feast for the Soul, a marvelous story about the piece and this performance. See a … Read more