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2006

Mandolin Concerto No. 1 in D Minor (movements 1 & 2). 13 February 2006, 19:30 hr. Ferdinand Binnendijk, mandolin; Eva van den Dool, piano. Gehoorzaal, De Muzerie, Zwolle, Netherlands.

Mandolin Concerto No. 1 in D Minor. 31 March 2006, 20:00 hr. Ferdinand Binnendijk, mandolin; Eva van den Dool, piano. Gehoorzaal, De Muzerie, Zwolle, Netherlands.

Variations on “Doen Daphne d’Over Schoone Maeght.” 31 March 2006, 20:00 hr. Ferdinand Binnendijk, mandolin. Gehoorzaal, De Muzerie, Zwolle, Netherlands.

The Legend of Princess Noccalula. 1 April 2006, 16:00 hr. Het CONSORT; Sebastiaan de Grebber, mandolin; Alex Timmerman, conductor. Kerkgebouw De Achthoek, Scherpenzeel, Netherlands.

“The ’Possum” from Bag o’ Tails. 13 May 2006, 6:00 p.m. Conservation Foundation, Delaware Township, New Jersey. A New York Times article about the event can be found at opossum.craton.net/onews.htm.

The Legend of Princess Noccalula. 10 June 2006, 16:00 hr. Het CONSORT; Sebastiaan de Grebber, mandolin; Alex Timmerman, conductor. Elandstraatkerk, The Hague, Netherlands. (Repeat performances will be held in France in September. More information on those concerts will be forthcoming.)

Mandolin Concerto No. 1 in D Minor. 15 June 2006, 19:00 hr. Het Orkest van het Oosten; Ferdinand Binnendijk, mandolin; Candida Thompson, conductor. Concert Hall of the Nieuwe Buitensociëteit, Zwolle, Netherlands.

Six Pantomimes for Two Mandolins is discussed in the Spring 2006 issue of Mandolin Magazine, volume 7, number 4, pp. 19-21.

Tuba Concerto in G Minor is tentatively planned for a premiere by John Manning at the International Tuba and Euphonium Association Conference in Denver, Colorado, June 2006, though this performance has not yet been confirmed.

Suita Argentina by Luis Gianneo and arranged for mandolin orchestra by John Craton. 26 June-2 July 2006. American Guitar & Mandolin Summer School (AmGUSS), Roger Williams University, Providence, Rhode Island; Marilynn Mair and Radim Zenkl, solo mandolinists.

Mandolin Concerto No. 1 in D Minor. 1 July 2006, 20:30 hr. Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra; Ferdinand Binnendijk, mandolin; Peter Sánta, conductor. Open Air Festival at the Rode Torenplein, Zwolle, Netherlands.

Variations on “Doen Daphne d’Over Schoone Maeght.” 10 July 2006, 20:00 hr. Ferdinand Binnendijk, mandolin. Gehoorzaal, De Muzerie, Zwolle, Netherlands.

The Gray Wolf is scheduled to be included on Sebastiaan de Grebber’s solo mandolin CD to be recorded during summer 2006.

Divertissements médiévaux  is reviewed in the August 2006 issue of American String Teacher, volume 56, number 3, p. 100.

The Legend of Princess Noccalula. 17 September 2006, 17:00 hr. Het CONSORT; Sebastiaan de Grebber, mandolin; Alex Timmerman, conductor. L’Église de Jeantes, Jeantes, France.

2007

The Legend of Princess Noccalula. 1 April 2007. Het CONSORT; Sebastiaan de Grebber, mandolin; Alex Timmerman, conductor. Johanneskerk, Laren, Netherlands.

The Gray Wolf for mandolin solo, was included on Sebastiaan de Grebber’s CD Fantasia Romantica, which was released on 16 April 2007, Stemra SDG001-07.

Elise of the Kingdom, a ballet by Kathy Thompson. Utilizes various selections of Craton’s music with dance. 19 May 2007, 7:30 p.m. Savana Frank, Amanda Kirkman, Kandace Stansbury, Amber Tirey, and Chandler Yates, principals; Dancers of Kat’s Performing Arts Studio; Kathy Thompson, director. Bedford-North Lawrence Performing Arts Center, Bedford, Indiana, U.S.

Sonata Colloquia for Marimba and Piano. 22 May 2007. Duo Mariano; Christaan Saris, marimba; Eva van den Dool, piano. Messiaen Academy, Odeon Theater, Zwolle, Netherlands.

Excerpts from Inanna: An Opera of Ancient Sumer. 3 June 2007, 5:15 p.m. Townsend Opera Players, featuring Sibel Dermiren as Inanna, Randi Linee as Geshtinanna, Andrew Pardini as Dumuzi, with Michelle Fernandez, Rebecca Gain, Kathy Lindsey, and Barbara Wesley. Classics by the Creek, Modesto, California, U.S.

The Legend of Princess Noccalula. 10 June 2007, 11:30 hr. Het CONSORT; Sebastiaan de Grebber, mandolin; Alex Timmerman, conductor. Waalse Kerk (Église Wallonne), Zwolle, Netherlands.

Excerpts from Inanna: An Opera of Ancient Sumer. 30 June 2007, 8:00 p.m. Presented at the Assyrian Aid Society of America’s “Mesopotamian Night” benefit concert. Townsend Opera Players, featuring Sibel Dermiren as Inanna, Randi Linee as Geshtinanna, Andrew Pardini as Dumuzi; with Michelle Fernandez, Rebecca Gain, Kathy Lindsey, and Barbara Wesley; and Ljubomir Velickovic, solo violinist. Gardens of Diane Malik Pedota, 1409 Church Street, Modesto, California, U.S.

The Legend of Princess Noccalula. 19 July 2007, 7:30 p.m. Het CONSORT; Sebastiaan de Grebber, mandolin; Alex Timmerman, conductor. Church of the Transfiguration (“The Little Church Around the Corner”), New York, New York, U.S. (Contact the music office at 212-684-4174.)

The Legend of Princess Noccalula. 21 July 2007, 7:30 p.m. Het CONSORT; Sebastiaan de Grebber, mandolin; Alex Timmerman, conductor. St. Martin’s Hall, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.

The Legend of Princess Noccalula. 22 July 2007, 7:00 p.m. Het CONSORT; Sebastiaan de Grebber, mandolin; Alex Timmerman, conductor. Jamestown Philomenian Library, Jamestown, Rhode Island, U.S.

Six Pantomimes for Two Mandolins. 7 August 2007, 9:00 p.m. Gertrud Weyhofen and Martine Sikkenk, mandolins. Bayerische Musikakademie, Hammelburg, Germany.

“The Huluppu Tree” from Inanna. 11 September 2007, 7:30 p.m. Ljubomir Velickovic, violin; Notre Dame de Namur University, Ralston Hall Mansion Ballroom, Belmont, California, U.S.

The Fashionable Lady and The Reconciliation are discussed in the Fall 2007 issue of Opera America quarterly, pp. 46-47.

The Legend of Princess Noccalula. 6 October 2007, 3:30 p.m. Het CONSORT; Sebastiaan de Grebber, mandolin; Alex Timmerman, conductor. Grote Kirk, Meppel, Netherlands.

Four Cornish Sketches. 4 November 2007, 4:00 p.m. Doug Merritt, violin; Barry David Salwen, piano. ComposerWorks, University of North Carolina-Wilmington, Cultural Arts Building Recital Hall, Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S.

2008

Cinco Piezas by Luis Gianneo (arranged for solo mandolin and mandolin orchestra by John Craton). 6 April 2008, 3:30 p.m. Providence Mandolin Orchestra; Joshua Bell, mandolin; Mark Davis, conductor. Hingham Public Library, Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S.

Bloemen van Spanje (Flowers of Spain) for Two Guitars and Orchestra. 5 July 2008, time and venue to be announced. Het CONSORT; Mark & Beverly Davis, solo guitarists; Alex Timmerman, conductor. Zwolle, Netherlands.

Sonata Representativa by Heinrich Biber (arranged by John Craton). 11 July 2008, 7:30 p.m.  Cooperstown Music Festival.  Linda Chesis, flute; Gil Morgenstern, violin; Kathryn Lockwood, viola; Wilhelmina Smith, cello; Jeremy McCoy, double bass. The Farmers’ Museum, Copperstown, New York, U.S.

Mesopotamian Musical Night sponsored by the Assyrian Aid Society. 23 August 2008, time to be announced. The event will feature several Craton works and arrangements including excerpts from Inanna: An Opera of Ancient Sumer, the world premiere of the overture and the “Bull of Heaven Scene” from the opera Gilgamesh (commissioned by the Assyrian Aid Society), and orchestrations of several songs by Assyrian composers William Daniel and Nebu Issabey. Townsend Opera Players and other artists to be announced. Gallo Center for the Arts, Modesto, California, U.S.

Piano Sonata No. 2 in B Major. 4 September (time to be announced). Barbara Gallagher, piano. North Campus Auditorium, Cape Fear Community College, Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S.