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-Winner of the William Penn Affiliated Fellowship at the American Academy in Rome,Fall 2010
<br /> -June,2011,Brazilian premiere of Romanza for violin and orchestra with the Symphonic Orchestra of Brazil,conducted
<br /> by Dario Sotelo with soloist Emmanuele Baldini,San Paulo,Brazil
<br /> -2010 World premiere:"...and low to the lake falls home...A Memoriam to Joseph and Margaret Wincenc",The
<br /> Morgan Library,NYC on February 22,2010,by Carol Wincenc and principal players of the New York Philharmonic,met
<br /> with critical acclaim in the New York Times,Allan Kozin,review
<br /> -2009 Premiere at Disney Hall,Los Angeles of Dream Variations,choral cantata to the poetry of Langston Hughes with
<br /> the Los Angeles Master Chorale and the Debussy Trio,commissioned by the Debussy Trio,Feb.22,2009.
<br /> -2009 Received a grant from The Rubin Foundation to return to Lo Monthang,Nepal to record and document the music
<br /> of royal court singer,Tashi Tsering.Clearfield and anthropologist Katey Blumenthal recorded over 130 indigenous songs.
<br /> Network for New Music commissioned two pieces based on their field work,Lung-Ta and Kawa Ma Gyur for large
<br /> chamber ensemble and digital recordings. Both works premiered to sold out houses in 2009 and 2010 respectively.
<br /> -2008 World Premiere,The Philadelphia Orchestra,Kabo Omowale(Welcome Home Child),choral cantata celebrating
<br /> elders and youth,commissioned by The Philadelphia Orchestra,July 25th,2008 with Charlotte Blake Alston,narrator,5
<br /> inter-generational choruses,and The Philadelphi Orchestra,conducted by Rossen Milanov.The work was performed
<br /> again by The Philadelphia Orchestra on January 18,2010 for Martin Luther King Day in Philadelphia and recently by the
<br /> St.Louis Symphony at Powell Hall,Feb.10,2012.
<br /> -2007 Romanza for Violin and Orchestra,commissioned by Orchestra 2001,premiere April,2007 at Trinity Center and
<br /> Swarthmore College,soloist Gloria Justen,Recorded with the Russian Philharmonic,Moscow.Midwestern premiere in
<br /> January 2011 by the Chicago Composers Orchestra at Ganz Hall,
<br /> -2004 The Long Bright,hour-long cantata for soprano,children's chorus and orchestra.Hila Plitmann,Orchestra 2001
<br /> and the Temple University Music Prep Children's Choir,James Freeman,cond.,commissioned by/texts by David
<br /> Wolman,The Kimmel Center,Philadelphia.Fundraiser:$50,000 was raised for breast cancer research.The Long Bright
<br /> had a west coast premiere at Royce Hall,Los Angeles with Grammy award winning soprano,Hila Plitmann in March,
<br /> 2010.The concert raised over$200,000.00 for the Israel Cancer Research Fund.
<br /> - World Premiere April,2000, Women of Valor,hour-long work on the stories of the women of the Bible set to poetry of
<br /> ten contemporary women writers.Soprano and mezzo soloists,narrator and orchestra,The Los Angeles Jewish
<br /> Symphony,Grammy Award winner Hila Plitmann,Gail Dubinbaum and narrator Valerie Harper,Royce Hall,Los
<br /> Angeles.Portions of the work broadcast nationally on NPR's"All Things Considered"with Johanna Cooper,April,2000.
<br /> -A strong advocate for creating music in community,Dr.Clearfield is the founder,producer and host of the Philadelphia
<br /> SALON concert series,now celebrating its 27th year.The Salon features contemporary,classical,opera,jazz,electronic,
<br /> folk,world music and multi-disciplinary genres.Over 16,000 audience members and over 6000 performers have come
<br /> through the Salon living room since 1986.Winner of the Best of Philadelphia 2008 Award,Philadelphia Magazine.
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