Citations in Books, Textbooks and Encyclopedias
Altman, Dennis. "Gore Vidal's America" (London: Polity Press, 2005), 45.
Battisti, Frank. "The Winds of Change: The Evolution of the Contemporary American Wind Band / Ensemble and its Conductor" (Dallas: Meredith Music, 2002), 168-69.
Boyer, Paul S. "Oxford Companion to United States History" (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001), 569.
Chute, James. "Daron Hagen," in New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 2nd edition.
Clark, Mark Ross, and Clark, V. Lynn. "Singing, Acting, and Movement in Opera: A Guide to Singer-getics" (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2002), 27.
Drucker, Arno P. "American Piano Trios" (Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 1999), 135.
Erickson, Neil. "Daron Hagen," in
Wikipedia 19:39, 15 November 2005
Grout, Donald, and Williams, Hermione Weigel. "A Short History of Opera, Fourth Edition" (New York: Columbia University Press, 2003), 767.
Hall, Charles J. "Chronology of European Classical Music, Volume 2" (New York: Routledge, 2002), 35 citations.
Hill, Douglas. "Collected Thoughts on Teaching and Learning, Creativity and Horn Performance" (New York: Alfred Publishing Company, 2001), 137.
Kirk, Elise K. "American Opera (Music in American Life)" (Chicago: Unviersity of Illinois Press, 2001), 335.
Kunick, Judith Karp. "Ricardo Muti: Twenty Years in Philadelphia" (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1993), 53.
Laird, Paul. "Leonard Bernstein: A Guide to Research" (Florence: Garland Publishing Company, 2001), 248.
Olmstead, Andrea. "Juilliard: A History" (Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 2002), 251.
Strimple, Nick. "Choral Music in the 20th Century" (New York: Amadeus Press, 2005), 254.
Walker, Jeff. "The Ayn Rand Cult" (Chicago: Open Court Publishing Company, 1998), 339.
Diaries, Biographies
Rorem, Ned. "Lies" (Washington, DC: Counterpoint, 2000), 61-389.
Rorem, Ned. "Nantucket Diary, The" (San Francisco: North Point Press, 1987), 329-603.
Rorem, Ned. "Wings of Friendship: Selected Letters, 1944-2003" (New York: Shoemaker and Hoard, 2005), 137-232.
Secrest, Meryle. "Leonard Bernstein, a Life" (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1994), 386-87.
Dissertations
Kreider, Paul. 1999. Art songs of Daron Hagen: lyrical dramaticism and simplicity with an interpretive guide to
rittenhouse songs and
resuming green. DMA diss., University of Arizona, Tucson.
Powell, Edwin 2003.
Bandanna, an opera of passion and jealousy by Daron Aric Hagen with libretto by Paul Muldoon: a large-scale commission by the college band directors national association that branches beyond the conventional. DMA diss., Baylor University, Waco, Texas.
Redding, Jane McCalla 2002. An introduction to American song composer Daron Aric Hagen (b.1961) and his miniature folk opera:
dear youth. DMA diss., Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge.
Documentaries
The Making of Shining Brow, prod. Wisconsin Public Television Network, 60 min., originally broadcast in 1994, videocassette.
The Art of Lotte Lehmann, prod. WFMT Radio Network, 120 min., originally broadcast in 2006, compact disc.
Collected Papers
All papers relating to the collaboration of Daron Hagen and Paul Muldoon are held at Emory University, Irish Literary Collections, Subseries 2.2, Drama, Boxes 24-27.
Correspondence with Ned Rorem and Leonard Bernstein is held at the Library of Congress.
Correspondence with Virgil Thomson and Frank Wigglesworth is held at the New York Public Library.
Feature-length Print Interviews
Burwasser, Peter. "War Correspondence." Interview with the composer about
Dear Youth. The Philadelphia City Paper, 17 April 1991.
Reel, James. "A Conversation With Composer Daron Hagen,"
Fanfare Magazine (September/October 1999): 128-133.
Weiss, Max. "Give (His) Piece a Chance." In-depth interview with the composer about
Dear Youth. The Baltimore City Paper, 6 March 1991.
Articles
Allison, Jonathan. "Covert Operations," about the way in which the music and words of
Vera of Las Vegas interact.
Irish Literary Supplement (August 2002).
Booth, Francis. "American Valhalla," an overview of
Shining Brow. Opera News (April 10, 1993), 24-29.
Davison, Adam J. "Daron Hagen: Music, Poetry, and Architecture," an article about Hagen's music and how it relates to architecture.
The Cliff Dwellers Newsletter 19, no. 3 (1997): 1-2.
Kerrigan, John. "Paul Muldoon's Transits: Muddling Through After Madoc," an
article which deals in large part with Muldoon's libretti for three of Hagen's operas.
Jacket 20 (December 2002).
Kimball, Carol. "Daron Hagen," in Song: A Guide to Style and Literature (Seattle: Pst Inc., 1996), 298-300.
Parsonage, Catherine. "Hagen's
Bandanna and the Accesibility of Opera," an article about the integration of popular music into Hagen's score for the opera.
Winds Music Magazine (May 2006), 12-16.
O'Doherty, Cahill. "Nightmare in Vegas," an article, with quotations from Hagen and Muldoon, about the genesis of
Vera of Las Vegas.
Irish Echo (June 11-17, 2003): 2.
Platt, Russell. "Artful Simplicity: the Art Songs of Daron Hagen," an overview of five Hagen song cycles.
NATS Journal of Singing 55, no. 1 (September/October 1998): 3-11.
Rorem, Ned. "Learning With Daron," an article about teaching, based on the author's relationship with Hagen.
Opera News (April 10, 1993): 29-30.
Wheatley, David. "All Art is a Collaboration: Paul Muldoon as Librettist," an article about the Hagen Muldoon collaboration in Paul Muldoon: Critical Essays (Liverpool: Liverpool Press, 2003), 151-175.
Reviews
Braun, William R. "Hagen: Songs." Review of Arsis CD 106.
Opera News (February 14, 1998): 40.
Carman, Judith. "American Song: Part III." Review of
Merrill Songs.
NATS Journal of Singing 56, no. 3 (February 2000): 77-78.
Carrington, Mark. "Daron Hagen’s Poetic Art Song." Review of an evening of Hagen art songs by Paul Sperry and Darynn Zimmer, Strathmore Hall Arts Center, Washington, DC.
The Washington Post, 7 March 1994.
Dobrin, Peter. "A New Song Cycle to Bind the Old School Tie." Interview with the composer about
A Scattering of Salts (Merrill Songs). The Philadelphia Inquirer, On Stage Section, 15 March 1996.
Gimbel, Alan. "Hagen:
Muldoon Songs; Love in a Life; Heart of the Stranger." Review of the Arsis 119 CD release of these works.
American Record Guide (July 1, 2000): 64.
Griffiths, Paul. "The Singing Architect." Review of the world premiere of
Shining Brow, Madison Opera, Oscar Mayer Theater, Madison, Wisconsin.
The New Yorker (May 17, 1993): 96-103.
Joslyn, Jay. "Young Composer Shows Promise." Review of Hagen’s debut as a composer and conductor, Park Promenade Orchestra, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Milwaukee Sentinal, 5 August 1978.
Kerner, Leighton. "The Wright Stuff." Review of the world premiere of
Shining Brow, Madison Opera, Oscar Mayer Theater, Madison, Wisconsin.
The Village Voice, 5 May 1993.
Oestreich, James R. "Frank Lloyd Wright Joins Opera’s Pantheon." Review of the world premiere of
Shining Brow, Madison Opera, Oscar Mayer Theater, Madison, Wisconsin.
The New York Times, Arts Section, 28 April 1993.
Oteri, Frank. "Songs of Madness and Sorrow." Review of the Arsis 127 release of this and other Hagen chamber works.
New Music Box, October 2004.
Page, Tim. "Music: New Composers." Review of the world premiere of
Three Silent Things, New York University Theater, New York City.
The New York Times, 5 October 1986.
Shulgold, Marc. "DCO Concludes Music Festival With Challenge To Its Audience." Review of the world premiere of
Grand Line, Trinity Church, Denver Chamber Orchestra, Denver, Colorado.
Rocky Mountain News, 10 November 1987.
Smith, Patrick. "The Fall of Taliesin." Review of the world premiere of
Shining Brow, Madison Opera, Oscar Mayer Theater, Madison, Wisconsin.
The Times Literary Supplement, 14 May 1993.
Stockinger, Jacob. "
Shining Brow Deserves the Pulitzer Prize." Review of the world premiere of
Shining Brow, Madison Opera, Oscar Mayer Theater, Madison, Wisconsin.
The Capital Times, Lifestyle Section, 6 May 1993.
Story, John. "Hagen:
Dear Youth, Echo's Songs, Love Songs, Merrill Songs." Review of the Arsis 106 release of these works.
Fanfare Magazine (November/December 1999): 268.
Thicknesse, Robert. "Vera of Las Vegas." Review of the European premiere of the opera by the Opera Theater Company, Sligo, Ireland, prior to its Republic of Ireland tour.
Times of London, November 25, 2004.
Von Rhein, John. "In Review." Review of a revival of
Shining Brow by Chicago Opera Theater, Merle Reskin Theater, Chicago, Illinois.
Opera News (November 1997): 56-57.
Wardle, Carolyn. "Concert of Opera
Bandanna Proves Well Worth the Effort." Review of the concert premiere of
Bandanna, University of Nevada Las Vegas Opera Theater, Daron Hagen conductor, Ham Concert Hall, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Las Vegas Review-Journal, 4 March 2000.
Webster, Daniel. "Student Cellist, Composer Display Much More Than Just Promise." Review of Hagen's professional debut as a composer, Philadelphia Orchestra, Academy of Music, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The Philadelphia Inquirer, People/Home/Entertainment Section, 19 January 1983.