February 15, 2009 Concert at Mannes

I was fortunate to have two wonderful performances of world premieres this past Sunday afternoon at Mannes College of Music. First, soprano Sofia Dimitrova, accompanied by Tamara Cashour, performed "When Time is Over" a collection of four songs with texts by Emily Dickinson. Second, an Adagio movement from a forthcoming string quartet. The  quartet is pictured here: Stani Dimitrova and Lisa Romain, violins, Rose Hashimoto, viola, Desiree Abbey, cello. (Click pics for larger view.)

Violin Sonata at Symphony Space

Here are several pics from the  Saturday, February 14 performance of my Violin Sonata at Symphony Space. The concert was presented by the New York Composers Circle, and is their custom, I was asked to say a few words before my piece started.

Superlatives are not strong enough to represent the outstanding effort these musicians put into this virtuoso tour de force. The piece was selected to close the evening, and Stanichka Dimitrova and Bethany Porter delivered the goods. Here are several pics (click image for larger view).

Symphony Space Poster | NYCC

The concert presented by the New York Composers Circle this coming Saturday has a huge poster in the Symphony Space theater. You can't really make out my name, but it is in the lower left.  (Update: oops, correction, lower right!) The pics on the poster are Tania Leon, Elliott Carter, and Dinu Ghezzo, each of whom will be featured on the concert. Click images for larger size.

Poster for February 15 concert at Mannes

Here's a snazzy poster advertising Sunday's concert at Mannes College of Music, 150 West 85th Street. The concert starts at 1:30 and admission is free. (Thanks Sofia for the poster design!)

Two Pieces to Premiere Feb 15

In an afternoon concert at Mannes College of Music, two new pieces will be premiered. First is an "Adagio" from a forthcoming string quartet, featuring Stanichka Dimitrova, violin (pictured), Lisa Romain, violin, Rose Hashimoto, viola, and Desiree Abbey, cello. The second premiere is "When Time is Over" a song cycle of four Emily Dickinson poems. The soprano will be Sofia Dimitrova (pictured), with Tamara Cashour on piano. The rest of the concert will be comprised of pieces by Mannes faculty and alumni. Mannes College is located at 150 West 85th Street, and the concert begins at 1pm. Admission is free.