Two Richard Russell pieces at Mannes College on June 30

Christina Goyne

Sofia Dimitrova

Two pieces by Richard Russell will be featured in a concert at Mannes College of Music on June 30, 8pm. Mannes is at 150 West 85th Street in New York, and the concert is free and open to the public.

The first piece is a world premiere of Four Shakespeare Songs in Madrigal Style, featuring soprano Sofia Dimitrova and mezzo Christina Goyne. The second piece is Time is Not an Option, the awarded commission from Voices Up! recently premiered at Fordham University. Hope to see you there!

New Recordings of "Time is Not an Option" Posted

I've posted a recording of my song cycle "Time is Not an Option" on my main website: www.rdrussell.com. Just click on "listen" in the menu items along the top. The score is also available here.

"Time is Not an Option" was the result of an awarded commission from the Fordham University Voices Up! poetry project. I was paired with poet Elisabeth Frost who is on the faculty at Fordham. The project was refereed by esteemed musicologist Lawrence Kramer.

Bard College provided the terrific musicians: Clarissa Lyons, soprano, and Shun-Yang Lee, piano.