Elizabeth Berkowitz presented a faculty recital at the Lucy Moses School in New York on June 8, 2006. She included Three Songs of Carl Sandburg in her ambitious program. Chaim Freiberg was the pianist.
On June 6, 2006, 8pm, Circle Variations (Fourth) was premiered in a concert at Saint Peter's Church at the Citigroup Center, Lexington Avenue and 54th Street. The concert was presented by The New York Composers Circle. The score is available as a free download here. Circle Variations (Fourth) is a short piece that formed the basis of a larger composition, Spirals.
Richard Russell's piece, NeverSummer, was chosen for an informal reading under the auspices of the New York Composers Circle, April 27, 2006. This piece was written for trombonist Haim Avitsur, who was the guest artist of the evening. Alaria Chamber Music Ensemble musicians Nancy Garniez, piano, and Yuri Vodovoz, violin, rounded out the trio.
Richard Russell, a self-published composer, has registered his music publishing concern Design for Lightning Music with ASCAP.
Spirals was premiered to great acclaim in a concert presented by the New York Composers Circle at St. Peter's in New York's historic Chelsea district, March 7, 2006. Guest cellist was Peter Prosser.
