Flier for Friday's Concert

Percussionist Stephen Solook made a great flier for the concert this Friday, February 29, in which The Duel will premiere. (Click image for a larger size view.) See you there!

The Duel to premiere Feb 29

Tonal Center Trio, a trio comprised of Tiffany DuMouchelle (soprano), Stephen Solook (percussion), and Adam Berokwitz (clarinet), will premiere my new comic (yet dramatic!) piece, The Duel, next Friday, February 29. This concert is sponsored by the Lawyers Orchestra, and is being presented by their concert series, Friday Evening Chamber Music. The concert has a rush hour start time: 6pm, and the venue is the Bar Association, 42 West 44 Street (between Fifth and Sixth Avenues) in New York. Other composers on the bill are Gordon Stout, David Maslanka, David Loeb, Frederic Rzewski, and Ney Rosauro. (An admission charge is still being determined, but estimate $15.)

Rilke Songs at Mannes

A great concert yesterday at Mannes College of Music, with compositions by Wayne Alpern, Chris Park, David Ames, Wendy Griffiths, Faye Ellen Silverman, and Ryan Tracy. The highlight for me was (of course!) my Two Rilke Songs, performed by Sofia Dimitrova, Stani Dimitrova, and Tomoko Nakayama. Here's a pic, click for larger size.

Two Rilke Songs at Mannes College on Feb 17

Sofia Dimitrova and Stani Dimitrova will be performing my Two Songs of Rilke on Sunday, February 17 at 1:30 pm. They will be joined by pianist Tomoko Nakayama, who premiered the piece with these two last summer. Also on the program are pieces by other Mannes College faculty and alumni. Every year this is a varied and interesting concert, so there's something for everyone! I hope to see you there. This is a free concert with no tickets or reservations necessary. Mannes is at 150 West 85th Street, between Columbus and Amsterdam, and the Concert Hall is on the second floor.

Two Rilke Songs at Baruch College

The New York Composers Circle presented its first concert of the 2007-08 season on December 13, 2007, at Baruch College's gorgeous Engelman Recital Hall. I was very fortunate to have the opportunity to present my Two Rilke Songs. I wrote this piece for the two sisters who presented it, Sofia Dimitrova and Stani Dimitrova, with Catherine Miller accompanying on piano. This piece was a last minute addition to the concert, so bravi to the fine musicians who were able to bring this together at the last minute!

Two Rilke Songs on Dec 13

Quite unexpectedly, an opening has presented itself in the first New York Composers Circle concert of the 2007-08 concert season, and my Two Rilke Songs will be presented again.

The venue is the gorgeous Engleman Recital Hall at Baruch College, 55 Lexington Avenue at 25th Street. The concert is this Thursday, December 13, and starts at 8pm. There is a suggested donation of $15.

Soprano Sofia Dimitrova and violinist Stani Dimitrova are the superb sisters who interpret this piece, joined by Catherine Miller on piano.

3SCS at Mannes College, Oct 22

Here are a few pics from the concert at Mannes College of Music last Monday, October 22. Aurora Borealis, with Tiffany DuMouchelle, soprano, and Stephen Solook, percussion, performed my Three Songs of Carl Sandburg.

A little bit of trivia: Tiffany performed the premiere of this piece way back in 2002 when it was written with piano accompaniment! Many thanks for keeping this piece going all these years.

The concert was an impressive mix of older and newer material, including a few songs by Chopin! I had always heard he wrote a few songs, but had never heard them before.