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On Fri­day March 22, the New York Com­posers Cir­cle pre­sented an “Encores” Out­reach Pro­gram at the JASA West Side Com­mu­nity Cen­ter on the upper west side of Man­hat­tan. Flautist Michael...0March 25, 2013

Fast Tides, Slow Tides at NYCC Outreach event

On Fri­day March 22, the New York Com­posers Cir­cle pre­sented an “Encores” Out­reach Pro­gram at the JASA West Side Com­mu­nity Cen­ter on the upper west side of Man­hat­tan. Flautist Michael…

Once again, my fre­quent col­lab­o­ra­tor, Emily Thomp­son, asked me to lec­ture to her class of young­sters at the school where she teaches: Cen­tral School in East Hanover, NJ. I went...0February 24, 2013

Lecture at Central School in NJ (Feb. 22, 2013)

Once again, my fre­quent col­lab­o­ra­tor, Emily Thomp­son, asked me to lec­ture to her class of young­sters at the school where she teaches: Cen­tral School in East Hanover, NJ. I went…

The New York Com­posers Cir­cle pre­sented a con­cert at Saint Peter’s Church at the Cit­i­group Cen­ter on Feb­ru­ary 19, 2013. Among the pieces per­formed were two of my com­po­si­tions, “Amid...0February 20, 2013

NYCC’s February 2013 concert

The New York Com­posers Cir­cle pre­sented a con­cert at Saint Peter’s Church at the Cit­i­group Cen­ter on Feb­ru­ary 19, 2013. Among the pieces per­formed were two of my com­po­si­tions, “Amid…

A pro­gram has been pub­lished for the Tues­day, Feb­ru­ary 19 New York Com­posers Cir­cle con­cert. The con­cert starts at 8pm and the venue is Saint Peters Church at Cit­i­group Cen­ter....0February 16, 2013

Sneak Peek at Tuesday night’s program

A pro­gram has been pub­lished for the Tues­day, Feb­ru­ary 19 New York Com­posers Cir­cle con­cert. The con­cert starts at 8pm and the venue is Saint Peters Church at Cit­i­group Center.…

On Feb­ru­ary 12, 2013, my musi­cal col­lab­o­ra­tor Emily Clare Thomp­son and I pre­miered a children’s musi­cal, Cupid’s Bow, at the school where she teaches in East Hanover, NJ. The group...0February 13, 2013

Premiere of “Cupid’s Bow” — a children’s musical

On Feb­ru­ary 12, 2013, my musi­cal col­lab­o­ra­tor Emily Clare Thomp­son and I pre­miered a children’s musi­cal, Cupid’s Bow, at the school where she teaches in East Hanover, NJ. The group…

Soprano Sofia Dim­itrova will per­form two Richard Rus­sell com­po­si­tions, “Amid the Blind­ing Snow” and “Cross­ing the Bar.” This will be the New York pre­miere of the two pieces, which are...0February 11, 2013

Sofia Dimitrova to perform Richard Russell songs February 19

Soprano Sofia Dim­itrova will per­form two Richard Rus­sell com­po­si­tions, “Amid the Blind­ing Snow” and “Cross­ing the Bar.” This will be the New York pre­miere of the two pieces, which are…

“A Night to Remem­ber” — a review of the Sep­tem­ber 20, 2011 New York Com­posers Cir­cle con­cert at Barge­mu­sic — was pub­lished in the online mag­a­zine Sound­Word­Sight. The review was writ­ten by...0February 4, 2013

Review of “Adagio for String Quartet”

“A Night to Remem­ber” — a review of the Sep­tem­ber 20, 2011 New York Com­posers Cir­cle con­cert at Barge­mu­sic — was pub­lished in the online mag­a­zine Sound­Word­Sight. The review was writ­ten by…

“Cupid’s Bow” is a new, orig­i­nal musi­cal with book and lyrics by Emily Thomp­son and music by Richard D. Rus­sell. On Jan­u­ary 30, a spe­cial rehearsal was held by the...0January 31, 2013

Cupid’s Bow — a special rehearsal

“Cupid’s Bow” is a new, orig­i­nal musi­cal with book and lyrics by Emily Thomp­son and music by Richard D. Rus­sell. On Jan­u­ary 30, a spe­cial rehearsal was held by the…

My “Ada­gio for String Quar­tet” was per­formed in Sep­tem­ber, 2011 at Barge­mu­sic, a pres­ti­gious per­for­mance venue in New York City. The per­form­ers were the superb young string ensem­ble, PUBLI­Quar­tet —...0January 29, 2013

Video of PUBLIQuartet’s “Adagio” performance at Bargemusic

My “Ada­gio for String Quar­tet” was per­formed in Sep­tem­ber, 2011 at Barge­mu­sic, a pres­ti­gious per­for­mance venue in New York City. The per­form­ers were the superb young string ensem­ble, PUBLIQuartet —…

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