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The premiere of Richard D. Russell's NeverSummer was April 1, 2015, with the New Jersey Baroque Orchestra conducted by Robert W. Butts.

NeverSummer Orchestra Premiere

The pre­miere of Richard D. Russell’s Nev­er­Sum­mer was April 1, 2015, with the New Jer­sey Baroque Orches­tra con­ducted by Robert W. Butts.

“To A Muse,” with book and lyrics by Emily Clare Thomp­son, was per­formed Feb­ru­ary 25, 2015 at the school where she teaches in East Hanover, NJ. This was the sec­ond per­for­mance; […]

Success for “To A Muse”

To A Muse,” with book and lyrics by Emily Clare Thomp­son, was per­formed Feb­ru­ary 25, 2015 at the school where she teaches in East Hanover, NJ. This was the sec­ond performance; […]

I will be pre­sent­ing a lec­ture at Eth­i­cal Cul­ture Fieldston’s “A Day of Inno­va­tion in Teach­ing” on Feb­ru­ary 17, 2015. I usu­ally present this lec­ture to ele­men­tary school chil­dren, but […]

Innovation in Teaching Lecture

I will be pre­sent­ing a lec­ture at Eth­i­cal Cul­ture Fieldston’s “A Day of Inno­va­tion in Teach­ing” on Feb­ru­ary 17, 2015. I usu­ally present this lec­ture to ele­men­tary school chil­dren, but […]

“To A Muse,” a 2012 musi­cal I wrote with Emily Clare Thomp­son, is hav­ing a repeat per­for­mance on Feb­ru­ary 25, 2015 at the Cen­tral School in East Hanover. Emily wrote […]

To A Muse” musical to repeat

To A Muse,” a 2012 musi­cal I wrote with Emily Clare Thomp­son, is hav­ing a repeat per­for­mance on Feb­ru­ary 25, 2015 at the Cen­tral School in East Hanover. Emily wrote […]

“Three Part­ings” for soprano and piano trio will be per­formed Tues­day, Feb­ru­ary 24 at Saint Peter’s Church at Cit­i­group Cen­ter. The con­cert is being pre­sented by the New York Com­posers […]

Three Partings” on February 24 Concert

Three Part­ings” for soprano and piano trio will be per­formed Tues­day, Feb­ru­ary 24 at Saint Peter’s Church at Cit­i­group Cen­ter. The con­cert is being pre­sented by the New York Composers […]

This update is late in arriv­ing, but this New Year hol­i­day sea­son I’ve been reminded that I did a pod­cast inter­view with com­poser and music pro­ducer Char­lie McCar­ron a long, […]

Composing Interview with Composer Quest’s Charlie McCarron

This update is late in arriv­ing, but this New Year hol­i­day sea­son I’ve been reminded that I did a pod­cast inter­view with com­poser and music pro­ducer Char­lie McCar­ron a long, […]

“It Takes A Rain­bow” with book and lyrics by Emily Clare Thomp­son and music by Richard D. Rus­sell, had its sec­ond pro­duc­tion on May 8, 2014. Every­one seems to agree this […]

It Takes A Rainbow” second production

It Takes A Rain­bow” with book and lyrics by Emily Clare Thomp­son and music by Richard D. Rus­sell, had its sec­ond pro­duc­tion on May 8, 2014. Every­one seems to agree this […]

“The Rose Cycle” is a new com­po­si­tion for soprano and string quar­tet, and it pre­miered April 22, 2014. The con­cert was pre­sented by the New York Com­posers Cir­cle at Saint […]

The Rose Cycle” premiere

The Rose Cycle” is a new com­po­si­tion for soprano and string quar­tet, and it pre­miered April 22, 2014. The con­cert was pre­sented by the New York Com­posers Cir­cle at Saint […]

“Three Part­ings” — my song cycle of three three set­tings of Lord Byron poetry–received a spe­cial per­for­mance on April 12, 2014. This was not a stan­dard con­cert con­cert of music; the […]

Three Partings” special performance at Lord Byron Festival

Three Part­ings” — my song cycle of three three set­tings of Lord Byron poetry–received a spe­cial per­for­mance on April 12, 2014. This was not a stan­dard con­cert con­cert of music; the […]

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