About Author: Richard D. Russell

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This was written by Richard D. Russell, New York City based composer of fine music.

Posts by Richard D. Russell

Richard D. Rus­sell will have three pieces per­formed on Octo­ber 24, 2010 at the Bell and Barter The­ater in Rock­away, NJ. Details are on the poster, please click for a […]0October 11, 2010

Three Compositions based on Poe poems: Oct 24

Richard D. Rus­sell will have three pieces per­formed on Octo­ber 24, 2010 at the Bell and Barter The­ater in Rock­away, NJ. Details are on the poster, please click for a […]

On July 25, 2010 In Mid Air Pro­duc­tions presents its next Sea­sonal Sun­day Salon: ‚ÄúSongs of a Sul­try Sum­mer: Sur­ren­der to the Siren.‚Äù The con­cert will fea­ture sev­eral world pre­mieres, […]0July 18, 2010

“A Law Divine” and songs from “Hades”, on July 25

On July 25, 2010 In Mid Air Pro­duc­tions presents its next Sea­sonal Sun­day Salon: ‚ÄúSongs of a Sul­try Sum­mer: Sur­ren­der to the Siren.‚Äù The con­cert will fea­ture sev­eral world premieres, […]

On June 30, 2010, the Mannes Col­lege of Music was treated to some really great per­for­mances of two song cycles of mine. Soprano Sofia Dim­itrova, accom­pa­nied by Sophia Munoz, per­formed […]0July 5, 2010

Two Song Cycles featured in Mannes College of Music Concert

On June 30, 2010, the Mannes Col­lege of Music was treated to some really great per­for­mances of two song cycles of mine. Soprano Sofia Dim­itrova, accom­pa­nied by Sophia Munoz, performed […]

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, […]0June 21, 2010

Two Russell pieces at Mannes College on June 30

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, […]

This arti­cle by Joseph Plam­beck is about how retail­ers such as Best Buy are mak­ing up for the loss of CD sales by offer­ing musi­cal instru­ments for sale. As such, […]0May 31, 2010

Children Choose Music

This arti­cle by Joseph Plam­beck is about how retail­ers such as Best Buy are mak­ing up for the loss of CD sales by offer­ing musi­cal instru­ments for sale. As such, […]

Peter Sheri­dan, an Australian-based spe­cial­ist in low flutes, recently per­formed my “Fast Tides, Slow Tides” in Port­land, Ore­gon. This was a spe­cial arrange­ment writ­ten for him to per­form on alto […]0May 30, 2010

Peter Sheridan performs “Fast Tides, Slow Tides”

Peter Sheri­dan, an Australian-based spe­cial­ist in low flutes, recently per­formed my “Fast Tides, Slow Tides” in Port­land, Ore­gon. This was a spe­cial arrange­ment writ­ten for him to per­form on alto […]

On Fri­day May 7, the New York Com­posers Cir­cle pre­sented an “Encores” Out­reach Pro­gram at the JASA West Side Com­mu­nity Cen­ter on the upper west side of Man­hat­tan. Soprano Sofia […]0May 11, 2010

“A Poe Fantasia” sung in NYCC’s “Encores Outreach Program”

On Fri­day May 7, the New York Com­posers Cir­cle pre­sented an “Encores” Out­reach Pro­gram at the JASA West Side Com­mu­nity Cen­ter on the upper west side of Man­hat­tan. Soprano Sofia […]

Can you remember the first time you heard a live performance of a symphony that you love? I recall hearing the Beethoven Ninth for the first time in a live concert. I was in my last year of high school and heard it performed by the Honolulu Symphony. It was...0May 10, 2010

On Audio Fidelity

Can you remem­ber the first time you heard a live per­for­mance of a sym­phony that you love? I recall hear­ing the Beethoven Ninth for the first time in a live con­cert. I was in my last year of high school and heard it per­formed by the Hon­olulu Sym­phony. It was…

Within iTunes or any audio file, it’s pos­si­ble to tweak the equal­iza­tion of the play­back. This means boost­ing the bass or rais­ing the tre­ble. Every piece will be a lit­tle […]0May 6, 2010

A Quick and Easy Way to Vary your Music

Within iTunes or any audio file, it’s pos­si­ble to tweak the equal­iza­tion of the play­back. This means boost­ing the bass or rais­ing the tre­ble. Every piece will be a little […]

It was more than an Emily Dick­in­son con­cert, it was an expe­ri­ence! Jes­sica Cas­tro as Emily Dick­in­son read poems, and music by Richard Rus­sell, Raphael Fusco, and Robert Butts pro­vided […]0May 3, 2010

Two Russell pieces presented at Emily Dickinson concert

It was more than an Emily Dick­in­son con­cert, it was an expe­ri­ence! Jes­sica Cas­tro as Emily Dick­in­son read poems, and music by Richard Rus­sell, Raphael Fusco, and Robert Butts provided […]

My new piece, “Time is Not an Option” pre­miered last Sat­ur­day, April 24, at Ford­ham University’s Lin­coln Cen­ter cam­pus. This piece was com­mis­sioned by the Poets Out Loud fac­ulty of […]0April 29, 2010

“Time is Not an Option” premieres at Fordham University, April 24, 2010

My new piece, “Time is Not an Option” pre­miered last Sat­ur­day, April 24, at Ford­ham University’s Lin­coln Cen­ter cam­pus. This piece was com­mis­sioned by the Poets Out Loud fac­ulty of […]

Ilana Zarankin Yes­ter­day I trav­eled to the beau­ti­ful Bard Col­lege cam­pus in upstate New York to attend a rehearsal of “Time is Not an Option,” which pre­mieres this Sat­ur­day. (…with […]0April 20, 2010

Great Rehearsal of “Time is Not an Option” at Bard College

Ilana Zarankin Yes­ter­day I trav­eled to the beau­ti­ful Bard Col­lege cam­pus in upstate New York to attend a rehearsal of “Time is Not an Option,” which pre­mieres this Sat­ur­day. (…with […]

A spe­cial cham­ber music ver­sion of “The Tune is in the Tree” will be per­formed by soprano Mar­jorie Berg, and Pamela Stein will sing “When Time is Over” in a […]0April 14, 2010

New Concert Series features Two Richard Russell Compositions

A spe­cial cham­ber music ver­sion of “The Tune is in the Tree” will be per­formed by soprano Mar­jorie Berg, and Pamela Stein will sing “When Time is Over” in a […]

It was so ter­rific to hear Christina Goyne per­form “When Time is Over” in her recital last night. She’s a new singer to my music, and she did a spec­tac­u­lar […]0April 9, 2010

Christina Goyne sings “When Time is Over”

It was so ter­rific to hear Christina Goyne per­form “When Time is Over” in her recital last night. She’s a new singer to my music, and she did a spectacular […]

Here’s an inter­est­ing quote from a leader of music con­ser­va­to­ries about the state of higher music education: ‚ÄúRight now, when we need musi­cal lead­ers in every com­mu­nity, we are con­cerned […]0April 1, 2010

Who said it‚ and when?

Here’s an inter­est­ing quote from a leader of music con­ser­va­to­ries about the state of higher music edu­ca­tion: ‚ÄúRight now, when we need musi­cal lead­ers in every com­mu­nity, we are concerned […]

Founded in 1992, Ford­ham University’s Poets Out Loud is charged with the mis­sion “…to bring a pub­lic audi­ence to Fordham‚Äôs Lin­coln Cen­ter cam­pus and to fos­ter the appre­ci­a­tion, cre­ation, and […]0March 30, 2010

Richard D. Russell Awarded a Commission by Fordham University’s “Poets Out Loud”

Founded in 1992, Ford­ham University’s Poets Out Loud is charged with the mis­sion “…to bring a pub­lic audi­ence to Fordham‚Äôs Lin­coln Cen­ter cam­pus and to fos­ter the appre­ci­a­tion, cre­ation, and […]

Mezzo-soprano Christina Goyne will per­form a spe­cial arrange­ment of “When Time is Over” on Thurs­day, April 8, at 8pm. The venue is Christ and St. Stephens at 120 West 69th […]0March 25, 2010

Christina Goyne to perform “When Time is Over”

Mezzo-soprano Christina Goyne will per­form a spe­cial arrange­ment of “When Time is Over” on Thurs­day, April 8, at 8pm. The venue is Christ and St. Stephens at 120 West 69th […]

Have you spent time brows­ing around ASCAP’s web­site? Some inter­est­ing things buried there. For instance, here’s Murphy’s Laws of Song­writ­ing, includ­ing this bit about aim­ing your songs espe­cially to an […]0March 8, 2010

The song as a (gendered) script

Have you spent time brows­ing around ASCAP’s web­site? Some inter­est­ing things buried there. For instance, here’s Murphy’s Laws of Song­writ­ing, includ­ing this bit about aim­ing your songs espe­cially to an […]

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