Concerts and News Archive

“It Takes A Rain­bow” with book and lyrics by Emily Clare Thomp­son and music by Richard D. Rus­sell, pre­miered May 9, 2013. It’s a very good show in its sim­plic­ity. The...0May 15, 2013

Photos from “It Takes A Rainbow”

“It Takes A Rain­bow” with book and lyrics by Emily Clare Thomp­son and music by Richard D. Rus­sell, pre­miered May 9, 2013. It’s a very good show in its sim­plic­ity. The…

The pro­gram for last night’s pre­miere per­for­mance of “It Takes A Rain­bow” is very nicely designed! Stu­dents from the school did the art­work… lizards, frogs, and tadpoles. Pho­tos from the...0May 10, 2013

It Takes a Rainbow — program

The pro­gram for last night’s pre­miere per­for­mance of “It Takes A Rain­bow” is very nicely designed! Stu­dents from the school did the art­work… lizards, frogs, and tad­poles. Pho­tos from the…

Today I trav­eled to East Hanover, NJ to par­tic­i­pate in rehearsals for two new musi­cals. I’ve writ­ten the music and my col­lab­o­ra­tor Emily Thomp­son Schweer is the lyri­cist and book...0May 7, 2013

New Spring Musicals to premiere

Today I trav­eled to East Hanover, NJ to par­tic­i­pate in rehearsals for two new musi­cals. I’ve writ­ten the music and my col­lab­o­ra­tor Emily Thomp­son Schweer is the lyri­cist and book…

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 —…

My Ada­gio for String Quar­tet will be per­formed at Barge­mu­sic on Thurs­day, Sep. 20 at 8pm. The per­form­ers are the superb young string ensem­ble, PUBLI­Quar­tet — more infor­ma­tion about them...0September 14, 2012

“Adagio for String Quartet” at Bargemusic, Sep. 20

My Ada­gio for String Quar­tet will be per­formed at Barge­mu­sic on Thurs­day, Sep. 20 at 8pm. The per­form­ers are the superb young string ensem­ble, PUBLI­Quar­tet — more infor­ma­tion about them…

Emily Clare Thompson and Richard D. Russell premiere the children's musical "War of the Words" in New Jersey0June 9, 2012

Children’s Musical “War of the Words” premieres

Emily Clare Thomp­son and Richard D. Rus­sell pre­miere the children’s musi­cal “War of the Words” in New Jersey

An original musical, "To A Muse," with book and lyrics by Emily Clare Thompson premieres on February 16, 2012.0February 26, 2012

“To A Muse” premieres

An orig­i­nal musi­cal, “To A Muse,” with book and lyrics by Emily Clare Thomp­son pre­mieres on Feb­ru­ary 16, 2012.

I was very pleased to wel­come some new inter­preters of my music this past week­end, Feb­ru­ary 19. Sofia Dim­itrova, soprano, and her sis­ter, Stanichka Dim­itrova, vio­lin, have per­formed my music...0February 22, 2012

“Three Partings” at Mannes

I was very pleased to wel­come some new inter­preters of my music this past week­end, Feb­ru­ary 19. Sofia Dim­itrova, soprano, and her sis­ter, Stanichka Dim­itrova, vio­lin, have per­formed my music…

Richard D. Russell’s song cycle, “Three Part­ings,” on texts of Lord Byron, will be per­formed at Mannes Col­lege of Music on Feb­ru­ary 19, 2012. Mannes is at 150 West 85th...0February 8, 2012

“Three Partings” at Mannes on February 19

Richard D. Russell’s song cycle, “Three Part­ings,” on texts of Lord Byron, will be per­formed at Mannes Col­lege of Music on Feb­ru­ary 19, 2012. Mannes is at 150 West 85th…

My Two Rilke Songs will be per­formed twice in the next few weeks by “Aria Plus Two,” an ensem­ble led by pianist Stephen Pierce of the Uni­ver­sity of North­ern Colorado....0January 26, 2012

Two Rilke Songs in upcoming performances

My Two Rilke Songs will be per­formed twice in the next few weeks by “Aria Plus Two,” an ensem­ble led by pianist Stephen Pierce of the Uni­ver­sity of North­ern Colorado.…

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