Concerts and News Archive

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 […]

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 […]

I’m a lit­tle late in post­ing a recap, but bet­ter late than never! On Feb­ru­ary 23, 2010, Sofia Dim­itrova, accom­pa­nied by Tamara Cashour (not pic­tured) per­formed “When Time is Over” […]0March 5, 2010

“When Time is Over” presented by NYCC

I’m a lit­tle late in post­ing a recap, but bet­ter late than never! On Feb­ru­ary 23, 2010, Sofia Dim­itrova, accom­pa­nied by Tamara Cashour (not pic­tured) per­formed “When Time is Over” […]

I had been bat­tling a cold (or some­thing) all week, but I couldn’t miss the pre­miere of my new com­po­si­tion, “A Poe Fan­ta­sia” this past Tues­day, Feb 2, 2010. Soprano […]0February 6, 2010

“A Poe Fantasia” premieres

I had been bat­tling a cold (or some­thing) all week, but I couldn’t miss the pre­miere of my new com­po­si­tion, “A Poe Fan­ta­sia” this past Tues­day, Feb 2, 2010. Soprano […]

My piece, Three Ele­gies, was chose for per­for­mance at the Bronx Sci­ence High School on Jan­u­ary 6, 2010, and I answered a few ques­tions from the stu­dents. Here is the […]0January 15, 2010

Three Elegies selected for NYCC presentation at Bronx Science HS

My piece, Three Ele­gies, was chose for per­for­mance at the Bronx Sci­ence High School on Jan­u­ary 6, 2010, and I answered a few ques­tions from the stu­dents. Here is the […]

In an upcom­ing recital, Soprano Sofia Dim­itrova will pre­miere a new song cycle of mine, “A Poe Fan­ta­sia,” based on poems of Edgar Allan Poe. The con­cert will be Tues­day, […]0January 13, 2010

“A Poe Fantasia” to premiere Feb 2, 2010

In an upcom­ing recital, Soprano Sofia Dim­itrova will pre­miere a new song cycle of mine, “A Poe Fan­ta­sia,” based on poems of Edgar Allan Poe. The con­cert will be Tuesday, […]

Once again I must count my good for­tune at the inspired tal­ents I have come to know. Last Sun­day, 8 Novem­ber, soprano Mar­jorie Berg and accom­pa­nist Raphael Fusco pre­miered my […]0November 11, 2009

Marjorie Berg premieres “Tune is in the Tree”

Once again I must count my good for­tune at the inspired tal­ents I have come to know. Last Sun­day, 8 Novem­ber, soprano Mar­jorie Berg and accom­pa­nist Raphael Fusco pre­miered my […]

This past sum­mer, soprano Mar­jorie Berg asked me to write a new song cycle for her on poems by Emily Dick­in­son. She had col­lected a num­ber of poems about nature, […]0October 11, 2009

Marjorie Berg to Premiere New Song Cycle

This past sum­mer, soprano Mar­jorie Berg asked me to write a new song cycle for her on poems by Emily Dick­in­son. She had col­lected a num­ber of poems about nature, […]

Here’s a pic from Sofia Dimitrova’s per­for­mance in Varna, Bul­garia from July 17. The pianist (obscured) is Diana Koynova. She per­formed my piece, “When Time is Over”, four songs on […]0July 27, 2009

Sofia Dimitrova’s performance of “When Time Is Over”

Here’s a pic from Sofia Dimitrova’s per­for­mance in Varna, Bul­garia from July 17. The pianist (obscured) is Diana Koynova. She per­formed my piece, “When Time is Over”, four songs on […]

As time allows, I have been col­lab­o­rat­ing with lyri­cist Emily Thomp­son over the last few years on an orig­i­nal musi­cal cen­tered on Hades, the Greek god of the Under­world. The […]0July 11, 2009

“Where There is Light” performed

As time allows, I have been col­lab­o­rat­ing with lyri­cist Emily Thomp­son over the last few years on an orig­i­nal musi­cal cen­tered on Hades, the Greek god of the Under­world. The […]

Soprano Sofia Dim­itrova is per­form­ing my song cycle, “When Time is Over” on July 17 in Varna, Bul­garia. The song cycle is based on texts by Emily Dick­in­son and the […]0July 2, 2009

“When Time is Over” to be performed in Bulgaria

Soprano Sofia Dim­itrova is per­form­ing my song cycle, “When Time is Over” on July 17 in Varna, Bul­garia. The song cycle is based on texts by Emily Dick­in­son and the […]

It took a while, but I have finally been able to post a sound file of my Vio­lin Sonata on my web­site. Head to the Lis­ten sec­tion and you’ll be […]0June 4, 2009

Violin Sonata recording posted

It took a while, but I have finally been able to post a sound file of my Vio­lin Sonata on my web­site. Head to the Lis­ten sec­tion and you’ll be […]

I was the master of ceremonies at the recent April 5 2009 concert presented by the New York Composers Circle. What a successful afternoon of music and performances! There was new music byNYCC Concert" />0April 9, 2009

Emcee at NYCC Concert

I was the mas­ter of cer­e­monies at the recent April 5 2009 con­cert pre­sented by the New York Com­posers Cir­cle. What a suc­cess­ful after­noon of music and per­for­mances! There was new music by

Although I was battling a cold, my presentation to the New York Composers Circle last Sunday was quite successful. NYCC" />0March 17, 2009

Richard Russell at the NYCC

Although I was bat­tling a cold, my¬†presentation to the New York Com­posers Cir­cle last Sun­day was quite suc­cess­ful. “Ques­tions my Com­po­si­tion Teacher Never Asked Me” was attended by about 25 peo­ple in mid­town Man­hat­tan, fol­lowed by

I have been invited to present my lecture/demonstration, “Ques­tions my Com­po­si­tion Teacher Never Asked Me,” to the New York Com­posers Cir­cle at their monthly salon. This is the same pre­sen­ta­tion […]0March 9, 2009

Richard Russell to present lecture at NYCC

I have been invited to present my lecture/demonstration, “Ques­tions my Com­po­si­tion Teacher Never Asked Me,” to the New York Com­posers Cir­cle at their monthly salon. This is the same presentation […]

Stani Dim­itrova and Bethany Porter offered an out­stand­ing per­for­mance of my Vio­lin Sonata in the Staller Recital Hall at SUNY Stony Brook. Stani is work­ing toward her Doc­tor­ate in vio­lin […]0March 6, 2009

Violin Sonata at Stony Brook

Stani Dim­itrova and Bethany Porter offered an out­stand­ing per­for­mance of my Vio­lin Sonata in the Staller Recital Hall at SUNY Stony Brook. Stani is work­ing toward her Doc­tor­ate in violin […]

On March 5, Stani Dim­itrova will per­form my Sonata for Vio­lin and Piano at the SUNY Stony Brook Staller Cen­ter Recital Hall. This is an after­noon con­cert, start­ing at 3pm; […]0March 2, 2009

Stani Dimitrova to perform Sonata for Violin March 5

On March 5, Stani Dim­itrova will per­form my Sonata for Vio­lin and Piano at the SUNY Stony Brook Staller Cen­ter Recital Hall. This is an after­noon con­cert, start­ing at 3pm; […]

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