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“When Time is Over” to be performed in Bulgaria

Richard D. Russell — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:48:00 +0000

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 sheet music can be found on the compositions page of this website.

This is the poster advertising the concert. For those who don’t read Bulgarian, it reads (from top to bottom): 17 July ’09 17:30, Bach Hall | Bulgarian Methodist Church | RECITAL | Sofia Dimitrova, piano, & Diana Koynova, piano | arias from Puccini, Mozart, Verdi, and premieres of new songs | Free admission.

This concert is being offered in memory of Sofia’s mother, Julia.

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Three Elegies in Bulgaria

Richard D. Russell — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 23:00:00 +0000

A soprano I must count amongst my most faithful interpreters, Sofia Dimitrova, is performing my Three Elegies in Varna, Bulgaria next week, June 28. Here is the poster:
It says (she tells me!) the following:
June 28th 2008 7:30 PM
Hall “Bach” at the Methodist Episcopal Church

Soprano
Sofia Dimitrova
“picture of a pretty lady”

piano Dimiter Fournadgiev
in the program: arias of Mozart, Donizetti and Massenet, and songs of Tcimpidis and Russell

Free Admission

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Three Songs of Carl Sandburg in Bulgaria

Richard D. Russell — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 01:34:00 +0000

Sofia Dimitrova

Soprano Sofia Dimitrova performed a solo recital on July 10, 2006 to a full house in Bulgaria, including Richard Russell’s Three Songs of Carl Sandburg. Also on the recital were pieces by Mozart, Puccini, and Menotti. The accompanist was Marina Kapitanova. The venue was the Naval House in the city of Varna.

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