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Two Song Cycles featured in Mannes College of Music Concert

Richard D. Russell — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 17:30:00 +0000

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 Time is Not an Option. After the intermission, Sofia Dimitrova was joined by mezzo Christina Goyne in premiering Four Shakespeare Songs in Madrigal Style. These scores, by the way, are available at RDRussell.com — just click on “compositions.”

Here’s several pics from the evening (click to enlarge).

Sofia Dimitrova, with Sophia Munoz on piano

Sophia Munoz and Richard Russell compare notes

Sofia Dimitrova

Sofia Dimitrova and Christina Goyne

Christina Goyne

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Two Russell pieces at Mannes College on June 30

Richard D. Russell — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 21:58:00 +0000

Sofia Dimitrova

Christina Goyne

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, and the concert is free and open to the public.

The first piece is a world premiere of Four Shakespeare Songs in Madrigal Style, featuring soprano Sofia Dimitrova and mezzo Christina Goyne. The second piece is Time is Not an Option, the awarded commission from Voices Up! recently premiered at Fordham University. Hope to see you there!

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Christina Goyne sings “When Time is Over”

Richard D. Russell — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 19:33:00 +0000

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 job, very inspiring. Since she is a mezzo I wrote a special arrangement of the piece for her, but I’ll have to write something original for her to perform: She’s great. Jason Wirth was the superb and sensitive accompanist. Here’s some pics from the evening (click to enlarge).

Jason Wirth accompanies Christina Goyne

Jason Wirth, Christina Goyne

Richard Russell with Christina Goyne after the concert

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Christina Goyne to perform “When Time is Over”

Richard D. Russell — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:38:00 +0000

Christina Goyne

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 Street. Also on the program are selections by Gounod, Debussy, and Brahms. The accompanist is Jason Wirth. The concert is free, but pay-what-you-wish donations accepted!

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