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Marjorie Berg to Premiere New Song Cycle

Richard D. Russell — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:11:00 +0000

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, and the result is my five-song cycle, “The Tune is in the Tree.” Marjorie will premiere this piece in a recital to be presented Sunday, November 8 at 4:30pm. Also on the program are pieces by Hildegard of Bingen, Barber’s “Hermit Songs”, and a new cycle by my colleague Raphael Fusco. (Mr. Fusco is the day’s accompanist.) The concert is free and takes place at Mannes College of Music, 150 West 85th Street, in Goldmark Hall on the third floor.

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Aurora Borealis performs Three Elegies, March 25, 2007

Richard D. Russell — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 01:24:00 +0000

Tiffany DuMouchelle and Stephen Solook

I was very happy with the excellent performance of Three Elegies as performed by Aurora Borealis, the new music duo comprised of Stephen Solook on percussion and the charming soprano, Tiffany DuMouchelle. You can read more about them at Tonal Center Trio. (That’s the website of the trio that includes Adam Berkowitz on clarinet.)

Here’s a pic from the concert, which took place in the intimate Goldmark Hall of Mannes College of Music in New York on March 25, 2007.

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Three Elegies: Next Performance

Richard D. Russell — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 00:27:00 +0000

Here is a sign announcing the next performance of Three Elegies, Sunday March 25 at 7:30pm. Goldmark Hall is at Mannes College of Music, 150 West 85th Street in New York City. (Click image for larger size.)

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