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The Oct 24 Poe Concert: Higher resolution pics

Richard D. Russell — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 20:53:00 +0000

Here are a few additional pictures from In Mid Air Productions’s October 24 concert celebrating Edgar Allan Poe. These photos are by Anthony Shashaty. (Click for larger size)

Dan Foran sings “Annabel Lee”

Dan Foran

Dan Natkie as Edgar Allan Poe, Jessica Castro as Virginia Clemm

Emily Clare Thompson sings “Eldorado”

Emily Clare Thompson and Richard Russell after the concert

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Many pics from Oct 24 Edgar Allan Poe concert

Richard D. Russell — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 02:53:00 +0000

By all accounts the Edgar Allan Poe concert in Rockaway, NJ ¬†was a huge success, sold-out with people clamoring for standing room only. The crowd seemed to especially like “Annabel Lee” for tenor and piano trio, and I was blessed with an outstanding performance by Daniel Foran, who seemed to own the piece. Also premiered was “Eldorado” sung by Emily Clare Thompson, who was also the day’s director (and producer!). And finally, a repeat performance of “A Poe Fantasia” which is in four movements; the first and third movement were sung by Mark Fitzgerald Wilson and Kristine Hart, and interspersed with actors reading Poe’s “Ulalume.” (Daniel Natkie was Edgar Allan Poe, and Jessica Castro portrayed Virginia Clemm.)

More about the concert, which featured a premiere opera by Robert W. Butts, can be found by clicking here.

Mark Fitzgerald Wilson sings “A Poe Fantasia”

Kristine Hart sings “A Poe Fantasia”

Emily Clare Thompson sings “Eldorado”

Daniel Natkie as Poe, Jessica Castro as Virginia Clemm

Just some of the reception crowd

Daniel Foran sings “Annabel Lee”

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Two Russell pieces presented at Emily Dickinson concert

Richard D. Russell — Mon, 03 May 2010 19:40:00 +0000

It was more than an Emily Dickinson concert, it was an experience! Jessica Castro as Emily Dickinson read poems, and music by Richard Russell, Raphael Fusco, and Robert Butts provided “a little madness in the spring” last week at the Bell and Barter Theater in Rockaway, NJ. Maestro Butts was the afternoon’s conductor.

Soprano Marjorie Berg sang my “The Tune is in the Tree” in a special chamber music arrangement, and soprano Pamela Stein sang “When Time is Over.” Aaron Dai was the day’s accompanist. A fantastic reception followed, and we are all looking to our July 25 concert, “Songs of a Sultry Summer.” For more details on that concert (and more pics), go to In Mid Air Productions. For now, here are several pics from the Emily Dickinson concert. (Click to enlarge.)

Jessica Castro as Emily Dickinson

soprano Pamela Stein with Richard Russell. She sang “When Time is Over”

soprano Marjorie Berg with Robert Butts, conductor, performing “The Tune is in the Tree”

Richard Russell, Marjorie Berg, Bud Masters at the reception

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