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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 at Symphony Space

Richard D. Russell — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 03:35:00 +0000

Three Elegies received its second performance on March 9, 2007 at the Thalia at Symphony Space in New York City, in a concert presented by the New York Composers Circle. The performers were Aurora Borealis, the new music duo comprised of soprano Tiffany DuMouchelle and percussionist Stephen Solook. All credit goes to the performers for finding the composition‚Äôs themes of loss, meaning, and acceptance.

Stephen Solook and Tiffany DuMouchelle at Symphony Space.

Below, Richard Russell addresses the audience before the performance.

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“Three Elegies” Premieres

Richard D. Russell — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 04:44:00 +0000

Tiffany DuMouchelle, Stephen Solook

My new piece, “Three Elegies” for soprano and percussion will be premiered at Mannes College of Music on Wednesday, December 6 at 8pm. Performing will be the duo, Aurora Borealis, comprised of Tiffany DuMouchelle (hot off her recent Alice Tully Hall debut) and percussionist Stephen Solook.

“Three Elegies” is a song cycle of three short pieces: “I Died for Beauty” (text by Emily Dickinson), “Tichborne’s Elegy” (text by Chidiock Tichborne) and “Exile (After the Chinese)” (text by Hart Crane).

Other composers being performed are Keith Fitch, Jorge Sosa, Seth Rozanoff, and Raphael Fusco. Adam Berkowitz will play clarinet on several pieces, as well.

Mannes College’s Concert Hall is on the second floor at 150 West 85th Street, New York City. This is a free concert!

But if you are unable to attend, this same piece, with the same performers, will be performed March 9, 2007 at 7:30pm at the Thalia at Symphony Space, Broadway at 95th Street, in a concert presented by the New York Composers Circle (www.nycomposerscircle.org). Suggested contribution for that concert is $15.

I hope to see you at one of these concerts!

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