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An image of the Holy Spirit-inspired Hildegard and her scribe from the Rupertsberg Codex des Liber Scivias, c. 1180
December, 2011 — The Vatican announced that Pope Benedict XIV plans to canonize the 12th-century composer, mystic, author, physician and abbess Hildegard von Bingen and then proclaim her a Doctor of the Church in October 2012. Given that she is our company's inspiration, we couldn't be more proud of our namesake!
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Concert Calendar:
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| March 2, 2013 | 7:00 pm | New Music Composers’ Forum |
| The Church-in-the-Garden,s 50 Ascan Avenue, Forest Hills, NY | ||
| This concert features works by young American (NYC) composers David Schober, Sunny Knable and Beata Moon with award-winning visiting guest composer Marjorie Rusche. The series gives audiences an opportunity to hear exciting new works and composers in turn enjoy the opportunity to have their works premiered by New York's hottest young talent.
There will be a special pre-concert talk and an opportunity to meet the artists after the event. Performers: various | ||
| February 11, 2013 | 7:30pm | The Muse's Voice: A Celebration of International Women Composers |
| Central Synagogue, New York, NY | ||
| Organ works by Rolande Falcinelli, Gwyneth Walker, Diana Burell, Jocelyn Morlock & Alla Borzova Performers: Gail Archer, organist | ||
| February 9, 2013 | 8pm | Las Américas en Concierto |
| Concert Hall, Mannes College of Music, 150 West 85th St., New York, NY | ||
| The program will feature music by Alfredo Rugeles (Venezuela), Darwin Aquino (República Dominicana), Juan Pablo Carreño (Colombia - France), Carlos Carrillo (Puerto Rico), David Gordon (USA), Stephen Dembski (USA), Alvaro Ramirez Sierra (Colombia), Matthew Greenbaum (USA), Natalia Van Hissenhoven (Argentina - Colombia), Tania Leon (Cuba), Hans Federico Neuman (Colombia), Samuel Goldman (USA), Hilda Paredes (Mexico - UK), Alba Potes (Colombia - USA), Andres Carrizo (Panama), Francisco Iovino (Colombia), Eve Wiener (USA), Guillermo Uribe Holguin (Colombia) and Maria Cecilia Villanueva (Argentina). Performers: David Holzman, piano | ||
| Website: http://albapotes.com/americas.htm | ||
| January 30, 2013 | 7:30pm | The Muse's Voice: A Celebration of International Women Composers |
| St. Paul’s Chapel, Columbia University, New York, NY | ||
| Organ works by Johanna Senfter, Ethel Smyth, Sofia Gubaidulina, Nadia Boulanger & Judith Bingham Performers: Gail Archer, organist | ||
| January 27, 2013 | 2:00pm | Faculty Artist Series Concert |
| Marsh Auditorium on the campus of the University of Southern Mississippi, 118 College Drive in Hatti | ||
| Judith Lang Zaimont’s Jupiter’s Moons for solo piano will be performed by Elizabeth Moak as part of her Faculty Artist Series concert on Sunday, January 27 – 2:00 PM at Marsh Auditorium on the campus of the University of Southern Mississippi, 118 College Drive in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The event is sponsored by the University’s Music Department.
Jupiter’s Moons consists of six movements: I: The Moons swim in orbit, II: Europa, III: Leda, IV: Io, V: Ganymede and VI: Callisto. It was a Millennium commission from Focus on Piano Literature 2000 and was Premiered at Focus on Piano Literature 2000 at the University of North Carolina – Greensboro. The piece is included in the comprehensive 2-CD set, Art Fire Soul - Piano Works of Judith Lang Zaimont, performed by Elizabeth Moak and issued by MSR Classics (MS1366). More about the CD at http://www.msrcd.com/catalog/cd/MS1366. More about other Zaimont solo piano works at http://www.jzaimont.com/works/keyboard/keyboard_music.html.
Ms, Moak will also perform works by Mozart, Ravel, Chopin, and Liszt.
This concert is free and open to the public. For more information, call 601-266-6949 Performers: Elizabeth Moak, piano | ||
| Website: http://www.usm.edu/music | ||
| January 26, 2013 | 7:30pm | Champagne Concert |
| Olin Theater on the campus of Roanoke College, 221 College Lane in Salem, VA | ||
| The Premiere of Judith Shatin’s Long Story Short for piano trio will be given by the Kandinsky Trio as part of their Champagne Concert on Saturday, January 26 – 7:30 PM at Olin Theater on the campus of Roanoke College, 221 College Lane in Salem, Virginia.
Other commissioned composers on the January 26 concert are Jon Grier and David Jones. Faure’s Piano Quartet No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 15 will also be performed. Special guest will be violist Hillary Herndon.
Tickets are $20 general admission and $12 for seniors and students. For more information, visit http://webapps.roanoke.edu/webcal/detail.cfm?id=4141.
Performers: Kandinsky Trio | ||
| Website: http://webapps.roanoke.edu/webcal/detail.cfm?id=4141 | ||
| January 26, 2013 | 7:30pm | CUA New Voices Festival |
| Ward Recital Hall - Catholic University, Washington, DC | ||
| The Great Noise Ensemble performs "Pictures of the Floating World" by Jessica Rudman for Soprano and Tuba. The program also includes words by Browning, Sheil, Epstein, Yip, and Gilutz
Tickets $15 at the door Performers: Great Noise Ensemble | ||
| Website: http://cuanewvoices.com/festival2013concerts.html | ||
| January 26, 2013 | 7:30pm | Firebrand Concert Series Local Composers Spotlight |
| St. Paul's Episcopal Parish, Malden, MA | ||
| Firebrand performs "First Praise" by Jessica Rudman for Pierrot ensemble and works by Hendricks, Lane, Namir, and Caplan
Tickets $15 at the door, $12 online
Performers: Firebrand | ||
| Website: http://www.firebrandconcertseries.com/concerts.html | ||
| January 19, 2013 | 4:30pm | Recital |
| Warner Concert Hall of Oberlin Conservatory of Music, 77 West College Street in Oberlin, OH | ||
| Judith Shatin’s Widdershins for solo piano will be performed by Michael Bukhman on Saturday, January 19 at 4:30 PM as part of his recital in Warner Concert Hall of Oberlin Conservatory of Music, 77 West College Street in Oberlin, Ohio.
The composer writes, “Widdershins is a little-known English word meaning contrary or counterclockwise. When I first heard the word, in conversation with my father, I was taken with its sound; when I learned its meaning, I realized how suggestive it was for musical interpretation. The three-movement piece that resulted reflects the title in intervallic choices, motivic relationships and contours. The word “widdershins” also suggested the transformations of the piece’s harmonic surface, the background of which consists of three seventh chords – chords that together create the entire twelve-note collection. The first movement, Energetic, is a distorted scherzo whose syncopated rhythms give the action an angular feeling. The second movement, Tranquil, uses the same harmonic background, but in a more expansive, even luxrious, manner. The third movement, Savage, whirls to the close.”
Published by Arsis Press, Widdershins was recorded by pianist Mary Kathleen Ernst on Tower of the Eight Winds, a CD of Shatin’s violin and piano music on the Innova label.
Other works on the January 19 program are Rachmaninov’s Etude-Tableaux in E-flat minor, Op. 39, No. 5, Beethoven’s Sonata in A-flat Major, Op. 26, Chopin’s Polonaise-Fantasie in A-flat Major, Op. 61, Janacek’s Piano Sonata and Medtner’s Sonata Tragica, Op. 39, No. 5. Performers: Michael Bukhman, piano | ||
| Website: http://new.oberlin.edu/calendar/index.dot?id=4905510 | ||
| January 18, 2013 | 8pm | Whisper Solos - Advent Library Concert Series |
| Advent Church, 30 Brimmer St. Boston, MA | ||
| This concert features two pieces by Pamela Marshall:
• Whisper Solos will be performed 3 times, by each of the dedicatees: Todd Brunel, clarinet; Rebecca Wellons, saxophone; Matt Samolis, flute
• Premiere of Examinate Variations by Ashley Addington, flute and Rachel Barringer, cello. A project of Spindrift Commissioning Guild 2012: Duo and Trio - Chamber Music with Flute. Performers: various | ||
| January 13, 2013 | 1pm | Composer's Voice: Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame |
| Jan Hus Church, 351 East 74th Street, New York City, NY | ||
| Harpist Jasmin Cowin will be premiering a set of 15 one-minute pieces, including Cloud, by Pamela Marshall written for this occasion. She is also a lecturer about opera. Performers: Jasmin Cowin, harp | ||
| January 13, 2013 | 3:30pm | Organ Concert |
| First Presbyterian Church, Santa Barbara, CA | ||
| Dr. Barbara Baird of the University of Oregon will perform an organ concert this Sunday, Jan. 13, at 3:30 at First Presbyterian Church, Santa Barbara. Her program is "Chorale Settings, Old and New". She is a wonderful organist. The organ is the largest in Santa Barbara, a Casavant/Johannus, 5 manuals, 68 ranks plus 17 digitals. Free admission to the concert. Performers: Dr. Barbara Baird | ||
| January 12, 2013 | 8pm | The Awakening concerts |
| Mead Theatre of the Schuster Center, 1 West 2nd St. in Dayton, Ohio | ||
| The sound of the horn weaves a magical thread throughout these wide-ranging pieces. From the opening call in Weber's opera overture to the plaintive summons of the Shofar (ram's horn) in Meira Warshauer's Tekeeyah, to the soaring fanfare embodying great American archetypes, such as the returning soldier, in Aaron Copland's Symphony No. 3, something about the horn reaches deep into our collective soul. The three versatile composers on this program explore this great musical asset in the widest variety of multi-hued orchestral compositions. Performers: Dayton Philharmonic, Neal Gittleman, Music Director | ||
| Website: http://daytonperformingarts.org/content.jsp?articleId=2750 | ||
| January 10, 2013 | 8pm | The Awakening concerts |
| Mead Theatre of the Schuster Center, 1 West 2nd St. in Dayton, Ohio | ||
| The sound of the horn weaves a magical thread throughout these wide-ranging pieces. From the opening call in Weber's opera overture to the plaintive summons of the Shofar (ram's horn) in Meira Warshauer's Tekeeyah, to the soaring fanfare embodying great American archetypes, such as the returning soldier, in Aaron Copland's Symphony No. 3, something about the horn reaches deep into our collective soul. The three versatile composers on this program explore this great musical asset in the widest variety of multi-hued orchestral compositions. Performers: Dayton Philharmonic, Neal Gittleman, Music Director | ||
| Website: http://daytonperformingarts.org/content.jsp?articleId=2750 | ||
| January 3, 2013 | 7:00 pm | Artist Performers Series: Made in America |
| Third Street Music School Settlement (235 East 11th St. between 2nd & 3rd, Manhattan, NY) | ||
| Music by Aaron Copland, George Walker, Charles Ives, Jessica Rudman, and Hugh Sam
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