Concerts of my music, first week of May
Happy May!
“It’s May, it’s May…the lusty month of May…”
(…well, you know the rest…)
I’m delighted to tell you all about three performances of my music this week, in New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts.
On May 2nd, the Five Towns College Wind Ensemble, under the direction of my good friend, Dean Karahalis, will be perform my Prayer and Passion. Professor Karahalis kindly asked me to conduct the performance, which I am delighted to do. The piece was premiered by the Northeastern University Concert Band in 2009. The concert will be at 7PM at the Dix Hills Performing Arts Center.
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On May 5 will begin the Hartford New Music Festival at the Charter Oak Cultural Center in Hartford, CT. One of the featured events will be the presentation of New Media New Music New England‘s (NMNMNE) “What If?” project, in which 60 second videos are randomly set to 60 seconds of music. This project premiered in 2009 and has been presented at numerous galleries and festivals. My electronic piece The Ballad of Olga D. is one of the works in the project..
If you want to see how the project works–or can’t get to Hartford–just click this link for the “What If?” project...hours of fun!!!
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And, finally, on May 6 my friend, the wonderfully talented pianist Judith Gordon, will premiere my new work for solo piano, Gentle Rain, for a special invitation-only event in support of the Lander-Grinspoon Academy in Northampton, MA. This piece will be a part of a new solo program of new and old waltzes that she will perform the evening of May 6 and in subsequent concerts.
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As a quick aside, I will also be playing some jazz flute (pronounce it yazz…it’s funnier) with my fantastic and talented colleague Peter Rogine as his Five Towns College Guitar Ensemble on May 3rd.
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Stay tuned to news about the Exploring the Composers festival next week at LaGuardia Performing Arts Center. Until then, thank you all again for your continued support.
Demetrius
