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Beth Anderson in the Concert Hall – Performances in Poland, Women's Work 2008, IAWM Conference in China and Other Places
The music of Beth Anderson is certainly getting around.
On November 20, 2007, her Cat Songs and Pennyroyal Swale string quartet were performed in the spectacular Oratorium Marianum in Wroclaw, Poland. This was part of the American Music Festival 2007, produced in cooperation with the city's Karol Lipinski University of Music. More about it at http://www.jamesarts.com/amf-poland.html.
April 18-22, 2008 Kentucky Swale for string orchestra will be performed at the 2008 Beijing International Congress of Women in Music to be held on the China Conservatory of Music Campus in Beijing. The International Alliance for Women in Music (IAWM) and the CCM are the producers. More information is available at http://www.iawm.org/congress2008.htm. Beth intends to be there.
On the domestic side, Beth is the curator and host of the Women's Work 2008 concert series. These concerts, presented by Greenwich House Arts, will take place on three Wednesdays - March 5, 12 and 19 – 8 PM each evening in the Renee Weiler Concert Hall at Greenwich House Music School, 46 Barrow Street in New York City.
The 2008 series, with ensembles chosen by Ms. Anderson, and works chosen by the presenting ensembles and performers, will explore recent jazz, chamber instrumental and vocal music by prominent contemporary women composers from Asia, the U.S. and Europe. The programs will be announced in an upcoming edition of Anderson's Swale:
For more information, contact Greenwich House Music School at 212-242-4770.
March 9, 2008 at 3 pm - Wynken, Blyken, & Nod for SATB chorus will be performed by Acappellago, on the Louise Beem Women Composer Festival with the Salt Creek Sinfonietta, Dan D'Andrea, Music Director. The concert takes place at the Redeemer Lutheran Church, 139 East 1st Street, Hinsdale, Illinois. Visit http://www.saltcreeksinfonietta.com.
March 29, 2008 at 7:30 pm & March 30, 2008 at 3 pm. - Wynken, Blyken, & Nod for SATB chorus will be performed again by Acappellago, Dennis R. Smith, music director, on a concert entitled Escape to...Wonderland. Saturday's performance will be held at Mayslake Peabody Estate, 1717 W. 31st Street, Oak Brook, Illinois and Sunday's performance will be held at Naperville Congregational Church, 1 Bunting Lane in Naperville, Ilinois. For information, call 708-484-3797 x. 2 or visit http://www.acappellago.org.
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April 12 at 8 PM and April 13, 2008 at 3 PM Jasmine Swale for violin, viola and cello will be performed in Santa Cruz, California, presented by the Santa Cruz Chamber Players. The performers are Kate Rubin, violin; Polly Malan, violist and Aria DiSalvio, cello and the concert is entitled Asian Travels. It will be given at Christ Lutheran Church, 10707 Soquel Drive, Aptos, California. Visit http://www.scchamberplayers.org/ for more info.
There are even more performances coming in 2008 in the U.S. and Europe. For more about upcoming performances, visit http://www.beand.com.
By the way, the lovely photo of Beth on page 1 is courtesy of her husband Rusty, and we thank him for it.
Beth Anderson on CD
Feminae In Musica, recorded by violinist Aleksandra Maslovaric and pianist Tania Fleischer includes Beth's Belgian Tango and Tales #1 & #3. Spanning two continents and three centuries, the CD is available at Amazon.com
Modern Voices In Piano Music recorded by Nancy Boston includes September Swale. Available from CD Baby - http://cdbaby.com/cd/nancyboston
And, of course...
Quilt Music on Albany Records (TROY709): This is an all-Beth Anderson CD including the large piano piece, Quilt Music, along with three song cycles - Cat Songs, Dreaming Fields, and Harlem Songs. Read reviews here.
New World Records has issued Swales & Angels - another all-Beth Anderson CD of her chamber music, released with the support of The Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Thomas Buckner and others. Reviews here and here .
More about other CDs featuring Beth's music at http://www.beand.com/.
Anderson on the Web
For more information about composer Beth Anderson, including a bio, list of works, discography and much more, please visit http://www.beand.com or you can contact Jeffrey James Arts Consulting at 516-586-3433 or jamesarts@worldnet.att.net.
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