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Re-release Laural Firant

Laurel Firant’s cd Music for solo piano and violin and piano has just been re-released this week on the Ravello label in MP3 format. For more information click here>>
Radio Monalisa will be broadcastingTrancelation for solo piano on Wednesday, 15 February between 9 & 10 p.m.
Listen live!
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New CD - Eleanor Hovda

The Eleanor Hovda Collection - 4 CD Box featuring four hours of her incomparable work
The 'sound around the sound'. Listening to the margins, where space, breath, and gesture open new territories where music might operate. Extended techniques join a Noh sensibility. Meet Eleanor Hovda's extraordinary, rigorous yet wispy, soundworld. Beloved of choreographers (including Baryshnikov and Nancy Meehan).
Performed by: Prism Players, Eleanor Hovda, Libby Van Cleve, Jack Vees, Relache, William McGlaughlin, Cassatt String Quartet, California EAR Unit, Jan Weller, David Gilbert, Elizabeth Panzer, Lee Humphries, Dan Coody & Jeannine Wagar, among others.
Innova 808 - The Label of the American Composers Forum
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New CD - Dutch Sonatas

for Violoncello and Piano Vol. 4
music by Dirk Schäfer, Gérard Hekking and
Henriëtte Bosmans’ Trios Impressions + Sonata in A minor
Doris Hochscheid, violoncello
Frans van Ruth, piano
AudioMax 903 1703-6
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New CD - Meininger Trio

Voices of the Rainforest
Works by Elisenda Fábregas, Libby Larsen, Chen Yi & Kate Waring
Aller-Zeitung review of the trio’s live performance earlier this year: "Enthusiasted audience listens breathlessly - Elisenda Fábregas' Voices of the Rainforest leads the three instrumentalists technically and harmonically together in a way that makes the audience listen breathlessly. The musicians with special sounds and breathing technics as well as knocking and pizzicato effects converted brilliantly the awakening birdcalls in the morning, the filtering light through the trees, the buzzing of the insects, the final breakdown of raindrops and the voices of the night into very lively pictures".
PH110390 - Hänssler Edition
The Meininger Trio
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New CD - Sinikka Langeland

The Land That is Not - A fine combination of folk music en contemporary jazz!
Sinikka Langeland: vocal, kantele, compositions
Arve Henriksen: trumpet
Trygve Seim: tenor and soprano saxophones
Anders Jormin: double-bass
Markku Ounaskari: drum

ECM 2210
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New CD - Sofia Goebaidoelina

KADENZA
Seven Words for classical accordion, violoncello and strings
In Croce - for classical accordion and violoncello
Kadenza - for classical accordion
Et exspecto - sonata for classical accordion in 5 movements
Basque National Orchestra under José Ramón Encinar
Iñaki Alberdi, accordeon
Asier Polo, cello
ETCETERA - KTC 1433
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New CD - Grażyna Bacewicz

Premiere Recordings of the Violin Concertos, Volume 2
Joanna Kurkowicz, violin
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra under Lukasz Borowicz
Following a serious accident, Bacewicz concentrated on composition. Much of her music is written for violin, with seven violin concertos and five sonatas for violin and piano.
On this new release, Violin Concertos Nrs. 2, 4, and 5.
Chandos 10673
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New CD - Mirjam Tally

Eclipse - Orchestral works by Mirjam Tally (Sweden, 1976)
featuring: Uppsala Chamber Orchestra, Tallinn Chamber Orchestra,Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Eric Ericson’s Chamber Choir and soloists Mari Targo (violin), Monika Mattiesen (flutes), Jaan Varts (electric guitar)

Sound is central in Mirjam Tally’s creations. Her music is a flow of playful contrasts where a sense of humor and poetic use of sound are blended.
Eclipse - CD MT0001
www.mirjamtally.com

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New CD - Light and Shadow

Light and Shadow - Modern Orchestral Works is a new release including:
Tracing a Dream by Rain Worthington
Finding the Murray River and Sleep, Child by Rebecca Oswald
Boundaries and Interiors by Adrienne Albert

with a.o. Russian Philharmonic Orchestra, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra
and conductors Ovidiu Marinescu, Vit Micka and Marshall Haddock
Navona Records Records
NV5847
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New CD - Hiromi

VOICE/THE TRIO PROJECT
Hiromi, piano keyboards
Anthony Jackson, contrabass guitar
Simon Philips, drums
Telarc CD 32819
More about Hiromi here>>
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New CD - Meredith Monk

Songs of Ascension
This major new work features Monk’s compositions, visual elements developed in collaboration with renowned artist Ann Hamilton
live music performed by Meredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble, string quartet and chorus.
Check out the video preview here>>
ECM New Series 2154
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New CD - Sylvie Courvoisier

Hôtel du Nord
This is the 6th release jazz pianist Sylvie Courvoisier has made with the Swiss label Intakt Records.
Sylvie Courvoisier - Mark Feldman Quartet
Intakt CD 192
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New CD - Sophie-Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatté

Double CD with The Six Piano Sonatas by Sophie-Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatté (1899-1974)
Marc-André Hamelin, piano
Canadian Music Centre CMCCD 16611
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New CD - Faye-Ellen Silverman

Transatlantic Tales
This recording is a symbol of cross-ocean friendship between composer Faye-Ellen Silverman and guitarist Volkmar Zimmermann and includes two pieces commissioned by Zimmermann and his Corona Guitar Kwartet. All the works feature guitar and range from works for solo guitar, guitar quartet and works for voice with guitar.
TROY 1250 (Albany Records)

In 2008 Manhattan Stories was released, a cd which, according to composer
Faye-Ellen Silverman ”comes from the life-long love affair with the borough of my birth — Manhattan — in the city of New York. Here many of my friends live, and here the compositions on this CD originate. Each piece tells its own story.”
Performers: Lisa Albrecht, trombone; Mary Barto, flute and alto flute; Andrew Bove, tuba; Kari Jane Docter, cello; Bruno Eicher, violin; Ann Ellsworth, horn; Jeanne Corinne Goffi-Fynn, soprano; David Jolley, horn; Michael Lipsey, marimba; Jo Williamson, mezzo-soprano.
TROY 1055 (Albany Records)
This month tracks from these two cds will be broadcasted by Radio Monalisa.
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New CD - Maria Rosa Ribas

Les Ales del Vent (De vleugels van de wind)
Poesies de Màrius Torres / Música de Maria Rosa Ribas
14 liederen op gedichten van Marius Torres voor zangstem en begeleiding van verschillende instrumenten.
Columna Música 1CM0244
Op 30 mei wordt het werk Sweet Angel of Death, voor sopraan en strijkkwartet uitgezonden via Radio Monalisa
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New CD - Ann Southam

Glass Houses Revisited
Canadian composer
Ann Southam (1937-2010) and pianist Christina Petrowska Quilico collaborated on this project and together chose nine pieces from Southam’s mammoth piano series Glass Houses. With the composer’s permission Petrowska Quilico edited and revised these works for this recording just before the Southam’s death in 2010.
Glass Houses Revisited are fiendishly difficult etudes for pianists. Fingers become whirling dervishes entering a mystical and ecstatic trance through suddenly shifting patterns and moods.
CMC CD16511
Canadian Music Centre
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New CD - Unsuk Chin

The works:
Fantaisie mécanique (1994, REV. 1997), Patrick Davin conducting
Xi (1997/1998), David Robertson conducting
Akorstichon-Wortspiel (1991/1993), Kazuschi Ono conducting
Double Concerto (2002), Stefan Asbury conducting (this work will be broadcasted on Radio Monalisa - May 9th at 4:00 p.m.)
with:
Piia Komsi, soprano
Samule Favre, percusssion
Dimitri Vassilakis, piano
Ensemble intercontemporain
KAIROS CD 003062KAI
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New CD - Anthology of Dutch Electronic Music 1999-2010

Deze dubbel-cd  Anthology of Dutch Electronic Music 1999-2010 toont de diversiteit van de recente Nederlandse elektronische muziek: knarsend, knetterend, welluidend, theatraal, keihard, subtiel, ingetogen... 
Tracks van 26 componisten vertegenwoordigen verschillende benaderingen zoals tapemuziek, concertmuziek voor akoestische instrumenten en elektronica, live-elektronica, geluidsinstallaties en -omgevingen, elektronisch muziektheater, compositie en improvisatie.
Met muziek van o.a. Rozalie Hirs, Alison Isadora, Anne La Berge, Cathy van Eck en Huba de Graaff.
Klik
hier voor meer info.
BASTA Records 30940420

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New CD - Julia Hülsmann

Imprint - Julia Hülsmann Trio
Julia Hülsmann
  • Meer dan ritmiek of strakke composities, is de vrije melodie een cruciale component voor Hülsmann en haar muziek
  • “My music is all about melody. It’s that simple”. - Julia Hülsmann
  • “Full of elegantly-constructed melodies that seem natural extensions of the thematic material at hand: there is a kind of musical poetry at work here which is as absorbing as it is fulfilling.” - Jazzwise magazine
  • “Imprint” is een album met evenwichtige, lyrische nummers opgenomen in de Rainbow Studio in Oslo in maart 2010
Julia Hülsmann: piano
Marc Muellbauer: bass
Heinrich Köbberling: drums
ECM 2177
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New CD - Lee Pui Ming

Premiere recording of she comes to shore
Lee Piu Ming has been hailed as the most 'unique genius to touch a keyboard in Canada since Glenn Gould’.
This album reveals the artistry of someone who has clear influences from classical music, jazz and sonic exploration.
All solos on this album are improvised
The Bay-Atlantic Symphony
Lee Piu Ming, piano
Innova 796
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New CD - Augusta Read Thomas

American Weavings - music for viola and organ
Carol Rodland, viola
Catherine Rodland, organ
Two of the compositions featured on this new cd are viola solos by Augusta Read Thomas
These works, Incantation and Pulsar, will be broadcasted on Monday, March 28th on Radio Monalisa.
Crystal Records 839
www.crystalrecords.com
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New CD - Leonora Milà

Leonora Milà (Barcelona, 1942)
Tiran Lo Blanc ballet, Op. 50
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Brian Wright, conductor

This work was premiered by the St. Petersburg Ballet in 1996 and recorded on dvd.
Both the dvd and cd recordings are now available on the Limit / El Far Blau label.
More info:
www.leonoramila.com
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New CD - Lisa Bielawa

Chance Encounter
Susan Naruki, soprano
The Knights
Orange Mountain Music - 7004
The cd will be broadcasted on March 14, 2011 via
Radio Monalisa.
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New CD - Elena Kats-Chernin

elena kats-chernin
Elena Kats-Chernin:
Wild Swans Concert Suite
Piano Concerto No. 2
Mythic
with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
Ola Rudner, conductor
ABC Classics CD 476 7639
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New CD - Rosy Wertheim

rosy wertheim
Highly Recommendable: double CD - ROSY WERTHEIM (Amsterdam 1888-1949)
FUTURE CLASSICS FC 102:
Sonata for violin and piano
String Quartet
Trio for flute, clarinet and bassoon
Six morceaux for piano
Songs on dutch and german poems
Sonatina for cello and piano
Trois Morceaux for flute and piano
Three Preludes for ‘Lancelot‘ for flute, violin, viola and cello
http://futureclassicsmusic.nl
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New CD - Anne vanschothorst

anne vanschothorst
then it became clear - 
original minimal music for harp and percussion
with anne van schothorst, harp and arthur bont, percussion
H&S Music HS310
http://www.harpandsoul.com
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New CD - Abbey Lincoln

AbbeyLincoln

Melancholy - Abbey Lincoln
Recorded in New York - October 1957, August 1958, Spring 1959
JazzCAT 2520

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The Singing Rooms - Jennifer Higdon

Jennifer Higdon (New York, 1962) has become a major figure in contemporary classical music and makes her living from commissions, completing between 5-10 pieces a year. These works represent a range of genres, from orchestral to chamber and from choral and vocal to wind ensemble. Recently released on cd is The Singing Rooms, a violin concerto with an equally important part for chorus and was sparked by a request from violinist Jennifer Koh.

World Premier Recording of The Singing Rooms by Jennifer Higdon
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus under the direction of Robert Spano
Jennifer Koh, violin
Telarc - 32630
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New CD - Konstantia Gourzi

Konstantia Gourzi (1962, Greece), is een belangrijke pionier van hedendaagse muziek. Ze is oprichtster van verschillende nieuwe ensembles en ze is professor aan de Hochschüle fur Musik und Theater in München.
Op haar nieuwste cd Conjuctions - Synápsies 7 werken waarin zij een brug slaat tussen tradionele muziek en de hedendaags manier van uitdrukken.
De uitvoerende zijn: Apollon Musagète Quartett, Vassilis Agrokostas (psalmist) , Michalis Cholevas (tarhu, saz, ney), Christian Elsässer (piano) and Konstantia Gourzi (conductor)
NEOS 11035

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New CD - Chaya Czernowin

Chaya Czernowin (Israel, 1957) - MAIM (water) 2002-2006
This cycle includes the following works for 5 soloists, live electronics & orchestra: Maim zarim maim Gnuvim (strange water stolen water), The memory of water & Mei mecha’a (water of dissent)
Recorded live at the Konzerthaus Berlin in March 2007 during the MaerzMusic Festival of Contemporary Music by the Berliner Festspiele
MODE 219
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New CD - Yma Sumac

Haar echte naam was Zoila Augusta Emperatriz Chavarri del Castillo, haar bijnaam was: de Inca Prinses. Yma Sumac begon haar carrière als zangeres bij de Compañia Peruana de Arte, een groep van 46 dansers, zangers en musici. De groep toerde door Zuid-Amerika. In 1946 verhuisde Yma Sumac naar New York.
yma sumac
Zij produceerde een aantal legendarische lounge-opnames van Zuid-Amerikaanse volksliederen, gerelateerd aan de Inca-cultuur. In 1950 begon haar succesvolle samenwerking met Capitol Records, er werden albums uitgebracht in verschillende stijlen, zoals mambo dance, Peruaanse folksongs, alles in een aantrekkelijke jazzy Hollywood stijl met begeleiding van geweldige orkesten.
De combinatie van haar unieke stem, haar exotische uiterlijk en haar extravagante persoonlijkheid maakte Yma Sumac razend populair bij het Amerikaanse publiek. Ze kreeg filmrollen en werd in 1955 Amerikaans staatsburger. In 1960 begon Yma Sumac aan een wereldtournee die 5 jaar zou duren. Prins Bernard en Koningin Wilhelmina waren enorme fans van Yma Sumac. Tot aan het eind van haar leven trok Yma Sumac volle zalen.
Yma Sumac - Karibe Taki - TL 1351
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Seminar rond Anna Cramer

Het Nederlands Muziek Instituut (NMI) organiseert samen met de Vrienden Nederlandse Muziek een seminar rond de Nederlandse componiste Anna Cramer (1874-1968).
Er zijn lezingen over het leven en werk van deze componiste die een aanzienlijk oeuvre heeft geschreven dat van bijzondere kwaliteit is. Het NMI heeft enkele jaren geleden al een eerste bundel met liederen van Cramer uitgegeven. En de aanleiding voor de vervolguitgave van nog eens twee liedbundels ontstond nadat dirigent Stephan Pas een concertserie initieerde met een nieuwe orkestratie van enkele liederen van Cramer, en de CD-opname die daaruit voortvloeide.
anna cramer

Datum: zaterdag 20 november 2010
Tijd: 13:00 tot 16:30 uur
In de aula van de Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Den Haag
aanmelden via: info@nederlandsmuziekinstituut.nl of 070-3140721

Lees meer over Anna Cramer hier>>
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New CD - Annette Kruisbrink

resonant
'Resonant Light'  van Arlette Ruelens
Uitgave: Les Productions d'OZ 
composities van Annette Kruisbrink
Raga Suite; Carnatic Interlude; Tendresse; Una Palabra de Consuelo-Variations on Opou Episkiasi I Haris Sou; Ahimsa; Preludio a un Momento di Silenzio
Luisterfragment
Bestel hier>>

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New CD - Rozalie Hirs

Rozalie Hirs presenteert op zaterdag 13 november haar nieuwe cd 'Pulsars' in Cineac Sonore, de elektronische luisterkamer van festival November Music in 's-Hertogenbosch. De officiële presentatie is om 15.00 uur. De entree is gratis. Op het nieuwe album staan drie elektro-akoestische composities van de Nederlandse componist/dichter, te weten 'Pulsars' (2007), 'In LA' (2010) en 'Bridge of Babel' (2010). Alle stukken bevatten gedichten door Rozalie Hirs.
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New CD - British Women Composers

Een bloemlezing van werken voor viool en piano uit de de 19e en 20ste eeuw. Met grote namen als Ethel Smyth en Elizabeth Maconchy en minder bekenden als Poldowski, Phyllis Tate en Ethel Barns.
Uitvoerenden: Clare Howick, viool en Sophia Rahman, piano
NAXOS - 8.572291
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New CD - Edith Tamayo

Patita Salada is de titel van de nieuwe cd van Edith Tamayo (Mexico, 1972). Daarop een mix van traditionals en eigen materiaal; vooral akoestische materiaal in een opwekkende Latin stijl met heldere glanzende gitaren en rijke percussie.
Snail Records / Coast to Coast
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The Traveller

Dat is de titel van de 4de cd van Tineke Postma, verschenen op de nieuw jazzlabel van Codaex, EtceteraNow. Vorig jaar dook Postma een studio in waar acht eigen composities werden opgenomen. Dat was in Brooklyn, NY waar ook pianist Geri Allen en drummer Terri Lyne Carrington van de partij waren.
ETCETERA-KTD 6003
geri allen
tineke postma
terri lyne carrington
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New CD - Sally Beamish

sally beamish
Op de nieuwe cd van Sally Beamish (UK, 1956) staan drie orkestwerken: VIolin Concerto (1994), Callisto (2005) voor fluit en orkest en haar Symphony No.1 uit 1992.
Uitvoerenden zijn The Royal Scottish National Orchestra, fluitist Sharon Bezaly en dirigent Martyn Brabbins
BIS-CD-1601
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Chamber Music Society

Dat is de titel van de nieuwe cd van contrabassiste/zangeres/componiste Esperanza Spalding. combineert soul, jazz . Een strijktrio voorziet Spalding's band van een klassiek touch.
Ook live te horen:
woensdag 27 oktober - Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ - 20.15 Amsterdam.
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Dubh

Title of the debut album from Amsterdam’s Trio Scordatura. A cd full of dark, gothic beauty with music by 7 Irish composers including Linda Buckley and Judith Ring. Take a look at the interview Jonathan Grimes did with these two composers.
Ergodos Regords ER1
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nieuwe cd van Multifoon

Indi Go - fijne nieuwe cd van Gamelan Ensemble Multifoon
Een muzikale expeditie die de muziek van India en Indonesië verbindt. Nieuwe composities en bewerkingen van
Sinta Wullur en Martijn Baaijens. Pan Records 9902
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Soesja's Songbook

Jazz-zangeres Soesja Citroen heeft 12 eigen composities gebundeld en uitgebracht in boekvorm. Soesja’s Songbook bevat arrangementen, lead sheets, songteksten en aanvullende informatie.
Website Soesja Citroen
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Calliope Tsoupaki's St. Luke Passion

Nieuwe cd met live opnamen van St. LUKE PASSION van Calliope Tsoupaki (Griekenland, 1963). In de uitvoering van het Nieuw Ensemble + 3 instrumentalisten op ney, kemençe en qanun (o.l.v.  Ed Spanjaard ) + 3 zangers,  Egidius Kwartet en Byzantijns Koor. Deze Lucas Passie was volgens musicologe Thea Derks het hoogtepunt van het Holland Festival 2008. '....een meesterwerk dat wereldwijde erkenning verdient'. Te koop via reguliere muziekwinkels. CD nr.  ETCETERA KTC 1402
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Guitar Music by Women Composers

Guitar Music by Women Composers (CD included)
Research, transcription, revision, fingering and layout by Annette Kruisbrink
(composers: Mlle Bocquet, Emilia Giuliani-Guglielmi, Madame Knoop, Madame Sidney Pratten, Madeleine Cottin, Maria Rita Brondi, Josefina P. de Morisoli, Lisanella Gentili, Carmen Farré de Prat, Maria Louisa Anido, Gisèle Sikora, Annette Kruisbrink)
For solo guitar (ISBN: 978-2-89655-234-4)

See Annette's website for more information
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New CD - Elodie Lauten

Dear Friends,
I would like to share with you the excitement of the long-awaited release of the 2CD set PIANO MUSIC REVISITED from Unseen Worlds.The set compiles out-of-print favorites "Piano Works" and "Concerto for Piano and Orchestral Memory",  "Variations on the Orange Cycle" (included in Chamber Music America's Century List), and other previously unreleased music. Nearly all of the music has never been available on CD, and is newly re-mastered for digital presentation. To mark this momentous occasion, I was invited by Arts Olympus to perform a solo piano program in the first 2010 World Olympus of the Arts on the Queen Mary ship in Long Beach, California on June 18-20, 2010. In addition, Arts Olympus is having a fundraiser hosted by the Gershwin Hotel (7 West 27th St) where I will perform excerpts from the new CD and a new set of recently composed Tangos. This will take place on Sunday, April 25 at 4PM. I hope that you will join us on April 25 within the incomparable orange walls of the Gershwin Hotel.
Best regards,

Elodie Lauten

Listen to Elodie Lauten's Music on MySpace Visit http://www.elodielauten.net ORDER CDS: http://www.unseenworlds.net SPECIAL ORDERS AND DISCOUNTS: elauten@yahoo.com

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