Music of Women Composers to be presented by NeoLIT
Posted by sequenza21 in Concert AnnouncementMusic of Women Composers
to be presented by NeoLIT
Thursday September 17, 2009, at 9pm
at The Tank, 354 West 45th Street, New York City. Tickets are $10/$5 for students
The concert includes:
· Alice Shields’ dramatic monologue Komachi at Sekidera, with Laurie Rubin, mezzo soprano, Amelia Lukas, alto flute and guest performer Asami Tamura, koto.
· Vivian Fine’s Nightingale for mezzo-soprano (with percussion)
· Kaija Saariaho’s Coleurs du Vent for alto flute
· Katherine Hoover’s Seven Haiku
· Roussel’s Deux Poemes de Ronsard
About the performers:
Laurie Rubin, Mezzo-Soprano
Laurie Rubin’s voice has been described by New York Times critic Anthony Tommasini as “earthy, rich, and poignant,” with “compelling artistry and communicative power.” Among her recent performances are the role of “Penelope” in Monteverdi’s Il Ritorno D’Ulisse in Patria at the Greenwich Music Festival, and a shocking mad scene for mezzo-soprano as “Karen” in Gordon Beeferman’s opera The Rat Land, at the New York City Opera VOX Festival in May 2009.
Amelia Lukas, alto flute
The Boston Globe has hailed flutist Amelia Lukas for having “”a buoyancy of spirit that comes out in the flute, a just beautiful sound.” Ms. Lukas’ recent projects include performances at the Stone, Le Poisson Rouge, Carnegie’s Zankel and Weill Halls, and premieres of works by Columbia University composers at Lincoln Center.
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