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Judith Lang Zaimont’s Parable, A Tale of Abram and Isaac Performed by Musica Sacra on March 4 at Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York, NY
For Immediate Release
Contact: Jeffrey James Arts Consulting
516-586-3433 or jamesarts@att.net
New York, NY – American composer Judith Lang Zaimont’s Parable, A Tale of Abram and Isaac will be performed by Musica Sacra choral ensemble, Kent Tritle, Music Director, on Wednesday, March 4 at 7:30 PM at Cathedral of St. John the Divine, 112th Street and Amsterdam Avenue in New York, New York.
The text for Parable, A Tale of Abram and Isaac comes from the Brome Mystery Play, adapted by Wilfred Owen. Written for soprano, tenor and baritone soli, chorus SSATTB and organ, the piece was Commissioned by Florilegium Chamber Choir and first performed by them and New York’s Merkin Hall in June 1986. Since then, other performances have included the International Jewish Music Conference; Society of Composers, International; Louisiana State University; Madison Festival Choir (WI); and The New York Virtuoso Singers. The work has been recorded by Naxos for the Milken Archive of American Jewish Music and also for the Leonarda label.
Other works on the program are the World Premieres of Juraj Filas’ The Wisdom of the Wise Old Man, Michael Gilbertson’s Returning and Robert Paterson’s Lux Aeterna. The performance is made possible with generous support from The Sorel Organization and Joanne Spellun.
Featured performers will include Kent Tritle, conductor, Michael Sheetz, conductor, Lianne Coble, soprano, John Tiranno, tenor, Malcolm Merriweather, baritone, Arthur Fiacco, cello and Walter Hilse and Raymond Nagem, organists.
Tickets are $50 reserved, $25 general admission. For tickets and more information, call 212-330-7684 or visit http://www.musicasacrany.com/tickets.
Since its founding in 1964 by conductor Richard Westenburg, the mission of Musica Sacra has been to create definitive, professional, choral performances of the highest caliber for the widest possible audience. It supports its mission by presenting concerts, recording, commissioning and performing new choral works, and educating audiences, students, and the general public in the appreciation and history of choral music. Visit them at http://www.musicasacrany.com/.
Judith Lang Zaimont is internationally recognized for her music's distinctive style, characterized by emotion, expressive strength and dynamism. In both orchestral and choral works, her creation of inventive and widely varied colors and textures is repeatedly cited. A 2003 Aaron Copland Award winner and 2012 winner of Tempus Continuum and Third Millennium ensemble prize and an American Prize in Orchestral Composition, she has enjoyed a distinguished career as composer of over 120 works with performances by the Philadelphia Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony, Berlin and Czech Radio symphonies, Camerata Bern, Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra Ostrava and the Kremlin Chamber Orchestra. Her music is widely performed throughout the U.S. and Europe and has been recorded for MSR Classics, Naxos, Navona, Harmonia Mundi, Arabesque, Milken Family Foundation, Albany, Jeanne, Leonarda, Northeastern, and 4Tay labels. Her principal publishers are Subito Music (http://www.subitomusic.com/), Galaxy/ ECS, Jeanné, Lauren Keiser Music Publishing and Vivace. She is creator and editor-in-chief of the critically acclaimed book series The Musical Woman: An International Perspective. More information about Ms. Zaimont, including sound clips of many of her compositions, is available at http://www.jzaimont.com/.
Inquiries about her music can be directed to Jeffrey James Arts Consulting at 516-586-3433 or jamesarts@att.net.
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Contact: Jeffrey James Arts Consulting
516-586-3433 or jamesarts@att.net
New York, NY – American composer Judith Lang Zaimont’s Parable, A Tale of Abram and Isaac will be performed by Musica Sacra choral ensemble, Kent Tritle, Music Director, on Wednesday, March 4 at 7:30 PM at Cathedral of St. John the Divine, 112th Street and Amsterdam Avenue in New York, New York.
The text for Parable, A Tale of Abram and Isaac comes from the Brome Mystery Play, adapted by Wilfred Owen. Written for soprano, tenor and baritone soli, chorus SSATTB and organ, the piece was Commissioned by Florilegium Chamber Choir and first performed by them and New York’s Merkin Hall in June 1986. Since then, other performances have included the International Jewish Music Conference; Society of Composers, International; Louisiana State University; Madison Festival Choir (WI); and The New York Virtuoso Singers. The work has been recorded by Naxos for the Milken Archive of American Jewish Music and also for the Leonarda label.
Other works on the program are the World Premieres of Juraj Filas’ The Wisdom of the Wise Old Man, Michael Gilbertson’s Returning and Robert Paterson’s Lux Aeterna. The performance is made possible with generous support from The Sorel Organization and Joanne Spellun.
Featured performers will include Kent Tritle, conductor, Michael Sheetz, conductor, Lianne Coble, soprano, John Tiranno, tenor, Malcolm Merriweather, baritone, Arthur Fiacco, cello and Walter Hilse and Raymond Nagem, organists.
Tickets are $50 reserved, $25 general admission. For tickets and more information, call 212-330-7684 or visit http://www.musicasacrany.com/tickets.
Since its founding in 1964 by conductor Richard Westenburg, the mission of Musica Sacra has been to create definitive, professional, choral performances of the highest caliber for the widest possible audience. It supports its mission by presenting concerts, recording, commissioning and performing new choral works, and educating audiences, students, and the general public in the appreciation and history of choral music. Visit them at http://www.musicasacrany.com/.
Judith Lang Zaimont is internationally recognized for her music's distinctive style, characterized by emotion, expressive strength and dynamism. In both orchestral and choral works, her creation of inventive and widely varied colors and textures is repeatedly cited. A 2003 Aaron Copland Award winner and 2012 winner of Tempus Continuum and Third Millennium ensemble prize and an American Prize in Orchestral Composition, she has enjoyed a distinguished career as composer of over 120 works with performances by the Philadelphia Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony, Berlin and Czech Radio symphonies, Camerata Bern, Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra Ostrava and the Kremlin Chamber Orchestra. Her music is widely performed throughout the U.S. and Europe and has been recorded for MSR Classics, Naxos, Navona, Harmonia Mundi, Arabesque, Milken Family Foundation, Albany, Jeanne, Leonarda, Northeastern, and 4Tay labels. Her principal publishers are Subito Music (http://www.subitomusic.com/), Galaxy/ ECS, Jeanné, Lauren Keiser Music Publishing and Vivace. She is creator and editor-in-chief of the critically acclaimed book series The Musical Woman: An International Perspective. More information about Ms. Zaimont, including sound clips of many of her compositions, is available at http://www.jzaimont.com/.
Inquiries about her music can be directed to Jeffrey James Arts Consulting at 516-586-3433 or jamesarts@att.net.
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