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Violin Chamber Music of Meira Warshauer Performed by Opus Two on March 29 at University of South Carolina in Columbia
For Immediate Release
Contact: Jeffrey James Arts Consulting
516-586-3433 or jamesarts@att.net
A preview performance of Meira Warshauer’s Perpetual Slavery Or for violin and piano will be given by Opus Two, violinst William Terwilliger and pianist Andrew Cooperstock on Sunday, March 29 - 5:00 PM in the University of South Carolina School of Music Recital Hall, Room 206, 813 Assembly Street, in Columbia.
The composer writes, “Perpetuate Slavery Or is a musical response to the painting with this title by Alex Powers, found at the Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, South Carolina. The artwork grapples with President Lincoln’s decision to engage in war with the slave-holding South, and heightens the human costs of both war and slavery. The music here portrays the complexities of the intolerable situation: unrest, slaves crying out against injustice, the weight of Lincoln’s solitary decision, the impending march of war which takes over. The end points towards a resolution which is still in process today. ” Perpetuate Slavery Or was composed for Opus Two and made possible by a grant from the University of South Carolina Office of the Provost. More about the piece at http://meirawarshauer.com/works/perpetuate-slavery-or/.
Terwilliger and Cooperstock will also perform her Bracha for violin and piano, of which she writes, “Bracha (http://meirawarshauer.com/works/bracha/) is a musical interpretation of the Jewish concept of blessing. The Hebrew word, bracha, is related to breicha, which means pool of water, or flowing stream. In this composition, it is interpreted as a stream of Divine goodness flowing downward into the world.” Other composers on the program will be Stravinsky, Ysaÿe and Brahms. Visit Opus Two at http://www.opustwo.org/.
The March 29 concert is free and open to the public. For more information, call 803-576-5763 or visit http://calendar.sc.edu/music/event/showEventMore.rdo.
Meira Warshauer has devoted much of her creative output to Jewish themes and their universal message and her work also reflects a love and concern for the earth. The Navona label has released a CD (NV5842) featuring her Symphony No.1: Living Breathing Earth and Tekeeyah (a call), concerto for shofar, trombone and orchestra with soloist Haim Avitsur. More about the CD at http://meirawarshauer.com/discography/living-breathing-earth/. The most recent Tekeeyah consortium performances were with the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, Neal Gittleman, conductor. Albany Records had previously released her acclaimed Streams in the Desert disk of Torah-based choral/orchestral works. Warshauer's music is published by Hildegard, Lauren Keiser Music, World Music Press and Kol Meira Publications. Her website is at http://www.meirawarshauer.com.
Press inquiries about Meira Warshauer and 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
A preview performance of Meira Warshauer’s Perpetual Slavery Or for violin and piano will be given by Opus Two, violinst William Terwilliger and pianist Andrew Cooperstock on Sunday, March 29 - 5:00 PM in the University of South Carolina School of Music Recital Hall, Room 206, 813 Assembly Street, in Columbia.
The composer writes, “Perpetuate Slavery Or is a musical response to the painting with this title by Alex Powers, found at the Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, South Carolina. The artwork grapples with President Lincoln’s decision to engage in war with the slave-holding South, and heightens the human costs of both war and slavery. The music here portrays the complexities of the intolerable situation: unrest, slaves crying out against injustice, the weight of Lincoln’s solitary decision, the impending march of war which takes over. The end points towards a resolution which is still in process today. ” Perpetuate Slavery Or was composed for Opus Two and made possible by a grant from the University of South Carolina Office of the Provost. More about the piece at http://meirawarshauer.com/works/perpetuate-slavery-or/.
Terwilliger and Cooperstock will also perform her Bracha for violin and piano, of which she writes, “Bracha (http://meirawarshauer.com/works/bracha/) is a musical interpretation of the Jewish concept of blessing. The Hebrew word, bracha, is related to breicha, which means pool of water, or flowing stream. In this composition, it is interpreted as a stream of Divine goodness flowing downward into the world.” Other composers on the program will be Stravinsky, Ysaÿe and Brahms. Visit Opus Two at http://www.opustwo.org/.
The March 29 concert is free and open to the public. For more information, call 803-576-5763 or visit http://calendar.sc.edu/music/event/showEventMore.rdo.
Meira Warshauer has devoted much of her creative output to Jewish themes and their universal message and her work also reflects a love and concern for the earth. The Navona label has released a CD (NV5842) featuring her Symphony No.1: Living Breathing Earth and Tekeeyah (a call), concerto for shofar, trombone and orchestra with soloist Haim Avitsur. More about the CD at http://meirawarshauer.com/discography/living-breathing-earth/. The most recent Tekeeyah consortium performances were with the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, Neal Gittleman, conductor. Albany Records had previously released her acclaimed Streams in the Desert disk of Torah-based choral/orchestral works. Warshauer's music is published by Hildegard, Lauren Keiser Music, World Music Press and Kol Meira Publications. Her website is at http://www.meirawarshauer.com.
Press inquiries about Meira Warshauer and her music can be directed to Jeffrey James Arts Consulting at 516-586-3433 or jamesarts@att.net.
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