Solo Piano Music of Judith Lang Zaimont Performed by Elizabeth Moak on February 12 at University of Southern Mississippi

For Immediate Release
Contact: Jeffrey James Arts Consulting
516-586-3433 or jamesarts@att.net

Pianist Elizabeth Moak will give a solo piano recital on Friday, February 12 at 7:30 pm in Marsh Auditorium of the University of Southern Mississippi, featuring a sonata by Beethoven and a Brazilian piano suite by Oscar Lorenzo Fernandez. The recital, part of the Faculty Artist Series, will also honor the 70th birthday year of Judith Lang Zaimont and 350th birthday year of Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre.

The recital will feature February: Palace of Ice, March, April, May, June, July: The Glorious Fourth! and August (Pastoral) from A Calendar Set by Judith Lang Zaimont, along with Suite in G Major (from Pièces de Clavecin qui peuvent se jouer sur le violon, 1707) by Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 31, No. 3 by Beethoven and Suite Brasileira, No. 2 by Oscar Lorenzo Fernândez.

The Zaimont pieces are included in the comprehensive 2-CD set, Art Fire Soul - Piano Works of Judith Lang Zaimont, performed by Elizabeth Moak and issued by MSR Classics (MS1366). More about the CD at http://www.msrcd.com/catalog/cd/MS1366. More about other Zaimont solo piano works at http://www.jzaimont.com/works/keyboard/keyboard_music.html.

For more concert information, call 601-266-5620 or visit http://news.usm.edu/article/moak-s-feb-12-piano-recital-be-trip-through-time.

Noted for her “sensitivity” and “generous imagination” (La Suisse, Geneva, Switzerland), pianist Elizabeth Moak’s recent performances include Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and Québec. Winner of the Mu Phi Epsilon International Competition and several national competitions including the National Federation of Music Clubs Biennial Auditions, Elizabeth has performed extensively in the United States and Europe. Visit her at http://www.usm.edu/music/faculty/elizabeth-moak.

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 latest CD, Pure, Cool (Water) – Symphony No. 4 has been issued by Sorel Classics. 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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