Beth Anderson and others in NYC

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Calendar Event: March 21, 2007

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This came in via email from Beth.

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Hi,

There's a great concert coming up Wednesday 3/21 at 8 PM. Come hear Marcellina and Jorge perform lots of beautiful songs--and some of mine!

Where: Renee Weiller Concert Hall at Greenwich House Music School
Address: 46 Barrow Street (subway: 1 to Christopher Street) New York City
Admission: $15, $10 (senior and student)


I reprinted the press release below, but I hope you will come. And in the mean time, check out http://www.myspace.com/womenswork2007 because we have music and podcasts and lots of info on the whole Women's Work series over there. Its a fun site.

Thanks,
Beth Anderson

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Greenwich House Arts Presents Mezzo Soprano Marcellina van der Grinten
and Pianist Jorg Ritter in Second Concert of Womens Work 2007 Series -
March 21 at Greenwich House Music School

Greenwich House Arts will present the second concert of their Women's
Work 2007 series on Wednesday, March 21- 8 PM in the Renee Weiler
Concert Hall at Greenwich House Music School, 46 Barrow Street, New York
City (between Seventh Avenue South and Bedford St.). This concert will
be hosted by Beth Anderson and presented by Greenwich House Arts.

This concert, entitled Past/Present vs. Europe/America, will feature
mezzo soprano Marcellina van der Grinten and pianist Jörg Ritter
performing poetically-influenced music by historical women composers &
contemporary songs by women from Germany, Serbia, and the USA. Composers
to be performed include Beth Anderson, Nancy Bloomer Deussen, Barbara
Heller, Stefania de Kenessey, Lori Laitman, Ljubica Maric, Ruth Schontal
and Clara Schumann. More about the Women's Work series, including
concert preview podcasts, at http://www.myspace.com/womenswork2007.
Notes about the composers and their works online at the Program Notes
link on that page.

The 2007 series, with works chosen by the presenting ensembles and
performers, will explore recent chamber instrumental and vocal music by
prominent contemporary women composers from Asia, the U.S. and Europe,
and how their work has been influenced by folk music, poetry and even
new technology. The final series concert date is March 28, 2007.

Admission to this concert is $15 general, $10 for students and seniors,
with admissions available at the door starting at 7:30 PM on the evening
of March 21. For more information, please contact the Greenwich House
Music School at 212-242-4770. For more information about this and other
GH Arts performances, visit http://www.gharts.org/UpcomingPerformances.html.

Since its creation, Greenwich House Music School, a division of
Greenwich House Arts, has provided affordable music lessons and musical
events for students and audiences of all ages. A distinguished faculty
teaches beginners as well as those who are returning to musical study
either as an avocation or with professional aspirations. Today, they
continue the tradition of providing a performance series for the
community. In the Renee Weiler Concert Hall, audiences can hear
classical music and opera as well as ethnic, jazz, contemporary and folk
music. More about Greenwich House Arts and Music School at
http://www.gharts.org/.

Series host Beth Anderson's music has been described as having "a
refreshing simplicity without naiveté" and as "deeply felt, direct, and
yes, beautiful" and "charming and deeply felt to the point of
romanticism." Her latest CDs are a new recording by Nancy Boston of
September Swale as part of American Women: Modern Voices in Piano Music
(http://cdbaby.com/cd/nancyboston) and Quilt Music (Albany Records), a
CD of chamber music for smaller ensembles. An essay by Ms. Anderson
about her music for American Music Center's NewMusicBox web magazine can
be read at http://www.newmusicbox.org/page.nmbx?id=53hf02. For more
information about composer Beth Anderson, including a bio, list of
works, discography and much more, please visit http://www.beand.com.

Press inquiries and requests for interviews should be directed to
Jeffrey James Arts Consulting at 516-586-3433.

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Jeffrey James Arts Consulting
45 Grant Avenue
Farmingdale, NY 11735 USA
Tel: 516-586-3433
E-mail: jamesarts@worldnet.att.net
Website: http://www.jamesarts.com

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"Each time a girl opens a book and reads a womanless history, she
learns she is worth less."
-Myra and David Sadker, Failing at Fairness
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Beth Anderson-Harold| beth@beand.com | Composer
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| My Web Site: http://www.beand.com/
| New York Women Composers:
| http://www.newyorkwomencomposers.org/
| Women's Work: <http>
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Quilt Music: chamber music and songs
available on Albany TROY709
&
Swales and Angels: Music of Beth Anderson
available on New World 80610-2
&
Peachy Keen-O, the all-Beth Anderson CD on Pogus 21030-2

available from Albany Distributors (800) 752-1951
or from Amazon.com under Classical/Beth Anderson

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Interview: http://electro-music.com/forum/topic-1529.html
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