"forgetting" — by the Artsong Repertory Theater Company

On November 13 and 14 of 2015, the Artsong Repertory Theatre Company of Philadelphia will present "forgetting" — a show which examines the relationship between a mother and daughter as they both confront the mother's Alzheimer's Disease.

My songs will be featured, along with the music of Jake Heggie, Charles Ives, Tom Cipullo, William Bolcom, Dominick Argento and Larry Alan Smith.

The production is staged by Cory O'Niell Walker with musical direction by Jillan Zack. Performers are soprano Cara Latham, mezzo-soprano Jennifer Beattie and pianist Jillian Zack.

For more information and/or to buy tickets, please click here.

Opera Colorado Young Artists — American Song Recital 1.24.16

The Young Artists of Opera Colorado will be giving a concert entitled "American Song Recital" at the Redline Gallery in Denver, CO on Sunday, January 24, 2016 at 2 pm. Many of my works with be featured, along with works by other contemporary American composers, and I will be in residence for a few days before the concert, in order to coach the artists.

This year's young artists are soprano Emily Louise Robinson, mezzo-soprano Danielle Lombardi, tenor Benjamin Werley, baritone Charles Eaton and baritone William Lee Bryan. Cherity Koepke is the Director of Education and Community Engagement, and guides these young artists in their pursuit of excellence.

Upcoming Residencies and Master Classes

November 11-14, 2015: Salem College in Winston-Salem, North Carolina: I will work with the students and faculty on my songs, and also give a talk about my compositional process. The residency will end with a concert of my music.

April 9, 2016: University of Wyoming in Laramie, WY: I will give a master class on my songs for NATS teachers and students from Colorado and Wyoming.

September 19-20, 2016: Birmingham-Southern College in Birmingham, AL. I will work with the students and faculty, talk about my process and there will be a final recital of my works, featuring Jacqueline Leary-Warsaw and Kevin T. Chance, among others.

The Three Feathers, Abridged

I have created an abridged version of The Three Feathers for educational outreach. This new version is about 45 minutes long - and scored for 7 singers and piano.

It will debut in February 2016 in the Tallahassee, FL elementary schools under the direction of Grant Preisser. Grant is studying Opera Directing at Florida State University, and these performances are under their auspices. Thanks to my librettist, Dana Gioia, and to my original director, Beth Greenberg, for helping me to trim and reimagine the opera.

If you are interested in performing the work, please contact me and I will be happy to send a perusal score.

For highlights from the original production, please click here.

"If I..." — East Coast choral version premiere on Oct 18, 2015 with Washington Master Chorale

The wonderful Washington Master Chorale, conducted by Thomas Colohan, will present the East Coast premiere of Lori's choral version of If I... (text by Emily Dickinson in an arrangement by Bruce Rosenblum), on October 18, 2015 at 4 pm at The National Presbyterian Church. Lori's Echo, to a text by Christina Rossetti, will also be performed by soprano Deborah Sternberg and pianist Mark Vogel.

The concert is entitled "Modern Romantics" and features music by Morten Lauridsen, Jennifer Higdon and composer-conductor Julian Wachner, including the world premiere of his multi-movement choral work.

The National Presbyterian Church is located at 4101 Nebraska Ave, NW, Washington, DC.

For more information and for tickets, please click here.