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Solo Opera presents The Three Feathers, a magical opera by Lori Laitman and Dana Gioia
Solo Opera presents the West Coast premiere of The Three Feathers at the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek, CA on September 8, 2023 at 8 pm and September 10, 2023 at 2 pm. Please click here for tickets. This magical, family-friendly opera is by composer Lori Laitman and librettist Dana Gioia and…
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“Into Eternity” premiere — with Indianapolis Opera
On June 4, 2023, mezzo-soprano Lyndsay Moy and pianist Maria Lyapkova premiered my latest Holocaust-themed work — Into Eternity — as part of Indianapolis Opera’s Concert of Art Song presented at the Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation. The song sets the last words of Vilma Grunwald, mother of Holocaust survivor Frank Grunwald. I met Frank in March 2022, when Indianapolis…
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Chamber Series NatPhil to include Lori’s Dickinson cycles in concert February 12, 2023
The National Philharmonic Chamber Series, curated by Laura Colgate, will present a concert on February 12, 2023 at 3 pm at the Mexican Cultural Institute in Washington, DC. Soprano Melissa Wimbish and pianist Sophia Kim Cook will perform 2 of my Dickinson cycles: Two Dickinson Songs and Four Dickinson Songs in addition to works by Eric Ewazen,…
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Music of Remembrance’s online premiere of Wertheim Park
My Holocaust work, Wertheim Park, to Susan de Sola’s haunting poem about Dutch Jews murdered in the Holocaust, was commissioned by Music of Remembrance to celebrate its 25th season. The piece premiered in Benaroya Recital Hall in Seattle, WA last October 30, 2022 with soprano Alisa Jordheim, clarinetist Laura DeLuca, violinist Mikhail Shmidt, double bassist Jonathan…
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U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band to present excerpts from Lori’s “I Never Saw Another Butterfly” for International Holocaust Remembrance Day
On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, January 27, 2023, soprano Aliyah Richling and saxophonist Joseph Rulli will perform excerpts from Lori’s 1996 song cycle I Never Saw Another Butterfly — which sets poems by children who were killed in the Holocaust. Video of their performance will stream on the band’s social media sites: On Facebook…
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Melvin Chen to premiere Lori’s “Across Time” January 18, 2023 on the Horowitz Piano Series at Yale
I am thrilled that Melvin Chen will premiere my new solo piano piece, Across Time, on his January 18, 2023 recital in Morse Recital Hall at Yale University as part of the Horowitz Piano Series. Melvin commissioned this variation of Diabelli’s 1819 waltz back in December of 2019. The original premiere date was postponed several times…
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Sarong Song recognized at film festivals
My Sarong Song film is getting noticed at film festivals worldwide. Sarong Song is song #2 of The Soul Fox, a song cycle composed in 2013 by Lori Laitman to a poem by David Mason, her frequent collaborator. The cycle set Mason’s autobiographical poems to create a narrative about the upheaval in Dave’s life…
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Textura.org names The Ocean of Eternity #4 on Top 20 Classical Vocal CDs of 2022
The Ocean of Eternity is #4 of Textura.org‘s Top 20 Classical Vocal CDs of 2022 List! American composer Lori Laitman has issued numerous art song-oriented albums since her 2000 debut album Mystery, which might make it difficult to choose one over another. Yet in bringing together multiple strands of her music-making, The Ocean of Eternity presents a…
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Sarong Song film recognized at film festivals
The film of my song Sarong Song, made in conjunction with Positive Note Films of the UK, is being recognized at various film festivals worldwide. As of November 9, 2022, the film is a nominee at the Swedish International Film Festival, a finalist at the 4theatre Film Festival, and was selected to be included in…
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City Lyric Opera to premiere Uncovered in New York City November 16-19, 2022
What: City Lyric Opera’s UNCOVEREDWhen: Wednesday-Friday, November 16-18 @ 8:30 p.m. EST, Saturday, November 19 @ 4:00 p.m. EST and ] @ 8:30 p.m.Where: HERE Arts Center, 145 Sixth Avenue, Manhattan, 10013Trains: C/E Spring St., 1 Houston St., N/R Prince St.Tickets: $35. For more information or to purchase tix, call 212.647.0202 or visit HERE.org. One of New York City’s most…
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Sarong Song film premiere, Saturday, September 17, 2022 1 pm EST
The premiere of Sarong Song, my short film made in conjunction with Positive Note Films in the UK, will premiere September 17, 2022 at 1 pm EST at the following YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDWBcvC1GgM The film will remain up at the link after the premiere. Sarong Song is song #2 of The Soul Fox, a song cycle…
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The Collaborative Piano Institute — interview 6.8.22
I’m honored that on June 8, 2022 I’ll be discussing my music with Korliss Uecker of The Collaborative Piano Institute, followed by a Q and A session with the students. Musical examples will be included, including a private showing of my soon-to-be-released film, made in conjunction with Positive Note of my Sarong Song, from The…
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The Silver Swan — over the centuries
In 2007, Dr. Carol Kimball asked me to set The Silver Swan. I was most reluctant to do so, because I thought the original Orlando Gibbons madrigal setting was so beautiful and so perfect. It was only my love for Carol that allowed me to proceed — and the song’s birth was difficult. I threw…
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13th Annual International Art Song Competition in Stuttgart, Germany
I’m thrilled to learn that I am one of the women composers included as suggested repertoire for the 13th Annual International Art Song Competition in Stuttgart, Germany. This competition is one of the oldest in the German speaking world and is sponsored by the International Hugo Wolf Academy. Traditional composers represented include Franz Schubert, Hugo…
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The Ocean of Eternity CD — release date 4.26.22 on Acis
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The Scarlet Letter at Wichita State University April 8-9, 2022
Wichita State University Opera Theater, under the direction of Alan Held, along with The Wichita State University Orchestra, conducted by Dr. Mark Laycock, will present the Kansas premiere of The Scarlet Letter, my opera with David Mason on April 8-9, 2022. The opera is based on the classic tale by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The opera was commissioned in 2007…
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UNCOVERED premieres with Utah State University Opera on March 31, 2022
Uncovered, my chamber opera based on Leah Lax’s memoir “Uncovered: How I Left Hasidic Life and Finally Came Home,” is premiering March 31, 2022 at Utah State University. The work was commissioned by a consortium comprised of USU, City Lyric Opera and The New York Opera Society. The NYC premiere will be presented by City…
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Uncovered premieres at Utah State University March 31, 2022
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Indianapolis Opera to present Vedem with Krasa’s Brundibar
Indianapolis Opera is presenting a double bill of Vedem, my Holocaust oratorio with David Mason with Hans Krasa’s Brundibar this March 18-20, 2022. Vedem was commissioned and premiered in 2010 by Music of Remembrance. The work tells the story of the boys of Terezin and their secret magazine, Vedem (Czech for “In the Lead”). This…
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Vedem in a double bill with Krasa’s Brundibar at Indianapolis Opera
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Words, Music, Memory: (Re)presenting Voices of the Holocaust”
Adina Langer has created and curated the exhibit “Words, Music, Memory: (Re)presenting Voices of the Holocaust. This ten-panel exhibit, along with an accompanying digital gallery guide, focuses on the links along the “chain of commemoration that connect the past and the present, and generation to generation.” The exhibit debuted September 19, 2021 at a concert…
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Spotlight feature on textura.org
I am so honored to be featured textura.org’s Spotlight! Based in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, the textura site premiered in August 2004. It features reviews of experimental, electronic, jazz and classical music, along with interviews, mp3s, videos and articles. It’s a treasure trove of information. I was so appreciative of their review of my Are Women…
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Lyric Fest Premiere of A Party for Kevin
Back in 2020, Lyric Fest commissioned me to write a piece for their Funny Bone concert. After multiple delays due to Covid, the premiere of my setting of Susan de Sola’s poem A Party for Kevin, premiered October 2, 2021 at The Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, with a second performance on October 3, 2021…