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Lullaby for alto saxophone and piano – now available on MUSICANEO
I composed Lullaby in 2000 for saxophonist Gary Louie and pianist Kirsten Taylor. We recently recorded the work for my upcoming double CD entitled “Living in The Body — Songs of Lori Laitman”. The expected release date on the Naxos label is December 2019. This short and sweet piece is just under 2 minutes long.…
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RBG in SONG — Live Stream, 7 pm on February 4, 2019 from the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC
The wonderful soprano/composer Patrice Michaels has created a one-hour dramatic concert based on her RBG in Song CD. Included is Patrice’s masterful song cycle “The Long View,” a musical portrait of RBG (who happens to be Patrice’s mother-in-law). Also included is a new arrangement of my Dickinson song “Wider Than the Sky” — now orchestrated…
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Wigmore Hall Recital with Kitty Whately and Simon Lepper — February 18, 2019
On February 18, 2019 at Wigmore Hall at 1 pm, mezzo-soprano Kitty Whately and pianist Simon Lepper will be presenting a recital, “From The Pens of Women.” The songs to be performed include a wide range of settings of 20th century women writers. Included is my song “I was reading a scientific article” — from…
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Promised Lands? Of Leaving and Longing at All Souls Church Unitarian in Washington, DC
Washington Performing Arts will be presenting a special concert, “Promised Lands? Of Leaving and Longing,” on Feb. 10. 2019 at 2 pm at the All Souls Church, Unitarian, 1500 Harvard Street, NW, Washington, DC. My song “Race” – from my Holocaust, 1944 cycle, will be performed by baritone Jose Sacin and double bassist Bruce Rosenblum.…
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Promised Lands? Of Leaving and Longing at All Souls Church Unitarian in Washington, DC
Washington Performing Arts will be presenting a special concert, “Promised Lands? Of Leaving and Longing,” on Feb. 10. 2019 at 2 pm at the All Souls Church, Unitarian, 1500 Harvard Street, NW, Washington, DC. My song “Race” – from my Holocaust 1944 cycle, will be performed by baritone Jose Sacin and double bassist Bruce Rosenblum.…
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Madison Leonard Recital — January 26, 2019 at Washington Adventist University in Takoma Park, MD
Soprano Madison Leonard, a 2018 Winner at the Metropolitan National Council Auditions, along with pianist Christopher Koelzer, will be giving a recital on January 26, 2019, 8 pm at Bingham Hall of Washington Adventist University in Takoma Park, MD. The program includes Sunflowers, my song cycle to Mary Oliver poems. For more information and to purchase…
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New arrangement of Vedem Songs to premiere November 8, 2018
My Vedem Songs (which come from my Vedem oratorio) exist in several versions — the original tenor and mezzo soprano with clarinet and piano, and versions for tenor or mezzo with clarinet and piano. Last summer at AlpenKammerMusik, I met the wonderful violinist Tarn Travers, and I created new arrangements of several works for him. The voice,…
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The Hour and Money featured on Music of our Mothers radio station
My songs The Hour (a Sara Teasdale setting from my song cycle The Metropolitan Tower and Other Songs) and Money (a Dana Gioia setting) will be broadcast on the Music of our Mothers radio show on Wednesday, November 14th, 2018 between 1:00 and 3:00 p.m EST. U.S. listeners can stream the show live on…
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Composer in Residence at The Hartt School of Music
I’m thrilled to announce that I will be Composer in Residence at the Hartt School of Music at The University of Hartford in January-February 2019. In addition to giving a master class and a talk about my compositional process, I will also coach students on my music. On January 31 and February 1 – 3,…
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I Never Saw Another Butterfly — important update!
After years of legal wrangling, I am happy to announce that I have regained my copyright for all versions of I Never Saw Another Butterfly. A new edition will be released shortly. PDFs will go on sale on my MusicaNeo.com site and hard copies will remain available through Glendower Jones at classicalvocalrep.com. Any questions with…
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The Earth and I — with The Washington Master Chorale, 10.28.18 at the National Presbyterian Church in Washington, DC
Five years ago, The Washington Master Chorale commissioned and premiered my Emily Dickinson choral song cycle, The Earth and I. The recording was released shortly after on the Albany label. This October 28, 2018, the Chorale will again present the cycle, along with works by contemporary American composers Effinger, Finney, Chaman, Lauridsen and Mechem, and…
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The Music of Lori Laitman — Recital 10.10.18 at PianoCraft in Gaithersburg, MD
At 7:30 pm on October 10, 2018 at PianoCraft in Gaithersburg, MD (211 Perry Parkway), I will be giving a recital of my music with soprano Maureen McKay, saxophonist Gary Louie and pianist Kirsten Taylor. The concert is a benefit to support researh for Juvenile Diabetes Type 1. Selections include my two song cycles for…
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I Never Saw Another Butterfly — important update
After years of legal wrangling, I am happy to announce that I have regained my copyright for all versions of I Never Saw Another Butterfly. A new edition will be released shortly. PDFs will go on sale on my MusicaNeo.com site and hard copies will remain available through Glendower Jones at classicalvocalrep.com.
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I Never Saw Another Butterfly — update
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In Sleep The World Is Yours and Vedem Songs – new versions available!
I have created new versions of two of my Holocaust-themed song cycles: In Sleep The World Is Yours and Vedem Songs. In Sleep The World Is Yours was originally scored for soprano, oboe and piano — the new version is for soprano, violin and piano. There are several vocal choices for Vedem Songs but now I have
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New versions In Sleep The World Is Yours and Vedem Songs
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Upcoming performance of “The Earth and I”
I am delighted that The Washington Master Chorale, with artistic director Thomas Colohan, will be performing my Dickinson choral cycle “The Earth And I” again on October 28th, 2018. The works was commissioned for the Chorale by Dr. Adelaide Whitaker. Tickets and information are available here.
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Upcoming performance of “The Earth and I” with The Washington Master Chorale
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AlpenKammerMusik 2018
I had a great time at the 2018 AlpenKammerMusik Festival, held in the tiny town of Liesing, Austria in the beautiful Lesachtal Valley. Co-directors Randall Scarlata and Tanya Bannister have put together a unique festival devoted to instrumental and vocal chamber music. Superb faculty, talented amateurs and accomplished students from across the world came together…
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RECORDING PROJECTS
Between June 2017 and August 2018, I scheduled four recording sessions with the goal of recording almost all of my unrecorded songs. Edward J. Kelly was the recording engineer for the first three of these. We’ve worked together since 1999. I am in the process of editing the recordings and hope to release the first…
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NEW CDs being recorded
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Yale School of Music presents the Ian Mininberg Distinguished Service Award to Lori Laitman
I am honored to receive Yale School of Music’s Ian Mininberg Distinguished Service Award. The award was presented to me at commencement on May 21, 2018. Thank you, Yale and Dean Robert Blocker for this great honor.
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The Journal of Singing (May/June 2018) reviews THE SCARLET LETTER CD
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TOM WILLIAMS INTERVIEWS LORI LAITMAN FOR UPR’s ACCESS UTAH:
Tom Williams, of Utah Public Radio, interviewed me during my recent residency at Utah State University in Logan, UT. His wide-ranging interview touches on The Scarlet Letter, Vedem, Are Women People? and The Three Feathers. You can listen by clicking here.
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Keynote Speech and Residency at Utah State University/Master Class at BYU
I will be in residence at Utah State University in Logan, UT, from March 20-21, 2018. The evening of March 20th I will give the Keynote Address for The Center for Women & Gender. I will also coach students and faculty on my songs, culminating in a concert of my music the evening of March…