PREVIEW OF 2007-2008 SEASAON

January 20, 2008  3:00 P.M.

Williams Hall at New England Conservatory

Boston, MA

Celestial Refrain

Serenade

A Cry Against the Twilight

Caprice No. 7 "Echo and Narcissus"

A scene from"Holy Ghosts"

performers TBA

November 11, 2007  3:00 P.M.

Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory

Boston, MA

Civic Symphony Orchestra of Boston

What Goes Around Comes Around

last movement of

Idumea Symphony: Symphony No. 2

conductor-TBA

September 17, 2007  8:00 P.M.

University of Miami, Miami, FL

Mahler in Blue Light

Jason M. Kush-saxophone

live webcast @ www.music.miami.edu

September 16, 2007 10:45 A.M.

Memorial Church at Harvard University

Unchanging Love

for organ and brass quintet

Commissioned for the 75th anniversary of

Memorial Church, 1932-2007

(first performance)

END OF 2006-2007 SEASON

August 3, 2007   10:30 A.M. and 12 noon

Adams National Historic Park

Quincy, MA

The Boston Landmarks Orchestra

Charles Ansbacher-conductor

Narrator-TBA

David and Old Ironsides, Op. 89

for Narrator and Orchestra

August 2 , 2007   7:00 P.M.

Great Hall, Codman Square

Dorchester, MA

The Boston Landmarks Orchestra

Charles Ansbacher-conductor

Narrator-TBA

David and Old Ironsides, Op. 89

for Narrator and Orchestra

August 2, 2007  10:30 A.M. and 12 noon

Shirley-Eustis House

Roxbury, MA

The Boston Landmarks Orchestra

Charles Ansbacher-conductor

Narrator-TBA

David and Old Ironsides, Op. 89

for Narrator and Orchestra

August 1, 2007  7:00 P.M.

The Hatch Shell on the Esplanade

Boston, MA

The Boston Landmarks Orchestra

Charles Ansbacher-conductor

Narrator-TBA

David and Old Ironsides, Op. 89

for Narrator and Orchestra

Sunday July 15 3:00 P.M.
Steinway Concert Series
Smithsonian American Art Museum

Pop Set

Basso Moderno Duo

July 31 , 2007  7:00 P.M.

Charlestown Navy Yard

Boston, MA

The Boston Landmarks Orchestra

Charles Ansbacher-conductor

Narrator-TBA

David and Old Ironsides, Op. 89

for Narrator and Orchestra

July 7, 2007 7:30 P.M.

First Annual Piano Festival

Tampa Covenant Church

Tampa, FL

Sonata No. 2 "Tâla"

Charissa Denham-piano

June 29, 2007  TBA

Boston Bass Bash

New England Conservatory

Pascale Delache-Feldman-double bass

Larry Bell-piano

Pop Set

Saturday June 23  3:00 P.M.
Basso Moderno Duo Recital
205 Lavinia St. Gallery
Milton, DE

Pop Set

Tuesday June 19, 2007  1:00 P.M.

KSUI 91.7 Iowa Public Radio

"The Afternoon Program" with

Barney Sherman

Slovak Radio SO of Bratislava

Szymon Kawalla, conductor

Sacred Symphonies, 4th movement

CD VMM 3016

Saturday June 16  7:30 P.M.
Basso Moderno Duo with Guillermo Silveira
Epworth United Methodist Church
Rehoboth Beach, DE
Pop Set

Saturday June 9  6:00 P.M.
Basso Moderno Duo with Bosma Dance
Arlington Arts Center
3550 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, Virginia 22201
(703) 248-6800
Pop Set

June 7, 2007 10:00 P.M.

Minnesota Public Radio

The New Releases

"Will there really be a morning?"

"Going to Heaven"

D'Anna Fortunato-mezzo-soprano

Larry Bell-piano

Albany CD 741

June 6, 2007   8:00 P.M.

The Boston Landmarks Orchestra

Charles Ansbacher-conductor

Narrator-TBADavid and Old Ironsides, Op. 89

for Narrator and Orchestra world premiere

The TAJ (the old Ritz-Carlton Hotel

Wednesday June 6  5:30  P.M.
Basso Moderno Duo with Ronnie Cavalluzzi
'Dance Recital Night'
Sitar Center

Pop Set

Saturday May 19  7:30  P.M.
Basso Moderno Duo with Guillermo Silveira
Epworth United Methodist Church
Rehoboth Beach, DE

Pop Set

Basso Moderno Duo

Pop Set

April 2, 2007  KHFM 95.5 FM  11:53 AM

Alburquerque, New Mexico

Just As I Am

Ayano Ninomiya-violin

Larry Bell-piano

N/S CD 1033

March 26-April 1, 2007

Composer in Residence at the Rivers School, Weston, MA

Performances by students and faculty

of the Rivers Music School. Works to be included on concerts March 30, 31 and April 1:

Four Pieces in Familar Style, for two violins

Sleep Song, for violin and piano

In Memory of Roger Sessions, for solo violin

The Book of Moonlight, for violin and piano

Songs of Innoncence and Experience,

for children's chorus and piano

Celestial Refrain, for solo guitar

Hansel and Gretel Suite, for solo piano

Reminiscences and Reflections: Twelve Preludes and Fugues for solo piano

Elegy, for solo piano

Miniature Diversions, for solo piano

Just As I Am, for violin and piano

Dream Within a Dream, for soprano and piano

Pop Set, for double bass and piano

and the first performance of:

Serenade for Guitar Trio,

Commissioned by the Rivers School for its 29th Annual Seminar on Contemporay Music for the Young

April 1 , 2007

Rivers School, Weston, MA

29th Annual Seminar on Contemporary

Music for the Young

1:00 Music for an April Fool's Day: Concert for Children

From:Hansel and Gretel for Piano Solo, Op. 65

Overture

The Good-Hearted Father

The Evil Step Mother

The Bird  

Arianna Zhang-piano

Gretel's Lament

Happy-Go-Lucky Hansel

The Wicked Witch

Happy Ending

Adrija Navarro, piano

2:30 Connecting the Past and the Future

In Memory of Roger Sessions, Op. 29

1. Elegy   Roland Liu, violin

2. Parody   Anna Teng, violin

3. Dialogue   Tanny Kang, violin

From: Reminscences and Reflections, Op. 46:  

IX Prelude in Ab Sing-a-long Fugue in Ab 

Will Lowry, piano

4:15 New Sounds Using Extended Techniques

From: Reminiscences and Reflections, Op. 46:

XII Prelude in B Recitative #2

Fugue in B

Riley Yuan, piano

from: Songs of Innocence and Experience, Op. 55 

Poetry by William Blake

From: Songs of Innocence

Introduction

Nurse's Song

Infant Joy

From: Songs of Experience

The Garden of Love

The Sick Rose  

The Voice of the Bard

Upper School Women's Chorus and Intermezzo Chorus

Susan Emmanouilidis, conductor

Elegy, Op. 72

Roger Creel, piano

Serenade for Guitar Trio 

world premiere

Joav Birjiniuk, Faith Woodside, Grace Daher, guitars

March 31, 2007

Rivers School, Weston, MA

29th Annual Seminar on Contemporary

Music for the Young

11:30 Festival of the Animals: Concert for Children

Miniature Diversions, Op. 15:  

I. Serenade

IV. Scherzino

Julie Richardson-piano

Reminiscences and Reflections, Op. 46

Fugue in D

Ruth Richardson, piano

4:30 Song and Dance

Four Pieces in Familiar Style, Op. 41 Larry Bell   

Sonata in Two Parts   Chang

Which Side Are You On?   Gorski

The Cat and The Moon   Gorski

Four-Voice Fugue   Chang

Enchi & Jerway Chang; Sasha & Sally Gorski, violin duos

From: Reminscences and Reflections, Op. 46:

V. Prelude in E Recitative 

V. Fugue in E

Suhanna Ng, piano

from: Remininscences and Reflections, Op. 46 #6:

Prelude in F Sentimental Muse, Fugue in F

Martin Falk, piano

From: Reminscences and Reflections, Op. 46:

Prelude in F# Backward Glances, Fugue in F#

Evan Rees, piano

6:00: Extended Playing Techniques

from: The Book of Moonlight, Op. 31  

II Interlude 

Kelsey Woerner, violin Erli Veizi, piano

From: Reminscences and Reflections, Op. 46:   

VIII. Prelude in G Song and Dance

VIII Fugue in G

Sophie Leung, piano

March 30, 2007

Rivers School, Weston, MA

29th Annual Seminar on Contemporary

Music for the Young

Faculty Recital

Just As I Am

Magdalena Richter-violin

Larry Bell-piano

Celestial Refrain

Karen Jacques-guitar

Dream Within a Dream

Robin Reinert-soprano

Larry Bell-piano

Pop Set

Pascale Delache-Feldman-doublebass

Larry Bell-piano

March 29, 2007 

Pro Music Conservatory

105 W. Nash St.

Wilson, NC

Pro Music Choristers

Songs of Innocence and Experience

Gayla Turk-conductor 

March 25, 2007   8:00 P.M.

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Shakespeare Sonnets

Rachel Joselson-soprano

Rene Lecuona-piano

March 12, 2007 8:00-10:00 PM

Studio GBP 89.7

Georgia Public Radio

Cochran, Georgia

Short Symphony for Band

The Jordan Winds

William Drury-conductor

Bronze Music CD

March 5, 2007  2:40 P.M.

MBPN Maine Public Radio

Serenade from Miniature Diversions

Larry Bell- piano

Troy 828 CD

March 1, 2007  8:00 P.M.

New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall

Dark Orange Concerto

a concerto for viola and winds

(world premiere)

Carol Rodland-viola soloist

William Drury-conductor

The Jordan Winds

February 27, 2007 1:00-3:30 PM

WOMR Provincetown, MA

"The Latest Score"

Canary Burton-host

Just As I Am

Ayano Ninomiya-violin

Larry Bell

N/S CD 1033

Februray 20, 2007  3:00 P.M.

Guildhall School of Music and Drama

London, England

"Mahler in Blue Light"

Timothy Sun-saxophone

Jenny Ng-piano

Cello-unknown

February 1, 2007

CD Release of "Bronze Music"

Albany Records (Troy 913)

Short Symphony for Band

Jordan Winds

Bill Drury-conductor

January 21 , 2007 

Pro Music Conservatory

105 W. Nash St.

Wilson, NC

Pro Music Choristers

Songs of Innocence and Experience

Gayla Turk-conductor 

January 27, 2007 3:00 P.M.

Winter Festival: Today's Youth Plays

Today's MusicNew England Conservatory

Suite from Hansel and Gretel;

Gretel's Lament and Happy-go-lucky Hansel

Emma Churchill-Piano

January 20, 2007  1:00 P.M.

St. John's Church

Wellesley, MA Four Sacred Songs

Eileen Christiansen-mezzo-soprano

Carol Lubkowski-piano

December 23 , 2006 8:00 P.M.

Embassy of Zambia

Washington, D.C

.Basso Moderno Duo

Allan Von Schenkel-lyric doublebass

Kristen Benoit-piano

Habanera from "Pop Set"

December 2, 2006 8:00 P.M.                                 

Recital with Jane Franklin Dance Company
Gunston Theater OneArlington, VA
Basso Modreno DuoAllan Von Schenkel-lyrical solo bass

Kristen Benoit-piano

"Pop Set"

November 19, 2006  4:00 P.M.

Mission Church, Roxbury, MA

(please note the new time)

"Liturgical Suite" (world premiere)

Richard Bunbury and

Carson Cooman, organists

November 18, 2006 4:30 P.M.

Group Recital with four duo's
Omaemoda Concert Series
St Thomas Church
Washington DC
Basso Modreno Duo

Allan Von Schenkel-lyrical solo bass

Kristen Benoit-piano

"Pop Set

November 17, 2006 10:00 P.M.

Recital
Georgetown Film Festival
Washington DC

Basso Modreno Duo

Allan Von Schenkel-lyrical solo bass

Kristen Benoit-piano

"Pop Set

November 2, 2006  7:30 P.M.

Women's Club of Arlington

700 Buchanan St. Arlington, VA

Basso Moderno Duo

Allan Von Schenkel-lyric doublebass

Kristen Benoit-piano

"Pop Set

Saturday October 21, 2006 2:00-4:00 P.M.
Basso Moderno Duo at the Art Outlet Opening

“Life & Death”
Danville Warehouse
1415 North Danville St
Arlington, Virginia
(703) 587-3845
www.artoutlet.org

Friday Morning Music Club

Arlington, VA

Basso Moderno Duo

Allan Von Schenkel-lyric doublebass

Kristen Benoit-piano

Tango and Habenera from "Pop Set"

October 15, 2006  8:00 P.M.

New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall

Larry Bell & Friends

Music of the Spheres for solo piano

(world premiere)

Adagio for Piano, by Roger Sessions (world premiere)

A Dream Within a Dream for mezzo-soprano andpiano (world premiere)

Shakespeare Sonnets for tenor and piano(Boston premiere)

Piano Sonata No. 3 (Remembering György Ligeti)for solo piano (world premiere)

Lullabye for doublebass and piano, by James Orleans

(world premiere)

Pop Set for doublebass and piano(world premiere)

D'Anna Fortunato, mezzo-sopranoThomas Gregg, tenor

James Orleans, doublebassLarry Bell, piano

program notes and more info

October 14, 2006 8:00 P.M.

Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA

Basso Moderno Duo

Allan Von Schenkel-lyric doublebass

Kristen Benoit-piano

"Pop Set"

October 13, 2006 6:30 P.M.
As a Special Guest with the Bosma Dance Company
Arlington Arts Center
3550 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, Virginia 22201
(703) 248-6800
www.arlingtonartscenter.org

Basso Moderno Duo

Allan Von Schenkel-lyric doublebass

Kristen Benoit-piano

"Pop Set"

September 6, 2006  9:00 P.M.

Studio GBP "Sessions"

Georgia Public Radio and its affiliates

Leaning on the Everlasting Arms

Elegy

Going Home: The Piano Music of Larry Bell

Larry Bell, pianist

Albany Records CD (#828)

July 19-23

8 Short Recitals to open the play
Desire by Picasso

Basso Moderno Duo

Allan Von Schenkel-lyric doublebass

Kristen Benoit-piano

"Pop Set"