News
February 2010
Voices of Light kicks off 2010 with critical acclaim
Richard Einhorn's Voices of Light continues to garner praise from critics and audiences alike. 2010 has already seen several performances of Einhorn's oratorio to the silent film "The Passion of Joan of Arc" in the United States and abroad. Recent audiences have responded with rave reviews in several newspapers and online publications. The January performance by The Grand Rapids Symphony Youth Chorus and Chamber Orchestra (Michigan) was reviewed by Jeffrey Kaczmarczyk of the Grand Rapids Press who stated that Voices of Light is "...timeless in it's appeal." Another great response followed the January performance of Voices of Light in North Bay, Ontario by the North Bay Symphony Orchestra and Near North Voices (Nipissing University's Community Choir). An extraordinary letter of praise was written to the Editor of the North Bay Nugget by Lesley Lovett-Doust, President and Vice-Chancellor of Nippissing University in Ontario, Canada.
January 2010
ARTSWEGO Wins CMA/ASCAP Adventurous Programming Award for 2009
ARTSWEGO, the performing arts organization of the State University of New York At Oswego won a CMA/ASCAP Adventurous Programming Award for the 2009 season. It was during that season that Artswego presented the world premiere of Richard Einhorn's oratorio celebrating Charles Darwin, The Origin to both critical and audience acclaim. Mary Avrakotos is the coordinator of SUNY Oswego’s Artswego Performing Arts Series.
December 2009
Voices of Light additional U.S. and Canada performances announced for 2010
Richard Einhorn's Voices of Light will have several performances in the U.S. and Canada in January, 2010. The Grand Rapids Symphony in Grand Rapids, Michigan will be giving three performances of Voices of Light alongside Carl Dryer's 1928 silent film masterpiece The Passion of Joan of Arc: Voices of Light. The special concert is scheduled for Januray 28-30. Also on January 30, 2010, in North Bay, Ontario, Near North Voices, Nipping University's Community Choir will present a performance of Voices of Light at St. Andrews United Church. Please visit the Events page to find complete details about specific performances as well as links for more information about the concert.
November 2009
Voices of Light to be performed by The Orpheus Choir in Bern, Switzerland
Richard Einhorn's Voices of Light will have three performances by the acclaimed Orpheus Choir in Französische Kirche (French Church), the oldest church in Bern, Switzerland. The special concert scheduled for Januray 28-30, 2010 will be a complete live performance and screening of Voices of Light. Please visit the Events page to see performance dates as well as links for more information about the concert.
July 2009
Red Angels in Pacific Northwest Ballet's 09-10 Season
The Pacific Northwest Ballet of Seattle, WA will feature selected works of the late choreographer Ulysses Dove in their 09-10 season. Of Dove's selected works, Red Angels with music from Richard Einhorn's Maxwell's Demon will be performed at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival in Becket, MA as well as the Marion Olive McCaw Hall in Seattle, WA. Click on the "events" page to find dates, as well as links to the events.
May 2009
'VOL' in Cannes
"The Fire of the Dove-Epilogue" from Richard Einhorn's Voices of Light will be heard in the film Altiplano, which was selected for the "La Semaine de la Critique" competition at the 2009 Cannes film festival in May. According to imdb, Altiplano is about a former war photographer and her physician husband who are caught up in a riot when locals in an Andean village vent their unhappiness with contamination from a nearby mine. The film is written and directed by Peter Brosens and Jessica Hope Woodworth and stars Magaly Solier, Jasmin Tabatabai, and Olivier Gourmet.
April 2009
'Origin' TV broadcast on WCNY
On Sunday, June 14th at 11:00PM, WCNY-TV will air a documentary on the making and permiere of The Origin. Go to WCNY's Broadcast Coverage and Channels Information to see if you can view the broadcast.
2-hour 'Origin' special on Classic-FM
On Saturday, June 20th from 6:00-8:00PM, WCNY-FM "Classic-FM" will program a 2-hour special of The Origin. The program will be part of an ongoing series called "The Concert Hall with Bill Baker." Go to WCNY-FM's Listen Now page to hear the program! You can also listen to Classic-FM on 91.3 in Syracuse, 89.5 in Utica, and 90.9 in Washington.
Video excerpt of 'Origin'
A Great Tree (excerpt) from Bill Morrison on A Great Tree excerpt from The Origin
Maxwell's Demon performed in Melbourne, Australia
Maxwell's Demon #4 was performed at the Abbotsford Convent in Melbourne, Australia back on November 23rd, 2008. It opened at VOLUME, a program of commissions and contemporary music for violin and percussion. Sarah Curro performed the piece on an electric prototype violin by Paul Davies. Here is Sarah performing the work:
Volume - Maxwell's Demon
March 2009
TV News coverage of 'Origin'
Station News 10 of central New York was at SUNY Oswego to cover the premiere of The Origin. Watch the story on News10Now.com or download the video. (Mac users will need Flip4Mac to view properly)
World premiere of 'Origin' a huge success
On February 6 and 7, the State University of New York at Oswego presented the world premiere of Richard Einhorn's new opera/oratorio: The Origin. Under the musical direction of Julie Pretzat, this 105-minute work featured such artists as filmmaker Bill Morrison, the Kitka Women's Vocal Ensemble, soprano Jacqueline Horner, and baritone Eric Johnson. The performance also included several Oswego ensembles, such as the SUNY Oswego College Choir, Oswego College-Community Orchestra, and the Oswego Festival Chorus. Local reporters from various newspapers and television news stations were there to cover the event. In addition, WCNY-TV filmed the performance for a special broadcast in April 2009. To see what they said, click on these links:
Darwin's work evolves into music - The Post-Standard
Composer's opera-oratorio honors Charles Darwin - The Post-Journal (AP)
World premiere of 'Origin' presents Darwin's life, work - CNYcentral.com
On the origins of 'Origin' - The Post-Standard
Musical epic evolves at Oswego - The Post-Standard
'The Origin' teams music students and professionals - News10Now.com
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April 2008
The creation of The Origin
Richard is composing The Origin, a new multimedia oratorio about the life of Charles Darwin. The Origin will feature the women's ensemble Kitka and soprano Jacqueline Horner and will include films by Bill Morrison.
"This is the first full-length musical work on the life of the groundbreaking scientist," according to Einhorn.
The premiere will take place in February 2009, which is the bicentennial month of Darwin's birth. The work is presented by ARTSwego under the direction of Dr. Julie Pretzat. Funding for The Origin was made possible by grants from Meet the Composer, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the New York State Music Fund.
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