tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21308606165321949112012-02-16T13:02:03.141-08:00A live feed from a list of feminist arts bloggers compiled by the staff of WomenArts.WomenArts Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16050224587143301518noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130860616532194911.post-84382082302703807312009-10-29T14:35:00.001-07:002009-10-29T14:54:45.964-07:00<a href="http://www.melodiawomenschoir.org"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Melodia Women's Choir</span></a> of New York City is an ensemble of 35 singers who perform an eclectic mix of women's choral music under Artistic Director Cynthia Powell, often shining the spotlight on women composers. This November 14, 2009 at Saint Peter's Church (Lexington Ave. at E. 54th St., NYC), the group will perform a new commissioned work by American composer <a href="http://www.aharipress.com/lastovicka.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Chris Lastovicka</span></a>, who won the first Women Composers Commissioning Competition held by Melodia.<br /><br />Lastovicka composed <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Notes Upon the Breeze</span> </span>specifically for Melodia, setting to music three poems by U.S. poet laureate <a href="http://www.poetryfoundation.org/archive/poet.html?id=80608"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kay Ryan</span></a>. Powell, who has conducted the choir since its formation in 2003, describes <span style="font-style: italic;">Notes Upon the Breeze</span> as "fresh and inspired...matched perfectly" to Ryan's poetry, which has been compared to the work of Emily Dickinson and Marianne Moore.<br /><br />The evening promises to be a celebration of women's creativity and voices in a field in which women composers are still <a href="http://www.womenarts.org/employment.htm">woefully underrpresented</a>. By sponsoring a commissioning competition for women composers and sharing the resulting work with the pubic, Melodia provides a wonderful example of women in music taking the initiative to support and promote each other.<br /><br />The concert will also feature <span style="font-style: italic;">Songs of the Lights</span> by Imant Raminsh, <span style="font-style: italic;">Songs from "The Princess"</span> by Gustav Holst, and selections from Pergolesi's <span style="font-style: italic;">Stabat Mater</span>. The choir will be accompanied by pianist Taisiya Pushkar and the Transfiguration Quartet.<br /><br />If you are in the New York City area, support many women artists by attending the premiere performance!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Concert Details</span>:<br /><br />Melodia Women's Choir, "Notes Upon the Breeze"<br />Saturday, November 14, 2009<br />8 pm<br />Saint Peter's Church, Citigroup Center<br />Lexington Ave. At E. 54th St.<br />New York City<br />T: (212) 252-4134<br /><br />Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door.<br /><br /><a href="www.melodiawomenschoir.org">www.melodiawomenschoir.org</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2130860616532194911-8438208230270380731?l=blogfeed.womenarts.org' alt='' /></div>Deborah Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00504398981198354316noreply@blogger.com0