Performances this week of works by Brenet, Cooman and Freidlin

Works by three Musik Fabrik composers will be performed this week around the World.

On Sunday, January 10th, 2010 at 3:00 P.M. Mezzo-soprano Katherine Ciesinski and pianist Raj Birmani will present the World Première of Thérèse Brenet's Perles d'ambre in the version for female voice and piano. The concert is at the Tenri Cultural Institute New York, New York, USA, at 3:00 PM (more information at www.leschetizky.org ) The concert also features works by Fauré, Duparc, Roussel, Ravel, Hoiby and Hundley with Peter Van Derick, baritone.

After the world première of Carson Cooman's Piano Quartet on the 9th by the Arcturus Chamber Ensemble (Sarah Darling, artistic director) at Carlisle, MA USA, the program will be repeated on Sunday, January 10th at the Pusey Room, Memorial Church of Harvard University, One Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA USA at 4:00 PM.

On Friday, January 15th, Cooman's song cycle on poetry of Katherine Gekker Chasing the Moon Down will be premièred by Gail Collins, mezzo-soprano, Chris Gekker, trumpet, Stephen Brown, piano, at the Friday Morning Music Club Series, Washington, D.C.

Again, on Friday, January 15th, Jan Freidlin's work for solo violin, MonoOpera will be performed by Gennady Gurevich, Violin at at Beit Ticho ( Jerusalem), Israel at 11:00 A.M.

Congratulations to all of the composers and performers!