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Music
Gene Pritsker's chamber opera "William James' Varieties of Religious Experience" album release concert w/ Zentripetal String Duo , The International Street Cannibals , Greg Baker and presented by Composers Concordance Records
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gene pritsker
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Sunday Mar 4 (9:30pm–1am)
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$15 / $10 Advance
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Composers Concordance Records presents the album release concert for Gene Pritsker's chamber opera "William James's Varieties of Religious Experience" Performed by: Lynn Norris (Soprano) Chanda Rule (Gospel Voice/Mezzo Soprano) Marc Molomot (Tenor) Charles Coleman (Leo Tolstoy/Baritone/Conductor) Chester Layman (Narrator ) Kim Pritsker (Narrator) Gene Pritsker - guitar Greg Baker - guitar Dan Barrett - cello Larry Goldman - bass This event will also showcase music from upcoming Composers Concordance Records releases, including: Zentripetal String Duo (Lynn Bechtold, violin; Jen DeVore, cello) Non Western Omelet by The International Street Cannibals (Dan Barrett, cello; Dan Cooper, bass; Max Pollak, tap and body percussion) Composers Concordance present 'Song Cycles' (Lynn Norris, soprano; Luis Andrei Cobo, piano) Subversion by guitarist Greg Baker (Greg Baker and Gene Pritsker, guitars) "This new recording is beautiful—musically and dramatically." … "Delicate, taut, and incisive writing. Beautiful interplay between instruments and voices, between the rhythm/melodies/harmonies and the text. ‘Synaptic’ guitar picking; a really elegant solo improvisation on Track 5."… "I ’m uplifted by this new Pritsker CD—impressed by the authenticity of music that “had to come out”, had to be composed, had to exist." … "T his opera by Gene Pritsker honors that Jamesian notion. The opera—and this recording—are a welcome invitation to self-discovery, to mutual respect and tolerance for the spirituality (or lack thereof) of others, and to joyous, mindful living in community. Look for the CD when it’s released in February. Very worth your listening!" -Doug McNair, Chamber Music Today, Jan. 2012 This event is sponsored by Composers Concordance Records and The New Spectrum Foundation
