Music of Beth Anderson to be Presented at Three Upcoming Concerts in
Belgium on January 29 and 31

The music of American composer Beth Anderson will be heard in three
concerts in Belgium on January 29 and 31, 2004.

The first of two January 29 concerts will be presented by the Rubio
String Quartet, who will perform Ms.  Andersons March Swale and January
Swale along with the music of Bartok and de Pillecyn at De Rode Pomp,
located at Nieuwpoort 59, in Ghent For more information about this
concert, visit the theater online at http://users.pandora.be/rodepomp/.

The second of two January 29 concerts will feature soprano Francoise
Vanhecke, who will perform a series of Ms.  Andersons songs (from the
cycle Cat Songs including Kilkenny Cats, The Tyger and She sights a Bird)
at the Cultureel Centrum Elzenhof in Brussels.

The January 31 concert will again feature soprano Francoise Vanhecke,
who will again perform songs from the cycle Cat Songs, this time in the
Arena/ Stadsschouwburg in Kortrijk, Belgium.

The Rubio Quartet is renowned for their performances of the composers
music, having performed on the widely acclaimed November 19, 2003 all-Beth
Anderson concert at Carnegie Halls Weill Recital Hall.  Visit them online
at http://www.rubioquartet.be/.  For more about Francoise Vanhecke, visit
her online at http://www.francoisevanhecke.be.

Beth Anderson has written the following about her use of the title Swale
in so many of her works: A swale is a meadow or a marsh where there is
nourishment and moisture and therefore, a rich diversity of plant life.
My work, since 1984, has been made from swatches (of newly composed
music, rather than found music), which are reminiscent of this diversity.
When a horse named Swale won the Kentucky Derby several years ago, I
discovered the word and have used it extensively: Pennyroyal Swale and
Rosemary Swale for string quartet, Brass Swale and Saturday/Sunday Swale
for brass quintet, Guitar Swale for guitar duet, May Swale for viola
solo, Minnesota Swale for orchestra, New Mexico Swale and August Swale
for chamber ensemble, Flute Swale for solo flute, Rhode Island Swale for
harpsichord, and Three Swales for string orchestra, the most recent.

Her music has been described as having a refreshing simplicity without
naivete and as deeply felt, direct, and yes, beautiful and charming and
deeply felt to the point of romanticism.

An essay about Beth Andersons for the American Music Centers NewMusicBox
webmagazine can be read at http://www.newmusicbox.org/page.nmbx?id=53hf02
and her latest Andersons Swale Newsletter can be seen at
http://www.jamesarts.com/releases/jan04/BA_nws_010804.htm.

For more information about composer Beth Anderson, including a bio, list
of works, discography and much more, please visit http://www.beand.com.
You can also contact Jeffrey James Arts Consulting at 516-797-9166 or
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