An Evening of the Music of Steven R. Gerber To Be Presented at the State Department in Washington, D.C. - June 8 Concert Features Five of Composer's Most Important Chamber Works Five of American composer Steven R. Gerber's most important chamber works will be presented on Wednesday, June 8, 12:30 PM at the State Department, C Street NW, between 21st and 23rd Streets in Washington, D.C. Works to be presented will be Elegy on the Name "Dmitri Shostakovich" for solo cello, 3 Songs Without Words for solo violin, Notturno for piano trio, 3 Folksong Transformations for piano trio and Cocktail Music: Song Without Words for solo piano. Performers for this concert will be violinist Emil Chudnovsky and cellist Daniel Levitov, with the composer at the piano. This concert is free and open to the public, however reservations are required. For more information, please contact Carol Fisher at 301-933-6373. Steven R. Gerber's music has gained international attention as a result of two CD releases (on Chandos and KOCH) featuring several of his major orchestral works, including the Symphony No. 1. Gerber has also achieved great success in the United States and in his ten tours of the former Soviet Union, perhaps becoming the most often-played living American composer in that area. Of the Symphony No. 1, Evening Moscow wrote, "Gerber could serve as an example of American musical professionalism ...he stands out with the highest of temperaments and musical taste." Mr. Gerber has written for a number of fine soloists including Yuri Bashmet for the viola concerto, Kurt Nikkanen for the violin concerto and Carter Brey for the cello concerto. His work has been performed by groups such as the Louisville Orchestra, Knoxville Chamber Orchestra, the Fine Arts Quartet, the National Chamber Orchestra and the Russian Philharmonic. Steven R. Gerber is the subject of an Electronic Dialogue interview in Sequenza 21 web magazine. Read the interview at http://www.sequenza21.com/gerber.html. Visit his website at http://www.stevengerber.com. Steven R. Gerber is represented by Jeffrey James Arts Consulting. For a CD sampler of Steven R. Gerber's music or more information, contact them at 516-797-9166 or [log in to unmask] Jeffrey James Arts Consulting Tel/Fax: 516-797-9166 Website: http://www.jamesarts.com