World Premiere of My Letter from Carl by Brian Wilbur Grundstrom to be Performed by New Jersey Gay Mens Chorus on June 15 and 16 Brian Wilbur Grundstrom's My Letter from Carl for TTBB chorus, oboe and piano, will be given its World Premiere by the New Jersey Gay Men's Chorus on Friday, June 15 - 8 PM at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 268 Washington Crossing and Pennington Road in Titusville, New Jersey and will be repeated on Saturday, June 16 - 8 PM at the Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church, 716 Watchung Avenue (intersection of East 7th St.) in Plainfield, New Jersey. The piece, commissioned by the New Jersey Gay Men's Chorus, has lyrics by Joseph Shapiro. It tells the story of Carl, writing to tell his boyhood friend Joey how much he misses him. Read the text at http://www.brianwilbur.com/pdf/My_Letter_from_Carl.pdf. The new work will be presented as part of Greetings from New Jersey, an evening of music about the state, from legendary hometown artists to cherished memories and experiences unique to its people and culture. Tickets for these concerts are $20, $15 for students and seniors. For tickets and more information, please contact NJGMC at 609-396-7774 or visit them at http://www.njgmc.org/. Brian Wilbur Grundstrom's compositions for film, orchestra, piano, quintet and other ensembles demonstrate an innovative use of harmony and melody, which although firmly rooted in the tonal tradition is entirely new. Classically trained in piano as well as music theory from Gettysburg College, he has continued orchestration and composition studies with John David Earnest. His awards include Encore from American Composers Forum and ASCAPLUS from ASCAP. He is also a grant recipient from the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities, an agency supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. A member of ASCAP, Brian attended the prestigious prestigious ASCAP/NYU Buddy Baker Film Music Workshop. He recently completed music for '2 Minutes Later' a full feature by Robert Gaston, in addition to a half dozen short films. Visit his website at http://www.brianwilbur.com/. He is represented by Jeffrey James Arts Consulting - 516-586-3433, to whom inquiries about his music can be directed. Jeffrey James Arts Consulting Website: http://www.jamesarts.com *********************************************** The CLASSICAL mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's HDMail High Deliverability Mailer for reliable, lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html