Songs of Hope Recital Series Debuts in Brooklyn, New York on October 12
- Other Performances in New York and Washington States in October and
February

The Songs of Hope recital series will make its debut on Friday, October
12 - 8 PM at Grace Church, 254 Hicks Street in Brooklyn Heights, New
York.  Soprano Janeanne Houston will be joined by organist/pianist Paul
Richard Olson and oboist Shannon Spicciati for this very special program,
which will be part of Daniel Pearl Music Days.

This concert will feature the World Premiere of the song cycle
Cummings' Suite by North Carolina composer Dan Locklair.  This
newly commissioned work includes the beloved text I thank you
God for most this amazing day.  More about Mr.  Locklair at
http://www.locklair.com/.  Also on the program are works by Carol
Sams (New York premiere, and a World Premiere of the soprano, piano,
and oboe arrangement - http://www.northwestartists.org/cs.html),
the New York premiere of Hilary Tann's cycle Songs of the Cotton
Grass for soprano and oboe (http://www.hilarytann.com/), and songs
from Simon Sargon (http://www.simonsargon.com/) and Lori Laitman
(http://www.artsongs.com/).  Composers Locklair, Laitman, Tann, and
Sams will be at the concert.

Suggested donation for the October 12 concert is $15. Reservations ca=
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be made by calling (718) 624-1850. For more information about this=

concert and other Songs of Hope recitals, please visit
http://northwestartists.org/blog/?page_id=3D22.

This program will repeated on October 13 at The Dee Sarno Theater at The
Arts Center, 320 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, New York and on October 14
at Union College, 807 Union Street in Schenectady, New York.  The program
will also be repeated on February 10, 2008 at Plymouth Congregational
Church in Seattle and on February 12, 2008 at Pacific Lutheran University
in Tacoma, Washington.

Janeanne Houston has been praised by the Seattle Times as a 'radiant
voiced and very communicative' singer, by Gramophone as 'Unfailingly
responsive and dedicated', by Classical Voice of North Carolina as a
'magnificent singer' with 'a beautiful voice and stunning interpretive
skills' and The Journal of Singing remarked 'such praiseworthy singing'
and 'a flawless sense of style.' Much more about her at
http://www.northwestartists.org/jh.html.

Paul Richard Olson has performed with the Seattle and Oregon Symphonies,
the Seattle Symphony Chorale, the Oregon Bach Festival, the Aspen Music
Festival, the Bangor Symphony and BargeMusic in New York.  As an organ
soloist, he has performed countless recitals in major churches around
the country and has served as accompanist for numerous choir tours to
Europe and throughout the United States.

Shannon Spicciati enjoys an active performance and teaching career in
the Seattle/Tacoma area.  She has played extensively with the Seattle
Symphony on oboe and English horn, and has twice been featured as a
soloist.  She is a member of University of Washington music faculty.
More about her at
http://www.music.washington.edu/faculty/faculty_bio.php?ID=3D109.

For press inquiries or more information about the Songs of Hope
recital series, contact Jeffrey James Arts Consulting at 516-586-3433
or [log in to unmask]

Jeffrey James Arts Consulting
Website: http://www.jamesarts.com

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