New Interview with Judith Lang Zaimont Available at Milken Archive of
American Jewish Music Website

New York, NY - The Milken Archive of American Jewish Music website
has published an interview with composer Judith Lang Zaimont in
connection with her new Naxos American Classics CD (#8.559444) featuring
"Sacred Service for the Sabbath Evening" for baritone soloist, chorus
and orchestra and three other major works by Ms. Zaimont for solo voices,
choirs and small chamber ensembles.  The interview can be read at
http://www.milkenarchive.org/articles/articles.taf?function=detail&ID=103.

CD highlights include Gerard Schwarz and the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester
Berlin performing the most complete recording to date of seven movements
from "Sacred Service for the Sabbath Evening" as well as the World
Premiere recording of "A Woman of Valor" for mezzo and string quartet
conducted by Samuel Adler.  This CD also includes the second recording
of Parable - A Tale of Abram and Isaac and the re-release of the premiere
recording of "Meditations at the Time of the New Year."

Composer Judith Lang Zaimont is internationally recognized for her
distinctive style, characterized by its expressive strength and dynamism.
Recent accolades include a 2003 Aaron Copland Award, and a 2005-6 Artists
Fellowship from the Bush Foundation, and the 2006-7 Kaplan Foundation
wind ensemble commission; appointments as Commissioned Composer of the
California Music Teachers Association, Commissioned Composer for the
International San Antonio Piano Competition, and Honored Composer at the
11th Van Cliburn International Competition (2001).  Among her many earlier
honors are a Guggenheim Fellowship, artist's grants from both National
Endowments (Arts and Humanities), and First Prize in the international
1995 McCollin Competition for Composers (for "Symphony No. 1", performed
by the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1996).  Her music is widely performed
throughout the U.S. and Europe and has been recorded for the Naxos,
Koch International Classics, Arabesque, Milken Family Foundation, Albany,
Jeanne, Leonarda, Northeastern, and 4Tay labels.  Her principal publishers
are MMB Music, Inc., Galaxy/ECS, Vivace, Jeanne, C.  F.  Peters, Lyra
and Walton.

Her music has been widely documented (12 doctoral papers to date),
and her biography is found in most standard reference works (e.g.,
New Grove's).  Zaimont works are cited on two "Best of the 20th Century
lists" (Chamber Music America; Piano & Keyboard Magazine), and she is
the subject both of individual chapters in specialist volumes and major
articles in professional journals.  Judith Zaimont also brings outstanding
academic credentials to her musical activities, having served for many
years as a distinguished composition teacher at New York's Queens College
and Adelphi University, Baltimore's Peabody Conservatory, and Minneapolis's
University of Minnesota School of Music.  More information about Ms.
Zaimont, including sound clips of many of her compositions, is available
at her website http://www.jzaimont.com/.

She is represented by Jeffrey James Arts Consulting, who can be
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Jeffrey James Arts Consulting
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Website: http://www.jamesarts.com