Music Of New York Composer Steven R Gerber Receives New Performances Around Eastern U. S. NEW YORK, NY- (January 25th, 2001) - The music of New York composer Steven R. Gerber will be heard in several upcoming performances by American virtuosos and new music ensembles throughout the Eastern United States. In the coming months Mr. Gerber will receive performances of his chamber, solo instrumental and large chamber ensemble works, both newly commissioned and from his existing catalogue of works. A brief list of selected upcoming performances is below. Elegy On The Name Dmitri Shostakovich Performed by Michael Zaretsky (viola version) at Boston University on February 6th, 2001 Spirituals For Clarinet And String Quartet Performances by the Concertante Chamber Players Special Guest, Clarinetist Jon Manasse Harrisburg, PA January 27th, 2001 Merkin Concert Hall (New York City) January 31st, Merkin Concert Hall (NYC) Library of Congress, March 23rd 2001 (Washington, D.C.) Serenade Concertante For, 2 Solo Violins, Strings and Harp Performances by the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra February 11th and 12th, 2001 Steven R. Gerber's music has gained international attention as a result of two recent CD releases (on Chandos and KOCH) featuring several of his major orchestral works, including the Symphony No. 1, the Serenade for String Orchestra and the Violin, Viola and Cello Concertos. Mr. Gerber has written for a number of fine soloists including Yuri Bashmet, Kurt Nikkanen and Carter Brey and has had his music performed by groups such as the Knoxville Chamber Orchestra, the Fine Arts Quartet, the National Chamber Orchestra and the Russian Philharmonic. For the Harrisburg, Merkin Hall and Library of Congress concerts listed above, the Concertante Chamber Players commissioned Mr. Gerber to create Spirituals, a multi-movement work for clarinet and string quartet. Based on pre-existing material and drawing from various aspects of Negro spirituals, Mr. Gerber has stated that: "The intention is not in any way to deconstruct or even re-interpret the original spirituals, but merely to use them as the basis for new inspirations whose character is sometimes similar to, sometimes totally different from the source materials" Mr. Gerber's music is available on Chandos, KOCH International Classics, and CRI. For more information about Steven R. Gerber, visit his website at http://www.composers.com/gerber or contact Jeffrey James Arts Consulting at 516-797-9166. Jeffrey James