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| Premiere of the 'Images' Cycle | 6/6/2008 7:30 PM |
| The premiere of Conrad's cycle of "Images" for flute, harp, violin and viola, will be given in Ithaca, NY on June 6th, 2008. This cycle was written for the harpist Myra Kovary. Written not long after the 'Visions' cycle for flute and harp, the six "Images" are written in a similar and almost French, Impressionist style. Titles: "Brownies Dancing in the Setting Sun", "The Fairy Banquet", "Elegie", "Interlude", "Dance", and "A Feather". This performance is a Benefit concert for the Community School of Music and the Arts. |
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| Piano Quintet | 10/8/2006 7:00 PM |
| Performance of Piano Quintet No. I, for piano and strings, by classical composer Laurie Conrad. |
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| Premiere of Unsung Song #1, for piano & strings | 7/17/2005 7 PM |
| Classical composer Laurie Conrad was asked by Women's Works, a group of Cornell faculty members devoted to performing contemporary music, to submit one of her works for their July concert. The composer will be playing the piano part to the commissioned piece, & the concert will be recorded. Unsung Song #1 was dedicated to Conrad's singer, Louise McConnell, and was written in 1996, shortly after McConnell's premature death from cancer. Other performers will include: Ruth Rowland (violin), Tim Reppert (bass), Melissa Stucky (viola), & Lizzy Evett (cello). Conrad's Elegie for flute & harp will also be on the program. |
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| Elegie performed by the Albert Consort | 6/11/2005 7:30 p.m. |
| There will be a performance of Laurie Conrad's "Elegie" for string quintet on June 11, 2005 in Ithaca, NY at the First Baptist Church by the Albert consort. The quintet was written during the U.S. invasion of Iraq and is dedicated to all the innocent victims of that ongoing war. |
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| Premiere of Laurie Conrad's String Quintet #2 | 3/13/2005 4:30 & 7:30 PM |
| The premiere of Conrad's String Quintet #2, performed by the Alfred Consort, will take place on March 13, 2005. Some of Conrad's honors include: Who’s Who in American Music, The International Who’s Who in Music (Cambridge), The International Encyclopedia of Women Composers, and Marquis’ Who’s Who in America.
The quintet was written for new instruments created by the renowned string builder Robert Spear. These stringed instruments are of different dimensions, timbre and range than the traditional instruments, and expand the range of the traditional quintet. There will be an open rehearsal of the quintet at 4:30 p.m. with the composer leading the rehearsal and also speaking about the music. Both Spear and Conrad will speak at the 7:30 p.m. concert, and there will be a demonstration of the instruments. Conrad's beautiful and moving 'Elegie' for string quintet, dedicated to the innocent victims of the Iraqi invasion, will also be performed.
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| Off-air Film showing of "We Don't Say Goodbye" with 'Visions' score | 3/10/2005 |
| There will be an off-air showing of the documentary "We Don't Say Goodbye" at the Roberson Museum in Binghamton, NY on March 10, 2005. Music from Laurie Conrad's CD "Visions for Harp & Flute" is used in the film. |
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| Performance of Visions for Flute & Harp by composer Laurie Conrad | 2/13/1905 4 pm |
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DATE: February 13 , 2005
WHO: Myra Kovary—harp; Laura Campbell— flute
Composer Laurie Conrad
WHEN: Sunday, February 13 at 4 p.m.
WHERE: Grace Episcopal Church, 375 West Church at Davis, Elmira, NY
Harpist Myra Kovary and flutist Laura Campbell will be featured at Grace Episcopal Church, 375 West Church at Davis, on February 13 at 4 p.m. in the 2004-2005 Music at Grace series. Performing together for over twenty years, the duo will present a varied program of music for the instruments combined and solo. Their program will include contemporary pieces such as Laurie Conrad’s “Visions for Flute and Harp,” as well as music by Saint-Saëns and Fauré.
This event is made possible, in part, with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts Decentralization Program administered locally by The ARTS of the Southern Finger Lakes.
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| Television Appearances |
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| Intermission: The Rehearsal | 6/14/2007 6:30 |
| Hour long television show with the music of composer Laurie Conrad, on Cable 13 Ithaca, NY. Soprano: Louise McConnell. |
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| Intermission: Talk on "For Two Pianos" by composer Laurie Conrad. | 5/31/2007 6:30 PM |
| A twenty minute long television show with the composer speaking about her work "For Two Pianos" on Cable 13 Ithaca, NY. |
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| Intermission: For Two Pianos | 5/24/2007 6:30 PM |
| A twenty eight minute long television show with composer Laurie Conrad's piece "For Two Pianos" for the sound track. On Cable 13 Ithaca, NY. |
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| Intermission: Collages | 5/17/2007 6:30 PM |
| Nineteen minute long television show with the music of composer Laurie Conrad, on Cable 13 Ithaca, NY. Soprano: Louise McConnell. |
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| Cable 13 Television Airing of Conrad's Unsung Song #1 | 9/23/2005 8 PM |
| The dress reheasal of composer Laurie Conrad's Unsung #1, performed by a Cornell ensemble called Women's Works, will be taped for television and aired in September, 2005. Conrad's piece is scored for piano and string quintet, and the composer will be playing the piano part for the taping and concert. The piece was written in 1996, shortly after the premature death of Conrad's singer and friend Louise McConnell. Members of Women's Works will complete the ensemble. |
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| Performance of | 5/16/2005 7:00 PM |
| A television studio taping of Conrad's nine "Visions for Flute and Harp" will be aired several times on Time Warner Cable 13 tv in May, 2005. The cycle of "Visions" were written for harpist Myra Kovary, and will be performed by Laura Campbell on flute and Myra Kovary on harp. Laurie Conrad is a pianist and composer living in Ithaca, NY. Some of her honors include: Who’s Who in American Music, The International Who’s Who in Music (Cambridge), The International Encyclopedia of Women Composers, and Marquis’ Who’s Who in America
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| Interview with Laurie Conrad | 5/9/2005 7 PM |
| An Interview with Laurie Conrad on her "Visions for Flute and Harp" and other works will be aired several times on Time Warner cable 13 television in the spring of 2005. Laurie Conrad is a pianist and composer living in Ithaca, NY. Some of her honors include: Who’s Who in American Music, The International Who’s Who in Music (Cambridge), The International Encyclopedia of Women Composers, The Dictionary of International Biography and Marquis’ Who’s Who in America
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| PBS Television airing of | 3/14/2005 |
| The first public airing of the documentary "We Don't Say Goodbye" will air on television Monday, March 14, 2005 on PBS station WSKG. Music from Laurie Conrad's CD "Visions for Harp & Flute" is used in the film.
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