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Premieres: Andrea Clearfield & Reza Vali
On Wed May 4th 2011, at the Interfaith Center’s Concert series, flutist Laura Falzon together with soprano Dawn Padmore, and pianist Steve Beck performed the New York premieres of two works: Andrea Clearfield’s Gaia for soprano, flute and piano and Reza Vali’s Persian Suite for flute and piano. Gaia for soprano, flute and piano by…
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Two New York Premières: Nickos Harizanos & Munir Beken
On March 27th at a Concert as part of the Composers Voice Concert Series in New York City, Laura Falzon performed the US premiere of Greek composer Nickos Harizanos’s Stasima I for solo flute. During the same concert, Falzon, together with pianist Aysegul Durakoglu, also performed the New York Premiere of Turkish-American composer – Munir Beken’s Pottery Shards…
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Recording of Pottery Shards by Munir Beken
Laura Falzon and pianist Aysegul Durakoglu recorded Münir Nurettin Beken’s Pottery Shards for flute and piano. Composer and ud performer Münir Nurettin Beken teaches composition at UCLA. His career spans composition, ethnomusicology, and performance. Pottery Shards, for flute and piano is based on Beken’s own work with the same name for orchestra. Beken’s music fuses…
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New York Premiere of Eric Moe’s Fled is that Music
Laura Falzon together with pianist Steve Beck will perform the New York Premiere of Eric Moe‘s work Fled is that Music for flute and piano on Sunday December 13th, 2009, at Nicholas Roerich Museum Concert series, New York. More info
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New York Premiere at Symphony Space
A Turk in Seattle, a work for flute, clarinet, violin and cello by UCLA based Turkish-American composer Munir Beken received it’s New York premiere on December 9th at a concert at Symphony Space in New York City by ISSA Sonus ensemble (Flutist Laura Falzon, Clarinetist Moran Katz, Violinist Emily Ondracek and Cellist Adrian Daurov. This work…
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World Premiere of Theodore Wiprud’s Sirens’ Song
Flutist Laura Falzon together with Contralto Christina Ascher performed the World Premiere of a new work written for them by New York composer Theodore Wiprud. The new work titled Sirens’ Song is based on The Odyssey, with two voices alluringly entwined. Composer Theodore Wiprud, who also plays important roles as concert presenter, educator, and music executive in his role as…
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Performance of Light Screens featured in Schott Music’s EAM
Laura Falzon and Issa Sonus ensemble’s performance of Andrew Norman‘s Light Screens at Peter Norton Symphony Space’s Leonard Nimoy Thalia’s Concert Hall in New York City this December 9th has been featured in Schott Music’s EAM news. “Andrew Norman’s Light Screens is heard on December 9 in a performance by flutist Laura Falzon’s ISSA Sonus Ensemble at the…
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Premières of works by Alice Shield & Dai Fujikura
Flutist Laura Falzon together with contralto Christina Ascher and cellist Ted Mook will perform the World Premiere of Alice Shields‘s work Komachi at Sekidera, and the US Premiere of Dai Fujikura‘s work Still Sweet… at The Tank in New York City, NY on Nov 18th 2010 Komachi at Sekidera, for contralto, alto flute and cello with words and music by New York composer Alice Sheilds, is…
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World Premiere of Caspar Rene Hirschfeld’s Out of Cage at The Tank
Flutist Laura Falzon together with Contralto Christina Ascher performed the World Premiere of Caspar René Hirschfeld ‘s work Out of Cage at The Tank on Nov 18th 2010 in New York City. German composer Caspar René Hirschfeld explains that “The reason for me to make music is the fascination with sound and rhythm. I have never accepted…
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Launching and curating Sounds New, a chamber music series
Laura Falzon is curating a new contemporary classical chamber music concert series titles Sounds New at the Baruch Performing Arts Center. This new contemporary classical concert series aims to celebrate and promote contemporary classical music by established as well as up-and-coming composers with performances of 20th century and contemporary music. The inaugural season of Sounds…
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Laura Falzon interviewed for AfriClassical
Laura Falzon was interviewed in October 2009, after performing Alvin Singleton’s ‘Argoru III’ at the AMNA Conference at UCLA. Read the full interview
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Fairouz’s Barcarolle is now Two Venetian Frescos
Laura Falzon together with Brett Hodgdon performed the World premiere of Mohammed Fairouz‘s new work Barcarolle for flute and piano (written for her) on Monday October 5, 2009, atLe Poisson Rouge in New York. The composer wrote an additional movement to precede this work which was also performed. This additional movement is entitled Canzonetta and the work is…