Rain Worthington

Two NYC events in June! Music & Art

Moving on two tracks these days… Music & Visual Arts
(helping to keep me sane… hoping to keep my footing ‘:)
Two NYC events in June!

*** First ****
Tuesday, June 3, 2025
“Contemporaneous Open Mic VOL. 2“
Doors @ 6:30 PM, Show @ 7:00 PM
free event, RSVP
BROOKLYN ART HAUS
24 Marcy Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11211

“Alternating Currents” for string quintet was selected for a performance reading at the June 3rd Open Mic. I’ve never heard this piece performed, so I’m psyched to hear if it works. (??*?!)
Plus, it’ll be fun to meet some people (in person) from the Contemporaneous Salons, after attending many of their virtual salons of deep conversations, great community, intriguing works in all art mediums. P.S., Brooklyn Art Haus looks like a cool venue.

*** Second ****
“The Weight of What Was”
Opening: Thursday, June 26th, 6 -8 pm
Gallery hours: Friday, June 27th & Saturday, June 28th, 12-5 pm
NYC Crit Club, 508 W. 26th St. #6E NY, NY

Back in NYC the last week of June 24th-28th for the culmination of my participation in the totally fantastic year-long NYC Crit Club Canopy Program Artist Mentorship with a brief pop-up art exhibit in Chelsea! I’ll have two sculptural works in the show, along with works by the nine other artists in the cohort!

Eckert / Bechtold -NY Premiere “Balancing on the Edge of Shadows”


Friday 5/2 at 7:30 – pianist, Marcia Eckert and violinist, Lynn Bechtold perform the NY Premiere of my piece Balancing on the Edge of Shadows.
Greenwich House Music School, 46 Barrow Street New York, NY 10014.
Purchase Tickets

This is a terrific concert program of songs and chamber music by living women composers, performed by seasoned artists Sara Paar, soprano, Lynn Bechtold, violin, and Marcia Eckert, piano. The music, including three premieres, is inspired by contemporary life, as well as the more distant past, going as far back as the thoughts of a Mesopotamian priestess. Humor, frustration, pathos, and playfulness all can be heard in this imaginative and varied concert.

Bassoonist, Christin Schillinger performs “BaDaBaDaDa”

Renowned bassoonist, Christin Schillinger performs “BaDaBaDaDa: A Riff for a Wind”, Saturday, April 26 at Hockett Family Recital Hall, Ithaca College.
A faculty member at Ithaca College, Dr. Schillinger leads “Ithaca Bassooniversity” and has collaborated with numerous composers to premiere new works. She has released several solo albums, including Bassoon Unbounded (2018), and authored a highly respected book on bassoon reed-making.
Co-sponsored by New York Women Composers and in collaboration with other faculty members, this recital promises an evening of exquisite music and artistry.
Free, open to the public.

Pianist, Amy Wurtz’ performs “Always Almost”

On the music side of life, I am so honored by Amy Wurtz’ mesmerizing performance of my piece Always Almost for Day 12 of her “Women’s History Month” series. In her performance she “inhabits” the music so soulfully to convey the emotional expression of the music and what I was feeling when I wrote this work. (P.S. At the end, there’s also a peak at what I’ve been up to lately as a multidisciplinary artist.)

And, check out the full series of daily short piano pieces by women composerspianist, Amy Wurtz’ “Women’s History Month”. This is a terrific and incredibly generous project, supported in part by the New York Women Composers “Seed Money Grant.”

December 2024 Cello Museum / NYWC Spotlight: “Then Again”


December 2024 Cello Museum / NYWC Spotlight, features “Then Again” for unaccompanied cello.

A contemplative and evocative piece for unaccompanied cello. Known for her fusion of ancient and modern sounds, Worthington’s music resonates deeply with listeners and performers alike.

Audio features cellist Mira Frisch’s recording from the “Dancing on Glass” CD release on Albany Records / PARMA Recordings.
Score available for purchase.

“Dream Vapors Suite Live” album release


I love the energy of a live concert performance, so I’m thrilled to announce PARMA Recordings’ release of “Dream Vapors Suite Live” – the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra‘s World premiere performance of “Dream Vapors Suite” with Conductor, Elias Peter Brown.
Take a listen!
Digital Download: Amazon
Streaming on: Spotify | Amazon Music | YouTube Music
Or, check out the cool premiere performance video!

I am also so honored to receive Marçal Borotau’s wonderful Sonograma Magazine review. What cool descriptions of the emotionality of the music!
“…music from emotions and has the power to seize those of the listeners, guiding them along an imaginary journey that excites the inner being…”
“…tension through tonality, with an ever-deepening intensity of feeling.”

The Full Score or Study Score is available through Subito Music Distribution.

The three movements have also been performed as stand-alone works.
Scores for the movements as separate works are also available through Subito Music Distribution.

Some recent sculptural installation concept visualizations

I am pulled toward the potency of awe and transformative spaces, and am essentially drawn to material and light that convey an ephemeral fluidity – within space, form, or line.
Here are a couple of recent works… click the title links to check out the video visualizations with music excerpts.
“The Music Within” a large scale sculptural installation concept visualization… kind of nebulae-like, set to an except of my original orchestral composition “Confluences.”
and
“Circuit Dance” a sculptural concept rendering to include kinetic lighting design and original music composition, “Relays” for two violins.

Presenting at the 2024 ICG Conference, January 4-6, NYC


International Conductors Guild Conference 2024 Presentation at the Sidewalk Studio, Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center.
Rain Worthington – Creating Contemporary Concert Experiences: Actionable Ideas for Cultivating Audience Engagement
I was delighted to have been invited to present a talk at the International Conductors Guild’s 2024 Conference, January 4-6, 2024.
Dacher Keltner’s inspiring book Awe and recent scientific research into “musical awe” demonstrate that audiences, as a group, can synchronistically experience this transformative and mysterious energy. I was excited to offer ideas for energizing community engagement and developing “reflective concert formats” in which the encounter with orchestral music and the potency of awe can be maximized for audiences.
Check out the Conference Lineup and Registration

Relevant Tones Podcast episode

It was an honor to be featured on Seth Boustead’s Relevant Tones Podcast. Thanks to host Matthew Dosland for the interview conversation and music selections. I have to say my heart said “YES!” as speaking about my love of writing for orchestra segued into Full Circle, for cello soloist and orchestra. (starting with Matthew’s question at 19:17)

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