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World Premiere of Shredding Glass June 27, 2019 in Brazil

June 21, 2019


June 27, 2019 Conductor Rodrigo Müller and the Orquestra Sinfônica de Limeira will present the World Premiere performance of Shredding Glass at the Teatro Vitória, in Limeira, SP, Brazil. The concert will take place as part of the VI Encontro Internacional de Cordas festival.
I’m also excited to announce that Brazilian contrabassist, Sergio de Oliveira will perform my piece, “BaDaBaDaDa” for solo contrabass June 26, at the classical string festival, VI Encontro Internacional de Cordas, Limeira, Brazil.

Imagined Tango premiered at the Flute Sounds Festival, Kosovo

June 21, 2019

I am pleased to say that flutist Erëmira Çitaku & harpist Cagatay, Akyol presented the world premiere of my miniature Imagined Tango for flute and harp at the National Library of Kosovo/ Biblioteka Kombëtare e Kosovës, Prishtinë, Kosovë. Thank you also to Dafina Zeqiri Nushi for coordinating this collaboration.

Locrian Chamber Players Perform Night Stream May 30, NYC

May 29, 2019


Thursday, May 30 at 8pm the Locrian Chamber Players present a program of music of our time at Riverside Church. Program includes the violin duet Night Stream.
The Locrian Chamber Players are a group of performers and composers dedicated to the music of our time. Their concerts are devoted exclusively to works less than a decade old, and their programs include both established and emerging composers. They perform contemporary music without pre-concert discussions and voluminous program notes, believing that the best music, when presented directly, speaks for itself.

Enjoy a new “Inside Story” Q&A for the release of Full Circle

May 17, 2019


This was fun! Hope you enjoy this new “Inside Story” Q&A for the orchestral release of “Full Circle” on PRISMA Vol 2 beautifully recorded by the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Petr Vronský, Conductor, & Petr Nouzovský, cello soloist.
Talking about my very first piano concert, my first mentor composer/pianist Charlemagne Palestine, friend and master cellist Carmine Miranda and more. Thanks PARMA Recordings!
If Only Knowing: Rain Worthington

“Full Circle” Released on PRISMA 2 on Navona Records

May 12, 2019


The new PARMA Recordings‘ album, PRISMA Vol 2 includes Full Circle – for cello soloist and orchestra beautifully recorded by cellist Petr Nouzovský with conductor Petr Vronský and the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra. As reviewed by Núria Serra for Sonograma Magazine, Suplement de discos, 29 Abril, 2019

Petr Vronský, with the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, reflects the emotional density of the work Full Circle, for soloist cello and small orchestra by the composer Rain Worthington. The American composer expresses herself with a remarkable chromaticism, strongly rooted in her musical language. The Czech cellist Petr Nouzovský exposes, with ardent delivery, the concise and clear voice of Worthington.

Kinga Augustyn: Exposed. 20th & 21st Century solo violin, May 16th

April 8, 2019

Thursday, May 16 at 8pm, Queens New Music Festival: Kinga Augustyn: Exposed. 20th & 21st Century Unaccompanied Violin

Violin soloist Kinga Augustyn offers a demanding and evocative program of 20th and 21st Century works that push the boundaries of both instrument and player. Sparks fly when bow meets string in this extraordinary salon-style performance.
Kinga Augustyn is a Polish-born, New York City-based classical concert violinist and recording artist. She has been described as stylish and vibrant (The Strad Magazine), and beyond amazing, one hell of a violinist! (Fanfare Magazine).

The program includes works by New York Women Composers, Debra Kaye, Jessica Meyer, Kala Pierson and Rain Worthington’s An Evening Indigo and Frost Vapors.
Thursday, May 16 at 8pm, Queens New Music Festival, The Secret Theatre, 44-02 23rd Street, Long Island City, NY.

Composer Conversations: Rain Worthington on PARMA Recordings’ Blog

April 2, 2019

In celebration of In Passages, PARMA Recordings released an exclusive Composer Conversations audio interview in which Rain discusses her creative process, the writing of In Passages and other works that she has coming out on the Navona label, and more.

Violinist Kinga Austyn at the Kosciuszko Foundation in D.C.

April 2, 2019

March 31: D.C. Premiere of An Evening Indigo and Frost Vapors – for solo violin performed by Kinga Augustyn: “Kinga Augustyn in Concert” Violin Recital at The Kosciuszko Foundation, Washington, D.C.

“In Passages” released on “BENEATH THE TIDE” Navona Records

February 27, 2019

Now Available – “In Passages” for violin soloist and string orchestra on Navona Records BENEATH THE TIDE – Beautifully performed by the Croatian Chamber Orchestra (Hrvatski komorni orkestar), Miran Vaupotić, Conductor, and Mojca Ramušćak, violin soloist.
* Amazon * ArkivMusic * iTunes * Spotify * AppleMusic * Score: PARMA Music Publishing

“In Passages” has taken on a life of wonderful performances!

World Premiere: by Christopher Kelts, conducting the Missouri State University Symphony Orchestra with violin soloist, Pamela Davis
European Premiere: in Italy with Maestro Claudio Scimone with I Solisti Veneti and Chiara Parrini, violin soloist
South American Premiere: in Brazil with the V Encontro Internacional de Cordas Orchestra, Paula Sant’ana conducting and Sylvia Ahramjian the violin soloist
Texas Premiere: with Emanuel Godoy conducting the Lux Musicae Ensemble with Emily Madonia, violin soloist
These performances are very sweet and gratifying affirmations that the music can be performed successfully and beautifully by a range of musicians from advanced students to master professionals!

“Duets for a Duo” on 2Flutes’ CD “New York Tapestries”

February 13, 2019


Looking for music for two flutes?
Check out the “New York Tapestries” CD – a collection of colorful contemporary works for two flutes by New York women composers, specifically written or transcribed for the duo 2Flutes. Includes music by composers Marilyn Bliss, Victoria Bond, Alyssa Reit, Pamela Sklar & Rain Worthington.
My piece, Duets for a Duo – for flute and alto flute is available at Sheet Music Plus.
Please consider passing along to any musician friends who might be interested. Thanks!

Why I selected “Shredding Glass” for my “1 Track”

January 9, 2019


Bearing Witness and “Shredding Glass” on “1 Track Podcast”

Worthington’s piece provides the listener with exquisite disintegration, mere glass filaments casting light in all directions, with an undercurrent of unresolved apprehension. – Scott Locke (Journal of International Alliance of Women in Music)

Anthony Joseph Lanman invited me to select one composition for an episode on his “1 Track Podcast.” The great concept of this show is that Lanman asks a composer to choose one work that they would use to introduce listeners to their music. The source points of my music have always come from emotional responses to life experiences. So, I chose “Shredding Glass” as this was an intensely poignant source point – bearing witness to 9/11 and the ensuing stages of grief that blocked my creative energies. I knew that I first had to find a way to translate my experience of bearing witness into music before I could continue composing.
Read more.

Thanks to the Musicians for their Performances in 2018!

December 31, 2018

My tribute and thanks to the Musicians who bring the music to life!
From Italy to Brazil,
Seattle to New York to San Antonio…
Thanks to these wonderfully gifted musicians for their exquisite performances of my music in 2018
I am so grateful for their skill and artistry!


Karen Bentley Pollick, violin/viola; Miolina: Lynn Bechtold & Mioi Takeda, violins; Ana Cervantes, piano; the V EIC Orchestra; I Solisti Veneti, Maestro Claudio Scimone, & Chiara Parrini, violin soloist; Sylvia Ahramjian, violin soloist, with Paula Gabriela De Sant’Ana, conductor, & with Rafael Torralvo, violin, at the Encontro Internacional de Cordas; Margaret Lucia, piano; Marvin Rosen, piano; Lux Musicae, conductor Emmanuel Godoy & Emily Madonia, violin soloist; Vent Nouveau w Katrina Owens, fl; Kristen Mather, cl; Briana Lehman, bsn; & Sam Kaester, bs cl; InterXchange: Melanie Mitrano & Gerson Galante; Barnard-Columbia Chamber Singers and Instrumentalists; and Leanne Friedman with woodwind quintet at NYU; and Jianda Bai, violin at JMU.

#Giving to NYWC = Giving Opportunities for Women’s Music

November 27, 2018

I have served as the Artistic Administrator/Composer Advocate for the New York Women Composers for over a decade now.
We are an innovative advocacy member organization with a mission to expand performance opportunities for women’s music.
Our program of Seed Money Grants has created concert opportunities all across America, and internationally in Brazil, Cyprus, Japan, Armenia, and Poland.
If you’d like to support our work through a tax-deductible contribution, no amount is too small or large. Contributions are appreciatively accepted throughout the year, and can be made through our NY Charities or PayPal Giving Fund buttons at: https://mailchi.mp/fa5d4e742619/givingtuesday-nywc-giving-opportunities-for-womensmusic-2847937 or on our website.
Thank you for you generosity!
Rain

Rain Worthington, Sylvia Ahramjian, Paula Sant’ana with the student orchestra of the Encontro Internacional de Cordas.

November 20, 2018 Lux Musicae concert with violinist Emily Madonia

November 17, 2018

Friends in San Antonio, TX region – Consider an evening out before Thanksgiving for this November 20, 2018 Lux Musicae concert – it will be a program of some gorgeous music including works by composer colleagues, Hilary Tann and Alyssa Reit! And, I’m thrilled that violinist Emily Madonia will be the soloist for my piece “In Passages.”

The Muse’s Voice Panel & Concert at Barnard Oct 31st, NYC

October 7, 2018


I’d like to invite you to The Muse’s Voice an evening of conversation and music 7:30 at Barnard College, NYC on October 31st. It’s free and open to the public.
Composer Kala Pierson and I will be talking about our music, careers as women composers, and other topics as host Gail Archer leads us in the conversation.
The program will include several of my works – a flute duet, violin solos, violin duet, and also the premiere of my one and only piece for chorus based on refrigerator word magnet phrases by Therese McNally, aptly called Refrigerator Poems.
Wednesday, October 31, 2018, 7:30 PM
The Sulzberger Parlor, located on the 3rd floor of Barnard Hall (enter through the main gate of the Barnard College campus at Broadway and 117th Street)
Information: 212.854.5096
Barnard College | Columbia University | 3009 Broadway, New York, NY 10027

American Prize Ernst Bacon Award

August 14, 2018



Hey, hey, finally, got the award list from the American Prize ERNST BACON MEMORIAL AWARD for the PERFORMANCE of AMERICAN MUSIC, ensemble division, 2017‑18, and conductor Chris Kelts’ world premiere performance with the MSU Symphony Orchestra of “Tracing a Dream” came in as a tie for Third Place:

Rain Worthington, composer
Missouri State University Symphony
Christoper Kelts, conductor
Springfield MO
Tracing a Dream—Worthington

It’s very nice to receive word of the much-deserved recognition for Chris Kelts’ wonderful performance with the MSU Symphony, and to appear on the page of awardees!

Talking about the fabulous Encontro Internacional de Cordas festival

August 6, 2018

Rain Worthington, Sylvia Ahramjian, Paula Sant’ana with the student orchestra of the Encontro Internacional de Cordas.

Hope you’ll check out my PARMA Recordings’ blog post about the wonderful classical string music festival in Limeira, Brazil, Encontro Internacional de Cordas.
Some photos and wonderful memories.

Prepping score & parts for September PARMA Recordings session

July 26, 2018

Excitedly busy preparing the score and all the parts for the upcoming recording PARMA Recordings session for my new piece, Full Circle – for cello soloist and small orchestra. Recording session will be September in Olomouc with Petr Vronsky conducting the Moravian Philharmonic with Petr Nouzovsky, cellist!
… extracting, formatting, printing, proofing, correcting, proofing, etc. etc. but got it done and off to PARMA!
Now happy, excited and just a little blurry-eyed!

Encontro Internacional de Cordas – Fantastic!

July 1, 2018

Student orchestra of the V Encontro Internacional de Cordas, in Limeira, Brazil.

A totally amazing experience to be there in Limeira, Brazil for the festival. The students and master musicians were wonderfully passionate about music and interested in contemporary composers. All the people were genuinely welcoming, open-hearted and appreciative. Truly a soul-nourishing, musically revitalizing and treasured experience. The South American premiere of In Passages was performed brilliantly by Sylvia Ahramjian, as soloist and conducted by Paula Sant’ana.

Rain Worthington, composer; Sylvia Ahramjian, violin soloist, and Paula Sant’ana, conductor.

Rain Worthington, Sylvia Ahramjian, Paula Sant’ana with the student orchestra of the Encontro Internacional de Cordas.

Premiere of “In Passages” at V Encontro Internacional de Cordas Brazil

June 12, 2018

I am so excitedly looking forward to attending this South American premiere of “In Passages” with Sylvia Davis Ahramjian as the soloist! June 23, 2018 in Limeira, SP, Brazil. Thank you Rafael Torralvo, Director of the V Encontro Internacional de Cordas.

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