HERSCHEL
GARFEIN
E V E N T S
Friday, May 13, 2022
KING OF THE RIVER
for baritone and orchestra
world premiere
Keith Phares , baritone American Modern Ensemble
Geoffrey McDonald, cond.
R E V I E W S
Mortality Mansions
"One of the most impressive and deeply moving vocal works of the 21st century" (NATS Journal of Singing)
Powerful... glowing... radiant... Garfein keeps the vocal line simple and forthright, communicating the text naturally while allowing the piano part to provide harmonic freshness. (Opera News)
Sister Carrie
"An important addition to the American operatic canon." (Opera News)
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
"Composer-librettist Garfein set the diamond-bright dialogue of the Tom Stoppard play with clarity and wit, heightening the comedy through skillful ensemble writing and characterization.' (The Wall Street Journal)
DEC
3
Dec 3, 2021
"The Luminous Particular" &
"A Tuesday Spot"
Two vocal World Premieres
Brooklyn Art Song Society
APR
9
April 9, 2022
Alzheimer's Stories
plays at Carnegie Hall
✯Billboard-charting Album on Delos Records✯
Mortality Mansions: Songs of Love and Loss After 60
Music: Herschel Garfein
Texts: Donald Hall, Jane Kenyon
Michael Slattery, Marnie Breckenridge, Dimitri Dover
Photo of Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead by James Carnahan
Multi-GRAMMY award winning composer, writer, director
