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On March 11, 2006, Voices for Peace
sang at a rally at SUNY New Paltz, protesting the 3rd anniversary
of the invasion of Iraq. The rally was sponsored by the March 11 Stop the
War Coalition, and co-sponsored by several dozen progressive and antiwar
groups from the Hudson Valley region. Congressman Maurice Hinchey,
representing New York’s 22nd Congressional District, delivered the
keynote address.
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Irae Variae
was performed by the Pone Ensemble for New Music on March 12th,
2006 in New Paltz, New York, as part of the inaugural concert of the 2006
Memorial Concert Series. This series is dedicated to the memory of Karen Pone,
the co-founder and artistic director of the Pone Ensemble, who died on
December 21, 2005. The Pone Ensemble is celebrating its 32nd
anniversary season, presenting chamber music of the 20th and 21st
century to audiences in New York’s Hudson Valley.
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Elixirs,
a new song cycle for a cappella chamber choir, was written for
Kairos: A Consort of
Singers in 2005.
The songs are based on the poetry of David Appelbaum, Professor of Philosophy at
SUNY New Paltz. The cycle consists of three songs: "The Earthworm
Jar", "Love Song", and "Purpose of a Cat". The cycle
was premiered on Kairos' spring concerts in May 2006.
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On November 28,
2006, the SUNY-New Paltz Concert Choir, under the direction of Dr. Edward
Lundergan, presented the premiere of
Joyful Noise, a four-part mixed choral work with piano accompaniment.
The songs are based on settings of five children's poems detailing the inner
lives of insects by American author and poet Paul Fleischman: "Moth's
Serenade", "Grasshoppers", "Fireflies", "Cicadas" and "Water Striders".
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On Tuesday,
February 20, 2007, oboist Joël Evans, cellist Susan Seligman, and pianist Ruthanne Schempf presented the world premiere of
Elegy for Margaret,
Shirley's newest work for English horn, cello and piano.
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On Sunday,
April 20, 2008, saxophonist Lois Hicks-Wozniak, cellist Susan Seligman and
pianist/composer Shirley Warren performed Irae Variae as part
of the Earth Day Concert presented by Christ Episcopal Church in
Poughkeepsie. Shirley rewrote the work (originally written for oboe) for
soprano saxophone.
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Shirley's story
was featured in the Poughkeepsie Journal on Tuesday, October 14.
Click here to view/print
article (article is in pdf format).
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On Tuesday,
December 9, 2008 the SUNY-New Paltz Concert Choir, under the direction of
Dr. Edward Lundergan, performed Nocturne, the piece Shirley
composed for the Concert Choir in 2001. Accompanying the Concert Choir was
Gary Palmieri on piano. Click here to listen to
the original performance of Nocturnes.
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Elegy for Margaret
(for english horn, cello and piano) was performed as part of the Poné
Ensemble concert on Friday, May
29, 2009 at 8:00 p.m., at the New Paltz United Methodist Church.
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