November 28, 2007 For Immediate Release Contact: Jeffrey James Arts Consulting 516-586-3433 or jamesarts@worldnet.att.net Two New CDs Feature Orchestral Music of Meira Warshauer Albany Records is proud to announce the release of Meira Warshauer’s Streams in the Desert (Troy 973), three works for orchestra, chorus and soloists inspired by the Torah. Repertoire includes Shacharit (Sabbath Morning Service) with Stephanie Gregory, soprano; Michael Hendrick, tenor; and Carol Potter, narrator; Like Streams in the Desert for Orchestra; and Ahavah (Love) with Jennifer Hines, mezzo-soprano. Kirk Trevor conducts The Slovak Philharmonic Chorus and The Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. Meira Warshauer has devoted much of her creative output to Jewish themes and their universal message. As she writes, “The Torah, Jewish teaching and tradition, is likened to water. It is the source of blessing and goodness, filling all who drink from its well with the knowledge of God. I hope this recording will help to satisfy our thirst and encourage us to continue opening our hearts to the Eternal Spirit in each of us.” Warshauer also writes: The Sabbath Morning Service is a spiritual journey of praise, revelation, prayer, and exultation. Shacharit is a personal expression of this journey. It emanates from my soul’s yearning to relate something of the awe and beauty I feel in the presence of the Holy One… Like Streams in the Desert was commissioned and premiered by the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, Neal Gittleman, Music Director, , to recognize the 50th anniversary of the state of Israel. It is inspired by Psalm 126, whose theme is the return of exiles to Zion… Ahavah uses a text from Deuteronomy which asserts the need for morality and love in sustaining life on earth.” More about this disk at http://www.albanyrecords.com/. You can read Meira’s blog about her experiences in Bratislava during the recording of the CD at http://www.sequenza21.com/warshauer.html. Streams in the Desert (Troy 973) is available online at www.albanyrecords.com, at fine record stores or from Albany Music Distributors, 915 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207 - 1.800-752-1951. Yes! for clarinet and orchestra has been released as part of Perspectives, a 2-CD set from MMC Recordings (MMC2162). The piece, recorded by Richard Stoltzman and the Warsaw National Philharmonic conducted by Jerzy Swoboda, was inspired by the vibrancy and energy of a Rolling Stones concert that composer Warshauer attended in 1995. Much of her music is inspired by Jewish themes or references, but this piece represents her “American” side. More about this release at http://www.mmcrecordings.com/detail.asp?ID=168. Meira Warshauer is a Visiting Lecturer at Columbia College, Columbia, South Carolina. Her Symphony No. 1: Living Breathing Earth received its premiere by a commissioning consortium in Spring 2007. This project is detailed in her Bracha newsletter at http://www.jamesarts.com/releases/oct07/MW_nws_101707.htm. For more information about her work, visit http://www.meirawarshauer.com/. For more information about Meira Warshauer, please contact Jeffrey James Arts Consulting at 516-586-3433 or jamesarts@worldnet.att.net. -30- -- Jeffrey James Arts Consulting 45 Grant Avenue Farmingdale, NY 11735 USA Tel: 516-586-3433 E-mail: jamesarts@worldnet.att.net Website: http://www.jamesarts.com