Arthur Berger

Among the continuing events in honor of Berger's 90th birthday, a concert titled "Arthur Berger, His Students & Friends," was given at Staller Center for the Arts, SUNY-Stony Brook (NY) on April 8, 2003. The works performed included Berger's Birthday Cards and Three Bagatelles for piano, Three Pieces for Two Pianos, and Trio for Guitar, Violin, and Piano. In addition, Geoffrey Burleson performed Berger's piano works, which Burleson had recorded on the Centaur label in 2002, at Queens College and Princeton University. The New York Public Library at Lincoln Center hosted a celebration for the publication of Berger's book, Reflections of an American Composer, published in 2002 by University of California Press. This book and Berger's Complete Works for Solo Piano CD were the subjects of a critical article and review by Rodney Lister in Tempo Magazine.

Performances

Tenor Charles Blandy, accompanied by pianist Rodney Lister, performed Five Settings of European Poets on May 22, 2003, New England Conservatory, Boston, MA. Trio for Guitar, Violin, and Piano was heard October 13 by the Washington Square Contemporary Music Players in Merkin Hall, New York, NY. Both works were presented in honor of Berger's 90th birthday.

Recordings

All-Berger Orchestral Music, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Gil Rose, Conductor; New World Records NW 80605-2, October 2002.

Further Information

• 2001-2002 American Composers Update
• 2000-2001 American Composers Update
• 1999-2000 American Composers Update
• 1998-1999 American Composers Update
• 1997-1998 American Composers Update
• SAI's Composers Bureau Online