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	All the music and words are improvised unless otherwise noted, the words are loosely based on writings by lenore von stein 2004 Humiliation and Safety A collage by Lenore Von Stein that juxtaposes true stories and sensations of being humiliated, causing others to be humiliated and feeling safe. lenore von stein, composer, soprano beth griffith, soprano andrew bolotowsky, flutes bern nix, guitar composed music: Humiliation by lenore von stein 2004 Humiliation First Variation by lenore von stein 2004 Pulling Out Your Hair by lenore von stein 2004 Afternoon by lenore von stein 2004 Maryann's Clothes by lenore von stein 2004 My House in the Middle by lenore von stein 2004 Production Assistant for all four parts: gela kline Sunday July 25, 2004 7 PM Spring Studio, New York City 64 Spring Street THE HIDDEN AGENDA AND THE NEED TO KNOW: A four part collage looking at the priorities and goals of a group in relationship to the goals of individuals within the group. NEW YORK CITY PERFORMANCES IN THE FALL OF 2003 Part One: Comments on the war and the business of art The wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and American militarism in relation to American cultural "products." andrew bolotowsky, flutes rob brown, saxophone daniel carter, saxophone, trumpet, clarinet, flute beth griffith, soprano lenore von stein, soprano composed music: The "R" Restaurant by lenore von stein 2003 Part Two: Sentimental Thinking: the drive for closure andrew bolotowsky, flutes and ocarina rob brown, saxophone daniel carter, saxophone, trumpet, clarinet, flute beth griffith, soprano lenore von stein, soprano composed music: Preparation for the Dominant (Outrunning the Inevitable) by Beth anderson "Tring" by braam de toit 2003 Tonight I've Watched by rodney waschka 2001 Post with Variations by lenore von stein 2003 The"R" Restaurant by lenore von stein 2003 Part Three: What is it Like to be in Power? The class system stanley aronowitz, commentary rob brown, saxophone daniel carter, saxophone, trumpet, clarinet, flute julianne klopotic, violin lenore von stein, soprano Selections from "How Class Works: Power and Social Movement" by Stanley Aronowitz composed music: Packaging Jackson's Personality by lenore von stein 2003 Part Four: The Murder of Maryann Measles and the Murderers Based on a true story Using police records and newspaper accounts to recount these events from the perspective of the victim and the victimizers as well as the authorities and the society as a whole. andrew bolotowsky, flutes rob brown, saxophone daniel carter, saxophone, trumpet, clarinet, flute beth griffith, soprano reuben radding, bass lenore von stein, soprano Newspaper accounts mostly from The Hartford Courant courtesy staff reporter David Owens Composed music: The Creature with One Sad Eye by franz kamin Production Assistant for all four parts: gela kline
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	Recent scientific evidence clarifies our common heritage - there seems to be only one race on this planet there is no such thing as race (2002) PROJECT DESCRIPTION A four part collage there is no such thing as race examines: 1) Individual personalities confined within racist frames. 2) The artificiality and naturalness of cultural connections 3) Manifestations of racism The collages are made of layers of improvisations made by free jazz and blue grass players interspersed with electronic music and classical musicians playing notated chamber music and modern opera. A panel of lawyers, film, and chance elements are integrated into the music. Part I Racism and Sex: intimacy and dominance This collage of music, chance auditory and visual elements is about the notion of race parallel to and in the service of sexual hierarchies. Sections of a recorded conversation about racism were used as an aleatory element controlled by Shiben Banerji. The conversation participants were: Shiben Banerji, Noah Creshevsky, Michael Kinney, Tania Leon, and Lenore Von Stein lenore von stein, composer/soprano sorrel hays, composer/pianist noah creshevsky, composer, electronic music beth griffith, soprano andrew bolotowsky, flutes kenny kosek, violin danielle guideri, cello Composed / semi-composed works: Recorded Conversation michael kinney, lenore von stein Drummer by noah creshevsky I'm Crushed by lenore von stein Vocalbeez by sorrel hays You Stand Out to Me by lenore von stein On the Wind by sorrel hays Free Improvisations by lenore von stein and co Novella by noah creshevsky Part II We're Not Your Monkeys Analyzes the struggle of the Dalits in India. The Dalits were among those people confined to the untouchable castes of India. The music is entwined with two short movies about the Dalits by filmmaker Anand Patwardhan. Sections of a recorded conversation about racism were used as an aleatory element controlled by Shiben Banerji. The conversation participants were: Shiben Banerji, Noah Creshevsky, Michael Kinney, Tania Leon, and Lenore Von Stein lenore von stein, composer/soprano rob brown, saxophone kenny kosek, violin Composed / semi-composed works: We're Not Your Monkeys, Film by anand patwardhan We're Not Your Monkeys by daya pawar Recorded Conversation by michael kinney, lenore von stein Various Degrees Of by michael kinney Belittling Me by lenore von stein Why It Doesn't Matter by lenore von stein Free Improvisations by lenore von stein and co Part III The Half-Breed Syndrome: the business of identity A free-form discussion about the origins of the human race and the psychology of the "mixed race" myth. The music is juxtaposed with painter, Jeffrey Hayden Shurdut, drawing pictures. Sections of a recorded conversation about racism were used as an aleatory element controlled by Shiben Banerji. The conversation participants were: Shiben Banerji, Noah Creshevsky, Michael Kinney, Tania Leon, and Lenore Von Stein lenore von stein, composer/soprano daniel carter, saxophone tom hanway, banjo jeffrey hayden shurdut, drawing shiben banerji, moderator Composed / semi-composed works: Recorded Conversation by michael kinney, lenore von stein Free Improvisations by lenore von stein and co Part IV What is it Like to be in Power? The music was intertwined with a discussion about the evolution of American law and racism led by CUNY professor Stanley Aronowitz. Sections of a recorded conversation about racism were used as an aleatory element controlled by Shiben Banerji. The conversation participants were: Shiben Banerji, Noah Creshevsky, Michael Kinney, Tania Leon, and Lenore Von Stein lenore von stein, composer/soprano stanley aronowitz, speaker/scholar beth griffith, soprano andrew bolotowsky, flutes daniel carter, saxophone, trumpet, clarinet rob brown, saxophone Composed/ semi-composed works: The Evolution of American Law and Racism by stanley aronowitz 3rd movement Lieder Ohne Worte by dieter schnebel On The Wind by sorrel hays Recorded Conversation by michael kinney, lenore von stein Free Improvisations by lenore von stein and co Production Assistant for all four parts: gela kline
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	FESTIVAL OF SECRETS FOR THE VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE 2001 Three live paintings by lenore von stein a collage of new music: improvised, notated & electronic with panel discussions and refreshments Part One Defining Violence/Justifying Torture: Testimony from the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission Conversation with Alan Feldman, Shiben Banerji, Lenore Von Stein alan feldman, scholar lenore von stein, composer/ soprano beth griffith, soprano mary myers, soprano kenny kosek, fiddle bern nix, guitar andrew bolotowsky, flutes Composed / semi-composed works: Madonna and Child by alvin curran A Flower by john Cage I'm Crushed #1by lenore von stein and co. The Last Largo by ilhan Mimaroglu Prelude No.10 by ilhan Mimaroglu Mailing People by lenore von stein and co. Free Improvisations by lenore von stein and co. Melody Lost and Found by ilhan Mimaroglu Part Two The Mass Media's Agenda: Ethical Dilemmas and Probable Outcomes World Trade Center Coverage Conversation with Alan Feldman, Shiben Banerji, Lenore Von Stein alan feldman, Scholar lenore von stein, composer/ soprano beth griffith, soprano mary myers, soprano judith berkson, soprano kenny kosek, fiddle bern nix, guitar andrew bolotowsky, flutes Composed / semi-composed works: On The Fly by sorrel hays Pas by caroline wilkins I'm Crushed by lenore von stein Free Improvisations by lenore von stein and co God by lenore von stein and co Prelude No.21 by ilhan mimaroglu Prelude #22 by ilhan mimaroglu Bleaker Streets by ilhan mimaroglu Part Three Objectives of Racism: the business of identity The Tuition Crisis at the City University of New York Conversation with Bill Crain, Shiben Banerji, Lenore Von Stein bill crain, scholar lenore von stein, composer/ soprano beth griffith, soprano mary myers, soprano kathy halvorson, oboe bern nix, guitar andrew bolotowsky, flutes Composed / semi-composed works: Theory Numbers by marc sabat Only by morton feldman I'm Crushed #3 by lenore von stein and co La Belle et la Poubelle by ilhan mimaroglu Prelude No.20 by ilhan mimaroglu The Sopranos by lenore von stein and co Free Improvisations by lenore von stein and co Prelude #19 by ilhan mimaroglu Litany for the Whales by john cage Production Assistant for all four parts: shiben banerji
	WHAT MY STYLE IS MADE OF Searching for Scraps in an Almost Uninhabitable World (2001) Looks into style vs.content lenore von stein, soprano / composer sorrel hays, piano / composer michael kinney, piano / composer michelle kinney, cello Beth griffith, soprano peter coffey, film collage audrey chibbaro, sets and costumes woody batzer, sound production assistants: unsoon terri park composed works: Restaurant Sounds by Michael kinney Film Clips by peter coffey Das Wetter / Berlin by sorrel hays I'm Getting You Stupider, put together by lenore von stein Exploration by sorrel hays Temporal Meltings by Michael kinney Creature of Habit by Michael kinney Everybody Is by sorrel hays, text by gertrude stein The Main Event: Style vs. Content put together by lenore von stein	Go to Top
	I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO LIE AND TELL THE TRUTH (2000) Told in 4 parts Fools around with the whole truth and nothing but the truth Part I kenny kosek, fiddle barry mitteroff, mandolin Michael rabinowitz, bassoon lenore von stein, voice composted work: 5 songs by lenore von stein: Enduring Love / Tolerating Ambition The Meeting I Know All About Christmas If You Kill Me All the Gum in Tashima's Mouth (written by lenore von stein and tashima rivers ) Part II lenore von stein, soprano / composer Michael rabinowitz, bassoon Barry mitterhoff, mandolin Kenny kosek, fiddle peter coffey, film composer gal ziv, composer Michael kinney, composer giancarlo vulcano, composer barbara lee, piano michele smith, flute jill sokol, flute sarah houtz, soprano composed work: American Film Clips by peter coffey Time Pieces by gal ziv Path of Least Resistance by Michael kinney Ask Me No More by Michael kinney Experimentum Crucis by giancarlo vulcano Part III lenore von stein, soprano / composer fontaine willson, composer giancarlo vulcano, composer william r. dickerson, oboe Michele simth, flute margherita carracchiolo, clarinet Michael rabinowitz, bassoon elizabeth player, bassoon Kenny kosek, fiddle Composed Work: Garment Construction by fontaine wilson Desde Lejos by giancarlo vulcano Part IV lenore von stein, soprano / composer sorrel hays, composer / piano / singer kristin norderval, composer / singer Elizabeth player, bassoon andew bolotowsky, flute Beth griffith, singer mary myers, singer peter stewart, singer composed work: Moving Time by sorrel hays, text by gertrude stein and sorrel hays Construction NY by Kristin norderval, video music by sorrel hays and marilyn ries Das Wetter / Berlin by sorrel hays Not Happy by lenore von stein production assistants for all 4 parts: thuy tran won kyung chang jim graham sonia reynoso TOLERATING AMBITION (1999) Video about a teacher seducing his students and associates with live commentary by three musicians using notated and improvised music and words and popular songs cigdem borocu, chance effects richard kostelanetz, video Michael rabinowitz, bassoon tony trischka, banjo lenore von stein, voice production assistants: shiben banerji Jim graham joel mendez composed work: Videos: Seductions, Kinetic Writings by Richard kostelanetz 5 songs by lenore von stein: Oh, My God, Enduring Love/ Tolerating Ambition, Surrounded by Books, Bandit Queen, Save Me Straight Street, music: john coltrane words: lenore von stein THE FESTIVAL OF SECRETS FOR THE VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE (1999) Examined connections between repressed ideas/feelings and violence using layers of composed and improvised music sorrel hays, composer/ piano lenore von stein, soprano / composer michael rabinowitz, bassoon gerry hemingway, percussion monique buzzarte, trombone marc mommaas, saxophone production assistant: Jim graham sound: marilyn ries, al dennis composed music: The Weather, Berlin by sorrel hays, text by sorrel hays and rahel varnagen Wake up and Dream by sorrel hays Hard Roads by sorrel hays Frustration, Incorportaion, The Holy Ghost by lenore von stein Enduring Love, Tolerating Ambition by lenore von stein Save Me by lenore von stein
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	Live Karaoke & Electronic Music (1998) noah creshevsky, composer michael rabinowitz, bassoon lenore von stein, soprano / composer production assistants: jim graham, michele smith, kodcia nouioua composed music: Ossi Di Morte (1997) by Noah creshevsky Twice (1993) by Noah creshevsky The Oliver Cromwell Story by lenore von stein THE FESTIVAL OF SECRETS FOR THE VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE (1998) Examined connections between repressed ideas/feelings and violence using layers of composed and improvised music tamar muskal, composer dan panner, viola lenore von stein, soprano, composer michael rabinowitz, bassoon lisa moore, piano marka gustavssen, viola meighan stoops, clarinet production assistants: michele smith, alan skeppenknoff, jim graham composed music: Mourning (1989) by tamar muskal Countdown (1997) by tamar muskal Frustration: Some Reasons for, Manifestations of With and Without Resolutions by lenore von stein
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	THE FAITH OF WHORES(1999) a chamber opera by lenore von stein at roulette Notes on the story The main character in The Faith of Whores is one hundred and ninety-nine years old. She's had plastic surgery. She became a prostitute when she was fifteen. Her mother was her pimp. Somewhere in her forties, while attending a party at a mansion. (all the women at this party werer prostitutes) a man, probably the host, tried to kill her. He attacked her with a cast iron pan, breaking her legs and other bones. Later, thirteen women were found buried in the park across from the mansion. After she recovered she embarked on an intense round of schooling and became a doctor and a lawyer. Many years later, she met the President of the United States at a charity event. She became a presidential advisor. From then on her life flowed effortlessly. lenore von stein, soprano/composer michael rabinowitz, bassoon leroy jenkins, violin alan gordon smulen, baritone marija ilic, piano mayu kuroda, violin THE FAITH OF WHORES(1998) by lenore von stein at brooklyn college The New York premiere of a chamber opera using composed, improvised, and popular music. lenore von stein, composer/librettist/soprano michael rabinowitz, bassoon perry robinson, clarinet cristina valdes, piano timothy hsu, violin Alan gordon smulen, baritone THE FAITH OF WHORES(1997) in development at Bradford College, Massachusetts lenore von stein, composer / soprano yuko fujiyama, piano michael rabinowitz, bassoon mark mannheimer, lights and sets " The Faith of Whores arose from, Von Stein notes, 'talking to a woman with two teenage children who told me that boys routinely cal girls 'whores' and that girls refer to themselves the same way.' Wondering whether that was a backlash of the sexual revolution or a result of the barrage of Hollywood movies filled with women with no personalities, Von Stein evolved a dramatic character to explore her questions. " ---- Laura Freudig, The Haverhill Gazette, February 20, 1997 Live and Electronic Music (1997) noah creshevsky, composer lenore von stein, soprano / composer yuko fujiyama, piano michael rabinowitz, bassoon zae munn, composer production assistants: swati khurana, cigdem borocu, tashima rivers composed music: Highway (1978) by noah creshevsky Who (1995) by noah creshevsky Faster 91989) by zae munn seven songs by lenore von stein: When Somebody Else Gets Trhough with It I Totally Miss You The Faith of Whores Part I The Faith of Whores Part II Nobody Loves Me Fuck Tradition Bandit Queen Monk and The Racist Tiger We Have To Just Before Presley And After Cage at Roulette(1997) cigdem borocu, composer lenore von stein, soprano/ composer mchael rabinowitz, bassoon tomas ulrich, cello george (skip) brunner, composer production assistants: cindy connolly, jim graham composed music: Silver Moon (1997) by cigdem borocu She Stood Weeping (1989) by george (skip) brunner seven songs by lenore von stein: When Somebody Else Gets Trhough with It I Totally Miss You Nobody Loves Me The Faith of Whores Part II I Want To Be Your Lover Fuck Tradition The Sucide Song Monk and The Racist Tiger We Have To FUNNY ANIMALS (1996) at Brooklyn college Funny Animals was a precursor of the chamber opera -- The Faith of Whores. Funny Animals explores defensive tactics, like hiding, passivity, going limp - like a seashores clinging to a vine and changing color to match the vine. Another is ignoring an unfriendly environment hoping it will go away or change color to match you. One way advertising works is by promising something in the future if the consumer does something in the present, e.g.. find a mate by wearing Levi's 501 jeans. Inherent to faith is tomorrow. lenore von stein, composer / soprano micheal jefry stevens, piano any laster, saxophone skip brunner, sound Composed Music by lenore von stein : I Totally Miss You Seducing You I Got My Coke to Keep Me Warm The Faith of Whores Bandit Queen When Somebody Else Gets Through WIth It. THE FAITH OF WHORES AND OTHER VIEWPOINTS AT ST. PETER'S IN CHELSEA (1996 ) Improvised and notated music and words and popular songs lenore von stein, soprano / composer yuko fujiyama, piano michael rabinowitz, bassoon edward arezewski, trombone joseph j. bartolozzi, conductor raya davis, flute enrique orengo,cello svetlana ulyanitskaya, violin jorge garcia, clarinet david patterson, flute marco oppedisano, electric guitar / composer judith sainte croix, piano/composer swati khurana, judith medilien, production assistants composed music: Contemplation by lyudmila german The Bright Leaf Trios by judith sainte croix Three Short Pieces by marco oppedisano Ruby, My Dear by thelonius monk I'm Old Fashioned by jerome kern Remember Rockfeller at Attica by charles mingus Eight songs: by lenore von stein The Faith of Whores, Bandit Queen, I Hear That, I Totally Miss You, Seducing You, Nobody Loves Me, We Have To, When Somebody Else Gets Through With It.
	CHILDREN, PARENTS AND TEACHERS (1996) New York Public Library A show for children that explores childhood realities including the mass media culture using improvised music/words and popular songs/commercial jingles. The trio consits of Lenore Von Stein, signer, composer, and poet; Yuko Fujianma, piano; and Stephen Haynes, trumpet. Recommended for children ages 7 and older. lenore von stein, soprano / composer yuko fujiyama, piano stephen haynes, trumpet les Trois Michels (1994-1996) The michels are funny, dissonant and easy to understand. Lenores lyrics are wily and willful; her musics graceful but unpredictable. Les trois michels are creating their own style of expressive music. lenore von stein, composer / vocals michael jefry stevens, acoustic and eletronic piano michael rabinowitz, bassoon "In no way retro, she works for jazzs return to its former stature as an innovative, current music..Her vocal range and purposeful evasion of clichés.." ROBERT HAMBRECHT, THE NEW YORK REVIEW OF RECORDS "In America, tradition is in the eye of the beholder. Von Stein, uh, revamps the chanteuse-of-love line, paying it homage while turning it inside out." GENE SANTORO, PULSE "She speaks in a pointed surrealism.."DAVID DUPONT, CADENCE "..putting not only her own lyrics but an extremely '90's, late eighties sensibility and womans point of view to this music. Her work is very emotional but its not confessional.." MATTHEW FINCH , WBAI, N.Y.C. "She is derivative of no one or nothing, a true original. And although she upholds the jazz tradition its done through the present tense of the 1990's. As Billie Holliday broke new ground, Lenore Von Stein is also finding new ground." WILLIAM HICKEY, ACTOR New Jazz in New York City: aLive at the knitting fACTory video of a live performance in 1993 lenore von stein, composer / vocals gerry hemingway, drums brad jones, bass michael jefry stevens, acoustic and eletronic piano adele madelo, camera	Go to Top
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