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245:(1996–98) and Composers’ Forum, Inc. (1986-1990) in New York City. She continues to vitalize the northeastern United States music scene through her multiple roles as fundraiser, presenter, and educator, seeking new relationships between sounds and their interpreters.
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202:(1993), Margaret Fairbank Jory Copying Assistance Program (1989 & 1997), and Meet the Composer (1985-2001). She is also a seasoned improviser—sharing performances with her husband, guitarist/composer
237:(2001–08, 2012–13), and has been a guest lecturer at many others besides. She has also served as panelist and advisor for a large number of organizations, including
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1133:Gagné, Nicole V. “Bernadette Speach.”
346:May 24, 2007, Roulette, New York, NY.
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775:Woman Without Adornment
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713:for reciter and piano
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1163:at Kallistimusic.com.
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781:for chamber ensemble
764:for chamber ensemble
758:Passages and Outtakes
636:les ondes pour quatre
486:When It Rains, Llueve
110:Her large-scale work
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394:Embrace the Universe
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314:A Little Night Music
129:A Little Night Music
112:Embrace the Universe
1051:(ECM 2470-72, 2015)
642:for string quartet
105:Frances-Marie Uitti
61:Columbia University
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1151:. Macmillan, 2010.
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181:Angels in the Snow
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120:In and Out of Love
33:Syracuse, New York
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1161:Biography
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