HELENE WILLIAMS & LEONARD LEHRMAN PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE 2002 We look forward to seeing you! Please contact us AFTER 10 a.m. at 516 256-4209 or 516 626-0238 EMAIL: Helene: helenespierman@optonline.net Leonard: ljlehrman@gmail.com ================================== SAT., JAN. 5 8:00 p.m. An Australian Odyssey at Chapel Off Chapel, 12 Little Chapel St., Prahran, Victoria 3181 AUSTRALIA Info: 613-8290-7011 Helene premieres Leonard's cycle of 18 songs on poems by 14 Australian poets, at least 6 of whom will be present to read their works, including our Melbourne host/organizer/dedicatee Alex Skovron, 172 Hawthorn Rd., Caulfield North, Victoria 3161 AUSTRALIA. Tel. 613-9532-8697 email: skovline@bigpond.com WED., JAN. 9 7:30 p.m. Australian-American-Jewish Cabaret at the Hakoah Club, Bondi Beach, Sydney, AUSTRALIA Info: (612)9365-9963 Email: geoff@hakoah.com.au SUN., FEB. 3 3:00 p.m. Songs of Love at Great Neck House 14 Arrandale Avenue, Great Neck, Long Island, NY including works by Lehrman, Mandelbaum, Siegmeister, Spektor, and others (made possible with support of N.Y.S.C.A. Decentralization grant) Info: 516-482-0355 SUN. FEB. 10 3:00 p.m. Songs of Love (in memory of Arthur Olson) at Malverne Community Presbyterian Church 99 Nottingham Rd., Malverne Info: 516-599-3220 SUN., MAR. 3 2:30 p.m. Marc Blitzstein Songbook with guest artists Gregory Mercer & James Sergi (made possible with support of N.Y.S.C.A. Decentralization grant) concert at Hewlett-Woodmere Library 1125 Broadway, Hewlett, Long Island, NY Info: 516-374-1967 SUN., APR. 14 2:00 p.m. Langston Hughes Centennial at Queens College Aaron Copland School of Music, Choral Room with guest artists Diana Solomon-Glover and Gregory Rahming in settings of Langston Hughes' poetry by Elie Siegmeister and world premiere of "A Dream Deferred" by Leonard Lehrman Info: 718-997-3626/3802 SUN., MAY 11 9:40 a.m. Helene sings Leonard's "Be Gentle" following a service at Malverne Community Presbyterian Church, 12 Nottingham Road, Malverne and reception in our honor c. 11am MON., JUN. 3 8:00 p.m. Aviva Players Benefit Helene & Leonard perform 3 Mira Spektor songs at the Triad Theater, 158 W. 72nd St., Manhattan; $12 minimum; Info: (212) 362-2277 SUN., JUN. 9 2:00 p.m. Marc Blitzstein Songbook with guest artists Gregory Mercer & James Sergi (made possible with support of N.Y.S.C.A. Decentralization grant) concert featuring excerpts from SACCO AND VANZETTI with guest artists Gregory Mercer & James Sergi at Great Neck Library, Bayview Ave. at Grist Mill Lane, Great Neck, Long Island, NY Tel. 516-466-8055 WED., JUN. 12 12:00 noon Helene and baritone Mark Peters are accompanied by Leonard in Mira Spektor's Give Me Time and The Housewives' Cantata (excerpts) at a benefit for the United Jewish Appeal, 130 E. 59 St., Ballroom A&B, 2nd floor WED., JUN. 19 5:00 p.m. National Committee to Re-open the Rosenberg Case Annual Memorial Meeting at Stephen Wise Free Synagogue, 30 W. 68 St. Lars Woodul sings "Vanzetti's Last Statement" from the Blitzstein/Lehrman opera Sacco and Vanzetti Helene sings "Pieta" from the Dirk Brosse Flemish musical, Sacco & Vanzetti in a new English translation by Leonard [postponed] and songs by Edith Segal in honor of her centennial this November and by Abel Meeropol [Lewis Allan] in honor of his centennial next February 14 SUN., JUN. 23 4:00 p.m. Marc Blitzstein Songbook with guest artists Gregory Mercer & James Sergi concert featuring excerpts from SACCO AND VANZETTI at Puffin Cultural Forum, 20 E. Oakdene Ave., Teaneck, NJ Adm. $5 Tel. 201-836-8923 SAT., JULY 13 Brookhaven Choral Festival premiere with chorus & orchestra of Sunrise/Sunset competition "overall winner": Leonard's Conscience (text by Abel Meeropol) SUN., JULY 14 1:30 p.m. our wedding(!) [by private invitation] at Stephen Wise Free Synagogue, 30 W. 68 St., Manhattan featuring music composed for the occasion by Daniel Dorff, Joel Mandelbaum, Robert Palmer, Joseph Pehrson, Lou Rodgers, and Leonard, along with Seymour Barab, Elie Siegmeister and Mira Spektor THU., AUG. 22 7:00 p.m. The Opera/Musical Theatre Special Interest Group of The Naturist Society presents Naked Klezmerand other works at the annual Eastern Naturist Gathering at Eastover in Lenox, Massachusetts WED., SEPT. 11 8:00 p.m. Interfaith Memorial Service at Temple Beth Israel Temple Drive, Port Washington, NY Helene sings Leonard's "Conscience" THU., OCT. 3 6-7 p.m. Poetry Brook on WUSB 90.1 FM and WUSB.org George Wallace interviews Leonard and plays excerpts from our recordings FRI., OCT. 4 4:15 p.m. Hofstra Conference on Sacco and Vanzetti As part of panel discussion, Leonard will show video of Helene & others performing excerpts from the Blitzstein/Lehrman Sacco and Vanzetti Helene & Leonard will also perform "Crimes" by Leonard & Edith Segal (in honor of her centenary) and a portion of E.G.: A Musical Portrait of Emma Goldman by Leonard & Karen Ruoff Kramer THU., OCT. 10 7:30 p.m. Marc Blitzstein Songbook with guest artists Gregory Mercer & Lars Woodul concert featuring excerpts from SACCO AND VANZETTI at Cinema Arts Centre, Huntington, Long Island Info: (631) 423-7610 Adm. $12 SUN., OCT. 20 4:00 p.m. Langston Hughes Centennial at Langston Hughes Community Library & Cultural Center, 100-01 Northern Blvd., Corona, Queens, NY 11368 with guest artists Diana Solomon-Glover and Gregory Rahming in 20 settings of Langston Hughes' poetry by Elie Siegmeister and "A Dream Deferred" by Leonard Lehrman Info: 718/651-1100 SUN., NOV. 3 3:00 p.m. Memories & Music of Leonard Bernstein with guest artist soprano Caryn Hartglass (made possible with support of N.Y.S.C.A. Decentralization grant) at Oceanside Library, 30 Davison Ave., Oceanside, Long Island, NY Info: (516) 766-2360 SUN., NOV. 17 3:00 p.m. Memories & Music of Leonard Bernstein with guest artist soprano Caryn Hartglass at Merrick Library, 2279 S. Merrick Ave., Merrick, Long Island, NY Info: (516) 379-3476 ext. 134 TUE., DEC. 31 8:00 p.m. Happy Nude Year's (Adam &) Eve Cabaret Concert at Sunsport Gardens, Loxahatchee, Florida featuring the Florida premiere of "Jewish Haiku" ===== --Performances are co-sponsored by the Prof. Edgar H. Lehrman Memorial Foundation--