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On April, 21, 2005, the Durham, North Carolina based ensemble pulsoptional will premiere Christopher Adler's Ecstatic Volutions in a Neon Haze and will also perform David Lipten's Best Served Cold.

On March 14, 2005, Sidney Marquez Boquiren presents a concert of music by Locus composers at Adelphi University in Garden City, New York. The concert includes Nongak, from Bear Woman Dances by Christopher Adler, Ever Since by David Lipten, and works by Boquiren and Joanne Metcalf, and also composer Christopher Lyndon-Gee. For information, call 516-877-4290.

On February 22, 2005, pianist Scott Walton gave the world premiere performance of David Lipten's Ever Since, and performed other works by Adler and Lipten at the Unviersity of Richmond.

Joanne Metcalf is proud to announce the release of the ensemble Singer Pur's new compact disc featuring her In nome del bel fior along with works by Rihm, Moody and Sciarrino.

On February 19 and 20, 2004, Christopher Adler performed a solo piano recital at the Unversity of San Diego, featuring works by Locus composers and others. The recital will include world premiere performances of Pananampalataya, by Sidney Marquez Boquiren, and Best Served Cold, by David Lipten, and a performance of Christopher Adler's Bear Woman Dances.

On March 16, 2004 Christopher Adler, Sidney Boquiren and H. James Harkins performed the premiere of Boquiren's Misang Wayang Salita (Mass Without Words) at the University of Pennsylvania. See the Penn Humanities Forum for details.

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