Lovelife Dances CD
Released September 2003
Wilmington, Delaware
September, 2003
The Hartenshield Group, producer of music by William Copper, announces a new recording of Copper's amazing Lovelife Dances.
Loosely modeled on the famous "Liebeslieder Waltzes" by Johannes Brahms, Lovelife Dances is a musical look at love using words from six centuries of English poetry: 15th century Geoffrey Chaucer to 20th century American poet James Merrill.
According to the producer, this recording defines a new style of American music, classical but popular in appeal. Music editor Gregg Sewell, calling it "an amazing suite" and "a work of singular grace", summarized it succinctly: "I'm in love with the work."
In an essay written for the recording, Copper gives his own view of the songs: "Taken all together, they give a playful summary of life's loves, though many of them seem chosen to illustrate life's loves' limits -- and its lessons."
The CD is an indie label release available directly from the producer or from online sales at www.hartenshield.com and cdbaby.com.
William Copper, of Wilmington, Delaware, a composer of orchestral, chamber, choral, and vocal music, attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Eastman School of Music, and the Krakow Poland Higher School of Music. His composition teachers were some of the most well-known contemporary composers in the world, including George Crumb, Krzysztof Penderecki, and Joseph Schwantner.
More information about William Copper may be found in his publisher's bio at www.hartenshield.com.