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Maria Corley, Leslie Adams, Twelve Etudes

Critically Acclaimed CD Recordings of H. Leslie Adams, American Composer

LOVE REJOICES:
SONGS OF H. LESLIE ADAMS
Darryl Taylor, soloist
Albany Records
Catalog TROY428

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TWELVE ETUDES
[PIANO ETUDES PART I]
Maria Corley, soloist
Albany Records
Catalog TROY639

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PIANO ETUDES PART II
Thomas Otten, soloist
Albany Records
Catalog TROY1519

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Composer and Musician H. Leslie Adams Wins
"Life Achievement Award"
of the Cleveland Arts Prize (2015)
"For his career as musician and composer"

05/15/2011

H. Leslie Adams at Oberlin. The Composer appears in person to share his life and career, with special attention to his catalog of instrumental works. Kulas Hall, Oberlin Conservatory, Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio.

04/24/2004

Adams at Juilliard. Piano etudes in C Major, A Minor, D Minor and G Flat Minor. Performed by Maria Corley, soloist. David Dubal, host. This event coincides with the official Albany Records CD release of Twelve Etudes, featuring Corley. The composer present. The Juilliard School, Lincoln Center; New York, NY.

05/05/2006

Adams at New York City Opera. Excepts from Blake are performed by the NYCO Company on its VOX Showcase. Cast includes Robert Mack, tenor (as Blake); Donita Volkwyn, soprano (as Miranda); Matthew Burns, baritone (as Ballard) and Jennifer Roderer, mezzo soprano (as Isabella). The NYCO Orchestra is conducted by Brian Garman. The composer present. New York, NY.

Adams at Oberlin, Juilliard and NYCO

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Highlights from the career of H. Leslie Adams

3/18/2020

Duo MemDi - Igor Kalnin, violin, and Rochelle Sennet, pianist / Adams' Violin Sonata. / Noble Recital Hall; Luther College, Decorah, IA. Adams' Sonata for Violin and Piano is in three movements. I. Allegro; II. Lento; III. Allegro. Total duration 18 minutes.

03/15/2020

The American Guild of Organists presents the Music of H. Leslie Adams. 3:30 pm, St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 18001 Detroit Road, Lakewood, OH 44107. Free and open to the public.

01/28/20

L'Extase D'Amour (The Ecstasy of Love) for Viola and Piano. Christopher Jenkins, Viola, Dianna White-Gould, Piano. Cleveland Institute of Music, Mixon Hall.

01/19/20

H. Leslie Adams: L'extase d'Amour (The Ecstasy of Love) for Viola and Piano
Christopher Jenkins, viola, Dianna White Gould, piano. 3:00 pm at The Martin Luther King Tribute Cleveland Music Settlement 1126 Magnolia Dr. Cleveland, OH.

03/15/20

All-Adams Concert presented by the Cleveland Organist Guild Cleveland Chapter. Music for trumpet, piano, pipe organ, voice. St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Lakewood, Ohio.

02/04/2020

Cheah Chan Duo performs Adams' vocal works internationally.

2019

Grace Presbyterian Church Choir of Lakewood, Ohio.

2019

Grace Presbyterian Church Choir of Lakewood, Ohio. Row 1: Bob Clark, Dr. Leslie Adams, Cheryl Krogman, Jennifer Armstrong. Row 2: John Gralka, Joyce Biehl, Group, Judy Clark. Row 3: Kathy Sampson, Paul Knaggs, Sharon Buck, Tom Hallman.

04/23/2018

"For You There No Song" and "The Heart of a Woman," Rodria Mays and Lauren Clinksdales, Vocalists; Adam Whiting, Piano. On: Cleveland School of the Arts Vocal Music Department Recital. Church of the Covenant, Cleveland, Ohio

04/22/2018

L'Amour eternel for flute and piano. Cathy Spicer and Martha Somach, flute; Adam Whiting, piano. On: Greater Cleveland Flute Society concert; Judson Manor, Cleveland, Ohio. Adams work supported by the Bascom Little Fund.

04/03/2018

Adams Vocal Works performed at the National Opera Center America by Darryl Taylor, Countertenor and Maria Corley, pianist. New York City.

02/15/2018

Adams Vocal Works performed on Celebration of Classical Music by Andrea Bradford, soprano and Kenneth Overton, baritone. Schomburg Center. New York City.

10/19/2017

American Mezzo Soprano Denyce Graves performs "Prayer" by H. Leslie Adams in concert at Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina. Grave's Bio may be found at: Denyce Graves on Wikipedia

08/09/2017

Metropolitan Opera Baritone Ryan Speedo Green and Pianist Adam Nielson perform the vocal work of H. Leslie Adams at The Ravinia Festival, Chicago, IL.

02/26/2017

Adams at The National Museum of African American History and Culture. From Nightsongs: "Sence You Went Away" [Colin Eaton Tenor] On: The US Army Band's African American Chamber Music Series. At: The Oprah Winfrey Theater, Washington, D.C.

02/09/2017

Adams at The California Art Songs Festival. The Adams-Owens Prize was awarded to Dorothy Rudd More and Shawn Okpebholo, presented by Adams. At the African American Art Song Alliance 20th Anniversary Celebration, University of California Irvine.

01/21/2017

Adams as Panelist on Cleveland Opera Theater's "New Opera Works" (NOW) Festival. Baldwin Wallace College, Ohio.

09/25/2016

The Music of H. Leslie Adams featuring noted Mezzo soprano Denyce Graves. Selections from Nightsongs in concert at The Phillips Collection, Washington DC.

07/17/2016

Adams at Panoramicos and Friends Bascom Little Fund's 50th Anniversary Gala Concert.

07/17/2016

Adams Selections from Five Millay Songs performed by Sandra Simon. "For You There is No Song" and "The Return from Town." Sandra Simon, vocal soloist. On: The Bascom Little Fund 50th Anniversary Concert; Drinko Hall, Cleveland State University; Cleveland OH.

05/12/2016

Selected Adams Piano Etudes, Part II. Piano Literature Studies; David Dubal, director; Thomas Otten, pianist-presenter. Juilliard School of Music, Lincoln Center, New York, N.Y.

05/10/2016

"A May Bouquet." Lecture-demo by Composer H. Leslie Adams. Presented by the Cleveland Clinic Arts and Medicine Institute.

04/28/2016

Adams' Etudes performed at Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY.

04/08/2016

"A Spring Celebration". Works for woodwind, brass wind, voice and piano. Presented by the Cleveland Public Library; Martin Luther King Branch.

02/20/2016

Selections from Nightsongs performed by the Houston Symphony Orchestra, Kirk Smith, conducting. Reginald Smith, baritone soloist. (2015 winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions)

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