New Album Planned
Last
month brought news that Ran had finished
recording a new album of solo piano. Already
there's more album news -- in February Ran
wrapped up an album of piano/vocal
duets with longtime friend (and NEC
colleague) Dominique
Eade.
The pair actually started the project in
2004, recording several cuts. After the New
Year they resumed work
on the album, which was recorded at Rear
Window studio in Brookline (where
All That Is Tied was recorded).
The album is expected to include a mix of
Dominique and Ran's originals; standards such
as "Old Devil Moon" and "The Thrill is Gone";
and some lesser known songs, such as Quincy
Jones' "Pawnbroker" and Stan
Kenton's "Falling."
No word yet on label info or a release date.
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About the Photos
The performance photos in this issue are
from Ran's show at the Sunset Sunside Jazz
Club in Paris last December, which included Ran
playing solo and also with local students.
They were taken by Albert Hirsch, a sculptor
and fan of Ran's.
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The Music of Hitchcock
Ran is offering a two-credit course
titled Film Noir: Alfred Hitchcock, The
Director and his Music, from June 12-22 at
the New England Conservatory.
The class will explore the wide range of
music used
in Hitchcock's films, from Poulenc to circus
rags to the semi-atonal to English pop.
Students will be encouraged to participate
by composing and improvising on the plots,
themes and characters in the great director's
works.
The course's first week (with meetings June
12, 14 and 15) focuses on Hitchcock's English
period. The tentative list of films for
viewing includes Lodger,
Blackmail, The 39 Steps, Sabotage, Young and
Innocent and Jamaica Inn. The
second week, with meetings June 19, 21
and 22, looks at the director's American
period. Films are expected to include
Shadow of a Doubt, Spellbound, Notorious,
The Paradine Case, Rope, Strangers on a
Train, and I Confess.
The full schedule and cost info is available
here.
For more information or to sign up, please
contact Margaret Ulmer of NEC's Continuing
Education department at (617) 585-1135 or
sumsch@newenglandconservatory.edu.
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February Highlights
Irma, Messiaen, Sara and Chris
Nasty New England weather in February didn't
stop Ran from his usual diet of live music.
Highlights included New Orleans legend Irma
Thomas at the Regattabar, the NEC Wind
Ensemble (conducted by Charles Peltz) performing
Messiaen's Oiseaux exotiques at Jordan
Hall, and NEC recitals by vocalist Sara
Serpa (which included accompaniment from
Ran) and
saxophonist Chris
Veilleux (who played Ran's "Wende").
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