Two Barab world premieres:

LICENSE TO MARRY, a zarzuela

at Mercyhurst College, D'Angelo School of

Music, Erie, Pa. Nov. 11th and 13th

And

BORN AS A CHILD

Libretto by Kurt Vonnegut, music by Seymour Barab, for

three sopranos, string quartet and piano, conducted by Richard Aulden

Clark, Dec. 11th, Merkin Hall, New York, for tickets--212-362-8719

Friday, October 14, 7pm
Savoir Faire
Three Men Walk into a Bar
Liederkranz Foundation
6 E 87^th Street and Fifth Avenue, 3^rd Floor
212 663-4934

Saturday, October 2, 2004, 8PM
The After Dinner Opera Company
presents
Seymour Barab's
Maids, Mischief and Mayhem
three two-character one act comic operas
at the Thalia at Symphony Space
10$ www.symphonyspace.org

October 25, 2004, 8PM
The New York Violoncello Society
is presenting
Works for Cello composed by
Seymour Barab
at the Koskiusku Foundation
15 E 65th Street
for more information call:
212 734-2130

In 2005 World Premieres of 2-Act Comic Operas
by Seymour Barab

MISCHIEF of the GODS
at U of Texas San Antonio
March 2005
and
LICENSE to MARRY
at
Mercy Hurst College, Erie, PA
November 2005

Chanukah Celebration
Sunday, December 12 @ 3P.M.
At the Center for Jewish History
15 W 16th Street
Tickets at the Door
Selections from Seymour Barab's mini-operas

JEWISH HUMOR FROM OY TO WEH

The Berkshire Opera Company, Pittsfield Mass.
presents Three B's
Barber
Bernstein
and
Barab's
A GAME OF CHANCE

July 26, 31 8PM; 28, 30 2PM
413/ 442-0099
http://www.seymourbarab.com/www.berkshireopera.org

Lenny Paykin, cello, perfoms
Seymour Barab's

8 VARIATIONS for CELLO and PIANO

at the Bruno Walter Auditorium
Library of the Performing Arts, Lincoln Center
Amsterdam Avenue btw 66th and 67th Street
Thursday June 6

The New York Chamber Opera
presents Seymour Barab's

NOT A SPANISH KISS
and
FORTUNE's FAVORITES

Thalia Theatre
Symphony Space, Broadway and 95th Street
June 2, 3, 4 2004
8PM
http://www.seymourbarab.com/www.symphonyspace.org
Tickets $30, $25

The Manhattan Chamber Orchestra
Richard Aldon Clark, Artistic Director
presents Seymour Barab's

LOVERS

(sung by Tammy Hensrud)
also featuring Ralph Vaughn Williams'
Phantasy Quintet and world premiers by Jacob and Schelle
SUNDAY June 6 at 8PM
Merkin Hall, 129 W 67th Street
TICKETS $20, $10 for seniors and students

COMING ATTRACTIONS 2004-2005

November 2004
The world premiere of Seymour Barab's LICENSE TO MARRY, directed by Dorothy Danner, will be performed in November at the Mercyhurst College in Erie Pa. It was commissioned by Louisa Jonason, director of D'Angelo School of Music.

March 2005
A world premiere of Seymour Barab's GODS OF MISCHIEF will be performed at the University of Texas in San Antonio in March 2005. It will be directed by Bill McCrary who based his Phd thesis on THE FAIRY TALE OPERAS OF SEYMOUR BARAB
For more information, please contact Jake Endres at 651.554.7794 or theatricalmusic@visi.com

PREVIOUS EVENTS in 2004

February 2-23, 2004
The Theatrical Music Company is proud to bring back
Knock Knock! It's Your Husband! - 7 American Comic Operas in 90 Minutes
As directed by Gary Briggle, the American domestic comedy is crazily reinvented in these truly masterful miniatures including Seymour Barab's one act comic opera THE HUSBAND, THE WIFE, THE LOVER and works by Samuel Barber and Mark Bucci.

"I had no idea opera could be so fun!"--Audience member

Venue: Bryant Lake Bowl, 810 West Lake Street, Minneapolis MN 55408 Schedule:
Monday 2, 9, 16, 23 February at 8:00pm
Tickets: Reservations recommended! $12 / $10 apiece for groups of 14 or more; Available by calling 612.825.8949 Theatre Website
For further information, please contact Jake Endres at 651.554.7794 or theatricalmusic@visi.com

February 26-27, 2004
A PERFECT PLAN
The World Premiere of a 2 Act Opera by Seymour Barab
Symphony Space, 95th and Broadway
New York City
mailto:revacooper@earthlink.net
http://www.symphonyspace.org/
A Perfect Plan will also be performed by the Austin Peay University in Clarksville Tenn, April 30, May 1, 2 (see below)

February 29th, at 3:00PM, 2004
L'ensemble of Albany NY is presenting a violin recital by Barry Finclair
playing Seymour Barab's
MOTI PERPETUI for violin and piano
For further info email Ida Faella

Friday April 30, 7:30 PM Gala performance of vocal works by Seymour Barab performed by students at Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, Tennessee

FREE Saturday May 1, 7:30 PM
and Sunday May 2, 3:00 PM
A PERFECT PLAN
Austin Peay State University Opera Theatre--Call 931-221-7818 for tickets
Director: Allen Henderson, Conductor: Douglas Droste

The BARAB FAIRY TALE OPERAS

May 8, 2004
The Barab Opera SLEEPING BEAUTY
directed by Gordon Ostrovsky with musical director Le Ann Overton will be performed at the Manhattan School of Music. Limited seating, reservations required. Call 749-2802 x4534

Seymour Barab's beloved LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD performed by Piccola Opera and produced by Arts Horizons is currently touring schools in the New York, New Jersey area. For information on upcoming tri-state performaces please phone Jerry at 802-442-0986 x106.

Currently the Virginia Opera is presenting SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARVES in schools with 50 performances this season.

In 2004-05, the Barab PIED PIPER, an interactive opera is touring schools in Virginia with three professional singers and starring classes of children as the mice and the sleepwalkers. 50 perfomances this season. For further information on the Virginia Opera: http://www.vaopera.com/

Previous Events
2001-2003

2003

October 2-4
Seymour Barab's Sleeping Beauty
Majestic Theatre
Corvallis, OR
info: email mailto:<a%20href=

2002

September 23rd at Merkin Hall (362-8719)
Seymour Barab's "A Little Night Music"
will be sung by Tommy Hensrud and the Manhattan Chamber Orchestra
conducted by Richard Auldon Clark

September 28th
You are invited to the Sutton Ensemble's annual fund-raising dinner honoring
Seymour Barab
and featuring excerpts from his mini-operas "Jewish Humor from Oi to Weh"
for more information call 201-567-4745

January 13, 2002

3:00 PM
Robert Sherman, Narrator
A Family Concert at the Emelin Theatre
Mamaroneck, New York

Poulenc "The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant"
Seymour Barab "How the Elephant Got its Trunk"

General Admission 18$, box office (914)689-0098

January-February 2002

Manhattan Brass Quintet performs Barab
January 20-30 Iowa Tour/ Residencies
January 22 Performing Arts Center, Council Bluffs
January 26 Drake University, Des Moines
January 28 University of Iowa, Iowa City
February 23 Ojai CA, Series recital "Evening of World Music" presented by Performances to Grow on.

For more information, please visit the "calendar" on the website of the Manhattan Brass Quintet.

Thursday, December 13
Songs From the City

-featuring-
Seymour Barab and Other New York Composers
Golden Fleece Ltd.
Greenwich House Music School
46 Barrow Street
Admission Free. Contributions Accepted

March 25, 3:00 pm

A Concert of American Song, including Moments Macabres, by Seymour Barab
Columbia Teachers College
Main Hall
525 W 120th Street

March 31, April 7, April 14

After Dinner Opera Company
319 Bowery at 2nd street
New York, NY 10003

presents

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
an OPERA by Seymour Barab

Reservations: 212.477.6212

April 21, 2:30 pm

Winnie the Pooh and Some Bees
for String Quartet and Narrator
by Seymour Barab
based on characters created by A.A. Milne

at the Queens Museum of Art, Flushing, Queens New York
please call: (212) 348-6802

Thursday February 15, 2001

Richard Flusser's After Dinner Opera Company presents:

The Pied Piper of Hamelin (words and music by Seymour Barab)

at P.S. 196, 10am (featuring children)