Nossa Senhora Suite: Deanna in Brazil!
From April 9-June 4, Deanna will be at the Sacatar Institute in Itaparica, Bahia, Brazil doing research for her new project, the Nossa Senhora Suite. Learn more- along with how you can make a tax-deductible contribution through the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA).
Makes the Heart to Sing: Jazz Hymns
Hear Deanna’s 2017 trio album, Makes the Heart to Sing: Jazz Hymns and check out the companion sheet music at Deanna’s sheet music store.
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Until Dec 11: Vote for Deanna’s trio to advance to the finals at 7 Virtual Jazz Club!
UPDATE (12/31/16): We didn’t make it to the finals, but very much appreciated your support. It was great to reconnect with many of you! Thanks to your votes, WE MADE IT TO THE SEMIFINAL ROUND! We now need your new … Continue reading
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Deanna wins the Hot House Jazz Fans Decision award and the Martin Luther Hymn Prize!
Earlier this week, I attended an awards ceremony at the Metropolitan Room in NYC for the fourth annual Hot House Fans Decision Jazz Award. I was one of five pianists nominated in the piano category. Pianist/composer/record label owner Randy Klein … Continue reading
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Deanna wins the Illinois ACDA Choral Composition Contest!
[UPDATE: Click HERE to watch video of the piece! Sheet music is now available at my sheet music store.] I’m excited to announce that my SSAA setting of the Rabindranath Tagore poem, “Where Shadow Chases Light,” is the newly named … Continue reading
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Video of SSAA choral piece, ‘I learned that her name was Proverb.’
Last month I began a 10-day tour in the South (Hattiesburg, MS and New Orleans) with my trio, and then flew north to Chicago to work with the Wheaton College Women’s Chorale. I accompanied the chorale on the second-ever performance of my … Continue reading
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Labyrinths, Proverb, and Easter Week on the road
Back in 2009, I wrote an entry on my old “Renewing Presence” blog about walking a labyrinth at a retreat center in Stony Point, NY. That walk reminded me of a Denise Levertov poem, ‘I learned that her name was … Continue reading
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