Christine Berl
Christine Berl (born 1943) is an American composer, pianist, and Egyptian-style Oriental dancer.
Biography
Christine Berl is the daughter of Paul Berl, longtime accompanist of
Career
Berl's music has innovated what she calls a Chakra form, arrived at using serial techniques and interval cycle theory connected to the Passacaglia form. "Elegy" (1974) is completely in this form, "The Lord of the Dance" (1989) ends with a chakra and there are several chakras in "Masmoudi" for violin and piano (2012).
She has served as artistic consultant for Tirreno Records.[4] Peter Serkin premiered her piece, "Lord of the Dance," in 1989 and played it again in 1990 at the 92nd Street Y Distinguished Artists Series (the piece was commissioned by him in 1989).[5]
The pianist Carlo Levi Minzi has recorded two of Berl's works, "Elegy" and "Lord of the Dance," on Rusty Records. "Dark Summer" was written for
As a dancer, Berl has performed widely in nightclubs in Morocco. An article on her as a dancer appeared in the New York Times, July 31, 1999.[6]
Her most recent activity has been in the field of photo modelling, working in a great diversity of genres. Some of the photographers she has worked with have been Simon Cave (Vicinus exhibit at the Ludlow Gallery NYC 2015), Henri Senders, Sergio Maier, Vlad Kenner, Debinevsky, Boris Mirkin, Alessandro Didoni, Pablo Massa and Carney Malone. She shoots primarily in Italy, Holland and the United States.
Works
Selected works include:
- Dark Summer for voice, piano, and string trio, 1989
- The Violent Bear it Away for orchestra, 1988
- Elegy for piano solo, 1974
- Three pieces for Chamber Ensemble, 1975
- Sonata for piano, 1986–87
- The Lord of the Dance, 1989[2]
- Masmoudi for Violin and Piano, 2012
- "The Cows," text by Lydia Davis, for a cappella chorus SATB, 2012
- "Baladi" for Solo Alto Flute (microtonal), 2013
Her work has been recorded and issued on media, including:
- Three Pieces For Chamber Ensemble, American Society Of University Composers (Record No.7) (LP) 1984
References
- ^ "Paul Berl accompanying Victoria de los Angeles: Ravel". YouTube. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
- ^ ISBN 9780948875533. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
- ISBN 9780393034875. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
- ^ ILWC journal. International League of Women Composers. 1995.
- ^ Kozinn, Allan (October 21, 1990). "Review/Music; A Composer and Some Celebrated Friends". The New York Times.
- ^ Smith, Dinitia (July 31, 1999). "Shimmying Her Way Into a New Career". The New York Times.