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The first time I heard Laurie Rubin sing, I was so impressed by the beauty of her
voice and her compelling artistry that I invited her to join me in a family concert
about the moon for The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. After that concert,
I knew that I wanted to have an ongoing musical partnership with Laurie, so I asked
her if she would write a poem for me to set to music, for her to sing.
I asked Laurie if she would consider writing it about her experiences as a blind
person. Laurie was immediately enthusiastic and set to work. The resulting poem,
Do You Dream in Color?, is both a personal memoir and a celebration of the human
spirit: an emotional, probing dramatic text that explores the nature of blindness and
of human perception in general, in a way that is profoundly moving, provocative,
uplifting, and ultimately inspiring. Composing the music, I found myself confronted
with the fascinating and challenging task of getting inside Laurie’s mind, feeling her
feelings, and thinking her thoughts, and in the process I became, through the music,
her advocate, supporter, and musical partner. I feel that setting her poem has
changed me profoundly and I thank her for that.
When composing this work, I considered not only Laurie’s talents, but also the
poetic and elegant piano playing of my wife, Marija Stroke, whose artistry was also
an important inspiration in the conception of Do You Dream in Color?
Laurie and Marija gave several performances of Do You Dream in Color? in the home
of Lenore and Robert Davis in New York. They gave the official premiere of the
work at the Garden City Chamber Music Society, in Long Island, New York, on
December 12, 2010. Do You Dream in Color? is recorded on Bridge Records (BRIDGE
9364). Laurie and Marija gave the West Coast premiere on March 8, 2012, on the
Visions and Voices series of the University of Southern California at the AT&T Theater
in Los Angeles.
Bruce Adolphe

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