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After moving to
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in 1991. They have collaborated on numerous projects, most notably Brandtâs chamber operas âThe Birth of
Somethingâ (2006), âUlysses, Homeâ (2014) and oratorio âMaternityâ (2012), all of which have been recorded. The couple have three children: Sonya, Gabriel, and Lucian.
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Since meeting at Yale as graduate students, Bennett and pianist/composer John McDonald have had a long musical partnership, performing recitals throughout the world. The pair were selected as
Artistic Ambassadors for the
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Machover: Towards the Center by Tod Machover: Famine by Tod Machover: Bug-Mudra by Tod Machover.American Music, 10:1, pp. 112-115. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
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Tommasini, A. (2001, December 23).âMUSIC: The Year in
Classical Music: The Criticsâ Choices; A New âFalstaffâ; Earl Kimâs Genius.â The New York Times, Section 2, p. 33. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
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Bennettâs âsumptuous sound, wrenching poignancy, and faultless musicianshipâ and selected the album for the âBest of Classical: 2001.â Bennett premiered Kimâs âDear Lindaâ with
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While in Boston, Bennett was a performer member of the new music ensemble
Extension Works. She also performed frequently with other new music groups such as the Griffin Music Ensemble,
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concerto "Song of
Penance" and the "Brain Opera", which is on permanent exhibition in Vienna. Writing of Bennettâs recording of Kimâs "Now and Then" and "Three Poems in French",
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Inspirations behind the World's Greatest Literature. Kennebunkport, Maine: Appleseed Press. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
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Notebook; Hearing a Composer Practice What He Taught.The New York Times, p. E3. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
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354:"The White Album", and Trevor Westonâs "Stars", all with Musiqa. Bennett has also been involved in works by Emil Awad, Robert Carl,
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as well as Benjamin Brittenâs âCeremony of Carolsâ with Boston Cecilia and the Victoria Requiem with Church of the Advent.
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Dyer, R. (2006, March 25). âSarah Caldwell, impresario of Boston opera, dead at 82.â Boston Globe. Retrieved 30 May 2021
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Dyer, R.(2003, February 22).âEarl Kimâs âIlluminationsâ Shines.â Boston Globe, p. F12. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
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In 1994, Bennett was awarded the Pro Musicis International Prize, which pairs concerts in major venues with
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Dyer, R.(1997, January 3).âBoston at heart of Harbison disc.â Boston Globe, p. D12. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
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in Paris and a French womenâs prison were televised. She also gave recitals in Rome, New Yorkâs
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Dyer. R. (1991, February 8).âBack from the USSR.â The Boston Globe. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
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