Judith Lang Zaimont

Zaimont: In Darkness Veiled Premieres

“I composed In Darkness Veiled during the early months of the Covid pandemic lockdown. My new variation is a pianistic nocturne in three panels with a tempestuous middle. The work is lush in its textures with hints of the tune’s motives – which cover all registers – and evaporates upward at the close.” – Judith […]

Zaimont: Born to Write Music

“When I was growing up…nobody ever told me that any women wrote music. Did it stop me? No. I knew I was born to write music…” Judith Lang Zaimont – award-winning composer and pianist – is featured in the March 2021 edition of NewMusicBox (NMBx). Zaimont chats with NMBx Composer Advocate Frank Oteri and talks […]

Zaimont: Important & Groundbreaking

From February 14-19, 2021, The University of South Florida (USF) School of Music (Tampa, FL) presents Judith Lang Zaimont in a virtual composer-residency, hosted by the school’s New-Music Consortium. Zaimont’s residency includes: an interview with local station Classical WSMR; a presentation to the USF Composition Department, and a portrait concert of her music featuring three […]

May is National Chamber Music Month!

It’s May again – and it’s National Chamber Music Month! Join Chamber Music America for National Chamber Music Month. Designated by CMA, the month-long celebration highlights the many diverse styles of small ensemble music performed and presented in the U.S., and raises national public awareness of the vibrant chamber music field. Subito Music is partnering […]

Zaimont: Beautifully Crafted

  “Judith Lang Zaimont’s music is beautifully crafted.” Jim Svejda, host of Los Angeles-based KUSC-FM’s “The Evening Program,” invites listeners to tune in on November 3 and listen when Zaimont is the featured composer of the program. The three-hour interview showcases several Zaimont works including: Monarchs: Movements for Orchestra; Pure, Cool (Water) – Symphony No. […]

Zaimont: Passion, Intensity, and Beauty

  “I first heard Judith Lang Zaimont’s music in 1986.” On the eve of pianist Joanne Polk’s celebration of Zaimont’s 70th Birthday season, she reminisces about the composer’s music. The portrait concert takes places on November 7 at Symphony Space (New York City), as Polk is joined by flutist Immanuel Davis, violinist Yura Seung-Jung Oh, […]

Zaimont: Pure, Cool (Water)

On November 24, Viennese audiences will be treated to the world premiere of Judith Lang Zaimont’s Pure, Cool (Water) Symphony No. 4, performed by the Janacek Philharmonie Ostrava at the Wiener Konzerthaus, conducted by Niels Muus. Commissioned and supported by The Sorel Organization, Pure, Cool (Water) is a 43-minute work written in honor of the […]

Winter Music with Judith Lang Zaimont

At the Top of the List! Judith Lang Zaimont rang in her New Year by being named WFIU Radio’s January “Composer of the Month”. “Our monthly Wednesday night ‘spotlight’ programs are devoted to 20th and 21st century music, and Judith is a prolific composer,” comments David Wood, WFIU’s music director. “During the past few months, […]