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Two premiere performances of “Traces” a new collaboration by composer Svjetlana Bukvich and Carolyn Dorfman Dance World Premiere:  April 8, 2016  at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center , Newark , New Jersey NY Premiere:  April 16, 2016  at the La Guardia Performing Arts Center,  Long Island City, NY CONTINUING HER EXTRAORDINARY AND EVOCATIVE STYLE OF COMPOSING MUSIC FOR DANCE SVJETLANA BUKVICH BRINGS “TRACES” TO THE STAGE  IN COLLABORATION WITH CAROLYN DORFMAN DANCE WORLD PREMIERE  APRIL 8 , NEW JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER   NYC PREMIERE OF  TRACES   APRIL 16  AT THE  LA GUARDIA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER    (Wednesday, March 16, 2016 – New York, New York )  – For the second time  in three years , two progressively original artists, Svjetlana Bukvich and Carolyn Dorfman will come together to share their work. Their new collaboration  TRACES opens live on Friday, April 8 at 8:00...

Art Secrets: 8 Incredible Ways that Music Helps Child Development How Music Helps Your Child's Development SUBHEAD: How Music Can Help Your Child Succeed  Whether playing a musical instrument , singing in the church choir , or plucking out an original tune on a guitar, music helps children develop valuable skills that will help them succeed later in life.  Although music and the arts are often considered last in a long line of school requirements, including reading, writing, mathematics, science, and passing those all-important standardized tests, students have been proven to benefit from involvement in the visual and performing arts . While there has been extensive scientific research about the neurological benefits of music and music in regards to higher test scores, below I have outlined some basic benefits of being involved in a music program. 1. Concentration Skills Playing a musical instrument improves a child's ability to focus, while children that learn ho...

What Really Happens When a Composer Writes Music? When you watch your amazing composition performed for the first time, audience members are usually wowed by the amount of work that it took to create the work. They often can't fathom the hours behind such a great musical feat, even if they didn't care for the music, they still remark on the ingenuity it took to pull together the latest song, whether it was a string quartet, an avant-garde percussion piece, or an electroacoustic work.  The reality is that it takes a lot of time to write a composition, and usually the work takes several stages. Cover of Leonard Bernstein STAGE 1: The Planning Stage Most composers take some time to plan out their piece. This can include writing sketches in a notebook, jamming on an instrument, listening to recordings, or even reading books. Like composer Leonard Bernstein , my routine also involves many hours lying down, inert, letting my brain figure out how I will create my ne...