On August 16, 2013, Richard Brooks's Sweet Betsy; A Fantasy on an American Folk Songwas performed by the Boston New Music Initiative (Dierdre Viau, flute; Yhasmin Valenzuela, clarinet; Lilit Hartunian, violin; Christopher Harnick, cello; Leah Kosch, piano; Nathan Lofton, conductor) during the Parma Music Festival/SCI Region I Conference in Portsmouth, NH.

Congratulations to Richard! More about the ensemble can be learned here: http://www.bostonnewmusic.org