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Worthgold Publishing is the agent for and publisher of the works of Composer, Visual Artist and Writer Carol Worthey .
Worthgold Music is registered with performing rights organization Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI). Carol has been associated with BMI since 1978.
"Today we're thrilled to release Carol Worthey 's new children's book: "BLUEBERRY ESCAPADES" . You can read all about it below!
" Carol Worthey 's career continued to expand this past year. Each year her art works are viewed and musical works performed for larger audiences all over the world.
"Pianist Stanley Wong played and premiered works in Hong Kong. A new country, Spain was added when two of Carol's works were premiered in Alicante by pianists Daniel Curichagua and Victoria Marco as well as violinist Miguel Garcia Sala . Chinese pianist Helen Lin world-premiered two Worthey works in Beijing, then took them on-the-road to venues in seven other cities in China.
"Carol also completed a number of new compositions. "Pavane Gitana" for Solo Piano was completed then adapted into a passionate Violin/Cello Duet. The piano version is set to be premiered this year. Seven additional new works have flowed from her avid imagination, accompanied by visual works to grace their covers. These new works are collected into a fun set of recital pieces for intermediate pianists — "Western Romance Suite" includes such evocative titles as "Big Sky Montana" , "Sawdust Saloon" , "Cowpoke Serenade" and "Tipsy Sidekick." On the choral scene, Carol's twelve musical portraits of each month painted in musical colors and textures that depict the characteristic moods, changing weather, special holidays and unique feeling of each month, "A Choral Calendar" still awaits its first performance. The first movement of a new string quartet "Tree-Rings: Redwoods" is currently being rehearsed. Many other of Carol's musical works are garnering multiple performance throughout the United States. Carol has, of course, created visual art works to grace the covers of all the new compositions which is a Worthgold Publishing tradition. Ms. Worthey currently finished the expansion of her "Romanza" work into a single movement Concerto for Solo Violin and String Ensemble, (premiere performance to be announced soon).
"Many of the above works are now available to be appreciated on Carol's website, but alas, many more remain that yours truly has not had the time to render on the web — Events remain backlogged. View Past and Upcoming Events
"Carol has had quite a busy year!"
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BLUEBERRY ESCAPADES NEW!
Do you believe that Blueberries have influenced Human History?Of COURSE NOT!
Well, you're in for a surprise or a lot of reading pleasure! Author (and illustrator) Carol Worthey has an active imagination but is generally regarded as quite truthful.
Still, one fine day Carol claims she met... [ Spoiler Alert ] ...a grandfatherly Blueberry in her yogurt who shared with her seven hilarious, wild and page-turning "historical accounts" about how Blueberries have made their mark on Human History!
Meet Homer Blue and his rambunctious tales about how Blueberries have contributed to Major Inventions, Ancient Civilizations, Royalty, the Gold Rush, Pirates, Ninjas and even Space Travel!
Inspired by Homer Blue's colorful storytelling, the Author has embellished the book with Full Color Illustrations — to pleasure your eyes as well as your heart and mind!
Here's a book for Young and Still-Young-At-Heart! Just don't look too closely at the Blueberries in your muffins. I know. They're DELICIOUS! But then again, SO ARE THESE STORIES!
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THE MEANING OF BIRDS NEW!
In 2021 renowned composer/painter/writer Carol Worthey gathered together an anthology of her poems celebrating the resilience of the human spirit, More Grand Than Mountains garnering high praise from writers and readers the world over.In the year 2022 the resilience of the human spirit was tested once again with lock-downs and conflicts. Time and time again Carol has noticed that "a poem comes to you when you need it" — now the need for connection and hope became even more intense.
One fine day, like a feather on her shoulder, a poem landed her way: The Meaning of Birds became a cry in the wilderness, a call for courage and revitalization. It was the spark for Carol's second poetry book you see here, a bird's eye view of the world and a vantage point for hope to thrive once again: The Meaning of Birds.
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A RAIN OF SUNDRY THOUGHTS
How does one create a life worth living and make living itself a work of art?Does love vanish into nothing when it seems to go? What to do when you feel low? What makes creating beauty or connecting with nature so revitalizing? How to put forth more generosity of spirit while retaining your own truth?
—— An uplifting resource for eye, mind and heart enriched with color illustrations.
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MORE GRAND THAN MOUNTAINS
'What GOOD is POETRY?' asks the Poet — then somehow the Poet SHOWS us.'A poem comes to you when you need it,' she says. (Whether in your own words, or in another's.)
Let these poems take you to a panoramic view of life and love, tears and triumph, moments we've all undergone as we challenge the very resillence of the Human Spirit.
There will be a Poem here (or two) that has your name on it. ...Maybe more.
Come with the Poet to a new vantage point.
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SIX OF ONE - HALF-A-DOZEN OF ANOTHER
Writers are observers.Yes, of course, wordsmiths and storytellers, but first and foremost, writers are observers.
In this collection of First Person Singular stories you will meet the Person who is First in my heart and (you will discover) quite a Singular individual.
From the first moment I sat across from Ray Korns, bathing in the freshness of his storytelling, I have observed him to be wise, whimsical... and altogether wonderful.
Call me prejudiced—I am after all (as good fortune would have it) married to the dude—but please recognize that a wife who is herself an observer and a writer is perhaps the toughest critic (read: editor) one can encounter.
Created with love and tenderness originally as Christmas gifts for friends and family, the first half-dozen stories are like a batch of fresh cookies! Hot, delicious and ready to be "snarfled" in one bite. Continuing to bake (bread this time?) Ray put six more into the oven, then popped one more into this edition, the way the old bakers used to do, a Baker's Dozen just for luck.
Happy Reading!
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CRUMB: THE SECRET OF THE RIDDLE
A rollicking good story and an epic allegory about the "little man" caught in the greedy machinery of today's world, hungry to make a difference. This far-flung fantasy adventure tale for the Child Within Us All unites a resourceful eight-year-old girl Zoe with mischievous Crumb (an orphan breadball raised by wise Breadbox and taught to read), Nefertiti the cat, Whisk the Dog Whiskerer, and a brilliant Bee in a quest to solve a Riddle that might help to save our endangered pollinators! Two dysfunctional families bond and a grotesque villain is revealed as the Riddle begins to make sense bit by bit, driven by a purpose greater than any of these characters could guess at the start. Fusing mystery, childhood wonder, passionate concern for our environment and sheer poetry.
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CHALLENGE
Fen Dathrod is a proud young man bullied in Prison School to the point of deep self-doubt. He's been troubled by noticing oddities around him — something is off on Dactoes — anomalies in the unpredictable, cruel or cowed behavior of his schoolmates. To make matters worse, he's the last of a Clan held in utter contempt and lowered to bottom status for reasons that just don't add up. Fen is a mass of contradictions, keenly bright but awkward, insatiably curious but reluctant to take action, passionate about uncovering secrets but terrorized by what these secrets might reveal. He's certainly an unlikely candidate to take on any CHALLENGE, leave alone one that might determine what will happen on a planet held in numbing thrall. Then there's the spunky and intriguing Charin, a beauty who hardly wants to be seen with Fen — quite another challengeCommissioning Music
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Carol Worthey's News Blast!
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CAROL'S MUSIC TOURS CHINA
Concert Pianist
Helen Lin
made an extensive tour throughout China. The tour began in
Beijing at the
Central Conservatory of Music
where Ms. Lin premiered two
Carol Worthey
solo piano works
"Fantasia"
and
"Pastorale"
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Helen
played encores of both works in Jinan, TaiAn, Weifang,
Chingzhou, ZiBuo, Zhou Village, Shenzhen, and Zhaoching.
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On International Woman's Day
VALENTINE SAMPLER
premiered in Alicante, Spain! The delightful piano duo
QuaTTro,
Daniel Curichagua
and
Victoria Marco
, featured the World-Premiere of
Carol Worthey
's
"Valentine Sampler"
for Four-Hand Piano
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BILLOWING BEAUTY
An installation of moving sculptures and music Sculptures
by
Anne Ferrer
Music by
Carol Worthey
Curated by
Ed Rubin
The Lab at the
Roger Smith Hotel
47th & Lexington, New York City
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A MUSICAL BANQUET
in Pacific Palisades, concluded with
Carol Worthey
's lyrical and lilting
"A Simple Ditty"
for Flute and Piano performed by Flute virtuoso
Aleksandr Haskin
and pianist
Mary Au
.
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The
FACEBOOK FRIENDS CONCERT
in NYC! This was more than a concert and the Violin /
Piano premiere of
'Romanza'
— this was a music
event
with its pulse on what's happening in the world of global
communications. For more details just click here.
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The
Weiss Family Woodwinds
gave an extraordinarily perfect World Premiere performance
of
Carol Worthey
's
"Sandcastles"
for Flute, Oboe and Bassoon at USC. Flutist
Dawn Weiss
(who commissioned the work), Oboist
David Weiss
, and Bassoonist
Abraham Weiss
can be heard in this performance by clicking here.
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RUSSIAN SCENES World Premiere
Masterful Cellists
Ruslan Biryukov
and
Maksim Velichkin
presented an unforgettable world-premiere of
Carol Worthey
's eight
"Russian Scenes"
in a performance capturing the total spirit and
nuance of each scene. The two
Rostropovich
proteges took the audience on this musical trip with their
dramatic and comedic flair, sheer virtuosity and beautiful
sensitivity.
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Violist
Karen Elaine
and Pianist
Nadia Shpachenko
premiered
Carol Worthey
's work
"Lament for Viola & Piano"
with two performances on the same day. You may
hear the premiere performance by clicking on this item.
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Concert pianist
Beth Levin
world-premiered
Carol Worthey
's
'Romanza'
at Philadelphia's Settlement Music School
"Distinguished Alumni Concert" on November 8th. Not a pin
dropped nor a cough echoed in the audience to mar Levin's
passionate, delicate and tender portrayal.
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Tubist
John Van Houten
world premiered two solo tuba pieces of
Carol Worthey
originally written for double bass in two concerts in
October 2009.
"Grandpa Reminisces"
was portrayed with the sensitivity, tone color,
phrasing and lyricism she intended. With her final work,
"Cool Cat"
, John came on stage sporting an Ed Norton-type
slouchy hat and sunglasses and played complete with finger
snaps, cat's meows, and other hilarious antics.
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Carol's tranquility series of paintings are now available to
order as fine art quality giclée prints at
The Tranquil Moment
. These paintings were so popular we have had to
create a separate website.
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Carol's mermaid series of paintings are now available to
order as fine art quality giclée prints at
Mermaid Mystique.
You can visit this magical world by simply clicking
here!
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