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September 3, 2002
Poul Ruders received two Grammy Nominations, and was honored as "Composer of the Year" at MIDEM for his opera, "The Handmaid's Tale".   The American premiere of "The Handmaid's Tale" will be given in May, 2003 by the Minnesota Opera. The English National Opera will also stage "The Handmaid's Tale" in March 2003.  Another major Ruders event will the Berlin Philharmonic's premiere of Ruders's tone poem "Listening Earth"–composed before and during the aftermath of 9/11, and reflective of  those tragic events.  The New York Philharmonic will give "Listening Earth" its USA premiere in March 2002.  Poul Ruders is currently writing an opera for the opening of the Royal Danish Opera's new opera house.  Based on Kafka's "The Trial", the opera will explore the black comic  aspects of Kafka's saga.  Two new all-Ruders recordings will be issued by Bridge Records.  The first features "Guitar Concerto No. 2" "Cello Concerto No. 2" and "The City in the Sea"; the second, a DVD, features a filmed portrait of Ruders,  new recordings of orchestral works, and a  live performance by Thomas Ades, of Ruders's "Piano Sonata No. 2".   In the summer of 2003, Poul Ruders will be Composer-in-residence at the Aspen Music Festival, capping a year of prominence in American musical life.