Born in Moscow, Russia, Regine Rayevsky Fisher studied piano, choral conducting and voice there. While growing up she found that her love of music allowed her to escape from the weight of the all-pervasive communist regime, and she became more and more intrigued by the jazz, R&B, reggae, and rock & roll she heard over the Voice of America. Since immigrating to the United States, in addition to continuing her teaching of piano and voice, she has become a songwriter and poet. She has performed in venues in Washington, DC, Philadelphia, and New York City. Her band RED presents a mix of musical styles to a reggae beat, from Russian folk songs to French chansons to American jazz and rock. Her debut album was entitled A Secret Told. She was voted one of the twenty best female songwriters in the Washington, DC area and competed at the 9:30 Club to perform at Lilith Fair. Her poems and short stories have won several awards.
Teacher
My specialty
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beginners
WRITER
Master of Fine Arts, Writing Division, School of the Arts, Columbia University
Do You Remember Do you remember house and park and street, And sounds beneath an empty sky, The simple meaning of the earthly beat, Do you remember how to fly?
Musician
French chansons, Russian romances, Cycle of songs on Fyodor Dostoevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov, Small piano compositions
Regine Fisher Sings jazz and French chansons on July 18 at Twenty Two Gallery Cafe.
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