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Requited means given in return, completed, made whole. Requited is the debut of a new collaboration between composer Bert Seager and novelist Anita Diamant with ten songs that celebrate the persistence of love and hope. Rebecca Shrimpton s performance unites words and music with a rich, agile voice and a warm intelligence that yield a musical experience greater than its parts; the sound of hearts Requited. For more information write to requitedsongs@aol.com REQUITED is the meeting of three artists: pianist/composer Bert Seager, best-selling novelist Anita Diamant (lyricist), and jazz singer Rebecca Shrimpton. Together, they have created a modern twist on the American Songbook that is both fresh and hauntingly familiar. Seager and Diamant s songs are a provocative union of beautifully surprising melodies, harmonic density, and exquisitely crafted images, performed with depth and seemingly effortless grace by Rebecca Shrimpton and a brilliant group of instrumentalists. Bert Seager s compositions have been praised as lyrical... perfectly balanced and unfailingly beautiful (Boston Phoenix), while Anita Diamant has earned international renown as a master storyteller with a gift for spare yet vividly descriptive prose (Boston Globe). Her best known book, The Red Tent, sold 3 million copies worldwide, was on The New York Times best-seller's list for 47 weeks, and is soon to be re-issued in a new 10th anniversary edition. As an interpreter of songs, Rebecca Shrimpton has been hailed as a simply exquisite vocalist, who knows how to get the pulse and tick of every word (All About Jazz). They are joined by some of today s finest and most sought-after jazz musicians, including Rick DiMuzio (tenor saxophone), Jorge Roeder (bass), Richie Barshay (drums), Dan Greenspan (bass), and Jorge Pérez-Albela (drums).