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In the summer of 2013 Judy will score a documentary Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America. This 1.5 hour documentary is being filmed now!

Judy and her husband, Jeff Claus, have just completed the score for Northern Borders, a new film by director Jay Craven based on the Howard Mosher book of that name. The film stars Bruce Dern, Genevieve Bujold, and Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick and is the fourth Jay Craven/Howard Mosher film Jeff and Judy have made music for.

Here are two fun videos of music from Judy Hyman and Dick Hyman's recent release, Late Last Summer ... Ralph's Watch set to old photos of Judy and Dick, and Save a Thought, a moody music video ... hope you enjoy!

Ralph's Watch from the new album Late Last Summer was played on Terry Gross's show Fresh Air on October 9! This and other highlights of the album's life are being collected at http://www.facebook.com/LateLastSummer

New album Late Last Summer was officially released on October 23, 2012. Featuring Dick Hyman on piano and Judy on violin, this father-daughter collaboration is a collection of Judy's original waltzes. File under heart-felt and emotional. Available at cdbaby.com, amazon.com, i-tunes, and more.

Judy taught at Mark O'Connor's Berklee College Summer Strings Program June 25-29, 2012.

The Horse Flies participated in a May 15th New Yorkers Against Fracking concert at The Egg in Albany, NY along with Natalie Merchant; Medeski, Martin and Wood; Joan Osborne; The Felice Brothers; Citizen Cope, Dan Zanes, Ida, The Akwesasne Women Singers, Mark Ruffalo and Melissa Leo.

The Horse Flies opened for Natalie Merchant at the Forum Theater in Binghamton on March 10, 2012. Judy and Richie of the Flies also played in Ms. Merchant's band. This benefit concert raised money for the anti-hydrofracking movement. Noted author and recent Heinz grant recipient Sandra Steingraber spoke.

A performance originally scheduled for November 26, 2011 at Town Hall on Prairie Home Companion with Dick Hyman and Uri Sharlin was postponed. New date TBA.

Judy performed with Natalie Merchant at New York City's 92nd Street Y on November 30 and December 1, 2011 for a total of over 3500 NYC public school children! As part of the Y's educational outreach program, participating schools were provided with curriculum to prepare the students.

Judy composed and produced the music for a two-hour documentary, The War of 1812. Produced by WNED-TV, Buffalo, NY and Florentine Films/Hott Productions, Inc., which aired on PBS on October 10, 2011. PBS provides resources for teachers, students, and general viewers at their web site as well as the full documentary streamed.

Judy appears on Natalie Merchant's April 2010 release, Leave Your Sleep. She performed with Ms. Merchant in NYC for the album release and toured with her during July and August of 2010 playing violin and fiddle in Ms. Merchant's 8-piece ensemble. The tour, Judy's third with Ms. Merchant, covered 17,000 road miles in the U.S. plus an appearance at the Cambridge Folk Festival in England.

Judy was featured in Electronic Musician's Composer Profile in the June 2010 issue.

The Horse Flies performed in April 2010 in Boulder, CO at the Boulder Theater for the E-Town radio show. This aired in July 2010.

The Horse Flies performed on Michael Feldman's Whad'Ya Know on June 5, 2010 broadcast live from the State Theater in Ithaca, NY.