Have you heard? Derek Bermel is a featured composer at this summer’s “Intersect Festival” in Bryant Park (New York, NY). The two-day music festival is a rare opportunity to experience some of the most sophisticated contemporary music on the scene,…
When Cynthia Phelps premiered Julia Adolphe’s viola concerto “Unearth, Release” with the New York Philharmonic, Alex Ross of The New Yorker met with Adolphe to chat about how she studied Phelps’ sound.while creating her new concerto. Read more of their conversation…
Tom Wharton of The Salt Lake Tribune recently wrote, “The variety of experiences has made the Moab Music Festival a staple on the itineraries of many musical enthusiasts.” The article focuses on some of the loyal and enthusiastic music lovers…
The Pro Arte Quartet recorded Pierre Jalbert’s Howl (for clarinet and string quartet), and Albany Records has released the world premiere disc. Ted Gordon, of PSNY, gives some insight into Jalbert’s work and the new recording. Read more and listen…
Check out Sunset Magazine’s “Top Summer Events of 2016” and you’ll find the Moab Music Festival. Read more here.
As writer Mark Barber notes in his column for The Sunday Times (London), Utah’s Moab Music Festival’s “intimate concert experiences…take advantage of the natural setting — ‘sandstone makes for some impressive acoustics.’” Read more.
NPR Music’s “Morning Edition” profiled violist Cynthia Phelps as being “at the pinnacle of her career,” as she serves as principal violist of the New York Philharmonic. She talks about heading-up the viola section and how they play a key…
Known for her mastery of the viola, Cynthia Phelps — the New York Philharmonic’s principal violist — appeared in concert at the University of Buffalo’s Slee Hall. Commenting on her program which included Bach, Schubert, Enescu and Schumann, The Buffalo…
“It is a man’s world and we’re changing it.” – composer Laura Karpman Recently, Michelle Lanz of The Frame (89.3 KPCC Los Angeles) spoke with Karpman about women composers in TV and film, as well as the composer’s new organization,…
Shannon M. Houston of Paste Magazine notes that composer Laura Karpman “…accomplished a great feat” with her film score for WGN America’s new series “Underground.” She talks with Karpman about the the project and the idea of music as American…