Writing for The Huffington Post, Daniel Asia’s review of “Secret Alchemy” (recently released by Music from Copland House) begins with the lead, “”Music I (Mostly) Hold Dear: The Music of Pierre Jalbert.” “Pierre Jalbert,” he continues, “writes music that is…
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,…
“…I’ll wear the greatest gown ever…” So noted violist Cynthia Phelps, when Laurence Vittes of Strings Magazine asked her how she’d handle being in New York’s intense classical-music spotlight when she premiered Julia Adolph’s Viola Concerto with the New York…
Mark Stryker of The Detroit Free Press attended the world premiere of Aaron Jay Kernis’ Flute Concerto, written for soloist Marina Piccinini and premiered by Leonard Slatkin and the Detroit Symphony. Stryker wrote, “Kernis’ Flute Concerto proved to be a corker…It’s…
“Aaron Jay Kernis has composed a big and entertaining work, which has a lot to say….” That’s what Richard Fairman of The Financial Times wrote when he attended the UK premiere of Kernis’ Flute Concerto, which featured soloist Marina Piccinini…
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…