The New Century Chamber Orchestra’s opening night offered a concert of the music of Derek Bermel – the ensemble’s 2014-15 Featured Composer. Lou Fancher of SFWeekly noted that Bermel – as guest clarinetist and composer – “provided talent and tease in his three compositions. Proving himself capable of playing anything and everything on his instrument, Bermel joined members of the en
semble in his A Short History of the Universe for String Quartet and Clarinet…[which] suspended time and tested the tension between alternative rhythms. The work’s three movements’ scaled the wall of sound….” Also programmed were Oct Up and Silvioudades. So, read more of Fancher’s review here.