On March 17, Seattle Symphony premiered Aaron Jay Kernis’ Violin Concerto with guest soloist James Ehnes performing the stamina-challenging work. Melinda Bargreen of observed, “…Lengthy, complex and assertive, the new concerto demands almost superhuman agility and stamina of the soloist…
The Times Argus reviewed the Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival’s summer 2106 performance of composer, and Vermont-native, Pierre Jalbert’s Trio No. 2. They called the work “complex and potent, [and] challenging and exciting.” Read more here. http://ow.ly/xo2x303CS0d
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…
Derek Bermel was featured as a composer and performer at the Bowdoin International Music Festival. Allan Kozann, writing for the Portland Press Herald, “Bermel is one of Bowdoin’s success stories. Now a faculty member, he attended the festival as a…
Recently, Vance R. Koven of The Boston Intelligencer attended the Borromeo String Quartet’s concert at the Rockport Music Festival (MA), where he heard them perform Bach’s Well Tempered Clavier (as arranged by the ensemble’s own first violin Nicholas Kitchen), music…
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…