Here’s a behind-the-scenes shot from baritone Thomas Hampson’s recent appearance with Giancarlo Guerrero and the Nashville Symphony for the world premiere of War Songs, Richard Danielpour’s newest orchestral song cycle. The program also featured Danielpour’s earlier song cycle Songs of…
Before the Seattle Chamber Music Society’s premiere of Derek Bermel’s piano trio Death With Interruptions, Jill Kimball of Second Inversion met with him to chat about the work. Kimball related his story about traveling in Ghana and how he was…
In his recent San Francisco Classical Voice review, Giancomo Fiore reflected on The Del Sol Quartet’s performance of Pierre Jalbert’s String Quartet No. 4. “The Fourth Quartet is in four movements, each evoking a different physical pattern in both title…
When the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra gave the Los Angeles premiere of Aaron Jay Kernis‘ Viola Concerto, Mark Swed of the Los Angeles Times wrote, “[It] is conventional on the surface but richer in its inner working. It is a…
New to Blu Ray audio: Aaron Jay Kernis‘ Musica Celestis, presented on the Norwegian label 2L. Performed here in its string orchestra version by the Trondheim Soloists (led by Anita Brevik), Musica Celestis — Kernis’ most frequently performed work —…
Recently, The PostClassical Ensemble presented a program called “Bach and the Divine” at Georgetown’s Dumbarton Church in Washington, DC. Stephen Brookes of The Washington Post attended and noted the ensemble is “a group more known for revolution than reverence —…
More 2014 Copland House Gala: here are some snapshots from this year’s event “The Awakened Palate.”
Wall Street Journal reporter Corinne Ramey joined this year’s Copland House Gala, held at famed Chelsea restaurant Del Posto. Dubbed “The Awakened Palate,” the evening featured a multi-course menu prepared by celebrity chef Lidia Bastianich, along with the world premiere…
Recently, the Pro Arte Quartet celebrated its three-year centennial concert series with the premiere of Pierre Jalbert’s Howl. Howl was the final piece in the commissioning series, and Greg Hettmansberger of Madison Magazine noted, “…no one could have imagined that…
On October 12, superstar chef Lidia Bastianich and composer Daniel Brewbaker team up to celebrate Copland House for this year’s gala event “The Awakened Palate.” Brewbaker, a 2006 Copland House resident, joins Bastianich to create a remarkable culinary and musical…