“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…
Gabriella Griffith of The Sunday Times notes that Moab, UT is “well-known for its rust red rock formations..;” and for the Moab Music Festival, whose concerts are uniquely inspired by this natural setting, “…sandstone makes from some impressive acoustics…” Read…
Need a mid-winter break? Well, just in time for those of you out in the southwest, the Moab Music Festival brings us “Winterlude.” The festival’s new inaugural week of chamber music concerts and educational outreach is a collaboration with the…
Here’s another rave review for the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra’s performance of Derek Bermel’s Murmurations. Rob Hubbard of the Pioneer Press notes, “American composer Derek Bermel’s ‘Murmurations’ is one of the most involving new works the SPCO has presented in…
“Birds have been a frequent inspiration for composers,” wrote Michael Anthony (Minneapolis Star Tribune) after the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra’s recent performance of Derek Bermel’s Murmurations. Anthony continues, “While living in Rome not long ago, Bermel…composer, conductor and virtuoso clarinetist…