Tag: chamber orchestra

Bermel: Full of Emotion and Imagination (Pioneer Press)

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…

Bermel: Clever and Imaginative (Minneapolis Star Tribune)

“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…

Kernis: A Stunningly Beautiful Score (Boston Classical Review)

Aaron Jay Kernis’ Concerto With Echoes was featured at the Boston Modern Orchestra Project’s January 22 concert “The New Brandenburgs.” Boston Classical Review’s Aaron Keebaugh called Kernis’ work “a stunningly beautiful score, chock-full of romantic feeling….” Read more: http://ow.ly/XEWzb.