{"id":1099,"date":"2015-06-05T17:12:22","date_gmt":"2015-06-05T17:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dworkincompany.com\/pressandevents\/?p=1099"},"modified":"2015-06-05T18:47:45","modified_gmt":"2015-06-05T18:47:45","slug":"bermel-soaring-with-murmurations-san-francisco-classical-voice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dworkincompany.com\/pressandevents\/2015\/06\/05\/bermel-soaring-with-murmurations-san-francisco-classical-voice\/","title":{"rendered":"Bermel: Soaring with “Murmurations” (San Francisco Classical Voice)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"SanFran<\/a>From May 28 – 31, the New Century Chamber Orchestra<\/span><\/a><\/span> presented the first West coast performances of Featured Resident Composer Derek Bermel\u2019s<\/b> recent work Murmurations,\u00a0<\/i>a work inspired by the migratory patterns of starlings. Rebecca Wishnia of the San Francisco Classical Voice<\/span><\/a><\/i><\/span> wrote, \u201c\u2026Trills are an obvious compositional choice for the evocation of fluttering birds, but Bermel employs them with novelty \u2026The individual sections\u2019 swooping scales seamlessly fit together\u2026Bermel\u2019s imaginative harmonic progressions and shifting accent patterns elevate the seemingly simple finale \u2014 a perpetual motion in the minimalist style \u2014 to a level of sophistication\u2026\u201d Read more here<\/span><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

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Here\u2019s what Joshua Kosman of the San Francisco Chronicle<\/span><\/a><\/i><\/span> said about Derek Bermel\u2019s new chamber orchestra work. \u201cMurmurations<\/i>, the charming new piece he wrote on a commission from the New Century Chamber Orchestra and a consortium of other ensembles, takes its cue from the flocking behavior of \"Bermel<\/a>birds, in particular starlings\u2026The results are delightful and intriguing\u2026On first encounter, Murmurations<\/i> struck me as ingenious\u2026the orchestra and Music Director Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg gave it a vibrant, often richly colored performance. Find out more here<\/span><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

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Allan Ulrich of Financial Times<\/a><\/i> wrote, \u201c\u2026Murmurations<\/i> [was] a West Coast premiere by this season\u2019s composer in residence, Derek Bermel. In this three-movement co-commission, the flights of starli\"Bermel<\/a>ngs have become the inspiration for 22 minutes of virtuoso string writing. In \u201cGathering Near Gretna Green,\u201d the avian whoosh is punctuated by a concertmaster solo. In \u201cSoaring over Algiers,\u201d an individual line yields to brilliant contrapuntal writing; and in the final \u201cSwarming Rome,\u201d spatial elements yield a broader sonority\u2026Mur<\/i>murations<\/i>, completed this year, provides challenges for any string ensemble\u2026the performance profoundly engaged. Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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From May 28 – 31, the New Century Chamber Orchestra presented the first West coast performances of Featured Resident Composer Derek Bermel\u2019s recent work Murmurations,\u00a0a work inspired by the migratory patterns of starlings. Rebecca Wishnia of the San Francisco Classical…<\/p>\n

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