The New York Times noted that being the center of attention suits Cynthia Phelps well…that her visibility, along with her superb musicianship and her leadership qualities, makes her an apt a symbol of the orchestra.
October 1, 2017
Press
Moab Music Festival marks 25 years of music among the rocks Another season of “music in concert with the landscape” is opening next week. August 26, 2017 By Catherine Reese Newton
Premiere of Julia Adolph’s viola concerto written for violist Cynthia Phelps at the Eastern Music Festival is a a substantial contribution to the repertoire…I hope it gets recorded by Phelps as soloist.
June 20, 2017
“Pierre Jalbert writes music that is direct, speaks to the mind, heart, and soul, traverses a musical landscape, and expresses a wide range of emotion,” the Huffington Post said. On Secret Alchemy [with] Music from Copland House… the four works are played expertly and the sound is to perfection. Standouts are violinist Curtis Macomber and pianist Michael Boriskin who appear on most of the pieces.
“The concerto’s most arresting music came in the outer sections of the opening movement, where slithering piano glissandos and twinkling percussion meshed with wispy violins to conjure a magically airborne texture.”
SPCO concertmaster Steven Copes took the stage as soloist for Jalbert’s Violin Concerto. By turns haunting and menacing in the early going, the two-movement concerto became an absorbing meditation.
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