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“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.
Legendary DuranDuran drummer Roger Taylor is well aware of the power of music. So when the band’s manager asked if he wanted to use a short break during their tour to work in-studio with at-risk youth in the non-profit program Road Recovery, Taylor didn’t hesitate. Influencers like the Duran Duran power team, help bring visibility to the non-profit while giving students the opportunity to collaborate with some of the best in the business
“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.
The Minnesota Post’s Pamela Espeland spoke with Houston-based composer Pierre Jalbert in advance of the premiere of his new violin concerto, co-commissioned by the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and the Milwaukee Symphony to showcase their concertmasters….
The rocks star at the Moab Music Festival: Chamber, jazz, and folk bands all sound pitch-perfect tucked into the grottoes of Utah’s rust-colored desert.
