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Kelly Hall-Tompkins: Cincinnati Symphony Inaugural Artist in Residence Classical Roots Project
ici Interview on Tony Guida's New York, CUNY TV Kelly Hall-Tompkins writes: It has been an incredibly exciting and power packed winter! I am delighted to have been guest soloist twice with the Westchester Philharmonic and Music Director Ted Sperling, for my Fiddler works and also for Saint-Saens Rondo Capriccioso and Beethoven Romance. I was also guest soloist with Symphony New Hampshire and conductor Roderick Cox in the Beethoven Violin Concerto, and at Carnegie Weill Hall with The Chamber Orchestra of New York and conductor Salvatore DiVittorio and co-soloist Maggie Snyder in the Mozart Sinfonia Concertante. In the midst of all of that I released my new CD, "The Fiddler Expanding Tradition" in an amazing evening at the fabulous Tribeca Rooftop with around 200 guests, featuring me in a duet with Danny Burstein, […]
2016-06-17 17:18:46
The booking of Kazem Abdullah as a conductor of the Westchester Philharmonic is a promising sign for a less homogenous classical music world.
Norman Lebrecht - Slipped disc
2014-08-23 23:48:24
The quick smile of Mary Whitaker
Jonathan Taylor, who works for several New York orchestras, has written this touching tribute to his friend, the violinist Mary Whitaker, who was shot dead by robbers at her upstate rural home . . I had the privilege of working with Mary Whitaker for thirty years, primarily with the Westchester Philharmonic and American Composers Orchestra. Mary was an excellent violinist, good enough to assume principal positions when called upon. She was also a bright, responsible professional, whom I felt comfortable leaving in charge when I could not be present to fulfil my duties as personnel manager. But none of that seems important today. The outpouring of love from friends and colleagues on Facebook taps feelings that go well beyond respect for her abilities. Although news stories have described her as being private and quiet, I always found her quick with a hug and a smile, almost invariably cheerful. Yet she had […]
Norman Lebrecht - Slipped disc
2014-08-21 18:59:05
Orchestra violinist shot dead. Conductor mourns.
Mary Whitaker, a violinist in the Westchester Philharmonic and the Chautaqua Symphony, has died in tragic, horrific circumstances. Details are still sketchy, but it appears she was shot in Chautaqua during the course of a robbery. She was a close friend of Marin Alsop and played at her parents’ memorial tributes. Marin has tweeted: “Today is filled with unbearable sadness at the news of the tragic loss of our dear, kind, gentle, funny, loyal friend, Mary Whitaker. I simply do not understand this world; nothing will ever be the same. Generous and loving always. “ This is Mary with Marin’s son, Auden, published uniquely with Marin’s permission. (c) Marin Alsop. Here is Mary’s career path: Mary Whitaker moved to New York after graduating from Indiana University with a performance degree in violin. Over the past three decades Ms. Whitaker has been associated with many of the major freelance orchestras in […]
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