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Stillpoint (CD Review)
by Karl NehringJessie Montgomery: Rounds; Paolo Prestini: Code; Alvin Singleton: Time Past, Time Future; Pēteris Vasks: Castillo Interior; Tyshawn Sorey: Untitled Composition for Piano and Eight Voices; Judd Greenstein: Still Point. Awadagin Pratt, piano; Roomful of Teeth, voices; A Far Cry, strings. New Amsterdam NWAM177-CD Way back in 1994 I reviewed a solo piano recording titled A Long Way from Normal by a young African-American pianist by the name of Awadagin Pratt. Born in Pittsburgh, Pratt began studying piano at the age of six. By age nine, having moved to Normal, Illinois thus the title of his first album) with his family, he also began studying violin. At age 16 he entered the University of Illinois where he studied piano, violin, and conducting. He subsequently enrolled at the Peabody Conservatory of Music where he became the first student in the school’s history to receive diplomas in three performance areas – piano, violin and conducting. In 1992 he won the Naumburg […]
2022-11-22 05:10:00
New Jersey Symphony. George Manahan, conductor; Awadagin Pratt, piano. November 20, 2022.
[…] makes this a "brainy" piece. It's based on T. S. Eliot's poem "Four Quarters," and is in Rondo form. Today's soloist Pratt collaborated with Montgomery during the composition process.This was my first encounter with Pratt, and he certainly got the job done. A recipient of the prestigious Avery-Fisher grant, he has performed with many well-known ensembles. This work was one of his seven commissions for either piano and string orchestra; or piano, string orchestra, and Roomful of Teeth (which also has as one of its members Caroline Shaw).An enjoyable piece, but probably requires multiple listenings to appreciate many of the subleties, e.g., there is a rondo within a rondo!Awadagin Pratt was masterful in the performance of Jessie Montgomery's work.In the opera Ariadne auf Naxos is incorporated a play. The original plan was a three-act play, which didn't work out. A second attempt didn't work either. Out of that music Strauss […]
2022-10-24 18:50:00
New York Philharmonic. Jaap van Zweden, conductor; Roomful of Teeth, vocal ensemble. October 22, 2022.
[…] interesting, but gets monotonous after a couple of minutes. It reminds me of Philip Glass, where the overall pace is quite slow as the music slowly changes direction through phrases that change imperceptibly as they get repeated. At about the 20-minute mark I was wondering how different things could be in the next ten minutes (Program Notes estimated time of 30 minutes). Things built quickly to a climax and the music ended, somewhat to my relief.Roomful of Teeth is an octet of which Shaw is an original member. Shaw participated in the performance.It is interesting to see if there will be eventually a "Caroline Shaw Sound," as distinct as Glass's.After the performance of Caroline Shaw's Microfictions, Vol. 3. Shaw is the third person from the left (dark jacket, bowing). She was invited onto the podium also.The young man seated next to me clearly enjoyed it. He owns the album, loves […]
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2022-05-06 23:10:35
Seeking a top-notch professional with strong planning and communication skills to organize details of Roomful of Teeth performances and tours, travel with the group as a primary production liaison, and collaborate with the General Manager and Artistic Director on performance and tour-related accounting/archival tasks. Position Type: Part-time Independent ContractorReports to: General ManagerSupports: company members in […]
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