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2022-02-12 06:32:00
[…] hors d'oeuvres, and exclusive opportunities to meet and greet the performers, all while supporting and nurturing outstanding breakthrough talent.For more information, visit https://americanbach.org/index.html--American Bach SoloistsChris Votek's “Singing Strings of the East and West” ConcertAcclaimed as a “creative force,” cellist and composer Chris Votek, who is one of LA’s most in demand studio artists and composers, is celebrating the release of “Memories of a Shadow” on MicroFest Records, with a concert on March 5 at the Pico Union Project.The release marks Votek’s bold recording debut as both a traditionalist performing Hindustani raga on cello, and an innovative composer exploring the intersection between Western and Indian Classical traditions. The evening will feature world renowned violinist Kala Ramnath, tabla maestro Dr. Neelamjit Dhillon, and a string quintet including members of the Grammy-nominated new music collective Wild Up.Hosted by KPFK radio personality John Schneider and presented by MicroFest, “Singing Strings of the East and […]
2021-10-11 08:18:46
Opus 1 and Magnum Opus: Britten Sinfonia's initiatives supporting early stage and emerging composers
Aileen Sweeney, Nathan James Dearden and Jonathan Brigg, the Britten Sinfonia's Magnum Opus composers for 2021/2022 (Photo: Milly March) The Britten Sinfonia has launched two initiatives supporting early stage and emerging composers, Opus 1 for composers at the earliest stage of their professional careers and Magnum Opus for those whose career is further advanced. Both schemes allow composers to interact with the orchestra and come together with their peers for discussion, workshops and performance. Eight composers, Hugo Bell, Jamie Elless, Pia Rose Scattergood, Pete Walton, Elliott Park, Darius Paymai, Rachael Gibson and John Rivero-Pico joined Britten Sinfonia's Opus 1 scheme this Summer, where they workshopped and discussed their music with Britten Sinfonia musicians, programme directors Joe Cutler and Dobrinka Tabakova and each other. The scheme culminated with members of Britten Sinfonia recording a piece of music by each composer, providing a valuable practical addition to their musical portfolios. To continue this network of […]
2020-02-15 08:54:36
Teamwork, resilience, self-discipline: teaching life-skills through music, I chat to Truda White of MiSST (Music in Secondary Schools Trust)
[…] classes in different school all learn the same pieces, this means that they can be brought together to perform in what they call MiSST Together. The next one of these is at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on 23 March 2020. This will feature children from MiSST Together and from the Saturday schools, some have only been learning for six months.Recently children from MiSST did a side-by-side performance with members of a good amateur orchestra, the Pico Players. The adult players were impressed with the standard of the children, and for the children it was a revelation that people could play their instruments to such a high level and have a full-time job.There are some 4000 young people currently on MiSST's Andrew Lloyd Webber programme in 16 schools, and MiSST has reached over 8000 in total (this latter figure will go up to 10,000 in September). That is the number of […]
2017-04-01 16:42:08
Temple University’s professor in piano, Maria del Pico Taylor and Centre Theater Music School Director Steve Kramer are The Rachmaninoff Duo! They’ll be joined by cello professor Jeffrey Solow’s students and chamber music ensembles will perform master works at the Centre Theater’s second FIRST SUNDAY event, developed by Steve Kramer. Next performance coming this Sunday, April 2!
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