News Geneviève Joy

Classical Music News of the Week, May 7, 2022 

[…] Seltzer, “is more exuberant and, in its scope, more reflective than ever of a PUC where everyone can find a personal connection to music.”Across 23 events spanning the academic year from September 2022 through May 2023, the community is invited to experience the artistry of the world’s greatest musicians within a variety of concert formats—including the beloved traditional “Concert Classics” series that has been PUC’s backbone for 129 years; two special events featuring legends mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato and pianist Mitsuko Uchida; informal “Performances Up Close” with audience seated on stage; family concerts for kids 3-12—with a new offering for neurodiverse children with autism or other special needs; and a brand new “Healing with Music” conversation and performance series, hosted by Clemency Burton-Hill, that sheds light on music’s role within the lives of musicians who have faced significant illness and personal upheaval.These are just some of what PUC has in store; […]

Eliesha Nelson: Black Orchestral Network: Dear American Orchestras 

[…] Principal Clarinet, New York Philharmonic  Demarre McGill — Principal Flute, Seattle Symphony Orchestra  Garrett McQueen - President, TrillWerks Media; Bassoon, Knoxville Symphony (former) Esther Mellon — Cello, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra  Ryan Murphy — Cello, San Antonio Symphony  Eliesha Nelson — Viola, The Cleveland Orchestra David A. Norville* — Oboe, Sound Garden Wind Quintet  Adedeji Ogunfolu — Horn, Pacific Symphony  Rufus Olivier, Jr. — Principal Bassoon, San Francisco Ballet Orchestra; San Francisco Opera Orchestra  Joy Payton-Stevens* — Cello, Seattle Symphony Orchestra (former) Barry Perkins — Trumpet, Pacific Symphony Derek Reeves — Principal Viola, Fort Wayne Philharmonic  Patricia Reeves — FLute, Richmond Symphony Orchestra Britton Riley — Cello, National Symphony Orchestra  Meredith Riley — Associate Principal Second Violin, Richmond Symphony Orchestra Priscilla Rinehart — Horn, Broadway (current), Sarasota Orchestra (former) Adam Sadberry — Acting Principal Flute, Memphis Symphony Orchestra Michael Scott — Bassoon, Memphis Symphony Orchestra […]

Conductor Cynthia Katsarelis and Pro Musica choose ‘Joy’ 

Music of Tchaikovsky, Bach and Dvořák for Sunday’s concert By Peter Alexander April 29 at 1:10 p.m. Conductor Cynthia Katsarelis found inspiration for her next concert in poetry. In the midst of dire events in Boulder and around the world—the pandemic, the Marshall Fire, and the war in Ukraine—“I was thinking, how are we going […]

Klára Würtz Aces Bach’s Goldberg Variations 

What a delightful Goldberg Variations recording! Observing all repeats, Klára Würtz generally favors brisk yet never breakneck tempos, while conveying the music’s inherent Joy through spontaneous-sounding inflections of phrase and perky accents. Granted, her tempos slow down a bit during the course of certain cross-handed variations originally scored for two keyboard manuals, but isn’t that […]