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2021-08-10 15:54:05
Commissioned by Dallas Symphony Orchestra's (DSO) principal second violinist, Angela Fuller Heyde, the piece was premiered on May 13th, 2021 by the DSO, Heyde, and conductor Gemma New. Syrian-born American composer Kareem Roustom wrote his second violin concerto "In memory of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and far too many others." "It was […] The post appeared first on The World's Leading Classical Music News Source. Est 2009..
2019-11-22 01:44:00
Kyle P. Walker Performing 3:30 PM Nov. 23 at Berkeley Piano Club, Berkeley, CA
Kyle P. Walker Four Seasons Arts Presents Pianist Kyle P. Walker Four Seasons Arts continues its 2019-2020 season with a recital featuring Kyle P. Walker on November 23 at 3:30 PM at Berkeley Piano Club, 2724 Haste Street in Berkeley. See the Four Seasons Arts web site for tickets: www.fsarts.org – or call 510-845-4444. Kyle Walker believes music can speak to social issues better than verbal language. The program is: Bach: Partita No. 1 in B flat; Albeniz: El Albaicin from “Iberia, Book 3”; Roustom: Aleppo songs; Margaret Bonds: Troubled Water; Florence Price: Fantasie Negre; Schumann: Fantasiestucke, Op. 12; Gershwin/Earl Wild: 3 Viruoso Etudes. A strong advocate for social equality, Kyle P. Walker believes music can speak to social issues better than verbal language, and brings that understanding to both traditional Western repertoire and to the living […]
2019-06-16 22:12:25
Kareem Roustom’s New Work Leaves You Feeling Like A Better Person Than You Were Before
I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve written concert reviews and one of those is only because I was paid. In fact, over the past year, I’ve been in a profound state of burnout when it comes live classical music and with one notable exception, I’ve spent the 2018/19 season finding other outlets to fill my cultural tank. Until last night’s Grant Park Music Festival (GPMF) concert, ...
2018-09-15 05:18:00
Classical Music News of the Week, September 15, 2018
[…] Jobim, Mangoré, York and Montaña. Tickets are $60-$40 and available at www.sfperformances.org. For complete information, visit http://www.sharonisbin.com/ --Genevieve Spielberg Inc.SOLI's Milestone 25th Anniversary Season is Here "Traces" Monday, October 1, 2018. 7:30 PM. Jazz TX Tuesday, October 2, 2018. 7:30 PM. Ruth Taylor Recital Hall, Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas SOLI (Soli Chamber Ensemble) kicks off its 25th anniversary season with spectacular music and great friends. Music by Jennifer Higdon, Caroline Shaw, Natalie Draper, Kareem Roustom, and no season would be complete this year without giving nod to one of America's most beloved and celebrated composers, Leonard Bernstein. San Antonio Symphony's Associate Concertmaster Sarah Silver Manzke, and internationally esteemed violist Rita Porfiris, will be our guest artists. For complete information, visit http://www.solichamberensemble.com/#!traces/ --SOLI Chamber EnsembleKevin Puts's Pulitzer Prize-winning Opera, Silent Night, Will Be Performed by Nine Different Companies in 2018-19 Kevin Puts's Silent Night, winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize […]