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2023-04-09 12:08:25
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2021-09-04 08:16:46
Composing is not something that you decide to do, it chooses you: I chat to composer Richard Danielpour about his new work which arose directly out of the events of 2020
[…] to sleep, notably her recording of Bach's Goldberg Variations (which legend says were written to help an insomniac aristocrat). Richard Danielpour: An American Mosaic - Simone Dinnerstein - (Image from IMG Artists) This listening became something of a ritual for around a month, and he wanted to write to Dinnerstein to thank her. She was unknown to him, but when his choral work, The Passion of Yeshua had been premiered at the Oregon Bach Festival in 2018 Dinnerstein had also appeared at the festival; she and Richard had only missed each other by a day, So Richard got into contact with the festival's then director of artistic adminstration, Michael Anderson. At the time, Richard was finding it too stressful to watch the news on television, but he kept abreast of events via the New York Times, and he felt that he wanted to write a piece that […]
2020-10-31 04:54:00
Classical Music News of the Week, October 31, 2020
[…] be performance-ready, as soon as it is possible to reunite in person. Applications for NYO 2021, are open starting November 1st through to January 1st. For more information. visit https://nyoc.org/auditions/2021-preview/. --Shira Gilbert PR Pianist Simone Dinnerstein in Six Upcoming Virtual PerformancesCommitted to continuing to reach audiences during these challenging times for live performance, Simone Dinnerstein announces virtual performance highlights between October 31, 2020 and January 8, 2021, including concerts presented online by Dumbarton Oaks, the Boulder Philharmonic, ArtsRock, Oregon Bach Festival, Miller Theatre at Columbia University, and Music Worcester. Dinnerstein’s repertoire for the fall season is wide ranging and includes music by Philip Glass, Richard Danielpour, J.S. Bach, Schubert, Schumann, Satie, and Couperin. The concerts follow shortly after the release of Dinnerstein’s latest album, A Character of Quiet, by Orange Mountain Music on September 18. The new album includes Philip Glass’s Etudes No. 16, No. 6 and No. 2 paired with Franz Schubert’s Piano […]
2020-05-26 08:30:40
Richard Danielpour: The Passion of Yeshua
[…] to have played a significant role in Jesus' mission, but the creating of the synoptic Gospels during the Roman Empire effectively removed the women from the narrative. Danielpour has been thinking about writing this work for 25 years. In his essay in the CD booklet he describes himself as an American born of Middle Eastern, Iranian parentage with an extended family which embraced both Jewish and Christian traditions. The piece was commissioned by the Oregon Bach Festival, the Buffalo Philharmonic, and the SDG Foundation, was premiered at the Oregon Bach Festival with JoAnn Faletta conducting. The work was then performed in December at Royce Hall in Los Angeles with the UCLA Philharmonia and Chorus led by music director Neal Stulberg The work lasts around 100 minutes and is in two parts, each in seven scenes. There are seven characters (two, Kefa - the Peter figure - and […]
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