Category: Event Reviews
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A Great Workshop!
Yesterday afternoon I had the privilege of spending a couple of hours with 9 students enrolled in the visual, theater and dance programs at the Creative Arts Academy here in Syracuse. Given as part of a Meet the Composer grant I’ve received, it was exciting to spend time with these talented young artists and performers.…
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My Friend Writes Beautiful Music!
Yesterday, my friend Chris Cresswell had the premiere of his Nocturne No. 1 for Orchestra. This is a work originally written as a piano solo and performed by Rhimmon Simchy-Gross at the Rising Stars concert at last year’s Cazenovia Counterpoint Festival. The original work was beautiful, and between Chris’ compositional skills and Rhimmon’s talent as…
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Get Up And Dance!
Often, when I give you a post about a performance, I’ll include a photo for you. Especially during Cazenovia Counterpoint. But not today. I was far too busy up on stage with my fellow musicians! Samba Laranja is the Brazilian Ensemble at Syracuse University, and during the school year we have anywhere from 35 to…
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THAT’S How to Perform Electronic Music!
First and foremost, a huge CONGRATULATIONS to my friend Chris Cresswell for a great concert. This was Chris’ degree recital, and he put together an outstanding program. The music was wonderful, the performers did a great job, and the program flowed very well. I could rave about each piece on the concert, but I want…
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Hi-Ho, The Travelling Life
So, my last week has included the following: Staffing the Society for New Music booth at the Solvay High School Career Fair, (thanks for the company, Paola); A performance by Samba Laranja at Cayuga Community College; Traveling from Central New York to Pennsylvania (just south of Philadelphia) to hear a talented young cellist, Kaylee Black,…
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Many Thanks for a Great Premiere!
The West Genesee Middle School 8th Grade Band had their concert last night (combined with the WG High School Symphonic Band). Wow Oh Wow! The students did a fantastic job with the premiere! This has been a challenge for them. In order for them to get a clear idea of the composition process, they had…
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Music That Gives Back
Throughout the discussions on how to cut spending, and threats to cut arts funding significantly (or even in its entirety), as artists we try extremely hard to show how truly valuable the arts are, how they add value to our communities. In the midst of this, a duo of talented women is making a very…
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A Firey Premiere – FireDance!
It’s a late posting, but I have to rave, rave, rave over the outstanding job done by Mélomanie with FireDance, the work they commissioned from me for this season. A very modern work, but written to be performed on Baroque instruments, I confess I demanded significant flexibility from each member of the group. But they…
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Great Music Knows No Bounds
What a great afternoon of music! The Chamber Music Society of Utica hosted the Poulenc Trio Sunday for a concert of music spanning almost 350 years. I loved the program on many levels! First and foremost, these three musicians are outstanding. Individually, Vladimir Lande (oboe), Bryan Young (bassoon) and Irina Kaplan (piano) are quite virtuosic…
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Music of Conflict and Reconciliation (and a touch of irony)
The Music: This evening, the Society for New Music in conjunction with SU Symposium presented an evening of outstanding music from three composers with the theme Music of Conflict and Reconciliation. Two of the three composers were in attendance, and the compositions from all three were outstanding. Beginning and ending the concert was the music…
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