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Greetings, friends.
This newsletter features programming plans and news for the
Voxare String Quartet,
Atlantic Brass Quintet, and
guitarist William Kanengiser.
AND, I wish a happy 35th Birthday to the
Alexander String Quartet today!
Did you miss the last newsletter, featuring the Alexander, the Miami String Quartet, and the Horszowski Trio? You can catch up on that by clicking here:
I look forward to being in touch.
--Robert
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Happy Birthday Alexander String Quartet!
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On August 4, in 1981, cellist Sandy Wilson, violist Paul Yarbrough, and violinists Peter Sacco and Kate Ransom strode on stage at Connecticut College in New London. Thus began the career of the
Alexander String Quartet.
Today, Sandy and Paul are in cahoots with violinists Zakarias Grafilo (since 2002) and Frederick Lifsitz (since 1987).
Forbes seems to have decided to help with the celebration by naming the Alexander's
Bartók/Kodály complete quartets recording "Classical CD of the Week."
Read the Forbes review.
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Ms. Law
has appeared as soloist with orchestras including the New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony, Singapore Symphony, Hong Kong Sinfonietta, and the Russian Philharmonic. She has performed throughout North America, appearing in such venues as New York's Avery Fisher Hall, Alice Tully Hall, and Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall; Washington's Kennedy Center; Boston's Jordan Hall; Chicago's Dame Myra Hess Concert Series; and at the Caramoor and Marlboro festivals. Ms. Law has toured with Musicians from Marlboro and performed in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Argentina, Chile, Canada, France, Switzerland, and Belgium. She has collaborated with the Borromeo String Quartet, Yo-Yo Ma, and Pamela Frank among others, and is founder and Artistic Director of Classical Jam. In 2003, Ms. Law was invited by the office of the United Nations Secretary General to perform at the General Assembly in a memorial ceremony for the staff and family members of those who lost their lives in the attack on the U.N. compound in Baghdad. Ms. Law began her studies with Ge Wu at the Hong Kong Academy of the Arts. At the age of 12, she moved to the United States to study with Mark Churchill at the New England Conservatory Preparatory School. Ms. Law completed her studies with Laurence Lesser at the New England Conservatory and with Joel Krosnick and Timothy Eddy at The Juilliard School.
Welcome, Wendy!
The Voxare offer several wonderful theme-based programs in 2017-2018:
The Named Angels - featuring the eponymous work by the extraordinary young composer
Mohammed Fairouz, as well as Bach and Mendelssohn
The Bow Bows Out - works by Bartók, Mendelssohn, and Lou Harrison, all prominently featuring playing without bows!
The Rorem Quartets - the complete extant quartets of the composer (Nos. 2-4 - No. 1 is lost.)
Voxare Meets Man With a Movie Camera -
Voxare has selected music of Soviet-era Russian composers - Shostakovich, Prokofiev, Stravinsky, and Mosolov - to accompany a screening of Dziga Vertov's groundbreaking 1929 silent film, Man With a Movie Camera.
The New York Times (July 2010):
"With rustic melodies made edgy through piquant harmonies, and in passages of turbulent mechanical chugging, the music neatly corresponded to Vertov's jumpy barrage of images. The members of the quartet, seated in darkness to one side of the stage, played with precision and passion; Emily Ondracek-Peterson, the first violinist, provided elegant solo work."
Here's a link to hear the Voxare:
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The Atlantic's 2017-2018 programs feature signature ABQ transcriptions of
Handel,
Bach, and
Shostakovich; original works for brass by
Victor Ewald and
David Maslanka; ABQ commissions from
Catherine Likhuta, Kevin Walczyk, and ABQ trumpeter Andrew Sorg; and fasten your seatbelts for their program-concluding "Balkan Party."
Here's a link to some new Atlantic Brass video:
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| William Kanengiser, guitar |
William Kanengiser offers three projects in 2017-2018: Spain Through the Ages, Global Guitar, and GrooveTune. Each project is one-half of a full-length program, with "Spain" serving as the first half of a program and either "Global" OR "GrooveTune" as the second half. However, there is also the option of a full-length "Global" program.
Spain Through the Ages
The rich tradition of Spanish music is intimately bound to the guitar. Throughout its history, some of Spain's finest composers wrote for plucked string instruments. Tracing this arc, the "Spain Through the Ages" will include Moorish o'ud melodies from the Middle Ages, Renaissance vihuela masterworks for by Luís de Narvaez and Luís de Milan, a Baroque sonata by Santiago de Murcia, Romantic pieces of the great Francisco Tárrega, and Flamenco-inspired works by Joaquin Turina and de Manuel de Falla.
Global Guitar: A World Tour on Six Strings
Following the explorations he is famous for with the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, William Kanengiser will take listeners on a journey across the musical landscapes that reflect the universality of the plucked string. Highlighting his talent for coaxing exotic sounds out of his classical guitar, this project includes pieces inspired by music of Africa, China, Hungary, Iran, Russia, Turkey, Japan, the Caribbean, and others.
GrooveTune: Classical Fingerstyle
In his acclaimed recording "Classical Cool," William Kanengiser took a new look at jazz styles through a classical lens. His newest project, GrooveTune, shows his love for other American guitar styles, including fingerstyle, bluegrass, country, and rock. With his sensitive touch and driving energy, he explores the sweet lyricism and rhythmic power of these uniquely American guitar expressions. The project includes pieces inspired by Chet Atkins, Ralph Towner, Alex DeGrassi, Michael Hedges, Jimi Hendix, Pat Metheny, Doc Watson, and others.
Listen to William Kanengiser:
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DON'T FORGET EVERYONE ELSE!
(The rest of the BesenArts roster)
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You don't have to wait for the next newsletter to learn more about my other clients.
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