The Knights at Carnegie Hall: It’s a Family Affair
It’s always a family affair with The Knights. The orchestra was founded in 2007 by the brothers Eric and Colin Jacobsen, who share artistic director duties as well as musical…
David Crowell – Point Cloud (CD Review)
David Crowell Point/Cloud Better Company Records Composer and multi-instrumentalist David Crowell has minimalist bona fides: he played in the Philip Glass Ensemble for nearly a decade. But Crowell draws from…
Laufey – A Night at the Symphony (CD Review)
Laufey A Night at the Symphony Laufey, vocals; Iceland Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Hugh Brunt AWAL A Night at the Symphony sees release this week. Jazz artist Laufey performs…
Gity Razaz – The Strange Highway (CD Review)
Gity Razaz The Strange Highway Francesca de Pasquale, violin; Katharine Kang Litton, viola; Ingbal Segev, cello; Scott Cuellar, piano All-American Cello Band; Metropolist Ensemble, Andrew Cyr, conductor BIS Records…
Ivan Fedele – Works for Violoncello (Review)
Ivan Fedele Works for Violoncello Michele Marco Rossi, cello; Francesco Abbrescia, electronics Kairos CD Ivan Fedele (b. 1953) has created a large catalog of compositions. Like J.S. Bach, he has…
Žibuoklê Martinaitytê – Ex Tenebris Lux (CD Review)
Žibuoklê Martinaitytê Ex Tenebris Lux Pavel Gunter, percussion; Rokas Vaitkevičius, cello Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, Karolis Variakojis, conductor Ondine Ex Tenebris Lux is the second portrait recording in as many…
Chris Votek – Memories of a Shadow
Microfest Records has recently released Memories of a Shadow, a new CD by Chris Votek. The liner notes state that Votek is “…an innovative composer refracting Indian Classical music through…
Crossing the Threshold: Thomas Demenga at Weill Recital Hall
(Photo credit: Ismael Lorenzo) In the presence of Thomas Demenga, there’s no such thing as a solo concert, for one considers not only the unrepeatable coincidence of performer and instrument…
Perle Orchestral Music on Bridge (CD Review)
George Perle Orchestral Music 1965-1987 Jay Campbell, cello Seattle Symphony, Ludovic Morlot, conductor George Perle Vol. 4, Bridge Records 9499 A recording of five previously unrecorded pieces, Orchestral Music…
David Mason, Daniel McNamara in Concert
Searching for Serotonin, the west coast tour by cellist David Mason and sound projectionist Daniel McNamara, landed at the Ventura College Performing Arts Center on Wednesday, November 15, 2017. Four…