phony New Jersey Youth Symphony Jazz Orchestra among Finalists in Charles Mingus Festival and Competition By www.24-7pressrelease.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Jan 2020 07:00:00 GMT The New Jersey Youth Symphony Jazz Orchestra and Charles Mingus Combo are among twelve finalist ensembles in the 12th Annual Charles Mingus Festival & High School Competition, February 14-17 Full Article
phony Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra Names New Executive Director By www.24-7pressrelease.com Published On :: Sat, 02 Nov 2019 07:00:00 GMT Jessica Mallow joins as the KSO prepares for its 100th season Full Article
phony New Jersey Youth Symphony presents works by African American women composers at Princeton University January 26 By www.24-7pressrelease.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Jan 2020 07:00:00 GMT The New Jersey Youth Symphony performs works by women composers: Yvonne Desportes, Ann Holler, Julia Perry and Florence Price on Sunday, January 26 at Princeton University. Full Article
phony New Jersey Youth Symphony Jazz Program Receives Top Prizes at the 12th Annual Charles Mingus Festival & High School Competition By www.24-7pressrelease.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 07:00:00 GMT Two NJYS ensembles were awarded the Mingus Spirit Award, Best Trombone Section, and three Outstanding Soloist awards. Full Article
phony New Jersey Youth Symphony Hosts Its First Ever Virtual Playathon By www.24-7pressrelease.com Published On :: Mon, 06 Apr 2020 07:00:00 GMT With less than two weeks to switch gears from producing a day-long concert event to an afternoon of performances on the video conferencing platform Zoom, NJYS managed to rally its community to come together despite social distancing. Full Article
phony The New Jersey Youth Symphony Presents Two Nutcrackers at UCPAC December 8 By www.24-7pressrelease.com Published On :: Mon, 02 Dec 2019 07:00:00 GMT A rare side-by-side concert of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite performed by the NJYS Youth Symphony alongside Duke Ellington's jazz rendition performed by the NJYS Jazz Orchestra. Full Article
phony New Jersey Youth Symphony Announces Virtual Auditions via Zoom for its 2020-21 Season By www.24-7pressrelease.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 07:00:00 GMT Audition registration for NJYS' 15 ensembles including strings, winds, percussion, jazz, chamber music, and three full orchestras is available online April 1-May 10. Audition requirements and more information can be found at www.NJYS.org. Full Article
phony iPhone or iPhony? By hbr.org Published On :: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:25:00 -0500 Joseph Pine, cofounder of Strategic Horizons LLP and coauthor of "Authenticity: What Consumers Really Want." Full Article
phony The Fox Theater cancels all events, including Spokane Symphony concerts, through April 10 By www.inlander.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 16:22:00 -0700 As the threat of the Coronavirus spreads throughout the country, public events everywhere are being canceled and postponed for public safety concerns. The Fox Theater is the latest venue to follow suit, closing its doors and canceling all events through April 10.… Full Article Music News
phony Spokane Symphony launches Musicians' Relief Fund to help local classical stars survive the pandemic By www.inlander.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 16:09:00 -0700 You might not know it from the fancy attire they wear on stage at the Fox Theater, but for the musicians in the Spokane Symphony, it's a part-time gig. It's a prestigious gig, to be sure, but like most artists, for the musicians, it's just one piece of a puzzle full of hustle they have to solve to make a living.… Full Article Arts & Culture
phony Music Interview: The Stamford Symphony Throws A Birthday Party For Beethoven By www.wshu.org Published On :: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 14:00:00 +0000 The Stamford Symphony Orchestra is celebrating the genius of Beethoven with concerts on Saturday, Feb. 22 and Sunday, Feb. 23. Kate Remington talks with Music Director Designate Michael Stern about the works on the program: the Coriolan Overture , the Symphony No. 7 and the spectacular Violin Concerto with guest soloist Pamela Frank. Full Article
phony Music Interview: Stamford Symphony Orchestra Launches A Video Channel By www.wshu.org Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 19:28:00 +0000 The Stamford Symphony Orchestra has launched its very own video channel as a way for the musians to connecct with audience members from around the world. Kate Remington talks with Music Director Designate Michael Stern about the diverse videos on the channel, and the most recent project featuring musicians in the orchestra and soloists of next season coming together to perform Amazing Grace , dedicated to all healthcare workers in Fairfield County on the frontlines during the COVID-19 crisis. Full Article
phony Review: Jools Holland at Birmingham’s Symphony Hall By thebirminghampress.com Published On :: Sun, 01 Dec 2019 08:00:08 +0000 Richard Lutz survives a full assault of Jools Holland. Full Article Most recent Music Television Jools Holland Louise Marshall Richard Lutz Ruby Turner Symphony Hall The Selecter
phony Review: Transatlantic Sessions at Symphony Hall By thebirminghampress.com Published On :: Sat, 08 Feb 2020 10:26:07 +0000 Richard Lutz takes his pew for a barnstorming night of Celtic connections. Full Article Most recent Music Reviews Cathy Gordon Rachel Sermanni Richard Lutz Symphony Hall Tommy Emmanuel Transatlantic Sessions
phony Soundiron releases Principessa, Kazoo 2.0 & Cacophony + Free Olympus Choir Elements Preset Pack By rekkerd.org Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 07:45:36 +0000 Soundiron has released its newest Vintage Keys Series sample library Principessa, a vintage 86-key synthesizer for Native Instruments Kontakt. This library captures the vintage and classic sound of the very rare “Princess” organ. This 2-tiered electric organ has a rich analog synthesizer tone with a creamy low and mid-range and soft rolled-off highs. We’ve captured […] The post Soundiron releases Principessa, Kazoo 2.0 & Cacophony + Free Olympus Choir Elements Preset Pack appeared first on rekkerd.org. Full Article News Sales and promotions Samples and sound libraries kazoo Kontakt orchestra organ sale Soundiron
phony Spitfire Audio releases BBC Symphony Orchestra Discover, available for FREE! By rekkerd.org Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 17:48:53 +0000 Spitfire Audio has announced the release of BBC Symphony Orchestra Discover, a universal starting point to explore and create with 35 instruments impeccably performed by the world-famous BBC Symphony Orchestra, brought to life inside a beautifully designed, easy-to-use plugin. A whole orchestra of the highest quality at your fingertips. Designed to make orchestral scoring accessible […] The post Spitfire Audio releases BBC Symphony Orchestra Discover, available for FREE! appeared first on rekkerd.org. Full Article Instrument plugins News Sales and promotions BBC orchestra Spitfire Audio
phony The Case of the Vanishing Firefish - California Symphony: Brahms Fest - Snapshot @ West Edge Opera By www.kalw.org Published On :: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 22:22:27 +0000 This week, on another web-exclusive edition of Open Air, KALW’s weekly radio magazine for the Bay Area performing arts, host David Latulippe talks with co-founder and director Vinita Sud Belani from theatre company EnActe Arts, about The Case of the Vanishing Firefish , a fantasy fiction voyage inspired by both Harry Potter and The Da Vinci Code . Full Article
phony Of Note: Fort Smith Symphony Goes Hollywood in Upcoming Season By www.kuaf.com Published On :: Thu, 01 Aug 2019 23:51:50 +0000 The Fort Smith Symphony’s upcoming season promises film scores and more, but it’s not your average John Williams programming. Music Director John Jeter picked film scores of Hans Zimmer and Bernard Herrmann to take center stage. “Now, there is a whole series of composers who have kind of taken over that mantel, and we wanted to kind of celebrate that different approach to film scoring,” Jeter says. All but the more traditionally programmed opening concert will include 20 th century music, most of which presents itself as film scores for movies such as Interstellar , Avatar and Pirates of the Caribbean . The Fort Smith Symphony’s opening concert will feature pianist Drew Petersen on Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20 . For their closing concert, the symphony will accompany a showing of the movie North by Northwest with a performance of the full film score by Bernard Herrmann. Listen to the full interview between Jeter and Of Note’s Katy Henriksen with the streaming link above. Full Article
phony Get Spitfire Audio’s BBC Symphony Orchestra Discover For FREE By bedroomproducersblog.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 19:29:38 +0000 Spitfire Audio is offering the new BBC Symphony Orchestra Discover ($49 value) virtual instrument as a free download for everyone who fills out a questionnaire on the company’s website. The download link will be delivered fourteen days after completing the questionnaire. BBC Symphony Orchestra Discover is Spitfire Audio’s brand new, super-affordable orchestra virtual instrument in [...] View post: Get Spitfire Audio’s BBC Symphony Orchestra Discover For FREE Full Article News 32-bit 64-bit Free Soundware Mac Windows
phony Seattle Symphony furloughs three-quarters of its staff, including musicians By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Tue, 07 Apr 2020 17:29:45 -0700 Like many other arts organization in the country, Seattle Symphony Orchestra (SSO) has instituted temporary layoffs, leaving a 58-person staff from its usual roster of 250 employees. Full Article Classical Music Entertainment
phony BEETHOVEN, L. van: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 6 (fragment) / Piano Concerto, WoO 4 (S.-M. Vetter, Hamburg Symphony, Ruzicka) (OC1710) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Tue, 01 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
phony MAHLER, G.: Symphony No. 6, `Tragic` (Essen Philharmonic, Netopil) (OC1716) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
phony SKORYK, M.: Violin Concertos (Complete), Vol. 1 - Nos. 1-4 (Bielow, Ukraine National Symphony, Sirenko) (8.574088) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Sat, 01 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT Myroslav Skoryk, a postgraduate student of Dmitry Kabalevsky, is one of Ukraine’s leading composers and teachers. His works range from opera and ballet, a symphonic transcription of Paganini’s 24 Caprices, and his cycle of nine Violin Concertos written over a 45-year span. They draw on elements of Carpathian folklore and are saturated in expressive dialogues, lyricism and elegy while also exuding powerful intensity. Skoryk’s sensual writing is frequently contrasted with syncopated motifs, cadenzas, fugal episodes and march rhythms. This is the first of two volumes. Full Article
phony SKALKOTTAS, N.: Sinfonietta / Classical Symphony / 4 Images / Ancient Greek March (The Neoclassical Skalkottas) (Athens State Orchestra, Tsialis) (8.574154) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Sat, 01 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT Despite his tragically short life, Nikos Skalkottas has now become recognised as one of the most important Greek composers of the 20th century. The modernist style of his earlier period is balanced by the four important mature neoclassical works presented here. Both the Sinfonietta and the Classical Symphony are expressions of the deep regard Skalkottas had for traditional forms blended with his unique musical language. Skalkottas was a violinist with the Athens State Orchestra, who are honouring his memory with this and future recordings of his works. Full Article
phony MALIPIERO, G.F.: Symphony No. 6 / Ritrovari / Serenata mattutina / 5 Studi (Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, Iorio) (8.574173) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Sat, 01 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT The unconventional structure of Gian Francesco Malipiero’s music takes us on a journey through unexpected, sometimes incredibly beautiful vistas. The Sixth Symphony is a rich and songful celebration of string sonorities and moods, while the heroic Ritrovari and evocative Serenata mattutina display Malipiero’s expertise in writing for unusual chamber ensembles. The Cinque studi, heard here in their premiere recording, demonstrate an astonishing range of contrasting moods—a kaleidoscopic sonic tour with no more than a small orchestra, which juxtaposes orchestral strings with a wind group of a single flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon and two horns, and a percussion group of cymbal, bass drum, tambourine, celesta and piano. Full Article
phony FARRENC, L.: Symphony No. 1 / Overtures Nos. 1-2 / Grand Variations on a theme by Count Gallenberg (J. Muller, Solistes Européens, Luxembourg, König) (8.574094) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Sat, 01 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT Louise Farrenc was renowned in her lifetime as a pianist, composer and teacher, but it is only recently that her compositions have emerged from many years of neglect. Symphony No. 1 in C minor—cast in the German tradition—is an exceptionally accomplished work, finely orchestrated, lyrical and fiery, and a substantial contribution to the canon. The Grand Variations on a Theme by Count Gallenberg is a showcase for virtuosic elegance, and the two overtures demonstrate real theatrical drama—Overture No. 2 was admired by no less a figure than Hector Berlioz. Full Article
phony ZÁDOR, E.: Sinfonia Technica / Music for Clarinet and Strings / Trombone Concerto (Sólyomi, Fejér, Budapest Symphony Orchestra MÁV, Smolij) (8.574108) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Sun, 01 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT The music of Eugene Zádor is both warmly expressive and colourful. The composer took great delight in writing for overlooked solo instruments, as his Trombone Concerto, garnished with elements of Hungarian folklore, clearly shows. The easy-going, gypsy-influenced Music for Clarinet and Strings is a beautifully proportioned quasi-concerto. The Sinfonia Technica, composed much earlier when he was living in Vienna, and something of a one-off, is an enchanting and exuberantly orchestrated example of ‘industrial music’. Full Article
phony WEINBERG, M.: Clarinet Music - Clarinet Concerto / Clarinet Sonata / Chamber Symphony No. 4 (Oberaigner, Schöch, Michail Jurowski) (8.574192) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Sun, 01 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT Mieczysław Weinberg was familiar with the clarinet from his youth, given its prominent place in klezmer bands and theatre ensembles, and he wrote three works specifically for the instrument. In the Clarinet Concerto he draws a wide range of textures from the accompanying strings, over which the soloist explores the clarinet’s extremes of register in virtuosic fashion. Despite having been written when Weinberg was still in his mid-twenties, the Clarinet Sonata is a mature work with Romantic and folkloric elements. His last completed work was the Chamber Symphony No. 4, an impassioned piece with a wrenching chorale theme and role for obbligato clarinet. Full Article
phony GOULD, M.: Symphonettes Nos. 2-4 / Spirituals for Orchestra (Vienna Radio Symphony, Fagen) (8.559869) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Sun, 01 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT Morton Gould was an American musical phenomenon, equally at home in classical, crossover and film genres, and the recipient of both GRAMMY and Pulitzer awards during his long and distinguished career. The Symphonettes represent Gould’s best crossover work—the Symphonette No. 4 deriving its character from Latin-American dance forms to make it one of his most popular compositions. The first movement of Symphonette No. 3 has been described as “a collection of dance band licks, full of bent notes and syncopations” and the central Pavanne of Symphonette No. 2 with its bluesy trumpet motif is one of Gould’s biggest hits. Spirituals for Orchestra utilizes the strings as a choir, with antiphonal responses in the rest of the orchestra. Full Article
phony SUK, J.: Asrael (Bavarian Radio Symphony, Hruša) (900188) By Published On :: May 2020 Review by Richard Whitehouse Gramophone, May 2020 Full Article
phony NIELSEN, C.: Flute Concerto / IBERT, J.: Flute Concerto / ARNOLD, M.: Flute Concerto No. 1 (Andrada, Frankfurt Radio Symphony, J. Martín) (ODE1340-2) By Published On :: May 2020 Review by Christian Hoskins Gramophone, May 2020 Full Article
phony LUTOSLAWSKI, W.: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 3 (Finnish Radio Symphony, Lintu) (ODE1332-5) By Published On :: May 2020 Review by Freya Parr BBC Music Magazine, May 2020 Full Article
phony KÕRVITS, T.: Hymns to the Nordic Lights / Silent Songs / Élégies of Thule (Vind, Estonian National Symphony, Joost) (ODE1349-2) By Published On :: May 2020 Review by Ivan Moody Gramophone, May 2020 Full Article
phony SHOSTAKOVICH, D.: Violin Concerto No. 1 / TCHAIKOVSKY, P.I.: Symphony No. 5 (Skride, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, A. Nelsons) (NTSC) (ACC-20478) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Sat, 01 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
phony SHOSTAKOVICH, D.: Violin Concerto No. 1 / TCHAIKOVSKY, P.I.: Symphony No. 5 (Skride, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, A. Nelsons) (Blu-ray, Full-HD) (ACC-10478) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Sat, 01 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
phony MAHLER, G.: Symphony No. 5 / TCHAIKOVSKY, P.I.: Piano Concerto No. 1 (Live aus der Elbphilharmonie) (SoRyang, Yutaka Sado) (NTSC) (Gramola20004) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
phony Orchestral Music - TCHAIKOVSKY, P.I. / STRAUSS, R. / STRAVINSKY, I. / SHOSTAKOVICH, D. (City of Birmingham Symphony, Nelsons) (9-CD Box Set) (C987199) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
phony SAINT-SAËNS, C.: Ascanio: Ballet / Overtures to Stage Works (Malmö Symphony, Märkl) (8.574033) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT Saint-Saëns’ operatic works contain instrumental music of vivacity and charm but have been undeservedly overlooked. Ascanio contains a substantial and elaborate divertissement that fellow composer Reynaldo Hahn termed ‘the entire Renaissance in a few pages’. Les Barbares, a tale of conquest and revenge, includes a vivid Prologue and joyful ballet, while La Princesse jaune with its pentatonic writing, and La Jota aragonese laced with Spanish vitality, show the composer at his most generously carefree. Full Article
phony WEBER, C.M. von: Peter Schmoll und seine Nachbarn [Opera] (Edelmann, Grümbel, Revolskaya, Vienna Radio Symphony, Paternostro) (C5376) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Sun, 01 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
phony EISLER, H.: Leipzig Symphony / Funeral Pieces / Nuit et brouillard (Leipzig MDR Symphony, Berlin Chamber Symphony, Bruns) (C5368) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Sun, 01 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
phony DOHNÁNYI, E.: Symphony No. 1 / Symphonic Minutes (Rheinland-Pfalz State Philharmonic, Paternostro) (C5386) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Tue, 01 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
phony ZEMLINSKY, A. von: Traumgörge (Der) [Opera] (Protschka, P. Coburn, J. Martin, H. Welker, Frankfurt Radio Symphony, G. Albrecht) (C5395) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
phony BUSONI, F.: Turandot / Arlecchino oder Die Fenster [Operas] (Pape, Plech, Wörle, S. Lorenz, Berlin Radio Symphony, G. Albrecht) (C5398) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
phony DOHNÁNYI, E.: Schleier der Pierrette (Der) (The Veil of Pierrette) [Pantomime] (Vienna Radio Symphony, Matiakh) (C5388) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Sat, 01 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
phony BERNSTEIN, L.: Mass (Dyk, Vienna State Opera Children's Choir, Company of Music, Wiener Singakademie, Vienna Radio Symphony, D.R. Davies) (C5370) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Sun, 01 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
phony ZEMLINSKY, A.: Sinfonietta / 6 Gesänge / Der König Kandaules (excerpts) (P. Lang, S. Lorenz, Vienna Radio Symphony, G. Albrecht, Mälkki) (C5377) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
phony PENDERECKI, K.: Symphony No. 6, `Chinesische Lieder` / Clarinet Concerto (Genz, Wojciechowski, Polish Chamber Philharmonic, Rajski) (CDAccordACD270) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Sun, 01 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
phony KOCH, J.: Concertos (Dreamscapes) (Fukačová, Tichindeleanu, Kruse, Odense Symphony, J. Brown) (6.220579) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
phony MADSEN, A.G.: Nachtmusik / GUDMUNDSEN-HOLMGREEN, P.: For Violin and Orchestra (Duo Åstrand/Salo, Danish National Symphony, Bancroft, Collon) (8.226138) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Sun, 01 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
phony Concertos - KUHLAU, F. / BARTH, C.F. / GADE, N.W. (Concertos from 19th-Century Denmark) (O. Nordahl, Aarhus Symphony, Thorel) (6.220664) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
