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2022-07-16 05:07:00
Classical Music News of the Week, July 16, 2022
[…] of his 100th birthday (August 15, 1922 – Feb 1, 2009). Presented by Trinity Wall Street and Opus 3 Artists, the 7pm concert is a gift to New York City with free admission.The program will feature five Foss works including his Renaissance Concerto for Flute and Orchestra (1985), commissioned by the BPO for Buffalo native Carol Wincenc, performed by Amy Porter on this concert, Three American Pieces (1944), written for Itzhak Perlman, performed by BPO concertmaster Nikki Chooi on this concert, Symphony No. 1 (1944), written in the American style, inspired by the works of Foss’ friend Aaron Copland, Ode for Orchestra (1944, revised 1958), and Psalms 1956 (1955–1956). Foss loved writing for Chorus and excelled at it. This work will feature the Trinity Choir, hailed as “a choir from heaven” by The London Times in this work.--Genevieve Spielberg, Inc.New York Festival of Song and Kaufman Music Center Announce 2022-23 ProgrammingNew York Festival of Song (NYFOS), […]
2022-06-14 16:39:22
VC Artist Timothy Chooi Loaned 1709 "Engleman" Stradivarius
According to the Nippon Music Foundation, the violin is named “Engleman” after its previous owner Dr. Ephraim P. Engleman, M. D. (1911-2015) of America, Clinical Professor of Medicine, amateur violinist, and instrument collector. "The violin had been possessed for nearly 150 years by the Young family. After the death of the last successor U.S. […] The post appeared first on The World's Leading Classical Music News Source. Est 2009..
2022-05-27 17:43:42
At Juilliard's recent commencement, VC Artist Timothy Chooi received the 2022 Norman Benzaquen Career Advancement Grant. Along with the Career Advancement Fellowships and Novick Career Advancement Grants, the Benzaquen Career Advancement Grant gives $10,000 to a small group of graduates with an established track record of "artistic merit, leadership, breadth of engagement, innovation, and […] The post appeared first on The World's Leading Classical Music News Source. Est 2009..
2022-04-19 07:58:39
Going Global: the Benedetti Foundation's Virtual Sessions are taking violinists on a trip round the world
The Benedetti Foundation's Virtual Sessions are back, with Global Violin Sessions: A Cultural Exchange Part 2 which is running from 18 April to 8 May 2022, taking the participants on a trip round the world through the eyes of the violin. Over three weekends, guest artists will help participants to visit other traditions, looking at what is similar and what is different. The three groups of guest artists are Aly Bain (fiddle), Phil Cunningham (according) and Jenna Reid (fiddle) - Scotland, The Ayoub Sisters - (violin and cello) - Egypt, Timothy Chooi (violin) and Laure Chan (violin) - East Meets West. There will be a tune by Phil Cunningham which will be debuted by Nicola Benedetti and then passed around the musicians over the three weeks; each violinist along with musical friends will make it their own. They will change rhythms, twist notes, rewrite corners, add instrumentation and colours and effects […]
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