News Archive: September 2008
Lucy Moses School Student featured on From the Top
Click here to hear Lucy Moses School student, Alice Ivy-Pemberton, on the popular show From the Top. From the Top celebrates the passion, dedication and personal stories of the nation's outstanding young classical musicians.
Musically Speaking Blog: Dialects - Thoughts on Crossover Jazz
Omer Klein gave us a new piece on September 18 that really went beyond my expectations of what a young composer might come up with for jazz combo plus string quartet. It was a wonderful mixture of instruments but not a huge glut of styles as many “crossover” pieces often become. Nor was it an extension of either his keyboard or the rhythm section. Rather, it was an engaging, very tightly composed work of about ten minutes that featured a lively dance-like theme with some nice improvised solo passages for piano and bass most prominently.
Special Music School’s Face the Music at Le Poisson Rouge
On September 23, Special Music School's new music ensemble, Face the Music, wowed the crowd at New York's newest downtown venue, Le Poisson Rouge. The show was part of the critically-acclaimed Wordless Music Series.
Musically Speaking Blog: Joan Tower Celebrates her 70th!
Joan Tower celebrates her 70th birthday at Merkin Concert Hall on the actual date. Her output after a successful career on the piano lead her to the heights of Grammy, Gravemeyer, etc. and she adds yet another feather to her cap with the American Music Center’s Letter of Distinction to be presented by their board president, Ed Yim.
