The world-renowned Ahn Trio made a return visit on February 18th to Eastern Illinois University’s Doudna Fine Arts Center to premiere a work that was commissioned for them in memory of a former EIU administrator. The “Kapustin Trio No. 1 (Op. 136) was composed by Russian composer Nikolai Kapustin, The three-movement trio for violin, cello [...]
John Cutler writing for the Lincoln NE Journal Star wrote, “The Ames Quartet chose full-bodied works of Brahms and Robert Schumann, adding Paul Schoenfield’s ‘Carolina Reveille,’ based on the 1922 show tune ‘Carolina in the Morning.’ For the Brahms Piano Quartet in C minor, pianist William David and violinist Mahlon Dahlington executed the jump-start of [...]
Some of Deryk Barker’s comments on the concert: It was subtitled “Heavenly Harmony and Earthly Delight in Shakespeare’s England,” as fine an eight-word-encapsulation of the performance as one could imagine. The opening instrumental pieces displayed the traits which have, justifiably, propelled the Baltimore Consort to the very apex of the early music world: superb ensemble, [...]
The Old Town Community Theater in Temecula, California had this to say about Nai-Ni Chen, “Contemporary in nature yet steeped in an Eastern sensibility, the dances of Nai-Ni Chen fuse the dynamic freedom of American modern dance with the grace and splendor of Asian art. A blossom of color, energy and motion, the Company’s productions [...]
The internationally acclaimed Elisa Monte Dance will open another exhilarating season of dance when they celebrate their 30th Anniversary Season at The Joyce Theater March 1st with a special opening night program and two additional programs slated through March 6th. The season will feature three New York premieres by Artistic Director Elisa Monte, Associate Artistic [...]
The annual award from the Festival of Contemporary Art Music was presented to featuried guest composer Tania León on February fifth by WSU’s School of Music in Pullman, Washington. Music faculty and students performed original works by León at the festival’s capstone concert. Cuban-born León has emerged as a vital personality on today’s music scene. [...]
The next Houston Early Music concert on Monday, March 28, 2011, entitled The Harmony of Nations, will feature English violinist and conductor, Monica Huggett, one of the foremost Baroque violinists and founder of the Trio Sonnerie. The trio will bring to the stage a contrasting program, including one of Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber’s Mystery Sonatas [...]
The Reading Eagle reports; “Dancers’ eyes, arms and spirits reached upward, ever upward, as the Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company brought its unique set pieces, tableaux and celebrations of movement to Kutztown University. The eight dancers, including Nai-Ni Chen herself, who danced a transporting solo tribute to her Chinese heritage in “Passage to the Silk River,” [...]
Independent Presbyterian Church holds its annual Arts Festival, focusing on the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Vienna in anticipation of the IPC Choir’s upcoming tour to those locales. Headlining the weeklong event is the Dutch vocal quintet, Quink, whose recordings of Renaissance to modern music have garnered praise from the New York Times and Gramophone magazine. [...]
Angella Ahn has been living in Bozeman around 10 years, but several years ago decided to make it her home. She is known for her work with the internationally renowned Ahn Trio, comprised of Angela on violin and her two sisters, twins Maria on cello and Lucia on piano. She is also an adjunct Assistant [...]