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Navigating, Coping & Cashing In
The RECORDING Navigating, Coping & Cashing In Maze November 2013 Introduction Trying to get a handle on where the recording business is headed is a little like trying to nail Jell-O to the wall. No matter what side of the business you may be on— producing, selling, distributing, even buying recordings— there is no longer a “standard operating procedure.” Hence the title of this Special Report, designed as a guide to the abundance of recording and distribution options that seem to be cropping up almost daily thanks to technology’s relentless march forward. And as each new delivery CONTENTS option takes hold—CD, download, streaming, app, flash drive, you name it—it exponentionally accelerates the next. 2 Introduction At the other end of the spectrum sits the artist, overwhelmed with choices: 4 The Distribution Maze: anybody can (and does) make a recording these days, but if an artist is not signed Bring a Compass: Part I with a record label, or doesn’t have the resources to make a vanity recording, is there still a way? As Phil Sommerich points out in his excellent overview of “The 8 The Distribution Maze: Distribution Maze,” Part I and Part II, yes, there is a way, or rather, ways. But which Bring a Compass: Part II one is the right one? Sommerich lets us in on a few of the major players, explains 11 Five Minutes, Five Questions how they each work, and the advantages and disadvantages of each. with Three Top Label Execs In “The Musical America Recording Surveys,” we confirmed that our readers are both consumers and makers of recordings. -
The Ninth Season Through Brahms CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL and INSTITUTE July 22–August 13, 2011 David Finckel and Wu Han, Artistic Directors
The Ninth Season Through Brahms CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL AND INSTITUTE July 22–August 13, 2011 David Finckel and Wu Han, Artistic Directors Music@Menlo Through Brahms the ninth season July 22–August 13, 2011 david finckel and wu han, artistic directors Contents 2 Season Dedication 3 A Message from the Artistic Directors 4 Welcome from the Executive Director 4 Board, Administration, and Mission Statement 5 Through Brahms Program Overview 6 Essay: “Johannes Brahms: The Great Romantic” by Calum MacDonald 8 Encounters I–IV 11 Concert Programs I–VI 30 String Quartet Programs 37 Carte Blanche Concerts I–IV 50 Chamber Music Institute 52 Prelude Performances 61 Koret Young Performers Concerts 64 Café Conversations 65 Master Classes 66 Open House 67 2011 Visual Artist: John Morra 68 Listening Room 69 Music@Menlo LIVE 70 2011–2012 Winter Series 72 Artist and Faculty Biographies 85 Internship Program 86 Glossary 88 Join Music@Menlo 92 Acknowledgments 95 Ticket and Performance Information 96 Calendar Cover artwork: Mertz No. 12, 2009, by John Morra. Inside (p. 67): Paintings by John Morra. Photograph of Johannes Brahms in his studio (p. 1): © The Art Archive/Museum der Stadt Wien/ Alfredo Dagli Orti. Photograph of the grave of Johannes Brahms in the Zentralfriedhof (central cemetery), Vienna, Austria (p. 5): © Chris Stock/Lebrecht Music and Arts. Photograph of Brahms (p. 7): Courtesy of Eugene Drucker in memory of Ernest Drucker. Da-Hong Seetoo (p. 69) and Ani Kavafian (p. 75): Christian Steiner. Paul Appleby (p. 72): Ken Howard. Carey Bell (p. 73): Steve Savage. Sasha Cooke (p. 74): Nick Granito. -
Orchestral Underground: Conversations Xx + Reviews Notations 21 Xx Music P.6 | Book P.12 | Performance P.16 Americans in Rome Xx
NEW MUSIC CONNOISSEUR IS DEVOTED TO THE CONTEMPORARY MUSIC SCENE ORCHESTRAL UNDERGROUND: CONVERSATIONS XX + REVIEWS NOTATIONS 21 XX MUSIC p.6 | BOOK p.12 | PERFORMANCE p.16 AMERICANS IN ROME XX In Association with Composers Concordance, Inc. Volume 18 More at www.newmusicon.org Issue 1 March 2010 $4.95 U.S. + contributors Vol 18, No. 1 – March 20, 2010 BARRY L. COHEN is, as any reader familiar with these pages knows, a devotee of contemporary New Music Connoisseur is a semi-annual periodical focusing on music in all its many guises. With a distinguished the work of the composers of our time. career in many facets of publishing (Hearst Magazines, Curtis Publishing, Saturday Evening Post, Forbes), Barry founded New Music +++ Connoisseur 17 years ago, and until last year served as its Publisher and Editor-in-chief. PUBLISHER ANNE EISENBERG writes a column on new Center for Contemporary Opera developments in technology for The New York Jim Schaeffer, General Director Times. The column appears bi-weekly in the Durwood E. Littlefield, President Sunday Business section. in conjunction with DANIEL FELSENFELD is a composer who lives in New York City. The American Composers Alliance Gina Genova, Executive Director NANCY GARNIEZ enjoys a musical life that Hubert Howe, President includes performing, teaching, writing, record- ing, coaching, sight-singing, and scholarship. In 1992 she created Tonal Refraction®, a technique +++ that uses color and space to integrate learned concepts with the full range of subjective EDITOR-IN-CHIEF response to tone. Michael Dellaira LEONARD LEHRMAN, is the author of Marc Blitzstein: A Bio-Bibliography and co-author ADVERTISING SALES REPRESENTATIVE of Elie Siegmeister, American Composer. -
YA Concert Program
Schumann and American Art Songs Shelby Matlock, soprano Ellen Bialek, mezzo-soprano Francis Williams, tenor Nathan Patrick Hilger, tenor Riley King, baritone This concert is underwritten by Friends of the Deines Cultural Center Schumann and American Art Songs Ad Astra Young Artists Alex Underwood, artistic director Deines Cultural Center Saturday, July 25th, 7:30pm PROGRAM Robert Schumann Spanisches Liederspiel, Op. 74 Erste Begegnung Intermezzo Liebesgram In der Nacht Es ist verraten Melancholie Geständnis Botschaft Ich bin geliebt INTERMISSION Richard Hundley Songs based on texts by James Purdy Come Ready and See Me Bartholomew Green I Do Straightway Beauty on Me Waits John Musto Selections from Shadow of the Blues based on poems by Langston Hughes Silhouette Litany Could Be Ned Rorem Songs based on poems by Theodore Roethke From Whence Cometh Song? Orchids I Strolled Across and Open Field Aaron Copland Selections from Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson There came a wind like a bugle Going to Heaven! The Chariot Robert Schumann Born June 8 1810, in Zwickau, Germany Died July 29 1856, in Bonn, Germany After Franz Schubert, no composer of the early nineteenth century is more closely associated with the German art song, or lied (lieder, plural) than Robert Schumann. His output is remarkable if only for its sheer size: in 1840 Schumann produced around one hundred and fifty songs alone. His strength in lieder rested in his literary talent as much as it did his extraordinary musical abilities. An avid music critic, Schumann sought an idealized balance between poetry and music. He demanded strong source material and a highly refined musical setting that would elevate the text without appearing too fancy or elaborate, a criticism that he frequently leveled at his predecessor Schubert. -
Acknowledgments Edited (Chiaroscuro Azzurro) and Mastered (Entire CD) by Judith Sherman with Editing Assistant Jeanne Velonis
Acknowledgments Edited (Chiaroscuro Azzurro) and mastered (entire CD) by Judith Sherman with editing assistant Jeanne Velonis. Sound editor (Esprimere) Pascal Shefteshy; Additional production credits include: Matt Haimovitz (Esprimere); Recording day producer, Laura Schwendinger (Chiaroscuro Azzurro and Esprimere); Recording Engineer, Lance Ketterer (Chiaroscuro Azzurro, Esprimere, Waking Dream); Contractor (Chiaroscuro Azzurro) Molly Carlson; Assistant (Esprimere), Thomas Lang. All music available direct from the composer. Made possible with the generous support of the Copland Foundation, the University of Wisconsin, and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation. Special thanks to Judith Sherman for her excellent ear and patience, Sally Chisholm for her energy and musicianship, my parents Betty and Bob Schwendinger, my husband Menzie Chinn, the amazing Matt Haimovitz, the incredible Curtis Macomber, the sparkling Christina Jennings, the magnificent Nicole Paiement, and Sebastian Currier. www.albanyrecords.com TROY1390 albany records u.s. 915 broadway, albany, ny 12207 tel: 518.436.8814 fax: 518.436.0643 albany records u.k. box 137, kendal, cumbria la8 0xd tel: 01539 824008 © 2012 albany records made in the usa ddd waRning: cOpyrighT subsisTs in all Recordings issued undeR This label. The Composer Notable Women (described as a “hidden gem” in the UK Guardian), received great critical praise. The first composer to win the American Academy in Berlin Prize Fellowship, Laura Elise William Zagorski (Fanfare) wrote of it “it evokes a sense of serene mystery and infinite beauty.” John Schwendinger, Professor of Composition at the University of Wisconsin Madison and Director of the Van Rhein wrote of Eighth Blackbird’s performance of High Wire Act (Chicago Tribune) “it evinced Contemporary Chamber Ensemble there, was born in Mexico. -
Journal of the American Viola Society Volume 24 Online, Summer 2008
Journal of the American Viola Society A publication of the American Viola Society Volume 24 Summer 2008 Online Issue Contents Feature Articles p. 1 The Genesis of the Internationale-Viola-Forschungsgesellschaft and the Early American Viola Society: Factual and Anecdotal by Myron Rosenblum p. 8 Viola Power (1972) by Myron Rosenblum p. 10 The Pöllau Protocol (1965) by Franz Zeyringer and Dietrich Bauer p. 12 Reflections: Photos from the XXXVI International Viola Congress in Tempe, Arizona by Dwight Pounds p. 21 Book Review: Tom Heimberg’s Making a Musical Life by Dwight Pounds Departments p. 24 New Music Reviews: Michael Kimber by Kenneth Martinson The Genesis of the Internationale-Viola- Forschungsgesellschaft and the Early American Viola Society: Factual and Anecdotal By Myron Rosenblum of meeting Franz and his family. I was also invited to perform the Christoph Graupner It is hard to believe that we are at the 40th Concerto in D Major for Viola d’amore and Anniversary juncture of both the International Viola soli with strings with the local orchestra Viola Society and not long after, the American and with Franz as the violist. Franz showed me Viola Society, but here we are! For me, it his viola research and I was greatly impressed really began in college when I discovered the at his efforts to catalogue as much viola beauties and allure of the viola. I made the music—original and transcriptions—as he changeover from violin and had the good could locate or knew about. From my base in fortune to study with some viola luminaries: Vienna that year, I was able to go through the Lillian Fuchs, Walter Trampler, and William catalogues of both the Nationalbibliothek and Primrose. -
Buffalo Chamber Music Society 1924-2019 Ensembles – Artists
BUFFALO CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY 1924-2019 ENSEMBLES – ARTISTS ACADEMY OF ST. MARTIN IN THE FIELDS, IONA BROWN, Director and violin soloist ACADEMY OF ST. MARTIN IN THE FIELDS OCTET Kenneth Sillito, violin, leader; Harvey de Souza, violin; Mark Butler, violin; Paul Ezergailis, violin Robert Smissen, viola; Duncan Ferguson, viola; Stephen Orton, cello; John Heley, cello AIZURI QUARTET Emma Frucht & Miho Saegusa, violins; Ayane Kozasa, viola; Karen Ouzounian, cello ; ALBENERI TRIO Alexander Schneider, violin; Benar Heifetz, cello; Erich Itor Kahn, piano – 1945, 1948 Giorgio Ciompi, violin; Benar Heifetz, cello; Erich Itor Kahn, piano 1951, 1952,1955 Giorgio Ciompi, violin; Benar Heifetz, cello, Ward Davenny, piano 1956, 1958 Giorgio Ciompi, violn; Benar Heifetz, cello; Arthur Balsam, piano 1961 ALEXANDER SCHNEIDER AND FRIENDS Alexander Schneider, violin; Ruth Laredo, piano; Walter Trampler, viola, Leslie Parnas, cello 1973 Alexander Schneider, violin; Walter Trampler, viola; Laurence Lesser, cello; Lee Luvisi, piano 1980 ALEXANDER STRING QUARTET Eric Pritchard, violin; Frederick Lifsitz, violin; Paul Yarbrough, viola; Sandy Wilson, cello 1988 Ge-Fang Yang, violin; Frederick Lifsitz, violin; Paul Yarbrough, viola; Sandy Wilson, cello 1994 Zakarias Grafilo, violin; Frederick Lifsitz, violin; Paul Yarbrough, viola; Sandy Wilson, cello 2006 ALMA TRIO Andor Toth, violin; Gabor Rejto, cello; Adolph Baller, piano 1967 Andor Toth, violin; Gabor Rejto, cello; William Corbett Jones, piano 1970 ALTENBERG TRIO Claus-Christian Schuster, piano; Amiram Ganz, -
The Eighth Season Maps and Legends CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL and INSTITUTE July 23–August 14, 2010 David Finckel and Wu Han, Artistic Directors
The Eighth Season Maps and Legends CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL AND INSTITUTE July 23–August 14, 2010 David Finckel and Wu Han, Artistic Directors CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL AND INSTITUTE 50 Valparaiso Avenue • Atherton, California 94027 • 650-330-2030 www.musicatmenlo.org Date Free Events Ticketed Events Tuesday, 11:45 a.m. Master class: Ralph Kirshbaum, cellist PAGE 67 8:00 p.m. Carte Blanche Concert III: The Beethoven Sonatas PAGE 48 August 3 Martin Family Hall for Piano and Cello David Finckel, cello; Wu Han, piano The Center for Performing Arts at Menlo-Atherton Wednesday, 11:45 a.m. Café Conversation: Poetry Reading Workshop PAGE 66 8:00 p.m. Concert Program IV: Aftermath: 1945 PAGE 23 August 4 with Violinist Jorja Fleezanis and Stent Family Hall Artistic Administrator Patrick Castillo Martin Family Hall 6:00 p.m. Prelude Performance PAGE 59 Martin Family Hall Thursday, 11:45 a.m. Master class: Miró Quartet PAGE 67 8:00 p.m. Concert Program IV: Aftermath: 1945 PAGE 23 August 5 Martin Family Hall The Center for Performing Arts at Menlo-Atherton 6:00 p.m. Koret Young Performers Concert PAGE 64 The Center for Performing Arts at Menlo-Atherton Friday, 11:45 a.m. Master class: Bruce Adolphe, composer PAGE 67 7:30 p.m. Encounter III: Under the Influence: PAGE 10 August 6 and Encounter leader Cultural Collage in Paris during the Martin Family Hall Early Twentieth Century, with Bruce Adolphe 5:30 p.m. Prelude Performance PAGE 59 Martin Family Hall Stent Family Hall Saturday, 2:00 p.m. Koret Young Performers Concert PAGE 64 8:00 p.m. -
The Complete Recitalist May 25- June 24, 2019
ROSEMARY RITTER Director THE COMPLETE RECITALIST MAY 25- JUNE 24, 2019 “Bright is the ring of words when the right man rings them.” –Robert Lewis Stevenson SongFest 2019 is lovingly dedicated to Janet Loranger and John Ritter. ©Jeanine Hill Photography “Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” –Mary Oliver Welcome to SongFest 2019 “Whatever you can do, or dream you can do, you can. Boldness has a genius, magic and power to it.” – Goethe ©Jeanine Hill Photography Our SONGFEST mission, under the all-encompassing Californian skies, is to bring together the old and new where the study of masterpieces from the past enhances the vitality and relevance of contemporary music. Many of the singers and pianists have come here because they already sense that art song has brought depth and refinement to their lives, both as musicians and human beings. Younger performers at Colburn find themselves crossing a summer threshold that will lead to lifelong fealty. Teachers and students share a devotion to a genre that is too easily labelled “elitist” or simply “boring”. These golden weeks, shining with youthful energy, purpose and enthusiasm, demonstrate that art song is impossible to belittle or dismiss – old hands inspired by fresh and questing talent pass on a tradition rich in the articulation of many of civilisation’s most precious values. If art can make men see things in a different way, one should never underestimate the power of great poetry from many countries in tandem with great music to touch a hitherto unresponsive heart and make a difference. -
The Complete Recitalist June 3-28, 2012
THE COLBURN SCHOOL PRESENTS ROSEMARY HYLER RITTER Founder/Artistic Director LINDA McALISTER Executive Director “Bright is the ring of words when the right man rings them.” – Robert Lewis Stevenson THE COMPLETE RECITALIST JUNE 3-28, 2012 !e Stern Program for Singers and Pianists has generously been funded by !e Marc and Eva Stern Foundation. We gratefully acknowledge and thank the Stern family! Welcome to SongFest 2012 “Whatever you can do, or dream you can do, you can. Boldness has a genius, magic and power to it.” – Goethe SongFest is supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission, !e Marc and Eva Stern Foundation, !e Colburn School, !e Sorel Organization, !e Bertha and John Garabedian Charitable Foundation, !e Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation, the Aaron Copland Fund for Music, ArtsWave, and the generosity of many individual contributors. SongFest is a 501(c)3 non profit corporation. All donations 1are 100% tax-deductible to the full extent permitted by law. SongFest 2012 | The Colburn School | Distinguished SongFest Alumni Tomasz Lis Piano One of the most talented In 2006 Mr. Lis has devised a recital series for St. Giles collaborative pianists of Cripplegate Church (Cripplegate Song Festival 2006) situated the young generation in the heart of the City of London to showcase the most Tomasz Lis is very talented young singers from the Guildhall School of Music much in demand as an and Drama. He has studied French song with Malcolm accompanist, soloist and Martineau on the Britten-Pears Young Artist Programme and chamber musician. -
FACING GOYA AMERICAN PREMIERE Co-Produced by Spoleto Festival USA and and Singapore International Festival of Arts
34 OPERA FACING GOYA AMERICAN PREMIERE Co-produced by Spoleto Festival USA and and Singapore International Festival of Arts Music by Michael Nyman Libretto by Victoria Hardie Sung in English First Performance August 3, 2000; Auditorio de Galicia, Santiago de Compostela, Spain Dock Street Theatre May 25 and June 4 at 7:30pm; May 27, 31, and June 7 at 8:00pm SPONSORED BY BMW MANUFACTURING CO. Conductor John Kennedy Director Ong Keng Sen Costume Designer Anita Yavich Lighting Designer Scott Zielinski Set Designer Riccardo Hernandez Projection Designer Austin Switser CAST Tenor Thomas Michael Allen Soprano 1 Anne-Carolyn Bird Art Banker Suzanna Guzmán Baritone Museop Kim Soprano 2 Aundi Marie Moore Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra Musical Preparation Keun-A Lee Assistant Conductor Daniel Black Vocal Coach Diane Richardson Production Stage Manager Lisa Porter Costume Construction Carelli Costumes, Rodney Gordon Millinery, Daniel Weger Tailoring Scenic Construction Spoleto Festival USA Scene Shop Supertitles Bruno Ingram PERFORMED WITH ONE INTERMISSION . Opera programming is endowed by the Arthur and Holly Magill Foundation. These performances are made possible in part through funds from the Spoleto Festival USA Endowment, generously supported by BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina, Wells Fargo, and Bank of America. CBS News journalist Martha Teichner hosts a “Conversation with John Kennedy, Michael Nyman, and Ong Keng Sen” at 3:30pm on May 25 at the Charleston Library Society, 164 King Street. By arrangement with G. Schirmer, Inc., publisher and copyright owner. SYNOPSIS Act I | The Craniometrists. They weigh brains and measure skulls to determine superior races. Act II | The Art Historians. Hitler was surrounded by critics, doctors, and art historians ready to back up his prejudices. -
JIC Comp Program12.Indd
The Friday Morning Music Club Foundation, Inc. Frank B. Conlon, Director PRESENTS THE SIXTH TRIENNIAL Johansen International Competition For Young String Players Ages 13-17 JUDGES Hiroko Yajima Michael Tree Ronald Leonard OFFICIAL PIANISTS Akira Eguchi and Eri Kang SEMI-FINALS Thursday, March 22 and Friday, March 23, 2012 9:00 am – 5:30 pm Calvary Baptist Church 755 8th Street, NW, Washington, DC FINALS Saturday, March 24, 2012 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Calvary Baptist Church 755 8th Street, NW, Washington, DC Anna Storch Johansen Founder (1908-1998) Johansen International Competition For Young String Players Ages 13-17 The Johansen International Competition (JIC) for Young String Players was founded through the generosity of Anna Storch Johansen of Falls Church, VA, a Life Member of the Friday Morning Music Club (FMMC). Held every three years, the competition was established in 1997. In keeping with Mrs. Johansen’s wishes, the competition encourages younger musicians with significant prize awards at a time when they need it most – when they must make decisions about continuing with their dedication to music. Recalling a New York City gold medal she won when she was just 17 years old, Mrs. Johansen credited that experience with helping her decide to make music her life-long effort. By establishing the Johansen International Competition (JIC), she hoped to pass that encouragement on to new generations of string players. Mrs. Johansen expressed these sentiments during an interview about her decision to fund the competition and put it under the guidance of the FMMC Foundation. Funding for the JIC comes from the Trust Fund that she had originally established to pay for the long-term care of their son, Gustave, who was injured as a teenager.