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November 18, 2011Palisades Virtuosi and Friends Present Annual Holiday Gala Concert on December 16 at Lambert Castle Museum in Paterson, New Jersey
Bogota, NJ - The critically-acclaimed Palisades Virtuosi and friends will present their annual Holiday Gala Fundraising Concert on Friday, December 16 – 7:30 PM at Lambert Castle Museum, 3 Valley Road in Paterson, New Jersey.
Special guests will be the Pascack Valley High School Chamber Choir, directed by Argine Safari, PV Board Treasurer and Music Director at Pascack Valley High School.
The program will feature the World Premiere of In the Spotlight, composed for The Virtuosi by William Vollinger, with the composer as narrator, Chanuka (Variations on Maoz Tzur) by Henry Pool, transcribed for PV by the composer, and a selection of Holiday favorites.
Tickets for the December 16 event are $35 per person. Admission includes a post-concert Meet the Artist reception. Seating is limited, so advanced ticket purchase is strongly recommended. For more information, call 201-488-4983. Download a ticket order form at: http://www.palisadesvirtuosi.org/performanceschedule.html. More about Lambert Castle, including travel directions, at http://www.lambertcastle.org/.
The Palisades Virtuosi, consisting of flutist Margaret Swinchoski, clarinetist Donald Mokrynski and pianist Ron Levy, is a 501 (c)(3) organization established to promote and enrich the repertoire for flute, clarinet and piano and present concerts that include existing and newly-commissioned repertoire for this configuration (each of their concerts includes a work commissioned by the ensemble), supplemented by solos, duos and larger works featuring guest artists. Volumes One, Two and Three of their New American Masters CD series are available from Albany Records. Visit them at http://www.palisadesvirtuosi.org/.
For photos of the ensemble, visit http://www.palisadesvirtuosi.org/Downloadable%20photos.html.
For other press inquiries about the Palisades Virtuosi, contact Jeffrey James Arts Consulting at 516-586-3433 or jamesarts@att.net.
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PALISADES VIRTUOSI NAMES
2011 YOUNG ARTIST RECOGNITION AWARD WINNERFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Palisades Virtuosi has named its 2011 Young Artist Recognition Award winner. Alexandra Urquiola, voice, a student at Bergen County Academies was chosen as this year’s recipient. The award is given to a High School music student in Bergen County each year who displays not only exceptional musical abilities but who also exhibits great leadership skills among his or her peers. The winner is awarded a plaque, a small honorarium and is given a chance to perform on a Palisades Virtuosi Series concert. Ms. Urquiola performed two selections to great applause on PV’s Oct. 22 concert, “That’s All Folk” at the Unitarian Society of Ridgewood. The winner of this award is chosen by the chairman of a high school music department. PV’s Board of Trustees select the chosen high school in a random process each year. Past winners include Ji-yuh Kim, clarinet, Pascack Valley HS (2007), Allison Steinberg, voice, Ridgewood High School (2008), Emily Park, piano, Hackensack High School (2009) and Emile Hsu, percussion, Northern Highlands High School (2010)
Since the age of nine, when she began her time with the Metropolitan Opera Children’s Chorus, Alexandra Urquiola has loved music. Alexandra pursued her passion as a member of the Young People’s Chorus of New York City, with which she sang at the 2008 World Choir Games in Austria, for the Papal Mass at Yankee Stadium, several times in Carnegie Hall, for the hit TV Show “From the Top!”, and more. Alexandra now interns with the Young People’s Chorus, aiding them in various business and musical endeavors. Alexandra has been a student at the Manhattan School of Music Precollege for the past six years, taking classes such as theory, ear training, opera workshop, senior select chorus, and voice lessons to enhance her classical music knowledge. Alexandra is the proud President of the Bergen County Academies internationally-acclaimed 220-person concert and chamber choir, running fundraisers, competitions, and concerts. She is a member of the National, Music, Spanish, and Thespian Honors Society Chapters in her school, and is working towards her National Piano Guild Diploma and Teaching Certificate. Alexandra has won numerous awards such as the Donald Read Memorial Award, the Cappies Awards for Best Supporting Actress, the Big Apple Classic Competition First Place Winner for Vocal Soloist, the Classical Singer Competition: Hofstra University First Place Winner, the NJN Hispanic Youth Showcase Celia Cruz Scholarship Award and First Place Winner, and, most recently the George London Foundation Award. This summer, Alexandra attended the Boston University Tanglewood Institute, and is currently a senior at the Bergen County Academies in Hackensack, New Jersey.
PV would like to thank The Trophy King at 309 Queen Anne Road in Teaneck, NJ (201)836-1482 - www.trophyking.net for providing the award plaque.
September 30, 2011
For Immediate Release
Contact: Jeffrey James Arts Consulting
516-586-3433 or jamesarts@att.netPalisades Virtuosi Presents That’s All Folk! Concert on October 22 in Ridgewood, New Jersey
Ridgewood, NJ - The critically-acclaimed Palisades Virtuosi presents That’s All Folk! - the first concert of
their 2011-2012 season on Saturday, October 22 - 8 PM at the Unitarian Society of Ridgewood, 113 Cottage
Place in Ridgewood, New Jersey. The evening will also include a pre concert composer and performer talk
at 7:15.This program, which celebrates folk songs in chamber music features a World Premiere commissioned by
the Virtuosi – I'm away from my desk... by New Jersey composer, Ting Ho. Other works on the program are
Bartok’s 6 Roumanian Dances, transcribed for flute, clarinet and piano by the Virtuosi, Randall Faust’s 3
American Portraits (2007 - commissioned by PV), Thom Ritter George’s 6 American Folk Songs for flute &
piano, Frank Ezra Levy’s Variations on "Au clair de la lune" for solo piano and Vaughan Williams’ 6 Studies
in English Folk Song for clarinet and piano.Ting Ho, a New Jersey Distinguished Artist (1988), has received composing grants and awards from the
National Endowment for the Arts, the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, the American Music Center and
Meet-the-Composer. He is the recipient of the Louis Lane Prize, and his works have been performed at Alice
Tully Hall and Weill Recital Hall in New York City, and in concerts and new music festivals in the United
States and Europe. More about him at http://msuweb.montclair.edu/~hoti/.The evening will also include the presentation of the Palisades Virtuosi’s 5th annual Young Artist
Recognition Award to a student from one of Bergen County’s high school music programs. That student
will perform a selection on an upcoming program. The winner is chosen by the chairman of a Bergen
County high school music department. The Virtuosi and its Board select the chosen high school in a random
process.Tickets for the October 22 concert are $20 and $15 for students and seniors. For reservations or
more information, please call 201-488-4983, or email reservation requests to the Palisades Virtuosi
at palisadesvirtuosi@gmail.com. For directions, go to http://www.uuridgewood.org/index.asp?
Type=B_BASIC&SEC={797C76A9-3595-480B-A679-8BCCC4B2065E}. New Jersey Transit information at
http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=TripPlannerTo.The Palisades Virtuosi, consisting of flutist Margaret Swinchoski, clarinetist Donald Mokrynski
and pianist Ron Levy, is a 501 (c)(3) organization established to promote and enrich the
repertoire for flute, clarinet and piano and present concerts that include existing and newly-
commissioned repertoire for this configuration (each of their concerts includes a work
commissioned by the ensemble), supplemented by solos, duos and larger works featuring guest
artists. Volumes One, Two and Three of their New American Masters CD series are available
from Albany Records. Visit them at http://www.palisadesvirtuosi.org/.Funding for this concert is made possible in part by the NJ State Council on the Arts/Department
of State, through grant funds administered by the Bergen County Dept. of Parks, Division of
Cultural and Historic Affairs.For press inquiries about the Palisades Virtuosi, contact Jeffrey James Arts Consulting at 516-
586-3433 or jamesarts@att.net.
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February 23, 2011
For Immediate Release
Contact: Jeffrey James Arts Consulting
516-586-3433 or jamesarts@att.netPalisades Virtuosi Presents H2O – Water In All Its Forms Concert on March 26 in Ridgewood, New Jersey
Ridgewood, NJ - The critically-acclaimed Palisades Virtuosi presents H2O – Water In All Its Forms - the third concert of their 2010-2011 season on Saturday, March 26 - 8 PM at the Unitarian Society of Ridgewood, 113 Cottage Place in Ridgewood, New Jersey. The evening will also include a pre concert composer and performer talk at 7:15.
This program features a World Premiere commissioned by the Virtuosi – Undercurrents Redux by David Sampson. Other works on the program include Handel’s Water Music, Debussy’s En Bateau, Gustav Holst’s Neptune from The Planets, Aubin’s Calme de la Mer and Saint Saens’ Prelude from Le Deluge.
David Sampson has emerged as one of the truly unique voices of his generation achieving rapidly growing attention from major orchestras, soloists and ensembles. He was Composer-in-Residence for the Colonial Symphony Orchestra (1998-2007) and has had works commissioned and performed by, among many others, the National Symphony Orchestra; the Barlow Foundation for the Akron and Memphis Symphony Orchestras; the Bergen Foundation and cellist Paul Tobias and premiered with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. Visit him at davidsampsoncomposer.com/
Tickets for the March 26 concert are $20 and $15 for students and seniors. For reservations or more information, please call 201-488-1149, or email reservation requests to the Palisades Virtuosi at palisadesvirtuosi@gmail.com.
Palisades Virtuosi will be donating a portion of their concert proceeds to Bergen SWAN (Bergen Save the Watershed Action Network - www.bergenswan.org ). They will be present at the concert to answer questions about their efforts to preserve New Jersey waterways.
Funding for this concert is made possible in part by the NJ State Council on the Arts/Department of State, through grant funds administered by the Bergen County Dept. of Parks, Division of Cultural and Historic Affairs.
The Palisades Virtuosi, consisting of flutist Margaret Swinchoski, clarinetist Donald Mokrynski and pianist Ron Levy, is a 501 (c)(3) organization established to promote and enrich the repertoire for flute, clarinet and piano and present concerts that include existing and newly-commissioned repertoire for this configuration (each of their concerts includes a work commissioned by the ensemble), supplemented by solos, duos and larger works featuring guest artists. Volumes One, Two and Three of their New American Masters CD series are available from Albany Records. Visit them at www.palisadesvirtuosi.org/. For photos of the ensemble, visit www.palisadesvirtuosi.org/Downloadable%20photos.html.
For other press inquiries about the Palisades Virtuosi, contact Jeffrey James Arts Consulting at 516-586-3433 or jamesarts@att.net.
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November 24, 2010
For Immediate Release
Contact: Jeffrey James Arts Consulting
516-586-3433 or jamesarts@att.netPalisades Virtuosi and Friends Present Annual Holiday Gala Concert on December 17 at Lambert Castle Museum in Paterson, New Jersey
Ridgewood, NJ - The critically-acclaimed Palisades Virtuosi and friends will present their annual Holiday Gala Fundraising Concert on Friday, December 17 – 7:30 PM at Lambert Castle Museum, 3 Valley Road in Paterson, New Jersey.
Special guests will be Due Voci – soprano Vicki Fisk and mezzo soprano Beth Staples – along with the Valley Ringers Handbell Choir.
The program will feature the World Premiere of a work commissioned by the Virtuosi – Portraits of Van Gogh by Martin A. Sedek (b.1985), an award-winning composer educated at Boston's Berklee College of Music and The Cali School of Music. His chamber music has been premiered by many ensembles including the Kalistos String Ensemble in Boston. Martin lives in northern New Jersey. Visit him at http://www.martysedekmusic.com/Home.html.
Other works on the program include Nancy Bloomer Deussen’s Trio (transcribed by the Virtuosi) and a selection of Holiday favorites.
Tickets for the December 17 concert are $30 general admission, $20 student/senior Citizen and $5 standing passes. Admission includes a post-concert Meet the Artist reception. Seating is limited, so order tickets early. For more information, call 201-488-4983. Download a ticket order form at the Virtuosi’s website: http://www.palisadesvirtuosi.org/performanceschedule.html. More about Lambert Castle at http://www.lambertcastle.org/.
Soprano Vicki Fisk and mezzo Beth Staples formed Due Voci to recapture the little known and rarely performed vocal duet repertoire and make it available to the general public through performances and recordings. Together, they bring a wide range and rich wealth of vocal and musical experience to the ensemble and have since concertized in the US and abroad. Their debut CD, The Way of Love, featured duets by Mendelssohn, Brahms, and Dvorak.
The Valley Ringers were formed in 1973 with Lucille Eggers as their first handbell director. There are currently 12 members, one of whom is an original member and a 3 generation family (grandmother, mother and her 2 sons) in this mulit-generational bell choir. They are from the First Congregational Church in Park Ridge and have performed in many handbell festivals throughout the years. They are currently under the direction of Joyce Aitken.
The Palisades Virtuosi, consisting of flutist Margaret Swinchoski, clarinetist Donald Mokrynski and pianist Ron Levy, is a 501 (c)(3) organization established to promote and enrich the repertoire for flute, clarinet and piano and present concerts that include existing and newly-commissioned repertoire for this configuration (each of their concerts includes a work commissioned by the ensemble), supplemented by solos, duos and larger works featuring guest artists. Volumes One, Two and Three of their New American Masters CD series are available from Albany Records. Visit them at http://www.palisadesvirtuosi.org/. For photos of the ensemble, visit http://www.palisadesvirtuosi.org/Downloadable%20photos.html.
For other press inquiries about the Palisades Virtuosi, contact Jeffrey James Arts Consulting at 516-586-3433 or jamesarts@att.net.
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September 21, 2010
For Immediate Release
Contact: Jeffrey James Arts Consulting
516-586-3433 or jamesarts@att.netPalisades Virtuosi Presents Myths and Legends Concert on October 23 in Ridgewood, New Jersey
Ridgewood, NJ - The critically-acclaimed Palisades Virtuosi presents Myths and Legends - the first concert of their 2010-2011 season on Saturday, October 23 - 8 PM at the Unitarian Society of Ridgewood, 113 Cottage Place in Ridgewood, New Jersey. The evening will also include a silent auction beginning at 7 PM and a pre concert talk at 7:15.
This program features two World Premieres commissioned by the Virtuosi – Mythic Serenade by David Gilbert and Time Unheard by James Chwalyk. Other works on the program are The Sea Nymph for bass clarinet and piano by Godfrey Schroth (who has been commissioned by the Virtuosi), Katherine Hoover’s Kokopeli for solo flute, and two of Brahms’ “Edward” Ballades for solo piano.
David Gilbert has been active as both composer and conductor. His works have been performed by major ensembles in both the U.S. and Europe. In addition to vocal, chamber, and concerto works, he is currently setting the Yeats play, The Shadowy Waters as a full-length opera.
James Chwalyk is a recent graduate of Montclair State University, where he earned degrees in Music Education and Music Theory and Composition. He currently teaches instrumental music to students in grades 6-8 in the Lyndhurst Public School District (NJ). His music can be heard at http://www.myspace.com/chwalyk
Tickets for the October 23 concert are $20 and $15 for students and seniors. For reservations or other information, please call 201-488-1149, or email reservation requests to the Palisades Virtuosi at palisadesvirtuosi@gmail.com.
Funding for this concert is made possible in part by the NJ State Council on the Arts/Department of State, through grant funds administered by the Bergen County Dept. of Parks, Division of Cultural and Historic Affairs.
The Palisades Virtuosi, consisting of flutist Margaret Swinchoski, clarinetist Donald Mokrynski and pianist Ron Levy, is a 501 (c)(3) organization established to promote and enrich the repertoire for flute, clarinet and piano and present concerts that include existing and newly-commissioned repertoire for this configuration (each of their concerts includes a work commissioned by the ensemble), supplemented by solos, duos and larger works featuring guest artists. Volumes One, Two and Three of their New American Masters CD series are available from Albany Records. Visit them at http://www.palisadesvirtuosi.org/. For photos of the ensemble, visit http://www.palisadesvirtuosi.org/Downloadable%20photos.html.
For other press inquiries about the Palisades Virtuosi, contact Jeffrey James Arts Consulting at 516-586-3433 or jamesarts@att.net.
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March 18, 2010
For Immediate Release
Contact: Jeffrey James Arts Consulting
516-586-3433 or jamesarts@worldnet.att.netPalisades Virtuosi Presents Remembrance and Rebirth Concert on April 10 in Ridgewood, New Jersey
Ridgewood, NJ - The critically-acclaimed Palisades Virtuosi presents Remembrance and Rebirth - the third concert of their 2009-2010 season on Saturday, April 10 - 8 PM at the Unitarian Society of Ridgewood, 113 Cottage Place in Ridgewood, New Jersey. The evening begins with a pre-concert talk with the performers and commissioned composer at 7:15.
This program features the World Premiere of Between Worlds, a new work by Raymond Wojcik (b. 1957), commissioned by the Palisades Virtuosi. Mr. Wojcik has written for a variety of mediums including works for orchestra, chamber ensembles, dance companies and film. He has been composer-in-residence at The Conductors Institute at Bard, the Cape May Music Festival (NJ), and at Kean University’s Ars Vitalis. Raymond’s two CD's on Albany Records Akin To Fire and Pictures and Stories have earned critical rave reviews. His music has been frequently broadcast nationwide on public radio. Visit the composer at http://www.raymondwojcik.com/
Other works on the program will be Wind Space (a 9-11 commemorative) by Brian Schober, Lee Hoiby’s Also and Goodby, Goodby World for flute, clarinet & piano, The Raspberry Man for narrator, flute, clarinet & piano by William Vollinger, Elegy for clarinet & piano by Ferruccio Busoni, Pavanne in F# minor by Gabriel Faure from Pelleas et Melisande, Pavane pour une Infante Defunte by Maurice Ravel and Beethoven’s “Spring” Sonata, transcribed by Palisades Virtuosi.
Tickets for the April 10 concert are $20 and $15 for students and seniors. For reservations or other information, please call 201-488-4983, or email reservation requests to the Palisades Virtuosi at palisadesvirtuosi@gmail.com.
Funding for this concert is made possible in part by the NJ State Council on the Arts/Department of State, through grant funds administered by the Bergen County Dept. of Parks, Division of Cultural and Historic Affairs.
The Palisades Virtuosi, consisting of flutist Margaret Swinchoski, clarinetist Donald Mokrynski and pianist Ron Levy, is a 501 (c)(3) organization established to promote and enrich the repertoire for flute, clarinet and piano and present concerts that include existing and newly-commissioned repertoire for this configuration (each of their concerts includes a work commissioned by the ensemble), supplemented by solos, duos and larger works featuring guest artists. Volumes One and Two of their New American Masters CD series are available from Albany Records. Visit them at http://www.palisadesvirtuosi.org/. For photos of the ensemble, visit http://www.palisadesvirtuosi.org/Downloadable%20photos.html.
For other press inquiries about the Palisades Virtuosi, contact Jeffrey James Arts Consulting at 516-586-3433 or jamesarts@worldnet.att.net.
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October 28, 2009
For Immediate Release
Contact: Margaret Swinchoski
201-488-1149 virtuosi@att.netPalisades Virtuosi Presents Concert - “The Czech Connection” on November 21 in Ridgewood, New Jersey
Ridgewood, NJ - The critically-acclaimed Palisades Virtuosi will present “The Czech Connection” - the second concert of their 2009-2010 season on Saturday, November 21 at 8:00 PM at the Unitarian Society of Ridgewood, 113 Cottage Place in Ridgewood, New Jersey. The evening will begin with a pre-concert talk with the performers and commissioned composer at 7:15. There is a reception with the artists following the concert.
This program will feature the World Premiere of a newly commissioned work by Paul Moravec, winner of the 2004 Pulitzer Prize in Music for his chamber work “The Tempest” for clarinet, strings & piano. Mr. Moravec has composed over one hundred orchestral, chamber, choral, lyric, film, and electro-acoustic compositions. His music has been described as "tuneful, ebullient and wonderfully energetic" (San Francisco Chronicle), "riveting and fascinating" (NPR), and "assured, virtuosic" (Wall Street Journal). For the Palisades Virtuosi, Mr. Moravec has written “Palisades Amusement” as a tribute to the Palisades Amusement Park in New Jersey which he often visited as a child. More information on Mr. Moravec may be found at his website www.paulmoravec.com.
Other works on the program will be “8 Bohemian Sketches” for flute, clarinet & piano by the legendary Karel Husa, 2 short works for solo piano by Antonin Dvorak, the “First Flute Sonata” by Bohuslav Martinu, “Concerto in Eb” for clarinet & piano by classical-era composer Jan E.A. Koželuh and “Dreams of a Dancer” for flute, clarinet & piano by Czech-American composer Tomas Svoboda.
Tickets for the November 21 concert are $20 and $15 for students and seniors. For reservations or other information, please call 201-488-4983, or email reservation requests to the Palisades Virtuosi at virtuosi@att.net.
Funding for this concert is made possible in part by the NJ State Council on the Arts/Department of State, through grant funds administered by the Bergen County Dept. of Parks, Division of Cultural and Historic Affairs.
Palisades Virtuosi, Inc., is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization established to promote and enrich the repertoire for flute, clarinet and piano. The musicians who make up this virtuosic ensemble are flutist Margaret Swinchoski, clarinetist Donald Mokrynski and pianist Ron Levy. PVI presents concerts that include existing and newly-commissioned repertoire for this configuration (each of their concerts includes a work commissioned by PVI), supplemented by solos, duos and larger works featuring guest artists. Volumes One and Two of PV’s New American Masters CD series are available from Albany Records. Visit them at http://www.palisadesvirtuosi.org/. For photos of the ensemble, visit http://www.palisadesvirtuosi.org/Downloadable%20photos.html.
For other press inquiries about the Palisades Virtuosi, contact Margaret Swinchoski at 201-488-1149 or at virtuosi@att.net
August 31, 2009
For Immediate Release
Contact: Jeffrey James Arts Consulting
516-586-3433 or jamesarts@worldnet.att.netPalisades Virtuosi Presents Season Opening "When They Were Young" Concert on September 26 in Ridgewood, New Jersey
Ridgewood, NJ - The critically-acclaimed Palisades Virtuosi presents "When They Were Young" - the opening concert of their 2009-2010 season on Saturday, September 26 - 8 PM at the Unitarian Society of Ridgewood, 113 Cottage Place in Ridgewood, New Jersey. The evening will begin with a pre-concert talk with the performers and commissioned composer at 7:15.
This program will feature the World Premiere of a new work by Ryan Francis (b. 1981), commissioned by the Palisades Virtuosi. His compositions have been met with audience and critical acclaim throughout the United States and Europe. His music has been variously described as “sweeping” and “exceptional” (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette), “compelling” (Los Angeles Times) as well as “shimmering”, “focused” and “rhythmically sharp-edged” (New York Times). Visit the composer at http://www.myspace.com/ryananthonyfrancis.
Other works on the program will be pieces written by composers in their youth. Audience members will guess which composers have written each piece, with prizes awarded for the top three winners.
In addition, the annual Palisades Virtuosi Young Artist Recognition Award will be presented to a talented student from Hackensack High School.
Tickets for the September 26 concert are $20 and $15 for students and seniors. For reservations or other information, please call 201-488-4983, or email reservation requests to the Palisades Virtuosi at virtuosi@att.net.
Funding for this concert is made possible in part by the Alice M. Ditson Fund of Columbia University and the NJ State Council on the Arts/Department of State, through grant funds administered by the Bergen County Dept. of Parks, Division of Cultural and Historic Affairs.
The Palisades Virtuosi, consisting of flutist Margaret Swinchoski, clarinetist Donald Mokrynski and pianist Ron Levy, is a 501 (c)(3) organization established to promote and enrich the repertoire for flute, clarinet and piano and present concerts that include existing and newly-commissioned repertoire for this configuration (each of their concerts includes a work commissioned by the ensemble), supplemented by solos, duos and larger works featuring guest artists. Volumes One and Two of their New American Masters CD series are available from Albany Records. Visit them at http://www.palisadesvirtuosi.org/. For photos of the ensemble, visit http://www.palisadesvirtuosi.org/Downloadable%20photos.html.
For other press inquiries about the Palisades Virtuosi, contact Jeffrey James Arts Consulting at 516-586-3433 or jamesarts@worldnet.att.net.
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May 5, 2009
For Immediate Release
Contact: Jeffrey James Arts Consulting
516-586-3433 or jamesarts@worldnet.att.netPalisades Virtuosi Presents Back to the Movies – Part II Concert on May 30, Featuring World Premiere by Film Composer Joseph Turrin
Ridgewood, NJ - The critically-acclaimed Palisades Virtuosi presents Back to the Movies – Part II - the fourth concert of their 2008-2009 season on Saturday, May 30, 2009 - 8 PM at the Unitarian Society of Ridgewood, 113 Cottage Place in Ridgewood, New Jersey. The evening will begin with a pre-concert talk with the performers and commissioned composer at 7:00, and will continue with a silent auction beginning at 7:30 and a post-concert meet-the-artists reception.
This program will feature the World Premiere of Statements, a new work commissioned by the Palisades Virtuosi from renowned film composer Joseph Turrin, creator of scores for feature films such as A New Life, Weeds, Tough Guys Don't Dance and Little Darlings, as well as for a number of recently re-scored silent films. He is also a composer of concert works for orchestra, band and chamber ensemble. Visit him at http://www.josephturrin.com/.
Also on the program are 5 Pezzi Facili for flute & piano by Nino Rota ("The Godfather" and all of Fellini's film scores), Desert Thoughts for flute, clarinet & piano by Alex Shapiro ("Horses & Champions", "The Last Job"), Seven Postcards to Old Friends for flute, clarinet [orig. viola] & piano by Robert Russell Bennett ("The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle", "Show Boat", "Shall We Dance"), Sonata for solo piano (2nd movement) by Miklos Rozsa ("Ben-Hur", The Green Berets", Dead Men don't wear Plaid"), Clarinet Sonata by Leonard Bernstein ("West Side Story", "On the Waterfront", Trouble in Tahiti") and other short works by Paul Chihara ("Shogun", "China Beach", "Crossing Delancy") and John Williams ("Star Wars", "Raiders of the Lost Ark", "Hook").
Tickets for this concert are $20 and $15 for students and seniors. This also includes the post-concert meet the artists’ reception. For reservations or other information, please call 201-488-1149, or email reservation requests to the Palisades Virtuosi at virtuosi@att.net.
Funding for this concert is made possible in part by the Alice M. Ditson Fund of Columbia University and the NJ State Council on the Arts/Department of State, through grant funds administered by the Bergen County Dept. of Parks, Division of Cultural and Historic Affairs.
The Palisades Virtuosi, consisting of flutist Margaret Swinchoski, clarinetist Donald Mokrynski and pianist Ron Levy, is a 501 (c)(3) organization established to promote and enrich the repertoire for flute, clarinet and piano and present concerts that include existing and newly-commissioned repertoire for this configuration (each of their concerts includes a work commissioned by the ensemble), supplemented by solos, duos and larger works featuring guest artists. Volumes One and Two of their New American Masters CD series are available from Albany Records. Visit them at http://www.palisadesvirtuosi.org/. For photos of the ensemble, visit http://www.palisadesvirtuosi.org/Downloadable%20photos.html.
For other press inquiries about the Palisades Virtuosi, contact Jeffrey James Arts Consulting at 516-586-3433 or jamesarts@worldnet.att.net.
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March 5, 2009
For Immediate Release
Contact: Jeffrey James
516-586-3433 or jamesarts@worldnet.att.netPalisades Virtuosi Presents Women in Music Concert on March 29, Featuring World Premiere by Pulitzer Prize Winner Melinda Wagner
Ridgewood, NJ - The critically-acclaimed Palisades Virtuosi presents Women in Music, the third concert of their 2008-2009 season on Sunday, March 29, 2009 - 3 PM at the Anna Maria Ciccone Theatre of Bergen Community College, 400 Paramus Road in Paramus, New Jersey Special guest artist will be soprano Lorraine Ernest.
This program will feature the World Premiere of a new work commissioned by the Palisades Virtuosi from Melinda Wagner, winner of the 1999 Pulitzer Prize in Music. Other works to be performed include Baroque Suite for flute, clarinet and harpsichord by Elizabeth Raum, Jennifer Higdon’s DASH for flute, clarinet and piano, Concertino for flute and piano by Cecile Chaminade, Trio by Madeleine Dring for flute, clarinet [originally oboe] and piano, Elisabetta DeGambarini’s (1731-1765) Minuet and 3 Variations from "Lessons for the Harpsichord" [1748], three songs by Amy Beach, featuring soprano Lorraine Ernest and Victoria Bond’s II - The Venus Flytrap and VII - Ragweed from "Peculiar Plants" for solo piano.
Tickets for the March 29 concert are $14 and $12 for students and seniors. For reservations or more information, please call the Ciccone Theatre at 201-447-7428 or visit them online at http://tickets.bergen.edu/. You can also email reservation requests to the Palisades Virtuosi at virtuosi@att.net.
Funding for this concert is made possible in part by the Alice M. Ditson Fund of Columbia University and the NJ State Council on the Arts/Department of State, through grant funds administered by the Bergen County Dept. of Parks, Division of Cultural and Historic Affairs.
Melinda Wagner’s works have been performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Denver Symphony Orchestra, American Composers Orchestra, National Orchestra of Colombia, New York New Music Ensemble, the Syracuse Society for New Music, the Contemporary Chamber Players, and Orchestra 2001. She has been honored with a Guggenheim fellowship, grants from the Illinois Arts Council and Meet The Composer, Inc., three ASCAP Young Composer awards, and resident fellowships from the MacDowell Colony and Yaddo. Her Concerto for Flute, Strings and Percussion won the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for Music. More about her at Theodore Presser.com.
The Palisades Virtuosi, consisting of flutist Margaret Swinchoski, clarinetist Donald Mokrynski and pianist Ron Levy, is a 501 (c)(3) organization established to promote and enrich the repertoire for flute, clarinet and piano and present concerts that include existing and newly-commissioned repertoire for this configuration (each of their concerts includes a work commissioned by the ensemble), supplemented by solos, duos and larger works featuring guest artists. Volumes One and Two of their New American Masters CD series are available from Albany Records. Visit them at http://www.palisadesvirtuosi.org/. For photos of the ensemble, visit http://www.palisadesvirtuosi.org/Downloadable%20photos.html.
For other press inquiries about the Palisades Virtuosi, contact Jeffrey James Arts Consulting at 516-586-3433 or jamesarts@worldnet.att.net.
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Contact: Jeffrey James
516-586-3433 or jamesarts@worldnet.att.netPalisades Virtuosi Presents West Meets East Concert on November 15, Featuring World Premiere by Sunbin Kim
Ridgewood, NJ - The critically-acclaimed Palisades Virtuosi presents West Meets East their second concert of the 2008-2009 season on Saturday, November 15, 2008 - 8 PM at the Unitarian Society of Ridgewood, 113 Cottage Place in Ridgewood, New Jersey. The evening will begin with a pre-concert talk with the performers and commissioned composer at 7:15.
This evening of Asian and Asia-related works will feature the World Premiere of a new work commissioned by the Palisades Virtuosi from Sunbin Kim (winner of the ASCAP Young Composer Award). Every concert by the Palisades Virtuosi includes a work commissioned by the ensemble. Other works presented will be Empress Of The Pagodas from Ravel’s Mother Goose Suite (arr. for trio by the Virtuosi), Poems of a Bright Moon by Maria Grenfell for trio, Memories of Anatolia for clarinet and piano by Godfrey Schroth, Pagodes from Debussy’s Estampes for solo piano, Colorful Clouds Chasing the Moon by Jian-Zhong Wang for solo piano and Theme & Variations from Sonata for Flute & Piano by Ikuma Dan.
Palisades Virtuosi will continue its tradition of rewarding the talented youths in our community with the presentation of its 2nd annual "Young Artist Recognition Award". This year's award winner, from Ridgewood High School, will be announced and will perform at our concert - be sure to come to hear this fine young artist!
Tickets for this concert are $20 and $15 for students and seniors. This also includes a post-concert meet the artists reception. You may email reservation requests to the Palisades Virtuosi at virtuosi@att.net. or call 201-488-4983 for reservations or other information.
Sunbin Kim composes contemporary works for orchestra, piano, percussion and small chamber ensembles. At the age of five, prior to receiving any musical training, he composed short pieces for piano. At age 8, in his first public recital, Sunbin premiered his twenty-six piano pieces and string chamber pieces at Opus Hall in Korea. He was recognized 5 times at the ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composers Competition and won awards in 2002 and 2003, received honorable mention in 2004 and 2005, and was a finalist in 2000. He also won first place in the National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts/Hartt School Community Division’s Young Composers Competition in 2004. He is currently studying with Joan Tower at Bard College. More about him at http://www.composersforum.org/member_profile.cfm?oid=6821.
The Palisades Virtuosi, consisting of flutist Margaret Swinchoski, clarinetist Donald Mokrynski and pianist Ron Levy, is a 501 (c)(3) organization established to promote and enrich the repertoire for flute, clarinet and piano and present concerts that include existing and newly-commissioned repertoire for this configuration, supplemented by solos, duos and larger works featuring guest artists. Volumes One and Two of their New American Masters CD series are available from Albany Records. Read their latest From the Palisades newsletter at http://www.jamesarts.com/releases/sept08/PV_nws_093008.pdf and an article in Chamber Music magazine at http://www.palisadesvirtuosi.org/News%20Archives.html. Visit them online at http://www.palisadesvirtuosi.org/.
Funding for these concerts is made possible in part by the Alice M. Ditson Fund of Columbia University and the NJ State Council on the Arts/Department of State, through grant funds administered by the Bergen County Dept. of Parks, Division of Cultural and Historic Affairs.
For more information about the Palisades Virtuosi, contact Jeffrey James Arts Consulting at 516-586-3433 or jamesarts@worldnet.att.net.
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August 21, 2008
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516-586-3433 or jamesarts@worldnet.att.netPalisades Virtuosi Presents PV Goes Green Concert on September 27,
Featuring World Premiere of "Birding in the Palisades" by Amanda HarbergRidgewood, NJ - The critically-acclaimed and award-winning Palisades Virtuosi presents PV
Goes Green, their season opening concert on Saturday, September 27, 2008 - 8 PM at the Unitarian Society of Ridgewood, 113 Cottage Place in Ridgewood, New JerseyFeatured nature-related works will include the World Premiere of Amanda
Harberg’s "Birding in the Palisades" (commissioned by the Palisades Virtuosi) along with Tony Aubin's "Le Calme de la Mer" for flute, clarinet & piano, Robert Manno’s Three Scenes from the Mountains (2004: commissioned by Palisades Virtuosi) and Kristopher Spike’s Papillons for flute, clarinet & piano. Guest artist Julie Schmidt will sing two songs entitled "Green" by Gabriel Faure and Claude Debussy. Also on the program are two solo piano works; Edvard Grieg's - Papillon and Godfrey Schroth's - Aye-Aye (from "Endangered Species"), Mark Phillips’ Rain Dance for flute and tape and Olivier Messaien's "Abyss" (from "Quartet for the End of Time") for solo clarinet.Every concert by the Palisades Virtuosi includes a work commissioned by the ensemble.
Tickets for this concert are $20 and $15 for students and seniors. For reservations or other information, please call 201-488-4983. You can also email reservation requests to the Palisades Virtuosi at virtuosi@att.net.
A native of Philadelphia, Amanda Harberg has performed and had her music performed in Lincoln Center, Carnegie’s Weill Hall, the Juilliard School, the Eastman School’s Women in Music Festival, the National Flute
Convention, the New York State Piano Teachers Convention at Ithaca College, the National Theory Convention at Skidmore College, the MLA Convention, the Chautauqua Music Festival, Interlochen Center for the Arts, the Woodmere Art Museum, and many other universities and recitals throughout the country. Visit her at http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=305689889.The Palisades Virtuosi, consisting of flutist Margaret Swinchoski, clarinetist Donald Mokrynski and pianist Ron Levy, is a 501 (c)(3) organization established to promote and enrich the repertoire for flute, clarinet and piano and present concerts that include existing and newly-commissioned repertoire for this configuration, supplemented by solos, duos and larger works featuring guest artists. Volumes One and Two of their New American Masters CD series are available from Albany Records. Read their latest From the Palisades newsletter at http://www.jamesarts.com/releases/may08/PV_nws_072608.htm and an article in Chamber Music magazine at http://www.palisadesvirtuosi.org/pvnews.html. Visit them online at http://www.palisadesvirtuosi.org/.
Funding for these concerts is made possible in part by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, through grant funds administered by the Bergen County Department of Parks, Division of Cultural and Historic Affairs.
For more information about the Palisades Virtuosi, contact Jeffrey James Arts Consulting at 516-586-3433 or jamesarts@worldnet.att.net.
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