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GREETINGS TO ALL OUR FRIENDS, PATRONS AND SUBSCRIBERS! We are currently in fund-raising mode for Volume 4 of our New American Masters series.
We have enlisted the help of an on-line funding platform - Kickstarter.com.
This is a grass-roots campaign fueled by YOU, our friends and patrons.You can pledge to support for as little as $1 or more!
But the biggest thing you can do is to spread the word.
Visit our Kickstarter project page, pledge if you can,
and then send the page link on to anyone that you think may be interested
in supporting our "Mission to Commission".
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"Remembrance & Rebirth"April 10, 2010
Unitarian Society of RidgewoodLook for new clips from our concert on Youtube soon !!
We had a wonderful turnout for this concert - thank you all for coming out!! It was great to have so many composers with us also! Thankyou Raymond for your terrific and moving work "Between Worlds". The audience seemed to be transported and remained in a trance for such a long time after the ending! Brian Schober's "Wind-Space" was another mesmerizing moment and the two new Hoiby pieces were such a treat to perform. And special thanks to Bill Vollinger for contributing not only his compositional talents but his naration and singing to the performance of his work "The Raspberry Man". Please visit our program notes page for more information on the pieces on our concert.
PV with featured composer, Raymond Wojcik PV with Brian Schober & William Vollinger As always - we send a very special thank you to our volunteers, Jay & Stuart whose help is invaluable, our intern, Denise R., our new helper Jillian M., and our president, Bob Silvera. Thank you to everyone who helped out with the reception too!!
February 18, 2010 - Cali School of Music
Montclair State University
Here we are with composers Ting Ho, Joseph Turrin and soprano Lorraine Ernest
at the premiere of "Making Peace" written for Lorraine Ernest and the Palisades Virtuosi
We also performed Turrin's "Statements" comissioned and premiered by PV in May 2009
Here are photos from our Gala Holiday Celebration - December 27
at the beautiful Grace United Methodist Church in Wyckoff, NJ
Truly a grand event with wonderful Guest Artists and a lovely reception afterward.
Special thanks to our Board and Volunteers who helped make this a successful fund raising event!
Guest Artists Richard Hobson, Katherine Harris & Bob McGrath (l-r) Members of Tempered Brass Quintet, Jonathan Groszew, Kimberly DeRosa, Ron, Margaret, Richard Hobson, Katherine Harris, Bob McGrath & Don PV "The Czech Connection" November 21, 2009
World Premiere - "Palisades Amusement" by Paul Moravec
(PV with Paul Moravec)was extremely well-received. Our audiences enjoyed the "mystery" aspect of not knowing who the composers were until they'd had a chance to make their best guess. Each work was composed when the composer was age 28 or younger. (That age was determined by the age of our featured composer!)
Our First Concert of the Season on September 26th - "When They Were Young"
Ryan Francis - composer "The Mystery" & Ken Medina Young Artist Award Winner, Emily Park The names of the composers were displayed behind a giant question mark on an easel and then revealed after each piece to the accompaniment of a drum roll (provided by Kean University percussionist, Ken Medina).Our featured composer, Ryan Francis, was on hand to talk about his work at our PreConcert Talk, as was our featured Young Artist Recognition Award winner, Emily Park, from Hackensack High School. Emily received an honorarium and a commemorative plaque donated by Trophy King in Teaneck NJ.
The winners in the audience were: 1st place - Ryan Francis with two composers guessed correctly.
2nd place: a 7-way tie for with each of the 7 correctly guessing one of the composers on the program.
1st Prize was a Gift Certificate for "Frame It Yourself" in Westwood, NJ donated by owners, Ken & Jackie Ernst.
2nd prize is a luncheon with the Artists of PV to be scheduled shortly.PV is back in the studio - recording New American Masters Volumes 3 & 4.
Here we are with our producer, John Ostendorf.
Look for this new release sometime next spring!
On August 16, PV performed "Wind-Space," a 9-11 commemorative work) by Brian Schober at the National Flute Association Convention in New York City. The program was called "Remembrance and Healing". Here we with the composer at the concert.
"BACK TO THE MOVIES - PART II"
Our May 30 concert was well attended - the Silent Auction did well and there were quite a few folks at our
Pre-Concert talk with the composer and artists! Here we are with our featured guest composer - Joseph Turrin
PV performed a workshop at the recent Bergen County Teen Arts Festival. The purpose of this presentation was to introduce a composition workshop for the 2010 Teen Arts Festival. Interested HS students may submit compositions for flute, clarinet & piano for consideration through their school music directors. Selected compositions will be performed and critiqued at the 2010 Teen Arts Festival.
PV performs at Teen Arts Festival
Ron expounding to young piano student
Don coaching HS clarinetist
Here is a shot from our March 29 - "Women in Music" program at Bergen Community College:
Guest artist, soprano Lorraine Ernest and Featured Composer, Melinda Wagner with Margaret & Ron after the concert
At our Dress Rehearsal at BCC we gave an impromptu workshop for a group of 5th graders from a local school -
they enjoyed sitting right up on stage with us and had such interesting questions!! We enjoyed meeting them so much!!
PV announces its school music programs for next season!!
Programs include “Meet the Instruments” for Grades K - 3 (or K-4) - “Stories in Music” for Grades 5 - 6 (or 4-6)
- Instrument Workshop for Grades 5 - 8 - Master Class and Performance for High School Students -
Composition Workshop for High School Students and “Music through the Ages” for
College level (or advanced High School level).
email palisadesvirtuosi@gmail.com for more detailed information and availability.
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