We all had a great time on March 1st. Listening to Broadway Superstar and Tony Nominee Rob McClure weave his tales throughout our music was an adventure and the audience greatly enjoyed it! Our guest artist, Owen Davitt, from Montclair State University dazzled us all with his beautiful playing!
PV with guest artists Owen Davitt, oboe and Rob McClure, narrator
PV was featured on Ron Levy's "In Celebration of Composers" recital at Montclair State University, an encore presentation of his sold out performance last November in Carnegie Hall. We performed "Whee!" [2013] by John Lampkin and Patrick Finley's "Sonata for Flute, Clarinet & Piano" [2012].
John Lampkin's piece is appropriately titled "WHEE"!!
Photos from our annual Holiday Gala at the 1st Presbyterian Church of Englewood - December 7th. Guest artists Katy Henly, soprano and David Macfarlane, organist and music director at the church captivated and delighted our audience. Katy's dad, Rick Henly appeared as a trumpet soloist with Katy and we were regaled with the sounds of the season before the concert and during intermission by the MSU's "Brass Force Five". We also celebrated the world premiere of "Trio for Flute, Clarinet & Piano" by Bergen County composer and educator Patrick Finley.
PV with Guest Artists Rick Henly, trumpet, Katy Henly, soprano and David Macfarlane, organist.
Brass Force Five plus one; guest artist Chris Hettema
First Presbyterian Church decorated for the Christmas Season
PV was featured on RonLevy's recent sold-out recital "In Celebration of the Composer" in Carnegie's Weill Recital Hall - November 29, 2013. We performed two World Premieres; "More or Less Merengue"[2011] by Fred Messner commissioned by Elliot Pollack in honor of Ron and "Whee!" [2013] by John Lampkin commissioned by Ron Levy for this concert. We also performed "Rondo for Ron" by Nancy Bloomer Deussen commissioned in 2011 by Ron Levy.
PV with 13 of the 16 composers featured on Ron Levy's "In Celebration of the Composer" - 11-29-13
(l-r) Margaret, Nancy Bloomer Deussen, Eric Ewazen, Joseph Turrin, Don Mokrynski, Ron Levy, David Gilbert, Patrick Finley, Michael D. Parsons, Godfrey Schroth, David Sampson, Dennis LeoGrande, Sunbin Kim, Ben Hackett, Fred Messner, John Lampkin
Back for their second appearance at Maurice River Music, PV performed their "H2O" program - all works inspired by various forms of water. Highlighted on the program was David Sampson's "Undercurrents Redux" [2010] (to be released on their newest album of New American Masters next spring). The concert series is run by esteemed composer and lecturer, Paul Mack Somers, also one of PV's commissioned composers, His "Arch of Miniatures" [2004] was included on our very first volume of New American Masters!
PV with composers Paul Mack Somers and David Sampson
PV opened its 11th season of concerts with "PV - The Next Generation" on Saturday October 12, 2013. Guest Artists featured were MSU students Kyra Sims, French horn and Andrew Pecota, bassoon. Our annual Young Artist Recognition Award was presented to Jacqueline Romeo, a senior at Westwood High School and our featured composer was Michael Parsons, whose Trio {2012] for flute, bass clarinet & piano won top young composer prizes from both BMI & ASCAP!!
PV with guest artists Kyra Sims & Andrew Pecota. Seated are award winner Jacqueline Romeo and composer Michael Parsons
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