Daniel Kopp (MM ’17) spends Christmas in New York City! He performs as Principal Cellist in the New York String Orchestra with conductor Jaime Laredo for their annual holiday concerts in Carnegie Hall on December 24, 2015, and December 28, 2015. The programs include Mozart’s “Haffner” Symphony and Schubert’s “Death and the Maiden” (as arranged by Andy Stein). For ticket and more information, visit www.carnegiehall.org.
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The College of Fine Arts talks with recent graduate Diana Burgess (BM ’15) about her experiences as a performance major at the Butler School of Music preparing her for “life after school” with her indie-orchestral pop band Mother Falcon. Read the full article here.
Tetractys presents its inaugural concert on Thursday, November 12 at 8:00pm at First Street Studio. James Burch (DMA ’16) and Matthew Armbruster (MM ’16) present an evening of new music by living composers including works by Anna Clyne, Frederic Rzewski and Derek Bermel as well as the world premiere of Alex Heppelmann’s “Moro, Lasso” for chamber octet. For ticket, venue and more information, visit www.facebook.com.
James Burch (DMA ’16) performs a solo recital at First Street Studio tomorrow evening, Friday, October 9, at 8 PM. The works for cello and electronics include “On the Threshold of a Drizzly Reality” by Kay He, “Prés” by Kaija Saariaho and “Industry” by Michael Gordon. Admission is free.
New release out this week! Mother Falcon, with Diana Burgess (BM ’15) as cellist in the orchestral indie band, releases its first CD on the Universal Music Classics label—Good Luck, Have Fun—this Friday, October 9, 2015. Look for it at Amazon and iTunes, among other distributors.
James Burch (DMA ’16) and Matthew Armbruster (MM ’16) have joined forces with composer and conductor Christopher Prosser to form Tetractys, a fresh concert series that aims to cultivate a thriving new music scene in the Austin metropolitan area. For event and more information about Tetractys, visit www.tetractysnewmusic.com.
Dylan Rieck (MM ’09) has won a position in the Portland Opera Orchestra beginning this season. Led by General Director Christopher Mattaliano and Music Director George Manahan, the Portland Opera launches its sixth decade of great opera in 2016 having grown from two performances of Die Fledermaus in 1964 at Madison High School to 23 performances of four productions this season at the Keller Auditorium and Newmark Theatre in the Portland Center for the Performing Arts.
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