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NY Phil Plan ‘Platoon’ Theme for Vietnam Concert
The New York Philharmonic will introduce itself to Hanoi in October with the theme from the 1986 movie Platoon, Samuel Barber’s “Adagio for Strings.” The decision to perform a piece used in a Vietnam War–inspired film during a debut in that country was made by music director-designate Alan Gilbert, who told Reuters, “Given all the various factors that we have to consider—and there are many, believe me—it seemed like a wonderful choice since it’s such a beautiful piece, and for me one of the really great, great expressions of American music.”
Also on the program will be Mozart’s Symphony No. 41 and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7. The concert in Vietnam is part of a New York Philharmonic tour of Asia that includes concerts in Singapore, Seoul, and Tokyo. |
Cavatinas Take Naumburg Chamber Competition
Trio Cavatina has won the Naumburg 2009 Chamber Music Competition, earning a 2010 recital in Carnegie Hall as well as a commissioned work by Richard Danielpour. The trio—violinist Harumi Rhodes, cellist Priscilla Lee, and pianist Ieva Jokubaviciute—play classical and romantic trio repertoire, but are also committed to performing 20th-century and newly composed works and have worked with American composer Leon Kirchner. They met and formed at the 2005 Marlboro Music Festival, have performed in numerous halls and on the radio, and have studied in the New England Conservatory’s Professional Piano Trio Training Program.
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ASCAP Crowns Cabrillo Fest, Maestro Marin Alsop
Courageous ensembles that bet their box offices on living composers and new works throughout the 2008–09 season were recognized with ASCAP Awards for Adventurous Programming at the League of American Orchestras’ 64th National Conference in Chicago. The Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music with music director and conductor Marin Alsop took top honors, the John S. Edwards Award for Strongest Commitment to New American Music.
Alsop’s festival in Santa Cruz, California, topped the Aspen Festival last year and took first place in the Festival Orchestra category for the 2008 awards. And the new-music steamroller has no indication of slowing down: this August’s festival will take on a global vision and feature ten composers from the United States, Mexico, Australia, Israel, Argentina, and England. One world premiere, five US premieres, three West Coast premieres, and an orchestral tribute to the Grateful Dead are on the bill, with young cellist Alisa Weilerstein as a featured soloist. For details on Cabrillo’s 47th season, visit cabrillomusic.org.
For a complete list of ASCAP Awards winners, visit ascap.com. |
Cellist Wins Book Award
Janet Horvath, associate principal cello with the Minnesota Orchestra, has won an Independent Publishers Award gold medal for the 2008 update of Playing (less) Hurt—An Injury Prevention Guide for Musicians. Her healthful string-player tips have appeared in Strings magazine. You can learn more about the book at playinglesshurt.com or catch up with Horvath on Twitter.com at twitter.com/playinglesshurt. |
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Menuhin Competition Accepting Applications
Applications for the 2010 Menuhin Competition in Oslo, which will honor Norwegian violinist Ole Bull, are now being accepted. Works by Bull will replace Paganini pieces in the required repertoire and can be downloaded on the competition website. Other changes in the competition include an improvisation requirement added to the junior repertoire, a new quick study element in the senior repertoire, and the introduction of repertoire that incorporates electronic equipment. The competition is open to violinists of any nationality who are born after April 25, 1988. Visit menuhincompetition.org for more information. |
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New Album Features More Than Mere Childsplay
Bob Childs—fiddler, violinmaker, and bandleader—is the driving force behind the fiddle ensemble known as Childsplay, founded in 1986. Waiting for the Dawn, the fifth and most recent CD by the ever-shifting group, features the sound of 18 string players supported by guitar, accordion, flute, piano, harp, and—for the first time—vocals. Fans of the bluegrass band Crooked Still and fiddler Matt Glaser’s ensemble the Wayfaring Strangers may be familiar with the stunning singer Aoife O’Donovan. The talented string section (which performs on Childs’ coveted instruments) features Childs, Hanneke Cassel, and Lissa Schneckenburger, among others. Learn more at childsplay.org. |
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