Posted on Facebook 1/23
“It took [the qualities of rugged individualism and entrepreneurship] in Aaron Jay Kernis, in Osmo Vänskä, in others around them to create what Minnesota created, and now for Kevin Puts to lead it into the future.” says Eugene Birman, one of the young composers whose work was performed in the MN Orchestra’s Composer Institute concert on Jan. 16.
Read his fascinating post on the extraordinary efforts of Osmo, our musicians & management, and Kevin Puts, that were required for this important undertaking, “a week-long program held at the coldest possible time of the year in a city whose commitment to music, old and new, quite profoundly reverberates all around the world,” in Mr. Birman’s words. And read his perspectives on what it takes to “make it” as a composer these days. Here’s the link: http://www.newmusicbox.org/articles/2015-minnesota-orchestra-composer-institute/
So let’s hear one more big round of applause for Osmo, our musicians and the Institute! Tutti bravi!
“It took [the qualities of rugged individualism and entrepreneurship] in Aaron Jay Kernis, in Osmo Vänskä, in others around them to create what Minnesota created, and now for Kevin Puts to lead it into the future.” says Eugene Birman, one of the young composers whose work was performed in the MN Orchestra’s Composer Institute concert on Jan. 16.
Read his fascinating post on the extraordinary efforts of Osmo, our musicians & management, and Kevin Puts, that were required for this important undertaking, “a week-long program held at the coldest possible time of the year in a city whose commitment to music, old and new, quite profoundly reverberates all around the world,” in Mr. Birman’s words. And read his perspectives on what it takes to “make it” as a composer these days. Here’s the link: http://www.newmusicbox.org/articles/2015-minnesota-orchestra-composer-institute/
So let’s hear one more big round of applause for Osmo, our musicians and the Institute! Tutti bravi!
Posted on Facebook 1/15
Pamela Espeland at MinnPost always has good tips for upcoming arts events of all types. Today she highlights Friday night’s Composer Institute concert, with Osmo Vänskä conducting the MN Orchestra in works by seven exciting new composers.
After reflecting on the 1-year anniversary of the contract resolution (along with a gracious shout-out to audience advocacy groups such as SOSMN and Orchestrate Excellence – thanks, Pamela!) she writes, “…It will be something, for them and for us, to hear their work performed by the musicians of the Minnesota Orchestra under Vänskä’s direction in Orchestra Hall, all of which seemed impossible in our very recent past. The concert starts at 8 p.m. FMI and tickets ($12-$20). There aren’t many left.”
She also announces a FREE concert of the Brahms Clarinet Quintet, with Osmo on the clarinet, on Thursday Feb 19 at Macalester!
Read Pamela’s article here: http://www.minnpost.com/artscape/2015/01/v-nsk-conduct-future-classics-lowertown-classics-no-8?utm_content=buffer602a6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer
Tickets for Friday night here: http://www.minnesotaorchestra.org/buy/tickets/browse-calendar/eventdetail/354/-/future-classics#.VK_biyvF_l8
Pamela Espeland at MinnPost always has good tips for upcoming arts events of all types. Today she highlights Friday night’s Composer Institute concert, with Osmo Vänskä conducting the MN Orchestra in works by seven exciting new composers.
After reflecting on the 1-year anniversary of the contract resolution (along with a gracious shout-out to audience advocacy groups such as SOSMN and Orchestrate Excellence – thanks, Pamela!) she writes, “…It will be something, for them and for us, to hear their work performed by the musicians of the Minnesota Orchestra under Vänskä’s direction in Orchestra Hall, all of which seemed impossible in our very recent past. The concert starts at 8 p.m. FMI and tickets ($12-$20). There aren’t many left.”
She also announces a FREE concert of the Brahms Clarinet Quintet, with Osmo on the clarinet, on Thursday Feb 19 at Macalester!
Read Pamela’s article here: http://www.minnpost.com/artscape/2015/01/v-nsk-conduct-future-classics-lowertown-classics-no-8?utm_content=buffer602a6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer
Tickets for Friday night here: http://www.minnesotaorchestra.org/buy/tickets/browse-calendar/eventdetail/354/-/future-classics#.VK_biyvF_l8
Posted on Facebook 1/12
What do Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, England, and Sweden have in common? They are the homes of the 2 women and 5 men invited to participate in this week’s Minnesota Orchestra Composer Institute!
Read about these impressive individuals here: http://www.minnesotaorchestra.org/learn/lifelong-learning/composer-institute
The Orchestra’s recent press release gives us some hints about their compositions, which are receiving their world premiers at 8:00 this Friday night: “Agócs’ ‘Perpetual Summer’ is scored for orchestra and a sextet of solo strings, together engaged in a dialogue that recalls a Baroque concerto grosso. Birman’s ‘Manifesto’ explores paradoxical concepts and ‘the sound of the surreal,’ built around musical material reminiscent of a folk song. Kim’s ‘Splash!!’ is a colorful work filled with surprising turns, summoning images of children playing with water balloons and a dancing fountain. Loiacono’s ‘Stalks, Hounds’ takes a brief musical gesture from Ravel’s ‘Daphnis and Chloe’ and continually transforms the motif from a familiar form to ‘a place that is claustrophobic and alien.’ Evan Meier’s ‘Fire Music’ has a form that ‘behaves like a kind of conflagration,’ with musical sparks that ignite, spread, transform and trail off, like dying embers. Peterson’s ‘Hyperborea’ is inspired by the mythical realm of ancient Greek legend, and by the sea and sky of the composer’s home near Sweden’s Baltic coast. Schachter’s ‘Freylekhe Tanzen,’ whose title means ‘joyous dances’ in Yiddish, is described by the composer as ‘a love letter to the liturgical and folk music of European jewry,’ with a slow dance giving way to a lively Klezmer finale.” Read more in the full press release here: http://www.minnesotaorchestra.org/about/learn-more/press-room/1094-future-classics-2015-jan-16
Meet the composers, hear them introduce their works, and then be among the first to ever hear these wonderful new compositions! Tickets are $12-$20. More info and ticketing here: http://www.minnesotaorchestra.org/buy/tickets/browse-calendar/eventdetail/354/-/future-classics#.VK_biyvF_l8
What do Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, England, and Sweden have in common? They are the homes of the 2 women and 5 men invited to participate in this week’s Minnesota Orchestra Composer Institute!
Read about these impressive individuals here: http://www.minnesotaorchestra.org/learn/lifelong-learning/composer-institute
The Orchestra’s recent press release gives us some hints about their compositions, which are receiving their world premiers at 8:00 this Friday night: “Agócs’ ‘Perpetual Summer’ is scored for orchestra and a sextet of solo strings, together engaged in a dialogue that recalls a Baroque concerto grosso. Birman’s ‘Manifesto’ explores paradoxical concepts and ‘the sound of the surreal,’ built around musical material reminiscent of a folk song. Kim’s ‘Splash!!’ is a colorful work filled with surprising turns, summoning images of children playing with water balloons and a dancing fountain. Loiacono’s ‘Stalks, Hounds’ takes a brief musical gesture from Ravel’s ‘Daphnis and Chloe’ and continually transforms the motif from a familiar form to ‘a place that is claustrophobic and alien.’ Evan Meier’s ‘Fire Music’ has a form that ‘behaves like a kind of conflagration,’ with musical sparks that ignite, spread, transform and trail off, like dying embers. Peterson’s ‘Hyperborea’ is inspired by the mythical realm of ancient Greek legend, and by the sea and sky of the composer’s home near Sweden’s Baltic coast. Schachter’s ‘Freylekhe Tanzen,’ whose title means ‘joyous dances’ in Yiddish, is described by the composer as ‘a love letter to the liturgical and folk music of European jewry,’ with a slow dance giving way to a lively Klezmer finale.” Read more in the full press release here: http://www.minnesotaorchestra.org/about/learn-more/press-room/1094-future-classics-2015-jan-16
Meet the composers, hear them introduce their works, and then be among the first to ever hear these wonderful new compositions! Tickets are $12-$20. More info and ticketing here: http://www.minnesotaorchestra.org/buy/tickets/browse-calendar/eventdetail/354/-/future-classics#.VK_biyvF_l8
Posted on Facebook 1/9
“Hear what the twenty-first century sounds like!” Julie Stewart, a member of SOSMN’s leadership team, is excited about the Friday 1/16 concert, and she wants you to be too!
Julie continues: “If you think of classical music as the exclusive province of dead European male composers, think again. On Friday January 16, the Minnesota Orchestra will showcase the work of seven very-much-alive exciting young composers, a diverse and impressive group, all in attendance at the concert. You’ll hear the beautiful, the strange, the provocative, the tumultuous, the sad, the joyous – in fact, you’ll hear tomorrow’s “future classics” today! Find out why this unique one-night-only concert, offered every January since 2006, is the favorite of so many music lovers in the Twin Cities.”
Tickets are $12-$20…such a deal for world premieres! Click here for more info and tickets: http://www.minnesotaorchestra.org/buy/tickets/browse-calendar/eventdetail/354/-/future-classics#.VK_biyvF_l8
“Hear what the twenty-first century sounds like!” Julie Stewart, a member of SOSMN’s leadership team, is excited about the Friday 1/16 concert, and she wants you to be too!
Julie continues: “If you think of classical music as the exclusive province of dead European male composers, think again. On Friday January 16, the Minnesota Orchestra will showcase the work of seven very-much-alive exciting young composers, a diverse and impressive group, all in attendance at the concert. You’ll hear the beautiful, the strange, the provocative, the tumultuous, the sad, the joyous – in fact, you’ll hear tomorrow’s “future classics” today! Find out why this unique one-night-only concert, offered every January since 2006, is the favorite of so many music lovers in the Twin Cities.”
Tickets are $12-$20…such a deal for world premieres! Click here for more info and tickets: http://www.minnesotaorchestra.org/buy/tickets/browse-calendar/eventdetail/354/-/future-classics#.VK_biyvF_l8