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Cypress String Quartet to disband

1/21/2016

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The Cypress String Quartet (Cecily Ward, violin; Tom Stone, violin; Ethan Filner, viola; and Jennifer Kloetzel, cello) announced today that the ensemble will disband in the summer of 2016 after 20 fulfilling years of performing together. A Farewell Concert will be presented by the Cypress at the Green Room of the War Memorial Building on June 26, 2016.


As a culmination of the group’s work together, the Cypress’s recording of the complete Beethoven String Quartets will be released on AVIE Records in May 2016. This release will be in conjunction with a month-long Beethoven celebration in the city of San Francisco, during which the quartet will present all 16 quartets at public venues in every district as a gift to their hometown that has supported and nurtured the ensemble for the past two decades.

Additional highlights of the Cypress Quartet’s celebratory 20th anniversary season include performances of the complete Beethoven Quartets cycle in Prague, Budapest, and Vienna in fall 2015; a tour of Germany with an all-American program including concerts recorded for radio broadcast by WDR (Westdeutche Rundfunk) in Cologne and SWR (Südwestrundfunk) radio; the group’s 17th Annual Call & Response program at Herbst Theatre in March 2016; an inspired set of Salon Series programs taking place in October, February, and May in intimate venues in Berkeley, San Francisco, and Palo Alto; a concert at Sonoma State’s Green Music Center in February 2016; a Farewell Concert at the Green Room of the War Memorial Building in June 2016; and collaborations throughout the season with cellist Zuill Bailey and violist Barry Shiffman culminating in a live recording in spring 2016 of the two String Sextets of Johannes Brahms with Bailey and Shiffman. This Brahms Sextets recording, as well as an album of music by Elena Ruehr, will be released on AVIE Records in the late fall of 2016 and spring of 2017, respectively.

The Cypress Quartet’s decision comes after a great deal of reflection and discussion, and the quartet agrees that it is the right time for them to move on to explore new artistic territories as individuals. The members of the quartet are deeply grateful to vast numbers of fans, donors, fellow musicians, and presenters for all of their support of the Cypress Quartet.

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The most performed pieces in 2015

1/13/2016

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Bachtrack is out with their annual list of "mosts": the orchestral work most performed on concerts, busiest conductors and orchestras, most performed ballets, and more.

You can read all about it here.
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Medieval and Renaissance Music Competition

1/8/2016

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Early Music America, a service organization dedicated to strengthening and supporting the early music community, announces its fourth Medieval and Renaissance Competition for 2016. The application process is now open via our website with the competition finals taking place on October 1, 2016 at Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, Maryland. This competition is focused on celebrating the brightest up-and-coming performers of music between 1000 and 1600. The winner of EMA’s Medieval and Renaissance Competition will receive a $2500 cash prize along with six performance engagements with major presenters, a feature in EMAg, The Magazine of Early Music America, a feature on Harmonia radio program, and public relations coaching. 

This competition is supported in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. More information, including application materials at www.earlymusicamerica.org/endeavors/medieval-renaissance-competition/.
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Conductor Pierre Boulez dies

1/6/2016

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Conductor Pierre Boulez has passed away at the age of 90. 

At one time conductor of the New York Philharmonic, Boulez had a special interest in modern music.

Associated Press reports on his life, career, and death here.
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Was Bach suffering burn-out?

1/5/2016

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A recently discovered letter sheds light on the composer and his work--or lack thereof at some points in his life.

Deutsche Welle has an interesting article here.


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Death of Gilbert Kaplan

1/1/2016

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Norman Lebrecht is reporting that conductor Gilbert Kaplan has passed away.  Kaplan reportedly made millions as a publisher, but moved on to conducting, especially the second symphony of Mahler.

His posting can be read here.
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