Tag Archives: cello

Rachel Kara Perez – 15 December 2019

Posted on December 15, 2019 by parker

Rachel Kara Perez – Woolworth Chapel, Woodlawn Cemetery – 15 December 2019 Perez offered a program of holiday tunes, backed by a string quartet. Some were gleaned from her Hispanic background, and were unfamiliar; others were chestnuts (not roasting!); all … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bronx Arts Ensemble, cello, Eliana Mendoza, Evelyn Petcher, Monica Davis, Rachel Kara Perez, Sally Shumway, String Quartet, viola, violin, Woodlawn Cemetery | Leave a comment

Escher String Quartet – November 6, 2016

Posted on November 6, 2016 by parker

Escher String Quartet – Vassar College, Skinner Hall – November 6, 2016 The quartet program included works by Mozart, Bartók, and then a quintet (add Crow’s piano) of Dvorák. (Sorry Anton, all those different accents available, but not the correct … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Aaron Boyd, Adam Barnett-Hart, Brook Spelz, cello, Escher String Quartet, piano, Pierre LaPointe, Todd Crow, Vassar College, viola, violin | Leave a comment

Pluck and Rail – September 24, 2016

Posted on September 24, 2016 by parker

Pluck and Rail – Upstream Gallery – September 24, 2016 New venue for me, located in Hastings-on-Hudson. This is a curious Americana-esque duo, in that one of the instruments is a cello, played standing up. Repertoire was a mix of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Allison Schubert, Andrew Sussman, cello, George Gierer, guitar, Pluck and Rail, upstream Gallery, washboard | 1 Comment

Cavatina Quartet – July 24, 2016

Posted on July 24, 2016 by parker

Cavatina Quartet – Museum of Modern Art, Summergarden – July 24, 2016 A new venue for me, MOMA’s outdoor sculpture garden. And of course, for a program assembled by Juilliard’s Joel Sachs, “new music” aplenty for the student players.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Cavatina Quartet, cello, Jameel Martin, James Primosch, jia Kim, Joel Sachs, Juilliard School, Mariella Haubs, Museum of Modern Art, Randall Goosby, viola, violin | Leave a comment

Manhattan String Quartet – April 3, 2016

Posted on April 3, 2016 by parker

Manhattan String Quartet – Pleasantville Presbyterian Church – April 3, 2016 A little bit of Beethoven, a little bit of Bartok, and I’ll be able to handle a little bit of Schubert. One more sponsoring organization (Pleasantville Chamber Music Society), … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Calvin Wiersma, cello, Chamber Music Society, Christopher Finckel, Curtis Macomber, John Dexter, Presbyterian Church, String Quartet, viola, violin | Leave a comment

Tactus – December 10, 2015

Posted on December 26, 2015 by parker

Tactus – Manhattan School of Music – December 10, 2015 Tactus is (or seems to be) less a group than a collective within the Manhattan School that features music of the 20th and 21st century; here the focus was on … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Adrian Blanco, Brian Daurelle, cello, fiddle, flute, Isabel Lepanto Gleicher, Manhattan School of Music, Molly Germer, piano, Ruston Ropac, Samuel Zagnit, vocal | Leave a comment

Bardavon String Quartet – August 22, 2015

Posted on August 22, 2015 by parker

Bardavon String Quartet – Onteora Mountain House – August 22, 2015 These sketches are from the “have-you-no-shame?” department. I brought my sketchbook to my niece’s wedding ceremony/reception on the hunch that there might be live music and guess what? BSQ!

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bardavon String QuartetOnteora Mountain House, Carole Cowan, cello, Rhonni Hallman, Shayna, Susan Seligman, viola, violin | Leave a comment

Abdullah Ibrahim – October 20, 2014

Posted on December 11, 2014 by parker

Abdullah Ibrahim – Schomburg Center – October 20, 2014 I just love these old jazz masters whose command of technique is so thoroughly transparent that impediment-free channeling from their consciousness to mine is achieved; Ibrahim certainly fills the bill. He … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Abdullah Ibrahim, Alex Harding, alto saxophone, Andrae Murchison, baritone saxophone, cello, Cleave E. Guyton Jr., Dollar Brand, jazz, Lance Bryant, Noah Jackson, piano, saxophone, Schomburg Center, tenor saxophone, trombone | Leave a comment

Focus: Schnittke’s World (1) – January 27, 2014

Posted on February 3, 2014 by parker

Focus: Schnittke’s World (1) – Juilliard School, Peter Jay Sharp Theater – January 27, 2014 This year’s Focus festival is on Alfred Schnittke and his circle. The four players portrayed are each part of a separate ensemble; time is too … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ai-Ching Huang, Alfred Schnittke, bassoon, cello, Focus Festival, Juilliard School, Khari Joyner, Peter Jay Sharp Theater, Remy Taghavi, Robyn Quinnett, viola, violin | Leave a comment

American Music & Local History – September 8, 2013

Posted on September 8, 2013 by parker

American Music & Local History – Southeast Museum – September 8, 2013 A wordy title that doesn’t fit on one line, oh well. Full story: the basement of the Southeast Museum in Brewster is a small performance space and gallery … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Adria Benjamin, Bob Zubrycki, cello, Sarah Hewitt-Roth, Southeast Museum, viola, violin | Leave a comment