Klarinet Archive - Posting 000082.txt from 2006/05
From: Jeffrey James <jamesarts@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Palisades Virtuosi With Clarinetist Donald Mokrynski Present We Sing
Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 15:21:48 -0400
May 10, 2006
For Immediate Release
Contact: Jeffrey James Arts Consulting
516-586-3433 or jamesarts@-----.net
Palisades Virtuosi Presents We Sing of Spring on May 20, Featuring World
Premiere of New Work by Carlos Franzetti
Ridgewood, NJ - The critically-acclaimed Palisades Virtuosi will present
“We Sing of Spring”, a program of chamber works on Saturday May 20 -
8:00 p.m. at the Unitarian Society of Ridgewood, 113 Cottage Place In
Ridgewood, New Jersey.
Performers for the Gala final concert of their 2005-2006 Season will be
Virtuosi members flutist Margaret Swinchoski, clarinetist Donald
Mokrynski and pianist Ron Levy, with guest artists Katherine Harris,
soprano and Richard Hobson, baritone.
This concert will feature the world premiere of Four Movements for
Virtuosi by Grammy-Award winning composer, Carlos Franzetti. Mr.
Franzetti won the 2001 Latin Grammy for Best Tango Album with “Tango
Fatal”. The program will also include works by Copland, Mozart &
Strauss. Every concert by the Palisades Virtuosi includes the world
premiere of a work commissioned for the ensemble.
Tickets for the May 20 concert are $15 and $12 for students and seniors.
For reservations or other information, please call 201-444-6225 or
201-488-1149.
Soprano Katherine Harris has received praise in a variety of operatic
and concert roles. She has performed frequently as soloist with
companies such as Prague Radio Symphony, St. Petersburg Philharmonic,
Western Opera Theater, and other companies in the Tri-State area. Ms.
Harris made her Carnegie Hall solo debut and toured the Czech Republic
and Russia with the Oratorio Society of NY. She is a voice faculty
member at the Music Conservatory of Westchester in White Plains, NY and
an Affiliate Artist/Voice Teacher at Kean University in Union, New Jersey.
Baritone Richard Hobson has appeared previously with the Palisades
Virtuosi and at some of the most prestigious performing venues in
America, including the Metropolitan Opera, the Dallas Opera, Baltimore
Opera, The Spoleto Festival (USA), Mississippi Opera, Skylight Opera,
Michigan Opera Theatre, Nashville, Augusta, and Shreveport Operas. Mr.
Hobson is a frequent recitalist and oratorio singer and has performed
extensively in concert halls and churches throughout the United States.
Mr. Hobson also teaches voice and opera. He is presently an Affiliate
Artist at Kean University where he teaches voice and opera.
The Palisades Virtuosi was established to promote and enrich the
repertoire for flute, clarinet and piano and presents concerts that
include existing and newly-commissioned repertoire for this
configuration, supplemented by solos, duos and larger works featuring
guest artists. Volume One of their New American Masters CD series has
just been released by Albany Records -
http://www.albanyrecords.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=AR&Product_Code=TROY826&Category_Code=CMN.
Visit the Virtuosi online at http://www.palisadesvirtuosi.org/.
For more information about the Palisades Virtuosi, contact Jeffrey James
Arts Consulting at 516-586-3433 or jamesarts@-----.-30-
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Jeffrey James Arts Consulting
45 Grant Avenue
Farmingdale, NY 11735 USA
Tel: 516-586-3433
E-mail: jamesarts@-----.net
Website: http://www.jamesarts.com
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