Klarinet Archive - Posting 000015.txt from 2008/06

From: Jeffrey James <jamesarts@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] =?windows-1252?Q?Revised_Information_-_Palisades_Virtuos?=
Date: Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:46:51 -0400

June 2, 2008
For Immediate Release
Contact: Jeffrey James Arts Consulting
516-586-3433 or jamesarts@-----.net

Palisades Virtuosi Presents Everything Five – Gala Fifth Anniversary
Concert on June 7, Featuring World Premiere of Trio by Matthew Halper

Ridgewood, NJ - The critically-acclaimed Palisades Virtuosi presents
Everything Five, a Gala chamber music concert celebrating the group’s
fifth anniversary on Saturday, June 7 - 8:00 p.m. at the Unitarian
Society of Ridgewood, 113 Cottage Place in Ridgewood, New Jersey. Guest
artist is Euphonium virtuoso Jason D. Ham. Other special surprise guest
artists will appear that evening as well.

This fourth and final subscription concert of the 2007-08 Season
features the World Premiere of the latest Virtuosi commissioned work –
Matthew Halper’s Trio for flute, clarinet & piano. Dr. Halper is
associate professor of music at Kean University. He is performed in many
leading venues such as Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall, Weill Recital
Hall at Carnegie Hall, Merkin Concert Hall, Moores Opera House and live
on Chicago Radio and Public Television. Visit him at
http://www.matthewhalper.com/.

Every concert by the Palisades Virtuosi includes a work commissioned by
the ensemble.

Other works on the concert are Aaron Grad’s lep•i•dop•ter•ol•o•gy for
flute, clarinet and piano (The Virtuosi’s first commission - premiered
on November 1, 2003), Richard Lane’s Sonata #5 for flute and piano,
Alban Berg’s Opus 5 for clarinet and piano, Scriabin’s 2 Nocturnes, Opus
5 for solo piano and Bloch’s Concertino for flute, clarinet & piano. In
addition, guest artist Jason D. Ham (http://www.jasondham.com/) performs
Harlequin by British composer Philip Sparke.

Tickets for the June 7 concert are $20 and $15 for students and seniors.
This also includes a special “meet the artists” reception after the
concert. For reservations or other information, please call
201-488-1149. You can also email reservation requests to the Palisades
Virtuosi at virtuosi@-----.

The Palisades Virtuosi, consisting of flutist Margaret Swinchoski,
clarinetist Donald Mokrynski and pianist Ron Levy, is a 501 (c)(3)
organization established to promote and enrich the repertoire for flute,
clarinet and piano and present concerts that include existing and
newly-commissioned repertoire for this configuration, supplemented by
solos, duos and larger works featuring guest artists. Volumes One and
Two of their New American Masters CD series are available from Albany
Records. Read their latest From the Palisades newsletter at
http://www.jamesarts.com/releases/may08/PV_nws_072608.htm and an article
in Chamber Music magazine at
http://www.palisadesvirtuosi.org/pvnews.html. Visit them online at
http://www.palisadesvirtuosi.org/.

Funding for this concert is made possible in part by the New Jersey
State Council on the Arts/Department of State, through grant funds
administered by the Bergen County Department of Parks, Division of
Cultural and Historic Affairs.

For more information about the Palisades Virtuosi, contact Jeffrey James
Arts Consulting at 516-586-3433 or jamesarts@-----.

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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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