Klarinet Archive - Posting 000309.txt from 2009/02

From: Jeffrey James <jamesarts@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Clarinetist Michael Norsworthy Featured in Manhattan Sinfonietta
Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2009 10:29:01 -0500

February 14, 2009
For Immediate Release
Press Contact: Jeffrey James Arts Consulting
516-586-3433 or jamesarts@-----.net

Clarinetist Michael Norsworthy Featured in Manhattan Sinfonietta
Concerts in New York on February 18 and Boston on February 21

Clarinetist Michael Norsworthy will be featured in concerts titled The
New Soloist, presented by the Manhattan Sinfonietta, with Music Director
Jeffrey Milarsky, on Wednesday, February 18 at Merkin Concert Hall, 129
West 67th St. in Manhattan and on Saturday, February 21 at John Knowles
Paine Concert Hall on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge,
Massachusetts. The Sinfonietta will also present programs on Tuesday,
February 17 at Merkin Hall and Friday, February 20 at Harvard. The two
programs at Paine Concert Hall are part of the Fromm Players series. All
four concerts begin at 8 PM.

For the February 18 and 21 programs, Mr. Norsworthy will perform Donald
Martino’s Triple Concerto for clarinet, bass and contrabass clarinets,
with fellow clarinetists Gilad Harel and Bohdan Hilash. Other repertoire
on the program includes music by Lei Liang, Ivan Fedele, Philippe Leroux
and Bob Hasegawa.

The February 17 and 20 concerts will feature works by Hitomi Kaneko,
Galina Ustvolskaya, David Gompper, Arthur Kampela, Marcos Balter and
Luciano Berio.

Over the course of two programs, the musicians of the Manhattan
Sinfonietta will explore the multiple and often contradictory roles of
the soloist as an individual and within the setting of a larger
ensemble. Complete program and soloist listings can be found at
http://manhattansinfonietta.org/NS/NS.html.

Described by the New York Times as “the picture of ensemble virtuosity,”
the Sinfonietta is an ensemble of virtuoso performers specializing in
the performance of contemporary music. Under the baton of Jeffrey
Milarsky, the ensemble is committed to innovative programming and
masterful interpretations. For more information, please visit
http://manhattansinfonietta.org

Tickets for the February 17 and 18 Merkin Hall concerts are $15 ($10 for
students/seniors). For tickets and information, call 212-501-3330 or
visit http://kaufman-center.org/merkin-concert-hall.

The February 20 and 21 Harvard concerts are free and open to the public.
For more information, call 617-495-2791 or visit
http://www.music.fas.harvard.edu/.

A dedicated and persuasive champion of the music of our own time,
Michael Norsworthy has given premieres of over 80 works in collaboration
with composers Harrison Birtwistle, Elliott Carter, Chris Dench, Pozzi
Escot, Brian Ferneyhough, Michael Finnissy, Lukas Foss, Hans Werner
Henze, Magnus Lindberg, Ralph Shapey and Marc Anthony Turnage, among others.

As soloist, Michael Norsworthy has performed an extensive repertoire of
concerti, ranging from Mozart to Ferneyhough, with the Aspen
Contemporary Ensemble, Callithumpian Consort, NEC Contemporary Ensemble,
Pottstown Symphony, Soria Chamber Players, Southern Illinois Symphony
and Symphony Pro Musica, while audiences have heard his numerous
recitals in New York , Boston, Cambridge, Chicago and St. Louis.
Conductors he has worked with include Boulez, DePriest, Knussen, Levine,
Muti, Robertson, Ozawa, Tilson Thomas and many others. Michael
Norsworthy plays on Buffet Clarinets and mouthpieces by Kalmen Opperman.

For more information about clarinetist Michael Norsworthy, including a
bio, reviews and much more, please visit the newly redesigned
http://www.michaelnorsworthy.com/. Downloadable photos are available at
http://www.michaelnorsworthy.com/html/downloads.php?dl=2. You can also
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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