Klarinet Archive - Posting 000092.txt from 2009/09

From: Jeffrey James <jamesarts@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Palisades Virtuosi Presents Season Opening When They Were Young
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:53:25 -0400

September 21, 2009
For Immediate Release
Contact: Jeffrey James Arts Consulting
516-586-3433 or jamesarts@-----.net

Palisades Virtuosi Presents Season Opening When They Were Young Concert
on September 26 in Ridgewood, New Jersey

Ridgewood, NJ - The critically-acclaimed Palisades Virtuosi presents
When They Were Young - the opening concert of their 2009-2010 season on
Saturday, September 26 - 8 PM at the Unitarian Society of Ridgewood, 113
Cottage Place in Ridgewood, New Jersey. The evening will begin with a
pre-concert talk with the performers and commissioned composer at 7:15.

This program will feature the World Premiere of a new work by Ryan
Francis (b. 1981), commissioned by the Palisades Virtuosi. His
compositions have been met with audience and critical acclaim throughout
the United States and Europe. His music has been variously described as
“sweeping” and “exceptional” (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette), “compelling”
(Los Angeles Times) as well as “shimmering”, “focused” and “rhythmically
sharp-edged” (New York Times). Visit the composer at
http://www.myspace.com/ryananthonyfrancis.

Other works on the program will be pieces written by composers in their
youth. Audience members will guess which composers have written each
piece, with prizes awarded for the top three winners.

In addition, the annual Palisades Virtuosi Young Artist Recognition
Award will be presented to a talented student from Hackensack High School.

Tickets for the September 26 concert are $20 and $15 for students and
seniors. For reservations or other information, please call
201-488-4983, or email reservation requests to the Palisades Virtuosi at
virtuosi@-----.

Funding for this concert is made possible in part by the Alice M. Ditson
Fund of Columbia University and the NJ State Council on the
Arts/Department of State, through grant funds administered by the Bergen
County Dept. of Parks, Division of Cultural and Historic Affairs.

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 (each of their
concerts includes a work commissioned by the ensemble), 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. Visit them at http://www.palisadesvirtuosi.org/. For photos of
the ensemble, visit
http://www.palisadesvirtuosi.org/Downloadable%20photos.html.

For other press inquiries 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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