NYS Music 202​2

Category: Classical

  • Grace Park to make her debut recital at Carnegie Hall

    Violinist Grace Park and Composer Jonathan Cziner will be featured at legendary Carnegie Hall on Sunday, March 13th. They are set to perform with the New York Youth Symphony (NYSS).

    Training violin since five years old, Grace Park is performing her debut recital as a part of the Roy and Shirley Durst Debut Artist Series. The San Francisco Chronicle praised Park for being “fresh, different, and exhilarating.” She will be joining the New York Youth Symphony, recognized as one of the nation’s most prestigious orchestral programs, and is set to perform Barber’s Violin Concerto, Op. 14.

    Grace Park Violinist
    Grace Park

    Furthermore, Jonathan Cziner’s new work, Rauch (And Other Delights), is set to premiere during the event. Cziner’s dichotomous composition tiptoes the line between colorful and dark, which sets him apart from his contemporaries. For this reason, he is regarded as a new-age visionary, and his accolades support this claim. His orchestral work, Resonant Bells, received two accolades for its outstanding excellence. Furthermore, Cziner’s works have been performed throughout the United States.

    Jonathan Cziner Composer
    Jonathan Cziner

    Music Director Michael Repper will be leading the concert. Tickets from $30 are available at carnegiehall.org.

  • SPAC Announces 2022 Classical Amphitheater Season

    SPAC has announced its 2022 Classical Amphitheater season, featuring top acts like the New York City Ballet and Philadelphia Orchestra.

    Saratoga Performing Arts Center is located in the historic town of Saratoga Springs, and houses one of America’s most prestigious summer festivals.

    SPAC is pleased to announce premieres and debuts by women and BIPOC composers, choreographers, performers, and conductors this summer alongside the classical work.

    The NYCB residency from July 12-16 will have highlighted contemporary works by Jamar Roberts, Pam Tanowitz, and Justin Peck. Other programs include one dedicated to 20th-century masters, a story ballet of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and a special presentation of “NYCB On and Off Stage.”

    The Philadelphia Orchestra residency from July 27-August 13 will feature the return of music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin in four programs including a finale featuring Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony.

    • The Philadelphia Orchestra.
    • The NYCB.

    President and CEO of SPAC, Elizabeth Sobol, said it is exciting to have people back after two years of uncertainty.

    After two long years without the full New York City Ballet in residence at SPAC, it is tremendously exciting to be announcing the return of the full Company in July 2022…SPAC’s ambitious and artistically inspiring programming continues our effort to bring significant contemporary works and iconic classics that have never been performed at SPAC to our stage, while also presenting a record number of works by BIPOC and female composers throughout the season.

    The SPAC 2022 season will also feature film night, with Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and The Princess Bride. Tickets for the season will go onsale to members on March 7, and March 16 for the general public, available here.

  • Barkin/Selissen Project to commemorate 30th Anniversary With ‘An Evening Of Math And Dance’ At John Jay College

    New York City Artistic Directors Kyla Barkin and Aaron Selissen will celebrate the thirteenth anniversary of their dance company. The Barkin/Selissen Project, will host a special presentation of An Evening of Math and Dance at 8:00pm on April 29 and April 30 at The Gerald W. Lynch Theater, located within John Jay College.

    Barkin Selissen Project

    The Barkin/Selissen Project (or BSP) is a New York City-based contemporary dance company founded in 2009. The troupe presents the choreography of Barkin and Selissen through live performance, film and workshops.

    The dance company strives to blur the lines between the emotional and intellectual, dream worlds and waking states. Barkin and Selissen’s choreography infuses a fresh perspective on complex subjects ranging from mathematics to human nature.

    This event would not be possible without the generous grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, which will consist of a performance of Differential Cohomology: Dance of the Diagram. Following this presentation, will be a panel discussion featuring prominent figures of both math and dance. Celebrated mathematician James Simons, commissioned Differential Cohomology, which is based on the mathematical theory that combines topology and calculus. Further details concerning speakers, performer bios and ticket prices will be shared over the next few months leading up to this event.

    From across the U.S. to overseas the Barkin/Selissen Project has been presented at a variety of venues consisting of Jacob’s Pillow Inside/Out, SUNY Stony Brook’s Staller Center, Jazz at Lincoln Center, West End Theater, among others.

    By creating a mindful and inspiring environment, B/S P promotes a combination of techniques to prepare artists’ bodies for the challenges of the work and provides a vibrant platform for artistic growth, as well as refinement.

    For more information visit BarkinSelissenProject.org.

  • Binghamton Philharmonic Honors Founding Conductor

    On January 26, the Binghamton Philharmonic and AudioClassics will be honoring Fritz and Marianne Wallenberg with a presentation of historic performance recordings. Wallenberg was the founder of the orchestral group, which would eventually come to be known as the Binghamton Philharmonic.

    Fritz Wallenberg conducting Binghamton Symphony and Choral Society
    Fritz Wallberg conducting the Binghamton Symphony and Choral Society

    Originally referred to as The Community Symphony Society, and later the Binghamton Symphony and Choral Society, Wallenberg would help it grow into the renowned organization it is today. Past orchestra members and students of Wallenberg have named him as an integral part of the community and someone who has reached many people during his time as a conductor.

    The twenty years of recordings were given to the Philharmonic during Summer 2020 and the organization has worked to raise funds to digitize the recordings for open access to the public. There are currently a number of recordings available on the Wallenberg Legacy youtube channel and fundraising efforts for the campaign are still underway.

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    Made by Marvin Fred Kelly, Jr of Custom Recording Studio, the recordings range from a Christmas performance in 1958 all the way through to 1978. The presentation will take place during a benefit at the Kilmer Mansion. Tickets, as well as more event information, are available here.

  • Albany Symphony Welcomes Guest Conductor Erina Yashima for Performance at Proctors

    Special guest conductor Erina Yashima is leading the Albany Symphony Orchestra on January 8 at Proctors Theater in Schenectady. Yashima will lead Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade, as well as Vivian Fung’s A Child’s Dream of Toys and Alexander Glazunov’s Violin Concerto.

    Yashima is a German conductor and a rising star in the industry. She has played worldwide with acclaimed ensembles and orchestras.

    The Albany Symphony Orchestra is two-time GRAMMY award-winning, and their performance is described as “virtuosic” and features classical work that is lesser-heard. The symphony also has more ASCAP awards than any other orchestra.

    erina yashima albany symphony
    The Albany Symphony, conducted by Maestro Miller.

    Founded in 1930, the symphony serves an audience of more than seven counties and parts of three states. The symphony is the only organization to have made multiple appearances at Carnegie Hall’s Spring for Music festival.

    The symphony is led by music director David Alan Miller who is beginning his 30th year of service. The symphony also provides award-winning education in their program Symphony in Our Schools.

    erina yashima albany symphony

    Tickets for the Albany Symphony with Erina Yashima at Proctors Theater on January 8 can be found here. The event will also be streamed online, tickets for which can be found here.