Tag: Curtis Institute
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Monday Link Round Up: June 20, 2016
News to start your week! Eleanor Sokoloff, piano teacher at the Curtis Institute, is celebrating her 102nd birthday. She has taught at the institution since 1936. The Philadelphia Inquirer has a profile. There’s a new festival celebrating the work of women in electronic music. Some of the pioneers being honored include Daphne Oram, Laurie…
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Curtis on tour features Higdon Viola Concerto!
(3/14/2015) “Curtis On Tour” is the Curtis Institute of Music’s annual showcase of its students and some distinguished alumni. Last year I attended their concert in Boston, and just last night I was thrilled to be able to hear their chamber orchestra at U.C. Davis’s Mondavi Center. The conductor was (Curtis alum) Robert Spano, and a…
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Curtis Institute to Premiere Higdon
The Curtis Institute of Music Chamber Orchestra, winner of a 2014 Performance Grant, is kicking off a national tour featuring with the World Premiere of a Viola Concerto by Jennifer Higdon. The first concert is Saturday, March 7 at the Library of Congress, who co-commissioned the work. More information about Saturday’s event can be found here.…
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Katerina Kramarchuk, Rising Star and Versatile Composer
Attending the “Curtis on Tour” concert on Sunday (which I reviewed here ), I had the opportunity to hear a newly composed work by Katerina Kramarchuk, a Curtis alumna. Katerina Kramarchuk is a “rising star” composer, adept in many areas of the current scene. She composes concert music, music for films, and is a song…