November 2011
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"What the Classical Music Establishment Could...
Checkpoint KBK just received another rave review for their recent program at the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas. In a review titled What the Classical Music Establishment Could Learn from Checkpoint KBK, Wayne Lee Gay for D Magazine writes:
“The Soundings new music series, now in its second year at the Nasher Sculpture Center, once again delivered a flawlessly paced program in which the...
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Checkpoint KBK: "an unforgettable performance"
Following a captivating performance at Dallas’ Nasher Sculpture Center, Checkpoint KBK - the collaboration between extraordinary performers violinist-vocalist Iva Bittová, clarinetist David Krakauer, and accordionist Merima Ključo - is receiving glowing responses from audience members and critics.
Writes Gregory Sullivan Isaacs for Dallas’ Theater Jones:
“When a concert takes...
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Maya Beiser in the Huffington Post, Returns to...
The Huffington Post’s David J. Kushner just sat down with Maya Beiser to talk about musical Cubism, her best-selling project Provenance, and the creative performer. Kushner writes:
“There is no doubt that cellist Maya Beiser is a dynamic performer. But her command is not limited to conventional concert stages. Video of her recent TED Talks presentation has garnered over 296,000...
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ACME in NY Times, North American Tour with A...
ACME (American Contemporary Music Ensemble) just gave a special concert at Joe’s Pub co-presented by Manhattan New Music Project and Sequenza21 showcasing new compositions by composers from around the world. Steve Smith for the New York Times writes:
More than 200 composers from around the world applied to have works performed by ACME, and nine were picked by a small jury. Two judges,...