document.write('\x3cmeta http-equiv=\x22x-dns-prefetch-control\x22 content=\x22off\x22/\x3e\x3col class=\x22tumblr_posts\x22\x3e\x0a    \x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_text_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_title\x22\x3e\x26#8220;What the Classical Music Establishment Could Learn from Checkpoint KBK\x26#8221;\x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_body\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3cp\x3e\x3ca title=\x22Checkpoint KBK on bernsarts.com\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://bernsarts.com/checkpoint/checkpoint.html\x22\x3eCheckpoint KBK\x3c/a\x3e just received another rave review for their recent program at the \x3ca href=\x22http://www.nashersculpturecenter.org/\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22\x3eNasher Sculpture Center\x3c/a\x3e in Dallas.\u00a0In a review titled \x3cem\x3eWhat the Classical Music Establishment Could Learn from Checkpoint KBK\x3c/em\x3e, Wayne Lee Gay for \x3ca target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://bernsarts.com/downloads/checkpoint/D%20Magazine%20-%20Nasher%20Sculpture%20Center%20-%2011.7.11.pdf\x22\x3eD Magazine\x3c/a\x3e writes:\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cblockquote\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x26#8220;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 classical tradition intertwined convincingly with frontline musical innovation. [\x26#8230;]\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eFor this concert, traditionally trained musicians from Yellow Barn (violinist Anna Elashvili, violinist Keats Dieffenbach, violist Margaret Dyer, and cellist Hamilton Berry) were joined by members of Checkpoint KBK, an ensemble that almost defies description. Clarinetist David Krakauer and accordionist Merima Klju\u010do were both remarkable in their own right, while Moravian-born Iva Bittov\u00e1, who plays the violin and sings (and makes bird noises, and dances, and composes, all at pretty much the same time) must surely be one of the most remarkable performers in the world today.\u00a0[\x26#8230;]\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eThe classical music establishment is searching\u2014sometimes desperately, it seems\u2014for new ways to engage an increasingly fragmented audience. In their highly intelligent, unfailingly dramatic approach, both the Soundings series as a whole and the musicians of Checkpoint KBK have discovered a promising direction.\x26#8221;\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3c/blockquote\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x3cstrong\x3e\x3cem\x3e\x3ca target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://bernsarts.com/downloads/checkpoint/D%20Magazine%20-%20Nasher%20Sculpture%20Center%20-%2011.7.11.pdf\x22\x3eRead the full article here\x26#160;\x26#187;\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/em\x3e\x3c/strong\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_text_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_title\x22\x3eCheckpoint KBK: \x26#8220;an unforgettable performance\x26#8221;\x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_body\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3cp\x3eFollowing a captivating performance at Dallas\x26#8217;\u00a0\x3ca target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://www.nashersculpturecenter.org/\x22\x3eNasher Sculpture Center\x3c/a\x3e,\u00a0\x3ca target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://www.bernsarts.com/checkpoint/checkpoint.html\x22\x3eCheckpoint KBK\x3c/a\x3e\u00a0- the collaboration between extraordinary performers violinist-vocalist Iva Bittov\u00e1, clarinetist David Krakauer, and accordionist Merima Klju\u010do - is receiving glowing responses from audience members and critics.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eWrites Gregory Sullivan Isaacs for Dallas\x26#8217;\u00a0\x3ca target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://bernsarts.com/downloads/checkpoint/Theater%20Jones%20-%20Nasher%20Sculpture%20Center%20-%2011.5.11.pdf\x22\x3eTheater Jones\x3c/a\x3e:\u00a0\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cblockquote\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x26#8220;When a concert takes you suddenly to unknown regions and keeps you there, it can be difficult to write about the experience. The Friday\x26#8217;s Soundings\u00a0concert at the\u00a0Nasher Sculpture Center\u00a0was just such a concert. [\x26#8230;] There was a string quartet on the stage. A singer would enter down the side aisle, singing in an unrecognizable language. A clarinetist would wander in. An accordion player appeared. They all took turns playing and it was so dark that the program was useless as a road map through the modernist and vaguely Hebraic-Middle Eastern-klezmer influenced musical landscape. It was wonderful to be a bewildered visitor in a different world.\x26#8221;\x3cem\x3e\u00a0\x3c/em\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3c/blockquote\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x3cstrong\x3e\x3cem\x3e\x3ca target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://bernsarts.com/downloads/checkpoint/Theater%20Jones%20-%20Nasher%20Sculpture%20Center%20-%2011.5.11.pdf\x22\x3eRead the full article here\x26#160;\x26#187;\u00a0\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/em\x3e\x3c/strong\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_text_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_title\x22\x3eMaya Beiser in the Huffington Post, Returns to UCLA Live \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_body\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3cp\x3e\x3ca title=\x22Maya Beiser on bernsarts.com\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://bernsarts.com/beiser/beiser.html\x22\x3e\x3cimg width=\x22500\x22 height=\x22158\x22 border=\x220\x22 src=\x22http://bernsarts.com/graphics/new_design_images/beiser_banner.jpg\x22 alt=\x22Maya Beiser on bernsarts.com\x22/\x3e\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eThe \x3ca title=\x22\'Maya Beiser: Musical Cubism, Provenance and the Creative Performer\' on huffingtonpost.com\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://www.huffingtonpost.com/daniel-j-kushner/post_2605_b_1067879.html\x22\x3eHuffington Post\x26#8217;\x3c/a\x3es David J. Kushner just sat down with \x3ca title=\x22Maya Beiser on bernsarts.com\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://bernsarts.com/beiser/beiser.html\x22\x3eMaya Beiser\x3c/a\x3e to talk about musical Cubism, her best-selling project\u00a0\x3cem\x3e\x3ca title=\x22Maya Beiser\'s Provenance on bernsarts.com\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://bernsarts.com/beiser/beiserprog-provenance.html\x22\x3eProvenance\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/em\x3e, and the creative performer. Kushner \x3ca title=\x22\'Maya Beiser: Musical Cubism, Provenance, and the Creative Performer\' on huffingtonpost.com\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://www.huffingtonpost.com/daniel-j-kushner/post_2605_b_1067879.html\x22\x3ewrites\x3c/a\x3e:\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cblockquote\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x26#8220;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 views online, no  small feat for a performance of contemporary classical music. This  seems right in line with the musician\x26#8217;s career as a whole, which seems  predicated on presenting music as the ultimate unifying experience.\x26#8221; [\x3ca title=\x22\'Maya Beiser: Musical Cubism, Provenance and the Creative Performer\' on huffingtonpost.com\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://www.huffingtonpost.com/daniel-j-kushner/post_2605_b_1067879.html\x22\x3eDavid J. Kushner for the Huffington Post\x3c/a\x3e]\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3c/blockquote\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eOn November 11, Beiser will make her return to \x3ca target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://www.uclalive.org/calendar/event_detail.asp?id=133\x22\x3eUCLA Live\x3c/a\x3e to perform selections from\u00a0\x3cem\x3eProvenance \x3c/em\x3ein a shared evening with percussionist\u00a0\x3ca title=\x22Evelyn Glennie\'s website\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://www.evelyn.co.uk/\x22\x3eEvelyn Glennie\x3c/a\x3e. \u00a0The two will also premiere \x3cem\x3e\x3ca title=\x22\'A Strange Little Encore\' on uclalive.org\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://www.uclalive.org/blog/?p=428\x22\x3eStuttered Chant\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/em\x3e, a new work written specifically for them by Pulitzer Prize winner David Lang.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x3ca target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://www.uclalive.org/calendar/event_detail.asp?id=133\x22\x3eMaya Beiser at UCLA Live\x3c/a\x3e\x3cbr/\x3eFriday, November 11 at 8:00PM\x3cbr/\x3eRoyce Hall\x3cbr/\x3e340 Royce Drive (\x3ca href=\x22http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Royce+Hall,+Royce+Drive,+Los+Angeles,+CA\x26amp;hl=en\x26amp;ll=34.073493,-118.442059\x26amp;spn=0.057516,0.077162\x26amp;sll=34.078114,-118.426867\x26amp;sspn=0.059219,0.077162\x26amp;vpsrc=6\x26amp;hq=Royce+Hall,+Royce+Drive,+Los+Angeles,+CA\x26amp;t=h\x26amp;z=14\x26amp;iwloc=A\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22\x3emap\x3c/a\x3e)\x3cbr/\x3eLos Angeles, CA 90095\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_text_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_title\x22\x3eACME in NY Times, North American Tour  with A Winged Victory for the Sullen\x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_body\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3cp\x3e\x3ca title=\x22ACME on bernsarts.com\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://bernsarts.com/acme/acme.html\x22\x3e\x3cimg height=\x22158\x22 width=\x22500\x22 alt=\x22ACME on bernsarts.com\x22 src=\x22http://bernsarts.com/graphics/new_design_images/acme_banner.jpg\x22/\x3e\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x3ca title=\x22ACME\'s website\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://acmemusic.org/\x22\x3eACME (American Contemporary Music Ensemble)\x3c/a\x3e just gave a special concert at Joe\x26#8217;s Pub co-presented by \x3ca title=\x22Manhattan New Music Project\'s website\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://www.mnmp.org/\x22\x3eManhattan New Music Project\x3c/a\x3e and \x3ca title=\x22Sequenza21\'s website\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://sequenza21.com\x22\x3eSequenza21\x3c/a\x3e\u00a0showcasing new compositions by composers from around the world. \u00a0Steve Smith for the New York Times writes:\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cblockquote\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eMore than 200 composers from around the world applied to have works  performed by ACME, and nine were picked by a small jury. Two judges,  Christian Carey and Hayes Biggs, also provided pieces for the program.  The composers selected came from as far afield as California and  England. [\x26#8230;]\u00a0the concert offered a personable panoply of individual styles. [\x26#8230;]\u00a0another echo of the Internet\u2019s power to span unbridgeable distances and inspire connections previously unimagined.\u00a0[\x3ca title=\x22\'Gather Online, Compose Globally, Perform Locally\' on nytimes.com\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/28/arts/music/american-contemporary-music-ensemble-at-joes-pub-review.html\x22\x3eNew York Times\x3c/a\x3e]\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3c/blockquote\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eNext, ACME is on the road with\u00a0\x3ca title=\x22A Winged Victory for the Sullen\'s website\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://www.awvfts.com/\x22\x3eA Winged Victory for the Sullen\x3c/a\x3e\u00a0(Adam\u00a0Bryanbaum Wiltzie, Dustin O\x26#8217;Halloran) for a North American\u00a0tour from October 29 through November 15, 2011. The group\u00a0is performing music from A Winged Victory for the Sullen\x26#8217;s\u00a0self-titled \x3ca title=\x22A Winged Victory for the Sullen on amazon.com\x22 href=\x22http://www.amazon.co.uk/Winged-Victory-Sullen/dp/B005BV5DOQ\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22\x3edebut album\x3c/a\x3e, which was released on Erased\u00a0Tapes/Kranky to great critical acclaim on September 14, 2011.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eListen to some of what they\x26#8217;ll be playing below:\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x0a\x3cobject height=\x2281\x22 width=\x22100%\x22\x3e\x0a\x3cparam name=\x22movie\x22 value=\x22http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F19483239\x26amp;show_comments=false\x26amp;auto_play=false\x26amp;color=444455\x22\x3e\x3cparam name=\x22allowscriptaccess\x22 value=\x22always\x22\x3e\x3cembed allowscriptaccess=\x22always\x22 height=\x2281\x22 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Drake Hotel\x3c/a\x3e\u00a0(Toronto, ON)\x3cbr/\x3eNovember 2:\u00a0\x3ca href=\x22http://www.warhol.org/webcalendar/event.aspx?id=3884\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22\x3eCarnegie Museum of Art\x3c/a\x3e\u00a0(Pittsburgh, PA)\x3cbr/\x3eNovember 3:\u00a0\x3ca href=\x22http://www.southgatehouse.com/\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22\x3eSouthgate House\x3c/a\x3e\u00a0(Newport, KY)\x3cbr/\x3eNovember 5:\u00a0\x3ca href=\x22http://offbroadwaystl.com/\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22\x3eOff Broadway\x3c/a\x3e\u00a0(St. Louis, MO)\x3cbr/\x3eNovember 6:\u00a0\x3ca href=\x22http://lincolnhallchicago.com/Shows/11-06-2011+A+Winged+Victory+For+The+Sullen\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22\x3eLincoln Hall\x3c/a\x3e\u00a0(Chicago, IL)\x3cbr/\x3eNovember 7:\u00a0\x3ca href=\x22http://www.thecedar.org/events/string-energy/2011/11/07/winged-victory-sullen\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22\x3eThe Cedar Cultural Center\x3c/a\x3e\u00a0(Minneapolis, MN)\x3cbr/\x3eNovember 10:\u00a0\x3ca href=\x22http://www.tripledoor.com/Calendar/Events/November-2011/A-Winged-Victory-For-The-Sullen.aspx?date=2011-11-10\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22\x3eThe Triple Door\x3c/a\x3e\u00a0(Seattle, WA)\x3cbr/\x3eNovember 12:\u00a0\x3ca href=\x22http://www.holocene.org/\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22\x3eThe Holocene\x3c/a\x3e\u00a0(Portland, OR)\x3cbr/\x3eNovember 14:\u00a0\x3ca href=\x22http://www.theindependentsf.com/event/61495/\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22\x3eThe Independent\x3c/a\x3e\u00a0(San Francisco, CA)\x3cbr/\x3eNovember 15:\u00a0\x3ca href=\x22http://www.thesatellitela.com/event/64497/\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22\x3eThe Satellite\x3c/a\x3e\u00a0(Los Angeles, CA)\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eFor more information on ACME, visit \x3ca title=\x22ACME on bernsarts.com\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://bernsarts.com/acme/acme.html\x22\x3ebernsarts.com\x3c/a\x3e.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        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href=\x22http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=v9headcab\x26amp;et=1106124883416\x26amp;s=0\x26amp;e=0013cPCFj0C_3kRjGRxoKA83BgnGonyzpFCX2TTCFdziXwMIXkoEkQDsIjjlK1nDQxdWax7wxo0PbEJLpFRPnWLyU5lDxSfSzJDfLhnx6aOFeE=\x22\x3eMaya Beiser\x3c/a\x3e was honored to be one of only three musicians invited to present at  TED2011.\u00a0 \x3ca title=\x22www.ted.com\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://www.ted.com\x22\x3eTED\x3c/a\x3e, an organization devoted to bringing together people from  the forefront of their fields, released a stunning video of the  performance and, with over 140,000 plays, the  reception has been tremendous.\u00a0 Maya plays Steve Reich\x26#8217;s \x26#8220;Cello  Counterpoint,\x26#8221; with video from Bill Morrison, followed by David Lang\x26#8217;s  \x26#8220;World to Come,\x26#8221; with video by Irit Batsry.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x3cem\x3e\x3ca title=\x22Watch \'Maya Beiser(s) and her Cello(s)\' on ted.com\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://www.ted.com/talks/maya_beiser_s_and_her_cello_s.html\x22\x3eWatch the full video here\x26#160;\x26#187;\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/em\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_text_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_title\x22\x3ePablo Ziegler Quartet at Birdland with guest Sandra Luna \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_body\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3cp\x3e\x3ca title=\x22Pablo Zeigler on bernsarts.com\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://bernsarts.com/ziegler/ziegler.html\x22\x3e\x3cimg src=\x22http://www.bernsarts.com/graphics/new_design_images/ziegler_banner.jpg\x22 alt=\x22Pablo Ziegler on bernsarts.com\x22 width=\x22500\x22/\x3e\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x3cstrong\x3ePablo Ziegler Quartet with guest Sandra Luna\x3cbr/\x3e\x3c/strong\x3e\x3cstrong\x3eJuly 12 - 16, 2011 shows at 8:30 \x26amp; 11:00 PM\x3cbr/\x3e\x3c/strong\x3e\x3cstrong\x3e\x3ca target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://www.birdlandjazz.com/\x22\x3eBirdland\x3cbr/\x3e\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/strong\x3e\x3cstrong\x3e315 West 44th St (\x3ca target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://maps.google.com/maps?q=315+West+44th+St\x26amp;gl=us\x26amp;t=h\x26amp;z=16\x26amp;iwloc=lyrftr:h,13209831734835836666,40.758993,-73.989615\x22\x3emap\x3c/a\x3e)\x3cbr/\x3e\x3c/strong\x3e\x3cstrong\x3eNew York, NY\x3c/strong\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eOn July 12 - 16\x26#160;\x3ca target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://www.pabloziegler.com/\x22\x3ePablo Ziegler\x3c/a\x3e will bring his \x3ca target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://bernsarts.com/ziegler/zieglerprog-luna.html\x22\x3etango quartet\x3c/a\x3e\u00a0to the legendary \x3ca target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://www.birdlandjazz.com/\x22\x3eBirdland\x3c/a\x3e jazz club in New York. The group, featuring the consummate talents of Pablo Ziegler on piano, Hector Del Curto on bandoneon, Pedro Giraudo on bass, and Jisoo Ok on cello, will be joined by acclaimed Argentine chanteuse\u00a0\x3ca target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://www.myspace.com/tangosandraluna\x22\x3eSandra Luna\x3c/a\x3e\u00a0in her first New York City appearance.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eFor more information on Pablo Ziegler, visit\u00a0\x3ca target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://bernsarts.com/ziegler/ziegler.html\x22\x3ebernsarts.com\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_text_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_title\x22\x3eRaves for Pablo Ziegler\x26#8217;s Beyond Tango at Mondavi Center\x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_body\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3cp\x3e\x3ca title=\x22More info on \'Beyond Tango\' on bernsarts.com\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://bernsarts.com/beyondtango/beyondtango.html\x22\x3e\x3cimg src=\x22http://bernsarts.com/graphics/new_design_images/beyondtango_banner.jpg\x22 alt=\x22More info on \'Beyond Tango\' on bernsarts.com\x22 width=\x22500\x22 height=\x22158\x22/\x3e\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eFollowing a thrilling evening at \x3ca title=\x22Beyond Tango on symphonyspace.org\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://www.symphonyspace.org/event/6479-beyond-tango\x22\x3eSymphony Space\x3c/a\x3e in New York, \x3ca title=\x22More info on Pablo Ziegler on bernsarts.com\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://bernsarts.com/ziegler/ziegler.html\x22\x3ePablo Ziegler\x3c/a\x3e and the performers of \x3cem\x3e\x3ca title=\x22More info about \'Beyond Tango\' on bernsarts.com\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://bernsarts.com/beyondtango/beyondtango.html\x22\x3eBeyond Tango\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/em\x3e\u00a0were received with ovation and acclaim at the \x3ca title=\x22Beyond Tango on mondaviarts.org\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://mondaviarts.org/events/event.cfm?event_id=918\x22\x3eMondavi Center\x3c/a\x3e in Davis, CA. \u00a0\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x3ca title=\x22\'\'Beyond Tango\' lives up to title\' on sacbee.com\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://www.sacbee.com/2011/05/02/3593577/beyond-tango-lives-up-to-title.html\x22\x3eThe Sacramento Bee\x3c/a\x3e\u00a0and\u00a0\x3ca title=\x22\'Review for Pablo Ziegler\'s \x26quot;Beryond Tango\x26quot;\' on sacramentopress.com\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://www.sacramentopress.com/headline/49977/Review_for_Pablo_Zieglers_Beyond_Tango\x22\x3eSacramento Press\x3c/a\x3e\u00a0both responded with rave reviews.\u00a0\x3cspan\x3eFollow the links to read the full articles\x3c/span\x3e:\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cblockquote\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x26#8220;The shadow of Argentine composer and bandoneon player Astor Piazzolla looms large whenever new tango music is performed. \u00a0In the North American musical mind, it\x26#8217;s easy to fall into the trap of thinking that tango music begins and ends with Piazzolla. \u00a0But Friday night\x26#8217;s Mondavi Center performance by pianist Pablo Ziegler and an ensemble of standout musicians dispelled that notion. \x26#8230;\u00a0\x3cspan\x3eLike all successful band- leaders, Ziegler proved savvy in his choice of musicians. Stellar musicianship was a true highlight.\x3c/span\x3e\x26#8221;\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3c/blockquote\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e- Edward Ortiz, \x3ca title=\x22\'\'Beyond Tango\' lives up to title\' on sacbee.com\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://www.sacbee.com/2011/05/02/3593577/beyond-tango-lives-up-to-title.html\x22\x3eThe Sacramento Bee\x3c/a\x3e, May 2, 2011\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cblockquote\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x26#8220;The Mondavi Center\u2019s 1801-seat Jackson Hall was nearly full for the performance, accommodating all ages of music lovers, from the young family to my left to the college-aged women to my right.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x26#8230;\u00a0\x3cspan\x3ePieces performed by the full Chamber Ensemble were almost too energizing for a sit-down concert. The heads of audience members were bobbing during the quick and flirtatious \u201cFuga y Misterio.\u201d \x26#8230;\u00a0\x3c/span\x3e\x3cspan\x3eThough talented stand-alone musicians, the ensemble seemed to thrive off the energy it created as a group. It was apparent that the ensemble\u2019s members enjoy one another as more than colleagues, and their subtle on-stage interactions imbued the performance with an intimate yet inviting tone.\x3c/span\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x26#8230; In appreciation of the performers\u2019 good vibes, the audience offered up some warmth of its own in the form of a standing ovation. With Ziegler ushering the members to stand closer together, the Chamber Ensemble stood smiling in front of us before rewarding the crowd with a rare encore performance.\x26#8221;\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3c/blockquote\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e- Pembe Sonmez, \x3ca title=\x22\'Review for Pablo Ziegler\'s \x26quot;Beryond Tango\x26quot;\' on sacramentopress.com\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://www.sacramentopress.com/headline/49977/Review_for_Pablo_Zieglers_Beyond_Tango\x22\x3eSacramento Press\x3c/a\x3e, May 1, 2011\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eFor more information, video and audio check out \x3ca target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://bernsarts.com/beyondtango/beyondtango.html\x22\x3e\x3cem\x3eBeyond Tango\x3c/em\x3e on bernsarts.com\x3c/a\x3e.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_text_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_title\x22\x3ePablo Ziegler\x26#8217;s Beyond Tango at Symphony Space\x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_body\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3cp\x3e\x3ca title=\x22Pablo Ziegler\'s Beyond Tango at Symphony Space\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://www.symphonyspace.org/event/6479-beyond-tango\x22\x3e\x3cimg src=\x22http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lj8jizgBbV1qb895h.jpg\x22/\x3e\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3ePablo Ziegler continues to extend the realm of nuevo tango on the concert stage with his unique and majestic sound.\u00a0 An exciting new project developed at the Miami International Piano Festival,\u00a0\x3ca title=\x22Beyond Tango on bernsarts.com\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://www.bernsarts.com/beyondtango/beyondtango.html\x22\x3eBeyond Tango\x3c/a\x3e\u00a0sees Ziegler\x26#8217;s music arranged for solo piano as well as large classical ensemble, including string quartet, woodwinds, and classical percussion.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eApril 23 at 8:00 PM\x3cbr/\x3e\x3ca title=\x22Beyond Tango on symphonyspace.org\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://www.symphonyspace.org/event/6479-beyond-tango\x22\x3e\x3cspan class=\x22il\x22\x3eSymphony\x3c/span\x3e\u00a0\x3cspan class=\x22il\x22\x3eSpace\x3c/span\x3e\x3c/a\x3e\x3cbr/\x3e 2537 Broadway (\x3ca title=\x22Symphony Space on Google Maps\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8\x26amp;t=h\x26amp;ll=40.79362,-73.97187\x26amp;spn=0.013061,0.01929\x26amp;z=16\x26amp;iwloc=lyrftr:h,14104568892703723774,40.793766,-73.97276\x22\x3emap\x3c/a\x3e)\x3cbr/\x3e New York, NY\u00a0 10025\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x3cspan\x3e\x3cspan\x3eFor more information check out\x3c/span\x3e\u00a0\x3ca title=\x22Beyond Tango on bernsarts.com\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://www.bernsarts.com/beyondtango/beyondtango.html\x22\x3eBeyond Tango on bernsarts.com\x3c/a\x3e.\x3c/span\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_text_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_title\x22\x3eDresher\x26#8217;s Schick Machine: Revised and Reviewed\x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_body\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3cp\x3e\x3cspan\x3e \x3c/span\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x3ca title=\x22Photo by Mark Palmer\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/c/a/2011/03/17/DDTP1IA3RQ.DTL\x26amp;object=%2Fc%2Fpictures%2F2011%2F03%2F14%2Fdd-ov-dresher17__0503147859.jpg\x22\x3e\x3cimg height=\x22287\x22 width=\x22500\x22 src=\x22http://imgs.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2011/03/14/dd-ov-dresher17__0503147859.jpg\x22/\x3e\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x3cspan\x3eThe Paul Dresher Ensemble just closed a two-week run of a newly revised version of their inventive, solo stage work \x3cem\x3eSchick Machine\x3c/em\x3e,  featuring percussionist Steven Schick.\u00a0 The production earned critical  acclaim for its unique, boundary-pushing musical creations. \u00a0\x3c/span\x3e\x3ca title=\x22\'For Unconventional Music, Build a New Orchestra\' on nytimes.com\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/18/us/18bcinstruments.html\x22\x3eThe New York Times\x3c/a\x3e\u00a0featured\u00a0Dresher and his invented instruments,\u00a0as did the\u00a0\x3ca title=\x22Paul Dresher interview on sfgate.com\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/03/17/DDTP1IA3RQ.DTL\x22\x3eSan Francisco Chronicle\x3c/a\x3e\u00a0in a thoughtful interview. \u00a0The \x3ca title=\x22Schick Machine review: \'Harmonic Canons\' on sfbg.com\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://www.sfbg.com/2011/03/22/harmonic-canons\x22\x3eSan Francisco Bay Guardian\x3c/a\x3e\x26#8217;s Robert Avila writes:\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cblockquote\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eA gorgeous clutter of instruments fills the stage at \x3ca title=\x22Schick Machine event page on zspace.org\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://www.zspace.org/1011/pde/1011pde.htm\x22\x3eZ Space/Theater Artaud\x3c/a\x3e this week, and audiences, after an eye- and earful of\u00a0\x3cem\x3eSchick Machine\x3c/em\x3e, are invited to go up and play them, too. [\x26#8230;]\x3cbr/\x3e\x3cspan\x3e\x3cbr/\x3eMaster percussionist and contemporary music veteran Steven Schick [\x26#8230;]\u00a0\x3c/span\x3ewanders around a garden playground laboratory of ingeniously crafted percussive and stringed instruments (composer Dresher\x26#8217;s fanciful yet practicable inventions), against a video backdrop evocative of everything from superstrings to abstract expressionist painting to architectural blueprints and scientific scribblings. The instruments of wood and steel form elegant ridges, playful spirals, majestic fans, Ferris wheel\u2013like magic circles, and sonic tulip patches \u2014 a kind of Eden for a lone but rarely lonesome madman.\x3cbr/\x3e\x3cbr/\x3e[\x3ca title=\x22Schick Machine review: \'Harmonic Canons\' on sfbg.com\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://www.sfbg.com/2011/03/22/harmonic-canons\x22\x3eSan Francisco Bay Guardian\x3c/a\x3e]\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3c/blockquote\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eFor more information, check out \x3ca title=\x22Schick Machine on bernsarts.com\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://bernsarts.com/schickmachine/schickmachine.html\x22\x3e\x3cem\x3eSchick Machine\x3c/em\x3e on bernsarts.com\x3c/a\x3e.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x3ciframe frameborder=\x220\x22 src=\x22http://www.youtube.com/embed/qS2MJwmBB5Y?rel=0\x22 height=\x22311\x22 width=\x22500\x22 title=\x22YouTube video player\x22\x3e\x3c/iframe\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_text_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_title\x22\x3eNY Times Reviews Maya Beiser\x26#8217;s Recent Rubin Evening\x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_body\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3cp\x3e\x3ca target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/15/arts/music/maya-beiser-cellist-at-rubin-museum-review.html\x22\x3e\x3cimg src=\x22http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2011/03/15/arts/maya/maya-popup.jpg\x22 width=\x22500\x22 height=\x22333\x22/\x3e\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x3cspan\x3e\x26#8220;\x3cspan\x3eThe\u00a0\x3ca title=\x22museums Web site\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://www.rmanyc.org/\x22\x3eRubin Museum of Art\x3c/a\x3e\u00a0encourages performers in its concert series to find connections between their music and the museum\u2019s exhibitions, but given its focus on Asia (particularly the Himalayas) that can be a challenge for classical players. But it is precisely the kind of challenge that appeals to the cellist\u00a0\x3ca title=\x22her Web site\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://mayabeiser.com/\x22\x3eMaya Beiser\x3c/a\x3e, whose solo performances in recent seasons have been multimedia m\u00e9langes of classical, electronic and world music\x3c/span\x3e.\x3c/span\x3e\x3cspan\x3e\x26#8221; [\x3ca title=\x22the full article on nytimes.com\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/15/arts/music/maya-beiser-cellist-at-rubin-museum-review.html\x22\x3eAllan Kozinn for the New York Times\x3c/a\x3e] \x3c/span\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a\x3c/ol\x3e');