Apr 23 Blog Tiny Desk: The Calidore String Quartet If just one thing can be confirmed from these compelling Tiny Desk performances by the Calidore String Quartet, it should be that the centuries-old formula – two violins, a viola and a cello – is still very much alive and evolving. Indeed, an impromptu show of hands in the audience before the concert began revealed […] By Tom Huizenga Apr 23 Blog Tiny Desk: The Calidore String Quartet By Tom Huizenga
Feb 01 audio Audio: Florence Price’s “Negro Folk Songs in Counterpoint” Negro Folk Songs in Counterpoint by Florence Price Performed by violinists Rob Simonds and Kimberly Tichenor, violist Meghan Casper, and cellist Allison Braid Olsen, recorded live at the Muhammad Ali Center on July 13, 2017 by Eric Matthews and Kojin Tashiro. Score made available by Douglas Shadle. By Daniel Gilliam Feb 01 audio Audio: Florence Price’s “Negro Folk Songs in Counterpoint” By Daniel Gilliam
Jan 23 Artsbreak In-Studio: Harlem Quartet The Harlem Quartet has been around since 2006, with a mission to “advance diversity in classical music, engaging young and new audiences through the discovery and presentation of varied repertoire that includes works by minority composers.” Join us for the live, in-studio on Wednesday February 8, 2017 at 12noon, in our Performance Studio at 619 […] By Daniel Gilliam Jan 23 Artsbreak In-Studio: Harlem Quartet By Daniel Gilliam
Apr 16 Artsbreak Brooklyn Rider In-Studio (Photo credit Sarah Small) By Daniel Gilliam Apr 16 Artsbreak Brooklyn Rider In-Studio By Daniel Gilliam
Apr 01 Blog Featured Album: Cypress String Quartet’s Beethoven: The Middle String Quartets Cypress String Quartet Cypress String Quartet from San Francisco, California has released their newest album, Beethoven: The Middle String Quartets, which features five quartets from Opp. 59, 74, and 95. Beethoven began writing these in 1806, just after he finished premiering his Eroica Symphony. These works are challenging and hard to understand. During this time […] By WUOL Apr 01 Blog Featured Album: Cypress String Quartet’s Beethoven: The Middle String Quartets By WUOL
Apr 02 Blog Kentucky Center Stage: Bela Fleck and Brooklyn Rider This week on Kentucky Center Stage (Saturday at 6pm), the first of two broadcasts of legendary banjo-player Bela Fleck and string quartet Brooklyn Rider. They performed at the Norton Center for the Arts in Danville last November on the heels of Fleck’s album The Impostor. By Daniel Gilliam Apr 02 Blog Kentucky Center Stage: Bela Fleck and Brooklyn Rider By Daniel Gilliam
May 14 Blog Quartetto di Cremona Our Featured Album is all Beethoven with Quartetto di Cremona. Here they are playing Webern’s ultra-romantic Langsamer Satz. By Daniel Gilliam May 14 Blog Quartetto di Cremona By Daniel Gilliam