Member News
I’ve been testing out my Creative Strings Project on local Suzuki groups and now I’ve made them available to the public. I invite you to peruse the sounds and videos of students performances
MSQ will perform a program of Mozart, Barber, and Brahms Friday, May 11th at 7:30 p.m. at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Princeton Junction, NJ. Guest artist for the Brahms F minor piano quintet will be Israeli pianist Itay Goren. More information on the quartet's website, www.madisonquartet.org
Marlene Rosenberg just finished an engagement at the Chicago Jazz Showcase with the great Bobby Watson and the Willie Pickens Trio. Marlene Rosenberg will be performing at The Fine Arts Building with Sibina Lilly (vocals) and Melvin Davis (Saxophones) May 12th 7:30p. Solitaire Miles at Saturn Studios in Evanston May 25th.
The John Yao Quintet had a very sucessful CD Release show last week at Cornelia Street Cafe. We have several gigs in the coming months as well as forthcoming reviews of our release "In the Now" on Innova Recordings.
We recently won 3rd Prize at the London International String Quartet Competition! Follow the link to read Nick Kimberley's review of the final round in the London Evening Standard.
Brian recently served as the festival judge for the guitar competition at the Guitar Festival at University of Texas in Odessa, Tx. While there, he conducted a master class and had some of his music performed.
The Palisades Virtuosi premiered their 50th work for flute, clarinet & piano, in the 50th state(!) on March 14, 2012, ‘Aina, by Hawaiian composer, Donald Reid Womack
Gramercy was honored to receive a 2011 Commissioning Grant from Chamber Music America. The grant will fund a new work from Gunther Schuller.
