Chamber Concerto, etc.
I have recently added the recording of my Chamber Concerto for Two Violins, which was performed by Sakura Tsai and Helen Kim with the Starving Composers’ Ensemble on December 2, 2007.
As usual, this was a two-rehearsal performance, and it went quite well considering the number of last minute logistical changes. The piece was well received, and I am particularly grateful to Ben Maas for expeditiously providing me with a great sounding recording to send out. The website hosts the optimized recording.
Many thanks to Donald Crockett for his advice and mentoring.
On another note, I recently conducted Berio’s “Riccorenze.” The piece is a wind quintet, but requires a conductor given the seating. Instrumentalists from left to right are ob/hn/cl/bsn/fl, all spaced two meters apart with a very slight arc. Gary Woodward coached the instrumentalists once a week and it was great to work with him for the first time. Hopefully, we’ll be performing the piece on a spring CME concert this year.
Cheers to a Happy New Year!
