Podcasts about attacca quartet

The two-time Grammy Award-winning Attacca Quartet has seen stratospheric success in recent years across new and popular music collaborations. Hattie Butterworth meets the group as their debut album with Platoon of Ravel's String Quartet is released.   Music clips: Ravel String Quartet – Platoon PLAT26294 Entr'acte by Caroline Shaw from Orange – Nonesuch 7559792609

A new 'Craftwork' episode about how to write a poem. My guest is Matthew Zapruder, author of the poetry collection I Love Hearing Your Dreams, available from Scribner. Zapruder is the author of six collections of poetry, including Come on All You Ghosts, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year; Father's Day; Why Poetry; and Story of a Poem, a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist. He has received a Guggenheim Fellowship, the William Carlos Williams Award, a May Sarton Award from the Academy of American Arts and Sciences, and a Lannan Foundation Residency Fellowship. His poetry has been adapted and performed by Gabriel Kahane and Brooklyn Rider and Attacca Quartet at Carnegie Hall and San Francisco Performances and was the libretto for Vespers for a New Dark Age, a piece by Missy Mazzoli commissioned for the Ecstatic Music Festival at Carnegie Hall. He was Guest Editor of Best American Poetry 2022, and from 2016 to 2017, he held the annually rotating position of Editor of the weekly Poetry Column for TheNew York Times Magazine. He lives with his wife and son in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he is editor at large at Wave Books, and teaches in the MFA in creative writing program at Saint Mary's College of California. *** Otherppl with Brad Listi is a weekly literary podcast featuring in-depth interviews with today's leading writers. Available where podcasts are available: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, etc. Subscribe to Brad Listi's email newsletter. Support the show on Patreon Merch Twitter Instagram  TikTok Bluesky Email the show: letters [at] otherppl [dot] com The podcast is a proud affiliate partner of Bookshop, working to support local, independent bookstores. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Domenic Salerni, violinist, composer, arranger & member of the award-winning Attacca Quartet, speaking about recent initiatives including the album project, "A Change is Gonna Come" for the Palaver Strings and soloists Nicholas Phan and Farayi Malek, issued by Azica Records. For more information: www.palaverstrings.org/ www.domenicsalerni.com/

In this episode of MFM Speaks Out, Dawoud Kringle comes out of retirement to present a 2023 retrospective. We will share some of the content we brought to you in 2023, and  enjoy a few other surprises as well.   Our guest for the January episode was Haana.  Haana is a violinist, vocalist, electronic music artist, visual performer, and entirely self-contained as a one-woman orchestra. She played with Kanye West, and Alvin Ailey, as well as festivals such as Joshua Tree Festival and Coachella and others in the US, Canada, UAE, and Australia, Barack Obama's inaugural ball, and at Michael Jordan's wedding. Haana has endorsement deals with Ableton, Native Instruments, Even Headphones (manufactured by Blue Microphones), and Realist Violins. She appeared in ads for Intel, Harvey Nichols, Nike, Ferrari, and Apple Computers. In addition, she has experience as a film composer and does artist mentorship/marketing, branding, and production consultation.  In February, MFM board member and co-producer of this very podcast Adam Reifsteck joined us for a very fascinating discussion. Adam is a New York-based composer, electronic music artist, producer, entrepreneur, and music activist. He writes for small ensembles, produces electronic music, and performs improvised group compositions on Wi-Fi-connected laptops. He has collaborated with string quartets, university choirs, and visual and electronic artists. His approach to composition includes elements of improvisation. He is a recipient of grants from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, the Irving S. Gilmore Foundation, and the Kalamazoo (MI) Community Foundation. His music has been performed by the Attacca Quartet, Amernet String Quartet, Cadillac Moon Ensemble, Duquesne University Chamber Singers, Flutronix, Gaudete Brass Quintet, Mana Saxophone Quartet, Western Michigan University Chorale, and many other ensembles. Adam is also an active recording engineer and producer whose studio alias SONIC FEAR has become synonymous with lush, genre-bending sounds—from dance floor-ready tracks to downtempo meditations. He is the founder and CEO of Teknofonic Recordings, an independent record label and artist development platform providing electronic musicians with learning resources, networking opportunities, and career support. Adam holds a master's of music degree in composition from Western Michigan University and a bachelor's of music in music technology from Duquesne University. He is a member of Broadcast Music Inc., the Society of Composers and Lyricists, the Recording Academy, the Audio Engineering Society, and Musicians for Musicians. Our March episode was a landmark. We interviewed Keyna Wilkins, the first MFM member from Australia. Wilkins holds a Master of Music Composition at Sydney Conservatorium, studied composition, classical and jazz piano, and classical flute with several prestigious instructors, and intuitive conceptual improvisation with Tibetan Buddhist musician Tenzin Cheogyal. holds an MA in Flute Performance at Bristol University (UK) in 2008. She is known as a soloist and leader of cutting-edge ensembles and has written over 60 compositions, including 4 major orchestral works. Her works have been commissioned and/or performed by ensembles such as The Metropolitan Orchestra, Syzygy Ensemble, Elysian Fields, The Sydney Bach Society, and many others. She has released 9 albums of original music on all streaming platforms including 4 solo albums. Wilkins is also an Associate Artist with the Australian Music Centre and has five tunes in the Australian Jazz Realbook. She also writes music for films and theatre including the short film "Remote Access" which won Best Short Film at the Imagine This International Film Festival in New York in 2019 and her works are featured on ABC, Triple J, Fine Music FM, Cambridge Radio, SOAS London and many more. Her music is published by Wirripeng and she is a member of Musicians for Musicians. MFM member Sylvian Leroux was our guest in April. Sylvian is a flutist, saxophonist, guitarist, composer, arranger, bandleader, educator, inventor, and prominent member of Musicians for Musicians.  Sylvain Leroux grew up in Montreal where he studied classical flute at Vincent d'Indy; and improvisation and composition in New York at the Creative Music Studio where he attended classes by luminaries Don Cherry, the Art Ensemble of Chicago, Karl Berger, Cecil Taylor, and many others. A pioneer of African/Jazz collaborations, Sylvain is a foremost player of the Fula flute, the traditional flute from Guinea. He was selected as “Rising Flute Star” by the Downbeat Magazine Critics' Poll for many years, achieving the #2 spot in 2019. As a bandleader, he brought traditional West African music to Zankel Hall with his Fula Flute Ensemble and held the fort for more than a decade at New York City's Zinc Bar with his African Jazz group “Source”. His 2002 CD “Fula Flute" achieved cult status, and stimulated a worldwide interest in the instrument. His 2012 album “Quatuor Creole” was hailed as “a perfect contemporary music release.” He curated New York's “Griot Summits” which featured performances by 25 West African griots from five countries. He has performed and recorded with Emeline Michel, Adam Rudolph, Karl Berger, Hassan Hakmoun, Billy Martin, and many West African stars. As a maker and seller of Fula flutes around the world, he invented and patented the Qromatica, a Fula flute capable of chromatic functionality. This led him to initiate "L'ecole Fula Flute", a music literacy project that graduated many excellent young flutists who are now re-energizing an endangered flute tradition. Our May 2023 episode featured Mark Chimples, a.k.a. Mark C. Mark is the guitarist and synthesizer player with Live Skull. Formed in 1982, Live Skull is considered by many aficionados to be the quintessential New York City noise band. Rising concurrently with bands such as Sonic Youth and Swans, Live Skull helped define the post-No Wave underground "noise rock" in the 1980s music scene in New York City. Over the following decades, Live Skull released five albums and three EPs with a rotating cast of 11 members, all of whom added new ideas to the group's evolving sound. Themes of struggle and chaos permeated and inspired their music. Their constant progression inspired New York Times critic Robert Palmer to call them “as challenging, as spiritually corrosive, and ultimately as transcendent as Albert Ayler's mid-'60s free-jazz or the implacable drone-dance of the early Velvet Underground. It's one of the essential sounds of our time." Music on this episode:Haana - Bison RougeAdam Reifsteck / Sonic Fear - AuroraKeyna Wilkins - Floating in SpaceSylvain Leroux - In Walked BudLive Skull - Party ZeroSpaghetti Eastern - Jungle BlueArturo O'Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra - Amidst the Fire and WhirlwindDave Liebman - Journey Around Truth  SoSaLa - Dadada Dadada DaaDawoud Kringle - Keep Trying CreditsProducer and host: Dawoud KringlePublisher: Musicians For Musicians (MFM), Inc. and Sohrab Saadat LadjvardiTechnical support: Adam ReifsteckLinksBe sure to follow and tag MFM on Facebook ([https://www.facebook.com/M4M.org/] and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/mfm_association/).

A behind-the-scenes conversation with Attacca Quartet, the Grammy Award-winning group that composed and performed the haunting string melodies in THE SOUND: Mystery of Havana Syndrome. Lead producer Max Johnson and audio engineer Rebecca Seidel speak with three members of Attacca Quartet—violinist Domenic Salerni, violist Nathan Schram, and cellist Andrew Yee—about how they approached the score, what it was like to hear their music included in the podcast, and what's next for them as a quartet. Learn more about the Attacca Quartet at www.attaccaquartet.com www.soundistheweapon.com The Sound is a Project Brazen production. Subscribe to Brazen+ on Apple Podcasts or at brazen.fm/plus and get exclusive bonus episodes for The Sound and all our shows, as well as ad-free listening and early access to new podcasts. For more fearless storytelling visit brazen.fm, home to all our podcasts, documentaries and newsletters. At Brazen, we show you how the world really works – from espionage and corruption to deal-making and organised crime, we'll take you inside stories from hidden worlds.

Our guest for this episode of MFM Speaks Out is Adam Reifsteck. Adam is a New York-based composer, electronic music artist, producer, entrepreneur, and music activist. He writes for small ensembles, produces electronic music, and performs improvised group compositions on Wi-Fi-connected laptops. He has collaborated with string quartets, university choirs, and visual and electronic artists. His approach to composition includes elements of improvisation.He is a recipient of grants from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, the Irving S. Gilmore Foundation, and the Kalamazoo (MI) Community Foundation. His music has been performed by the Attacca Quartet, Amernet String Quartet, Cadillac Moon Ensemble, Duquesne University Chamber Singers, Flutronix, Gaudete Brass Quintet, Mana Saxophone Quartet, Western Michigan University Chorale, and many other ensembles.Adam is also an active recording engineer and producer whose studio alias SONIC FEAR has become synonymous with lush, genre-bending sounds—from dance floor ready tracks to downtempo meditations. He is the founder and CEO of Teknofonic Recordings, an independent record label and artist development platform providing electronic musicians with learning resources, networking opportunities, and career support.Adam holds a master's of music degree in composition from Western Michigan University and a bachelor's of music in music technology from Duquesne University. He is a member of Broadcast Music Inc., the Society of Composers and Lyricists, the Recording Academy, the Audio Engineering Society, and Musicians for Musicians (MFM). Topics discussed:Adam's beginnings with the European classical tradition and modern electronic music, his use of elements of improvisation, his methods of classical and electronic composition, how they overlap, and descriptions of a few of his pieces, the origins of the name Sonic Fear, his collaboration with artists such as She's Excited!, how he approaches the art of remixing, what he looks for in an artist and how he brings out the best in them, the ways he finds and creates ways to monetize his music, his label Teknofonic and what he sees as the most important aspects of running a record label, Teknofonic's distribution and promotion, his involvement with the iConcert project and the use of the Blind Ear software, his founding of the Music Producer's Alliance, their Mentorship program, courses, and instruction, the future plans for Teknofonic and MPA, new methods of promotion and marketing that have and will arise in light of new changes and innovations in business, economics, and technology (which include blockchain technology, cryptocurrency, NFTs, and Artificial Intelligence), how his longtime membership in MFM affected his career in a positive way, MFM's primary strengths and assets to musicians, and what MFM needs to do regarding its marketing and promotional methods in order to reach the larger music community it needs to survive, prosper, and empower itself and its members. CLICK HERE to download the PDF guide "21 Income Streams for Music Producers"  mentioned in this episode. Music featured in this episode:1) Gloria (from Misa Cor Inflammatus) featuring Western Michigan University Chorale, conducted by Karl Schrock2) No Way Out (from Excursions for Clarinet, Violin, and Piano) featuring Michael Tolbert, Nelly Smukler, and JP Calitz3) Aurora by Sonic Fear  (All music by Adam Reifsteck. Used with permission)

Peter Matthew Bauer made his name as a member of The Walkmen, whose nervy, guitar-driven rock lives in the DNA of Bauer's new album, Flowers. Beth Orton has an even longer recorded legacy that stretches back to her 1996 debut, Trailer Park. Orton's new record, Weather Alive, finds the singer taking control of her own sound — and driving it in new, warmly organic directions. We've also got a new album by Vieux Farka Touré and Khruangbin, who collaborate on interpretations of work by Touré's legendary late father, Ali Farka Touré. Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Caroline Shaw headlines another album-length collaboration, this one with the versatile strings of Attacca Quartet. And, speaking of versatility, jazz drummer Makaya McCraven rounds out this week's lineup with the help of a small army of players; his new album is titled In These Times. Featured Albums: 1. Peter Matthew Bauer — Flowers Featured Songs: "Chiyoda, Arkansas, Manila," "Flowers" 2. Beth Orton — Weather Alive Featured Songs: "Lonely," "Fractals" 3. Vieux Farka Touré & Khruangbin — Ali Featured Songs: "Mahine Me," "Savanne" 4. Caroline Shaw & Attacca Quartet — Evergreen Featured Songs: "Other Song," "The Evergreen Stem" 5. Makaya McCraven — In These Times Featured Songs: "Dream Another," "The Title" Lightning Round: The Comet Is Coming — Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam Young RJ — World Tour Angelica Sanchez Trio — Sparkle Beings Alex G — God Save the Animals Nils Frahm — Music for Animals

Baritone Stephen Powell is a revered veteran of the world's opera stages, but in his debut solo album American Composers At Play, he brings his powerful voice to the intimate medium of art song – performing works by four living American composers (William Bolcom, Ricky Ian Gordon, Lori Laitman, and John Musto, all of whom accompany Stephen on the piano). Joining Stephen and his eminent roster of composer/pianists are an equally eminent group of collaborators: guitarist Jason Vieaux, clarinetist Charles Neidich, and the Attacca Quartet. In this conversation with WGTE's Brad Cresswell, Stephen gives us a behind-the-scenes tour of this distinctly American album, and makes a compelling case for why art song remains such an important part of the musical literature. Photo credit: Sue Reno. Please note: due to copyright, musical selections have been truncated in this podcast version. You can find more info about the album and its music here: https://stephenpowell.us/recordings

We had the pleasure of interviewing Becca Stevens over Zoom video!GRAMMY-nominated singer-songwriter Becca Stevens and GRAMMY Award-winning Attacca Quartet recently released their collaborative album Becca Stevens | Attacca Quartet, on GroundUP Music. Nearly a decade ago, Stevens was approached by pianist, composer, and conductor Stephen Prutsman to reimagine some of her songs with string arrangements for a performance at San Diego's Mainly Mozart Festival. It would become a life-changing opportunity—introducing Stevens to her husband, the acclaimed violist, composer, and Attacca Quartet member Nathan Schram. This concert would ultimately inspire her career-spanning album—one which blossomed alongside her relationship with Nathan, resulting in the collaborative full-length. Becca's family also played a vital role in the shaping of Becca Stevens | Attacca Quartet, including string arrangements from her father (composer William Stevens) and arrangements/co-production by her brother (producer/engineer/composer Bill Stevens). Hailed for their stylistic versatility, Attacca is the perfect foil for Becca, who has long explored a wide range of genres - from folk and jazz to funk and pop. The album's tracklist honors the project's origins while reflecting Becca's development as an artist. Since the recording of Becca Stevens | Attacca Quartet, much has transpired. Among the highlights are Becca's first GRAMMY® nod (2020's WONDERBLOOM) and Attacca's first GRAMMY® win (2019's Orange). Nathan also released a solo debut, Oak and the Ghost, while Becca earned praise for her latest record, Becca Stevens & The Secret Trio. The quartet meanwhile continues to push their creative boundaries—particularly with their latest record, Real Life, which finds them further exploring the work of electronic artists. We want to hear from you! Please email Tera@BringinitBackwards.com. www.BringinitBackwards.com #podcast #interview #bringinbackpod #BeccaStevens #AttaccaQuartet #NewMusic #zoom Listen & Subscribe to BiB https://www.bringinitbackwards.com/follow/ Follow our podcast on Instagram and Twitter! https://www.facebook.com/groups/bringinbackpod

Hello friends! Brooklyn-based, Grammy nominated singer-songwriter, Becca Stevens is my guest for episode 1159! Her latest album, a collaboration with Attacca Quartet nine years in the making, the gorgeous, Becca Stevens Attacca Quartet came out last Friday and you can find it wherever you stream or download your music. Go to https://beccastevens.com for all things Becca. We have a great conversation about the nine years it took to make Becca Stevens Attacca Quartet and how she met her husband through it and got to work with her father and brother on it, her Grammy nominated album, Wonderbloom, having a baby a month ago, getting inspired by her mom's Tori Amos album and much more. I had a great time getting to know Becca. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down! Rehearse loudly AND safely at Space Rehearsal And Recording spaceatx.com

Hello friends! Brooklyn-based, Grammy nominated singer-songwriter, Becca Stevens is my guest for episode 1159! Her latest album, a collaboration with Attacca Quartet nine years in the making, the gorgeous, Becca Stevens Attacca Quartet came out last Friday and you can find it wherever you stream or download your music. Go to https://beccastevens.com for all things Becca. We have a great conversation about the nine years it took to make Becca Stevens Attacca Quartet and how she met her husband through it and got to work with her father and brother on it, her Grammy nominated album, Wonderbloom, having a baby a month ago, getting inspired by her mom's Tori Amos album and much more. I had a great time getting to know Becca. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down! Rehearse loudly AND safely at Space Rehearsal And Recording spaceatx.com

Domenic Salerni of the Attacca Quartet joins us to chat about what it means to "live in the present…without rejecting the virtues of the past" and how the ensemble approaches breathes new life into traditional projects. We discuss the ins and outs of artist management, and how the ensemble approaches commissions. And, Domenic shares how the quartet searches for a recording label and how up-and-coming artists can develop the skills needed for the recording process. Grammy award-winning Attacca Quartet, as described by The Nation, “lives in the present aesthetically, without rejecting the virtues of the musical past”, and it is this dexterity to glide between the music of the 18th through to 21st century living composer's repertoire that has placed them as one of the most versatile and outstanding ensembles of the moment – a quartet for modern times. Touring extensively in the United States, recent and upcoming highlights include Carnegie Hall Neighborhood Concerts, New York Philharmonic's Nightcap series, Lincoln Center White Lights Festival and Miller Theatre, both with Caroline Shaw, Phillips Collection, Wolf Trap, Carolina Performing Arts, Chamber Music Detroit, Red Bank Chamber Music Society, Chamber Music Austin and a residency at the National Sawdust, Brooklyn. They recently performed at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston, where they will return in 2020 and have performed a series of Beethoven String Quartet cycles both at the historic University at Buffalo's Slee Beethoven Quartet Cycle series and at the New York and Trinity Lutheran Church, Manhattan, where they have a longstanding partnership. The upcoming season will see them debuting at the Trinity Church at Wall Street as part as their 12 Night Festival where they will perform the complete cycle of the Beethoven String Quartets. Attacca Quartet has also served as Juilliard's Graduate Resident String Quartet, the Quartet in Residence at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Ensemble-in-Residence at the School of Music at Texas State University. The transcript for this episode can be found here. For more information about eighth blackbird, please visit their website, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.

Gustav Mahler - Songs of a Wayfarer: The Drunkard in Spring Charles Reid, tenor; Attacca Quartet; Virginia Arts Festival Chamber Players; JoAnn Falletta, conductor; Arnold Schoenberg More info about today's track: Naxos 8.573536 Courtesy of Naxos of America, Inc. Subscribe You can subscribe to this podcast in Apple Podcasts, or by using the Daily Download podcast RSS feed. Purchase this recording Amazon

Gruodžio pirmą dieną 2019 metais į kitą laiką iškeliavo vienas geriausių ir garsiausių XX amžiaus pabaigos XXI amžiaus batutos meistrų latvis Mariss Jansons. Ta proga BR Klassik (Bavarijos radijo simfoninio orkestro leidybos padalinys) išleido milžinišką 57 CD Jansono diriguotų kūrinių antologiją. O į ją pateko ir lietuvės Ramintos Šerkšnytės kūrinys! Muzikinėse leidybinėse naujienose taip pat laukia sopranas Anna Netrebko, džiazo pianisto Billo Charlapo Trio, soprano Sabine Devieilhe Baroko muzikos kantatos ir arijos, Londono džiazo trimitininkas Markas Kavuma ir originalus styginių kvartetas „Attacca Quartet“.Ved. Domantas Razauskas

NPR Music's picks for the best new albums out this week include ones from the Portland rapper Aminé, Snail Mail, composer and saxophonist Terrace Martin, the string ensemble Attacca Quartet and more.Featured Albums:1. Aminé — TWOPOINTFIVEFeatured Song: "OKWME"2. Attacca Quartet — Of All JoysFeatured Songs: "Mishima / Closing," "Miserere," "Fratres"3. Tasha — Tell Me What You Miss The MostFeatured Song: "Bed Song 1"4. Snail Mail — ValentineFeatured Song: "Mia"5. Terrace Martin — DronesFeatured Song: "Leave Us Be"6. Sloppy Jane — MadisonFeatured Songs: "Judy's Bedroom," "Overture" and "Lullaby Formica"7. Curtis Harding — If Words Were FlowersFeatured Song: "Hopeful"8. Remy Le Boeuf — Architecture of StormsFeatured Song: "The Melancholy Architecture of Storms"Other notable releases for Nov. 5: ABBA — Voyage; Diana Ross — Thank You; Hana Vu — Public Storage; Joan As Police Woman — The Solution is Restless; Radiohead — Kid A Mnesia; serpentwithfeet — DEACON'S GROVE; Summer Walker — Still Over It.

A conversation with composer, director, artist and Grammy Award winning cellist, Andrew Yee (solo artist, Attacca Quartet) - https://www.andrewyeecellist.com/  

GRAMMY Award-winning composer, entrepreneur, and violist of the Attacca Quartet, Nathan Schram, speaks with HMM's Andrea Cunliffe about his mission to bring about positive social change through music education. Schram is the founder and Artistic Director of Musicambia, one of the few programs in America to provide incarcerated individuals with training on a variety of musical instruments. The innovative program combines instrumental music and collaborative work skills to help inmates cope with life in and out of prison. For more information about Nathan Schram go to : musicambia.org, attaccaquartet.com, nathanschramnoise.com and musicambia.org

In this week's episode of the Music to my Ears podcast, we talk to the Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, violinist and producer Caroline Shaw about the music that underscores her day-to-day life and how she balances the various facets of her fascinating career. Orange, her album of string quartets recorded and performed by the Attacca Quartet, was nominated for a BBC Music Magazine Award earlier this year. Freya Parr spoke to Caroline over Zoom from her home in Amherst, Massachusetts.Recordings featured:Verdi: La Traviata ‘Dite alle giovine’ ­– Anna Netrebko, Vienna Philharmonic/Carlo Rizzi (DG 475933)Tune-Yards: Water FountainBach: Partita No. 2: V. Chaconne (Itzhak Perlman (violin) – Warner Classics 2564612981Bach: Brandenburg Concerto (Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment) (Erato 5615522)The Bangles: Eternal Flame See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Spend time with Caroline Shaw and some of her music in Sound Off's season finale. A composer and multi-instrumentalist, Shaw became the youngest person to ever receive a Pulitzer Prize for music for her "Partita for 8 Voices." She was only 30 at the time. Orange, an album with the Attacca Quartet, garnered a Grammy in 2020. A polymath collaborator, she's involved in creating music with so many notable musicians, including the unexpected Kanye West, whose music rests far outside the realms of contemporary classical music. Join host Katy Henriksen and Shaw in conversation on the creation of Orange, her deep love of the string quartet tradition and what's keeping her going during the pandemic, as well as experience some of Shaw's music. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Baritone Stephen Powell is a revered veteran of the world's opera stages, but in his debut solo album American Composers At Play, he brings his powerful voice to the intimate medium of art song – performing works by four living American composers (William Bolcom, Ricky Ian Gordon, Lori Laitman, and John Musto, all of whom accompany Stephen on the piano). Joining Stephen and his eminent roster of composer/pianists are an equally eminent group of collaborators: guitarist Jason Vieaux, clarinetist Charles Neidich, and the Attacca Quartet. In this conversation with WGTE's Brad Cresswell, Stephen gives us a behind-the-scenes tour of this distinctly American album, and makes a compelling case for why art song remains such an important part of the musical literature. Photo credit: Sue Reno. Please note: due to copyright, musical selections have been truncated in this podcast version. You can find more info about the album and its music here: https://stephenpowell.us/recordings

Baritone Stephen Powell is a revered veteran of the world's opera stages, but in his debut solo album American Composers At Play, he brings his powerful voice to the intimate medium of art song – performing works by four living American composers (William Bolcom, Ricky Ian Gordon, Lori Laitman, and John Musto, all of whom accompany Stephen on the piano). Joining Stephen and his eminent roster of composer/pianists are an equally eminent group of collaborators: guitarist Jason Vieaux, clarinetist Charles Neidich, and the Attacca Quartet. In this conversation with WGTE's Brad Cresswell, Stephen gives us a behind-the-scenes tour of this distinctly American album, and makes a compelling case for why art song remains such an important part of the musical literature. Photo credit: Sue Reno. Please note: due to copyright, musical selections have been truncated in this podcast version. You can find more info about the album and its music here: https://stephenpowell.us/recordings

Nathan is a composer, entrepreneur, and violist of the GRAMMY Award-winning Attacca Quartet. In this episode, he shares his experiences juggling a career in chamber music, as a composer, his new "normal" during the pandemic, and his work as Executive Director of Musicambia, a non-for-profit that uses the power of music to build supportive communities where incarcerated individuals can build human connections, engage in learning and rebuild their lives. To become a Down the Pit supporter, please visit www.Anchor.FM/Down-the-Pit https://www.nathanschramnoise.com/ http://musicambia.org/ http://www.attaccaquartet.com/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/down-the-pit/support

Violinist Domenic Salerni, a native of the Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania, who is the newest member of the Grammy Award-winning Attacca Quartet, speaking about the life of musicians during the pandemic, the experience of joining the Attacca Quartet, and the music they will perform in a livestream concert presented by the Chamber Music Society of Detroit on Saturday, July 25, 2020, at 8:00 pm. The concert will be offered on YouTube and is free of charge. www.chambermusicdetroit.org www.attaccaquartet.com/

The Beethoven 250 episode celebrates his quarter-millenium birthday with a string quartet, cello and piano duo, and two chamber orchestras performing Symphonies Nos. 2 and 4. Music Director Michael Sachs hosts the program, and is joined by commentator Jamey Lamar, violinist John Macfarlane, bassoonist William Short, and cellist Joel Noyes. Meet your host, Music Director Michael Sachs: @ 00:29Jamey Lamar shares a clever overview of Ludwig’s life and attitudes, and how Beethoven, “you beet farmer,” changed the image of the classical composer forever, from the staid image of “Papa Haydn” to a man who couldn’t care less what the aristocracy thought about him, and offered a vision of classical music that was wild and inclusive. “You believed in us. You kept reorienting us to our shared humanity. Nobody’s left out of your vision from the world.” @ 05:45John Macfarlane offers insight to the early, middle, and late string quartets of Beethoven, and a deep-dive into the keys, moods, and melodies of String Quartet No. 5, Op. 18.“This [No. 5] shows a young brash man who you could imagine would show up at a fancy dinner party announcing himself and be charming and witty, and at the same time, be a really rude presence in the room.”@ 08:32Jump to String Quartet No. 5 performed by the Attacca Quartet @ 15:23Michael Sachs provides an intense look into Beethoven’s emotions as the composer pours his soul into Symphony No. 2.“Reflecting on his struggle, I think we can all relate to difficult times and acute uncertainty.”@ 16:45Jump to Symphony No. 2 @ 28:14Joel Noyes speaks to Beethoven’s variation on Mozart’s opera, and demos multiple melodies on his 1860 J.B. Vuillaume cello for the audience to catch in the performance. The piece is performed by Joel and pianist Benjamin Hochman.“This an exceptional piece .. the joy of playing it is Beethoven’s mastery of the material and his ability to combine Mozart’s genius with Beethoven’s fingerprints all over it.”@ 32:52Jump to 7 Variations @43:32Meet William Short, and hear his explanation of the most fearsome bassoon solo in the classical repertoire. “But those few measures of music just stretch on forever because you’re intimately aware through the hundreds and thousands of hours you’ve practiced them of every single thing that can go wrong.”@45:22Jump to Symphony No. 4 Pieces PerformedBEETHOVEN String Quartet No. 5 in A Major, Op.18 I. Allegro Attacca String Quartet | performed at Strings Music Festival in 2018BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36 II. Larghetto Strings Festival Orchestra/Michael Sachs, Conductor | performed at Strings Music Festival in 2016BEETHOVEN 7 Variations on “Bei Mannern, Welche Liebe Fuhlen” in E-flat Major Wo046, from Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte Joel Noyes, CelloBenjamin Hochman, Pianoperformed at Strings Music Festival in 2019BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 4 in B-flat Major, Op. 60 IV. Allegro ma non troppo Strings Festival Orchestra/Michael Sachs, Conductor | performed at Strings Music Festival in 2019About Strings Music Festival in Steamboat Springs, Colorado: Strings Music Festival presents music of the highest quality in an intimate mountain setting. Our summer festival includes a genre-spanning lineup featuring classical musicians from the nation’s top orchestras and chart-topping popular contemporary artists, all of whom perform in an intimate, 569-seat Pavilion nestled at the base of Steamboat’s mountains. Outside of our venue, we serve the community with a variety of free programming and a free in-school education program called Strings School Days.StringsMusicFestival.comFacebook.com/stringsmusicfestival Instagram @stringsmusicfestival

The Attacca Quartet performs music by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Caroline Shaw and chats about collaborating with a living composer, gardens, and Star Wars. The music and interview were recorded live in the Greene Space for the 10th anniversary marathon in April 2019.  Set list:  Entr’Acte Plan and Elevation Punctum Valencia

Andrew Yee makes beautiful latte art. Andrew and Kai talk about being half Chinese and their family history (1); Andrew's mom's hearing loss and being able to play music for her (3:40); and how they fell in love with coffee (12). They also discuss their unique approach to jobs (15) and what drives them in music and beyond (29:40).   

Brooklyn-based orchestral pop outfit San Fermin has a reputation for grand and enchanting music. Led by songwriter and composer Ellis Ludwig-Leone, and joined by new collaborators Attacca Quartet and harpist Lavinia Meijer, as well as talented vocalists and bandmates who play violin, trumpet, sax, percussion, and guitars, San Fermin's latest, ‘Cormorant I,’ is both a search for the profound and a dose of nostalgic reflection. Although the full record combines the elegance of chamber music and the immediacy of pop songs, they play some stripped-down versions of these tunes in-studio.  - Caryn Havlik Watch the session here:     

Despite being one of relatively few chamber music pieces in his catalog, John Adams’s 2008 String Quartet stands among the composer’s most significant compositions and has been solidly adopted into the chamber-music canon. This episode features a live performance of the titanic two-movement piece, performed live at Le Poisson Rouge by the Attacca Quartet. Joining Adams for his on-stage introduction of the piece are violinist Keiko Tokunaga and violist Luke Fleming of the Attacca Quartet. You’ll hear them recount the trial-by-fire circumstances of their first performance, the details of a late-night phone call and how to temper performance anxiety and just groove.  This performance of John Adams's String Quartet by the Attacca Quartet features Amy Shroeder and Keiko Tokunaga on violin, Luke Fleming* on viola, and Andrew Yee on cello. John Adams’s String Quartet was featured by permission from Boosey & Hawkes. Visit Boosey on the web at www.boosey.com. *Luke Fleming has since left the quartet to assume the position of artistic director of the Manhattan Chamber Players.

Takács Quartet violist Geraldine Walther coaches the Attacca Quartet on adding a fun character to a piece by showing it physically in Bartók's String Quartet No. 6, third movement (Mesto—Burletta: Moderato).

Takács Quartet violist Geraldine Walther coaches the Attacca Quartet on showing the feeling that music evokes in Bartók's String Quartet No. 6, second movement (Mesto—Marcia).

Takács Quartet violist Geraldine Walther coaches the Attacca Quartet on creating shape and character in Bartók's String Quartet No. 6, second movement (Mesto—Marcia).