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World Premiere of Richard Brooks’ String Quartet No. 4
For Immediate Release
Contact: Jeffrey James Arts Consulting
516-586-3433 or jamesarts@att.net
The World Premiere of Richard Brooks’ String Quartet No. 4 will be presented on Saturday, June 19 – 4 PM by the Zukofsky Quartet as part of Of Heloise and Abelard, an American Composers Alliance June Festival 2010 Concert at Symphony Space’s Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theater, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street in Manhattan.
String Quartet No. 4 was composed in the Winter and Spring of 2009. The first movement suggests a traditional sonata form with several contrasting thematic ideas presented, developed, combined and restated. The second movement is a free fantasy-style piece in a somewhat somber mood. The third movement is a multi-sectional structure meant to resemble a traditional scherzo. The final movement is a rhythmically vigorous finale combining features of sonata form and rondo form. Performance materials are available from the American Composers Alliance.
Other composers on the program include Derek Johnson, Jan Gilbert, Emil Awad, David Little and Kristen Kuster, in performances by Justin Montigne (former vocalist with Chanticleer), Anatole Wieck (viola), Duo Diorama and the Kolot Ensemble.
Tickets for the June 19 concert are $12; members $10; day of show $14. For more information, call 212-864-5400 or visit http://www.symphonyspace.org/event/6275-of-heloise-songs-of-abelard?source=calendar. More about American Composers Alliance and the Festival at http://composers.com/.
Richard Brooks has composed nearly ninety works in all media. His music is widely performed at major venues and festivals throughout the United States and in Europe, by such performers and organizations as North/South Consonance, the No Borders Quartet, Golden Fleece Opera Company, the iO String Quartet, pianists Peter Vinograde and Nataliya Medvedovskaya, Gregg Smith's Adirondack Festival of American Music and violist Louise Schulman with guitarist William Zito.
He has been commissioned by, among others, the New York State Music Teachers National Association, twice by the Kent Philharmonia Orchestra in Grand Rapids, Michigan, twice by The Lark Ascending, by Elaine Comparone and Harpsichord Unlimited and by the Tri-Cities Opera (Binghamton, NY). Brooks has received a major grant from the SUNY Research Foundation (for composition), a Composer Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, an American Music Center grant, and several Meet the Composer awards. His music has been recorded for Capstone, Innova, Advance and New Ariel. Read his Set Piece newsletter at http://www.jamesarts.com/releases/nov09/RB_nws_1109.pdf. Visit him online at http://www.richardbrooksmusic.com/index.html.
For press inquiries or more information about composer Richard Brooks, contact Jeffrey James Arts Consulting at 516-586-3433 or jamesarts@att.net.
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Contact: Jeffrey James Arts Consulting
516-586-3433 or jamesarts@att.net
The World Premiere of Richard Brooks’ String Quartet No. 4 will be presented on Saturday, June 19 – 4 PM by the Zukofsky Quartet as part of Of Heloise and Abelard, an American Composers Alliance June Festival 2010 Concert at Symphony Space’s Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theater, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street in Manhattan.
String Quartet No. 4 was composed in the Winter and Spring of 2009. The first movement suggests a traditional sonata form with several contrasting thematic ideas presented, developed, combined and restated. The second movement is a free fantasy-style piece in a somewhat somber mood. The third movement is a multi-sectional structure meant to resemble a traditional scherzo. The final movement is a rhythmically vigorous finale combining features of sonata form and rondo form. Performance materials are available from the American Composers Alliance.
Other composers on the program include Derek Johnson, Jan Gilbert, Emil Awad, David Little and Kristen Kuster, in performances by Justin Montigne (former vocalist with Chanticleer), Anatole Wieck (viola), Duo Diorama and the Kolot Ensemble.
Tickets for the June 19 concert are $12; members $10; day of show $14. For more information, call 212-864-5400 or visit http://www.symphonyspace.org/event/6275-of-heloise-songs-of-abelard?source=calendar. More about American Composers Alliance and the Festival at http://composers.com/.
Richard Brooks has composed nearly ninety works in all media. His music is widely performed at major venues and festivals throughout the United States and in Europe, by such performers and organizations as North/South Consonance, the No Borders Quartet, Golden Fleece Opera Company, the iO String Quartet, pianists Peter Vinograde and Nataliya Medvedovskaya, Gregg Smith's Adirondack Festival of American Music and violist Louise Schulman with guitarist William Zito.
He has been commissioned by, among others, the New York State Music Teachers National Association, twice by the Kent Philharmonia Orchestra in Grand Rapids, Michigan, twice by The Lark Ascending, by Elaine Comparone and Harpsichord Unlimited and by the Tri-Cities Opera (Binghamton, NY). Brooks has received a major grant from the SUNY Research Foundation (for composition), a Composer Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, an American Music Center grant, and several Meet the Composer awards. His music has been recorded for Capstone, Innova, Advance and New Ariel. Read his Set Piece newsletter at http://www.jamesarts.com/releases/nov09/RB_nws_1109.pdf. Visit him online at http://www.richardbrooksmusic.com/index.html.
For press inquiries or more information about composer Richard Brooks, contact Jeffrey James Arts Consulting at 516-586-3433 or jamesarts@att.net.
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