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Steven R. Gerber’s Spirituals for String Orchestra Performed by Hendrix College Chamber Orchestra on November 24 in Conway, Arkansas
For Immediate Release
Contact: Jeffrey James Arts Consulting
516-586-3433 or jamesarts@att.net
Steven R. Gerber’s Spirituals for String Orchestra will be performed by the Hendrix College Chamber Orchestra, Dr. Karen Griebling, Conductor, on Monday, November 24 at 7:30 PM in Reves Recital Hall on the campus of Hendrix College, 1600 Washington Avenue in Conway, Arkansas. This will be part of the Chamber Orchestra’s Thanksgiving Concert. Gerber will be guest composer for the event and will speak about the work.
The composer writes about the piece, “Spirituals exists in several versions: string orchestra, clarinet and string quartet, and finally string quartet alone. They are original pieces based on some aspect of the original Negro spirituals - a phrase, a rhythm, a contour, etc.” The piece has been recorded by the St. Petersburg State Academic Symphony, Vladimir Lande, conductor for the Arabesque label. Other composers on the November 24 program are John Harbison, Jennifer Higdon, Ravel and Dvorak.
The Hendrix College Chamber Orchestra was formed in 1990. The group averages 25 musicians and performs repertoire from all style periods in the Classical tradition including the Family Weekend Concert in mid-October, the Fall Semester Concert in mid-November, Waltz Night in Hulen Ballroom in February, and the Annual Concerto Competition Concert in the Spring. Visit them at https://www.hendrix.edu/music/music.aspx?id=2044.
The program, sponsored by the Hendrix College Department of Music, is free and open to the public. For more information, call 501-450-1243 or visit https://www.hendrix.edu/news/news.aspx?id=72132.
New York-based composer Steven R. Gerber’s music has gained international attention as a result of Chandos, Koch and Arabesque CD releases featuring several of his major orchestral works, including Symphony No. 1, Kurt Nikkanen’s performance of the Violin Concerto and Jon Manasse’s performance of the Clarinet Concerto. His orchestral work Music in Dark Times was commissioned by Vladimir Ashkenazy and the four World Premiere performances took place in March, 2009, with Maestro Ashkenazy conducting the San Francisco Symphony. His chamber music is represented on Steven R. Gerber – Chamber Music, (Naxos 8.559618), featuring nine of his finest works in the genre, recorded by violinists Kurt Nikkanen, Cho-Liang Lin and Cyrus Beroukhim, cellist Brinton Smith and pianist Sara Davis Buechner. His most recent release is the Albany Records CD (Mostly) Piano Music (Troy 1416). Visit his website at http://www.stevengerber.com.
Composer photos are available at http://www.stevengerber.com/press.htm. He is represented by Jeffrey James Arts Consulting, who can be reached at 516-586-3433 or jamesarts@att.net.
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Contact: Jeffrey James Arts Consulting
516-586-3433 or jamesarts@att.net
Steven R. Gerber’s Spirituals for String Orchestra will be performed by the Hendrix College Chamber Orchestra, Dr. Karen Griebling, Conductor, on Monday, November 24 at 7:30 PM in Reves Recital Hall on the campus of Hendrix College, 1600 Washington Avenue in Conway, Arkansas. This will be part of the Chamber Orchestra’s Thanksgiving Concert. Gerber will be guest composer for the event and will speak about the work.
The composer writes about the piece, “Spirituals exists in several versions: string orchestra, clarinet and string quartet, and finally string quartet alone. They are original pieces based on some aspect of the original Negro spirituals - a phrase, a rhythm, a contour, etc.” The piece has been recorded by the St. Petersburg State Academic Symphony, Vladimir Lande, conductor for the Arabesque label. Other composers on the November 24 program are John Harbison, Jennifer Higdon, Ravel and Dvorak.
The Hendrix College Chamber Orchestra was formed in 1990. The group averages 25 musicians and performs repertoire from all style periods in the Classical tradition including the Family Weekend Concert in mid-October, the Fall Semester Concert in mid-November, Waltz Night in Hulen Ballroom in February, and the Annual Concerto Competition Concert in the Spring. Visit them at https://www.hendrix.edu/music/music.aspx?id=2044.
The program, sponsored by the Hendrix College Department of Music, is free and open to the public. For more information, call 501-450-1243 or visit https://www.hendrix.edu/news/news.aspx?id=72132.
New York-based composer Steven R. Gerber’s music has gained international attention as a result of Chandos, Koch and Arabesque CD releases featuring several of his major orchestral works, including Symphony No. 1, Kurt Nikkanen’s performance of the Violin Concerto and Jon Manasse’s performance of the Clarinet Concerto. His orchestral work Music in Dark Times was commissioned by Vladimir Ashkenazy and the four World Premiere performances took place in March, 2009, with Maestro Ashkenazy conducting the San Francisco Symphony. His chamber music is represented on Steven R. Gerber – Chamber Music, (Naxos 8.559618), featuring nine of his finest works in the genre, recorded by violinists Kurt Nikkanen, Cho-Liang Lin and Cyrus Beroukhim, cellist Brinton Smith and pianist Sara Davis Buechner. His most recent release is the Albany Records CD (Mostly) Piano Music (Troy 1416). Visit his website at http://www.stevengerber.com.
Composer photos are available at http://www.stevengerber.com/press.htm. He is represented by Jeffrey James Arts Consulting, who can be reached at 516-586-3433 or jamesarts@att.net.
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