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Judith Shatin’s Spin Presented by Michigan Philharmonic on January 22 at St. John’s Chapel in Plymouth, Michigan

January 19, 2017
For Immediate Release
Contact: Jeffrey James Arts Consulting
516-586-3433 or jamesarts@att.net

On Sunday, January 22 at 2:00 PM at The Inn at St. John's Chapel in Plymouth, Michigan, the Michigan Philharmonic, Nan Washburn, Music Director & Conductor, will present Judith Shatin’s Spin as part of a program titled Miniature Masterpieces.

The composer writes, "Spin plays with underlying notion at all levels, and was inspired by the multi-level use of the triangle in I.M. Pei’s design of the East Wing of the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C." More about the piece at http://judithshatin.com/spin/.

Ms. Shatin will be at the concert, which also includes works by Bohuslav Martinu, William Grant Still and Louise Farrenc.

Tickets and more information about the concert at http://www.michiganphil.org/Events/January22.html.

Called “highly inventive...hugely enjoyable and deeply involving” by the Washington Post and "exuberant and captivating" by the San Francisco Chronicle, Judith Shatin's music is renowned for its dramatic shape and imaginative blending of acoustic and digital media, as well as her work in each. Orchestras that have performed her music include the Denver, Houston, Virginia, Illinois, Knoxville, Minnesota, National and Richmond Symphonies. Her chamber and choral music is internationally performed and has been featured at festivals throughout North America and Europe. She has been commissioned by organizations and ensembles including the Barlow Endowment, the Fromm Foundation,the Library of Congress, the National Symphony, the Dutch Hexagon Ensemble, Ensemble Berlin PianoPercussion and Scottish Voices.

Innova Records has issued two portrait CDs that showcase both her acoustic and electroacoustic chamber music in performances by the Cassatt Quartet, Da Capo Chamber Players, and a variety of additional distinguished performers. Her music can also be heard on the Ravello, Centaur, Neuma, New World and Sonora labels. Shatin is currently William R. Kenan Jr. Professor at the University of Virginia, where she founded the Virginia Center for Computer Music. Visit her online at http://www.judithshatin.com.

For press inquiries, contact Jeffrey James Arts Consulting at 516-586-3433 or jamesarts@att.net.

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