Musical America Blogs

Noted Endeavors (Eugenia Zukerman and Emily Ondracek-Peterson) talk with Elizabeth Weisser and Alex Lipowski of Talea Ensemble about prioritizing and finding rehearsal space. In March 2014, the Talea Ensemble brought Italian-born and Vienna-based composer Pierluigi Billone to New York for its second American Immersion project. The series allows American audiences to gain exposure to a […]

Paola Prestini talks with Eugenia Zukerman and Emily Ondracek-Peterson from Noted Endeavors about balancing her extensive professional demands with her home life, which includes a young child. Paola Prestini is a composer/producer/entrepreneur/teacher who balances her own artistic endeavors while running several companies – VisionIntoArt and Original Music Workshop in Brooklyn. Her cross disciplinary projects, residencies, […]

Talk about flute star power! Eugenia Zukerman and Emily Ondracek-Peterson of Noted Endeavors interview the innovative ensemble, Flutronix. Nathalie Joachim and Allison Loggins-Hull are two remarkable flutists who have created Flutronix. The duo has been described by the Wall Street Journal as “a unique blend of classical music, hip-hop, electronic programming and soulful vocals.” Both […]

Eugenia Zukerman and Emily Ondracek-Peterson of Noted Endeavors talk with Eric Jacobsen about choosing repertoire. Hailed by the New York Times as “an interpretive dynamo,” conductor and cellist Eric Jacobsen has built a reputation for engaging audiences with innovative and collaborative programming projects. As co-founder and Music Director of the adventurous orchestra The Knights and […]

Eugenia Zukerman and Emily Ondracek-Peterson of Noted Endeavors speaks with members of eighth blackbird, one of the world’s most acclaimed new music ensembles, about the patience and persistence needed to receive grants. eighthblackbird’s 2014-2015 season kicked off in Chicago and New York with a new staged, memorized production of composer Amy Beth Kirsten’s “Colombine’s Paradise […]

Flutist Valerie Coleman and bassoonist Monica Ellis of Imani Winds talk to Noted Endeavors about how Imani became the world-famous group it is today. Advice for young ensembles: have a plan and be be patient waiting for commitments. The only full-time touring American wind quintet, Imani Winds has been together for 17 years, and travel […]

Co-founders of Le Poisson Rouge, David Handler and Justin Kantor, talk with Eugenia Zukerman and Emily Ondracek-Peterson of Noted Endeavors about the practical realities of making a living as a composer or instrumentalist. Called by Time Out New York “a forward-thinking venue that seeks to showcase disparate musical styles under one roof,” Le Poisson Rouge continues to […]

Daniel Bernard Roumain talks with Eugenia Zukerman and Emily Ondracek-Peterson of Noted Endeavors about the practical realities of making a living as a composer or instrumentalist. “Here I am, crisscrossing the country in new work, with new collaborators, making new friends,” Daniel Bernard Roumain writes in a November newsletter. He has composed the original score […]

Eugenia Zukerman and Emily Ondracek-Peterson of Noted Endeavors interview Eliran Avni, founder of SHUFFLE Concert. SHUFFLE Concert has performed all over the United States, in Europe, and recently traveled to Israel for its fourth tour there. Each of the members of this unique group has performed extensively as soloist and collaborative musician throughout the world. The […]

Eugenia Zukerman and Emily Ondracek-Peterson of Noted Endeavors interview international prize-winning pianists (and husband-and-wife) Ran Dank and Soyeon Kate Lee, founders of the concert series Music by the Glass. Kate and Ran discuss their reasons for wanting to be a not-for-profit organization. They explain, step-by-step, how and why they came to their decision and why it seemed […]