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Please join us in congratulating CONDUCTOR KENNETH SLOWIK, The Smithsonian Chamber Players & Santa Fe Pro Musica with soloists John Elwes, tenor and Russell Braun, baritone, on receiving a 2008 Grammy nomination for their superb and revelatory recording of Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde in the chamber orchestra version by Arnold Schönberg (begun in 1921 and completed by Rainer Riehn in 1983). The booklet which comes with the CD contains extensive program notes by Mr. Slowik and includes the texts (in the original German and in English translation) of the poems set by Mahler in this magnificent work, called by the composer "the most personal thing I ever wrote." We are delighted to welcome pianist, vocal coach, and conductor STEVEN GATHMAN to our roster. Mr. Gathman is the highly-regarded Chorus Master of The Washington National Opera and has also conducted performances of several productions for the Company over the past several seasons, always to critical acclaim. MAESTRO PETER BAY and the Austin Symphony will be "at home" in the spring of 2008 at the new Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long Center for the Performing Arts, a move Bay and the Symphony have been anticipating for many months. The Center will bring cultural life in Austin to an exciting new level. Kinetic painter NORMAN PERRYMAN made a memorable appearance at the 2007 Greenwich (CT) Music Festival where he created his extraordinary 'visual music' - making watercolor paintings on glass plates as the evolving images are projected on a huge screen for the audience to see - during live performances of music by John Adams (his "Hallelujah Junction," played by pianists Steven Beck and Andrew Armstrong) and Camille Saint-Saens (the chamber version of his "Carnival of the Animals," performed by composer Huang Ruo's ensemble F.I.R.E.). Tenor COREY EVAN ROTZ made his Carnegie Hall debut with the Collegiate Chorale in 2007; he sang the role of Raymond in the Chorale's concert performance of Tchaikovsky's opera "The Maid of Orleans." Violinist AMY BETH HORMAN continues her busy schedule of orchestral and recital performances while devoting as much time as possible to her passion for coaching and teaching. Recently she developed an intriguing two-semester course for aspiring young professionals entitled "The Art of Practice and Performance," portions of which she is currently presenting at such centers as Strathmore Hall (MD). Originally known for his work as a period instrument specialist, Conductor KENNETH SLOWIK is now becoming a sought-after guest conductor and conductor/soloist with major modern-instrument orchestras. Recent appearances include engagements with the National Symphony in Washington, DC and with the Vancouver Symphony, among others. Slowik is also active as an instrumentalist, performing and recording as a cellist, gambist, fortepianist. His highly-regarded discography is extensive and includes many unusual offerings; a number of discs are scheduled for release during the 2008-09 season, among which will be Volume I of a 20-volume transversal of the complete trios for baryton, viola and cello of Joseph Haydn. Additional release date information will be available here soon. Austrian bass-baritone ANDREAS LEBEDA continues to explore the wondrous world of 'lieder' in his annual series of concerts, "vokal-issen;" many of Mr. Lebeda's most esteemed vocal and instrumental colleagues appear with him in intriguing programs with repertoire from Schumann, Schubert and Brahms through contemporary works by such composers as Kurtag and Othmar Schoeck. One of the newest additions to our roster, the Swiss-based piano/cello DUO MILLER SCHMID (pianist Annlynn Miller and cellist Ulrich Schmid) is visiting the United States with increasing frequency as more and more audiences and presenters become acquainted with their marvelous artistry. Watch this page for venue announcements for their January 2008 tour. Opera and vocal consultant ED PURRINGTON continues his activities as a
vocal competition adjudicator, primarily for the Metropolitan Opera's
Regional Auditions. His recent travels for the Met have taken him to
San Antonio, Boston, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, and Saint Paul, among other places. © Lois Howard & Associates
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