Heart is bursting with alto glory after this year’s @americanviolasociety . So many heroes on stage and in the presentations this past week. Thank you for all that came out to our presentation of the Eric Wubbels viola quartet, a piece I totally revel returning to, and to @freyaviol for spearheading the migration of a bunch of east coasters to LA.
Super bonus: I was lucky enough to catch the @runningamoc totally arresting performance of The Comet Poppea, an opera of interwoven music of George Lewis and Monteverdi. You’ve got to go see this while you still can.
Last but not least, a lil cousin love 💗
Next week, on Thursday, June 27th: composer @scott.wollschleger returns to Roulette to celebrate the release of his new album BETWEEN BREATH, out TODAY on @newfocusrecordings ! 🔥
Compositions by Wollschleger – recently described as “a small masterpiece” by the @nytimes – will be performed by violin/violist Miranda Cuckson, percussionist Kevin Sims, trombonist William Lang @williamkeatslang , and pianists Karl Larson and Anne Rainwater, all close collaborators of Wollschleger. The program will be highlighted by the New York premiere of a major new work for solo violin: 𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘵 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘕𝘰. 7, in addition to New York premieres of multiple other new works.
Here’s an excerpt of @mirandacmusic performing 𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘵 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘕𝘰. 7, which was written for her. Video by Ryan Streber from @oktavenaudio .
We are so excited to announce the release of Urlicht Audiovisual and Miranda Cuckson’s LP Debut! Available today via musicalconcepts.net/cucksonlp
The album features three works on two very distinctive LP sides. Stewart Goodyear‘s “Solo; A Suite for Solo Violin” and two pivotal postwar works for solo violin: Iannis Xenakis‘s “Mikka S“ and Franco Donatoni‘s “Argot”.
The unique jacket design showcases both sides of the LP with individual front covers. This limited-edition release utilizes Direct Metal Mastering for maximum fidelity to the original high- definition sources and is pressed on 180-gram audiophile-quality vinyl by Precision Record Pressing, and includes an insert with complete liner notes and credits.
🔥Secret Machine No. 7 written for and performed by Miranda Cuckson💜 - video feature in The Strad Magazine (link in bio). Miranda and I had a lot of fun collaborating on this piece together and we’re so happy to finally share it with you all.
Come hear Miranda give the NYC premiere of the piece at my album release show happening June 27 at Roulette!
The piece appears on my new album, Between Breath, coming out on New Focus Recordings 6.21. 🔥
@mirandacmusic@newfocusrecordings@the_strad_@roulette_intermedium
We are so excited to share a look at BOTH covers from the June 14 release of Urlicht Audiovisual and Miranda Cuckson’s LP Debut! The album features three works on two very distinctive LP sides. Stewart Goodyear‘s “Solo; A Suite for Solo Violin” and two pivotal postwar works for solo violin: Iannis Xenakis‘s “Mikka S“ and Franco Donatoni‘s “Argot”.
The unique jacket design showcases both sides of the LP with individual front covers. This limited-edition release utilizes Direct Metal Mastering for maximum fidelity to the original high- definition sources and is pressed on 180-gram audiophile-quality vinyl by Precision Record Pressing, and includes an insert with complete liner notes and credits.
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Anche quest’anno una giuria internazionale di altissimo livello. Saranno loro a decretare il vincitore della 31esima edizione del Concorso Violinistico Internazionale Andrea Postacchini.
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This week, both Scott and I are celebrating our birthdays, and the best possible present would be to see you at his Between Breath album release show at Roulette on June 27. Soon to be out on New Focus Recordings, this album is the culmination of years of work, 100 late nights, trips across the country, edits, rewrites, workshops, and now, an incredible final product. It’s been astounding to watch him work so tirelessly and so collaboratively with these incredible musicians, while holding down a job, being a great husband, and balancing all things. We are hosting a small reception after; really hope to see you there, this one is for all the marbles. Ticket link in bio.