The piano music of leading American composer Laura Kaminsky is loosely tonal or modal, quirkily rhythmic with suggestions of jazz, and highly personal. It is immensely appealing yet offers a challenge to listeners. The first
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Ursula Oppens is a renowned champion of contemporary music, who worked with all the greats of the 20th and 21st centuries. TIME dubbed her “The Madonna of contemporary music.” She has a close bond with
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CD Review: Fantasy — Oppens plays Kaminsky / June 9, 2021 by Cleveland Classical / The 2021 album Fantasy is the culmination of more than a decade of professional collaboration and friendship between composer Laura Kaminsky
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All solo recitals feature a commissioned work by Laura Kaminsky. Concerts streamed on Sunday afternoons at 3:30 PM EDT at facebook.com/APApianists/ May 23, 2021 Mackenzie Melemed (Bach, Bartók, Schumann) May 30, 2021 Sahun Sam Hong
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The HOT Digital season closes with its largest undertaking yet — the digital world-premiere of Laura Kaminsky and Kimberly Reed’s newest opera, Hometown to the World. Commissioned by The Santa Fe Opera and Co-Commissioned by
Read more →On this episode of Classical Chicago, Cedille President Jim Ginsburg joins Grammy nominated pianist Ursula Oppens in conversation about her new album. Fantasy: Oppens Plays Kaminsky is the culmination of a decades-long personal and musical
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Penderecki in Memoriam Podcast unveils a multifaceted portrait of Krzysztof Penderecki, with commentary from musicians, colleagues, radio programmers, and writers who lend insight and memories of Poland’s greatest modern composer. This podcast is part of
Read more →Ursula Oppens, much-honored champion of 20th- and 21st-century American piano music, celebrates her decades-long friendship and professional association with composer Laura Kaminsky on Fantasy: Oppens Plays Kaminsky, an album of world-premiere recordings on Cedille Records.
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NEW YORK, NY – On May 7, 2021, Bright Shiny Things releases HOME [BSTC-0137], the solo debut album of the “dramatically powerful, vocally stunning” (Opera News) mezzo-soprano Blythe Gaissert. The album consists of eight world premiere recordings
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In Utah, Rising Tide: The Crossroads Project is a transfixing film that signifies the enlightened intertwining of science, social conscience, music and art that strikes the precise, relevant tone for the challenges of human sustainability
Read more →Opera Memphis Interview | 34:34 Pride Month may be drawing to a close, but it is never too late to watch Opera Memphis Music Director Michael Sakir interview composer Laura Kaminsky! Posted by Opera Memphis
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