St Luke's Chamber Ensemble finds the joy in Julius Eastman

St Luke's Chamber Ensemble

Catherine Brookman and the St Luke's Chamber Ensemble

Par Kurt Gottschalk, 26 juin 2023

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“engulfed in dizzying dissonances”

Critique faite à DiMenna Center for Classical Music: Mary Flagler Cary Hall, New York, le 22 juin 2023

Eastman, Gay Guerrilla

Eastman, Stay On It

St Luke's Chamber Ensemble

Catherine Brookman, Voix

Kinan Azmeh offers a sampling of delights with St Luke’s

No’a L. bat Miri, 15th April

As part of St Luke’s ‘Visionary Sounds’ series, Kinan Azmeh joined the chamber ensemble to play a variety of his own compositions.

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Minimalism with a beating heart: Julius Eastman's Femenine

Kurt Gottschalk, 4th February

The spirit of the St Luke's Chamber Ensemble makes for a successful performance of Julius Eastman's 1974 composition Femenine.

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An uneven mix with animation by the St Luke’s Chamber Ensemble

Kurt Gottschalk, 16th March

A program of works for soloists and small ensembles proves aurally and visually taxing, emotionally and intellectually exhausting, all in fairly enticing ways.

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Le voyage hongrois de Jonas Kaufmann au TCE

Romain Daroles, 20th April

Malgré le choix étonnant de l'amplification des voix qui restera une énigme pendant toute la soirée, le programme révèle les charmes d'une musique rarement donnée avenue Montaigne.

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L'irrésistible jeunesse du 30e Festival de Pâques de Deauville

Jean-Pierre Rousseau, 19th April

Une formidable équipe de jeunes musiciens a livré un passionnant concert russe (Rachmaninov-Schnittke-Tchaïkovski) dont le point d'orgue fut le lumineux Sextuor « Souvenir de Florence » de Tchaïkovski.

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Siegfried et l’art du chant au Théâtre des Champs-Élysées

Pierre Michel, 19th April

Pour ce troisième volet du Ring proposé en version de concert par Yannick Nézet-Séguin et l'Orchestre philharmonique de Rotterdam, c'est le plateau vocal qui brille avant tout, éclipsant l'orchestre et le chef.

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Kurt Gottschalk

Kurt Gottschalk is a journalist and author based in New York City. His writings on contemporary and classical music, jazz and improvisation have been published in outlets throughout Europe and America and he has two volumes of short fiction to his name. He produced and hosted the Miniature Minotaurs radio programme on WFMU and currently hosts Afternoon New Music on WKCR.

St Luke's Chamber Ensemble finds the joy in Julius Eastman... and answers it with respect