Three premieres – heard twice – in New York

Brad Lubman conducts the Orchestra of St Luke's

By Kurt Gottschalk, 27 July 2023

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“a chance to see if you got it right or wrong, since not picturing sound can be a struggle”

Reviewed at DiMenna Center for Classical Music: Mary Flagler Cary Hall, New York City on 25 July 2023

Dougherty, Impro-Vice (World premiere)

Bandera, When There Was Time, They Were Gone (World premiere)

Herron, Spin, Span, Spun (World premiere)

Orchestra of St Luke's

Brad Lubman, Conductor

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.

****1

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.

****1

Pichon crafts inventive Beethoven program with Orchestra of St Luke's

Cameron Kelsall, 6th November

The French conductor pairs Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with several of the composer’s more obscure miniatures, performed alongside thematically related poetry.

*****

A resplendent St John Passion at Carnegie Hall

Susan Stempleski, 10th April

Principal Conductor Bernard Labadie leads the Orchestra of St Luke’s in a superbly sung and played performance of Bach’s fiery and dramatic St John Passion.

****1

Promethean Fire and an homage to Carolyn Adams ignite Paul Taylor

Carla Escoda, 6th November

A chilling masterpiece, a tribute to a beloved dancer, and the announcement of a new resident choreographer galvanized the Paul Taylor Dance gala audience at New York's Lincoln Center.

****1

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

Kurt Gottschalk, 22nd June

In their “Visionary Sounds” concert, the ensemble lets Eastman's Stay On It fall into abandon at times... but never without a plan.

****1

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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.