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daniel
dorff
paquito
d’rivera
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Daniel Dorff’s music has been commissioned five
times by the Philadelphia Orchestra’s education
department resulting in over 20 performances,
and commissioned twice by the Minnesota
Orchestra’s kinder konzert series which has
performed his music over 250 times. Dorff’s works
have been performed by the Baltimore Symphony,
Pittsburgh Symphony, Detroit Symphony,
Aspen Festival, Spoleto Festival, and Eastman
Wind Ensemble; chamber concerts of the Chicago
Symphony and St. Louis Symphony, by pianist
Marc-André Hamelin, flutist Jean-Pierre Rampal,
and conducted by Alan Gilbert. He has arranged for James Galway, keith
Emerson, and Lisa Loeb. In 2011, legendary clarinetist Larry Combs premiered
Perennials for flute, clarinet, and piano – the headline work on a new all-Dorff
Albany CD. The 2012 National Flute Association convention will present Dorff’s
Perennials and Three Romances. Recent works include Musetta Steps Out (a jazz
stanley
drucker
In addition to Paquito D’Rivera’s extraordinary
performing career as an instrumentalist, he has
rapidly gained a dynamic reputation as a composer.
His compositions have earned him honors such
as a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship in
Music Composition, a 2007–2008 appointment
as Composer-In-Residence at the Caramoor
Center for Music and the Arts with the Orchestra
of St. Luke’s, and a Latin GRAMMY ® for “Best
Classical Contemporary Composition” in 2011
for his Panamericana Suite. The recent premiere
of D’Rivera’s Cape Cod Concerto with the Silicon
At the conclusion of the 2008-2009 Season,
New York Philharmonic Principal Clarinet Stanley
Drucker celebrated 60 years as a member of the
Orchestra. In honor of this milestone anniversary,
he became an honorary member of the Philharmonic
Society of New York, the first orchestral musician
so honored. The Philharmonic estimates that
he has performed in 10,200 concerts, which is
approximately 70% of the total number of their
concerts since 1842. He was Principal Clarinetist
for a record 48 years, making close to 200
appearances as soloist and chamber musician with
the orchestra. He played under 9 Music Directors, among them Bruno Walter,
Dmitri Mitropolous, Leonard Bernstein, Pierre Boulez and Zubin Mehta. He has
performed in 60 countries on tour. He is listed in the Guinness Book of World
Records as “Longest Career as a Clarinetist.” Mr. Drucker maintains an active
amy roberts
frawley
Amy Roberts Frawley has a breadth and depth of
experience in the field of arts management.
Currently she is Executive Vice President of
Concert Artists Guild where her responsibilities
include marketing, development, the CAG
Records label, concert production for series and
events in a variety of halls in New York, the New
Music/New Places initiative, which brings roster
musicians into diverse and non-traditional venues,
and artist mentoring. Prior to CAG, Ms. Frawley
held positions with John Gingrich Management,
Speculum Musicae and Chamber Music International.
sax quartet version of Musetta’s Waltz from La Bohème); Sonata – Three Lakes
for flute/piano, and Flowers of St. Francis for solo bass clarinet, commissioned
for premiere in Assisi. Highlights next season include the above premieres, 60+
performances by The Atlanta Opera of Stone Soup: An Operatic Fable in One
Delicious Act, and the European premiere of The Kiss, an orchestra work based
on the klimt painting. Daniel Dorff was born in 1956; acclaim came early with
First Prize in the Aspen Festival’s composer competition at 18 for his Fantasy,
Scherzo and Nocturne for saxophone quartet. Dorff received degrees in
composition from Cornell and UPenn; teachers included Crumb, Rochberg,
Husa, Brant, Shapey, and Siegmeister. He studied saxophone with Sigurd
Rascher. In 1996, Dorff became Composer-In-Residence for Symphony in C,
where he played bass clarinet 1980-2002. Dorff serves as VP/Publishing for
Presser; a sought-after expert and lecturer on music notation, and advising
the leading notation software companies. He serves on Boards for the Music
Publishers Association, the National Flute Association, and the Executive
Board of The Charles Ives Society.
Valley Symphony was lauded as “sassy and brash, a big work of imagination
and humor that arrives like a birthday cake with exploding candles” by the
San Jose Mercury News. His new ballet, Ladies in White, was just performed
by the José Limón Dance Company at the Central Park SummerStage to a
capacity crowd, with more performances to follow. His works often reveal his
widespread and eclectic musical interests, ranging from Afro-Cuban rhythms
and melodies, including influences encountered in his many travels, and
back to his classical origins. D’Rivera’s music is published exclusively by
Boosey & Hawkes.
solo career, appearing with ensembles throughout the world. He has been
nominated twice for Grammy Awards in the category of Best Instrumental Soloist/
Classical with Orchestra: In 1992 for his recording of the Copland Concerto
with the Philharmonic and Leonard Bernstein, and in 1982 for John Corigliano’s
Concerto with the Philharmonic and Zubin Mehta. Mr. Drucker is featured on
a number of other Philharmonic recordings: under the direction of Leonard
Bernstein in Debussy’s Premiere Rapsodie; in Nielsen’s Clarinet Concerto; and in
the World-Premiere live performance (1977) of the Corigliano Clarinet Concerto,
which is a part of the Orchestra’s acclaimed CD box set, The Historic Broadcasts:
1923-1987. In recognition of his highly respected and widely acknowledged
musical excellence and dedication, he was named Musical America’s 1998
Instrumentalist of the Year. Mr. Drucker began clarinet studies at age ten with
Leon Russianoff, his principal teacher, and later attended the High School of
Music and Art and The Curtis Institute of Music. He was appointed Principal
Clarinetist of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra at age 16, of the Adolf Busch
Chamber Players at age 17, and of the Buffalo Philharmonic at age 18.
As a consultant in development, fundraising, marketing and event production,
she is project director and publicist for KeyedUp and has worked with artists,
ensembles and organizations including flutist Patricia Spencer, the New York
Woodwind Quintet, Split Second, Talujon, the Lark Quartet, Chamber Music
America and the Sonic Boom Festival. Ms. Frawley is Chairman of the Board of
Directors of the Look & Listen Festival and a member of the Advisory Board
of Underworld Opera Productions. Her other volunteer activities include
membership on the Board of Directors of her cooperative and as chair of a
School Leadership Team in a New York City public middle school. She is a
Phi Beta kappa graduate of Connecticut College.
alan r.
kay
richard
kessler
Based in New York City, clarinetist Alan R. kay
has traveled worldwide as co-principal clarinetist
with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and with
his distinguished wind quintet, Windscape. He
is Principal Clarinetist of New York’s Riverside
Symphony, the Little Orchestra Society and the
Queens Symphony, appearing regularly as a guest
with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, the American
Symphony, American Ballet Theater Orchestra
and the New York City Opera. Vastly experienced
as a chamber music performer, Mr. kay appears
Richard kessler, former executive director of The
Center for Arts Education (CAE) and current dean
of Mannes College The New School for Music,
is also one of the principal authors of the plan
that led to the creation of the CAE in 1996, when
he was serving as an arts education consultant.
As a keynote speaker, conference panelist, and
workshop facilitator, kessler has been engaged
by organizations such as the American Symphony
Orchestra League, Association of Performing Arts
Presenters and Bank Street College of Education,
among others. From 1997 to 2004, kessler was
executive director of the American Music Center (AMC). During his tenure at
AMC, kessler’s accomplishments include the creation of award-winning web
magazine NewMusicBox.org, a nationwide career development program
for composers and performers, the establishment of the American Music
Center Collection at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, and
the creation of AMC’s first endowment. From 1993 to 1997, kessler was vice
david
krakauer
Internationally acclaimed clarinetist, David
krakauer, redefines the notion of a concert artist.
known for his mastery of myriad styles, he
occupies the unique position of being one of the
world’s leading exponents of Eastern European
Jewish klezmer music, and at the same time is
a major voice in classical music. As one of the
foremost musicians of the vital new wave of
klezmer, David krakauer tours the globe with his
celebrated klezmer Madness! ensemble. While
firmly rooted in traditional klezmer folk tunes,
the band “hurls the tradition of klezmer music
into the rock era” (Jon Pareles, The New York Times). In addition to his annual
European tours to major international festivals and jazz clubs, recent seasons
brought krakauer and his band to the Library of Congress, Stanford Lively Arts,
San Francisco Performances, the krannert Center, Carnegie’s Zankel Hall, the
Venice Biennale, krakow Jewish Culture Festival, BBC Proms, Saalfelden Jazz
Festival, Transmusicales de Rennes, La Cigale, New Morning in Paris, and many
others. Recently he has also done extensive international touring with the multi-
edna
landau
Edna Landau has dedicated over 30 years of
her life to the field of artist management. She
was a Director of IMG Artists from its founding
in 1984 until her departure from the company
in October of 2007. At IMG Artists, Ms. Landau
personally looked after the career of the world’s
premier violinist, Itzhak Perlman, for 21 years and
launched the careers of current musical superstars
such as Evgeny kissin, Lang Lang, Hilary Hahn,
Franz Welser-Most, and Alan Gilbert. Ms. Landau
served as Director of Career Development (a
position created for her) at the Colburn School
for three years, where she designed a special curriculum intended to enhance
students’ preparedness for post-conservatory life. Edna Landau’s intense desire
to help young performing artists and advocate on their behalf inspired her to
write a comprehensive article entitled Getting Noticed in the 21st Century,
which was published in Musical America’s 2011 Directory. That association led
to the creation of Ms. Landau’s career advice blog, Ask Edna, which is hosted
by Musical America and draws a large international readership each week. A
frequently with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Trio Solisti and
with the Bravo! Vail Valley Music, Yellow Barn and a wide variety of other summer
festivals. Mr. kay is widely recorded on numerous labels, most recently for the
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center in Samuel Baron’s adaptation for wind
quintet and string quartet of Bach’s Art of Fugue. Winner of a 2003 Presidential
Scholars Teacher Recognition Award, Mr. kay teaches on the faculties of Juilliard,
the Manhattan School and Stony Brook University.
president of Artsvision, an arts education consulting company where he created
and implemented arts and education programs throughout the United States
and Canada, including Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education (CAPE) and the
Learning Through the Arts Program of The Royal Conservatory of Music. Before
joining Artsvision, kessler was a Naumburg-award winning chamber musician,
performing as a trombonist and teaching artist throughout the world for almost
fifteen years. A champion of new music, kessler commissioned and premiered
works by composers including Richard Danielpour, Anthony Davis, Arvo Pärt,
John Harbison, and Pauline Oliveros. kessler holds two degrees from The Juilliard
School and was a faculty member of the Manhattan School of Music from 1988
to 1993. He is a board member of the American Composers Orchestra and The
Festival of New Trumpet Music (FONT), board treasurer of Common Core, the
DC-based education advocacy organization, and a long-term member of the
Steering Committee of the New York City Arts Coalition. kessler has been
honored with a number of awards, including a 1999 ASCAP Deems Taylor
Award, The American Music Center’s 2005 Letter of Distinction, and recent
awards from Music Educators Association of New York, The New York City Art
Teachers Association, and The New York City Arts Education Roundtable.
genre super group Abraham Inc that he co-leads with funk legend Fred Wesley
and hip-hop renegade Socalled. In addition, krakauer is in demand worldwide
as a guest soloist with the finest ensembles including the Emerson, Orion and
kronos String Quartets, as well as orchestras including the Amsterdam Sinfonietta,
the Detroit Symphony, the Weimar Staatskapelle, the Phoenix Symphony, the
Dresdener Philharmonie, and the Seattle Symphony. krakauer’s discography
contains some of the most important klezmer recordings of the past decade
including six CDs under his own name: two on John Zorn’s Tzadik Label and four
on Label Bleu; plus collaborations with the klezmatics, Itzak Perlman, the kronos
Quartet/Osvaldo Golijov and Socalled. Abraham Inc’s Tweet-Tweet on his own
label, Table Pounding Records (and Label Bleu in Europe) was released in early
2010. Composers who have written major pieces for him include David del
Tredici, Paul Moravec, Ofer Ben-Amots, Jean Philippe Calvin, George Tsontakis,
Anthony Coleman and Wlad Marhulets. David krakauer is on the clarinet and
chamber music faculties of Mannes College of Music, the Manhattan School of
Music, NYU and the Bard College Conservatory of Music. His unique sound can
be heard as soloist in Danny Elfman’s score for the film Taking Woodstock and
throughout The Tango Lesson.
frequent lecturer at college and conservatory campuses, she has shared her
experiences and insights with students at The Oberlin Conservatory of Music,
Carnegie Mellon University, The Juilliard School, The Bard College Conservatory
of Music, The National Orchestral Institute, and Pianofest in the Hamptons, to
name only a few. Ms. Landau received her B.A. in Music and M.A. in Musicology
from City College and the City University of New York, and was on the faculty of
the prestigious High School of Music and Art in New York for five years. In 1974
she became Assistant to the Director of the non-profit management agency
Young Concert Artists, and in 1979, she joined up with Charles Hamlen to
launch Hamlen/Landau Management. The company quickly gained recognition
and attracted the attention of International Management Group’s Chairman,
Mark McCormack, who acquired it in 1984 and re-named it IMG Artists. Edna
Landau’s many years of dedication to the arts and the field of arts management
have been the subject of a CNN documentary on their series entitled Movers,
broadcast internationally in the year 2000. In January of 2008, the International
Society of the Performing Arts awarded Ms. Landau their International Citation
of Merit, recognizing her Lifetime Achievement in the performing arts. In 2009,
she was appointed to the Board of Directors of Chamber Music America.
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