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by Eight Strings & a Whistle / Thursday, 06 June 2019 / Published in Blog

Spring is popping up all over… or in our case, 8SW is popping up, which is definitely better then pooping out.

Over the last season and a bit, we have had two Pop Up concerts, and we’re doing it again to celebrate the end of our 2018-19 season.

The Pop Up concerts happen in a variety of spaces.  So far, we’ve played at Alchemical Studios in lower Chelsea (not sure that is a legitimate real estate term, but let’s go with it) and Shetler Studios in Midtown.  Our next one will be in the Theater district, at a studio we chose because we liked the name. Why studios?  First, they tend to be less expensive than a more formal concert space like Tenri, or one of the halls.  Also, they are smaller and more casual, which is the aesthetic we’re aiming for. And there are so many options in New York. These performances give us a chance to try different places and acoustics in a pretty low risk way.   In the future, we are looking at spaces in the outer boroughs.   (Yes, I’m originally from Queens, so I can say “Outer Boroughs”. I still think of Manhattan as going into “the City”.) Maybe even… New Jersey.  Who knows?

These Pop Ups are short too. We like to keep them to about 30-40 minutes of music.  They are a chance to try pieces out.  With any piece, but especially with new music, it’s hard to know what you have till you trot it out in front of actually living people. With these concerts, we can see what works and what doesn’t — what we need to change or adjust.  And most importantly to us, get direct feedback from the audience about what they heard.

On June 11, we will be playing three pieces.  The first is by NY composer, Pamela Sklar.  Pam is a flutist and composer.  She and Matt spent many years trekking around Maine and Japan performing with the New York Ragtime Orchestra.  I still remember Pam in her flapper dress playing “Whistler and his Dog” on the piccolo.  Her work, Third Eye, is a long way from Ragtime.  We have actually performed this work once before and Pam is currently working an a second movement that we will premiere in the Fall. You can read all about Pamela and her music in our Featured Composer Section.

Then there is the entrée of this little concert – Aribert Riemann’s Canzoni e  Ricercari.  This piece was written in 1961 and has been sitting in our library for a long time, waiting for the right program.  It’s an interesting set of works that has solo, duo and trio movements.

Finally, a little CPE Bach.  I know, not new music, but you know…variety.  And of course we’ve messed with it –– Viola instead of a violin, so a few (maybe a lot) of octave changes, altering the timbre just a bit and no pesky harpsichord to get in the way of that nifty Basso Continuo.

These Pop Ups are free to attend, but, of course, we’d never pass up any donations.  We do have a new recording to fund, and our 2020 8SW Composer Competition. and a few other projects that you’ll be hearing about soon…I guess I know what the next 3-8 blogs will be about!

Want to come to our June 11 Pop Up at 6PM?  Great!!  Drop us a quick email at 8stringswhistle@gmail.com.  Space is a bit limited so we want to make sure we have a chair for you and of course, tell you where exactly the performance is happening.

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october 2023

Greenburgh Public Library Greenburgh Public Library 300 Tarrytown Rd, Elmsford, NY 10523

08oct2:00 pmGreenburgh Public Library2:00 pm Greenburgh Public Library, 300 Tarrytown Rd, Elmsford, NY 10523

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We're looking forward to returning to this very cool and beautiful building, and performing Albert Roussel, Pamela Sklar's Two Journeys and Kyle Soliz's Radiance

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We’re looking forward to returning to this very cool and beautiful building, and performing Albert Roussel, Pamela Sklar’s Two Journeys and Kyle Soliz’s Radiance once again, along with a new work by Jorge Amado! Please come on by if you’re in the area!

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(Sunday) 2:00 pm

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Greenburgh Public Library

300 Tarrytown Rd, Elmsford, NY 10523

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Premiere of Jorge Amado's Concertino with the UN Symphony Orchestra at Merkin Hall! Merkin Hall 129 West 67th Street

31oct7:30 pmPremiere of Jorge Amado's Concertino with the UN Symphony Orchestra at Merkin Hall!7:30 pm Merkin Hall, 129 West 67th Street

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We are over the moon with excitement to be collaborating with the UN Symphony Orchestra and its Music Director and Conductor, Maestro Predrag Vasić to perform

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We are over the moon with excitement to be collaborating with the UN Symphony Orchestra and its Music Director and Conductor, Maestro Predrag Vasić to perform Jorge Amado’s Concertino for Flute, Viola and Cello and string orchestra.

Jorge Amado, the first 8SW Composer Competition Winner, composed this concertino as a gift to the Trio in 2019. Unfortunately plans to perform it during the 2020-21 season were thwarted by the worldwide pandemic. We are thrilled to have it back on our calendar!

The UN Symphony Orchestra is an international ensemble of musicians who work at the United Nations, as well as other international organizations, agencies, programs and funds located in New York. We are very excited to presenting the premiere of this exciting and fun piece with this ensemble at beautiful Merkin Hall.

The program will include Vladimir Tošić’s Medial 623 (check him out here!) and Brahms’ Symphony No. 3. What a program!  Please join us! To purchase tickets, please visit here.

 

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(Tuesday) 7:30 pm

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Merkin Hall

129 West 67th Street

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november 2023

Tenri Cultural Institute Tenri Cultural Institute 43A West 13th Street

17nov7:30 pmTenri Cultural Institute7:30 pm Tenri Cultural Institute, 43A West 13th Street

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Our annual concert at the Tenri Cultural Institute will include the works of CPE Bach, Albert Roussel, Claire Polin and our 2022 8SW Composer Competition Winner, Kyle

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Our annual concert at the Tenri Cultural Institute will include the works of CPE Bach, Albert Roussel, Claire Polin and our 2022 8SW Composer Competition Winner, Kyle Soliz. We’ll also be presenting new works by Jorge Amado and Péter Kőszeghy. We are super excited about this program! Stay tuned for ticket info!

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(Friday) 7:30 pm

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Tenri Cultural Institute

43A West 13th Street

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