MÉLANGE: New Music
Originally Published By: SULLIVAN
This enterprising program of new piano works is a mélange indeed, including Andrian Pertrout’s expressive ‘Song of Augmentation’, based on augmented chords and Golden Mean proportions; John Blair’s ‘Parallax’, improvised at […]
Review: Concerts highlight composers, innovations
Originally Published By: Express News A gratifying ratio of the recently hatched music presented at the national conference of the Society of Composers Inc., which was to wrap up Saturday in San Antonio, has balanced challenge and […]
Four masters interpret American piano music
Originally Published By: The Philippine Star
Vivacious Ambassador Kristie A. Kenney presented at the embassy ballroom four masters in a concert of contemporary American piano music. Ms. Kenney’s prefatory remarks stressed the universal appeal of […]
American Record Guide, November/December 2007
Originally Published By: American Record Guide
Arthur Gottschalk’s Sonata for Alto Saxophone displayed a well-developed style, hinting at jazz influences without adopting them too obviously, and demonstrating a genuine skill for building drama […]
Solo Piano Publications – CD Review – Mélange: New Music for Piano
Originally Published By: Solo Piano Publications
“Mélange: New Music for Piano” is the first in the Performers Recording Series, an innovative series initiated by The Society of Composers, Inc. (a national organization for the promotion […]
Concert Review #1
Originally Published By: Guy Vollen
The second concert of Friday morning featured the New Century Ensemble, the University of Oklahoma’s new music group directed by Christina Jennings. First, Kenneth Fuchs conducted his own composition, Quiet […]
2006 International Trumpet Guild
Originally Published By: Neville Young
The Pfleeger Concert Hall was busy tonight, and buzzing with anticipation of Monarch Brass’s concert. We weren’t disappointed as this fine ensemble, representative of the cream of America’s brass players, treated us […]
Desperate Voices: The Michele Brangwen Dance Ensemble performs at Barnevelder
July 14 and 15, 2005 Barnevelder Movement Arts Complex By Linda Phenix
The Michele Brangwen Dance Ensemble presented a concert on July 14 and 15 at Barnevelder Movement Arts Center, Houston’s fun and relatively new hot spot […]
Review: THE FLIPSIDE
Originally Published By: All Music Guide
Tom Bacon is a very fine French horn player, and it is not everyday that someone blows jazz solos on the horn. Nevertheless, this short (45’35”) album rarely rises much above […]
Concert Review: #2
Four orchestral compositions graced the boards of Mitchell Hall Friday afternoon, led off by the University of Central Oklahoma Chamber Orchestra under dynamic conductor Hong Zhu. Stephen Yip’s Infinite Rain shimmered with veiled tone […]
University of Illinois Press Review: DRAGONS IN THE SKY
Originally Published By: University of Illinois Press
“Arthur Gottschalk’s Section for horn quartet and timpani (1991) is an example of pandiatonic minimalism. The interpolations of the timpani serve to introduce intensification of dynamic levels. The score of this work […]
Classical Work: Jeu de Chat for alto saxophone & piano
Originally Published By: All Music Guide
Here is a dazzling display piece for alto saxophone and piano, rather aggressive and hard-edged in its tonal modernism in its rapid outer sections.
Arthur Gottschalk (b. 1952) is a […]
