Steven R. Gerber's String Quartet No. 5 to Receive World Premiere by
Amernet Quartet - November 16 performance at Cincinnati's Contemporary
Arts Center
New York, NY - New York composer Steven R. Gerber's String Quartet No.
5 will be given its World Premiere on Sunday, November 16, 2003, 4 PM
at the Contemporary Arts Center, 44 E. 6th St. in Cincinnati, Ohio by
the Amernet String Quartet as part of the first presentation in their
new conTempo concert series.
The Cincinnati Premiere of Stephen Dankner's String Quartet No. 1 will
also be on the program. Both composers will be on hand to discuss their
works.
conTempo Series is Amernet's newest offering to audiences interested
in having a positive and enlightening experience with music written by
composers of today. This series will present an eclectic selection of
works, many of which are premieres, by composers from different parts
of the world. The quartet plays a matched set of instruments made by
renowned violinmaker Jules Azzi, from Azzi & Wolf. Visit the quartet
online at http://www.amernet.us/.
Tickets are $20 each and are available with a credit card by calling the
Contemporary Arts Center at (513) 345.8400, or by check at the box office
of the Contemporary Arts Center. For more information, please call
859-380-4000.
Generation Media and Jeffrey James Arts Consulting will present the
second of two New York concerts of the chamber music of Steven R. Gerber
on Friday, November 21, 2003, 8 PM at Faust Harrison Pianos, 205 W. 58th
Street, just west of 7th Avenue in New York City. This concert will
feature the World Premiere of Gerber's 3 Folksong Transformations for
piano trio, along with Notturno for piano trio, Words for Music Perhaps
for soprano and 2 violins, 3 Pieces for 2 violins, Fantasy for solo
violin and Three Songs Without Words for solo violin Elegy on the Name
"Dmitri Shostakovich" for solo cello. Performers for this concert will
include the composer on piano, cellist Arash Amini, violinist Cyrus
Beroukhim, with others to be announced.
For tickets, reservations or more information about this concert, please
contact Generation Media at (917) 217-3584 or [log in to unmask]
You can learn more about Faust Harrison Pianos at their website -
http://www.faustharrisonpianos.com/.
Steven R. Gerber's music has gained international attention as a
result of two recent CD releases (on Chandos and KOCH) featuring several
of his major orchestral works, including the Symphony No. 1. Gerber
has achieved also great success in the United States and in his ten tours
of the former Soviet Union, perhaps becoming the most often-played living
American composer in that area. Of the Symphony No. 1, Evening Moscow
wrote, "Gerber could serve as an example of American musical professionalism
...he stands out with the highest of temperaments and musical taste." Mr.
Gerber has written for a number of fine soloists including Yuri Bashmet
for the viola concerto, Kurt Nikkanen for the violin concerto and Carter
Brey for the cello concerto. His work has been performed by groups such
as the Louisville Orchestra, Knoxville Chamber Orchestra, the Fine Arts
Quartet, the National Chamber Orchestra and the Russian Philharmonic.
He was recently commissioned by the Voice of America for a new Fanfare
for the Voice of A-M-E-R-I-C-A. Visit his website at
http://www.stevengerber.com.
Steven R. Gerber is represented by Generation Media and Jeffrey James
Arts Consulting. For a CD sampler of Steven R. Gerber's music or further
information, contact them at 516-797-9166 or [log in to unmask]
Jeffrey James Arts Consulting
Tel/Fax: 516-797-9166
Website: http://www.jamesarts.com
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