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NEC Celebrates British Composer Oliver Knussen with honorary doctorate and more in April 2013

For immediate release: March 29, 2013

• Degree Bestowed at Boston Modern Orchestra Project Concert, April 14
• Performances by [nec] shivaree, BMOP
• Knussen Will Give Lecture, Work with NEC composition Students in Two Masterclasses

Media Date

April 2, 2013

Media Source

New England Conservatory

Media Location

Boston, MA

Media

Press Release

Media Contact Name

Ellen Pfeifer

Media Contact Title

Senior Communications Specialist

Media Contact Number

617-585-1143

Media Contact Email

ellen.pfeifer@necmusic.edu

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Two New Releases from BMOP/sound

Submitted by hfield on Wed, 2013-03-27 11:27

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http://bmop.org/audio-recordings/buy-recordings

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BMOP/sound's two newest releases have arrived!

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Available Now BMOP/sound's two incredible new CDs: Reza Vali's Persian-influenced Folk Songs and Concerto for Persian Ney, and Martin Boykan's rare works for orchestra.

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CD release

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Martin Boykan: Orchestral Works

Martin Boykan's Orchestral Works is a must-have addition to your collection of new orchestral music.

Price: $16.99

Record Label

BMOP/sound

Recording Subtitle

Concerto for Violin and Orchestra | Symphony for Orchestra

Recording Catalog Number

1027

Recording Length

Disc 1: 50:01

Recording Release Date

March 2013

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Disc 1

Concerto for Violin and Orchestra

I. Andante

II. L'istesso tempo

III. Allegro giocoso

Symphony for Orchestra

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Recording Booklet

final.booklet_boykan1027.pdf

SACD Recording

Featured Recording

Related Composer

Martin Boykan

Related Conductor

Gil Rose

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BMOP gives the viola its moment in the sun

And now, it might be asked, should we pity the viola? It is after all consigned to an unglamorous middle range, and is ever on the receiving end of all that merciless skewering (if you don’t know what I mean, type “viola jokes” into Google, or ask anyone who has played in an orchestra).

Media Date

February 18, 2013

Media Source

The Boston Globe

Media Location

Boston, MA

Media

Concert Review

Media Contact Name

Jeremy Eichler

Media Contact Title

Globe Staff

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Reza Vali: Toward That Endless Plain

Reza Vali: Toward That Endless Plain has garnered critical acclaim.

Price: $16.99

Record Label

BMOP/sound

Recording Subtitle

Folk Songs, Set No. 8 | Folk Songs, Set No. 14

Recording Catalog Number

1026

Recording Length

Disc 1: 50:55

Recording Release Date

February 2013

Recording Excerpt

Recording excerpt

Disc 1

Folk Songs, Set No. 8

I. Lament

II. Children's Song

III. Love Song

IV. Song from Luristan

V. Lament

VI. Sacred Song

VII. Song from Azerbaijan

Folk Songs, Set No. 14

I. The Road to Shiraz

II. Love Drunk

III. The Girl from Sari

IV. Imaginary Folk Song

V. Mountain Lullaby

Toward That Endless Plain: Concerto for Perisian Ney and Orchestra

I. The Abyss (Prelude), Passage (Movement I)

II. Ecstatic Dance

III. Descent and Dissolve

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final.booklet_1026.pdf

SACD Recording

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Related Composer

Reza Vali

Related Conductor

Gil Rose

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Thomas Oboe Lee: Six Concertos

The double-disc set, Thomas Oboe Lee: Six Concertos, is available for purchase

Price: $35.99

Recording Subtitle

Record Label

BMOP/sound

Recording Catalog Number

1025

Recording Length

Disc 1: 65:02

Disc 2: 69:54

Recording Release Date

January 2013

Recording Excerpt

Disc 1

III. Pastorale – Forró

... bisbigliando ...

... bisbigliando ... I

... bisbigliando ... II

... bisbigliando ... III

Violin Concerto

Part I

Part II

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Disc 2

I. Moderato – Allegro

Summer (Persephone Dances)

Orpheus weeps

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final.booklet_tol1025.pdf

SACD Recording

Featured Recording

Related Composer

Thomas Oboe Lee

Related Conductor

Gil Rose

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Rough Breathing/Smooth Breathing

Submitted by hfield on Tue, 2012-12-04 13:01

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http://bmop.org/season-tickets/rough-breathingsmooth-breathing

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Join us at the Club Cafe for the first installment of our Club Concert series this season

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Get your tickets to BMOP's first Club Concert of the 2012-13 season. Curated by composer Marti Epstein and flutist Sarah Brady, this chamber concert will feature brand new compositions played by some of Boston's most renowned musicians.

Event

Club Concert

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Two New Releases from BMOP/sound

Submitted by hfield on Fri, 2012-11-16 10:33

Frontpage link

http://bmop.org/audio-recordings/buy-recordings

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BMOP/sound's two newest releases - <i>Paul Moravec: Northern Lights Electric</i> and <i>Thomas Oboe Lee: Six Concertos</i> - have arrived!

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BMOP/sound proudly presents Paul Moravec: Northern Lights Electric, and Thomas Oboe Lee: Six Concertos, available for purchase now!

Event

CD release

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Paul Moravec: Northern Lights Electric

Paul Moravec: Northern Lights Electric is now available for purchase

Price: $19.99

Record Label

BMOP/sound

Recording Subtitle

Clarinet Concerto | Sempre Diritto! | Montserrat: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra

Recording Catalog Number

1024

Recording Length

Disc 1: 70:42

Recording Release Date

December 2012

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Northern Lights Electric (1992, orch. 2000)

Clarinet Concerto (2008)

I. Lively

II. Expressive, melancholic

III. Slow; Quick

Sempre Diritto! (1992)

Montserrat: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra (2001)

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Recording Booklet

finalbooklet_moravec_1024.pdf

SACD Recording

Featured Recording

Related Composer

Paul Moravec

Related Conductor

Gil Rose

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Voilà! Viola!

Submitted by hfield on Wed, 2012-11-14 11:30

Frontpage link

http://bmop.org/season-tickets/voil%C3%A0-viola

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Odes to the viola featuring two world premieres on Friday, February 15, at 8pm

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We celebrate the viola with works by Gordon Jacob, Chinary Ung, George Perle, Donald Crockett, and Chen Yi. Join us in Jordan Hall for another thrilling BMOP concert!

Event

Orchestral Series

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