The final concert of the Charlottesville Symphony’s 2018-19 season started slowly and finished in triumph. It was quite a journey. The Saturday, April 24th concerto opened with Wagner’s Prelude from “Parsifal.” This is a quiet, introspective work that uses silence as an important element. The orchestra played beautifully, achieving a shimmering quality in some passages. […]
Judith Shatin
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Judith Shatin retrospective concert – insights and thrills
The audience for Hearing Things: Music by Judith Shatin heard some exciting music in Old Cabell Hall on April 6, 2019. The retrospective concert was part of Shatin Music Month. Shatin founded the Virginia Center for Computer Music in 1987 and guided its growth through her retirement. The concert included works created at the Center, as well as some that didn’t use […]
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Mary Kathleen Ernst Plays Music of Our Time
Pianist Mary Kathleen Ernst turns in a strong program of solo piano works with equally strong performances. Yes, all the works were written by women, but that’s about the only thing they have in common. Vivian Fung’s “Keeping Time” uses the piano as a percussion instrument. This work is all about rhythm, and Ernst delivers […]
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Judith Shatin: Time to Burn – profile of an innovative composer
“Time to Burn” provides an extensive overview of this innovative composer’s output. Heard collectively, the works brings to light several themes which Judith Shatin revisits and reinterprets in differing ways; her Judaic heritage; using sound (not just musical notes) to create art; and the interface between technology and humanity. One of the highlights is “Glyph,” […]