New Amsterdam Presents: Reverberations with Majel Connery
Majel Connery
15 episodes
3 months ago
Episode 5 of Reverberations centers on a book of piano preludes written and performed by conductor, composer and pianist Teddy Abrams. In the episode, Connery and Abrams discuss his social and pedagogical agenda to reach amateur pianists around the country and the world. “I realized that there are very few living composers who have entered the repertoire for pianists,” says Abrams. “I wanted to write some music that would literally be accessible to anyone.” The episode also explores Abrams’ s...
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Episode 5 of Reverberations centers on a book of piano preludes written and performed by conductor, composer and pianist Teddy Abrams. In the episode, Connery and Abrams discuss his social and pedagogical agenda to reach amateur pianists around the country and the world. “I realized that there are very few living composers who have entered the repertoire for pianists,” says Abrams. “I wanted to write some music that would literally be accessible to anyone.” The episode also explores Abrams’ s...
New Amsterdam Presents: Reverberations with Majel Connery
31 minutes
1 year ago
Wild Up: Julius Eastman Vol. 4: The Holy Presence
This episode of Reverberations centers on the Los Angeles-based chamber orchestra Wild Up, and their album Julius Eastman Vol. 4: The Holy Presence. The Holy Presence is the fourth in an ongoing series of releases by Wild Up celebrating the work of composer Julius Eastman, who died in 1990. Host Majel Connery speaks to Christopher Rountree, founder, conductor and creative director of Wild Up, and two of the soloists who helped shape the volume: bass-baritone Davóne Tines and cellist Seth Park...
New Amsterdam Presents: Reverberations with Majel Connery
Episode 5 of Reverberations centers on a book of piano preludes written and performed by conductor, composer and pianist Teddy Abrams. In the episode, Connery and Abrams discuss his social and pedagogical agenda to reach amateur pianists around the country and the world. “I realized that there are very few living composers who have entered the repertoire for pianists,” says Abrams. “I wanted to write some music that would literally be accessible to anyone.” The episode also explores Abrams’ s...
