by Jeannette Fang | Feb 1, 2020 | about the music, Composers, GNPQ Blog, new music education, pub concert, Uncategorized
In 2016, I wrote an excited post about Lera Auerbach for this blog, in which I gave a very subjective listing of some facts of her life that I had deemed were fascinating. If some nonsense words from 4 years ago bring nothing to mind for you, here they are again....
by Jeannette Fang | Feb 20, 2019 | about the music, commissions, Composers, GNPQ Blog, Inside the Music, Uncategorized
by Jeannette Fang Categories are quick, but they are not always accurate, and more often than not they can be misleading. Just take a look at iTunes, where the “Classical” screen encompasses everything from albums of 17th century composer Frescobaldi to...
by Jeannette Fang | Jan 9, 2019 | about the music, Composers, GNPQ Blog, Inside the Music, pub concert
by Jeannette Fang I was first introduced to the music of Harold Meltzer through his 2 Songs from Silas Marner, which stayed in my mind for its simple beauty, the cello evoking a peculiar feeling of loneliness and expanse. It was clear to me that Meltzer had a special...
by Jeannette Fang | Aug 14, 2018 | commissions, Composers, GNPQ Blog, new piano quartert
Our long awaited recording of Paul Moravec’s Piano Quartet is finally out! We commissioned Paul Moravec to write us this work a few years back and have had a blast playing such a fantastic piece. You can listen to and download it on our store page, or any other...
by Jeannette Fang | Jan 22, 2018 | about the music, Composers, Composition Competition, GNPQ Blog, Jeannette, new music education, pub concert
Every time I try to describe on this blog a piece of music we’re going to perform, two things happen. I test out a bunch of words that eventually morph into pretentious sacks, and the tunes of “insufferable” and “that’s not right at...
by Jeannette Fang | Jan 18, 2018 | Composers, Composition Competition, composition competition 2018, GNPQ Blog
download press release for 2018 comp winner After receiving over 90 entries from all over the world, the members of the Garth Newel Piano Quartet are pleased to announce Balázs Kecskés from Hungary as the winner of Garth Newel’s 2018 Composition Competition. The...
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