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Exciting News! American Virtuosa, Tribute to Maud Powell Rachel Barton Pine, violin Matthew Hagle, piano CD released June 12, 2007 to rave reviews Features music from Maud Powell Favorites sheet music collection of Maud Powell's transcriptions and music dedicated to her (to be published in 2008). Available on the Cedille label at www.cedillerecords.org Don't forget to visit Rachel's website at www.rachelbartonpine.com |
"Rachel Barton Pine (admirably accompanied -- and where required sounding truly orchestral -- by Mathew Hagle) set out her stall with fine playing, commanding technical skill and stylish phrasing. Her warmth of tone, impish humour and fiery passion keep this highly enjoyable recital on the move. I could not switch it off." -- Christopher Fifield, The Music Web, July 24, 2007 "In this tribute to the great American violinist Maud Powell, Rachel Barton Pine achieves her goal, opening our ears to unfamiliar masterworks, outstanding arrangements and an important piece of American history that many of us know little about." -- Julie Amacher, Minnesota Public Radio, July 3, 2007 "a brilliantly played and vibrantly recorded collection . . . substantilally enhanced by Ms. Pine's introduction, and still more by Karen Shaffer's extended notes, with enlightening backgound on every piece. This is an elegant production in every respect." -- Richard Freed "Musically rewarding and historically interesting, American Virtuosa will be a fine addition to the shelf of anyone who enjoys great violin playing, and to the library of anyone interested in the history of American music. It illuminates a time we rarely think about any more when we think about the arts in America. Brava Maud Powell, and Brava Rachel Barton Pine for bringing her back to life." -- Jon Sobel, November 13, 2007 |
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Events The annual Maud Powell Music Festival and Institutes is an international |
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| Educational institutes, an integral part of the Festival, offer young people extraordinary opportunities to expand their musicianship. Kevin McMahon is the Festival's versatile artistic director, a violinist and the music director of the Illinois Valley Symphony who loves to compose and conduct opera as well as teach. For more information on the upcoming Festival and Institutes to be held in June 2008, visit the Maud Powell Music Festival web site at www.powellfest.com . | ||
Upcoming Events An Invitation to All Musicians Everywhere (not just the U.S.) - Do you want to give a concert tribute to Maud Powell? Other musicians have done it - look for Concert Tributes when you click on Commemorations . No specific format or program - recital, chamber music (Maud Powell formed her own quartet and trio), or concerto with orchestra. No need for an anniversary date to celebrate. Maud Powell played nearly everywhere so it is appropriate to celebrate her achievements and contributions to music just about anywhere. She was probably in your community. We can check our files to see. There are all sorts of Maud Powell anniversary dates to celebrate -- and soon her transcriptions and music dedicated to her will be published in our sheet music collection Maud Powell Favorites, in 2008. You can hear some of this music on Rachel Barton Pine's wonderful CD -- American Virtuosa, Tribute to Maud Powell, released by Cedille in 2007. |
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Maud Powell's Sesquicentennial (150th birthday) is coming in 2017. 2020 is the 100th anniversary of her death. Here are some other historic anniversaries to mark on your calendars: 100th Anniversary of her premiere of the Sibelius violin concerto in America - 2006. 120th Anniversary of her premiere of the Tchaikovsky violin concerto in America - 2009 115th Anniversary of her premiere of the Dvorák violin concerto in America - 2009. 100th Anniversary of her world premiere of the Coleridge-Taylor violin concerto - 2012. Have you thought about playing Maud Powell's cadenza for the Brahms violin concerto? Violinists Rhonda Frascotti, Rachel Barton Pine and Amy Beth Horman perform it. You can too. It will be published in Maud Powell Favorites in 2008. Don't forget to include a Master Class for young musicians in your tribute plans! Just Contact us and we will do what we can to assist you in planning your tribute. |