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Stempenyu's Dream
REVIEWS 'With this recording, Steven Greenman is revealed as the foremost composer of music in a style based on what we know of these Jewish violin traditions of 100 years ago.' '...the music Greenman has composed is of such striking beauty...' '...Greenman's violin demonstrates that he could teach Vassar Clements a thing or two about country klezmer.' 'Diving deep into the past, Greenman has created a contemporary Jewish music of spellbinding beauty. It should only start a trend.' ARI DAVIDOW-KLEZMERSHACK BIOGRAPHY Steven Greenman Jewish and Gypsy Violinist Known for his soulful renditions of East European Jewish music (klezmer) and passionate performances of East European Gypsy music all combined with virtuosic flair and technical precision Steven is a multi-talented musician well-versed in a multitude of musical styles and genres. Whether performing klezmer music in European concert halls, giving master classes of East European Jewish violin style and technique, performing lavish Gypsy violin showpieces with orchestras and ensembles or playing for Jewish, Hungarian, Slovak, Romanian balls and weddings Steven is at home displaying his love of East European Jewish and Gypsy music. Recognized internationally as one of the finest practitioners of traditional East European Jewish klezmer violin, Steven is also one of the foremost composers of traditional klezmer violin music. His current project Stempenyu's Dream involves a CD recording of his original Jewish and klezmer violin compositions, a series of concerts of the music and a future publication of the material. One of the first American born klezmer violinists to create a program and performance style based entirely on the repertoire of European klezmer violin music, Steven co-founded the Khevrisa ensemble together with the cimbalist, Walter Zev Feldman in 1998. Steven has performed internationally with Khevrisa and other notable klezmer ensembles such as the Klezmatics, Budowitz, the Flying Bulgar Klezmer Band, Kapelye and Di Tsvey (the Greenman/ Rushefsky duo). His own ensemble, the Steven Greenman Klezmer Ensemble is dedicated to performing his own compositions and the transitional Jewish/Moldavian klezmer repertoire. As a teacher of klezmer music Steven received a grant to be the first recipient of the Louis E. Emsheimer Memorial Artist in Residence Program in Cleveland, Ohio (2002) for which he led klezmer workshops for classical string players and lectured on klezmer music. He has taught klezmer violin and led string ensembles at the KlezKanada festival, Living Traditions' KlezKamp and KlezFest London. Working with educators Mitchell Korn and Amy McClellan of the Cleveland Orchestra educational department's 'Learning Through Music' program Steven was selected as a 'Teaching Artist' and developed a children's program combining story telling and klezmer music. Steven has collaborated with New York dancer/choreographer David Dorfman and the Cleveland State Dance ensemble as musical director in Dorfman's 'Moving Histories', a modern dance piece dealing with Jewish identity, and performed with members of the Klezmatics in the 1997 performance of Tony Kushner's adaptation of S. Ansky's 'Dybbuk.' Steven has lectured and performed at the Jewish Culture Festival in Krakow, Poland and has been a regular performer with various ensembles at Toronto's Ashkenaz-A Festival of New Yiddish Culture. In addition to his involvement with klezmer music Steven is an accomplished performer of urban Gypsy violin styles, in particular, Hungarian nota, Romanian lautari music and Slovak folk music. Steven has devoted his life to the study of these styles learning East European violin style and ornamentation from professional Gypsy and folk musicians from Slovakia, Romania, the Ukraine and Hungary in addition to transcribing and arranging hundreds of tunes. As a concert performer, Steven has been a regular guest soloist with the Cleveland Pops Orchestra performing his own arrangements of traditional East European Gyspy violin music. Steven will be featured on a forthcoming CD of urban Romanian Gypsy violin music together with the cimbalist, Alexander Fedoriouk and has performed often with the ensemble Harmonia. As a classical violinist Steven received both his Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees in Violin Performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music studying with Linda Sharon Cerone, Dr. Eugene Gratovich and the late Bernhard Goldschmidt. Steven has also performed as a member of the Canton and Akron Symphony Orchestras and has participated in the National Repertory Orchestra, the National Orchestral Institute and the American Institute of Musical Studies in Graz, Austria. Steven is lead performer, composer and producer of the recording 'Stempenyu's Dream.' Together with Walter Zev Feldman, Steven co-produced and is featured on the recording 'Khevrisa-European Klezmer Music' on the Smithsonian Folkways label. Steven has also recorded with Budowitz, guitarist Jesse Cook, vocalist Lori-Cahan Simon, Alicia Svigals and the Flying Bulgar Klezmer Band.- Shop: odax
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Beethoven: The Complete Sonatas for Piano & Cello
Born and raised in the Philippines, pianist Victor Santiago Asuncion is recognized as a pianist of innate musical sensitivity and superb technique. As a recitalist and concerto soloist, he has appeared in major concert halls in Canada, Japan, Mexico, and the Philippines. He played his orchestral debut at the age of 18 with the Manila Chamber Orchestra and his New York recital debut in Carnegie's Weill Recital Hall in 1999. In addition, he has worked with conductors including Enrique Batiz, Zev Dorman, Arthur Weisberg, Corrick Brown, David Loebel, and Bobby McFerrin. A chamber music enthusiast, he has performed with artists such as Lynn Harrell, Cho-Liang Lin, James Dunham, Ronald Leonard, Susanne Mentzer, and the Vega and Emerson String quartets at venues that include the Phillips Collection, the Corcoran Gallery, 92nd Street Y, Benaroya, Merkin, Spivey and Shriver Concert Halls, and the Santa Fe, Aspen and Amelia Island Chamber Music Festivals. He was on the chamber music faculty of the Aspen Music Festival and School, as well as the Garth Newel Summer Music Festival. He was also the pianist for the Garth Newel Piano Quartet for three seasons. In addition to his active performing career, Mr. Asuncion is sought after as a piano, vocal, and chamber music coach. He was appointed assistant professor at the University of Memphis in 2003 and coordinator of Piano and Collaborative Arts Studies in 2004. He has given master classes at Minnesota State University, Vanderbilt University, the University of Memphis and the Washington Conservatory. The 2006-2007 season features solo and chamber music performances at Stetson, Vanderbilt, Ouachita Baptist, Henderson and Christian Brothers Universities, The Virginia Military Institute, Randolph-Macon Women's College and University of Mississippi at Oxford, Cerritos Performing Arts Center, Shriver Hall, and the Memphis Chamber Music Society. Festival appearances for the summer of 2007 include performances at the Madison and Santa Fe Chamber Music Festivals. He will also be on the faculty of the Vocal Arts Seminar at the University of Memphis' Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music. Mr. Asuncion's major teachers include Rita Sloan at the University of Maryland at College Park, Roberta Rust at the Harid Conservatory, David Buechner at Manhattan School, Gary Steigerwalt and Luiz de Moura-Castro at the Hartt School, Avelina Manalo at the University of the Philippines and Rosario Picazo at the Philippine High School for the Arts. Additional studies include master classes and private lessons with Wu Han, Byron Janis, Santiago Rodriguez, Warren Jones, Andre Michel Schub, Paul Sperry, Irma Vallecillo, Christoph Eschenbach, Felix Galimir, Orlando Cole, Dorothy Delay, Donald Weilerstein, William Preucil and Leon Fleisher. Reviews for Victor Santiago Asuncion's Performances: "Mr. Asuncion is an extremely gifted pianist who plays with great sensitivity and possesses a wonderful technique. He plays with much conviction, emotion and passion." - New York Concert Review " Lynn Harrell's recital, presented to a packed house by the Shriver Hall Concert Series, had an electric charge. Adding to the voltage was pianist Victor Santiago Asuncion, whose elegant articulation and remarkably sensitive phrasing complemented the cellist's every step of the way." - Tim Smith, Baltimore Sun "...elegant, liquid playing.." - Richard S. Ginell, Los Angeles Times "...extremely powerful playing.." - The Aspen Times "...impressive approach to a virtuoso repertoire..." - Wayne Lee Gay, Star Telegram/Fort Worth "...assertive, refreshing approach. It is clear he has something special..." - Tim Smith, Sun Sentinel "...Asuncion reeled out the vibrant finale, bringing the audience to it's feet." - Christopher Blank, Commercial Appeal Tobias Werner, Cello, has performed at Garth Newel Music Center since 1999 and is a member of the Contemporary Music Forum, ensemble-in-residence at the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, DC. He has performed at the Cape and Islands Chamber Music Festival, Villa Musica Mainz, the San Diego Chamber Music Workshop, the Vail Valley Bravo! Colorado Music Festival, the Maui Classical Music Festival, in Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall, Strathmore Hall, the Phillips Collection, the New York Society for Ethical Culture, and at Bargemusic. Tobias has appeared as soloist with orchestras in the US, France, Germany, and Romania, and recent performances have included the concertos of Dvorák, Elgar, Haydn, and Boccherini. He has recorded on the ECM, Darbringhaus & Grimm, Bayer Records, and Orfeo labels. Recent CD releases include Piano Quartets by Mozart, Brahms, Dvorák, and Martinu with the Garth Newel Piano Quartet, the Suites for Unaccompanied Cello by J.S. Bach, and the Sonatas for Piano and Cello by Beethoven with Victor Asuncion. Tobias studied at the Musikhochschule Freiburg in Germany, and at Boston University. His teachers have included Andrés Díaz, Christoph Henkel, and Xavier Gagnepain. He plays on an 1844 J.F. Pressenda cello.- Shop: odax
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