Matt Van Brink

Verdi Quartett with Thomas Rabenschlag: Turceasca

2012-09-03T00:00:00Z

Verdi Quartett with Thomas Rauschenblag will perform my arrangement of Perapaskero's TURCEASCA at the Stadt Füssen Festival vielsaitig 2012 as part of "Orientexpress," an evening of chamber music curated and composed by Thomas Rauschenblag.

San Francisco Choral Artists: Among the Redwoods

2012-06-17T02:00:00Z

in concerts including the premiere performances of AMONG THE REDWOODS San Francisco Choral Artists presents Poetry on Musical Wings: odes, riddles, rhymes, brilliance, humor, and heart. June 9, 2012, 8:00 PM St. Mark’s Episcopal Church 600 Colorado Avenue, Palo Alto June 10, 2012, 4:00 PM St. Paul’s Episcopal Church 114 Montecito Avenue, Oakland June 16, 2012, 8:00 PM St. Mark’s Lutheran 1111 O'Farrell Street, San Francisco

Be Music, Night Published

2012-05-16T10:51:09Z

Be Music, Night
for SATB choir a cappella
commissioned by C4
published by Hayo

Hayo | HY2077G

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[Scores] Be Music, Night

2012-05-15T15:04:05Z

Be Music, Night
SATB a cappella
Hayo (HY2077G)
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Students of Concordia Conservatory performed Echo Song

2012-05-13T18:24:51Z

Students of Concordia Conservatory's Chamber Music Program premiered ECHO SONG, commissioned for them for their performance on 12 May 2012 at Concordia College's Sommer Center. Having an inclusive chamber music program open to all instruments and abilities inevitably results a few unusual ensembles, and finding repertoire is a amusing challenge! Sometimes an arrangement of an existing piece does the trick, and in fact some short baroque pieces lend themselves quite cheerfully to flexible instrumentation. But by utilizing the composers at the Conservatory, we can combine students of roughly similar ability in sometimes oddball instrumentations. ECHO SONG, for example, is for three guitarists and piano four-hands!

live performance by students of Concordia Conservatory

Students of Concordia Conservatory: Echo Song

2012-05-12T23:30:00Z

Students of Concordia Conservatory's Chamber Music Program will premiere ECHO SONG commissioned for them for this concert. Having an inclusive chamber music program open to all instruments and abilities inevitably results a few unusual ensembles, and finding repertoire is a amusing challenge! Sometimes an arrangement of an existing piece does the trick, and in fact some short baroque pieces lend themselves quite cheerfully to flexible instrumentation. But by utilizing our composers (me!), we can combine students of roughly similar ability in sometimes oddball instrumentations. ECHO SONG, for example, is for three guitarists and piano four-hands! 7:30 PM Sommer Center, Concordia College Bronxville, NY

Photos from Hong Kong & The Intimacy of Creativity 2012

2012-05-07T12:33:58Z

I just spent two rewarding weeks on the campus of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, taking part in Bright Sheng's program there, called The Intimacy of Creativity. I will be writing a short piece about the experience for NewMusicBox, but in the meantime here is a hemorrhage of photos from the workshops and from touring around Hong Kong. LINK.

The Intimacy of Creativity: You are always distracted by something

2012-05-02T00:00:00Z

The Intimacy of Creativity, the internationally-acclaimed two-week partnership devoted to promoting an intimate dialogue between composers and performers hosted by The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology returns for a second season, and will include workshops and a final performance on May 1 of YOU ARE ALWAYS DISTRACTED BY SOMETHING, a rechristening of an older piece...

Great Noise Ensemble: Only the Piano Will Give us Our Peace

2012-04-16T23:30:00Z

Great Noise Ensemble in concerts including ONLY THE PIANO WILL GIVE US OUR PEACE Friday, April 13, 2012 7:30 PM "Philosophy" Ward Hall, Catholic University Washington, DC Monday, April 16, 2012 7:30 PM Cutting Edge Concerts Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theater Peter Norton Symphony Space 95th Street and Broadway, NYC TICKETS $20/$15

Interview with Victoria Bond

2012-04-04T14:15:57Z

In which I cut an edge with C Major, discussing my piece ONLY THE PIANO WILL GIVE US OUR PEACE, which will be performed by the Great Noise Ensemble on Victoria Bond's Cutting Edge Concerts at Symphony Space on April 16.

San Francisco Choral Artists performed They Disappear

2012-04-02T12:26:55Z

in three Bay Area concerts March 11-18. SATB chorus, violin, cimbalom and contrabass | 4 mins setting of "So" by Abraham Reisen, translated by Leonard Wolf

live performance by San Francisco Choral Artists, Magen Solomon director

San Francisco Choral Artists: They Disappear & Hashkivenu

2012-03-19T02:00:00Z

in concerts including the premiere performances of THEY DISAPPEAR for choir and Klezmers and performances of a newly revised HASHKIVENU. San Francisco Choral Artists presents Prophets, Kings & Klezmer, exploring the heart and soul, the stories and dreams, the grief and joy, the texts and traditions of Jewish life are expressed in psalms, folksongs, prayers and lullabies. Veretski Pass joins SFCA for a wild and wonderful series of concerts. March 11, 2012, 4:00 PM Congregation Etz Chayim 4161 Alma St, Palo Alto March 17, 2012, 8:00 PM St. Mark’s Lutheran 1111 O'Farrell Street, San Francisco March 18, 2012, 4:00 PM Temple Sinai 2808 Summit St, Oakland

Singing in Good Company

2012-03-08T17:30:15Z

Here is a nice preview interview with director Magen Solomon for San Francisco Choral Artists' concerts on 11-18 March.

George Psomas performed "Falling with Grace"

2012-02-21T13:58:46Z

at Soundscapes, December 12, 2011. Orchestrated and conducted by MVB

San Francisco Choral Artists performed Lull the Solemn Night

2012-02-03T23:53:18Z

... in concerts in December in San Francisco, Oakland, Palo Alto and San Anselmo. The piece is a setting for mixed chorus a cappella of the poem setting of "Carol" by Thomas Merton

San Francisco Choral Artists. Magen Solomon, director