11 AprETHEL: Heavy Composer Conversations
ETHEL is gearing up for its upcoming album release of “Heavy” (April 24th) – a power-packed, sonic snapshot of the group’s life in New York City. Recorded over an 18-month period by Cornelius Dufallo (violin), Dorothy Lawson (cello), Mary Rowell (violin), and Ralph Farris (viola), Heavy features works by eight celebrated contemporary composers: Don Byron, [...]
Read More ...05 AprETHEL: Heavy Composer Conversations
ETHEL is gearing up for its upcoming album release of “Heavy” (April 24th) – a power-packed, sonic snapshot of the group’s life in New York City. Recorded over an 18-month period by Cornelius Dufallo (violin), Dorothy Lawson (cello), Mary Rowell (violin), and Ralph Farris (viola), Heavy features works by eight celebrated contemporary composers: Don Byron, [...]
Read More ...29 MarETHEL: Heavy Composer Conversations
ETHEL is gearing up for its upcoming album release of “Heavy” (April 24th) – a power-packed, sonic snapshot of the group’s life in New York City. Recorded over an 18-month period by Cornelius Dufallo (violin), Dorothy Lawson (cello), Mary Rowell (violin), and Ralph Farris (viola), Heavy features works by eight celebrated contemporary composers: Don Byron, [...]
Read More ...22 MarETHEL: Heavy Composer Conversations
ETHEL is gearing up for its upcoming album release of “Heavy” (April 24th) – a power-packed, sonic snapshot of the group’s life in New York City. Recorded over an 18-month period by Cornelius Dufallo (violin), Dorothy Lawson (cello), Mary Rowell (violin), and Ralph Farris (viola), Heavy features works by eight celebrated contemporary composers: Don Byron, [...]
Read More ...12 MarETHEL: “Heavy” Composer Conversations
ETHEL is gearing up for its upcoming album release of “Heavy” (April 24th) – a power-packed, sonic snapshot of the group’s life in New York City. Recorded over an 18-month period by Cornelius Dufallo (violin), Dorothy Lawson (cello), Mary Rowell (violin), and Ralph Farris (viola), Heavy features works by eight celebrated contemporary composers: Don Byron, [...]
Read More ...22 Dec12/22/11: Ayelet Rose Gottlieb: Her Music and Her Dream World
Photo by Angela Bartolo By Cornelius Dufallo ETHEL will soon be reunited with our dear friend and collaborator Ayelet Rose Gottlieb at the 2012 Winter Jazz Fest (January 7th/Zinc Bar). Ayelet has composed a beautiful and deeply heartlfelt piece for ETHEL and percussionist Satoshi Takeishi entitled Shiv’a. We’ve been developing Shiv’a together for over a [...]
Read More ...17 OctIt’s A Dream: Composer Conversation w/ Mary Ellen Childs
ETHEL’s Cornelius Dufallo sits down with composer Mary Ellen Childs. ETHEL is slated to perform the NYC premiere of Child’s Dream House tonight at The Stone. 1. Can you name some of your biggest influences? Of course I’ve been influenced by the work of many other composers, but one of my biggest influences is [...]
Read More ...02 AugIn Convergence Liberation: A Performer’s Perspective
“The composer’s job is to create a context for music-making to reflect the emerging consciousness.” Hafez Modirzadeh ETHEL performs music of Hafez ModirzadehBy Cornelius DufalloAlso published on Urban Modes Hafez Modirzadeh, a visionary saxophonist, theorist and composer, has been developing his own style of inter-cultural improvisation for three decades. His mentors and collaborators have included [...]
Read More ...11 JulChatting With Jennifer Choi, ETHEL’s New Violinist
As Director of Public Programming for Lincoln Center and as the former Director of Joe’s Pub, Bill Bragin has been applauding ETHEL’s work ever since the group’s inception. In the midst of organizing Lincoln Center’s Out of Doors Festival, Bill graciously set aside an afternoon to get to know the newest member of ETHEL - violinist [...]
Read More ...31 MayCelebrating 13 Years With ETHEL: A Letter From Mary
Dear Friends: Let me begin by saying it has been an incredible honor to share the creation and nurturing of ETHEL with Dorothy, Neil and Ralph – and with all of you! So many dreams, hopes and wishes fulfilled. So much music created, both with and for the band. So many wonderful opportunities to travel, [...]
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