• January 23, 2019

    The Inside Story: Stas Namin and CENTURIA S-QUARK

    Stas Namin is a cult figure in Russia: he is a musician, composer, and producer; an artist and photographer; and a director and producer of theatrical stage productions and films. [...]

  • January 21, 2019

    The Inside Story: Jan Jirásek and WHEN THE SOUL SPEAKS

    Since 1989, esteemed Czech composer Jan Jirásek’s works have been presented on numerous stages and festivals worldwide. Jan composes music for major music houses and interpreters. Examples of his work [...]

  • January 18, 2019

    The Inside Story: John Psathas, Omar Carmenates, and THE JOHN PSATHAS PERCUSSION PROJECT VOL.1

    With THE JOHN PSATHAS PERCUSSION PROJECT VOL. 1, the creative minds of two figures in contemporary music came together as one for a truly unique collaborative album. Greek New Zealand [...]

  • January 16, 2019

    The Inside Story: Chase Hawkins and GREAT SOUTHERN LAND

    Growing up on a farm outside of Spartanburg SC, Dr. Phillip Chase Hawkins serves as Principal Trumpet with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, a position he has held since 2013. He [...]

  • January 14, 2019

    The Inside Story: Tower Duo and CROSSWIND

    Tower Duo is a flute and saxophone ensemble based in Columbus OH that specializes in creating engaging musical experiences with a particular interest in performing and premiering contemporary works by [...]

  • January 8, 2019

    The Inside Story: David Holdhusen and I CARRY YOUR HEART

    Esteemed conductor, director, and educator David Holdhusen is the Director of Choral Activities and the Douglas and Susan Tuve Distinguished Professor of Choral Music at the University of South Dakota. His [...]

  • November 20, 2018

    THE INSIDE STORY: Mark Lieb and JOHANNES BRAHMS / ELLIOTT CARTER: CLARINET QUINTETS

    Clarinetist Mark Lieb is the Founder and Artistic Director of the Phoenix Ensemble. He is a graduate of Northwestern University and The Juilliard School, where he studied clarinet performance with [...]

  • November 19, 2018

    THE INSIDE STORY: Scott Perkins and WHISPERS OF HEAVENLY DEATH

    Connecticut native Scott Perkins enjoys a multifaceted career as an international prize-winning composer, a versatile performer, an award-winning scholar, and a music professor at California State University, Sacramento. Praised by critics from [...]

  • November 16, 2018

    THE INSIDE STORY: The UAB Chamber Trio and MANY NEW TRAILS TO BLAZE

    The University of Alabama at Birmingham Chamber Trio consists of Dr. Denise Gainey on clarinet, Dr. James Zingara on trumpet, and Dr. Christopher Steele on piano. The group was established [...]

  • November 14, 2018

    THE INSIDE STORY: Elizabeth Vercoe and BUTTERFLY EFFECTS

    A champion of women's music, composer Elizabeth Vercoe has been hailed by the Washington Post as “one of the most inventive composers working in America today”  and by Gardner Read [...]