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Gershwin & Kern Pre-Release Links
We’re just over one month from the new Gershwin & Kern release, but you can pre-order today! Pre-Order Via: Amazon.com Allegro Classics Continue Reading
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Gershwin & Kern gets a Pre-Release Review from Fanfare Magazine
Our newest recording, Gershwin & Kern comes out August 14th, but Fanfare Magazine already has some thoughts in it in their latest issue: “Despite the largely popular nature of this material, the Alexander Quartet takes their parts quite seriously, imparting a great deal of elegance and feeling to their accompaniments. Lluna plays these pieces with… Continue Reading
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Fanfare Reviews “In Friendship”
Lynn René Bayley has a wonderful new review of our release In Friendship in the latest issue of Fanfare Magazine. Here are just a few of the things she has to say about this recording with Joan Enric Lluna: “This album, titled In Friendship, is particularly remarkable for César Cano’s clarinet quintet, written in 2011… Continue Reading
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Meet Producer Judith Sherman
Meet upcoming Bartok & Kodaly Producer Judith Sherman: A ten-time Grammy Award nominee and the winner in 1993, 2007, and 2011 of the award for Classical Producer of the Year, Judith Sherman has made an indelible contribution to the catalogue of recorded classical music. Early in her career she was employed at WBAI-FM in New… Continue Reading
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The Details on the Bartok and Kodaly Recording
The When: ASQ will be in the studio for this recording from June 24th-July 6th (and we’ll be blogging throughout)! The Where: St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Belvedere, CA On What?: We’ll be recording on the Ellen M. Egger Quartet of instruments, and luthier Francis Kuttner will be present and on hand for the sessions… Continue Reading
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Zak Reporting from Banff in an email to the guys
Greetings from the Canadian Rockies! I’m about to start Day 3 of recording with the Afiaras and things are going very well. We gotten through the 1st, 3rd and 4th movements of Beethoven Op. 59/1 and we’re going to finish it up with the Scherzo today and hopefully get through a large chunk of Op. 131.… Continue Reading
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Music at Kohl Mansion Names Alexander String Quartet as Honorary Chairs of their 30th Anniversary Season
We are delighted to share that Music at Kohl Mansion has named the Alexander String Quartet as Honorary Chairs of their 30th Anniversary Season. From Music at Kohl Mansion: “Members of the Alexander String Quartet, long-time collaborators in the chamber series and the Kohl for Kids education programs, have been named Honorary Chairs of the… Continue Reading
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Looking ahead to the Jerome Kern & George Gershwin Recording
Coming this August — Gershwin & Kern Recorded at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Belvedere, California and Produced by Grammy Award winning composer Judith Sherman. This recording presents some very familiar and much-loved music in an unexpected format. Ten of Jerome Kern and George Gershwin’s greatest songs — songs almost everyone has heard (and probably sung)… Continue Reading
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Upcoming ASQ Recording Sessions
Today we wanted to give a sneak peek at what’s coming down the pipeline from the Alexander String Quartet and Foghorn Classics: George Gershwin & Jerome Kern – featuring Joan Enric Lluna on clarinet Bartók & Kodály Schumann & Brahms piano quintets with Joyce Yang Brahms Quartets, Quintets, and Sextets Robert Greenberg Chamber Music written… Continue Reading
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The ASQ and the Community of the Holy Spirit Sisters
The ASQ has maintained a warm and mutually-supportive relationship with our CHS “sisters” for almost 25 years. The Episcopalian covent known as the Community of the Holy Spirit has been our “home away from home” in New York City since we moved to California more than 22 years ago. While we wont necessarily say we’ve… Continue Reading
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Panama Pics
Enjoy some pictures from the ASQ’s Panama trip: Continue Reading
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ASQ heads to Panama
Thursday, ASQ performs with the La Asociación de Conciertos in Panama City, Panama! Thursday, May 17, 8:00pm La Asociación de Conciertos Ateneo del la Ciudad del Saber Panama City, Panamá ConciertosPanama.org Program: Mozart Quartet in B-flat Major, KV 458, “Hunt” Bartók Quartet No. 4, Sz. 91 Schubert Quartet in D Minor, D. 810, “Death and… Continue Reading
