As the chamber music group fivebyfive begins a new creative chapter, looking back at the track “Blue Jewel” from its debut album provides insight.
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Fivebyfive turns classical music loose with new album ‘Of and Between’
The Rochester chamber ensemble fivebyfive continues to turn classical music on its head with the art-inspired album “Of and Between.”
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CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL | ‘It Can’t Not Be Dance Music’ [POSTPONED]
Chamber ensemble fivebyfive will give the world premieres of two new compositions inspired by the dance-themed photography of James Welling.
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Marc Webster uses quarantine conditions to create innovative classical music video
Marc Webster’s new music video for “The Seduction of Brie” is complex and rich enough to satisfy classical music nerds, and concise and topical enough to engage with Instagram audiences.
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Music video review: fivebyfive performs ‘Waiting in the Rain for Snow’
On November 17, Rochester chamber ensemble fivebyfive released its music video for “Waiting in the Rain for Snow” by composer David Crowell — just in time for the slushy in-between season that surely awaits us.
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RPO and Ward Stare’s recording up for two Grammys
The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and Music Director Ward Stare’s recording of composer Jennifer Higdon’s “Harp Concerto,” featuring the classical harpist Yolanda Kondonassis, has been nominated for two Grammys.
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Interview: Ricky Ian Gordon
Composer Ricky Ian Gordon’s opera “The Tibetan Book of the Dead” is being revived by Eastman Opera Theatre more than 20 years after its premiere. Gordon recently spoke over the phone about revisiting the harrowing times in which the opera was written.
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Roomful of Teeth brings the ‘Swiss Army voice’ to Kilbourn Hall
The boundary-destroying ensemble Roomful of Teeth is at the forefront of new music written for the voice. Since 2009, founder and Artistic Director Brad Wells and his core group of 8 versatile singers — which includes Eastman alumni Martha Cluver and Eric Dudley — have created an indomitable, singular sound that has since garnered a […]
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Breaking boxes
Depending on who you ask — or when you ask the question — you’ll get a variety of explanations of what the Sound ExChange Project really is: A local contemporary classical ensemble; a chamber group; an artist collective; composers; curators; educators; community-investors.
