Not really, but it got your attention, didn’t it? You can, however, worship at the feet of one of the world’s best fiddle players and nicest people from fairly close afar Monday night (that’s probably tonight when you read this) for a mere $20 donation to one of NY’s favorite performance spaces, The Stone, located somewhat inconveniently at the corner of Avenue C and 2nd Street. Ms. Hahn will be playing the Charles Ives Violin Sonatas 1 and 4 (with Cory Smythe on piano…sorry Valentina stalkers) as a special benefit for The Stone, whose artistic director is the estimable John Zorn. Performances at 8 and 10pm, followed by a discussion with Hilary and Jan Swafford (Charles Ives biographer, composer) and Zorn. Not sure if the $20 is for both shows or not but if they try to throw you out tell them you were misinformed by Amanda Ameer. It’s a small joint and seating is limited so get there early. BTW, Hilary’s new Ives sonatas CD (all 4 sonatas) comes out on Tuesday and is available for pre-order on ye olde Amazon now.
While I have your attention, let me to direct it to the World Premiere of Judith Shatin’s Respecting the First, performed by the Cassatt Quartet on Thursday night, October 13, at Symphony Space’s Thalia Theatre. The piece was commissioned for the Cassatt with the support of the Fromm Foundation. It is scored for amplified string quartet and electronics fashioned from readings of and about the First Amendment and is dedicated to Congresswoman Gabrielle Griffiths. Pretty relevant topic these days. The Cassatt will also be playing pieces by Sebastian Currier and Mari Kimura.
Anybody besides me seen Melancholia? What did you think?
Speaking of Princesses … and music …, while I haven’t yet seen Lars von Trier’s
Melancholia, I finally caught up with — and savored — Bertrand Tavernier’s La Princesse de Montpensier, from last year. (Tavernier, of course, also did the brilliant film on jazz legend Dexter Gordon, Around Midnight.)
The one time I ever heard all four Ives violin/piano sonatas in a single event was with Paul Zukofsky and Gilbert Kalish. Quite memorable.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1599975/
http://humanities.uchicago.edu/orgs/review/index_50234.shtml
I donno Jerry, this is a CONTEMPORARY MUSIC website, so I’m pretty sure jokes aren’t allowed…at least that’s what I was told when I got initiated 😛
Again, I lament the fact that Ann Arbor is a little too far from NYC for me to hop over for all the fun you guys have, sounds like a great event!
It’s the same event twice, and twenty bucks only gets you into one. Thanks for posting! Everybody come!
Actually, I was too lazy to call Amanda today so I thought I would simply blame it on her anyway. And, in case, anybody misunderstood the teaser headline: IT’S A JOKE.
Wow, that is smart marketing, Jerry! I just hope that these people aren’t going to hit her up for the real thing when they show up! 🙂
Amanda couldn’t tell you if the 20 gets you in for both sets? If you’re writing about the event they should let you stay for both, no?