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piano-small.jpg Blue Griffin Recording is an independent recording label and full service recording company. We are located in Lansing, Michigan.
Recording engineer and producer Sergei Kvitko has completed degrees in music from Russia and the US, including Doctorate in Piano Performance from Michigan State University. (Read more...)
BGR uses the highest quality equipment to achieve the superb sound that has been praised by Gramophone ("vividly detailed, vibrant sonics"), and American Record Guide ("The recording is close to ideal, rich but clear, truthful, and immediate") among others. (Read more reviews...)
Blue Griffin is a unique label as it follows creation of the CD from beginning to end, from setting up the microphones, recording, editing and mastering, graphic design and printing, to distribution, advertising and sales. (View full Catalog...)patch2-small.jpg

Since 2006-07 season Blue Griffin and First Presbyterian Church of Lansing sponsor the "FINE ARTS SERIES" . ( Read more about the series ...)

 

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Issue 003, April 2007



Blue Griffin Recording, Inc.







Issue 003
April, 2007


In This Issue
New Release: Nicholas Roth's "Grieg: Complete Lyric Pieces"
"Votapek Plays Gershwin" reviewed
Two more concert of the Fine Arts Concert Series
Upcoming release:
 
April 2007
 
Mozart: Violin Sonatas Aaron Berofsky, violin
Thomas Sauer, piano
 
Dear friends,
You haven't heard from us in a while, but certainly not because things were getting slow. Exactly the opposite! We were busy recording, editing, mastering and producing beautiful music. Please  check our website for new releases such as "Dances" from Natalia Khoma and Volodymyr Vynnytsky, "Votapek plays Gershwin", Grieg and Mozart.
 
Just to remind you, we take spam very seriously. We are never going to share your e-mail address with anyone, and if you chose to unsubscribe from this newsletter, you may do so by following the link on the bottom of this e-mail. And please, forward this newsletter to a friend who might be interested in it!
Thank you,
Sergei Kvitko








New Release
Grieg: Complete Lyric Pieces (3CDs) - Nicholas Roth, piano

We are very proud to present our latest release, a triple CD set entitled ?Edvard Grieg: Complete Lyric Pieces for Piano? performed by Nicholas Roth. The 66 short pieces that compile the collection were composed over a span of more than thirty years and read like a personal diary containing colorful log of the many typically Norwegian scenes, dances, songs, as well as emotional states that were so important to the composer. This set is Nicholas Roth?s third release on Blue Griffin label, following his critically acclaimed ?Schumann: Novelletten, Op. 21? and ?The Russian Album.?
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For more info and more samples click on the CD image.
 
 
"Votapek plays Gershwin" reviewed
All Music Guide reviews Ralph Votapek latest CD

"He uses a light touch that gives the songs a nostalgic air, but still has the jazzy energy that Gershwin requires. In everything he plays on this disc, there is also a depth of color and shading that is subtle but adds so much... Votapek is very much at ease with the music, bringing out the lazy breeziness in "Summertime," the restlessness of "I Can't Sit Down," and the suspense of "The Buzzard Song." That he is so comfortable with Gershwin's music and seems to truly enjoy it makes this album a complete pleasure to hear." (Patsy Morita) Read full review
Two more concerts!
MSU Children's Choir and Encore for Encores Gala Concert

On April 15, 2007, at 4 pm, the Grammy Award winning MSU Children's choir under the direction of Mary Alice Stollak will present a concert at the First Presbyterian Church in Downtown Lansing. More info about Fine Arts Concert Series
From Bach and Mozart to the whimsical texts of Ogden Nash, the concert features repertoire that embraces diverse cultures form Armenia to Gospel. A concert to touch your soul and lift your spirit.
 
On April 29, 2007 at 3 pm join us for a favorite concert tradition, the encore, with a gala celebration that features musical encores, crowd-pleasers and show-stoppers. The all-star concert will feature Suren Bagratuni, Caroline Hartig, Deborah Moriarty, Richard Sherman, Jan Eberle, Kimberly Schmidt, Gwendolyn Burgett Thrasher, Sunny Wilkinson, Ron Newman. The Master of Ceremonies is Ken Beachler.
 
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