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Dialogs. Music for Two Cellos.
Suren Bagratuni & Ling-Yi Ou Yang, cellos
with Sergei Kvitko, piano

A collection of rarely recorded works for two cellos by Couperin, Barriere, Haydn and Handel performed by an international duo of Suren Bagratuni and Ling-Yi Ou Yang. Sergei Kvitko accompanies for two Handel's Sonatas for Two Cellos and Piano

The Ice Age and Beyond.
Songs by Canadian Women Composers
Patricia Green, mezzo; Midori Koga, piano
with Carolyn Stuart, violin; Dessislava Nenova, cello;
Kimberley Cole Luevano, clarinet;
William Wiedrich, conductor

New CD from mezzo-soprano Patricia Green and pianist Midori Koga includes songs by Canadian women composers: Emily Doolittle, Barbara Pentland, Isabelle Panneton, Alice Ping Yee Ho and Kati Agócs. Click on the cover image for more information and sound samples.

Sergei Kvitko's Pictures at an Exhibition from "Of Lands and People Far Away" CD is on American Record Guide's Critics' Choice 2008 List as one of the best recordings of the year. (ARG January/February 2009 issue)

The same issue has a review of Quentin Kim's "Romantic Tales" CD, where the reviewer wirtes that Mr. Kim is "a mature artist who gives us a wellchosen recital that is a pleasure to listen to time after time. His range of emotion and color is extraordinary..."

Also Peter Miyamoto's Chopin recording was praised as "quite welcome opportunity to enjoy these venerable works with fresh and very personal interpretations..." with a wonderful nod for the production itself: "Blue Griffin’s piano sound is top-notch; the label has supplied me with a consistent stream of exceptionally enjoyable recordings."

"Dances" CD gets accolades from Fanfare Magazine: "Natalia Khoma is solid of technique and tone, the latter of which she is quite adept at modulating to suit the mood and style of each individual piece. Volodymyr Vynnytsky, in addition to being a technically secure, bold, and characterful pianist, gives evidence of being a very talented composer."

The same issue of Fanfare calls H2 Quartet's debut CD "Generation" "a fine introduction to an ensemble worth following"; and includes a big review of all three CDs from Folias - Tangos Metamorphoses, Marufo Vega and WaterWay

Blue Griffin Hosts WKAR Fundraiser with Star-studded Concert

You are cordially invited to enjoy an intimate buffet reception and concert of classical music in an exquisite 1926 home featuring a performance in The Ballroom by some of our country’s finest musicians: Suren Bagratuni, cello; Yuri Gandelsman, viola; Melanie Helton, soprano; Ralph Votapek, piano; and with special appearance by Ricky Ian Gordon, composer/piano. An afterglow of dessert and coffee will follow the performance. Please hurry with reservations, the event is almost sold out!

This is a fundraising event to celebrate
The WKAR Campaign for the Classical Music Endowment

Friday, February 20, 2009
6:00-11:00 p.m.
“The Potter House”
1348 Cambridge Road
Lansing, Michigan
Space is limited to 100 guests.
Tickets are $125 per person; $75 is tax-deductible.
Valet service is provided.
To register to attend, or to obtain additional information,
please contact Becky Scheel at (517) 432-3120 x 354,
or via e-mail at reservations@wkar.org

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