(Above, Steve Reich talks to members of 8bb prior to the world premiere of Double Sextet at the University of Richmond on March 26, 2008.) Steve Reich’s Double Sextet, a work commissioned and performed all over the world by 8bb, has won the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for music. According to the panel of judges, it is “a [...]
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Denk at PianoForte Chicago
On Saturday May 2 at 7pm, 8bb is proud to present our friend Jeremy Denk in his only Chicago recital during the 2008/09 season. The concert will take place at PianoForte Chicago, and proceeds will benefit both PianoForte and eighth blackbird Performing Arts Association. Space is very limited, and you don’t want to miss this amazing [...]
Plain Dealer Review
We received a glowing review from the venerable Donald Rosenberg in Cleveland’s Plain Dealer, for our concert at Fairmount Temple Auditorium in Beachwood, OH, as part of the Cleveland Chamber Music Society series. As only a true attention-seeking prima donna could be, I was delighted to find that he mentions me up-front: Haunted house. That’s how flutist [...]
