Sephardic Cello Music

October 11 at Shearith Israel

Jewish Music for Cello in Our Times
Thursday, October 11, 7:30PM
Congregation Shearith Israel (2 West 70th St, New York, NY 10023)

The world premiere of the Sephardic-themed suite for cello and percussion “Scalerica d’Oro” by award-winning composer Joelle Wallach will be featured at a concert of Jewish-themed cello music at Congregation Shearith Israel on October 11, 2012 at 7:30PM.

Award-winning cellist Regina Mushabac will be the soloist. Winner of the prestigious Concert Artists Guild Award and numerous other honors, she has performed in Europe, Latin America, and throughout the U.S. Professor of cello at the Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory in Cleveland, she was trained by the two distinguished cellists, Leonard Rose and Janos Starker. The Boston Globe has called her “a phenomenal cellist with a vivid stage presence.”

“Scalerica d’Oro” by Joelle Wallach was commissioned for this concert by the Shearith Israel League. Her “String Quartet 1995” was the American Composers Alliance nominee for the 1997 Pulitzer Prize in Music. The New York Philharmonic Ensemble premiered her octet “From the Forest of Chimneys,” written to celebrate their 10th anniversary.

Ms. Wallach, who grew up in Morocco, makes her home in New York City. She is a pre-concert lecturer for the New York Philharmonic. She received her bachelors from Sarah Lawrence College, her masters from Columbia University, and her doctorate in composition from the Manhattan School of Music.

Pianist Elizabeth Rodgers and percussionist William Trigg will assist Ms. Mushabac. Collaborative pianist Elizabeth Rodgers holds degrees from the Manhattan School of Music and is on the faculty there. Percussionist William Trigg is a specialist in 20th and 21st Century music. He has performed and recorded with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Steve Reich & Musicians, the Philip Glass Ensemble, and numerous others.

Fuente: sephardimizrahistudies.org