Today the Montclaire String Quartet shared with us some of their talents by performing Johan Halvorsen's Pasacaglia for Violin and Viola after JF Handel's…
Today the Montclaire String Quartet shared with us some of their talents by performing Johan Halvorsen’s Pasacaglia for Violin and Viola after JF Handel’s Harpsichord Suite No. 7 in G minor live in studio. They also brought along Scott Woodard, Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities of West Virginia State University to discuss their new partnership with WVSU.
Check them out Sept. 3rd, 2015 at 7:30 PM at the Davis Fine Arts Building at WVSU.
Also, they’re performing Sept. 6th at 3:00 PM at the Erma Byrd Gallery at the University of Charleston campus.
Have you ever wondered how to create your own album? Or maybe were just curious as to how a band goes from their garage to professional recording studio? Let Matt Jackfert take you through a 10-step process of creating your very own album by following Charleston-based group, The Company Stores, as they went from playing in basements and garages in 2013, to releasing a full album in 2014 called Rollin’ In.
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Intense clapping session during “Street Corner Blues”
The first step may be simplest and the most difficult: Get off the Couch and Start Playing Music. Once you start playing real music with a regular group and go about it in an active, passionate way, things can start to happen–like getting a phone call to headline the Bramwell Beer Festival as the Company Stores did in 2013.
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Electro Voice interviewing mic from the early 60s. Did I mention that Don is really old school?
Discover the other 9 steps and listen to the album by clicking the play button at the top of the page.
Band Members: Casey Litz — Lead Singer Matt Marks — Guitar Joseph Cevallos — Violin, Trumpet, Harmonica, and a whole bunch of other stuff John Query — Percussion Grant Jacobs — Bass Joey Liegel — Former Bassist
To find out more about The Company Stores and to buy Rollin’ In, visit: thecompanystores.com
Ever wondered how a band makes it from garage to professional studio? Join us this Memorial Day on radio as we go inside the making of an album. We track…
Ever wondered how a band makes it from garage to professional studio? Join us this Memorial Day on radio as we go inside the making of an album. We track Charleston-based band The Company Stores as they create their first album Rollin’ In. On Monday night at 8 PM, Matt Jackfert will walk you through each step and will give you a behind-the-scenes tour as we listen in on the planning and recording of the album.
You’ll get to meet each member of the band, and you’ll hear from Don Dixon, who has produced gold records and has worked with bands like R.E.M. The mad scientist was able to run his equipment like no other to record a masterful album.
Only Don Dixon can understand what is going on in this mess.
Many aspects of the album took serious work and planning. But some were spontaneous and whimsical, including the photoshoot at a log cabin in Charleston, where a Candy Feast took their Willy Wonka cover song “Pure Imagination” to a much more hedonistic level. It also served as a theme for the album as a 5-pound gummy bear adorns each CD cover.
Other aspects were surprising as the band was at first denied from playing at the 2013 Bramwell Beer Festival, but was then later was asked to headline. This is one of the many venues The Company Stores has played in its short existence.
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Don Dixon on the Air Guitar as Matt, Casey and Joey look on.
Hear all of these stories and more, plus the steps to making your own album on How to Make an Album with the Company Stores. Monday night at 8 on radio.
Band Members: Casey Litz — Singer Matt Marks — Guitar Joseph Cevallos — Violin, Trumpet, Harmonica, and a lot of other stuff John Query — Percussion Grant Jacobs — Bassist
The Wheeling Symphony Orchestra is bidding farewell to the 2014-2015 season by performing a series of masterpieces by great composers, both old and new,…
The Wheeling Symphony Orchestra is bidding farewell to the 2014-2015 season by performing a series of masterpieces by great composers, both old and new, during their concert on May 15th, 2015 8:00 PM at the Capitol Theater in Wheeling.
This concert features Arvo Pärt’s La Sindone–a deep, mysterious, and emotional journey describing the Shroud of Turin. Pianist Norman Krieger will join the Orchestra to perform the energetic 3rd Piano Concerto of Rachmaninoff. Then, they’ll finish by shifting the spotlight to the orchestra members in Bartok’s Concerto for Orchestra.
The Wheeling Symphony also recently announced their upcoming 2015-16 season. This series of concerts features classics like Stravinsky’s Firebird,Sibelius’s 7th Symphony, and Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique as part of a French Festival. However, they are also premiering a co-commission of a piano concerto by American composer, Kenneth Fuchs. This will be a return for Fuchs who wrote Forever Free for the WSO for West Virginia’s Sesquicentennial.
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A brief overview of the WSO's 2015-16 season with excerpts of upcoming pieces.
Generally when a musician makes a mistake in a concert, he or she can just go home and forget about it. When your husband or wife is also your partner in…
Generally when a musician makes a mistake in a concert, he or she can just go home and forget about it. When your husband or wife is also your partner in music, that may not be so easy! That’s the case for the Fa2 Duo–the violin and piano duo comprised of Cristian and Victoria Fatu.
In the late 2000’s, Cristian and Victoria came from Romania and Russia respectively, to study at Park University in Missouri. There, the two met during a musical collaboration and continued their work together. Later, they would get married and become what is known as the Fa2 Duo. The husband-and-wife pair performs a wide variety of music while also bringing musical flavors from their home countries by self-arranging folk tunes for their violin and piano ensemble.
The duo has two upcoming concerts:
April 26th, 7:30 PM West Virginia State University Davis Fine Arts Theater
April 27th, 8:15 PM West Virginia University Bloch Performance Hall, Creative Arts Center
It takes a serious amount of knowledge to become a conductor of an orchestra. That's why Maestro Stefan Sanders learned it from the inside out. He knew he…
It takes a serious amount of knowledge to become a conductor of an orchestra. That’s why Maestro Stefan Sanders learned it from the inside out. He knew he wanted to be a conductor, but started as a Bass Trombone player in the Buffalo Philharmonic and waited for his time. When conductor, JoAnn Falletta, gave him the chance to conduct the BPO, he jumped on the opportunity. Since then, he’s become Director of the Round Rock Symphony in Texas and an Associate Conductor of the Buffalo Philharmonic. Listen to hear his story and recordings of the BPO.
Playlist: Corigliano — The Red Violin: III. Andante Flautando Respighi — Church Windows: III. The Matins of St. Clare Gershwin — Piano Concerto in F: III. Allegro con Brio
