My duo partner, Hannah Leland, and I are enjoying the CMS National Conference in Santa Fe this week. Tomorrow morning, we will present a short lecture-recital on George Antheil's Second Violin Sonata for violin, piano, and drums. It's been an extremely productive week so far, with really inspiring conversations, colleagues, presentations, and ideas. Stay tuned for more news!
Now that our recording project (The Antheil-Gebauer Works) is confirmed for studio time in August 2017 for a Spring 2018 release and our Fractured Atlas donation page is now live, I can now share that page with you! Being a Fractured Atlas fiscally-sponsored project allows us to receive tax-deductible donations for our recording project and apply for grants that we otherwise would not be eligible for (because we are not a non-profit organization as individual musicians).
We are so excited to see where this new project will lead us -- so far, all of the George Antheil violin sonata work has led to this recording project, so who knows what the future will bring!
Your tax-deductible donation will make a significant impact on the Antheil-Gebauer recording project. It's easy to donate by going online to our project page at Fractured Atlas, and clicking Donate Now!
Duo Odéon: Antheil-Gebauer is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts service organization. Contributions for the charitable purposes of Duo Odéon: Antheil-Gebauer must be made payable to "Fractured Atlas" only and are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.
In May 2013, I received word about a job as a class pianist at the School of Ballet Arizona. There was a job posting a few months prior to that, but since I didn’t have any experience in ballet accompanying I didn’t apply then. The May posting listed that they were willing to train new pianists, so I jumped at the chance! I observed classes during the summer intensive, then started playing for classes towards the end of the summer, with a regular schedule beginning in fall 2013. Summer 2014 I played for the Summer Intensive, and it was great. It’s been such a learning experience in all the classes - all the teachers have been very patient with my mistakes - and after a full academic year, I finally feel comfortable. Two neat resources I’ve found very helpful: Harriet Cavalli’s “Dance and Music” and an anthology (that Cavalli recommends in her book, actually) called the Scribner radio music library. The Scribner radio music library is a 9-volume set, and I have found usable music in every volume. They are out of print, so you have to find used copies. I think I found my set for around $70 but you can often find it for a bit less depending on the condition.