For the Record, Op. 286: 'Grit and Glitz' with William Shaub and Friends
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Knoxville musicians Adam Ayers, Joshua Ulrich, William Shaub, Kevin Class and Gordon Tsai.
Grit and Glitz
William Shaub, violin
Gordon Tsai, violin
Joshua Ulrich, viola
Adam Ayers, cello
Kevin Class, piano
From violinist William Shaub: "Over the past calendar year, five of East Tennessee’s musicians gathered with a purpose: record an album together featuring living composers we love, with a touch of virtuosity, and a dab of Hollywood glam. Knoxville-based composer Dosia McKay’s 'Grit and Glitz for String Trio' was the perfect piece to pair alongside the Franck Piano Quintet, a 'high energy, show-off piece, venturing out into the territory of catchy pop and rock melodic gestures, stretching their boundaries until it breaks into cadenza-like sections exploring jazz harmonies.' Except this quote is from Dosia McKay herself, describing her own piece: 'Grit and Glitz.' It perfectly describes the Franck aesthetic, too." The string quartet "Loop," by Kennedy Center Artist-in-Residence composer Carlos Simon, was debuted by members of the New York Philharmonic in 2020 during the pandemic and later made a splash at the Knoxville Symphony’s Concertmaster Series in 2021 (curated by Shaub)." BELOW: "Grit and Glitz" by Dosia McKay.
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You might also like:
- For the Record, Op. 285: ETHEL quartet and Layale Chaker; Elizabeth Chang; Teresa Allgaier and Sophia Jani
- For the Record, Op. 284: María Dueñas, Miró Quartet, Pacifica Quartet, Meg Okura
- For the Record, Op. 283: Giuseppe Gibboni, cellist Jonathan Miller, Zosha Warpeha, Kerstin Tenney
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