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Don Clark

Don Clark is a classical music enthusiast, free lance concert reviewer, and blogger.
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American Rapture

American Rapture: RPO Showcases Three Generations of American Contemporary Music

American Rapture, the new release on the hitherto unknown to me Azica label, features Samuel Barber&...
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Don Clark
Saariaho X Koh

Saariaho X Koh: Kaija Saariaho and Jennifer Koh Multiply Their Talents

The title graphics of this Cedille CD are more than appropriate: it is not titled Saariaho & Koh...
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Don Clark
Conrad Tao

5 Questions to Conrad Tao (composer) about Everything Must Go

Twenty-four-year-old pianist-composer Conrad Tao is no stranger to major orchestra audiences worldwi...
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Don Clark
Nadia Shpachenko Quotations and Homages

Nadia Shpachenko’s Quotations and Homages (Reference Recordings)

When a new CD to review arrives from ICIYL Central, the first thing I do is put in the player and th...
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Don Clark
Jennifer Koh--Photo by Juergen Frank

5 Questions to Jennifer Koh (violinist)

Award-winning violinist Jennifer Koh finds herself busy with a demanding, international schedule. Ko...
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Don Clark
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“A Modern Classic:” Ben Reimer’s Katana of Choice (Red Shift Records)

When I was a lad in the ’60s, one of my favorite LPs was the RCA release Jungle Drums featurin...
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Don Clark
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5 Questions to Conrad Winslow (composer, The Perfect Nothing Catalog)

The Perfect Nothing Catalog is the debut CD by Brooklyn based composer Conrad Winslow. Scheduled for...
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Don Clark
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Gallois Conducts Boulez with the International Contemporary Ensemble

Pierre Boulez led a multi-faceted career, but those of composer and conductor made him a household n...
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Don Clark
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Hat Trick Trio Debut Album Garden of Joys and Sorrows

New York based Hat Trick Trio (April Clayton, flute, David Wallace, Viola, and Kristi Shade harp) wa...
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Don Clark
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Gernot Wolfgang Passing Through on Albany Records

In the introduction to his Albany Records CD Passing Through: groove-oriented music, vol. 3, compose...
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Don Clark
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Post-Haste Reed Duo: Beneath a Canopy of Angels…a River of Stars

We have all seen these commercials: the product representative hands a friend or even just a random...
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Don Clark
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Jeffrey Leiser The Summit on Discovery Music & Vision

Ever since Beethoven added a chorus to his Ninth Symphony in 1824, the symphony as a musical form ha...
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Don Clark
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Grief and Reconciliation: Patrick Castillo’s The Quality of Mercy (Innova)

One of the many benefits of reviewing discs for I CARE IF YOU LISTEN is the opportunity to explore t...
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Don Clark
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NOW Ensemble Defies Genre Labelling on Dreamfall

Set aside any preconceived notions of what is “classical music” and listen to Dreamfall, NOW Ensembl...
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Don Clark
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Jenny Q Chai Presents Nils Vigeland’s Life Sketches

Pianist, composer and educator Nils Vigeland (b. 1950) was born in Buffalo, NY into a musical family...
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Don Clark
Anne Akiko Meyers - The American Masters

Anne Akiko Meyers: The American Masters

In this imaginatively programmed disc from eOne Productions, violinist Anne Akiko Meyers and conduct...
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Don Clark
newEar Contemporary Music Ensemble. Photo Credit: Scott Unrein

newEar’s Distant Travels in Kansas City

Kansas City's  newEar Contemporary Music Ensemble concluded its 21st season Saturday, May 3 at All S...
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Don Clark
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Sean Hickey’s Cursive: another rewarding release on Delos

Michigan born and educated both there and in New York, Hickey divides his time between composition a...
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Don Clark
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St. Louis Symphony Connects Brett Dean and Beethoven

Although advertising for the St Louis Symphony's January 24-25, 2014 concerts prominently featured t...
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Don Clark
newEar Contemporary Music Ensemble. Photo Credit: Scott Unrein

newEar Contemporary Ensemble Shines in Season Opening Luminosity

Now in its 21st season, newEar Contemporary Chamber Ensemble, Kansas City's first and only professio...
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Don Clark
Sean Hickey -Concerto Delos

Sean Hickey’s Concertos on Delos Recordings

This CD review by Don Clark was originally published in Issue 2 of our magazine and is offered here...
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Don Clark
Michael Hall and Mara Gibson

UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance’s annual Composition Workshop

Under the direction of composer Mara Gibson, the UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance's annual Compo...
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Don Clark
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Violist Michael Hall Recital Closes UMKC Summer Composition Workshop

The closing concert of the University of Missouri-Kansas City Summer Composition Workshop on June 21...
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Don Clark
Chavez Piano Concerto CD Cover

Carlos Chávez: Piano Concerto on Cedille Records

Carlos Chávez (1899-1978) has been called the dean of Mexican classical music, important not just fo...
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Don Clark
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