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Up-to-the-minute Highlights review excerpts A most delightful artist, with a unique blend of musicianship and showmanship. -National Public Radio 1/00 The most memorable performance was the closer: George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue. Played to the hilt, it was a magnificent, gutsy performance in which Downes made deft use of pedal to call up the illusion of an orchestra under the main melodic lines. -The Sacramento Bee 1/00 A stylish force at the keyboard. -The Miami Sun Sentinel 1/00 Debussy's L'Isle Joyeuse was just that, an island of joy, and Downes gave this work a finely shaded and technically perfect rendition which gave credence to all of the various awards and honors she has received in the past. -The Santa Cruz Daily 2/00 Downes played the piano themes delicately and sensitively, with a lyricism that was light to the touch and played with confidence. Downes brought the audience to its feet as she brought the work to a close. -The Huntsville Times 2/00 The three Liszt nocturnes revealed unexpected depths, yielding fresh subtleties under Downes' solicitous touch. -The Florida Herald-Tribune 2/99 At the recital of pianist Lara Downes the attendance of the pub-lic was plentiful. The soloist should be lauded for her choice of repertoire, a synthesis of the piano music of the twentieth cen-tury... Beginning with Gershwin's Three Preludes, she brought to this idiom an approach that was at once cerebral and full of "swing", transmitting great lyricism and great capac-i-ties of sonority... In the piano version of La Valse by Ravel, Downes expertly tamed the piano, which seemed an unbridled horse in this wild piece. Her interpretation made the piano version as ef-fective as the orchestral score... The euphoria of the public was evident.

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Join Postcards Records E-Mail List: Name: E-Mail Address: ARKADIA JAZZ POSTCARDS CHANSONS EDU. SONG ... E-MAIL US Search Arkadia! Keywords Lara Downes: American Ballads PRESS RELEASE Lara Downes solo piano TRACKS: Excursions, Opus 20 Samuel Barber I Un poco Allegro II In slow blues tempo III Allegretto IV Allegro molto Four Piano Blues Aaron Copland I Freely Poetic II Soft and Languid III Muted and Sensuous IV With Bounce On Gossamer Wings Benny Golson (World Premiere) American Ballads Roy Harris I Streets of Laredo II Wayfaring Stranger III The Bird IV Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair V Cod Liver Ile North American Ballads Frederic Rzewski III Down by the Riverside 2nd Piano Sonata: "Concord, Mass. 1840-1860" Charles Ives III The Alcotts Suite from The Plow That Broke the Plains Virgil Thompson I Prelude II Cowboy Songs III Blues IV Finale American Nocturne Dana Suesse Total Time: Approx. 64 min Pianist Lara Downes takes us on a journey through the heart and soul of the USA with American Ballads , as she interprets 20th century works by Barber, Copland, Ives, Thompson and features the world premiere recording of jazz composer/saxophonist Benny Golson's On Gossamer Wings .This collection of solo pieces reflects the influence of popular music on our master composers and captures the essence of the American spirit, brilliantly performed by one of today's remarkable talents.

7. Lara Downes - Reviews Special mention to the 1024 minute world premiere of Golson’s composition,”On Gossamer Wings”, featuring the gifted pianist, lara downes on solo http://www.view.com/downes-rev.html

Join Postcards Records E-Mail List: Name: E-Mail Address: ARKADIA JAZZ POSTCARDS CHANSONS EDU. SONG ... E-MAIL US Search Arkadia! Keywords REVIEWS OF LARA DOWNES What Critics Say About American Ballads Special mention to the 10:24 minute world premiere of Golson’s composition, ”On Gossamer Wings”, featuring the gifted pianist, Lara Downes on solo piano ”On Gossamer Wings” is a classic of its kind, and it will find many followers who enjoy good music blessed with much feeling, sensitivity, style, in-depth meanings, and mood Lee Prosser, Jazzreview.com- March 2001 What Critics Say About Invitation to the Dance Lynnda Greene, Fanfare Magazine - November/December 2000

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Join Postcards Records E-Mail List: Name: E-Mail Address: ARKADIA JAZZ POSTCARDS CHANSONS EDU. SONG ... E-MAIL US Search Arkadia! Keywords LARA DOWNES: INVITATION TO THE DANCE LINER NOTES CREDITS NEWS RELEASE Click on an underlined title for a Real Audio sample Polonaise from Eugene Onegin (Liszt/Tchaikovsky) Invitation to the Dance (Carl Maria Von Weber) Danzas Argentinas (Alberto Ginastera) Danza del Viejo Boyero Danza de la Moza Donosa Danza del Gaucho Matrero La Valse (Maurice Ravel) Choreographic poem for Orchestra transcribed for solo piano by the composer Bolero , Op.19 (Frederic Chopin) Samuel Barber - Souvenirs, Op. 28 Waltz Schottische Pas de Deux Two-Step ... Galop With her debut recording, pianist Lara Downes beckons you to the dance floor as she interprets works by 19th and 20th century masters, from Carl Maria Von Weber to Samuel Barber. This collection of solo pieces captures the spirit of the ballroom through the ages, from the sublime to the grotesque, all remarkably and passionately performed by one of today's brightest talents. REVIEWS OF Invitation to the Dance TOUR SCHEDULE

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Join Postcards Records E-Mail List: Name: E-Mail Address: ARKADIA JAZZ POSTCARDS CHANSONS EDU. SONG ... E-MAIL US Search Arkadia! Keywords NEWS RELEASE POSTCARDS RECORDS RELEASES LARA DOWNES' INVITATION TO THE DANCE Postcards Records is pleased to announce the release of classical pianist Lara Downes' debut CD, Invitation to the Dance , a collection of solo classical pieces by 19th and 20th century Masters such as Liszt, Weber, Ravel, Chopin and Barber. All the pieces on the CD relate to popular dances of their time; it is a fascinating recap of where we've been on the dance floor over the last 200 years. Invitation to the Dance is the first classical release on the Postcards label since the Arkadia Entertainment Group acquired it in 1999. Under the leadership of Arkadia founder Bob Karcy, the acclaimed electro-acoustic avant-garde jazz label expanded its horizons to include classical and world music. Lara.Downes is the first artist to premiere a recording and the first classical artist as well. "Not many people have what Lara has," says Karcy. "She's an incredible virtuoso, she's funny, sophisticated, intelligent and she looks great too. She could be the next big thing in the classical world." Lara Downes has been hailed as one of the most promising young pianist today, and her choice of repertoire runs from the traditional to the avant-garde. Her recent projects include a Copeland Centennial recital, a newly discovered piano concerto by Clara Schumann, and a four-part recital series entitled This American Century. "I have been intrigued by the interdependence between music and dance" Lara says, "Dance, after all, is music in motion, the physical embodiment of sound." It seems only natural then that she would want to take on a project that tied together the two things she loves most.

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NEW RELEASES LARA DOWNES - INVITATION TO THE DANCE With her debut recording, pianist Lara Downes beckons you to the dance floor as she interprets works by 19th and 20th century masters, from Carl Maria Von Weber to Samuel Barber. This collection of solo pieces captures the spirit of the ballroom through the ages, from the sublime to the grotesque, all remarkably and passionately performed by one of today's brightest talents Lara Downes has been hailed as one of the most promising young pianist today, and her choice of repertoire runs from the traditional to the avant-garde. Her recent projects include a Copeland Centennial recital, a newly discovered piano concerto by Clara Schumann, and a four-part recital series entitled This American Century. "I have been intrigued by the interdependence between music and dance" Lara says, "Dance, after all, is music in motion, the physical embodiment of sound." It seems only natural then that she would want to take on a project that tied together the two things she loves most. Franz Liszt arranged virtuostic piano versions of popular songs from popular operas, and the

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NEWS Jazz News 30th March 2001 ECM Records News Marilyn Crispell Amaryllis - CD of the Week Like running into a relative of somebody you know well, this probing set betrays a gesture here, a mannerism there, a certain chime to a laugh or intensity of glance that is at once familiar and new. At times it's like listening to a Keith Jarrett or Bill Evans trio, but with those pianists' vocabularies eerily rewritten. For two decades, Marilyn Crispell has been one of the most highly regarded pianists at the sharp end of contemporary jazz. This Baltimore-raised musician went to the New England Conservatory to study classical music, and then became diverted by the work of Cecil Taylor and John Coltrane. She eventually became keyboard partner for the fearsome multi-instrumentalist and composer Anthony Braxton, with whom she could share enthusiasms from Coltrane to Hildegard of Bingen.... This set has Crispell investigating a more lyrical and less awesomely pianistic music. Four of the pieces were improvised from the off, but sound like compositions, such is their conviction and clarity of phrasing. The ruminative opening passages, initially draped around Gary Peacock's plummy, luxurious bass sound, reflect the atmosphere of the whole set. Paul Motian, one of the closest things to a sound-painter in the jazz drumming, rustles around Crispell, scattering offbeat snare sounds and brief shimmers of cymbals, occasionally hinting at distantly martial tattoos that cajole and fade.

12. Lara Downes Young American pianist lara downes was born in San Francisco, where she beganher piano studies at age five at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. http://www.costaricamusic.com/ing/Interpretes/downes.html

LARA DOWNES Young American pianist Lara Downes was born in San Francisco, where she began her piano studies at age five at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. She subsequently studied with Adolph Baller and Reah Sadowsky, and pursued her advanced studies in Europe at the Hochschule for Music in Vienna with Hans Graf and in the Concert Class of Rudolf Buchbinder at the Music Academy in Basel. She has also studied with John Perry in Los Angeles and Lilian Kallir and Jerome Lowenthal in New York. She has participated in summer master classes at the Tanglewood Institute, the Salzburg Mozarteum, and the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena. Since making her London debut in 1988 at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Ms. Downes has performed frequently throughout Europe, appearing as soloist with the Vienna Chamber orchestra and in recital in concert series and festivals in France, Italy, Austria, and Switzerland. She has recorded for Hessischer Rundfunk in Frankfurt. Ms. Downes made her New York debut at Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall in March of 1995. Her recent appearances have included recitals at the Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert Series in Chicago, the French Library in Boston, the French Embassy in Washington D.C., and the La Gesse Festival in France. She has been heard on WFMT Chicago, and has recorded for the Helicon label. Her upcoming activities include performances of the Clara and Robert Schumann concertos with the Hartford Symphony, solo and chamber recitals throughout the United States, and tours of South America, India and South East Asia.

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The Media have been generous with Paul. The Jazz Review praised "Paul Tobey is one of the finest jazz pianists to come out of Canada! “ All About Jazz rates Paul as an “outstanding pianist”. The media have dubbed Paul Tobey a virtuoso, inventive, self-assured, polished, a masterfully musical player and a fascinating composer.” More History Read Press Reviews For an interview request send Nancy an Email

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HOME Search Yesterday's Concert Pianists Chronological Alphabetical Today's Top Concert Pianists Other Contemporary Classical Pianists THE MONTHLY PAGE New This Month Just For Teachers Editorial Musings Letters to the Editor ... E-Mail Editor THE MONTHLY PAGE August, 2001 Letters to the Editor [Advertisements] Archives Subj: tracing a pianist Date: 7/4/01 From: linda...@...demon.co.uk To: PianoWomenEditor Dear Ed, I am trying to find info on a concert pianist from Germany named Ellie Nye (not sure of spelling) , can you help? Have you heard of her? Many thanks Linda Subj: re: tracing a pianist Date: 7/5/01 From: PianoWomenEditor To: linda...@...demon.co.uk Hello Linda, I think you may be referring to: Elly Ney (b. Dusseldorf, Sept. 27, 1882; d. Tuteing, Mar. 31, 1968). She is listed in my page of "Yesterday's Concert Pianists" but without any links, so I haven't found a page of biographical material already on the web to link her to. She is listed in all of the important music biographical dictionaries: Baker, Groves, Riemann, Thompson, etc., and there was an article about her published in FANFARE, Vol. 5, 1982.

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HOME Search Yesterday's Concert Pianists Chronological Alphabetical Today's Top Concert Pianists Other Contemporary Classical Pianists ... E-Mail Editor Letters to the Editor INDEX April 2003 A reply to previous request about Juliana Markova , several new submissions, along with a variety of questions for the readers. September 2002 New names, new sites, as well as mention of old artists. May 2002 This page includes many letters in search of people, none of whom could the editor find information on. Maybe a reader will know some of the answers. There are also quite a few suggestions for new names to be added to the site. April 2002 Seven more pianists are suggested as additions to the site with some interesting, historical biographies as well as websites of living artists. March 2002 Readers offer suggestions; solicit help for information on Eileen Joyce ; as well as look for a copy of George Kehler's The Piano in Concert in order to reprint this important resource book. February 2002 Over a dozen letters in December and January pose questions for the editor and readers, present several new, young artists and prompt corrections of existing data. December 2001 Readers write about a famous concert pianist in Australia

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September October November December ... June September Saturday September 14, 2002 10:00 am Chamber Works of Dmitri Shostakovich: Part II, Program I San Francisco Performances Inc. Julia Morgan Theatre Berkeley, California Tel: (415) 398-6449 Web: www.performances.org Program: ASQ with lecturer, Robert Greenberg Shostakovich Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57 with pianist, Lara Downes Shostakovich Quartet No. 7 in F-Sharp minor, Op. 108 Friday September 20, 2002 1:00 pm San Francisco State University; School of Music and Dance Knuth Hall San Francisco, California Web: www.sfsu.edu/~smd/index.html Program: Mozart Quartet in G Major, K. 387 Shostakovich Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57 with pianist, Roger Woodward September 25 - 27, 2002 Northern Germany Tel: 49-511-360-592/489 Web: www.musiktage.de/de/solisten_ensembles/ kuenstler/alexander_string_quartet.html Program: Mozart Quartet in G Major, K. 387 Thomas Rise Chanting (European Premiere) Beethoven Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 130 Beethoven Grosse Fuge , Op. 133 9/25: Dat groode Hus, Winsen/Aller - 8:00 pm

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