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| Modernist Rigor Rooted in Maya Lore: Violinist Irvine Arditti in Hilda Paredes Concert at Miller Theater by Steve Smith The New York Times May 14, 2012 "When Melissa Smey became the executive director of the Miller Theater at Columbia University in 2009, she inherited a programming philosophy largely defined by a charismatic, highly visible predecessor...But Ms. Smey, without fanfare or press campaigns, has quietly put her own stamp on the institution. On her watch, the Miller Theater has paid increased attention to a number of respected modern composers who happen to be women. A concert devoted to music by the important Mexican composer Hilda Paredes, presented on Saturday evening as part of the Miller’s long-running Composer Portraits series, was the latest in a series of programs that have recently turned the spotlight on Kaija Saariaho, Julia Wolfe, Joan Tower, Chaya Czernowin and Karin Rehnqvist."(Read More) Photo by Richard Termine for The New York Times - The guest violinist Irvine Arditti, left, with Nuiko Wadden and John Pickford Richards, members of the ensemble Signal. |
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