duoJalal News - Summer 2010
Hello All,
Welcome to our first newsletter. Have a read below about our exciting new commissions, collaborations, concerts and CD's. We would love to hear your thoughts. - Kathryn & Yousif
New Works:
Kenji Bunch – Lost and Found (Commission)
duoJalal will premiere a new commission by Kenji Bunch at the Mohawk Trail Concerts series this summer in Massachusetts. The new work is an exploration of the diverse stylistic possibilities presented by the duo evoking memories of music from the late Renaissance/early Baroque to the music traditions of Scandinavia. Lost and Found includes percussion instruments from Egypt (dumbek), West Africa (djembe), Peru (Cajon) as well as gongs, bells and cymbals. Kenji Bunch will be in attendance for the premiere.
Derek Bermel – Thracian Sketches (Arrangement)
Derek Bermel has been very gracious in adapting his work Thracian Sketches (originally for solo clarinet) for viola and hand drums. duoJalal has been working closely with Mr. Bermel who has been reworking the clarinet part for Kathryn as well as helping arrange and shape the percussion part. The work is based on Bulgarian modes from the region Thracia which stretches over the Rodopi mountains and extends into Modern Greece. For this piece Yousif special ordered a frame drum from Cooperman Drums. The drum is based on the traditional frame drum, the dahares.
Jack Stamps - Piece for two duos: viola & percussion plus cello & piano
Local San Antonio composer Jack Stamps will be writing a new commission for duoJalal plus the cello/piano duo featured on our December 12th Concert in San Antonio Texas this fall. It will be a 12-15 minute long adventure with Mediteranean influence.
Upcoming Concerts
Elm ChamberFest
New Haven, CT
7.30 Performance
July 16 & 17, 2010
Mohawk Trail Concerts
“Beyond The Borders”
Federated Church; Route 2
Charlemont MA
7.30 & 8pm Performances
www.mohawktrailconcerts.org
The PSALM Salon
5841 Overbrook Avenue
Philadelphia PA 19131
215-477-7578
8pm Performance
www.psalmsalon.com
North American Frame Drum Association "Nafda North"
The Loft & Vermont Jazz Center
Brattleboro, VT
Bezanson Recital Hall
University of MA/Amherst
With Dancer Billbob Brown
Amherst, MA
8pm Performance
Percussive Arts Society's International Convention
Indianapolis, IN
details TBA
December 11-12, 2010
“Musical Bridges Around the World”
McAllister Auditorium
San Antonio College
1300 San Pedro
San Antonio TX
3pm Performance
www.musicalbridges.org
Collaboration with Dance:
Dancer Billbob Brown will be joining duoJalal this fall for an exciting new multi-media collaboration. Both Kathryn and Yousif have enjoyed collaborating onstage with dance companies ranging from Bill T. Jones, to the New York City Ballet, to Battery Dance Company. Billbob directs Chaos Theory Dance, a science-and video-based dance company and is an Associate Professor of Dance at UMass Amherst. He is also an accomplished video animation artist and the collaboration will feature projected images behind the performers.
In the Studio:
duoJalal was in the recording studio this spring with producer/engineer Silas Brown recording works for two upcoming releases. In the “can” as of now are pieces by Philip Glass, John Patitucci, Glen Velez, David Krakauer, Enzo Rao Camemi and Yousif Sheronick. Stay tuned for release information.
CMA/PASIC:
Both Chamber Music America and Percussive Arts Society selected duoJalal out of a large number of applicants to perform at their 2010 Conferences. duoJalal performed a showcase concert in January for CMA's National Conference in New York City and were delighted to see so many presenters, managers and musicians in attendance. In November, the duo will present a clinic/performance titled "Integrating World and Chamber Music" at PAS's International Conference in Indianapolis.
NEW MANAGEMENT: duoJalal is now being represented by Barrett Vantage Artists. For information on booking the duo please contact:
Emmy Tu - Managing Director
Barrett Vantage Artists
505 Eighth Avenue, Suite 601
New York, NY 10018
Tel: 646-781-3437
Fax: 212 397-5860
Email: etu@barrettvantage.com
Website: www.barrettvantage.com
Donate:
A "Call to Composers" will be going out soon to find a composer to write a new piece based on our namesake Jallaludin Rumi. Rumi was a 13th century poet, whose visions, words, and life teach the world how to reach inner peace and happiness. He believed passionately that people of all religions and backgrounds can live together in peace and harmony. We would sincerely appreciate your help in funding this new commission. Email duojalal@gmail.com if you are interested in donating or submitting work samples.
