IMANI WINDS | BRUITS | #2 on the Billboard Classical Charts
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“In Judah Adashi’s movingly tender my heart comes undone Johanson’s cello weaves in and out of a single melodic line that ascends musically towards a quiet ending.”
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“NEW TO YOUTUBE | Cellist LAVENA Performs "My Heart Comes Undone. The work was written by composer Judah Adashi as a Valentine’s Day gift to his wife, LAVENA”
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“It means a legacy, and it means, frankly, Black excellence. It means the ability to share our joys and what we think is important in the world of classical music. It means inspiration to a whole new generation, because we've been doing this so long.”
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“Program from the heart, and people will follow. Design events that attract the communities you want to attract. Is there easy transportation to the hall? Is there child care? Is there food that everyone can afford? You have to design events as opposed to concerts.”
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“These stories are told with impeccable artistry and versatility from Imani Winds and their featured guests, and the result is an album that will challenge, educate, and empower all who listen.”
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“Bruits is powerful. It is provocative. It is timely. It is heart-wrenching,” writes Monica Ellis. “It makes both the listener and the performer—especially me, as a performer and the mother of a Black boy—feel a way that few pieces of music allow.”
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"It’s a disc to die for, in which Tinnemans’ universe – and ours – is described with ethereal beauty from end to end."
-Raul da Gama
“This collection of five recent pieces by Jobina Tinnemans - born in Holland, resident in the UK since 2007 - is perched omewhere between seriously entertaining and entertainingly serious.”
-Philip Clark
“Gordon's adaptable melodies allied with a sensitive artistic soul prove perfect for exploring situation and emotion, while illuminating the story's unanswered questions.” -Clive Paget, Musical America (September 2020)
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Cadenza’s David Osenberg interviews Amanda Gookin for WWFM Classical
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“Gordon’s personal journey through dark times infused ‘Ellen West’ with honest emotion that flowed from his heart.” -David Salazar, OperaWire (September 2020)
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MIKE BLOCK | Guzo | #9 Billboard Classical-Crossover Charts
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“The performances clearly reflect Gookin's virtuosic command… but the playing is always used in the service of bringing the composer's material to its optimal realization.” -textura (September 2020)
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“I was woefully ignorant of Amanda Gookin before this inspired listen, but I have surely become among her greatest fans. A significant and most welcome collaboration for the times.”
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“To mark the centennial of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, a salute to American women composers, from Mary Howe and Undine Smith Moore to Laurie Anderson and Gabriela Lena Frank.”
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“This playlist is a celebration of the feminine spirit. You’ll hear introspective meditations, raw storytelling, spiritual awakening, and pure joy. And because I’m a part of such a beautiful, tight-knit new music community, I have the pleasure of saying that I’ve worked with some of these artists and can say that they are just as beautiful human beings as they are musicians.”
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“The journey that resulted for Mike, is both personal and social, internal and external, psychological and geographic.”
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Block is expanding the out-reach and acceptance of the cello with his tone, musicality, and collaborations that make Guzo a must-have.
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