Ayane Kozasa and Inner Voices - West Coast!
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November 9, 2011
Ayane Kozasa, winner of the 2011 Primrose International Viola Competition is completing a Southern California masterclass tour, teaching at Idyllwild Arts, UCLA, the Colburn School and UC Santa Barbara and performing "Inner Voices", the required piece for the Primrose Competition. She recorded the work this week in a stunning performance. Look for it soon!
Jing Yang Wins With "Inner Voices" at the International Bodensee (Germany) Music Competition
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July 7, 2011
"Inner Voices" for Solo Viola Published by American Viola Society
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June 12, 2011
"Inner Voices" for Solo Viola, the required piece for the 2011 Primrose International Viola Competition, has just been published by the American Viola Society. Limited advance copies are now available for purchase and will soon be available to the General Public.
Contact peter@peteraskim.com for more information on how to obtain an advance copy of the score.
"Inner Voices" for Solo Viola Premieres at the 2011 Primrose International Viola Competition
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June 3, 2011
Listen to Peter And The Wolf with Harry Shearer
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December 21, 2010
Broadcast/Podcast of Peter and The Wolf With Harry Shearer
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December 19, 2010
New Idyllwild Arts Academy Orchestra Recordings Available!
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December 10, 2010
The IAAO's recording of Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony and Peter Askim's soundtrack to the film "Absaroka" are now available for download on iTunes, CDBaby.com, Amazon.com and several other music download sites.They make a great gift!
Cabaret of Souls Wrap Up
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December 10, 2010
Grammy Nominees and the Idyllwild Arts Academy Orchestra
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December 1, 2010
Congratulations to Matt Haimovitz, Vijay Iyer and Richard Thompson on their Grammy nominations!
Matt (nominated for Best Classical Crossover Album) performed Ligeti's Cello Concerto and Stephen Dankner's "Klezmer Fantasy" with the IAAO at our 2008 New Music Concert, and this year, Vijay (Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group) and Richard (Best Contemporary Folk Album) performed the West Coast Premieres of their "Interventions" and "Cabaret of Souls".
Thrilled and proud to have been able to work with each of them when they performed with the Idyllwild Arts Academy Orchestra! This is a total of at least seven Grammy nominees or winners working with IAAO in the last few years, including Eugene Drucker, Chris Theofanidis, Tony Arnold and the Kronos Quartet. Bravo!
Cabaret of Souls - A Great Success!
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November 24, 2010
Richard Thompson's Cabaret of Souls
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November, 2010
The LONG-awaited West Coast premiere of singer/songwriter/guitar legend Richard Thompson's "Cabaret of Souls" comes to Royce Hall on November 19th as part of the UCLA Live series.
A talent show set in the underworld (think American Idol in Hell...), "Cabaret" is part oratorio, part theater and unlike anything you've seen before. Featuring Richard Thompson, Harry Shearer (Spinal Tap, The Simpsons), Judith Owen, Deborah Dobkin and Pete Zorn and the Idyllwild Arts Academy Orchestra, conducted by Peter Askim.
Fresh from the U.K. premiere at London's Royal Festival Hall, the show is not to be missed! Tickets should sell out, so get yours in advance!
An intimate sneak preview will be held at 7 p.m. on November 18 at Stephens Recital Hall, Idyllwild, CA.
http://www.uclalive.org/calendar/event_detail.asp?id=30
http://www.richardthompson-music.com/cabaretofsouls.asp
Peter Askim's Newest Recordings Now Available!
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July, 2010
Peter Askim's latest recordings are now available for purchase and download on Amazon.com, Apple's iTunes Music Store and CD Baby. Recently released recordings of Tchaikovsky's 5th Symphony and Music from the Film "Absaroka" have been added to previously available recordings of "Songlines", the full length CD "Moving, Still", "Spring Essence" (with Soprano Judith Kellock) and "To Make A Prairie". Just search for Peter Askim at any of the above sites.
Elan International Music Festival Performances
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June 12, 2010
As part of his role of Composer-in-Residence at the 2010 Elan International Music Festival, the music of Peter Askim will be featured on three concerts of the Dallas festival.
With the Festival Orchestra, Askim will conduct his "For A Star Filled Night" on June 18 and his "As Glaciers Thaw..." on June 26. In addition, his solo viola work "Aus einem April" will be performed by St. Petersburg violist Maria Paterakis on June 25.
All concerts take place at the Highland Park Presbyterian Church, 3821 University Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75205-1781.
Absaroka Film Score Available for Download
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June, 2010
The soundtrack for the award-winning Western, "Absaroka" was composed by Peter Askim and performed by the Idyllwild Arts Academy Orchestra. A hybrid of classic film music, Western soundscapes and contemporary classical music, with a voice of its own. Music from the winner of the 2010 Wyoming Short Film Contest is now available as an MP3 Download at:
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/PeterAskim1
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 Recording Released!
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June, 2010
The Idyllwild Arts Academy Orchestra's performance of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5, led by their Music Director Peter Askim, has been released and is available for purchase online at CD Baby. Available as a download, the recording is also available as a CD/DVD deluxe package.
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/peteraskim3
Rufus Reid World Premiere!
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June, 2010
World renowned jazz bassist and composer Rufus Reid will perform in the World Premiere of his new work for orchestra. The premiere will be performed by the Idyllwild Arts Academy Orchestra with their Music Director, Peter Askim on May 7 and 8, 2011.
A recipient of a Guggenheim Award, Reid's new work blends and blurs the boundaries of jazz and classical orchestral music.
The Premiere will be part of the Idyllwild Arts Academy Orchestra's annual New Music Concert, which will feature several other World Premieres and works of the last 15 years. Stay tuned for more info!
http://www.ascap.com/playback/2010/06/faces_places/jazz/RufusReid.aspx
2011 Primrose International Viola Competition Commission
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June, 2010
Peter Askim has been commissioned to write the required work for the 2011 Primrose International Viola Competition, to be held May 31-June 4, 2011.
Founded in 1979 as the first international competition solely for violists, William Primrose served as chair of the jury for its inaugural year. The competition consists of three rounds: preliminary, recital and concerto. The recital round features a world premiere by American composer Peter Askim, which all participants must prepare for competition.
http://www.primrosecompetition.org/
Absaroka wins Best Picture!
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May 21, 2010
Writer/Director Patrick Mignano's short film, with an original score by Peter Askim, took First Prize at the 2010 Wyoming Short Film Contest. A dark Western, the film's score was recorded by the Idyllwild Arts Academy Orchestra, with the composer conducting.
Visit the Wyoming Short Film Contest to view the film:
http://www.wyomingshortfilmcontest.com/
Time, Eternity, Infinity...
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May 4, 2010
Time, Eternity, Infinity... is the annual New Music Concert by the Idyllwild Arts Academy Orchestra and its Music Director and Composer-in-Residence Peter Askim. A meditation on the different meanings, sensations and experiences of time and its passing, the program will feature renowned jazz pianist/composer Vijay Iyer (
www.vijayiyer.com) performing the West Coast Premiere of his "Interventions" for Piano, Electronics and Orchestra, commissioned by the American Composers Orchestra.
The concert will also include the World Premiere of Lawrence Dillon's "Figments and Fragments" (commissioned by the Idyllwild Arts Academy Orchestra and the Richard P. Wilson Fund for New Music) and the World Premiere of Peter Askim's "Still Points: Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra", (featuring Tucson Symphony Principal Trombonist Michael Becker), based on T.S. Eliot's "Four Quartets".
Also on the program are Pierre Jalbert's exquisite "Les espaces infinis" and Aaron Jay Kernis's driving "Too Hot Toccata".
Performances are Saturday May 8 at 7:30 p.m. (Idyllwild Arts Foundation Theater, 52500 Temecula Rd, Idyllwild, CA) and Sunday, May 9 at 5 p.m. (REDCAT Theater at Walt Disney Concert Hall, 631 W. 2nd St., Los Angeles, CA)
Richard Thompson's Cabaret of Souls
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April, 2010
Absaroka Film Score
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April, 2010
Writer/Director Patrick Mignano's film "Absaroka" has just been completed and is now available to view on the web. The full orchestral score was composed by Peter Askim and recorded by the Idyllwild Arts Academy Orchestra.
The film is entered in the Wyoming Short Film Contest. To view the film and hear the music, go to
http://www.wyomingshortfilmcontest.com/entries/41797
Vote for the film by clicking on the stars at the bottom of the clip.
New Music!
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May, 2009
It's been a busy, busy time, full of many exciting collaborations, performances and recordings. There are more to come - very soon! Please see details below for two exciting upcoming New Music projects in the next month. Hope you can make them if you're "in the neighborhood!"
This past year saw collaborations with cellist Matt Haimovitz, Kronos Quartet, Grammy-nominated soprano Tony Arnold, phenomenal pianist Melvin Chen and the premiere of choreographer Deborah Brockus' Pas de Deux on my composition As Glaciers Thaw...
My CD Moving, Still has been on regular rotation on New York's classical radio station WNYC and was featured on Terrance McKnight's Evening Music.
Two exciting CD projects have recently appeared with the completion of CDs of my Violin and Piano music (featuring the performances of Timothy Fain, Andrew Armstrong, Todor Pelev and Douglas Ashcraft) and the release of the new Idyllwild Arts Academy Orchestra New Music CD, featuring World Premiere performances of the music of Richard Danielpour, Christopher Theofanidis and Stephen Dankner (with the phenomenal cellist Matt Haimovitz). This CD is not available in stores and is available as a premium for donations to the Idyllwild Arts Academy!
The past year also saw performances of my music in Los Angeles, Santa Fe, Honolulu, and at Pomona College, Brigham Young University, Yale, among others, and my E 'Ike Mai: Behold for chorus and chamber orchestra was just premiered by the Hawaii Pacific University Chamber Orchestra and International Chorale.
Upcoming Performances:
Please join us if you are able for the upcoming New Music Performances. The Idyllwild Arts Academy Orchestra presents two world premiere performances this upcoming Saturday and Sunday in Idyllwild and Los Angeles, respectively. I will be conducting the World Premiere of Bruce Adolphe's new Violin Concerto, with Eugene Drucker (Emerson String Quartet, author of The Savior).
On June 10, I will be conducting the World Premiere performance of Cabaret of Souls, the new "rock oratorio" by singer/songwriter/guitarist Richard Thompson (one of Rolling Stone's 20 Greatest Guitarists of All Time!). The performance will take place at the International Society of Bassists convention in State College, PA, and will featured bass great Danny Thompson and Harry Shearer (of Spinal Tap fame). Stay tuned for the future release of the CD of this phenomenal project!
"Edge" at the Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
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March, 2009
Peter Askim's composition for solo double bass, "Edge", is a required work for the Scottish Bass Trust's Double Bass Solo Competition. The competition is part of "String Fest" at the Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, March 18-22, 2009.
The competition is open to bassists ages 16-30, and the judges for the competition include Tom Martin, Tim Cobb, Jeff Bradetich and Iain Crawford.
More information is available at:
http://www.scottishbasses.com/
ISB Publications Publishes "Edge for Solo Bass" and "Eight Solitudes for Bass and Piano"
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October, 2008
ISB Publications, the publishing arm of the International Society of Bassists, has just published "Edge for Solo Bass", the required piece for the 2003 ISB Solo Competition, and "Eight Solitudes for Bass and Piano", winner of the 2002 ISB Composition Competition. Both are available at
http://www.isbstore.com.
The Strad calls Askim "A Modern Master"
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June, 2008
In the July 2008 issue of The Strad, Peter Askim was named one of the "Modern Masters" of the double bass world, selected as one of the "figures from the 20th and 21st centuries who have played pivotal roles in the double bass's continuing development". See the Press/Reviews section of this website for more.