One of the great flute players on today's musical scene, Tara Helen O'Connor is well known for her brilliant technique and musicianship. Winner of an Avery Fisher Career Grant and a two-time Grammy nominee, she is currently a season artist of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Five of the seven works on Ms. O'Connor's new CD were composed specifically for her and long time collaborator, pianist Margaret Kampmeier. They perform this program with a combination of commitment and virtuosity that is truly compelling.
Reviews:
“Fluidity and responsiveness run through the entire disc and compliment the crystalline purity of O’Connor’s tone and the rhythmic incisiveness of Kampmeier’s playing.” - SFGate.com
“What is most striking about Tara Helen O’Connor’s affectionate assemblage of music for flute and piano is how close the flute and piano parts work to establish character, carry the narrative and share the most brilliant parts.” - Gramophone
“This is a fascinating recording, one well worth exploring, played with love and enthusiasm by two musicians who obviously enjoy what they’re doing.” - The Art Music Lounge
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Randall Woolf:
Righteous Babe
Steven Mackey:
Crystal Shadows
John Halle:
Gaze
Eric Moe:
All Sensation is Memory
Belinda Reynolds:
Share (alto flute and piano)
Richard Festinger:
The Way Things Go
Laura Kaminsky:
Duo for Flute and Piano
Tara Helen O'Connor, flute & alto flute
Margaret Kampmeier, piano
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