Haskell Small's Artistic Blind Date

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 21:51:19 -0400

Haskell Small is taking part in a fascinating artistic collaboration. Washington DC's Source Festival has joined him with visual artist Lee Gainer and director/ puppeteer Cecilia Cackley to create an Artistic Blind Date.

Gainer writes, "We are tasked with the development and performance of a 30 - 40 minute play/experience/presentation about pretty much anything we want. We have a title to tease you with. Our performance will be called: Adjusting the Volume."

World Premiere of Haskell Small's The Rothko Room

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 21:49:17 -0400

Haskell Small's The Rothko Room: Journeys in Silence, was given its World Premiere on Sunday, February 20 at The Phillips Collection in Washington, DC.

New Lullaby of War CD on Naxos

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 21:41:19 -0400

The internationally renowned Naxos label has issued a new CD of Haskell Small's Lullaby of War, Renoir's Feast and Three Etudes in Sound (catalog no 8.559649). The music is performed by pianist Soheil Nasseri and narrated by Martin Rayner.

Lullaby of War was commissioned by pianist Soheil Nasseri and was inspired by Picasso's great painting Guernica. The piece includes poetry by Joy Harjo, Paula Tatarunis, Stephen Crane, Uri Zvi Greenberg, Walt Whitman and Yvan Goll.

Haskell Small in the Concert Hall

Fri, 15 Oct 2010 19:16:19 -0400

Haskell Small has several upcoming performances you should know about. October 18 through 22, Haskell will be presenting sections of his work in progress The Rothko Room: Journeys in Silence in concert in Iceland. He will be traveling there with several colleagues to be part of a week of concerts of American music and masterclasses in Reykjavik and other cities around the island nation.

New Lullaby of War CD on Naxos

Fri, 15 Oct 2010 17:20:25 -0400

The internationally renowned Naxos label has digitally issued a new CD of Haskell Small’s Lullaby of War, Renoir’s Feast and Three Etudes in Sound (catalog no 8.559649). Performed by pianist Soheil Nasseri and narrated by Martin Rayner, this disk brings together three of Haskell’s finest works. The recording is currently available exclusively online. The release of the physical CD is scheduled for May 2011. More about it here.

New Publication

Fri, 15 Oct 2010 17:19:31 -0400

Peer Music has published Haskell’s solo piano masterwork Renoir’s Feast. The composer had previously recorded the work for the Museum Music label. More about it here.

Renoir's Feast Published

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:38:23 -0500

Renoir's Feast for solo piano, Haskell Small's musical celebration of the French master's Luncheon of the Boating Party painting, has been published by Peermusic Classical. The piece is available in the U.S. through Theodore Presser Company, and in Europe through PeerMusic.

Two New Performances

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:35:56 -0500

Two more Haskell Small performance videos are available on YouTube. Fur Alina by Estonia’s Arvo Part and Song without (Good) Words by the early 20th Century American Charles Ives are the latest editions to Haskell’s growing and impressive catalog of performances and compositions online. You can see them on Haskell’s YouTube channel.

Trio

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:34:23 -0500

Haskell Small’s Trio for flute, cello and piano was presented as part of Dialogues, a concert by the Third Millennium Ensemble this past October 25 at The Strathmore Mansion in Rockville, Maryland. The work was premiered by the Nanzetta Trio in 1984 and has been choreographed as "Shikar" by Lynn Cote for the Washington Ballet's 1994 Fall series. It was also the winner of the 1999 Marin Ballet Dance Score Competition.

Naxos

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:29:36 -0500

It’s almost here! Haskell Small’s much anticipated Naxos CD will be released in early 2010. This wonderful collection contains three of his piano works - Lullaby of War, Renoir’s Feast and 3 Etudes in Sound, recorded by pianist and strong advocate of Haskell’s music, Soheil Nasseri. Keep an eye on naxos.com for release details.

Musica Callada; Journeys in Silence

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:28:28 -0500

Haskell’s MSR Classics recording of Federico Mompou’s Musica Callada has received some wonderful reviews from around the world. England’s Gramophone magazine wrote, “Small conveys the austere purity and concentration with an unhurried, timeless quality that seems just right... Throughout Small realises the microbially shifting expression...

Game of Go Updates

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 16:24:43 -0400

Haskell's composition A Game of Go will be performed live at the U.S. Go Congress in Fairfax VA on Aug. 1st; see the Calendar for details. Additionally the Game of Go videos have topped 7000 viewings.

Summer Calendar Additions

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 16:23:15 -0400

Haskell has an upcoming European tour in June; a concert at the Ratner Museum on June 14th, the Lyceum July 5th. The WMPA performances on May 31st and June 7th of the orchestral version of “Scraps” have been rescheduled for next season.

For more information, see the Calendar page.

Miscellaneous

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:01:22 -0400

Peer Music's publication of Renoir’s Feast will be released this fall; new reviews of Haskell's Musica Callada CD release have been added to the reviews page, and can also be found in the American Record Guide May/June ‘09 issue.

A Game of Go Video

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:25:34 -0500

Haskell's 2-part video for his 1987 composition A Game of Go has been published online. Visit the videos section to watch both parts, and learn more and listen to an excerpt on the composition page.

Recent News

Haskell Small's Artistic Blind Date

World Premiere of Haskell Small's The Rothko Room

New Lullaby of War CD on Naxos

Haskell Small in the Concert Hall

New Lullaby of War CD on Naxos

New Publication

Renoir's Feast Published

Two New Performances

Trio

Naxos

Musica Callada; Journeys in Silence

Game of Go Updates

Summer Calendar Additions

Miscellaneous

A Game of Go Video