April 20, 2022
Be transported to another place and time, that of turn-of-the-century Vienna. The artistic explosion of the time mixed traditional sounds with folk influences from across the Austro-Hungarian empire, and arguably gave way to the emergence of Jazz. This performance features a never-before-heard rearrangement for chamber, recast specifically for international virtuoso, David Taylor, and his bass trombone.
"Wildly Ambitious"
Anne Midgette
"Invigorating"
Alex Ross
"One of the country's most innovative musical groups"
Phillip Kennicott
On March 13, 2022, NPR’s 1A featured a radio documentary on Silvestre Revueltas. Revueltas wrote many film scores, but critics believe his most remarkable was Redes. The film was released in 1935 and tells the story of a struggling and exploited Mexican fisherman from the Veracruz region. The cinematographer was Paul Strand, one of the great names in American photography. Revueltas was a progressive and his work echoed a desire for radical change. He has been called “Mexico’s most famous unknown composer.” Cultural historian Joe Horowitz who has written in the arts and social justice explores this topic. The program includes excepts from PCE latest album “Two Classical Political Film Scores” with world premiere recordings of the complete film scores for Redes by Revueltas and the The City by Aaron Copland
On March 11, PCE released its latest album “Two Classical Political Film Scores” with world premiere recordings of the complete film scores for Redes by Mexican composer Silvestre Revueltas and the documentary The City by Aaron Copland Revueltas and Copland wrote prolifically for film, and these scores are their greatest achievements in the medium.
On Nov 19 at 8:00 pm, WWFM The Classical Network will broadcast a two-hour show on Joe Horowitz’s new book Dvorak’s Prophecy and the Vexed Fate of Black CLassical Music
On Nov. 12, Naxos will release four PCE "More than Music” films as part of the “Dvorak’s Prophecy” film series linked to Joe Horowitz’s new book Dvorak’s Prophecy and the Vexed Fate of Black CLassical Music (W.W. Norton).
The films are:
Dvorak’s “New World” Symphony and the American Experience of Race
Aaron Copland: American Populist
Beyond “Psycho”: The Music Genius of Bernard Herrmann
Lou Harrison and Culture Fusion
To Browse or Purchase, click Dvořák's Prophecy - A New Narrative for American Classical Music
