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BOSTON BRASS PREMIERES BERTOLOZZI FANFARE
The Boston Brass will premiere Joseph Bertolozzi’s “Fanfare from The Decameron” Friday, September 30, 2011 at Trinity-Pawling School, Pawling NY. (UPDATE: Here’s the premiere on YouTube.) Bertolozzi’s “Fanfare” is a short, celebratory flourish that will open both the concert and the Pawling Concert Series‘ 38th season. This work was commissioned for the Boston Brass’s 25th Anniversary Fanfare project. Read more →
NYC PHOTOS OF BERTOLOZZI ACCORDION MUSIC PREMIERE
Here’s a photo of Anthony Grieco and Rocco Jerry premiering “Trances & Visions” and “Slovenia” from The Balkan Suite for accordion duo at the 2011 American Accordionists’ Association annual Masterclass and Concert series. The concert was held at the Tenri Cultural Institute, July 31, 2011 with Dr. William Schimmel moderating. Read more →
BERTOLOZZI MUSIC for ACCORDION DUO IN NYC
Anthony Grieco & Rocco Anthony Jerry will play Joseph Bertolozzi‘s “Trances & Visions” and “Slovenia” from The Balkan Suite Sunday July 31, 2011 at the American Accordionists’ Association Concert Series. The event takes place at the Tenri Cultural Institute, 43 W 13th St # A, New York, NY (212) 645-2800, www.ameraccord.com/annualmasterclass.html. Both works will be featured in a Masterclass at… Read more →
New Interview from DELOS
The Delos Insider has just released my interview with Lindsay Koob, ranging from Bridge Music to Tower Music. Click here and enjoy. Read more →
Organ Masterclass
Joseph Bertolozzi is teaching organ masterclass Thursday June 2, 2011, from 2:30pm – 5pm at Roosevelt High School Auditorium, 156 South Cross Rd., Hyde Park NY, 12538 on the Robert D. “Gus” Pratt Memorial Organ, newly installed and maintained by the NY Theatre Organ Society (John Vanderlee, curator) as an educational initiative. The program is free and open to the… Read more →
New Accordion Music
I have been working with Rocco Anthony Jerry on some new music for accordion. I was not familiar with this instrument (in terms of effectively writing for it), but Rocco had heard my music, asked if I’d be interested in composing for him and we have been working together for a few months now both online and in person. I… Read more →
EIFFEL TOWER MUSIC IS A GO
Composer Joseph Bertolozzi has received permission from the Eiffel Tower administration to pursue his “Tower Music” project. With microphones placed on the tower’s surfaces, he will compose and record original music using only the natural sounds of the Eiffel Tower itself. Further plans call for a series of live concerts during the Tower’s 125th anniversary in 2014. This project is… Read more →
Considering Eiffel Tower Music
The whole idea for Tower Music began in 2004 when my wife, mimicking the way I play my percussion project The Bronze Collection, took a swing at a poster of the Eiffel Tower as if she was playing one of my gongs. Of course! Everything vibrates! Why not the Eiffel Tower? All one would have to do is locate where… Read more →
Bridge Music’s 3rd season
Joseph Bertolozzi’s Bridge Music Listening Stations were re-installed for their 3rd season. They remain in place at the towers of New York’s Mid Hudson Bridge from April 1 thru Oct 31. The Park Radios play year round on 95.3 FM within the parks that flank the bridge, namely Waryas Park in Poughkeepsie, NY and Johnson-Iorio Park in Highland, NY. While… Read more →