Review of Paganimania in Fanfare
- On July 10, 2015
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A new review of Christopher Janwong McKiggan‘s CD Paganimania appeared in the recent Fanfare online blog. The CD features the premiere recording of Paganini Reverie.
Article in Symphony Magazine
- On June 05, 2015
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The Summer 2015 edition of SYMPHONY, the quarterly magazine published by the League of American Orchestras, features an article by Thomas May entitled A New East-West Polyphony, which highlights composers who are “drawing on their Arabic, Turkish, and Iranian roots to enrich America’s orchestral life.” The Houston Symphony’s performance of my City Scenes is mentioned, as is the work of Mohammed Fairouz, Fawzi Haimor, Mariam Adam, Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol, Kinan Azmeh, Kareem Roustom, Malek Jandali, and Reza Vali.
Paganini Reverie Film
- On June 03, 2015
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Richie Hawley of Little Frenchie Filmhouse has just released a new film featuring pianist Christopher Janwong McKiggan playing my Paganini Reverie. The film’s visual style is an homage to Alfred Hitchcock, specifically his 1959 film North by Northwest. Hawley is the former principal clarinetist of the Cincinnati Symphony and a current faculty colleague at the Shepherd School of Music. His films are always lively and kinetic, elegantly filmed, produced and—most significantly—eminently musical. Chris McKiggan is a virtuosic young pianist whose musical versatility and innovative programming of new works are hallmarks of his artistic style. His recording of Paganini Reverie can be found on his CD Paganimania.
Edmonton Symphony Orchestra plays Visions
- On May 15, 2015
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The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2015–2016 season, which will include an April 30th, 2016 performance of Visions from Another World, under the direction of Cristian Macelaru, Associate Conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra. An announcement of the season appears in the Edmonton Journal. Also on the program is Brahms’s Symphony No. 3 and Elmer Bernstein’s Guitar Concerto.
