Saturday, March 17, 2012
Stephen Smoliar writes for the Classical Music Examiner:
Want to learn about George Crumb? Go to Vermont!
The American composer George Crumb has received almost no attention in my efforts to write about performances of music. Yesterday I received word from Yellow Barn of their own small effort to reverse this trend. Yellow Barn is a center for the study and performance of chamber music founded in 1969 and run by Artistic Director Seth Knopp. The center is located in Putney, Vermont; and, in spite of this remote location, they have achieved international recognition for their residencies, workshops, and adventurous approaches to chamber music.