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Stephen’s Album Debut Concert • Press Release - see poster below - Pioneer Valley cellist and award-winning composer Stephen Katz celebrates the release of his new CD of original cello music with a performance at Helen Hills Hills Chapel in Northampton on Saturday, February 25 at 7:30 PM. $15 admission. For more info, visit www.stephenkatzmusic.com or call (413) 268-3588. The title of Stephen’s new recording, Flying Pizzicato, is also the name of his pioneering approach to strumming and plucking the cello. The fulfillment of more than a decade of innovation, the CD features definitive studio versions of his bow-less and looped repertoire. You might ask, “How can a performance mesmerize, awaken, and uplift listeners all at the same time?” I can only recommend that you take in Stephen’s next performance, which is sure to introduce you to his innovative combination of dynamic string strumming rhythms, alluring bowing, and vocal accompaniment. -Ziji Beth Goren Stephen premiered many of his cello compositions at Carnegie Recital Hall and has performed internationally with the Paul Winter Consort, Rachael Sage, and the Essex String Quartet. Stephen is a 2012 NEA grant recipient through the SUNY/Buffalo Arts in Healthcare Initiative. As a film composer, his score for The Rich Have Their Own Photographers won the Jury Prize Gold Medal for Best Impact of Music in a Documentary at the 2007 Park City Film Music Festival. He also scored Two Square Miles, a film about Hudson, NY, which has been broadcast nationally on PBS/Independent Lens. Stephen received a Master of Music degree from the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and lives in Haydenville, Massachusetts with his wife Beth and son Olin. He has released 6 CDs of original music. Visit www.stephenkatzmusic.com for more information.http://www.stephenkatzmusic.comshapeimage_8_link_0
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