Karen Bentley -- Upcoming Performances

Home Upcoming Performances Recordings CDs and iTunes Bio Friends Photos Poetry	Upcoming Performances February 4, 2010 in College Station February 18, 2010 in New York City March 11, 2010 in Birmingham March 19, 2010 in Seattle April 18, 2010 in Birmingham April 19-23, 2010 in Birmingham May 9, 2010 in Birmingham May 22-23, 2010 in Birmingham June 6, 2010 in San Francisco August 14, 2010 in Birmingham September 25, 2010 in Birmingham September 26, 2010 in Birmingham See past performances.


	Thursday, February 4, 2010 College Station, Texas Texas A&M University Paul Dresher Ensemble Quartet Karen Bentley Pollick, violin Lisa Moore, piano Joel Davel, percussion Paul Dresher, quadrachord Elapsed Time for violin and piano Double Ikat for violin, piano, and percussion In the Nameless for quadrachord and percussion See more information about this performance here See here for ticket information

Program Notes	Thursday, February 18, 2010 New York, New York Klavierhaus 211 West 58th Street <amberwood> Live Karen Bentley Pollick, violin Ivan Sokolov, piano Ivan Sokolov: Solnechnaya Sonata Sokolov: Viola Sonata Jan Vicar: Uspávanky (Lullabies) Ole Saxe: Tango Orientale Sergei Prokofiev: Visions Fugitives Ivan Sokolov: In the heaven Dan Tepfer: Solo Blues for Violin and Piano Suggested donation: $15 212-245-4535

Review Program Notes Poster	Thursday March 11, 2010 Birmingham, Alabama Birmingham-Museum of Art 2000 Eighth Avenue North 6:00 P.M. Solo Violin with Alternating Currents Karen Bentley Pollick, violin & piano Charles Norman Mason, Technical Director Michael Angell: Capital Spheres (world premiere) Dorothy Hindman: Fantasia for Karen Alone (world premiere) Charles Norman Mason: Metaman (world premiere) Brian Moon: Duetto con Bobik (world premiere) David Jaffe: Impossible Animals Zack Browning: Sole Injection Dan Tepfer: Solo Blues for Violin and Piano Alex Shapiro: Vista This program has been made possible by grants from the Alabama State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts. Admission to the concert is free and open to the public.

Program Notes	Friday March 19, 2010 Seattle, Washington The Chapel at Good Shepherd Center 4649 Sunnyside Avenue North 8:00 P.M. Solo Violin with Alternating Currents Karen Bentley Pollick, violin & piano Michael Angell: Capital Spheres Dorothy Hindman: Fantasia for Karen Alone Charles Norman Mason: Metaman Brian Moon: Duetto con Bobik David Jaffe: Impossible Animals Zack Browning: Sole Injection Dan Tepfer: Solo Blues for Violin and Piano Alex Shapiro: Vista This program has been made possible by grants from the Alabama State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts. $5 to $15 sliding scale at the door (cash or check only) Web: waywardmusic.blogspot.com Email: gscchapel@gmail.com Phone: 206-789-1939

Review	Sunday, April 18, 2010 Birmingham,Alabama Birhimgham-Southern College Theatre Hill Recital Hall 2:30 P.M. Homage to RSCH Karen Bentley Pollick, violin and viola Lucerne DeSa, pianist In celebration of the 200th year of Robert Schumann's birth, Karen Bentley Pollick teams up with BSC pianist Lucerne DeSa in a recital of duos by Schumann and his circle of friends and muses. Robert Schumann's epic Sonata No. 2 in D minor for Violin and Piano anchors the program along with his Märchenbilder for Viola and Piano. The FAE Sonata is a musical tribute to the renowned Hungarian violinist Joseph Joachim and is comprised of movements composed by Albert Dietrich, Johannes Brahms and Schumann. The performance concludes with a pair of delightful Romances by Clara and Robert Schumann.

	April 19-23, 2010 Vulcan Park and Museum 1701 Valley View Drive 11:30 A.M. Karen Bentley Pollick, violin Grant Dalton, percussion Roger van Fleteren choreographer Phillip Ratliff, composer Vulcanalia A ballet in one act for violinist, percussionist and five dancers for Vulcan Park and Museum

	Sunday, May 9, 2010 Birmingham, Alabama Unitarian Church of Birmingham 4300 Hampton Heights Drive 4:00 P.M. Karen Bentley Pollick, violin and viola Julia Sakharova, violin Jean Marie Leclair: Duo in E minor Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita No. 1 in B minor Henryk Wieniawski: Etudes Caprices No. 1 in G minor, No. 4 in A minor Jeremy Cohen: Tango Eight Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Duo No. 2 in B-flat major Ivan Sokolov: Elegie for Solo Viola Benedikt Brydern: Bebop for Beagles Marc O'Connor: F.C.'s Jig

Review	May 22-23, 2010 Birmingham, Alabama Samford University Harrison Theatre 7:30 P.M. May 22 2:30 P.M. May 23 Southern Danceworks presents Spring Dances The performance will include the world premiere of Quips and Cranks, which blends viola, violin, and a variety of percussion instruments along with the use of electronics in a dynamic score performed onstage with dancers. Tickets: $20 adult, $15 senior, $10 students 205-726-2853

	Sunday, June 4 & 6, 2010 San Francisco, California Old First Church 1751 Sacramento Street 8:00 P.M. June 4 4:00 P.M. June 6 The Paul Dresher Ensemble Double Duo Karen Bentley Pollick, violin Lisa Moore, piano, electric keyboard Joel Davel, percussion, marimba lumina Paul Dresher, quadrachord & electric guitar The Bay Area debut of the Dresher Ensemble's newest chamber music grouping--the Double Duo--features a program of challenging and exciting contemporary acoustic, electro-acoustic and invented instrument compositions by Paul Dresher, Sam Adams, and Martin Bresnick. The Double Duo features Dresher performing on electric guitar and his remarkable 15 foot-long invented stringed instrument, the Quadrachord, long-time Ensemble percussionist Joel Davel on the miraculous Marimba Lumina, virtuoso violinist Karen Bentley Pollick and pianist Lisa Moore, the noted contemporary music soloist and founding and long-time member of the Bang on A Can All Stars. Performing in various combinations of duo, trio and quartet, the Double Duo's repertory highlights very recent works by Martin Bresnick (Bird As Prophet) and Sam Adams (John Adams' very talented young son) composed specifically for Bentley Pollick and Moore, Dresher and Davel, performing their invented instrument duo Glimpsed From Afar (recently performed twice with the Los Angeles Philharmonic) as well long-time favorite Dresher compositions such as the trio Double Ikat, the duo Elapsed Time and a new quartet version of Chorale Times Two. Tickets available here. Phone 415-474-1608 $17 General admission; $14 seniors & students

	Saturday, August 14, 2010 Pepper Place 2901 2nd Avenue. South Birmingham 9:00 P.M. The Improvisor Festival Karen Bentley Pollick, violin and viola John Scalici, Percussion Sharrif Simmons, Spoken Word (myspace link)

	Saturday, September 25, 2010 Artburst Unitarian Universalist Church 4300 Hampton Height Drive Birmingham 8:00 to 10:00 P.M. CD Release Event Rosas de Pulpa, the Music of Valdo Sciammarella Click to see CD review. Featuring soprano Diane McNaron, the CREDO piano quartet performers: violinist Karen Bentley Pollick, violist Melanie Rogers, cellist Craig Hultgren and pianist Adam Bowlers; Argentine studies speaker Kelly C. Jensen. Live performances, tracks from CD, stories about Argentina and its noted eighty-six year old composer, Valdo Sciammarella. Hors d'Ouevres, BYOB. Reservations at dianemcnaron.com/references.html

	Sunday, September 26, 2010 Alys Stephens Center Kids' Club Reynolds-Kirshbaum Recital Hall 1200 10th Avenue South Birmingham 1:30 P.M. and 3:00 P.M. Karen Bentley Pollick, violin and viola John Scalici, Percussion Germaul Barnes, Choreographer In this exciting, contemporary performance children can explore the creative process between choreographers, dancers and musicians. Featuring award-winning choreographer Germaul Barnes and musicians/composers Karen Bentley Pollick and John Scalici. Part of the 11 Day Opening Festival Tickets: $8 (kids), $10 (adults)