{"id":28528,"date":"2017-08-31T11:45:14","date_gmt":"2017-08-31T15:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/?p=28528"},"modified":"2019-01-02T13:42:41","modified_gmt":"2019-01-02T18:42:41","slug":"pit-stop-players-presents-absolut-collusion-an-evening-of-great-russian-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/pit-stop-players-presents-absolut-collusion-an-evening-of-great-russian-music\/","title":{"rendered":"PIT STOP PLAYERS PRESENTS: \u2018Absolut Collusion\u2019 – An Evening of Great Russian Music"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW YORK, N.Y., Aug. 31, 2017 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Pit Stop Players<\/a>, the celebrated New York-based instrumental chamber ensemble composed of veteran Broadway pit musicians, will open their eighth season with \u201cABSOLUT COLLUSION,\u201d an all-Russian concert at Good Shepherd-Faith Presbyterian Church, 152 West 66th Street, on Monday, October 23, 2017 at 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

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\nRegarding the programming, music director Joshua Rosenblum said, \u201cThe spirit of Russian collusion seems to be all-pervasive these days. But we decided to make it musical and celebratory, instead of criminal and potentially impeachable. That\u2019s why we\u2019re going to play some of the greatest music Russia has given the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

The selections will include: Leonid Desyatnikov\u2019s \u201cSketches to Sunset,<\/em>\u201d Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov\u2019s \u201cProcession of the Sardar,\u201d the second movement from Prokoviev\u2019s Symphony No. 5, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov\u2019s \u201cThe Tsar\u2019s Bride Overture,\u201d Shostakovich\u2019s Jazz Suite No. 1, Grigory Smirnov\u2019s \u201cAir,\u201d and Stravinsky\u2019s \u201cRagtime for 11 Instruments.\u201d The group will also present a special new arrangement of Rimsky-Korsakov\u2019s \u201cFlight of the Bumble Bee,\u201d performed by pianist Garah Landes and percussionist Gregory Landes.<\/p>\n

Cited by \u201cThe New York Times\u201d for their \u201cflair,\u201d \u201cspirited readings,\u201d and \u201cplayfully cohesive programs,\u201d \u201cmaking an hour-long serving of modern works not just palatable but enticing,\u201d the Pit Stop Players have taken their place at the cutting edge of New York\u2019s cultural landscape, bringing exciting contemporary music to new audiences, and upending conventional assumptions about concert programming.<\/p>\n

Founded in 2009 by conductor\/composer Joshua Rosenblum, the ensemble is comprised of some of New York\u2019s top freelance musicians, commonly regarded as the best instrumentalists in the world. Repertoire includes arrangements and transcriptions of great pieces from the recent past (encompassing numerous genres), as well as undeservedly neglected classical gems, but the primary emphasis is on new compositions that are both challenging and immediately engaging, written and orchestrated specifically for the group by today\u2019s most exciting creative talents.<\/p>\n

Highlights have included the group\u2019s performance of \u201cThe Rite of Spring\u201d in a specially-commissioned new chamber arrangement, as well as Rosenblum\u2019s own \u201cYoung Person\u2019s Guide to the Pit Stop Players,\u201d with special guest narrator Cynthia Nixon. Last year at Symphony Space, the Players gave a joint performance with the Brooklyn-based dance company The Chase Brock Experience, an artistic collaboration which zealnyc.com described as \u201cperfecting perfection.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Pit Stop Players, who collectively have played in pit orchestras for over 150 Broadway productions, include Ed Matthew, Steve Kenyon, Rick Heckman, and Don McGeen, woodwinds; Dan Culpepper, horn; Chris Jaudes, trumpet; Wayne Goodman, trombone; Robin Zeh and Suzy Perelman, violins; Denise Stillwell, viola; Peter Sachon, cello; Jeff Carney, bass; Scott Kuney, guitar; Gregory Landes and Andrew Beall, percussion; and Garah Landes, piano.<\/p>\n

EVENT INFO:<\/strong>
\nWHO: Pit Stop Players
\nWHAT: \u201cABSOLUT COLLUSION\u201d
\nWHEN: Monday, October 23, 2017 at 7:30 p.m.
\nWHERE: Good Shepherd-Faith Presbyterian Church, 152 W. 66th Street, New York, NY.<\/p>\n

TICKETS: $25 ($15 for students). http:\/\/tix.smarttix.com\/event.ashx?eventcode=abs56C<\/a><\/p>\n

MORE INFO: http:\/\/rosenblummusic.com\/pit-stop-players<\/a><\/p>\n

Video (YouTube): The great Queen song “Killer Queen,” transcribed for clarinet, violin, cello and piano, performed by the Pit Stop Players. (https:\/\/youtu.be\/2li1FZYd7jQ<\/a>)<\/p>\n