ALIAS CD Breaks onto Billboard Top 100
On February 15, 2011, ALIAS released its first CD, an all-Gabriela Lena Frank recording on the Naxos “American Classics” label. “Hilos,” which quickly broke onto the Billboard Top 100 classical chart at No. 93, has since drawn widespread critical acclaim, including: From Classicstoday.com: “The performances…are uniformly excellent, and so are the sonics. A wonderful disc of inventive, fresh, characterful music, plain and simple.” From Chamber Musician Today: “This Naxos label disc featuring the virtuosity and soulful playing of the Alias Chamber Ensemble offers a unique...
Read MoreIN THE SPOTLIGHT: Gabriel Prokofiev, composer
In this Spotlight, we sit down for a Q&A with up-and-coming composer Gabriel Prokofiev, grandson of venerated composer Sergei Prokofiev and whose “String Quartet No. 1″ will be played at ALIAS’ Spring Concert on May 21, 2011. Prokofiev has serious classical chops, but he is also known for his dance, electro and hip-hop compositions. He also has the U.K.-based music label, Nonclassical, which is inspired by, as he says, a new music scene emerging in the London clubs, and “the next generation of classical performers, composers and promoters who are redefining the...
Read MoreSpring Concert Non-Profit Partner-At-A-Glance
Here's a spotlight on our spring concert's non-profit partner, The Charles Davis Foundation, which provides programs that enhance the quality of life for thousands of residents of Nashville's most impoverished areas. The organization will receive 100 percent of proceeds from our winter concert.
Read MoreALIAS Spring Concert lineup
Join us for the Spring Concert, which includes a series of very unusual vocal works followed by pieces by two composers from the Prokofiev family. ALIAS will present two works by venerated composer Sergei Prokofiev, followed by a string quartet by his up-and-coming grandson, Gabriel Prokofiev....
Read MoreALIAS, Frank perform Hilos to national NPR audience
ALIAS appeared today on the nationally syndicated American Public Media program, Performance Today, and it was broadcast on NPR across the country. Inside, we've included a link so you can hear the streaming audio of the performance. It includes five of the eight movements from Hilos, the new work by composer Gabriela Lena Frank and performed by ALIAS.
Read MoreNASHVILLE SCENE: ‘Magnificent debut’ of Hilos
Here is an excerpt of another strong review from the Nashville Scene of Hilos: ''If you want to terrify a concert audience into fleeing a theater, you don't have to shout "fire." In many American cities you only have to whisper the words "modern music."Fortunately, that's not the case in Nashville, where the Alias Chamber Ensemble has developed a large and loyal following for its adventurous programming. Alias packed the Blair School of Music's Turner Hall for its season-opening.... Read more inside
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