Rile Management News

WHAT: Arts Presenters Conference, New York. Our SHOWCASE IS ON JANUARY 10, 2010. — OUR BOOTH: AMERICAS HALL II, BOOTH 710

ARTS PRESENTERS CONFERENCE: We are again presenting our annual star-studded showcase and party on Sunday, January 10 at 7 PM during the APAP Conference. You will hear our 2010 Grammy nominated Quartet San Francisco, who will perform great tunes from their Grammy nominated album Quartet San Francisco, Play Brubeck among other delights; Leon Bates takes you on a whirlwind tour of great music including some Gershwin; the Georgia Quartet is joined by glorious baritone Robert Sims. Chris Brubeck’s Triple Play featuring Chris, Joel Brown and Peter Madcat Ruth will have your toes tapping with everything from jazz, to folk, to blues and the classics. Triple Play itself is worth the trip to New York! — Sunday, January 10, 2010 at 7:00 PM, the PARK SUITE, #4449 (44th floor) New York Hilton (1335 Sixth Avenue at 54th St.). For more information call 215 885 6400 and visit us at booth 710 in Americas Hall II.

QUARTET SAN FRANCISCO…THEY DID IT! This year they got TWO Grammy nominations, one for “Best Classical Crossover Album” and one for “Best Engineered Classical Album.” QSF Plays Brubeck, the CD, which is the first all-Brubeck string quartet recording, was nominated in the Classical Crossover category and is the group's third consecutive Best Album nomination. Judy Kirschner at Skywalker Ranch, Nicasio, CA, recorded the disc. The quartet's previous CDs, Latigo (2006) and Whirled Chamber Music (2007), were similarly honored in the Best Classical Crossover Album category. In addition, Latigo was nominated for Best Engineered Classical Album (recorded by veteran engineer Leslie Ann Jones, also at Skywalker Ranch). "We are so pleased to receive this nomination for our Brubeck CD," says violinist Jeremy Cohen. "Dave's music is so joyful and inspiring, and we are so pleased to express it as string players. This nomination is a great affirmation, and it encourages us to keep on doing what we're doing."

BAROQUE VIOLINIST MONICA HUGGETT: Not only was Monica Huggett invited to become head of the first Early Music department at Juilliard but she also was nominated for a Grammy for her recording Bach: Orchestral Suites For A Young Prince.

AHN TRIO GOES BRAZIL. The exciting Ahn Trio never fails to raise the bar on great concert programming. With three commissioning partners: Michael Blachly from the University of Florida, Gainesville; Anna Thompson, Notre Dame and Terre Jones, Wolf Trap they are able to bring your audiences a new program of the music from Brazil featuring the fabulous songs of Edo Lobo with arrangements by Nelson Ayers and other notable Brazilian artists. This program will be premiered in February 2010 and tour in the 2010-11 season. Best news of all, we have excellent enroutes in the works.

LEON BATES, pianist performs with the National Symphony on New Year’s Eve and in February, he will be honored with a “Living Legends Award” in February. Other recipients include Emmy Award Winning Journalist Juan Williams and 1968 Olympic Gold Medallist Tommie Smith. Newest program includes BATES AND BOREALIS which is a delightful and exciting Chamber Music program. If you would like to see the new promo DVD of GERSHWIN ON BROADWAY call or email our office. Or, go to YouTube and check it out.

AMES PIANO QUARTET A recent review of the Ames Piano Quartet's latest CD release calls them a "World Class Ensemble," words which come to life in their recent touring schedule of concerts in South Africa and Cuba in addition to their continuous schedule of events in America. Their tour to Cape Town, South Africa with renowned bass-baritone Simon Estes, included concert venues ranging from Archbishop Desmond Tutu's cathedral to the poverty-stricken township of Khayelitsha where the audience was literally dancing in the aisles as they performed! The students, with whom the quartet both taught and spoke, showed a deep commitment to music as well as real talent.