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Other Reviews"Ibarra originally wrote 'Songbird Suite' as a violin solo. Choi's rich, bronze string sound-she is a classical musician- is a highlight of the album." - Paul de Barros, The Seattle Times on The Susie Ibarra Trio Violinist Highlights Philharmonic "...Jennifer Choi.. provided one of the highlights. Henryk Wienawski's Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor was the vehicle. Choi handled the virtuoso passages with asssurance and the melodic interludes with a glowing tone, notably rich in the lower register....She won a standing ovation from an audience of 1,000." -Phil Hunt, The Oregonian "Camille Saint-Saens' Concerto for Violin No. 3 in B minor is a favorite of violinists for its virtuosic challenges, from its dramatic opening cadenza to its closing spacious chorale. - Newburgh, New York Times Herald-Record, Tuesday, April 5, 2005 - read complete review here "The second piece on the program featured Jennifer Choi on violin playing the Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor byCamille Saint-Saens. When I called a friend to remind her of the concert featuring the "Pastoral" she responded with "Yes, but I want to hear that Violin Concerto! I love it!"... - Prime Times, Wednesday, April 6, 2005 - read complete review here “a leading New York new-music violinist, Jennifer Choi…[and Steven Drury] have recorded [“Le Momo”] and play it with fiery authority. -The Boston Globe Violinist Jennifer Choi…is finding an ever-deeper accord between ambling improvisation and structural solidity, as she showed in her potent musical hookup with the fascinating trios led by drummer Susie Ibarra. -Jazz Times The most revealing moment in percussionist Susie Ibarra's new release, Songbird Suite, comes in the first track, "Azul": Ibarra and pianist Craig Taborn lock into a bouncy 4/4 groove, over which violinist Jennifer Choi plays a chirpy, sing-song refrain. Taborn takes an exhilarating, polyrhythmic solo, then Choi takes over with a string of caffeinated flailings that jump wildly between the high and low ranges of her instrument. -Dusted Reviews Violinist Jennifer Choi engaged in an intense dialogue
with these otherworldly sounds, echoing them with sweet
trills, shredded tones and glassy whispers in her instrument's
highest register. When the satellite whistles and gurgles
suddenly cut out, Choi's violin continued, forlorn, seeming
to reach out toward its faraway companion. |
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