Hill
and Hollow Music launches its 25th season this year. To commemorate 25
years of bringing thousands of professional musicians to the Adirondacks, Spotlight producer Paul Larson interviews the founder of the chamber music
organization, Angela Brown. Brown
reminisces about the origins of Hill and Hollow Music, based in Saranac, New
York, and talks about its importance to the North Country. Together they
remember some of the invited performers who showcased their talents for the
cameras of Mountain Lake PBS, including violinist Soovin Kim, the Biava
Quartet, the New Hollywood String Quartet, the vocal ensemble Hudson Shad, the
Baltimore Consort, and the harp duo Lilac 94.
Enjoy this special episode of Mountain Lake Journal this Thursday at 1pm on Mountain Lake PBS.
Plattsburgh
native Dr. Jonathan Aceto returns home on occasion, where he can impress his
friends and former neighbors with the innovative sounds of his electric violin.
He recently
performed at the invitation of Hill and Hollow Music. The piece may
shatter your ideas about how a violin performance should sound.
Composer
Priscilla McLean who often collaborates with her husband Barton McLean, created
a pioneering piece for Aceto, because they all share a love for electronic
music, and an interest in the deserts of the Southwestern United States.
To bring the desert to the cooler Adirondacks can be a challenge, so the musicians
employ animal sounds in sync with the electric violin, and visuals of shifting
sands to enhance a striking piece they call “Desert Voices.”
You may enjoy this segment on Mountain Lake Journal this
week, Thursday at 1pm on Mountain Lake PBS. It follows an interview
with Angela Brown, the founder of Hill and Hollow Music.
Paul Larson
produced this Spotlight piece. It features videography by Paul
Larson and Will Houle, with editing by Larson and Andrew Baker. Mikaela
Clary provided production assistance. Spotlight is made possible, in part, by the
Glenn and Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foundation, dedicated to improving the
quality of life for year-round residents of the Adirondack Park. pearsallfoundation.org
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