Press and More Press

Here are some excerpts from Greg Stepanich's blog:

What we see here is a group with a very modern outlook: it has an active Web site, a press packet with a DVD and CD featuring Park's conducting and Danyew's music, collaboration plans, outreach proposals, and a focus on contemporary music that it's willing to leave undefined and forever explored. That strikes me as the kind of business plan that is alert to today's music-business reality.

And:

I'm planning to attend one of the group's first concerts, and I hope that the youthful energy evident in the founding vision of this ensemble leads to wonderful music. This is the kind of operation that we're likely to see much more of over the next few years, as younger musicians marry their interest in new music with the necessity of reaching audiences they have to educate.

That is the world we live in, and Project Copernicus understands that. I wish them good luck, and hope everyone interested in the new face of classical music will give them the benefit of the doubt as they strike out on their demanding path.

Read the entire post here:

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/palmbeach/stepanich/entries/2007/01/post_5.html

Heady stuff. We're going to do everything we can to bring Greg's kind words to fruition. Many thanks to Greg Stepanich and the Palm Beach Post!

Chung has also been in very close contact with Larry Johnson of the Miami Herald, having spoken with him several times in the past few days. Mr. Johnson is not only an insightful critic, but he uses his forum to be an advocate for the arts, encouraging Miami's audiences to broaden their horizons. Larry will put a short article about us in the paper today, with a longer one to follow in a couple of weeks. We'll have excerpts and links to both of those articles when they appear. Thanks to Larry Johnson and the Miami Herald for their help in getting the word out about what we're doing!

The press we've been getting has been just fantastic. Now it's time for us to knock 'em dead with our musicmaking.