Schenkman, Byron | |
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Birth name | Byron Schenkman |
Born | 1966 |
Origin | Lafayette, Indiana, United States |
Genres |
Classical Baroque |
Occupation(s) | Harpsichordist |
Instrument(s) |
Harpsichord Piano Fortepiano |
Years active | 1981–present |
Labels | Centaur Records, Wildboar Records, Loft Recordings, Dorian Recordings, Focus, Virgin Classics, Naxos Records, Boxwood Media, Matthews & Schenkman, CD Baby, BS&F Recordings, Acis Productions |
Website |
byronschenkman |
Byron Schenkman (born 1966) [1] is an American harpsichordist, pianist, music director, and educator. Schenkman has recorded over 40 CDs and has won several awards and accolades. [2] [3] He co-founded the Seattle Baroque Orchestra, and was its artistic director. [4] [5] Schenkman currently directs a baroque and classical chamber music concert series, Sound Salon, [6] formerly Byron Schenkman & Friends, [7] [8] and performs as a recitalist and concert soloist. [9] [10] He also performs with chamber music ensembles, and is a teacher and lecturer. [3] [7]
Schenkman grew up in a musical family [5] on a farm in Lafayette, Indiana. He graduated from the New England Conservatory, where he was a student of John Gibbons. [11] He studied with Elisabeth Wright and Edward Auer at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, and earned a Master of Music degree with Honors in Performance. [11] In 1990 he earned a Performer's Certificate in Harpsichord from Indiana University School of Music. In 1991 Schenkman was a finalist in the Cambridge Society for Early Music's International Mozart Competition. [2]
At first Schenkman played harpsichord and fortepiano. [9] [12] He has recorded dozens of albums, and has made solo and concerto appearances in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. [2] [13] [14] In 1999 he won the Cambridge Society for Early Music's Erwin Bodky Award, given "for outstanding achievement in the field of early music". [3] [11] In 2003 Schenkman's recording with Musica Pacifica, Telemann: Chamber Cantatas & Trio Sonatas, won the Chamber Music America/WQXR Record Award. [15] [16] In 2004 Schenkman was awarded a Partners of the Americas travel grant which enabled him to perform and teach in Chile. [17] In 2006 Schenkman was voted "Best Classical Instrumentalist" by the readers of the Seattle Weekly newspaper. [18] [19] In 2007 he was featured in the Seattle Magazine Music Portfolio of Seattle's Defining Musicians as a Key Player saying that "He makes 300-year-old music sound fresh." [20]
Schenkman has worked with baroque violinist Ingrid Matthews. [21] [22] In 1994 they co-founded Seattle Baroque Orchestra, where Schenkman was artistic director from 1994 through 2004, and co-director from 2010 to 2013. [5] In 2014 Schenkman and Matthews received the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music Entrepreneur of the Month award. [23] He also performs with various chamber ensembles and tours internationally with his contemporaries. [5] [24] He performs as a guest artist with chamber music ensembles in North America. [3] [25] His live performances at the Boston Early Music Festival have been compared with those of Vladimir Horowitz and Jimi Hendrix. [8] [11] He was reviewed in The Boston Globe as "a superb and imaginative instrumentalist". [11] [19] [26]
Schenkman gave his first recital on modern piano at Town Hall, Seattle, in 2001, and has since been active performing and recording on modern piano and harpsichord. [27] [28] His New York recital debut playing modern piano was in 2009. [29] [30] [31] Schenkman's playing has been described as "dazzling" in American Record Guide, [32] and listed in the Chicago Tribune as a favorite recording of 2000, for "stylish, invigorating performances". [33] He released The Art of the Harpsichord in 2017 to critical acclaim, featuring eight different historical harpsichords from the National Music Museum. [34] [35]
In 2013, Schenkman formed Byron Schenkman & Friends.
In 2017 Schenkman created a new recording label named Byron Schenkman & Friends. In 2018 the recording label name was changed to BS&F Recordings. [36]
On March 26, 2023, Schenkman performed the world premiere of a concerto for harpsichord and strings composed by Caroline Shaw on a commission to mark the 10th season of Byron Schenkman & Friends. [37]
In 2023 Byron Schenkman & Friends was rebranded as Sound Salon. [38]
Schenkman teaches music history at Seattle University, where he is a member of the Fine Arts Faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences. [39] He was a member of the Early Music Faculty at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, where he taught harpsichord, piano, and music history from 2005 to 2017. [40] In 2012 Schenkman was visiting instructor of fortepiano and harpsichord at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. Schenkman gives master classes on 18th-century performance, informal lecture-recitals, and pre-concert talks. [41] He also teaches harpsichord master classes, serves artistic residencies, and teaches music history at music festivals and universities. [23] Schenkman is a frequent guest on radio station 98.1, Classical KING-FM. [42]
His principal harpsichord was built by Craig Tomlinson in 2013. [43] [44]
Schenkman, Byron | |
---|---|
Birth name | Byron Schenkman |
Born | 1966 |
Origin | Lafayette, Indiana, United States |
Genres |
Classical Baroque |
Occupation(s) | Harpsichordist |
Instrument(s) |
Harpsichord Piano Fortepiano |
Years active | 1981–present |
Labels | Centaur Records, Wildboar Records, Loft Recordings, Dorian Recordings, Focus, Virgin Classics, Naxos Records, Boxwood Media, Matthews & Schenkman, CD Baby, BS&F Recordings, Acis Productions |
Website |
byronschenkman |
Byron Schenkman (born 1966) [1] is an American harpsichordist, pianist, music director, and educator. Schenkman has recorded over 40 CDs and has won several awards and accolades. [2] [3] He co-founded the Seattle Baroque Orchestra, and was its artistic director. [4] [5] Schenkman currently directs a baroque and classical chamber music concert series, Sound Salon, [6] formerly Byron Schenkman & Friends, [7] [8] and performs as a recitalist and concert soloist. [9] [10] He also performs with chamber music ensembles, and is a teacher and lecturer. [3] [7]
Schenkman grew up in a musical family [5] on a farm in Lafayette, Indiana. He graduated from the New England Conservatory, where he was a student of John Gibbons. [11] He studied with Elisabeth Wright and Edward Auer at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, and earned a Master of Music degree with Honors in Performance. [11] In 1990 he earned a Performer's Certificate in Harpsichord from Indiana University School of Music. In 1991 Schenkman was a finalist in the Cambridge Society for Early Music's International Mozart Competition. [2]
At first Schenkman played harpsichord and fortepiano. [9] [12] He has recorded dozens of albums, and has made solo and concerto appearances in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. [2] [13] [14] In 1999 he won the Cambridge Society for Early Music's Erwin Bodky Award, given "for outstanding achievement in the field of early music". [3] [11] In 2003 Schenkman's recording with Musica Pacifica, Telemann: Chamber Cantatas & Trio Sonatas, won the Chamber Music America/WQXR Record Award. [15] [16] In 2004 Schenkman was awarded a Partners of the Americas travel grant which enabled him to perform and teach in Chile. [17] In 2006 Schenkman was voted "Best Classical Instrumentalist" by the readers of the Seattle Weekly newspaper. [18] [19] In 2007 he was featured in the Seattle Magazine Music Portfolio of Seattle's Defining Musicians as a Key Player saying that "He makes 300-year-old music sound fresh." [20]
Schenkman has worked with baroque violinist Ingrid Matthews. [21] [22] In 1994 they co-founded Seattle Baroque Orchestra, where Schenkman was artistic director from 1994 through 2004, and co-director from 2010 to 2013. [5] In 2014 Schenkman and Matthews received the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music Entrepreneur of the Month award. [23] He also performs with various chamber ensembles and tours internationally with his contemporaries. [5] [24] He performs as a guest artist with chamber music ensembles in North America. [3] [25] His live performances at the Boston Early Music Festival have been compared with those of Vladimir Horowitz and Jimi Hendrix. [8] [11] He was reviewed in The Boston Globe as "a superb and imaginative instrumentalist". [11] [19] [26]
Schenkman gave his first recital on modern piano at Town Hall, Seattle, in 2001, and has since been active performing and recording on modern piano and harpsichord. [27] [28] His New York recital debut playing modern piano was in 2009. [29] [30] [31] Schenkman's playing has been described as "dazzling" in American Record Guide, [32] and listed in the Chicago Tribune as a favorite recording of 2000, for "stylish, invigorating performances". [33] He released The Art of the Harpsichord in 2017 to critical acclaim, featuring eight different historical harpsichords from the National Music Museum. [34] [35]
In 2013, Schenkman formed Byron Schenkman & Friends.
In 2017 Schenkman created a new recording label named Byron Schenkman & Friends. In 2018 the recording label name was changed to BS&F Recordings. [36]
On March 26, 2023, Schenkman performed the world premiere of a concerto for harpsichord and strings composed by Caroline Shaw on a commission to mark the 10th season of Byron Schenkman & Friends. [37]
In 2023 Byron Schenkman & Friends was rebranded as Sound Salon. [38]
Schenkman teaches music history at Seattle University, where he is a member of the Fine Arts Faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences. [39] He was a member of the Early Music Faculty at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, where he taught harpsichord, piano, and music history from 2005 to 2017. [40] In 2012 Schenkman was visiting instructor of fortepiano and harpsichord at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. Schenkman gives master classes on 18th-century performance, informal lecture-recitals, and pre-concert talks. [41] He also teaches harpsichord master classes, serves artistic residencies, and teaches music history at music festivals and universities. [23] Schenkman is a frequent guest on radio station 98.1, Classical KING-FM. [42]
His principal harpsichord was built by Craig Tomlinson in 2013. [43] [44]