A Far Cry

New season, new music, new Crier! A Far Cry is very happy to announce that Michael Unterman, who has been frequently seen gracing A Far Cry’s stage with his cello guest-artist prowess over the past few years, has agreed to join our merry band. Congratulations Michael, and congratulations A Far Cry, for attracting an artist [...]

The Criers woke up to a pleasant surprise this morning – parts and score for Richard Cornell’s “New Fantasias,” written for A Far Cry, and scheduled to be premiered this fall! (check the Concerts page) I thought you might enjoy reading the composer’s initial thoughts, which we received along with the delivery of the music:

Every summer the Criers scatter to drink from the fountain of inspiration at music festivals, in far corners of the world, at the family cabin in the woods, on a road trip along the Pacific, etc… And every Fall, they bring this inspiration back to a fresh new concert season. We’re just four weeks out [...]

Hello lovely people,
A Far Cry opens the doors to The Space in Jamaica Plain as part of the 1st Thursday events in the neighborhood. Join us on July 1st when we will feature artist Walter Worden, and on August 5th, featuring Tanya Maggi.
View art, enjoy chamber music performed by Criers, and meet your neighbors! [...]

Sunday, June 6, at 7:00 pm, at the Far Cry Space 146 A South St, Jamaica Plain
Monday, June 7 at 7:30 pm at Second Church of Newton, 60 Highland St, West Newton
Sometimes there’s just too much rehearsing to do to properly let people know about a concert! That’s been the case [...]

While baseball season has started up and A Far Cry’s 3rd season has been winding down, there’s still the chance to hear some really fun concerts in JP with the Criers in smaller numbers. First, I want to let you know about a recital I’m playing in JP this Sunday with my really great friend, [...]

The second installment of World War Two poems written by soldiers drives home an interesting point – music, particularly jazz music, was a huge part of their lives. The poems below are parodies of well-known tunes, including “As Time Goes By”, which we’ll play tonight, a blues, and “Thanks For The Memories.” The last one [...]

As we get ready for “The Poet” – a program that is inextricably linked to the Second World War, and which poses the very real question of what it means to create art in a time when everything is changing – I’ve been taking on a little side project and researching POETRY written during this [...]

As part of my non-musical A Far Cry duties, I am webmaster for afarcry.org. Ever since the big redesign a couple months ago I’ve been slowly improving different parts of the site. There’s still a lot of room to grow (and things for me to learn!) but I’m particularly proud of today’s improvement. I’ve been [...]

Just read this excellent article by Alex Ross about the ever-thorny issue of WHEN to applaud in classical musical concerts, and the sad state of affairs that we currently find ourselves in, sitting in stony silence until the bitter end – even when particular moments in the music are begging for a little listener love [...]

Congratulations are in order for Crier Liza Zurlinden, who won the recent audition for a violin spot in New Century Chamber Orchestra! (Congratulations to New Century as well, for attracting such a fantastic new member.) New Century, much like A Far Cry, is a small string orchestra with no conductor. It’s based in Liza’s hometown [...]

What are You doing Friday Night?
Please join us for another one of those fun Chamber Music Happy Hours this Friday, March 5th @ 6pm! This month we will be hosting the photography of Matthew Hakola, who will be joining us to talk a bit about his works on display. As if live music and refreshments [...]

Hello Loyal AFC Fans
Have you noticed that AFC has two new fiddlers in the mix this year?  Yes, A Far Cry added two core members this fall, Jennifer Curtis, and myself -Miki-Sophia Cloud.  You can call me Miki for short, though.
My eyebrows can’t compete with Jae’s or Jesse’s, but you may spot me on stage [...]

The times in between A Far Cry’s concert cycles, playing my violin still ends up being my number one activity.

I’ve been watching tons of videos on thai food lately on youtube. So, I compiled a Tom Yum Goong (soup) recipe that came out pretty well tonight.

In the next season and beyond, A Far Cry will be doing significantly more touring than it has up to this point. There are many artistic, financial, and personal reasons for this, and A Far Cry will grow as a result. That said, A Far Cry made a commitment to its community years ago which [...]

Thanks to Bryce Lambert who posted a great review over at Boston Lowbrow. Read it here!
One small correction to his review: the excellent bass solo in the Ginastera, which garnered special mention, was performed by Tony Flynt. Go, Tony!

Many thanks to David Patterson, who reviewed A Far Cry’s Jamaica Plain performance of The Lover for The Boston Musical Intelligencer. Speaking personally, I very much appreciate the depth and breadth of his critiques – commenting on everything from acoustics to the start time to the program notes to the aural and visual spectacle, all [...]

One of A Far Cry’s young artist competition winners, Gergana Haralampieva, has received the $10,000 Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award. Congratulations, Gergana!
Read about it in the Globe.

We thought it would be fun to share a peek behind the curtain into some of the in-depth technical and theoretical thinking and research that goes into putting a concert like The Lover together. This season, in an effort to enrich the Criers’ interpretations, we’re trying a new system: an “Artistic Wheel.” Each piece that [...]