Criers Victorious!

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 of San Francisco, another great thing about this particular meeting of orchestra and musician. And the best part is that Liza can stay in Boston and keep Crying :-)

Chamber Music Happy Hour

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 were not enough to lure you in...

See you Friday at 146A South Street, also known as the A Far Cry Space.

Following us in that nebulous zone aka cyberspace.

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 as the crier with the ever expressive, free-flowing shock of wild hair.

Part of what I do for A Far Cry is manage its online persona beyond the wesbite (which is expertly done by Jesse), and said persona is growing by leaps and bounds!  We have over 1000 facebook fans, and are gaining more and more twitter followers each day.  Plus, our youtube channel now contains quite an archive of videos that is constantly expanding.

If you're a facebook, youtube, or twitter person, come take a peek at what's going on with us.  As AFC begins near-massive touring next year, plugging into our online world is also a great way of keeping in touch until we come to your city!

Lastly, if you have any questions or comments for us, please use our blog, youtube, facebook, and twitter as a means of sharing with us.  We love to hear from you, and will always do our best to respond quickly and thoughtfully.

See you in cyberspace

Miki

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The Community Orchestra

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 may have been the best thing decision we've ever made. Our concerts at St. John's Church in Jamaica Plain this year have been packed with families, children, community leaders, business owners, and artistic colleagues - a true cross-section of our home town. We are honored to be JP's orchestra, and will continue to be the best neighbors we can be. I was moved this morning by another example of an orchestra with both a high respect for, and a vital importance to its home community. In my old stomping grounds - Baltimore - the symphony recently held an open call for local amateur musicians to join it in rehearsal and concert. Read about the musicians' experiences.

Another Lover Review

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!

Lover Review

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 of which have a true impact on the overall experience. Along with the suggestions, there are plenty of great "review words," as well: "knock-out performance"; "boundary-crossing"; "energetic" (we get that one a lot); "power and discipline in both sight and sound"; "fiery"; "wonderfully warm"; "delightfully inviting"; "a visceral experience"; "tour de force."

Read the review! And while you're at it, why not add your own, as a comment to this post? We'd love to hear your feedback.

Congratulations, Gergana!

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.