Paul Ellison, professor of double bass; Robert Yekovich, dean of the Shepherd School of Music; Cho-Liang Lin, professor of violin; and Michael Webster, professor of clarinet, met with Mark O' Connor (center), who recently performed a Guest Artist Recital and Workshop at the Shepherd School of Music.
Pierre Jalbert, associate professor of composition and theory; and Norman Fischer, professor of cello, along with students of the Shepherd School attended an open discussion led by the Kronos Quartet on April 11, 2008.
FISCHER DUO PERFORMS WITH DA CAMERA
Downtown workers, schools, seniors and day care centers are among the many who enjoy Da Camera’s free lunchtime concerts on the first Wednesday of each month, October through May, at noon in the lobby of the Wortham Theater Center. The Fischer Duo, Norman Fischer, cello; Jeanne Kierman Fischer, piano, will be performing a free concert on Wednesday, November 3, 2004 at 12:00 p.m. in the lobby of the Wortham Center.
The Fischer Duo continues to explore the rich repertoire for cello and piano. The Washington Post has described the Fischer Duo's all-French programming as "intense and totally committed, with a solid understanding of the subtleties of the French style"; the New York Times has commented on "a real sense of dialogue in this duo's ensemble" as well as "a salon-like intimacy and warmth"; and the Boston Globe has heralded Norman Fischer's "boldly imaginative and technically assured skills" and Jeanne Kierman as "equally impressive."
In addition to featuring works by the masters, the Fischer Duo has become known for their thematic approach to programming, have performed neglected pieces by composers such as Franz Liszt, Victor Herbert, Nadia Boulanger and Feruccio Busoni, and have commissioned new works by American composers George Rochberg, Augusta Read Thomas, Robert Sirota, David Stock, Samuel Jones, and Richard Lavenda among others. Their CD of French masters on the Northeastern label (NR 238-CD) has received rave reviews. The members of Fischer Duo were selected as an Artistic Ambassadors for the United States Information Agency and toured South America in the Fall of 1996; in October of 1997, the Fischer Duo has been asked to tour in South Africa.
The Fischer Duo continues to explore the rich repertoire for cello and piano. The Washington Post has described the Fischer Duo's all-French programming as "intense and totally committed, with a solid understanding of the subtleties of the French style"; the New York Times has commented on "a real sense of dialogue in this duo's ensemble" as well as "a salon-like intimacy and warmth"; and the Boston Globe has heralded Norman Fischer's "boldly imaginative and technically assured skills" and Jeanne Kierman as "equally impressive." 
