Reverb Psychology: Interview with P-CE's Joe Horowitz

Joseph (Joe) Horowitz, Artistic Director for the Washington, D.C.-based Post-Classical Ensemble, is the nation’s leading scholar of the symphony orchestra...

I recently had the opportunity to speak with Mr. Horowitz, who shared, among many other things, fascinating details about George Gershwin’s connection to Russia, the “jazz threat” and the exact meaning of "post-classical"...

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Washington Post Raves over P-CE's Falla and Flamenco

In her "Classical Beat" section of the Washington Post, Anne Midgette calls "Falla and Flamenco" "wildly ambitious" and the Post-Classical Ensemble's performance "a worthy reading" of "sinuous music."

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Valencia's 20minutos reviews P-CE's El Corregidor y la Molinera

El Pais calls P-CE's El Corregidor y la Molinera 'Triumph'

Washington Examiner notes P-CE's El Corregidor y Molinera

El Pais anticipates P-CE's El corregidor y la Molinera

Chicago Classical Review anticipates conducting by Angel Gil-Ordonez

Chicago Tribune anticipates P-CE's Angel Gil-Ordonez

Angel Gil-Ordonez conducts at Columbia University

Washington Post: P-CE "Ravishing"

"...Conductor Angel Gil-Ordóñez drew lovely, chamberlike sonorities from the Ensemble orchestra... ravishing wind playing..."

Washington Post Notes P-CE's Liszt symposium and concert

P-CE's Kerry Van Laanen at Gala Theatre in QuinTango

Wesleyan Cheers Angel Gil-Ordonez

Georgetown Voice: Encore for P-CE

Washington Post announces "Encounters: David Taylor" Performance

WETA interviews P-CE's Angel Gil-Ordonez

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NEA Continues Support of Post-Classical Ensemble

Washington Post Lauds 'The City' DVD

Washington Post critic Anne Midgette says:

The Post-Classical Ensemble has given this Copland score its first modern recording (conducted by Angel Gil-Ordóñez) and issued it on a bountiful DVD that includes a version of the film with the original soundtrack, a discussion between Joseph Horowitz and the filmmaker George Stoney, and a documentary about Greenbelt... The crisp new recording sounds great... a worthwhile recording that deserves watching more than once...

Society of Spain Tracks P-CE

Washington Times lauds PCE's The City

American Record Guide Praises 'The City' DVD

In its May/June 2009 issue, American Record Guide offers this praise:

... The main interest for most ARG readers is probably going to be the new recording of Copland’s complete score for the film by Gil- Ordonez and his committed band of players. Rarely has music been more closely interwoven with cinematography, even in straight dramas, let alone a documentary. Excerpts from the score have been recorded, but they’re less interesting and evocative when separated from the visual element. So praise to executive producer Joseph Horowitz and Naxos for giving us the opportunity to experience the score in its intended setting—and in modern sound (Dolby and DTS Surround)...